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- Going Back-to-School with NASA Data NASA · 16 Sep 2024 As students head back to school, teachers have a new tool that brings NASA satellite data down to their earthly classrooms. For over 50 years of observing Earth, NASA’s satellites have collected petabytes of global scien...
- Aura at 20 Years NASA · 16 Sep 2024 Introduction In the 1990s and early 2000s, an international team of engineers and scientists designed an integrated observatory for atmospheric composition – a bold endeavor to provide unprecedented detail that was essen...
- Planet signs three-year DLR contract SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 PARIS – Planet Labs Germany GmbH announced a contract Sept. 16 to provide Earth-observation data and services to the German Space Agency DLR. The value of the three-year contract was
- Connecting the dots | FCC’s space sustainability authority in question as need grows SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 Pressure is mounting on the Federal Communications Commission to do more to protect the environment from rising megaconstellations, even as a Supreme Court ruling casts uncertainty on its authority to
- Want to challenge Starlink in the satcom market? SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 PARIS — SpaceX’s Starlink constellation is dominating the global market for high-throughput satellite communications. There is room, though, for competitors to claim a significant market share in much the same
- NASA Mobilizes Resource for HBCU Scholars, Highlighted at Conference NASA · 16 Sep 2024 NASA will spotlight its program to engage underrepresented and underserved students in science, technology, engineering, and math at the 2024 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week Conference i...
- Space Force awards $45 million to universities for propulsion and power research SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 To date the Space Force has invested more than $100 million in its University Consortium initiative
- Investigation Identifies Cause of Ariane 6 APU Anomaly European Spaceflight · 16 Sep 2024 An Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force update has identified exceeded temperature limits as the cause of an APU anomaly during the rocket’s inaugural flight. Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket was launched for the first time on 9 July 20...
- NASA Veteran Kevin McCormick Joins Desert Works Propulsion as Senior Master Technician SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 New Mexico – Desert Works Propulsion, leading provider of electric propulsion (EP) expertise as a service, is thrilled to welcome Kevin McCormick as the Senior Master Technician. We congratulate Kevin
- Software fix planned to correct Ariane 6 upper stage issue SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 European officials say a software change should correct a problem on the inaugural Ariane 6 launch in July that prevented the rocket’s upper stage from performing a final maneuver.
- Impulse signs GEO rideshare contract with Space Network Services SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 PARIS – Impulse Space announced a contract Sept. 16 to provide transportation to geostationary orbit for satellites from French startup Space Network Services. It was the first agreement announced for
- War game reveals Chinese attacks on communications could paralyze Taiwan SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 Earlier this year, the chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party asked Elon Musk if he was withholding StarShield satellite services from United States service members
- Securing our future: Space Workforce for Tomorrow SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 Without a steady pipeline of space workforce professionals, our ability to innovate and compete globally is threatened. This shortage is not just a space workforce issue — it is a
- 55 Years Ago: Space Task Group Proposes Post-Apollo Plan to President Nixon NASA · 16 Sep 2024 The Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 completed the goal set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade. At the time, NASA planned nine mor...
- Proteus Space to launch AI-designed ESPA satellite SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles startup Proteus Space plans to launch in 2025 what it says will be “the world’s first AI-designed” ESPA-class satellite. The ESPA low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite
- Ariane 6 joint update report, 16 September 2024 ESA · 16 Sep 2024 The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of top management of ESA, as the overall Ariane 6 procuring entity and launch system architect, of the French space agency CNES as the launch base prime contractor, of ArianeGrou...
- Chinese on-orbit servicing and debris removal company secures early funding SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 HELSINKI — Chinese commercial on-orbit servicing company Sustain Space has secured financing to support launching its first demonstration satellite. The “pre-A+” funding round secured tens of millions of yuan (10
- How Maxar Space Systems is Leveraging Their Heritage to Pioneer Tomorrow SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 In the rapidly evolving space economy, the demand for new, reliable and cost-effective satellite and robotic solutions is more important than ever. In its more than 65-year history, Maxar Space
- “Competition Might Have Its Limits,” Says Arianespace CEO European Spaceflight · 16 Sep 2024 Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël has suggested that focusing on competition may not be the best approach in developing an Ariane 6 successor. In an
- Anduril targets space domain with AI and autonomous systems SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 The company plans to “design, build, and launch our own fully integrated systems by the end of 2025”
- NASA Johnson Honors Hispanic Heritage: Meet Manuel Retana NASA · 16 Sep 2024 Manuel Retana arrived in the U.S. at 15 years old, unable to speak English and with nothing but a dream and $200 in his pocket. Now, he plays a crucial role implementing life support systems on spacecraft that will carry...
- ESA tests Neuraspace traffic management services SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 PARIS – The European Space Agency plans to test space traffic management services offered by Portuguese startup Neuraspace. Under a contract announced Sept. 16, ESA’s Space Debris Office will integrate
- ImageSat International (ISI) Announces $54.5 Million Contract to Provide Space-Based Analytics Services SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 ImageSat International (ISI) has been awarded a $54.5 million agreement to provide space-based intelligence analytics services for an International Defense Customer, for a period of three years. The service will be
- Apex unveils larger satellite bus SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 Satellite manufacturer Apex formally rolled out a larger satellite bus that the company says is geared for more demanding missions from government customers.
- What’s Happening in Space Policy September 15-21, 2024 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 16 Sep 2024 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of September 15-21, 2024 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session...
- NGSO revenue to overtake geostationary market by 2028 SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2024 Constellations in non-geostationary orbit are set to overtake geostationary satellites in revenue by 2028, according to Novaspace research published Sept. 15.
- Polaris Dawn Splashes Down After Five Busy Days SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 Sep 2024 The Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission came to an end this morning, splashing down in the Dry Tortugas near Key West, Florida. The five-day flight achieved a number of firsts...
- So what are we to make of the highly ambitious, private Polaris spaceflight? Ars Technica · 15 Sep 2024 They flew high, they walked in space, and finally early on Sunday, they landed.
- Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Polaris Dawn mission SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2024 A Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico early Sept. 15, concluding a five-day private astronaut mission that featured the first commercial spacewalk.
- Polaris Dawn crew returns to Earth with splashdown in Gulf of Mexico Spaceflight Now · 15 Sep 2024 The Polaris Dawn crew closed out a record-setting commercial spaceflight with a pre-dawn splashdown early Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico northwest of Key West, Florida. Splashdown occurred at 3:37 a.m. EDT (0737 UTC).
- Polaris Dawn returns home after landmark commercial spaceflight NASASpaceflight · 14 Sep 2024 After a historic mission, the Polaris Dawn mission, flown by Crew Dragon Resilience with private astronauts, has successfully splashed down off the Florida coast. Polaris Dawn, which made history with the highest altitud...
- EU Report Advocates for Scrapping ESA Geo-Return Policy European Spaceflight · 14 Sep 2024 In a report commissioned by the European Union, former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi called for ESA to scrap its geographical return policy to ensure the continent’s space industry remains competitive in the g...
- Butch and Suni Enjoying Extended Stay on ISS, Suni to be Next ISS Commander SpacePolicyOnline.com · 14 Sep 2024 Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams told reporters today they are in their “happy place” aboard the International Space Station and have no regrets about staying longer than expected. The two...
- United Airlines bumps GEO operators off fleet for Starlink Wi-Fi SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2024 United Airlines is replacing multiple geostationary operators with Starlink in SpaceX’s largest aviation Wi-Fi deal, shaking up the last satellite broadband market where the low Earth orbit constellation had yet to gain...
- Starliner astronauts adjust to long-term ISS stay SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2024 The NASA astronauts left on the International Space Station after Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft returned to Earth uncrewed said they supported NASA’s decision but believed that, given more time, the agency may ha...
- Launch Pad work continues at Starbase as Flight 5 delayed by FAA NASASpaceflight · 13 Sep 2024 SpaceX is still preparing for Flight 5 of Starship but may have to wait at least six more weeks for regulatory approval from the FAA. With Booster 12 and Ship 30 patiently waiting for rollout and integrated testing, work...
- Sols 4304-4006: 12 Years, 42 Drill Holes, and Now… 1 Million ChemCam Shots! NASA · 13 Sep 2024 Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 Today, I need to talk about ChemCam, our laser and imaging instrument on the top of Curiosity’s mast. It one of the instruments in the “head” that gives Curiosity that cute loo...
- Augustine: NASA Needs to Focus on the Basics–Infrastructure, Workforce, Technology SpacePolicyOnline.com · 13 Sep 2024 A new report from the National Academies warns NASA that it needs to focus on the basics even if it means forgoing new missions. Chaired by Norm Augustine, the report...
- NASA Ames Selects Aeronautics and Exploration Support Contractor NASA · 13 Sep 2024 NASA has awarded the NASA Academic Mission Services 2 (NAMS-2) contract to Crown Consulting Inc., of Arlington, Virginia, to provide the agency’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, aeronautics and explo...
- NGA taps 10 firms for $290 million satellite data analytics contract SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2024 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency selected Earth observation satellite imagery providers and data analytics specialists to compete for orders under the Luno A program