Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) launched 11 satellites aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch included satellites for Spire’s Space Services customers, along with three replenishment satellites. Spire launched two satellites for GHGSat carrying payloads to monitor greenhouse gas emissions, expanding GHGSat’s constellation dedicated to high-resolution methane detection.Spire has designed […]
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The SpaceX Transporter-15 rideshare mission successfully launched on Friday, November 28, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying 140 small satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit. The mission, the 19th dedicated smallsat rideshare flight for SpaceX, deployed a diverse manifest of 140 payloads for a global customer base, making it one of the largest small-satellite […]
ICEYE to Provide First Direct SAR Satellite to the Portuguese Air Force.
HELSINKI, Finland — ICEYE, a global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, and the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa) have formalized a contract for the direct procurement of a SAR satellite. This milestone acquisition marks the first time the Portuguese Air Force will directly own a satellite, significantly enhancing Portugal’s national […]
HawkEye 360, a leading commercial provider of space-based Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), has announced the launch of its Vessel Custody ID feature, designed to significantly strengthen national security and intelligence operations. This new capability leverages the company’s proprietary space-based Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) data to provide high-confidence, persistent tracking and identification of vessels globally. Key Takeaways […]
The inaugural Global Space Awards will pay tribute to the late Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell on December 5th.
The 1st Global Space Awards honors late Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell on Dec. 5 (Image Credit: Space.com) The inaugural Global Space Awards ceremony gets underway this Friday (Dec. 5), as 340guests converge at a glamorous red carpet event held at London’s historic Natural History Museum to celebrate the movers, shakers and […]
Blue Origin’s upcoming space tourism flight will set a new precedent for individuals with disabilities.
Blue Origin’s next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilities (Image Credit: Space.com) Blue Origin is gearing up for its NS-37 flight, which will rocket six passengers to suborbital space and back. One traveler on board that mission, which does not yet have a set launch date, is […]
S. must revamp its moon landing strategies to avoid falling behind China.
‘We have lost a lot of time.’ Former NASA chief says US needs to start over with moon landing plans or risk losing to China (Image Credit: Space.com) Former NASA administrator Michael Griffin pulled no punches about where he sees America’s current Artemis moon landing program in Congressional testimony today. Griffin testified […]
Was Elon Musk present in the room during the event? This senator remains curious.
Was Elon Musk in the room where it happened? This senator still wants to know (Image Credit: Space.com) Ed Markey is persistent. In April, during Jared Isaacman’s first nomination hearing for the post of NASA administrator, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts asked repeatedly if SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk was in […]
SpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites into orbit from California (video).
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Thursday (Dec. 4), sending 28 of them up from California’s central coast. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 28 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space […]
Check out the metallic interior of a satellite in this striking X-ray image | Space photo of the day for December. 4, 2025
See the metal guts of a satellite in this wild X-ray view | Space photo of the day for Dec. 4, 2025 (Image Credit: Space.com) In a hangar outside Zurich, a veteran of low Earth orbit lay under a kind of medical scanner no spacecraft was ever designed for. The patient was […]