After two failed launches, hopes were high that the Super Heavy first stage and its Starship upper stage/reusable spaceship would work well on the combinations’s third flight. And the hopes were not misplaced. At 1325 GMT on 14 March 2024, the giant rocket...
At 0201 GMT on 13 March 2024, the maiden flight from the Kii Space Port, Japan, of the Japanese commercial KAIROS (Kii-based Advanced and Instant ROcket System) launch vehicle carrying a dummy satellite ended in failure after only five seconds of flight. The solid...
Crew Dragon – NASA Crew 8 (Endeavour) was successfully launched via a Space X Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Centre, USA at 0353 GMT on 4 March. The initial orbit was 215 x 191 km in a 51.7 degree inclination. After a series of manoeuvres to match their orbits, the...
Typifying how the GEO market has moved to small spacecraft for smaller regional operators, GEO satellite manufacturer Astranis has received an order from Thai space operator Thaicom for a small 400 kg communications spacecraft. The satellite will be called Thaicom 9...
March marks International Women’s Day (March 8th), and Women’s History Month, and here in the space industry we are fortunate to have amazing females blazing new paths. However, less than 25% of the workforce is female, and at a leadership level it is even fewer, with...