Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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UAE taps Japan’s MHI for Asteroid Mission Space Scout · 16 Oct 2024 Asteroid exploration is not for the faint of heart, and the latest mission announced in a long line of asteroid
NASA to Embrace Commercial Sector, Fly Out Legacy Relay Fleet NASA · 16 Oct 2024 NASA is one step closer on its transition to using commercially owned and operated satellite communications services to provide future near-Earth space missions with increased service coverage, availability, and accelera...
Quantum Key Distribution and laser communication: Here’s what you need to know SpaceNews · 16 Oct 2024 Quantum Key Distribution, or QKD, has drawn significant attention in the space industry. By making use of cryptographic security rooted in the laws of physics, it promises to safeguard communications
Sols 4334-4335: Planning with Popsicles — A Clipper Celebration! NASA · 16 Oct 2024 Earth planning date: Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 Today was an unusually exciting day during tactical planning on the Curiosity mission because it intersected with a momentous event in space exploration: the launch of Europa Cl...
IAC 2024 - Day 3 ESA · 16 Oct 2024 ACC meeting: strengthening relations with ESA Member States
NASA’s Hubble Sees a Stellar Volcano NASA · 16 Oct 2024 NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has provided a dramatic and colorful close-up look at one of the most rambunctious stars in our galaxy, weaving a huge spiral pattern among the stars. Located approximately 700 light-years a...
Christine Knudson Uses Earthly Experience to Study Martian Geology NASA · 16 Oct 2024 Geologist Christine Knudson works with the Curiosity rover to explore Mars — from about 250 million miles away.
Avio to Continue MR10 Rocket Engine Testing This Month European Spaceflight · 16 Oct 2024 Italian rocket builder Avio has announced that it plans to test-fire its MR10 methalox rocket engine in the coming weeks. The MR10 engine is designed to power rocket upper stages and can produce up to 98 kN of thrust. It...
ESA recognition for excellent space companies ESA · 16 Oct 2024 ESA spends over 5 billion euros annually on procurement, relying on robust, high precision engineering as well as innovative ideas for its space missions, where the quality of ESA suppliers is paramount. ESA recently pre...
Zeroing in on the Icons: The 2024 SpaceNews Shortlist SpaceNews · 16 Oct 2024 Announcing this year’s finalists for the SpaceNews Icon Awards, highlighting innovation, exploration and industry leadership. The SpaceNews Icon Awards celebrate the year’s most iconic achievements shaping the direction...
China launches new Gaofen-12 remote sensing satellite SpaceNews · 16 Oct 2024 MILAN — China added a fifth Gaofen-12 satellite to its national Earth observation system Tuesday, while providing no details regarding its capabilities. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off at
Axiom and Prada unveil design of Artemis spacesuit SpaceNews · 16 Oct 2024 Axiom Space showed off the flight design of the Artemis spacesuit it is developing for NASA with the assistance of Prada.
Insuring commercial suborbital flight passengers could be tricky, at least initially SpaceNews · 16 Oct 2024 Update: This article was updated at 1:20 pm ET with information on commercial spaceflight waivers. MILAN – If commercial suborbital spaceflight companies wanted to purchase insurance to cover the risk
HydRON: Satellites using lasers for faster data sharing ESA · 16 Oct 2024 At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan this week, ESA signed a contract for Element #1, the first phase of the HydRON Demonstration System. HydRON, which stands for High thRoughput Optical Network, is...
EarthCARE synergy reveals power of clouds and aerosols ESA · 16 Oct 2024 With the initial images from each of the instruments aboard ESA’s EarthCARE satellite now in hand, it's time to reveal how these four advanced sensors work in synergy to measure exactly how clouds and aerosols influence...
ESA picks Kepler-led group to develop LEO optical data relay network SpaceNews · 16 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency has awarded a group led by Kepler Communications, a Canadian small satellite operator, a 36 million euro ($39 million) contract to develop a low Earth orbit optical relay network.
No simple answers for debris mitigation SpaceNews · 16 Oct 2024 MILAN – National and international debris mitigation standards and policies are evolving rapidly to keep pace with increasingly complex space operations. With several large constellations poised to take flight and
Astrolab unveils smaller lunar rover SpaceNews · 16 Oct 2024 Venturi Astrolab, a company developing large lunar rovers for roles that include transporting astronauts on Artemis missions, will first fly a smaller rover primarily as a tech demo mission.
Inversion secures reentry license for first mission SpaceNews · 16 Oct 2024 Inversion, a startup developing systems to return cargo from space to Earth, has received a license for its first mission launching in November.
What is a Coral Reef? NASA · 16 Oct 2024 Coral reefs cover only 1% of the ocean floor, but support an estimated 25% of all marine life in the ocean, earning them the moniker ‘rainforest of the sea.’ They also play a critical role for coastal communities; preven...
Snippet of Euclid Mission’s Cosmic Atlas Released by ESA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 15 Oct 2024 With contributions from NASA, the mission will map a third of the sky in order to study a cosmic mystery called dark energy.
Station Science Top News: Oct. 11, 2024 NASA · 15 Oct 2024 Researchers verified that 3D micro-computed tomography scans can map the orientation of plant roots in space and used the method to demonstrate that carrots grown in actual and simulated microgravity both had random root...
China launches second batch of 18 satellites for Thousand Sails megaconstellation SpaceNews · 15 Oct 2024 MILAN — China successfully launched the second group of 18 satellites for the planned 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails megaconstellation Tuesday. A Long March 6A rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch
Army’s space tech roadmap emphasizes secure navigation, satcom, intelligence SpaceNews · 15 Oct 2024 Army’s greater focus on space is part of the military’s strategy for "multi-domain operations”
Dr. Rickey Shyne Named Crain’s Notable Black Leader NASA · 15 Oct 2024 Dr. Rickey J. Shyne, director of Research and Engineering at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, has been named one of Crain’s Cleveland Business’ 2024 Notable Black Leaders. Shyne is responsible for leading a sta...
$1.5 Million Awarded at Watts on the Moon Finals NASA · 15 Oct 2024 Great Lakes Science Center, home of the visitor center for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, hosted the final phase of NASA’s Watts on the Moon Challenge on Sept. 20. NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen attended to hel...
Ohio State Marching Band Performs Tribute to NASA NASA · 15 Oct 2024 The Ohio State University (OSU) teamed up with NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland for a multi-faceted tribute to NASA on Sept 21. During a home football game against Marshall University, OSU’s Marching Band recogn...
NASA Glenn Connects with Morehead State University NASA · 15 Oct 2024 NASA’s Glenn Research Center Director Dr. Jimmy Kenyon met with students and faculty at Morehead State University (MSU) in Kentucky on Sept. 19. Kenyon provided the keynote address on the topic of NASA’s exploration effo...
Visitors Explore NASA at Ingenuity Fest NASA · 15 Oct 2024 NASA’s Glenn Research Center participated in the Cleveland Ingenuity Fest 2024: Take Flight on Sept. 27-29. Ingenuity Fest, held at the 300,000-square-foot Hamilton Collaborative, features artwork, musicians, dancers, po...
NASA Glenn’s Photographers Capture Harvest Moon NASA · 15 Oct 2024 The Harvest Moon refers to the nearest full Moon to the autumnal equinox. The Moon appeared full for about three days last month from the evening of Monday, Sept. 16, through Thursday morning, Sept. 19. The brightest Moo...
Artemis II Crew Visits NASA Glenn NASA · 15 Oct 2024 Three of the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed flight paving the way for future lunar surface missions, visited NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Sept. 10-11. NASA...
Spooky on the Space Station NASA · 15 Oct 2024 Science in Space: October 2024 Cultures around the world celebrate Halloween on Oct 31. In many places, in addition to people wearing costumes and eating candy, this day is associated with spooky decorating using fake bl...
SpaceX just completed its 100th launch of 2024 Teslarati · 15 Oct 2024 SpaceX just completed its 100th launch of 2024 with the Starlink 10-10 launch. The company kicked off its 100th launch campaign of...
Zoom into the first page of ESA Euclid’s great cosmic atlas ESA · 15 Oct 2024 On 15 October 2024, ESA’s Euclid space mission revealed the first piece of its great map of the Universe, showing millions of stars and galaxies.
NASA, NOAA: Sun Reaches Maximum Phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle NASA · 15 Oct 2024 In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the Sun has reached...
Kirk Konert, AE Industrial Partners – Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews · 15 Oct 2024 In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Kirk Konert, a Managing Partner and board member at AE Industrial Partners (AEI). AEI is a private equity...
Europa Clipper Begins Journey to Jupiter’s Icy Moon NASA · 15 Oct 2024 A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. Europa Clipper is the first mission designed to conduct a detailed st...
Cassini Mission: 5 Things to Know About NASA Lewis’ Last Launch NASA · 15 Oct 2024 NASA’s ambitious Cassini mission to Saturn in the late 1990s was one of the agency’s greatest accomplishments, providing unprecedented revelations about the esoteric outer planet and its moons. The complex undertaking wa...
To attract new investors, stop talking about space SpaceNews · 15 Oct 2024 MILAN – Many institutional investors and private equity firms aren’t looking to invest in the space sector. To attract funding, it may help to stop talking about space and explain
Snippet of Euclid Mission’s Cosmic Atlas Released by ESA NASA · 15 Oct 2024 With contributions from NASA, the mission will map a third of the sky in order to study a cosmic mystery called dark energy. ESA (the European Space Agency) has released a new, 208-gigapixel mosaic of images taken by Euc...

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