MYRIOTA EXPANDS IOT CONSTELLATION WITH FOUR NEW SATELLITES - Myriota added four new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellites to its global Internet of Things (IoT) constellation through its partnership with Spire, Myriota announced Feb. 13. SpaceX launched the satellites on the Transporter-12 mission on Jan. 14. The satellites will add capacity for Myriota’s... More (Source: Via Satellite - Feb 14)
VAST SPACE STATION QUALIFICATION ARTICLE PASSES MAJOR MILESTONE - Vast is one step closer to launching its first private commercial space station. The company recently completed testing of its Haven-1 qualification article in Mojave, California, and reported that it successfully passed its tests. The company’s current goal is to launch the flight article aboard ... More (Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Feb 13)
NASA ANNOUNCES NEW LAUNCH DATE FOR CREW-10, SWAP OF SPACEX DRAGON SPACECRAFT FOLLOWING CONSTRUCTION DELAYS - NASA has a new launch date for the SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. The move comes after the agency decided to replace a brand new Dragon spacecraft with a previously flown capsule. NASA astronaut and mission commander Anne McClain will lead two other astronauts and a Ru... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Feb 13)
NASA-SPACEX CAPSULE SWITCH POISED TO BRING STARLINER ASTRONAUTS HOME DAYS SOONER - NASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space Station, a scheduling move that will allow a slightly earlier return for two Starliner astronauts who have been on the station far longer than expected. The U.S. space agency ... More (Source: Reuters - Feb 12)
NASA, SPACEX INVITE MEDIA TO WATCH CREW-10 LAUNCH TO SPACE STATION - Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s 10th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition. The agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission is targeting launch on Wednesday, March 12, from La... More (Source: NASA - Feb 12)
SPACEX ROCKET LAUNCHES 21 STARLINK SATELLITES INTO ORBIT, THEN LANDS AT SEA - A SpaceX rocket launched a new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit on Tuesday (Feb. 11) as the spaceflight company's space-based internet service begins direct-to-cell service with T-Mobile. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried 21 Starlink satellites into space from Space Launch Complex 40 at t... More (Source: Space.com - Feb 12)
HOW TO WATCH NASA'S 1ST TWITCH STREAM FROM THE ISS THIS WEEK - The ISS is coming to Twitch. On Wednesday (Feb. 12), NASA will host its first Twitch stream from the International Space Station (ISS), giving viewers the chance to ask NASA astronauts questions in real time, while they orbit Earth some 250 miles (402 km) from our planet's surface.... More (Source: Space.com - Feb 11)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 23 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CALIFORNIA - SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket its latest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday evening. The company stood down from a launch attempt on Sunday, but didn’t provide a reason for the change. Additionally, it delayed the liftoff of the Starlink 11-10 mi... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Feb 11)
UK COMPANY TO BUILD SATELLITE SYSTEM WORTH £127M - A new military satellite system costing £127m is being designed and built in the UK. Airbus said the contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) could create about 200 skilled jobs at Stevenage in Hertfordshire, and Portsmouth. The satellite system, named Oberon, is expected to launch in 2027... More (Source: BBC - Feb 11)
SKY SKIMMERS: THE RACE TO FLY SATELLITES AT THE LOWEST ORBITS YET - There's a new race in space, but it's not where you might think. It's happening close to home – in the nearest bit of space, right on the edge of Earth's atmosphere. High in the skies of Earth, a new space race is underway. Here, just above the boundary where space begins, companies are trying ... More (Source: BBC - Feb 10)
NASA WILL BEAM SUPER BOWL LIX TO ORBIT FOR ASTRONAUTS ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - Are you ready to catch the big game? On Sunday (Feb. 9), across the United States and around the world, Americans and American football fans will tune in to watch the top two teams in the National Football League (NFL) go head-to-head in the ultimate post-season game, and even astronauts living in s... More (Source: Space.com - Feb 9)
ROCKET LAB LAUNCHES FOURTH SET OF KINéIS SATELLITES - Rocket Lab launched a fourth set of satellites for French company Kinéis Feb. 8 as it extends its lead in the small launch sector. A Rocket Lab Electron lifted off from the company’s Launch Complex 1, Pad A, at 3:43 p.m. Eastern. The vehicle’s kick stage deployed its payload of five satellit... More (Source: SpaceNews - Feb 9)
SPACEX TO LAUNCH 23 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CALIFORNIA - SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket its latest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday. The Starlink 11-10 mission will send 23 satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East is set for 4:03 p.m. PST (7:03 p.m. EST, 00... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Feb 8)
SPACEX LAUNCHING 21 STARLINK SATELLITES FROM FLORIDA ON FEB. 8 - SpaceX is set to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, dur... More (Source: Space.com - Feb 8)
NASA ASTRONAUT SUNITA WILLIAMS SAYS "WE DON'T FEEL ABANDONED" OR "STUCK" AS SPACE MISSION STRETCHES ON - Contrary to a recent social media post from President Trump, Starliner astronaut Sunita Williams says she and crewmate Barry "Butch" Wilmore have not been "virtually abandoned" in space, despite a mission that's been extended from a little more than one week to more than nine months. "I don't thi... More (Source: CBS News - Feb 8)
NASA INSPECTOR ISSUES WARNING ABOUT CRACKS AND LEAKS IN SPACE STATION - According to a new report by NASA's inspector general, the space agency is growing significantly concerned over leaks in a tunnel connecting the International Space Station's Russian segment to a docking port. Worse yet, officials are still not entirely sure what is causing them. "On-going cracks... More (Source: MSN - Feb 8)
JAPAN PUTS NEW US SPACE FORCE CAPABILITY INTO ORBIT - A Japanese navigation satellite launched from one of Japan’s southernmost islands earlier this week, carrying into space a U.S. Space Force space domain awareness payload. The successful Feb. 2 launch aboard a Japanese H3 rocket is a milestone in the U.S.-Japan alliance and in the Space Forceâ... More (Source: Air & Space Forces Magazine - Feb 7)
NASA SATELLITES CATCH EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD MAKING MUSIC - Earth's magnetic field occasionally bursts into song — but these compositions are written with electromagnetic radiation, not sound waves. When converted to audio signals, though, these strange bursts sound like a rising chorus of chirping vocals similar to morning birdsong, which is why physic... More (Source: Space.com - Feb 7)
VAST BEGINS HAVEN-1 TESTING AND RESCHEDULES ITS LAUNCH - Vast has started testing a qualification model of its first commercial space station but has pushed back the launch of that station into 2026. Vast announced Feb. 6 that it started testing the primary structure qualification article for its Haven-1 station at a facility in Mojave, California. Tha... More (Source: SpaceNews - Feb 7)
