Northrop Grumman to launch first Minotaur 4 rocket from Vandenberg in 14 years
The four-stage Minotaur 4 rocket will launch the NROL-174 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Space + Aerospace
Dawn Aerospace Partners Cal Poly for Suborbital Research
Dawn Aerospace will fly research payloads from three leading US institutions—Arizona State University, California Polytechnic State University, and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab—on its rocket-powered aircraft, the […]
Ventura County secures $550,000 grant to establish Advanced Air Mobility Innovation Center
The planned Innovation Center will feature a 500-square-mile testing range for Advanced Air Mobility at the Camarillo and Oxnard Airports -which are both operated by […]
Umbra selected to participate in STRATFI space program
The Santa Barbara-base SAR company has plans to expand to a larger facility in Goleta.
Umbra to develop maritime surveillance satellites for U.S. military
Umbra, a California-based manufacturer of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, has been tapped to develop next-generation sensor satellites aimed at enhancing maritime and open-ocean search […]
Cuesta College receives grant that could lead to permanent aviation facility
The $250,000 grant will help fund a feasibility study for a permanent aviation program facility at the college’s San Luis Obispo campus.
ULA Shares Update on Plans to Debut Vulcan Rocket at Vandenberg
It’s “such an exciting time to be involved in space,” United Launch Alliance President/CEO Tory Bruno said at the REACH Summit
Umbra joins partnership focused on 3D mapping from space
Defense contractor Raytheon is partnering with satellite imaging startups Array Labs and Umbra Space to develop advanced three-dimensional Earth observation technologies for the commercial and […]
