Boeing mission controllers confirmed the ViaSat-3 F2 satellite launched successfully after it lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:04 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V.  Why it matters:  Launch details: The spacecraft separated from the launch...

Ahead of its inaugural rocket launch, UK-based orbital launch services company, Orbex, has dramatically boosted production for its carbon-fibre Payload Avionic Module, using MSP PerfectPart to overcome challenges with part distortion and cut part setup time from 5 hours to...

The Airbus-built Sentinel-6B satellite has successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This is the second of two identical satellites built to continue collecting essential sea-surface height data until at least 2030. The first satellite, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich,...

The countdown is on for the biggest ever space industry event to be held in Scotland, now just three weeks away. Space-Comm Expo Scotland at SEC Glasgow from 3-4 December is preparing for launch with over 2,300 delegates, 100 speakers...

Airbus (stock exchange symbol: AIR), Leonardo (Borsa Italiana: LDO) and Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) aimed at combining their respective space activities into a new company. By joining forces, Airbus, Leonardo and Thales aim...

Boeing has secured a $2.8 billion contract from the U.S. Space Force for the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) program, a key component of the nation’s nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) architecture.  Why this matters: The ESS program is designed...

The first of Europe’s next-generation meteorological satellites, MetOp-SG A1, has launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on board an Ariane 6 rocket. The Airbus-built satellite, developed under the lead of the European Space Agency for EUMETSAT, the European...

The European Space Agency (ESA) and its partners have confirmed the successful launch of the Airbus-built Sentinel-4, a cutting-edge air quality monitoring instrument hosted on the third generation Meteosat (MTG-S1) weather satellite. The launch proceeded as planned and marks a...

Space Forge successfully launches ForgeStar ®-1 – the UK’s first in-space manufacturing satellite Space Forge has confirmed the successful launch and in-orbit communication with ForgeStar®-1, the UK’s first in-space manufacturing satellite, developed entirely in Wales. The launch marks a major...

Wolverhampton researchers secure funding for pioneering satellite-based solution to tackle UK water leakage crisis Researchers at the University of Wolverhampton, alongside South Staffordshire Water, are leading a ground-breaking project, called ‘Space Eye’, that could transform how water leakage is detected...