Orbex has commissioned Motive Offshore to fabricate the launchpad at the company’s test site, a former Royal Air Force airfield at Kinloss, Scotland.  

The launch from New Zealand marked BlackSky's third launch in 21 days to double the size of its constellation from six spacecraft to 12.

After a successful launch and 7-hr. ride into geosynchronous orbit, a long-awaited optical communications relay experiment, designed and financed by NASA, is in position to begin a technology demonstration in March.

The Series A round will go toward accelerating Israel-based HiSKy’s technology development and market outreach for its satellite terminals aimed at the Internet of Things market.

ArianeGroup will develop a reusable mini-launcher for entry into service in 2026, Bruno Le Maire, French minister of economy and finance, announced Dec. 6.

The company acknowledged it had received a warning of noncompliance from the New York Stock Exchange.

The contracts mark kickoff of two-phase approach to moving from the government-owned ISS to a public-private outpost in low Earth orbit.

As a reusable booster, Neutron is designed to carry 8 tons into low Earth orbit.