CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. (SpaceX PR) — SpaceX is targeting today, Thursday, October 6 for launch of the Intelsat G-33/G-34 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 67-minute launch window opens at 7:07 p.m. ET (23:07 UTC). A backup launch opportunity is available on Friday, October 7, and the 69-minute launch window opens at 7:06 p.m. […]

SIMBA Chain has been awarded a Phase 1 STTR under the SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Program

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (SIMBA Chain PR) –SIMBA Chain announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a STTR Phase I in the amount of $250,000 to investigate how SIMBA’s blockchain technology may enable In-space Service Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities being explored by the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and United States Space Force (USSF) through the Orbital Prime program. Orbital Prime was created to accelerate the commercial ISAM market toward a use case of Active Debris Remediation.

ROCKVILLE, Md. (Quantum Space PR) – Quantum Space (Quantum) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Axient for space systems development on government and commercial missions and projects for existing and new customers. This partnership will deliver value through new technologies and innovation by leveraging the complimentary skills and capabilities of both Quantum Space and Axient. 

“We’re excited to work collaboratively with Axient as the industry undergoes rapid growth and is in need of the expertise that Quantum and Axient collectively bring to the table,” said Steve Jurczyk, President and CEO, Quantum Space. “This MOU brings together two organizations that will provide both government and commercial organizations with advanced space systems to deliver data and host and deploy payloads.”

A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Nicole Aunapu Mann, commander; Josh Cassada, pilot; and mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina launched to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday afternoon. A Falcon 9 rocket launched the new crew on a 29-hour voyage to ISS at 12:00 p.m. EDT. Crew-5 will dock at the space station on […]

WASHINGTON (Space Development Agency PR) — The Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced it has awarded one firm-fixed price Other Transaction prototype agreement, with a total potential value of approximately $176 million, to Ball Aerospace of Broomfield, Colorado, for the establishment of the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA) Experimental Testbed (NExT).

The prototype agreement includes development, manufacture, deployment, launch, and operations of a set of 10 space vehicles and mission-enabling ground systems, set to fly beginning in 2024.

BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 4, 2022 (AEI PR) — AE Industrial Partners, LP (“AEI”), a leader in space investing and a private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets, announced today that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in York Space Systems (“York” or “the Company”), an independent provider of small satellites, satellite components and turnkey mission operations. Funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Private Equity Partners also agreed to invest alongside AE Industrial in the transaction. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Multiple Q3 2022 purchase orders awarded indicates sustained growth of Sidus’ space and defense hardware manufacturing revenue stream

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service satellite company focused on commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection is pleased to announce that, in the quarter ended September 30, 2022, it has received a combined total of over $1.9 million in new purchase orders for space and defense hardware and services supporting multiple customers.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., October 4, 2022 (CASIS PR) – A new six-month venture into space-based research begins when four astronauts head to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of SpaceX’s 5th Commercial Crew mission, which is launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center no earlier than October 5, 2022.

PARIS (ESA PR) — Are you ready to join ESA’s initiative to support European space companies to create a constellation of lunar satellites that connect and guide missions to the Moon?

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., October 3, 2022 (CASIS PR) – A research announcement to leverage the unique microgravity environment of the International Space Station (ISS) for in-space production applications within the biomedical community is now open. The ISS National Laboratory is specifically soliciting research concepts that seek to enhance tissue engineering and biomaterials that could be developed or manufactured in low Earth orbit (LEO). Through in-space production and manufacturing efforts, the ISS National Lab seeks to enable new business models that can grow capital investment and develop a robust market in LEO. Both NASA and the ISS National Lab have prioritized utilization of the space station for in-space production applications and manufacturing opportunities, and this research announcement reflects a desire to build on this growing area of emphasis.

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., (Oct. 5, 2022) – A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the SES-20 and SES-21 satellites in a dual-satellite configuration lifted off on Oct. 4 at 5:36 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To date ULA has launched 154 times with 100 percent mission success.

HINDMARSH, South Australia (Southern Launch PR) — Southern Launch is the first Australian commercial launch provider to sign a Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Sharing Agreement with the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM).

Under the arrangement, Southern Launch will notify the United States Space Command ahead of launches to identify launch windows that ensure the trajectory of launch vehicles avoids space objects already in orbit.

Southern Launch CEO Lloyd Damp explains why this landmark agreement for commercial space activities in Australia is so important.