Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are back on Earth after about nine months at the International Space Station. The two veteran NASA astronauts were only supposed to be in space for a little more than a week.
SpaceX launched the Transporter-13 rideshare mission on Friday, March 14, at 11:43 PM PDT (06:43 UTC on March 15) from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Following launch, Falcon 9 deployed more than 60 satellites into orbit. The Falcon booster supporting this mission returned to land at LZ-4. Including payloads from the Seraphim portfolio companies: ICEYE, D-Orbit, Spire and Tomorrow io.
The list of most innovative companies in space for 2025 reflect global efforts over the last year to diversify and secure launch and orbital services, which are increasingly seen as critical components of national security. The list includes two companies from the Seraphim portfolio - ICEYE and Skylo.
Firefly Aerospace says that its Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander mission has ended as expected, completing all its objectives.
Last week, SES announced an investment and strategic partnership with direct-to-device startup Lynk Global. The relationship will allow Lynk to leverage SES’s MEO relays for routing traffic from its LEO satellites, integrate with SES’s ground systems, and expand its manufacturing footprint into Europe.
