Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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SpaceX president predicts rapid increase in Starship launch rate Ars Technica · 18 Nov 2024 "It's going to be hard to catch us, but I certainly hope people try."
ESA Study Outlines 2035 Launch of Nuclear Propulsion Demonstrator European Spaceflight · 18 Nov 2024 Brussels-based engineering firm Tractebel has completed a European Space Agency-commissioned study aimed at creating a roadmap towards the development of nuclear propulsion systems for space exploration. ESA began work o...
Sustainability, digitalisation and extraordinary maintenance contracts at Europe’s Spaceport ESA · 18 Nov 2024 ESA and CNES invite space and non-space companies from all ESA Member States to support the extraordinary maintenance and digital modernisation of several activities at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
The California Coastal Commission’s ruling to limit SpaceX launches threatens national defense SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2024 On Thursday October 10th the California Coastal Commission departed from its mission to protect and enhance California’s coast and ocean by denying the Vanderberg Space Force Base’s request for a necessary
Pentagon sends mixed signals on space innovation SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2024 The Pentagon is putting $13 billion behind its talk of embracing commercial space, committing serious money to low-Earth orbit satellite services. This marks a dramatic increase in spending on commercial
Sentinel-1C fuelled ahead of liftoff ESA · 18 Nov 2024 Marking a major milestone in the preparation of Copernicus Sentinel-1C for its scheduled 3 December liftoff, experts have completed the critical and hazardous process of fuelling the satellite.
The Exploration Company raises $160 million for Nyx cargo vehicle SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2024 The Exploration Company has raised $160 million to support the company’s development of a cargo spacecraft to support future commercial space stations.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California Spaceflight Now · 18 Nov 2024 The launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base includes 13 Starlink satellites that include Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff from pad 4E is set for 9:47 p.m. PST (12:47 a.m. EST, 0547 UTC).
New study reveals Starship’s true sound levels; shows differences between SLS and Falcon 9 NASASpaceflight · 18 Nov 2024 When SpaceX launched Starship and Super Heavy for its first flight test in April 2023, the rocket became the most powerful ever flown, mostly due in part to Super Heavy’s 33 Raptor engines. As such, Starship is loud — ex...
What’s Happening in Space Policy November 17-24, 2024 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 17 Nov 2024 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of November 17-24, 2024 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session...
The Exploration Company Raises $160M in New Funding European Spaceflight · 17 Nov 2024 The Exploration Company announced on 17 November that it had raised $160 million (€151.6 million) in Series B funding to continue the development of its Nyx spacecraft. The company has now raised nearly $230 million. Fou...
SpaceX launches mystery ‘Optus-X’ on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 17 Nov 2024 The launch has been shrouded in secrecy and is being referred as the “TD7 mission” by SpaceX. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A happened Sunday, Nov. 17, at 5:28 p.m. EST (2228 UTC).
AST SpaceMobile secures multi-launch agreements with Blue Origin, ISRO and SpaceX Spaceflight Now · 17 Nov 2024 A batch of rockets will support sending up to about 60 of AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites to orbit. The company’s goal is to establish a space-based cellular broadband network.
Space Force taps OpTech for $4.5 million optical sensor payload SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2024 The imaging payload will be deployed on an Impulse Space vehicle for the Space Force’s Victus Surgo mission scheduled for 2026
Two Senate Space Leaders Call for Investigation into Musk-Putin Relationship SpacePolicyOnline.com · 16 Nov 2024 Two Democratic Senators with considerable influence over space program policy and spending are urging an investigation into reports that Elon Musk is in contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin despite...
NASA Receives 14th Consecutive ‘Clean’ Financial Audit Opinion NASA · 15 Nov 2024 For the 14th consecutive year, NASA received an unmodified, or “clean,” opinion from an external auditor on its fiscal year 2024 financial statements. The rating is the best possible audit opinion, certifying that NASA’s...
FAA moves forward with committee to review launch licensing regulations SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2024 The Federal Aviation Administration is moving ahead with a long-awaited committee to evaluate ways to improve launch licensing regulations as one executive calls for far greater changes.
Space stocks saw big gains this week in part due to ‘Trump-Elon trade’ rally, analysts say CNBC · 15 Nov 2024 This past week saw several pure-play space stocks rally, with leaders up as much as 20% or more, in part driven by what sector analysts said is a “Trump-Elon trade,” a nod to the relationship between President-elect Dona...
Tianzhou-8 spacecraft delivers supplies, key experiments to Tiangong space station SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2024 HELSINKI — A cargo spacecraft has arrived at China’s Tiangong space station, delivering supplies, experiments and equipment to support crewed missions. The Tianzhou-8 spacecraft launched atop a Long March 7
NASA Goddard Lidar Team Receives Center Innovation Award for Advancements NASA · 15 Nov 2024 NASA researchers Guan Yang, Jeff Chen, and their team received the 2024 Innovator of The Year Award for their exemplary work on a lidar system enhanced with artificial intelligence and other technologies at the agency’s...
Shotwell predicts Starship to be most valuable part of SpaceX SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2024 While Starlink is becoming a moneymaker for SpaceX, the company’s president believes that Starship will have a bigger long-term impact.
Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe NASA · 15 Nov 2024 At NASA, high-end computing is essential for many agency missions. This technology helps us advance our understanding of the universe – from our planet to the farthest reaches of the cosmos. Supercomputers enable project...
SpaceX president: ‘There is plenty of room for competition,’ as Starlink nears 5 million customers CNBC · 15 Nov 2024 SpaceX’s second-in-command urged on rivals in comments Friday, describing competition as healthy for Elon Musk’s space company.
Two Years Ago: Artemis I Liftoff NASA · 15 Nov 2024 In this photo, NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, carrying the Orion spacecraft, lifts off the pad at Launch Complex 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:47 a.m. EST on Nov. 16, 2022. Set on a p...
NASA Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop in Global Freshwater Levels NASA · 15 Nov 2024 Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since.
As ABL Space departs launch, the 1-ton rocket wars have a clear winner Ars Technica · 15 Nov 2024 "Our path to making a big contribution as a commercial launch company narrowed considerably."
Week in images: 11-15 November 2024 ESA · 15 Nov 2024 Week in images: 11-15 November 2024
ABL Space exits commercial launch market, shifts focus to missile defense SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2024 ‘We have made the decision to focus our efforts on national defense, and specifically on missile defense technologies’
To lead the next wave of space-based radar, U.S. must learn from GPS success SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2024 Forty years ago, the United States government made a decision that transformed the modern world: it opened the Global Positioning System (GPS) to civilian use. What began as a military
Foust Forward | Is there a business case for the moon? SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2024 Enough commercial activity is heading to the moon in the next few months to create a traffic jam. Firefly Aerospace, ispace and Intuitive Machines are all launching commercial lunar lander
Impulse Space buys three Falcon 9 launches SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2024 Impulse Space has purchased three Falcon 9 launches for its Helios transfer vehicle for missions starting in 2026, including one for the Space Force.
Hubble Takes a Look at Tangled Galaxies NASA · 15 Nov 2024 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image depicts the cosmic tangle that is MCG+05-31-045, a pair of interacting galaxies located 390 million light-years away and a part of the Coma galaxy cluster. The Coma Cluster is a...
Earth from Space: Clouds or snow? ESA · 15 Nov 2024 These two images acquired by Copernicus Sentinel-2 highlight how the mission can help distinguish between clouds and snow.
ESA Releases Findings of Super Heavy-Lift Rocket Studies European Spaceflight · 15 Nov 2024 The European Space Agency has revealed the findings of a pair of studies it commissioned to explore how Europe could develop a rocket capable of delivering 100 tonnes to low Earth orbit. In June 2022, the European Space...
China Roundup: Tiangong cargo supply contracts awarded; Shenzhou’s 25th anniversary NASASpaceflight · 15 Nov 2024 This week’s Tianzhou 8 mission has delivered supplies to the three taikonauts who recently arrived at the Tiangong Space Station on the Shenzhou 19 mission. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has announced two commerci...
AST SpaceMobile leans on Blue Origin to ramp up satellite launches SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2024 AST SpaceMobile said Nov. 14 it has booked rockets from Blue Origin and others to deploy enough satellites between 2025 and 2026 to provide full text, voice, and 5G data services to standard mobile phones across the Unit...
Aging and Fragility Biomarkers are Altered by Spaceflight NASA · 14 Nov 2024 Spaceflight accelerates the symptoms of aging in astronaut bodies by inducing genomic instability, mitochondrial dysfunction, and increased inflammation. This is the first study to comprehensively examine biomarkers and...
Intuitive Machines calls for “infrastructure-first” focus for Artemis SpaceNews · 14 Nov 2024 Intuitive Machines suggested the need for “reformulation” of NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration campaign to accommodate budget issues and delays.
Trump’s ‘America First’ policy faces test in space SpaceNews · 14 Nov 2024 Former U.S. Space Command official: ‘It’s hard to do things on your own in space’
Northrop Grumman eyes 2026 launch of robot-armed satellite servicer SpaceNews · 14 Nov 2024 The Naval Research Laboratory delivered a pair of robotic arms for Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle

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