There were two launch failures from different parts of the world in one day: the US Astra Rocket 3 and China’s Kuaizhou-1A. Astra Space attempted the first orbital flight of its upcoming Astra Rocket 3 small launch vehicle on 12 September. Lifting off from the Pacific...
Northrop Grumman has decided formally to end development of its OmegA rocket after being an unsuccessful bidder for phase 2 of the US Department of Defense’s National Security Space Launch programme. The DoD has selected United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX for the...
A much delayed multi-satellite launch by a Vega small launch vehicle successfully put 53 small satellites into orbit with the lift off taking place from the Kourou launch site at 0151 GMT on 3 September 2020 as part of the Arianespace Small Spacecraft Mission Service...
Given that Vandenberg, California, is the main launch site for US missions to polar and near polar Sun-synchronous orbit launches, it was a surprise that SpaceX elected to use Cape Canaveral to launch Argentina’s second three metric ton radar satellite,...
Announced on 25 August 2020, was the signing of a contract between European satellite manufacturer, OHB Group, and US headquartered, Rocket Lab. The contract covers the procurement of an dedicated Electron rocket launch, from the Rocket Lab New Zealand launch pad, in...
The American rocket company pioneering rocket re-usability, SpaceX, is expected to secure over US$2 billion in equity following a capital raise set to end in August. This is the second round of financing this year for the company and follows an increased round that...
