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Arianespace to resume launch preparations in French Guiana
Targeting a pair of satellite launches in June and July, ground teams will resume work at the Guiana Space Center in South America next week after a nearly two-month pause in Arianespace's launch campaigns due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Space companies rally to supply medical equipment amid pandemic
While production of rockets and satellites continues across much of the space industry amid the coronavirus pandemic, engineers at several space companies -- including SpaceX, Virgin Orbit and Blue Origin -- have started working on medical devices and protective equipment in response to shortages in hospitals across the United States.
OneWeb files for bankruptcy
OneWeb -- three launches into a series of nearly 20 missions to deploy 650 satellites to provide global Internet service -- has announced it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and reduced its workforce after unsuccessful negotiations for more cash from its largest investor.
Soyuz rocket successfully launches 34 more OneWeb satellites
A Soyuz rocket and Fregat upper stage lifted off Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, delivering 34 more satellites to orbit for OneWeb's space-based Internet network in the company's second launch this year.
Amid bankruptcy reports, OneWeb plans launch of 34 more satellites
OneWeb is gearing up for launch of 34 more satellites for its broadband Internet network Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, despite reports that the company might seek bankruptcy protection and stringent restrictions on travel stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
Soyuz launch preps in Kazakhstan proceed despite travel restrictions
While Arianespace missions from French Guiana have been suspended in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the company says a Soyuz rocket launch from Kazakhstan is set to go ahead Saturday with 34 more OneWeb broadband satellites.
Launches from French Guiana suspended due to coronavirus
Launch campaigns at the European-run spaceport in French Guiana -- a home base for Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega rockets -- have been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, Arianespace said Monday.
Italian maker of Vega rocket says launch remains on track for later this month
The head of Italian rocket-maker Avio said Thursday that preparations are proceeding without interruption for the launch of a Vega rocket later this month in French Guiana, but officials have adjusted work schedules at the company's Vega manufacturing plant near Rome in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Soyuz launch with UAE surveillance satellite facing one-month delay
Russian and European teams at the Guiana Space Center in South America plan to detach a UAE spy satellite from its Soyuz launcher to replace the rocket's Fregat upper stage, forcing a likely delay until April from the mission's original launch date of Friday.
Ariane 5 deploys communications and environmental monitoring satellites
A Japanese-owned communications satellite built in Colorado and a South Korean environmental monitoring observatory shared an Ariane 5 rocket ride into orbit Tuesday from the South American jungle.