The Scottish small satellite manufacturer Clyde Space has announced that it has won a construction order for three small cubesat-derived data relay satellites. The bus designs will be built in Scotland with the participation of the contracting firm, a California based...
During 27 July, the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran), conducted a launch of its “Simorgh” – meaning Phoenix in Farsi – light launch vehicle. The launch was the inaugural mission from the Imam Khomeini Space Launch Center (IKSLC), Semnan, Iran....
SpaceIntelreport.com (Peter de Selding) reports that the Orbital ATK legal attempt to force the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to stop helping its rival SSL (Space Systems/Loral) with its in orbit servicing effort in the end came to nothing. This...
Orbital Access Limited (OAL), a UK based launch systems and aerospace services business, has been awarded a GBP£200,000 contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to design its air-launched Orbital 500R satellite launcher as part of the Agency’s two-stage-to-orbit...
The Canadian firm MDA Corp has announced its resuscitated in orbit servicing and repair firm called SIS (Space Infrastructure Servcies) in which it has a minority stake. The firm plans to use a servicing satellite design which it has ordered from SSL (Space Systems...
After a welcoming introduction to the WSRF London event from Chairman Denis Bensoussan, Space Underwriter at Beezley, the launch providers led off proceedings. New entrants Blue Origin and SpaceX dazzled with their slick presentations. A little more measured where...
