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- Intelsat 33e breaks up in geostationary orbit SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2024 The Intelsat 33e satellite has broken up in geostationary orbit and lost power, ceasing communications services for customers across Europe, Africa and parts of Asia Pacific
- Latest Starship flight prompts praise and worries at IAC SpaceNews · 19 Oct 2024 For many of the more than 11,000 participants at the International Astronautical Congress this year, the biggest news of the week-long conference was not anything that took place within the sprawling convention center he...
- SpaceX launches final Gen. 1 OneWeb satellites on 100th orbital flight of 2024 Spaceflight Now · 19 Oct 2024 With this mission, SpaceX has now launched 98 Falcon 9 rockets and two Falcon Heavy rockets this year. Liftoff of the OneWeb #20 mission happened at 10:13 p.m. PDT (1:13 a.m. EDT, 0513 UTC).
- Ground systems could delay Artemis 2 launch SpaceNews · 19 Oct 2024 Refurbishment of ground systems like a mobile launch platform could become another factor in the schedule for the Artemis 2 mission that NASA says is still planned for launch next September.
- SpaceX secures new contracts worth $733.5 million for national security space missions SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2024 The company won the first task orders issued under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program
- S-MODE, ASIA-AQ, and the Role of ESPO in Complex Airborne Campaigns NASA · 18 Oct 2024 ESPO solves problems before you know you have them. If you are missing a canister of liquid nitrogen, got locked out of your rental car, or need clearance for a South Korean military base, you want ESPO in your corner. W...
- NASA Michoud Gets a Rare Visitor NASA · 18 Oct 2024 Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) passes over NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans in this Oct. 13, 2024, image. This comet comes from the Oort Cloud, far beyond Pluto and the most distant edges of the Kuipe...
- Further delays and hurdles for EU Space Law SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2024 MILAN – It’s not yet clear what form the European Union’s “Space Law” will take. The widely anticipated proposal could include regulations or directives, or it could be “just a
- NASA and Partners Scaling to New Heights NASA · 18 Oct 2024 NASA, in partnership with AeroVironment and Aerostar, recently demonstrated a first-of-its-kind air traffic management concept that could pave the way for aircraft to safely operate at higher altitudes. This work seeks t...
- Astroport and Orbit Fab Join Forces for Lunar Exploration Breakthrough SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2024 Milan, Italy – October 16th, 2024 – Astroport Space Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of advanced space exploration solutions, and Orbit Fab, Inc., a pioneer in in-space refueling and resource
- Skyrora eyes spring 2025 launch amid UK regulatory hangups SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2024 Scotland-based Skyrora hopes to launch its first suborbital mission from British soil in the spring following a year of regulatory delays.
- Five Years Ago: First All Woman Spacewalk NASA · 18 Oct 2024 The fifth anniversary of the first all-female spacewalk by NASA astronauts Christina H. Koch and Jessica U. Meir seems like a good time to tell the story of women spacewalkers. Since the first woman stepped outside a spa...
- ESA Publishes Call for Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon European Spaceflight · 18 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency has published an initial development call for a proposed radio telescope that would be built on the far side of the Moon. The Astrophysical Lunar Observatory (ALO) was first examined for possibl...
- NASA Selects Crew for 45-Day Simulated Mars Mission in Houston NASA · 18 Oct 2024 NASA selected a crew of four research volunteers to participate in its last simulated mission to Mars in 2024 within a habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Obaid Alsuwaidi, Kristen Magas, Tiffany Snyd...
- NASA, Artemis Accords Signatories Progress on Sustainable Exploration NASA · 18 Oct 2024 A record number of Artemis Accords signatories, including the United States, gathered at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), the world’s largest global space conference taking place in Milan this week, furthe...
- Invest now in vital space systems for safety, security and economic resiliency SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2024 Weather forecasters, Federal Emergency Management Agency employees, the National Guard and other U.S military personnel, state and local officials, first responders and those providing emergency services before, during a...
- IAC 2024 – Public day ESA · 18 Oct 2024 Public day
- Connecting the Dots | The next connectivity frontier: A universal 5G broadband terminal SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2024 Efforts to standardize satellite and terrestrial communications are moving beyond narrowband capabilities toward a universal broadband terminal for seamless, global connectivity. Geostationary operator Intelsat recently...
- Rocket Report: Bloomberg calls for SLS cancellation; SpaceX hits century mark Ars Technica · 18 Oct 2024 "For the first time, Canada will host its own homegrown rocket technology."
- Hubble Captures a New View of Galaxy M90 NASA · 18 Oct 2024 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the striking spiral galaxy Messier 90 (M90, also NGC 4569), located in the constellation Virgo. In 2019, Hubble released an image of M90 created with Wide Field and Pla...
- Earth from Space: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ESA · 18 Oct 2024 The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia.
- ESA Awards OHB a €63M Contract for Ramses Planetary Defence Mission European Spaceflight · 18 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency has awarded OHB Italia an initial contract worth €63 million to develop the Ramses mission, which will study an asteroid during its close approach to Earth. In April 2029, the asteroid Apophis w...
- What is Air Quality? NASA · 18 Oct 2024 Clean air is essential for healthy living, but according to the World Health Organization (WHO), almost 99% of the global population breathes air exceeding their guideline limits of air pollution. “Air quality is a measu...
- Sols 4336-4337: Where the Streets Have No Name NASA · 18 Oct 2024 Earth planning date: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 Curiosity continues to drive along the western edge of the upper Gediz Vallis channel. After exiting the channel a few weeks ago, we turned north to image the “back side” of...
- GAO: Lack of Ground System Schedule Margin Adds to Likelihood of Artemis II Delay SpacePolicyOnline.com · 18 Oct 2024 A lack of schedule margin in NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems program is adding to the likelihood that Artemis II will be delayed according to the Government Accountability Office. Scheduled for...
- International spaceports seek to collaborate SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2024 A group of existing and proposed spaceports are joining forces to share lessons learned and potentially develop standards for launch facilities around the world.
- ESA awards contract to begin work on Ramses asteroid mission SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency signed a contract with OHB to begin work on an asteroid mission, but a decision on full funding for the mission is still more than a year away.
- U.S. government eases export controls on space technologies SpaceNews · 17 Oct 2024 The Commerce Department unveiled regulatory changes that would open new markets for U.S. companies
- Webinar – The Rise of Intuitive Machines SpaceNews · 17 Oct 2024 oin us October 29th at 1:00pm EST for a special webinar with Steve Altemus, Co-founder, President, and CEO of Intuitive Machines (IM), as he shares his vision and insights on the future of space exploration and lunar tec...
- NRO pushes back on criticism of satellite intelligence delays SpaceNews · 17 Oct 2024 The NRO's new constellation of satellites, equipped with a range of sensors, is generating more information than ever before
- Boeing’s Starliner Delayed Again; NASA Confirms Both 2025 ISS Missions On SpaceX Crew Dragon The Launch Pad · 17 Oct 2024 Boeing’s Starliner Delayed Again; NASA Confirms Both 2025 ISS Missions On SpaceX Crew Dragon
- Bridenstine to Lead NASA Mars Sample Return Strategy Review SpacePolicyOnline.com · 17 Oct 2024 In a post on NASA’s Science Mission Directorate website yesterday, NASA disclosed establishment of a Mars Sample Return Strategy Review Team to assess 11 studies of alternatives for returning samples...
- I Am Artemis: Sarah Ryan NASA · 17 Oct 2024 A passion for puzzles, problem-solving, and propulsion led Sarah Ryan – a native of Columbus, Ohio – to her current position as Raptor engine lead for NASA’s HLS (Human Landing System) insight team at NASA’s Marshall Spa...
- NASA Goddard Hosts Former VP Al Gore to Mark 10 Years of DSCOVR Mission NASA · 17 Oct 2024 Environmentalist and former Vice President Al Gore visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Oct. 16, 2024, to commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of the DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Obser...
- It’s increasingly unlikely that humans will fly around the Moon next year Ars Technica · 17 Oct 2024 It's not just Orion's heat shield; the mission's ground systems are running out of time.
- NASA’s C-130 Aircraft En Route to India in Support of NISAR Mission NASA · 17 Oct 2024 NASA’s globetrotting C-130 Hercules team is carrying out a cargo transport mission to Bengaluru, India, in support of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission. The C-130 departed from NASA’s Wallops Flight...
- NASA’s IXPE Helps Researchers Determine Shape of Black Hole Corona NASA · 17 Oct 2024 New findings using data from NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission offer unprecedented insight into the shape and nature of a structure important to black holes called a corona. A corona is a shifting...
- SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 17 Oct 2024 The Starlink 8-19 mission came at the end of the week kicked off by the launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket, a Falcon Heavy rocket and two other Falcon 9 rockets. Liftoff happened at 7:31 p.m. EDT (2331 UTC) on Friday, Oc...
- Just Keep Roving NASA · 17 Oct 2024 Throughout the past week, Perseverance has continued marching up the Jezero crater rim. This steep ascent through the Martian regolith (soil) can prove to be slow driving for the rover, as the wheels can slip on the stee...
- Old Data Yields New Secrets as NASA’s DAVINCI Preps for Venus Trip NASA · 17 Oct 2024 How NASA’s DAVINCI mission to Venus uses old data to reveal new secrets.