The late-2027 launch will be the first orbital test of a symbiotic microbial co-culture for material manufacturing.

The project is funded with $1 million from New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Smart Ideas Endeavour Fund.

Shishir Bankapur is the Chief Executive of Helogen Corporation.

The flight-ready payload is scheduled for launch in late 2027.

The specific launch date for HANBIT-Nano will depend on vehicle readiness, the local launch campaign, regulatory approval procedures, weather conditions, and flight safety requirements.

INNOSPACE’s SEBIT flight is intended to verify vehicle performance and operational robustness ahead of commercialisation.

INNOSPACE’s first commercial HANBIT-Nano launch mission ended early in December 2025.

INNOSPACE revised SEBIT’s maiden test flight schedule from July to 19 August.

The HANBIT-Nano mission will carry InnoSat-0, an internally developed test satellite.

ALADA was established in June 2025 as Empresa de Projetos Aeroespaciais do Brasil S.A.

On-site installation and launch preparations for HANBIT-Nano are underway at Alcântara Space Center.

INNOSPACE is targeting 19 August for the maiden test flight of its multipurpose suborbital rocket SEBIT.

INNOSPACE plans a return-to-flight mission for its HANBIT-Nano small satellite launch vehicle in November from Brazil’s Alcântara Space Center.

The HANBIT-Nano mission is intended to validate design improvements and strengthened quality assurance measures introduced after the early termination of its first commercial launch mission in December 2025.

Launch vehicle components and ground support equipment for HANBIT-Nano began maritime transport in early June.

INNOSPACE’s SEBIT flight is intended to obtain flight data and operational experience for future suborbital testing and technology validation launch services.

INNOSPACE is preparing the SEBIT and HANBIT-Nano missions in cooperation with ALADA, the Brazilian Air Force, the Brazilian Space Agency, and other authorities.

INNOSPACE revised HANBIT-Nano’s return-to-flight timeline from the third quarter to November.

Iridium Communications Inc. reported a 5.8% increase in subscribers in Q2.

Iridium Communications Inc. reported 4% revenue growth in Q2.

Rocket Lab is set to purchase Iridium Communications Inc.

Iridium Communications Inc. provides global coverage with its 66-satellite constellation.

Iridium Communications Inc. has 66 satellites in low Earth orbit at an altitude of 485 miles.

NASA has contingency plans to avoid delays in the lunar lander program if Blue Origin suffers additional setbacks.

Blue Origin expects to complete repairs in 2025 and resume flights.

Orion for Artemis III was built by Lockheed Martin.

SpaceX reached a valuation of $75 billion in June.

Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander and SpaceX’s Starship have both experienced development delays.

NASA plans to carry out Artemis III in 2027.

The Space Launch System will launch the Artemis III crew.

Artemis III is a demonstration mission in which teams on Earth and in orbit will practice rendezvous and docking operations between Orion and the lunar landers Starship and Blue Moon.

SpaceX’s 13th Starship test flight was postponed from the previous Friday to Monday and then to Thursday, July 23.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a static-fire test on the launch pad in May.

NASA views SpaceX as a key partner for the Artemis program.

NASA’s Artemis III team plans a launch with Blue Origin’s New Glenn as the primary option for the lunar lander program.

Artemis III is the next phase of NASA’s Artemis program and is intended to return astronauts to the Moon in 2028.

Jared Isaacman has urged international partners to contribute Artemis capabilities that do not overlap with existing ones.

The four delivered RS-25 engines include upgraded mechanical components designed for the higher structural and thermal performance requirements of Space Launch System core stage ascent.

The four modified RS-25 main engines will be integrated into the Space Launch System core stage designated for Artemis III.

On July 22, 2026, L3Harris Technologies completed and shipped four modified RS-25 main engines to NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

L3Harris Technologies assembled newly designed RS-25 hardware for Artemis V.

The first four Space Launch System missions use repurposed Space Shuttle main engines retrofitted with modern engine controllers.

Boeing and NASA technicians will begin mechanical installation and alignment of the four RS-25 engines on the 212-foot-tall Space Launch System core stage engine section at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility.

After structural integration and final checkout of the engine gimbaling systems, the assembled Space Launch System core stage will be transported by barge to Kennedy Space Center in Florida for stack integration.

L3Harris Technologies is transitioning RS-25 production toward newly manufactured engines built using additive manufacturing.

L3Harris Technologies conducted hot-fire acceptance testing at NASA’s Stennis Space Center.

Spain has contributed around 40% of Proba-3’s budget.

The Spanish company Sener leads the Proba-3 demonstration mission.

The European Space Agency has used artificial eclipses for years through missions including SOHO, Solar Orbiter, and Proba-3.

Egyptian Ambassador Bassam Rady met Leonardo CEO Lorenzo Mariani at the Egyptian embassy in Rome to discuss bilateral cooperation.