24 May 2019
SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its Starlink mega-constellation
.... The payload, which although numbered a whopping 60 satellites in one launch, is just a fraction of the total number Elon Musk will send... is not the only one with grand designs of launching mega-constellations into space in the near future. UK-based...
16 September 2019
First European satellite with AI set for launch
... first satellite to demonstrate the use of artificial intelligence in orbit and we are very much looking forward to it being launched in the coming months.” In addition to its remote sensing objectives, the FSSCat mission will demonstrate for the...
09 October 2019
The first satellite servicing spacecraft launches successfully
... will serve multiple clients during its lifetime.” A second Mission Extension Vehicle, set for launch in 2020, is also planned. This spacecraft will launch on top of an Ariane 5 rocket and it is also being geared up to service another ageing Intelsat...
01 March 2021
Turkey to build a rocket launch site in Somalia to support Moon 2023 landing
.... Details of the country’s national space programme, which also involves building a spaceport in Somalia to facilitate launches, were unveiled by the President at the Bestepe National Congress and Culture Centre in February. Somalia is a longstanding...
