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- United Launch Alliance prepares for crucial certification flight as U.S. Space Force watches closely SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 Brig. Gen. Panzenhagen: Following Vulcan’ Cert-2 mission, “We will need some time to make sure that everything was clean”
- SpaceX successfully launches EU navigation satellite constellation Teslarati · 18 Sep 2024 SpaceX successfully launched a European Union navigation satellite constellation this morning from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. At 6:50...
- NASA, US Department of Education to Launch STEM Project in Washington NASA · 18 Sep 2024 Media are invited to the kickoff event of a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Department of Education at 4 p.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 23, at the Wheatley Education Campus in Washington. The interagency project, 21st Ce...
- Webb’s new view of Arp 107 ESA · 18 Sep 2024 Webb’s new view of Arp 107
- 35 years of SpaceNews: A trusted voice in a transforming space industry SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 Thirty-five years ago today, SpaceNews published its first issue, defying naysayers who claimed the space industry circa 1989 was too small to justify a dedicated weekly publication. With a small
- SpaceNews Celebrates 35th Anniversary as a Global Media Brand SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 Paris, September 18, 2024 – SpaceNews, the leading global source for space industry news and analysis, celebrates its 35th anniversary this September 18th. Founded as a weekly newspaper, SpaceNews has
- India approves moon sample return, Venus orbiter, space station module and reusable launcher SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 HELSINKI — The Indian government has given approval to a number of major space projects including the Chandrayaan-4 lunar sample return and a first space station module. The union cabinet,
- Rob Gutro: Clear Science in the Forecast NASA · 18 Sep 2024 Rob Gutro has never been one to stay idle. From his start working at a paper factory as a teenager, Rob navigated his way to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center where he serves as the deputy news chief in the Office of Co...
- NASA’s Webb Provides Another Look Into Galactic Collisions NASA · 18 Sep 2024 Smile for the camera! An interaction between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy, collectively known as Arp 107, seems to have given the spiral a happier outlook thanks to the two bright “eyes” and the wide semicirc...
- Eutelsat signs multi-launch agreement for MHI’s H3 rocket SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 Eutelsat said Sept. 18 it has signed a contract to use multiple H3 rockets from 2027 in the French fleet operator’s first launch agreement with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
- Hera asteroid mission launch kit ESA · 18 Sep 2024 Download this Hera launch kit to learn more about the mission's planetary defence, technology demonstration and bonus science goals.
- Lunar company Intuitive Machines’ stock jumps more than 40% after NASA moon satellite contract CNBC · 18 Sep 2024 Intuitive Machines’ stock jumped in early trading Wednesday after NASA awarded the lunar-focused company a major contract to build moon data satellites.
- The expanding opportunity for American and Indian space cooperation SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 The United States and India, the two largest democracies in the world, have a decades-long relationship built on cooperation in space issues. In recent years, that bond has come into
- NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson’s Scientific Mission aboard Space Station NASA · 18 Sep 2024 NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is returning home after a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. While on orbit, Dyson conducted an array of experiments and technology demonstrations that contribute to a...
- Reinventing the Clock: NASA’s New Tech for Space Timekeeping NASA · 18 Sep 2024 Here on Earth, it might not matter if your wristwatch runs a few seconds slow. But crucial spacecraft functions need accuracy down to one billionth of a second or less. Navigating with GPS, for example, relies on precise...
- Sentinel-2C to Vega and orbit – fit-check to liftoff timelapse ESA · 18 Sep 2024 From the arrival of Earth-obversation satellite Sentinel-2C in July 2024 and the first fit-check to launch on the from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, this timelapse shows how the third Sentinel 2 satellite was prep...
- SpaceX Concludes ESA Contract With Second Galileo Mission European Spaceflight · 18 Sep 2024 SpaceX launched the second of two flights contracted by the European Space Agency to deliver four satellites to orbit for the European Union’s Galileo satellite navigation system. The four Galileo satellites launched abo...
- NASA selects Intuitive Machines for lunar communications and navigation services SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 Intuitive Machines has won a NASA contract worth up to $4.8 billion to provide communications and navigation services at the moon to support the Artemis lunar exploration campaign.
- ESA seeks better coordination of European space spending SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 PARIS — The head of the European Space Agency wants better coordination of overall public spending on space in Europe, echoing the recommendations of a recent report. Speaking at the
- Lockheed Martin wins contract to supply geostationary lightning mappers SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 PARIS – Lockheed Martin won a $297.1 million contract to develop lightning mappers for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s future geostationary constellation. The contract announced Sept. 17 directs Loc...
- French Rocket Builder Sirius Space Secures Launch Pad in Australia European Spaceflight · 18 Sep 2024 French rocket builder Sirius Space Services has signed an agreement with Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) to secure a launch facility at the company’s Arnhem Space Centre in Australia. Sirius Space was founded in 2020 a...
- FAA fines SpaceX for launch license violations SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 The FAA announced its intent to fine SpaceX more than $633,000 for violating its launch licenses on two occasions in 2023, a decision SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he will fight in court.
- Rivada says Lockheed deal boosts investor confidence in constellation SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 Rivada Space Networks CEO Declan Ganley said Sept. 17 the sale of satellite supplier Terran Orbital to Lockheed Martin is a “real confidence builder” for the operator’s investors, while remaining guarded about financing...
- Space Force chief urges readiness for new era of competition SpaceNews · 17 Sep 2024 Saltzman pointed to initiatives like the establishment of the Space Futures Command and enhancements in training programs as steps toward building a more agile and effective force
- Measuring Moon Dust to Fight Air Pollution NASA · 17 Sep 2024 Moon dust, or regolith, isn’t like the particles on Earth that collect on bookshelves or tabletops – it’s abrasive and it clings to everything. Throughout NASA’s Apollo missions to the Moon, regolith posed a challenge to...
- NASA Selects Lunar Relay Contractor for Near Space Network Services NASA · 17 Sep 2024 NASA has awarded a contract to Intuitive Machines, LLC of Houston, to support the agency’s lunar relay systems as part of the Near Space Network, operated by the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Marylan...
- U.S. Space Force chief endorses commercial satellite data program SpaceNews · 17 Sep 2024 The TacSRT program “complements the exquisite work done by the intelligence community with unclassified operational planning products delivered on tactically relevant timelines”
- French armament agency responds to space threats SpaceNews · 17 Sep 2024 PARIS – By 2030, France plans to have an active capability to defend the space assets its armed forces rely upon, said Eva Portier, space deputy in the French armament
- NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Develop Lightning Mapper for NOAA NASA · 17 Sep 2024 NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to develop a lightning mapping instrument as part of NOAA’s Geostationary Extended...
- The Aerospace Corporation pushes research on hard-to-spot spacecraft reentries SpaceNews · 17 Sep 2024 In an era of increasing global launch rates, heightened by the buckshot approach to tossing mega-satellite constellations into Earth orbit, there’s also escalating anxiety about the ramifications from reentry of
- NASA Marshall to Present 2024 Small Business Awards Sept. 19 NASA · 17 Sep 2024 NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, invites media to its annual Small Business Industry and Advocate Awards ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 19. The awards recognize small businesses and small business...
- Johnson Space Center Ignites STEM Passion at Houston’s Japan Festival NASA · 17 Sep 2024 From Sept. 6-7, 2024, NASA’s Johnson Space Center brought the excitement of space exploration to the annual Japan Festival at Hermann Park in Houston. The lively cultural event featured traditional food, dance, martial a...
- Northrop Grumman Secures $54.7 Million US Air Force Contract for Satellite Communications Antennas The Launch Pad · 17 Sep 2024 Northrop Grumman Secures $54.7 Million US Air Force Contract for Satellite Communications Antennas
- Ocean Science Missions and Projects NASA · 17 Sep 2024 Internet of Animals The Internet of Animals project combines animal tracking tags with remote sensing, to better understand habitat use and movement patterns. This kind of research enables more informed ecological manage...
- Ursa Major Secures $12.5M in Military Funding to Advance Solid Rocket Motor Development The Launch Pad · 17 Sep 2024 Ursa Major Secures $12.5M in Military Funding to Advance Solid Rocket Motor Development
- A key NASA commercial partner faces severe financial challenges Ars Technica · 17 Sep 2024 "The business model had to change."
- France Unveils Low-Earth Orbit Space Surveillance Program at Space Defense and Security Summit The Launch Pad · 17 Sep 2024 France Unveils Low-Earth Orbit Space Surveillance Program at Space Defense and Security Summit
- Capella Space Secures $15M US Air Force Contract to Modernize SAR Sensor Technology The Launch Pad · 17 Sep 2024 Capella Space Secures $15M US Air Force Contract to Modernize SAR Sensor Technology
- SpaceX launches European Commission’s Galileo satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 17 Sep 2024 This was the second out of two planned launches of these spacecraft using a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 6:50 p.m. EDT (2250 UTC).
- ICESat-2 Hosts Third Applications Workshop NASA · 17 Sep 2024 Introduction The NASA Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 mission (ICESat-2), launched September 15, 2018, continues the first ICESat mission, delivering invaluable global altimetry data. Notwithstanding its icy a...