Via SatelliteRachel Jewett

Rocket Lab rolls out next-generation star tracker for longer-duration missions

Rocket Lab has introduced a next-generation star tracker lineup intended to extend spacecraft mission duration. The company’s updated sensor suite is designed to improve onboard attitude determination performance over longer operational timelines, targeting more ambitious flight plans beyond current endurance limits.

2026-04-24T14:19:30.654063-07:00
Space Intel ReportPeter B. de Selding

What should allied space cooperation look like in 2 years? US, French, British, Norwegian, German commanders reply

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Top space commanders from the United States, France, Britain, Norway and Germany, all of them gung-ho on deeper allied collaboration, were asked:.

2026-04-24T13:05:33.482426-07:00
Via SatelliteBen Ackman

SDA's Need for Speed Pushes Startups for Results

By Via Satellite: The Space Development Agency was founded to work on tight deadlines. It issues contracts to numerous commercial partners at an unprecedented rate, in a model designed to boost speed and lower costs, industry experts said.

2026-04-24T11:20:31.063372-07:00
PayloadJacqueline Feldscher

Astra Targets Golden Dome With Small Rockets, Says CEO Chris Kemp

By Payload: “We’re going to do target practice. We’re going to make the clay-pigeon rocket,” Kemp said. “That’s great, because that will drive scale for us…and allow us to bring our cost down for commercial customers, and other government customers.”.

2026-04-24T08:10:03.259417-07:00