Space Race Heats Up: Satellite Launch Blitz, Bold Missions, and a Shuttle’s Surprise Move (Aug 6–7, 2025)

Space Race Heats Up: Satellite Launch Blitz, Bold Missions, and a Shuttle’s Surprise Move (Aug 6–7, 2025)

A whirlwind two days in spaceflight saw a flurry of rocket launches, game-changing announcements from space agencies, big moves by private companies, and even a surprise shuffle of a retired Space Shuttle. From internet satellites and ISS crew swaps to defense-driven projects and billion-dollar investments, here are the top satellite and space developments from August… Read more The post Space Race Heats Up: Satellite Launch Blitz, Bold Missions…

Viasat: Viasat-3 F2 satellite launch slips to late this year, co's US fixed broadband business badly needs it; a maritime turnaround? - Space Intel Report

TUPPER LAKE, NY — Satellite hardware and service provider Viasat Inc. has again delayed the launch of its second Viasat-3 1-Tbps-capacity satellite and now expects it will deliver the spacecraft to the launch site in September for a launch lager this year aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. It is expected to be in service by early 2026. The third Viasat-3 satellite, this one with an L3Harris deployable mesh antenna — the two others h…