SES Simplifies Sports Production with Stockley Park Facility in London
New facility offers easy access to SES’s global network and new video production services as sports relaunch worldwide photo Asta As remote production for sports ramps up around the globe, SES is providing broadcasters with a newly opened, full-service sports and events facility in Greater London. Apart from handling downlink, decoding, processing and recording, SES’s Read More
NASA & Boeing OFT-2 planned for December 2020
NASA & Boeing jointly announced that the next unmanned Starliner OFT-2 (Orbital Flight Test) attempt number two will be targeting no earlier than December 2020 for a planned docking with the ISS. The Starliner CST-100 capsule built by Boeing for future crewed missions did not achieve all mission goals back on December 2019 when it Read More
Elon Musk and his SpaceX team successfully launched Starlink 11(12) – with photos
On a bright grey but cloud free morning at 8:46 AM EDT or 12:46 UTC Elon Musk and his SpaceX team successfully launched Starlink 11(12) from historic launch complex 39A adding another 60 satellites to the Starlink constellation totaling 715 satellites. First stage booster B-1060.2 completed its second mission to outer space and successfully re-landed Read More
SpaceX Starlink 11(12) launch 3-9-2020 preview
SpaceX is now targeting Thursday September 3rd 2020 at 8:46 AM EDT or 12:46 UTC for the launch of Starlink 11(12) from historic launch complex 39A Cape Canaveral pending range acceptance - SpaceX team is using additional time for data review. Booster B-1060.2 has previously flown once before for the GPSIII-SV03 mission and will attempt Read More
SpaceX SAOCOM1B Launch Relanding Movie
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SpaceX SaoCom1B for Argentina launch Sunday 30-8-2020 with photos
Yes Yes Yes! Finally one out of three planned launches for this week flew tonight at 7:18 PM or 23:18 UTC. SpaceX SaoCom1B for Argentina with first stage booster B-1059.4 flew and re-landed for the fourth time. It was a pin point beautiful landing on LZ-1 at Cape Canaveral and not a drone ship out Read More
Starlink mission update
In case you missed it, we are standing down from today’s launch of Starlink and are now targeting September 1, which is pending Range approval. Lightning which caused Starlink 11 delay to Sept. 1st 9:29 AM EDtT or 13:29 UTC SpaceX Communications- photos Scott SCHILKE spacenews.lu Read More
ULA Delta IV Heavy Scrub Statement
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Aug. 29, 2020 The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy carrying the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office was scrubbed today due to an unexpected condition during terminal count at approximately three seconds before liftoff. The team is currently reviewing all data and will determine Read More
Update: ULA Delta IV Heavy Scrub Statement – set for Saturday
(Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Aug. 27, 2020)– The launch of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 mission is now set for Sat., Aug. 29. Additional time is needed for the team to validate the appropriate path forward with the ground pneumatics control system. The launch will take place from Space Launch Read More
ULA Delta IV Heavy Scrub Statement
The launch of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 mission was scrubbed today due to an issue with a critical ground pneumatics control system. The team needs additional time to evaluate and resolve the issue. The launch is planned for Friday, Aug. 28 from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Read More