Space Business News
January 24, 2025
ROCKET SCIENCE
Three rockets will ignite Poker Flat's 2025 launch season
Fairbanks AK (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
Three NASA sounding rockets are set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range as early as Tuesday to learn more about three types of aurora - black, flickering and fast-pulsating. The launch wi ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Almagest Space deploys its ELEVATION-1 E-Band satellite
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Almagest Space Corporation, a US-based leader in developing secure data relay systems for government and commercial use, has announced the successful launch and deployment of ELEVATION-1. This demon ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China unveils logos for three space missions in 2025
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has revealed the official logos for three prominent missions scheduled for 2025: the crewed spaceflights Shenzhou XX and Shenzhou XXI, and the cargo spacecraft T ... more
GPS NEWS
GMV to advance the Galileo High Accuracy Service with new data generator
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has chosen GMV, a multinational technology leader, to develop a new iteration of the High Accuracy Data Generator (HADG) as part of Phase 2 ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China launches additional satellites for Spacesail Constellation
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
China successfully launched 18 new satellites on Thursday as part of the ongoing expansion of the Spacesail Constellation. The satellites were sent into orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Cente ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Top Beijing official urges Musk to deepen ties with China: state media
Beijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2025
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with tech tycoon Elon Musk and urged US firms to "seize the opportunity" to deepen economic ties with China, Beijing's state media said Monday. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Emory researchers explore heart cell growth in space to advance treatments on Earth
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
A research team led by Chunhui Xu from Emory University has demonstrated that heart muscle cells can survive and grow in the microgravity environment of space. Published in Biomaterials, the finding ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Opens New Challenge to Inspire Climate Solutions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
NASA has launched the Sustainable Business Model Challenge to encourage entrepreneurs, startups, and researchers to use the agency's Earth system science data in developing innovative commercial sol ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
ISRO demonstrates restart of Vikas engine
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
ISRO successfully demonstrated the capability to restart its Vikas liquid engine during a test conducted on January 17, 2025, at the ISRO Propulsion Complex in Mahendragiri. The Vikas engine, a crit ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab schedules next Electron launch for IoT constellation operator
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has announced the upcoming launch of its Electron rocket for Kineis, a global Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity provider. This mission, titled "IOT 4 You and Me," is schedul ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Shenzhou XIX crew completes second spacewalk mission
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
The crew of Shenzhou XIX aboard China's space station successfully carried out their second series of extravehicular activities (EVAs) early Tuesday, as confirmed by the China Manned Space Agency. T ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Galactic Energy launches five satellites into orbit
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Galactic Energy, a Beijing-based private rocket manufacturer, successfully completed a mission on Monday afternoon, deploying five satellites into orbit. According to the company's statement, ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Shenzhou XIX crew completes second spacewalk
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Members of the Shenzhou XIX mission aboard China's Tiangong space station successfully completed their second round of extravehicular activities (EVAs) early Tuesday morning, as confirmed by the Chi ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China deploys three spacecraft with Long March 2D rocket
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
China successfully launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Friday afternoon, deploying three spacecraft, including a cutting-edge atmospheric research satellite, into their designated orbits. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Peak Performance in Microgravity
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
At the start of a new year, many people think about making positive changes in their lives, such as improving physical fitness or learning a particular skill. Astronauts on the International Space S ... more
GPS NEWS
Sierra Space resilient GPS Satellite Program achieves major development milestone
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space enterprise and defense technology provider, has announced a significant milestone for its Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program with the successful completion of t ... more
ENERGY TECH
Fresh, direct evidence for tiny drops of quark-gluon plasma
Upton NY (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
A new analysis of data from the PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) reveals fresh evidence that collisions of even very small nuclei with large ones might create tiny spe ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Successful deployment of Canadian Arctic monitoring satellites by Space Flight Laboratory
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has announced the successful launch and deployment of Canada's Gray Jay Arctic surveillance technology demonstration mission. This mission, developed for Defence Resear ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China's space station to drive over 1000 research projects
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
China's space station is set to conduct over 1,000 research projects, advance scientific literacy, and foster international partnerships over the next decade and beyond, according to the Technology ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
ICEYE launches four new satellites supporting additional customer missions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
ICEYE, a leading operator of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites for high-resolution Earth Observation, disaster monitoring, and other applications, has successfully deployed four new SAR sate ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Space Flight Laboratory SFL launches NorSat4 maritime monitoring satellite
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has successfully launched and deployed Norway's NorSat-4 maritime monitoring microsatellite, marking the seventh spacecraft developed for the Norwegian Space Agency (NO ... more
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