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  • Spaceflight to Send 71 Satellites Into Orbit in Rideshare Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Spaceflight to Send 71 Satellites Into Orbit in Rideshare Mission

    Seattle-based aerospace company Spaceflight aims to send 71 satellites into sun-synchronous low earth orbit aboard a SpaceX-built Falcon 9 rocket as part of a rideshare mission later this year. The mission, dubbed SSO-A: SmallSat Express, will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base and carry a payload of 15 microsatellites and 56 CubeSats developed by multiple domestic and international […] More

  • SpaceX Targets Aug. 13 Launch Date for 12th ISS Cargo Delivery Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Targets Aug. 13 Launch Date for 12th ISS Cargo Delivery Mission

    SpaceX aims to launch its Dragon spacecraft on Sunday to deliver approximately 6,000 pounds of crew supplies, equipment, science and research investigations to the International Space Station as part of the company’s 12th commercial resupply mission with NASA. Dragon is scheduled to blast off atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 12:56 p.m. Eastern time Sunday from Kennedy Space […] More