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- Crew-8 on the Way Home at Last SpacePolicyOnline.com · 24 Oct 2024 Crew-8 undocked from the International Space Station this afternoon, two months later than planned. Their mission was extended first while NASA was deciding what to do about Boeing’s Starliner crew...
- Boeing losses on Starliner increase by $250 million SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2024 Boeing is taking another charge against earnings of $250 million on its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program as the company’s new leader vowed it will not walk away from troubled programs like it.
- SES-Intelsat combination’s far-reaching impact on deal-making SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2024 The ripples from Intelsat’s $3.1 billion sale to rival satellite operator SES are disrupting and delaying deals for suppliers and other companies further downstream, according to finance experts on an Oct. 22 Satellite I...
- Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Seeking New Director SpacePolicyOnline.com · 23 Oct 2024 The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is seeking a new director to succeed Ralph Semmel who will retire next summer. JHUAPL encompasses four sectors: Air and Missile Defense, Asymmetric...
- Space Force awards Northrop Grumman $1.8 billion contract extension for missile warning satellites SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2024 The company is building two satellites for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) program
- Space Development Agency selects 19 companies for low-Earth orbit demonstration program SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2024 Companies will compete for space missions under an indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract model
- Human Adaptation to Spaceflight: The Role of Food and Nutrition NASA · 23 Oct 2024 The latest book marks our third effort to review available literature regarding the role of nutrition in astronaut health. In 2009, we reviewed the existing knowledge and history of human nutrition for spaceflight, with...
- October Transformer of the Month: Nipa Phojanamongkolkij NASA · 23 Oct 2024 Dr. Nipa Phojanamongkolkij does not always do things the traditional way. As a systems engineer (SE) at Langley Research Center working closely with the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Nipa pushes boundaries an...
- NASA Invites Media to 2024 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium NASA · 23 Oct 2024 Media are invited to attend the 2024 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium Monday Oct. 28 to Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Organized by the American Astronautical Society in collaboration...
- Commercial industry gears up for ISS replacement around 2030 amid concerns NASASpaceflight · 23 Oct 2024 NASA and the commercial space industry are planning for the eventual replacement of the International Space Station (ISS), which is currently set for 2030. Companies like Axiom and VAST have already started construction...
- The Marshall Star for October 23, 2024 NASA · 23 Oct 2024 Editor’s Note: Starting Nov. 4, the Office of Communications at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will no longer publish the Marshall Star on nasa.gov. The last public issue will be Oct. 30. To continue reading Marshal...
- Millennium Space secures $386 million contract for missile-defense satellites SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2024 The agreement is for six missile-tracking satellites that will operate in medium Earth orbit
- Boeing Takes Another $250 Million Charge for Starliner SpacePolicyOnline.com · 23 Oct 2024 Boeing is taking another $250 million charge against earnings to pay for cost overruns on the Starliner commercial crew program. The company is operating under a $4.2 billion fixed price...
- Artemis II Astronauts Put Orion’s Side Hatch to the Test NASA · 23 Oct 2024 Artemis II crew members recently traveled to Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado, where they practiced opening and closing an Orion crew module side hatch model to help demonstrate its reliability and durability...
- NASA Ames Stars of the Month: October 2024 NASA · 23 Oct 2024 The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) America Reyes Wang, Sepideh Khajehei, Julie Nottage, and Ryan Felton. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents...
- NASA Welcomes Republic of Cyprus as 46th Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 23 Oct 2024 NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free welcomed the Republic of Cyprus as the latest nation to commit to the responsible use of space for humanity on Wednesday, marking 46 signatories to date. “We applaud Cyprus’ commitme...
- Melbourne City Lights NASA · 23 Oct 2024 Astronaut Don Pettit captured this image of Melbourne, Australia from the International Space Station on Oct. 9, 2024, as it orbited 271 miles above the city. Astronauts aboard the space station take photos using handhel...
- After 60 Years, Nuclear Power for Spaceflight is Still Tried and True NASA · 23 Oct 2024 Six decades after the launch of the first nuclear-powered space mission, NASA is embarking on a bold future of human exploration and scientific discovery.
- Submit Your 2025 Event Proposal to NASA NASA · 23 Oct 2024 NASA is making event plans for the 2025 calendar year, and we want to pencil you in! We are looking for the Midwest’s biggest and best community events with the broadest audiences to share NASA’s content and raise awaren...
- First young brown dwarfs found outside the Milky Way? ESA · 23 Oct 2024 An international team of astronomers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to detect the first brown dwarf candidates outside the Milky Way in the star cluster NGC 602.
- Europa Trek: NASA Offers a New Guided Tour of Jupiter’s Ocean Moon NASA · 23 Oct 2024 NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is on its way to explore a moon of Jupiter that researchers believe may be one of the best places in the Solar System to search for life beyond Earth. While the spacecraft makes its more-tha...
- NASA Begins New Deployable Solar Array Tech Demo on Pathfinder Spacecraft NASA · 23 Oct 2024 NASA recently evaluated initial flight data and imagery from Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-4 (PTD-4), confirming proper checkout of the spacecraft’s systems including its on-board electronics as well as the payload’...
- Is SpaceX poised to shake up optical terminal sales? SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2024 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Given its dominance in the launch market and Starlink’s explosive growth in satellite communications, what impact will SpaceX have on the optical terminal business? At the
- India to target moon’s south pole with sample return mission SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2024 HELSINKI — India’s Chandrayaan-4 lunar sample return mission will target a landing between 85 and 90 degrees latitude in the southern hemisphere of the moon, and follow up with a
- U.S. eases export rules for space tech, but high-resolution radar satellites remain under tight control SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2024 Newly announced reforms promise to ease restrictions on space technologies but strict controls remain on cutting-edge synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites
- NASA Stennis Takes Key Step in Expanding its Range Operations Work NASA · 23 Oct 2024 NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, has entered into an agreement with Skydweller Aero Inc. for the company to operate its solar-powered autonomous aircraft in the site’s restricted airspace, a k...
- Winning hearts and minds to further the global space economy SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2024 A recent opinion piece in SpaceNews, How countries can increase their participation in the global space economy, highlighted six areas — leadership and collaboration, funding and revenue, regulatory frameworks, technolog...
- NASA Quiet Space Fan Research to Benefit Commercial Space Stations NASA · 23 Oct 2024 NASA researchers developed a Quiet Space Fan to reduce the noise inside crewed spacecraft, sharing the results with industry for potential use on future commercial space stations. Controlling noise inside spacecraft help...
- Telesat contracts Intellian for Lightspeed LEO gateways SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2024 Telesat has ordered 127 gateway antennas from South Korea’s Intellian for its upcoming Lightspeed low Earth orbit broadband network, the Canadian geostationary satellite operator announced Oct. 23.
- Launch companies need to diversify to survive, say industry executives SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2024 Industry executives believe that pure-play launch companies need to diversify into other areas to survive in a demanding market that remains dominated by SpaceX.
- MT Aerospace Upper Stage Tank Demonstrator Passes Key Milestone European Spaceflight · 23 Oct 2024 Germany’s MT Aerospace has completed initial pressure tests for its SCOUT rocket upper stage tank demonstrator. Development of the Sandwich Common bulkhead Optimized Upper Stage Tank (SCOUT) project began as early as 201...
- Applying AI to satellite manufacturing SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2024 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Companies are proceeding cautiously in applying artificial intelligence to satellite manufacturing. Blue Canyon Technologies, for example, wants to better understand how AI can contribute to manuf...
- ULA begins stacking Vulcan rocket in anticipation of first national security mission Spaceflight Now · 23 Oct 2024 The USSF-106 mission will be the first launch of the Vulcan rocket once it receives certification to support missions on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense. A launch date has not yet been announced for the third Vu...
- SpaceX launches non-Starlink internet satellites, but don’t be confused Teslarati · 22 Oct 2024 SpaceX launched non-Starlink internet satellites owned by Eutelsat, but there is no reason to be confused. Eutelsat’s OneWeb satellite internet service is...
- Proteus Space Secures Major Investment and Partnership with SAIC SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 Radically accelerating custom bus satellite digital modeling & production with AI-powered MERCURY™ Los Angeles, CA – October 22nd, 2024 – Proteus Space, a trailblazer in rapid space system design, assembly,
- NASA Awards Custodial, Refuse Collection Contract NASA · 22 Oct 2024 NASA has selected All Native Synergies Company of Winnebego, Nebraska, to provide custodial and refuse collection services at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The Custodial and Refuse Col...
- Space Development Agency taps Umbra for satellite integration study SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 Umbra operates a constellation of high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites
- A Dazzling Supernova NASA · 22 Oct 2024 This image, released on Feb. 24, 2017, shows Supernova 1987a (center) surrounded by dramatic red clouds of gas and dust within the Large Magellanic Cloud. This supernova, first discovered on Feb. 23, 1987, blazed with th...
- Access to capital remains tough for space companies SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 Lower interest rates should fuel more space investments but many companies will still struggle to raise funds, according to an Oct. 21 Satellite Innovation panel of investors.
- NASA Wallops to Support October Sounding Rocket Launch NASA · 22 Oct 2024 NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to support the launch of a suborbital sounding rocket for the U.S. Department of Defense during a launch window that runs 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. EDT each day from Wednes...