Rocket Lab launches imaging radar satellites for Capella Space
The Capella Space satellites use cloud-piercing radar to monitor Earth around the clock, regardless of weather.
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The Capella Space satellites use cloud-piercing radar to monitor Earth around the clock, regardless of weather.
Companywide pause follows failure of historic January mission after "anomaly" caused rocket to prematurely shut down.
Only two more launches are needed to complete OneWeb's nearly 650-satellite fleet of broadband relay stations.
The second-generation V2 Mini satellites are four times more powerful than previously launched Starlinks, SpaceX said.
The Friday doubleheader saw 51 Starlinks reach orbit, followed by a high-power Inmarsat communications relay station.
The satellite will serve the Americas, Greenland and Atlantic Ocean air and sea lanes.
After 32 launches from Rocket Lab's New Zealand facility, the company is now set for regular flights from Virginia's Eastern Shore.
The first satellite mission launched from U.K, soil failed on Monday night. Officials said the Virgin Orbit rocket launched as planned, but an "anomaly" happed just before it reached orbit. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata explains why the launch is still being considered a success for Britain's space agency.
It was the second Falcon 9 launch helping OneWeb recover from a post-Ukraine break with Russian rockets.
Nine small satellites were lost in the mishap in what was the rocket's first launch with customer payloads on board.
SpaceX offers low-cost rideshare missions to provide access to space for smaller satellite operators.
The SWOT satellite will monitor water height around the world to shed light on the impacts of climate change.
Tokyo-based ispace's Hakuto-R, the first privately developed moon lander, is carrying small UAE and Japanese rovers to the lunar surface.
Inflatable heat shield technology may offer a more efficient way to land astronauts on Mars.
SpaceX's 46th launch so far this year put two Intelsat Galaxy communications satellites in orbit.
The new SES satellites are part of a push by the FCC to free up the airwaves for 5G mobile networks.
A Crew Dragon flight to boost Hubble's altitude could extend its useful life by a decade or more.
This week on "Face the Nation," warning signs about new coronavirus cases, extreme weather affecting tens of millions and a threat to Russia following the latest cyberattack.
It was the sixth crewed flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard sub-orbital spacecraft.
The SES-22 relay station is the first of six new satellites that will deliver TV, radio and data across the U.S.
SpaceX on track to launch more than 50 Falcon 9 rockets this year.
The new relay station will provide television and data relay service across the Middle East and Africa.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has now launched 25 civilians to space in five for-profit sub-orbital missions.
To meet rising demand, SpaceX plans three rideshare missions per year to give small satellites access to space.
More people in the U.S. died of COVID-19 in 2021 than in 2020, driven in part by highly contagious variants. Vaccines became available, but hesitancy remained. Billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson raced into space. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced in June in the death of George Floyd, and the nation once against reeled from mass shootings. CBS News' Michael George reviews the biggest national news stories of the year.