ELECTRON LAUNCHES THIRD IQPS SATELLITE IN THREE MONTHS - Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS June 11, the third launch for that customer within three months. A Rocket Lab Electron lifted off from the company’s Launch Complex 1, Pad A, at 11:31 a.m. Eastern. Rocket Lab confirmed successful deployment of the payload, QPS-SAR-11, nearly an hour later, placing the satellite into a circular 575-kilometer orbit at an inclination of 42 degrees.   More
(Source: SpaceNews - Jun 12)

SPACEX TO DEBUT ITS FIFTH AND FINAL CREW DRAGON SPACECRAFT ON AXIOM MISSION 4 - The forthcoming private astronaut mission to the International Space Station managed by Axiom Space is not only its fourth such flight, but it also marks the swan song for a key part of the manufacturing side of SpaceX’s business. The mission, dubbed Axiom Mission 4 or Ax-4, features the debut of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, tail number C213. This has been billed by SpaceX as its fifth and final Dragon capsule.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 12)

AMAZON KUIPER SECOND SATELLITE LAUNCH DELAYED BY ULA DUE TO WEATHER - United Launch Alliance said Tuesday it was pushing back the second flight carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites due to “multiple weather delays during launch processing.” The launch from Florida’s Space Coast was originally slated for Friday afternoon, but it’s now scheduled to take place on June 16, at 1:25 p.m. ET, ULA said in a post to its site. Cape Canaveral and other parts of Florida’s Space Coast last week experienced several days of rain and high winds.   More
(Source: CNBC - Jun 11)

SPACEX LAUNCHES 23 STARLINK SATELLITES ON A FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with its latest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit on Tuesday morning. The mission, dubbed Starlink 12-24, lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9:05 a.m. EDT (1305 UTC).   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 11)

SPACEX DELAYS LAUNCH OF PRIVATE AX-4 ASTRONAUT MISSION TO ISS DUE TO ROCKET LEAK - SpaceX will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on the private Ax-4 mission Wednesday morning (June 11), and you can watch the action live. Ax-4 is scheduled to lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT). That's a one-day delay; SpaceX had been targeting Tuesday morning (June 10) but pushed things back due to expected high winds in the area.   More
(Source: Space.com - Jun 11)

STARLINK SATELLITES ARE LEAKING RADIO SIGNALS THAT MAY RUIN ASTRONOMY - SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are leaking radio waves to such an extent that it could threaten our ability to study and understand the early universe, say astronomers. Interference from the thousands of Starlink satellites in orbit, where they provide a global internet service, has been a continuing concern for astronomers, who say that the radio emissions from the craft could affect sensitive telescopes that observe distant, and faint, radio sources.   More
(Source: New Scientist - Jun 10)

SPACEX LAUNCHES 26 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM VANDENBERG SFB - SpaceX launched its 70th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year on Sunday morning. Onboard were 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, which will be deployed into low Earth orbit. Liftoff of the Starlink 15-8 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 7:20 a.m. PDT (10:20 a.m. EDT, 1420 UTC).   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 9)

FURTHER DELAYS OF STARLINER’S NEXT FLIGHT MARK ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FIRST CREWED SPACE STATION DOCKING - One year ago today, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft docked with the International Space Station to begin its long-awaited Crew Flight Test with NASA astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore onboard. A year later, the future of the Starliner program remains uncertain as NASA announced late Friday that the next flight of the spacecraft was being delayed from no earlier than late 2025 to now early 2026 at the soonest.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 9)

NEWSFLASH: ROCKET LAB MAKES SPY SATELLITES NOW - Rocket Lab stock has taken off like -- what else? -- a rocket. Over the past 52 weeks, shares of the maker of tiny satellites and the only slightly bigger rockets that launch them has soared 521%, gaining about 10% per week. At nearly $27 per share currently, Rocket Lab carries a market capitalization of more than $13.3 billion, and is valued at 31 times its annual sales.   More
(Source: Yahoo - Jun 8)

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