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Space Force broadens security-launch roster with Relativity Space and Impulse Space
military3 days ago

Space Force broadens security-launch roster with Relativity Space and Impulse Space

The U.S. Space Force added Relativity Space and Impulse Space to the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 pool, expanding pre-qualified options for lower-risk national-security missions; Relativity Space’s Terran R is a mid-lift candidate, while Impulse Space provides orbital transfer vehicles and the Helios upper stage to complement a partner launcher, signaling a shift to integrated transport services and greater commercial competition; Lane 2 remains for the military’s most demanding, fully certified missions.

via SpaceNews|
#impulse-space#military#nssl
space23 days ago

Ariane 64 carries Amazon Leo's heaviest payload, deploying 36 satellites

An Arianespace Ariane 64 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, lifted off with the LE-03 Amazon Leo mission, carrying 36 broadband satellites—the heaviest payload yet for an Ariane launcher—using the new four-P160C boosters. All satellites were deployed about 1 hour 51 minutes after liftoff, marking the third of 18 Ariane 6 missions for Amazon Leo and underscoring the rapid growth of Amazon's constellation as it pursues a diversified launch portfolio with additional missions on Atlas V, Vulcan, and New Glenn later this year.

via Spaceflight Now|
#amazon-leo#ariane-64#leo-europe-03
Atlas V carries 29 Amazon Leo satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral
space1 month ago

Atlas V carries 29 Amazon Leo satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 29, lifting 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites into orbit. It was the seventh Amazon Leo mission on Atlas V and tied the rocket's record for heaviest payload (~18 tons). The 29 new satellites join Amazon's network of 300 spacecraft already in orbit, bringing the total to about 329. Deployment occurred in groups of three over roughly 10 minutes, with the final two satellites released about 38 minutes after liftoff. The flight underscores Amazon's push to scale its Leo constellation to compete with SpaceX's Starlink.

via Space|
#amazon-leo#atlas-v-551#cape-canaveral
New Glenn failure clouds Artemis Moon timetable
technology2 months ago

New Glenn failure clouds Artemis Moon timetable

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket failed to place an AST SpaceMobile satellite into a stable orbit, turning the payload into space junk and triggering an FAA investigation that could delay NASA's Artemis Moon program, potentially pushing the first Moon landing from 2024 to 2028 and complicating Artemis 3's planned docking tests as NASA pursues multiple concurrent launches with SLS/Orion and SpaceX's Starship.

via Futurism|
#artemis-program#blue-origin#nasa
Sound-triggered remote camera captures Artemis II launch as birds take flight
science3 months ago

Sound-triggered remote camera captures Artemis II launch as birds take flight

A veteran AP photographer explains using a sound-triggered remote camera setup (with a MIOPS device) and multiple angles around Cape Canaveral to capture Artemis II’s liftoff, including cameras inside the perimeter and wildlife reacting to the launch, in a scene that underscores the mission’s historical significance as NASA looks toward Artemis III.

via AP News|
#artemis-ii#nasa#remote-camera
Artemis II Infrared Footage Highlights Liftoff Details
space3 months ago

Artemis II Infrared Footage Highlights Liftoff Details

NASA released infrared imagery and Nikon DSLR photos of the Artemis II liftoff, showing the SLS rocket and Orion against a darkened sky and capturing details like booster separation. The 10-day lunar flyby mission lifted off at 6:35 p.m. EDT on April 1, 2026 from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, carrying crew Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen. The launch used a large water-deluge system to manage heat, with exhaust temperatures around 6,000°F.

via PetaPixel|
#artemis-ii#infrared#kennedy-space-center
Firefly Aces Alpha Flight 7, Validates Block II Upgrades for Flight 8
space4 months ago

Firefly Aces Alpha Flight 7, Validates Block II Upgrades for Flight 8

Firefly Aerospace successfully launched Alpha Flight 7 from Vandenberg, completed orbital insertion, and validated Alpha Block II upgrades—including a new in‑house avionics suite and enhanced thermal protection—with a stage‑two engine relight and delivery of a Lockheed Martin demonstrator payload, setting the stage for Flight 8’s full Block II upgrade (longer airframe, consolidated avionics, and stronger carbon-composite structures).

via Firefly Aerospace|
#alpha-flight-7#block-ii-upgrade#firefly-aerospace