Five new remote-sensing satellites were launched on a Long March-11 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert on Thursday at 2:42 p.m. Beijing Time. The satellites belong to the commercial remote-sensing satellite constellation project Zhuhai-1, which is comprised of 34 micro-nano satellites, including video, hyper-spectral, and high-resolution optical satellites, as…

Rocket Lab and Virginia Space at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) completed a major construction milestone ahead of the first Electron launch from U.S. soil. The recent installation of the launch platform at Rocket Lab’s second launch site, Launch Complex 2, marks one of the final steps in the construction of the new pad being…

One of the highlights at World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) last week in Paris was the much anticipated launch providers panel, as it featured multiple players from all over the world. The panel titled "Large Launch Systems Adapting to a Changing Market Landscape" featured two previous Via Satellite Satellite Executives of the Year, SpaceX COO…

Virgin Galactic mated the fuselage and cabin of its next spaceship to the completed wing assembly. In addition, the two tail booms have been mated to the spaceship’s rear feather flap assembly. The completion of these two milestones brings assembly of the next SpaceShipTwo, planned to enter service after VSS Unity, a major step forward. With these…