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SPACENEWS - United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off Aug. 12 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying the U.S. Space Force’s USSF-106 mission. The launch marked Vulcan’s first flight for the National Security Space Launch program, a milestone that comes after years of...
NASA - To drive the development of key space-based capabilities for the United States, NASA is exploring an opportunity to demonstrate technology to raise a spacecraft’s orbit to a higher altitude. Two American companies – Cambrian Works of Reston, Virginia, and Katalyst Space Technologies of Flagstaff, Arizona – will develop...
NASASPACEFLIGHT - In a teleconference ahead of the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) first mission for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) with its Vulcan rocket, President and CEO Tory Bruno shared insights on a range of topics, from SpaceX’s Starship operations at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to ULA’s reuse technologies and...
SPACE.COM - United Launch Alliance's (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket will conduct its first-ever national security launch next week, if all goes according to plan.ULA announced on Tuesday (Aug. 5) that it's targeting Aug. 12 for USSF-106, a U.S. Space Force mission that will lift off from Cape Canaveral Space...
GEEKWIRE - Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is among six companies that will be producing studies for NASA looking at low-cost ways to use orbital transfer vehicles to deliver spacecraft to hard-to-reach orbits for the space agency.The awards will support nine studies in all, with a maximum total value...
PR NEWSWIRE - New Frontier Aerospace (NFA) is excited to announce a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) aimed at advancing an innovative rocket-powered hypersonic Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft. This partnership will leverage advanced aerodynamics and flight control techniques to...
SPACENEWS - Blue Origin conducted its third crewed New Shepard flight in just over two months Aug. 3, sending six people to space that included the winner of the auction for a seat on the company’s first crewed flight four years ago.New Shepard lifted off from the company’s Launch Site...
VIA SATELLITE - BlackSky Technology won the next phase of a competitive U.S. Navy research contract to continue developing optical inter-satellite link (OISL) terminal applications for its Gen-3 constellation.Future satellites in BlackSky’s Gen-3 constellation will be equipped with optical inter-satellite link terminals that are compatible with both the Space Development...
PRNEWSWIRE - New Frontier Aerospace (NFA), a leading innovator in advanced propulsion, hypersonics and orbital transfer technologies, today announced it has been selected for a Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Tactical High Orbit Fast Transfer (THOFT) award by SpaceWERX. This award will enable NFA to further...
Blue Origin to Fly Ai-Powered Space Surveillance Sensor on 1st Flight of Blue Ring Spacecraft
Jul 25 2025SPACE.COM - Blue Origin has announced a partnership with Scout Space, a company focused on orbital domain awareness and safety in space. Scout's Owl sensor will be the first payload to fly on Blue Origin's Blue Ring spacecraft, integrating the advanced space domain awareness (SDA) sensor into the payload delivery...
BUSINESSWIRE - BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won a contract to provide immediate On-Demand subscription-based Gen-3 and Gen-2 monitoring services for Latin American defense and intelligence customers in the fight against transnational organized crime.“BlackSky’s low-latency, high-cadence monitoring services give government security forces an unparalleled strategic and tactical first-to-act advantage,” said...
SPACEFLIGHT NOW - A little more than a week after its most recent Atlas 5 rocket launch, United Launch Alliance rolled a Vulcan booster to the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday morning to begin stacking its first post-certification Vulcan rocket.The operation, referred...
The Second Launch of New Glenn Will Aim for Mars
Jun 30 2025ARS TECHNICA - Blue Origin is making steady progress toward the second launch of its New Glenn rocket, which could occur sometime this fall.The company already ignited the second stage of this rocket, in a pre-launch test, in April. And two sources say the first stage for this launch is...
SPACE NEWS - Blue Origin launched its third crewed suborbital flight in two and a half months June 29, sending to space a group that included a married couple and a lawyer in legal trouble.The company’s New Shepard vehicle lifted off from Launch Site One in West Texas at 10:40...
In the heart of Washington’s Puget Sound region lies the Kent Valley—a dynamic economic corridor stretching from Renton to Auburn that has become an increasingly vital hub for international investment and globally competitive enterprise. Here, a distinct fusion of industrial tradition, innovation, and connectivity has positioned the Valley as a...
GEEKWIRE - Starfish Space’s second Otter Pup spacecraft went into Earth orbit today, marking the first step in what the Seattle-area startup hopes will be a successful demonstration of the vehicle’s ability to dock with other satellites.Otter Pup, which is about the size of a microwave oven, was one of...
GEEKWIRE - Kent, Wash.-based New Frontier Aerospace says it has put its 3D-printed Mjölnir rocket engine through a series of successful hot-fire tests, in preparation for an initial flight test of a hypersonic drone that could take place as early as next year.Mjölnir is named after the hammer that was...
As tariffs again reshape global trade dynamics, importers across Washington State, including Kent Valley, home to the second largest concentration of warehouse and distribution centers on the West Coast, are bracing for uncertainty. At the Port of Seattle, officials have reported an uptick in inquiries from companies seeking assistance with...
VIA SATELLITE - The European Space Agency (ESA), Thales Alenia Space and Blue Origin are teaming up as they look to co-operate in areas such as human spaceflight, science, technology and commercial capabilities. The aim will be to foster and facilitate commercial and industrial advancements in the area of space...
BlackSky Unveils Wide-Area Imaging Satellite
Jun 16 2025SPACENEWS - BlackSky, a provider of satellite imagery and analytics, announced plans to develop a new type of Earth observation satellite designed to capture large areas of the planet. This new satellite will target applications requiring broad geographical coverage, including country-scale mapping, maritime monitoring and the creation of virtual replicas...
BLUE ORIGIN - Blue Origin today announced the six people flying on its NS-33 mission. The crew includes: Allie Kuehner and her husband, Carl Kuehner, Leland Larson, Freddie Rescigno, Jr., Owolabi Salis, and James (Jim) Sitkin.This mission is the 13th human flight for the New Shepard program and the 33rd...
SPACE DAILY - BlackSky Technology Inc. has delivered the first very high-resolution images from the company's second Gen-3 satellite just 12 hours following its successful launch last Monday."In today's national security environment, BlackSky's customers require space-based intelligence that moves at warfighter speed," said Brian O'Toole, BlackSky CEO. "BlackSky's newest Gen-3...
REUTERS - Boeing heads into the Paris Air Show after a blockbuster May that included booking 303 new orders and rolling out 38 new 737 MAX jets, a production rate it has been working to reach for more than a year. The company also delivered 45 aircraft last month, it...
STOKE - When Tom Feldman and I founded Stoke in 2019, there were already something like 150 rocket startups. On the surface, the last thing the world needed was company number 151. But then we did the math.What we found gave us enormous conviction that 1) the future of space...