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IAC 2022 Paris: ArianeGroup introduces reusable upper-stage concept SUSIE
ArianeGroup unveiled SUSIE, its reusable Smart Upper Stage for Innovative Exploration, on the first day of the International Space Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Paris, France. The new concept design is a combined spacecraft and reusable upper stage, which Ariane...
Rocket Lab delivers StriX 1 radar satellite to orbit via its Electron KS rocket
A Rocket Lab Electron KS rocket successfully delivered the StriX 1 radar satellite to orbit. The launch took place at 2038 GMT on 15 September from the Onenui Station on the Bahia Peninsula of the North Island of New Zealand. The spacecraft which is owned and...
Apple to bankroll Globalstar satellites
Globalstar, one of the original LEO constellation operators, will be used by Apple to allow iPhone users to send emergency messages via satellite from remote locations. The partnership, which makes Apple Globalstar’s biggest customer, was made public shortly after an...
Blue Origin New Shepard uncrewed launch fails seconds after lift-off
Blue Origin’s New Shepard uncrewed suborbital vehicle suffered a failure on its booster rocket just one minute after its launch on 12 September. New Shepard lifted off normally at 14:27 GMT from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas. The company has not...
Chinese launch military communications satellite Chinasat 1E on Long March 7A
China launched a Long March 7A rocket on 13 September at 1318 GMT. The rocket was carrying Chinasat 1E (FH-2E) -Zhongxing-1E from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan. Chinasat 1E is a military communications satellite,...
Thales Alenia Space to build fifth satellite for South Korean KT Sat
Satellite operator KT SAT has ordered a communications satellite from Thales Alenia Space to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2024. The new spacecraft, Koreasat 6A, will replace KT SAT's existing satellite, Koreasat 6. With six broadcasting satellite service...
SpaceX successfully launches Starlink satellites (Group 4-2) and lands reusable first stage
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, USA at 0120 GMT on 11 September. The vehicle was carrying 34 SpaceX Starlink communications satellites (Group 4-2) to orbit. It also carried BlueWalker 3, a spacecraft designed...
On a Sadder Note: “Spaceflight” 70-year-reign ends with death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Space agencies from around the world including NASA and ESA paid tribute to the late Queen of the UK, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96 on 8 September. She had been on the throne for over 70 years, celebrating her Platinum jubilee earlier this...
BAE Systems to launch a LEO intelligence satellite cluster for UK military with first radar type built by ICEYE
BAE Systems plans to launch a multi-sensor satellite cluster dubbed Azalea into low Earth orbit (LEO) in 2024. The constellation, known as "Azalea" will consist of four satellites which are collectively able to gather, analyse and communicate SAR (Synthetic Aperture...
Axiom Space to produce new NASA lunar space suits
NASA has selected Axiom Space to deliver a moonwalking-capable spacesuit for the planned Artemis III human landing mission. This will land astronauts onto the surface of the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. The award – the first one under a competitive...
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