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- NASA watchdog finds quality control problems with Boeing SLS work SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2024 NASA’s internal watchdog sharply criticized the work Boeing is doing on the next version of the Space Launch System, finding serious lapses in quality control.
- Sols 4268-4269: Admiring Kings Canyon NASA · 12 Aug 2024 Earth planning date: Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 Curiosity is admiring our latest drill hole, “Kings Canyon.” Today’s plan is dedicated to continuing analysis of the drilled sample, including preconditioning for SAM evolved...
- SpaceX launches two satellites for Arctic broadband mission SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2024 Each satellite carries multiple payloads, including the U.S. military's Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization (EPS-R)
- What’s Happening in Space Policy August 11-24, 2024 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 11 Aug 2024 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the next two weeks, August 11-24, 2024, and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in
- SpaceX launched twin communications satellites for Space Norway Spaceflight Now · 11 Aug 2024 The satellites were manufactured by Northrop Grumman and will provide both commercial broadband connectivity and military satellite communications in the northern polar region. Liftoff happened Sunday, Aug. 11, at 7:02 p...
- Rocket Lab launches Capella Space SAR satellite SpaceNews · 11 Aug 2024 Rocket Lab launched a Capella Space radar imaging satellite Aug. 11 on a mission that illustrated the flexibility offered by, but also the challenges facing, small launch vehicles.
- SpaceX launches Falcon 9 at sunrise with 23 Starlink satellites Spaceflight Now · 11 Aug 2024 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites at sunrise Monday, capping a busy long-weekend for the launch company that saw three launches and two scrubbed countdowns over four days.
- NASA requests details on potential VIPER partnerships SpaceNews · 10 Aug 2024 NASA is requesting concepts from companies and organizations willing to take over a robotic lunar rover that the agency announced last month it would cancel even through it is nearly complete.
- Space Force to expand missile-defense satellite network in medium Earth orbit SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2024 The Space Systems Command released a “request for prototype proposals” for the Missile Track Custody Epoch 2 program
- NASA Explores Industry, Partner Interest in Using VIPER Moon Rover NASA · 9 Aug 2024 As part of its commitment to a robust, sustainable lunar exploration program for the benefit of all, NASA issued a Request for Information Friday to seek interest from American companies and institutions in conducting a...
- China's Thousand Sails Megaconstellation Kicks Off with Dangerous Debris Field The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2024 China's Thousand Sails Megaconstellation Kicks Off with Dangerous Debris Field
- Viasat Shares Surge 38% Amid Strong Q1 Performance and Upbeat Revenue Outlook The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2024 Viasat Shares Surge 38% Amid Strong Q1 Performance and Upbeat Revenue Outlook
- Flight 5 and 6 Preparations Underway as SpaceX reveals Raptor 3 NASASpaceflight · 9 Aug 2024 SpaceX continues with the Starship pace, with another busy week involving the reveal and first firing of the Raptor 3 engine, a spin prime — and not a static fire — for Ship 30, tons more Orbital Launch Pad B work. Space...
- Impulse Space to Offer Rideshare Services to Geostationary Orbit with Helios Tug The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2024 Impulse Space to Offer Rideshare Services to Geostationary Orbit with Helios Tug
- Dawn Aerospace Unveils Docking & Refueling Port for SatDrive Propulsion Systems The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2024 Dawn Aerospace Unveils Docking & Refueling Port for SatDrive Propulsion Systems
- Eutelsat in exclusive talks to create ground station-as-a-service giant SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2024 Eutelsat plans to carve out ground segment infrastructure worth about 790 million euros ($863 million) and then sell most of the teleport service business to a private equity fund, the French fleet operator announced Aug...
- Pressure Mounts as New Glenn Nears Launch Date Space Scout · 9 Aug 2024 2024 is far from over and another new rocket is still expected to earn its wings: Blue Origin’s New Glenn. If all proceeds according to plan it could happen in less than 60 days. However, substantial milestones remain in...
- NASA Hosts Astronaut Don Pettit Prelaunch Interviews NASA · 9 Aug 2024 NASA astronaut Don Pettit is available for limited interview opportunities beginning at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 16, to discuss his upcoming mission to the International Space Station in September. The virtual interview...
- Astro Campers SCoPE Out New Worlds NASA · 9 Aug 2024 Teachers at Smokey Mountain Elementary School have collaborated with the NASA Science Activation (SciAct) program’s Smoky Mountains STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Collaborative (SMSC) and projec...
- A ‘FURST’ of its Kind: Sounding Rocket Mission to Study Sun as a Star NASA · 9 Aug 2024 By Jessica Barnett From Earth, one might be tempted to view the Sun as a unique celestial object like no other, as it’s the star our home planet orbits and the one our planet relies on most for heat and light. But if you...
- NASA Teams Change Brakes to Keep Artemis Crew Safe NASA · 9 Aug 2024 Recently, teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center met with engineering teams at a central Florida amusement park to share knowledge on a new braking system NASA is...
- Regina Caputo Charts the Future of High-Energy Astrophysics NASA · 9 Aug 2024 Research astrophysicist Regina Caputo puzzles out how the universe works by studying the most extreme events in the cosmos. Name: Regina CaputoTitle: Research Astrophysicist Organization: Astroparticle Physics Laborato...
- Week in images: 05-09 August 2024 ESA · 9 Aug 2024 Week in images: 05-09 August 2024
- The International Space Station’s “window to the world” NASA · 9 Aug 2024 The cupola is a small module designed for the observation of operations outside the station such as robotic activities, the approach of vehicles, and spacewalks. Its six side windows and a direct nadir viewing window pro...
- NASA to Launch 8 Scientific Balloons From New Mexico NASA · 9 Aug 2024 NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has kicked off its annual fall balloon campaign at the agency’s balloon launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Eight balloon flights carrying scientific experiments and technology d...
- NASA Tests Deployment of Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Visor’ NASA · 9 Aug 2024 The “visor” for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope recently completed several environmental tests simulating the conditions it will experience during launch and in space. Called the Deployable Aperture Cover, this...
- Hubble Spotlights a Supernova NASA · 9 Aug 2024 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LEDA 857074, located in the constellation Eridanus. LEDA 857074 is a barred spiral galaxy, with partially broken spiral arms. The image also captured a super...
- Chinese rocket stage breaks up into cloud of more than 700 pieces of space debris SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2024 HELSINKI — A Chinese Long March 6A rocket’s upper stage has fragmented into a cloud of over 700 pieces of space debris, adding to concerns about long-term orbital safety. China
- Rocket Lab fires Archimedes engine for the first time SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2024 Rocket Lab has fired its Archimedes engine for the first time, a key step in its efforts to develop the Neutron reusable rocket.
- Rocket Report: Archimedes engine sees first light, New Glenn making moves Ars Technica · 9 Aug 2024 "Coming soon: a full recovery rehearsal with our landing vessel."
- Build your own Ariane 6 rocket with ESA! ESA · 9 Aug 2024 Build your own Ariane 6 rocket with ESA!
- The hidden intricacies of Messier 106 ESA · 9 Aug 2024 The hidden intricacies of Messier 106
- Safran Electronics & Defense to Establish New Satellite Electric Propulsion Production Line in Colorado The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2024 Safran Electronics & Defense to Establish New Satellite Electric Propulsion Production Line in Colorado
- BAE Systems Secures $48 Million Contract to Enhance Military Intelligence Data Analytics Platform The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2024 BAE Systems Secures $48 Million Contract to Enhance Military Intelligence Data Analytics Platform
- Perceptive Space Secures $2.8 Million For Space Weather Platform The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2024 Perceptive Space Secures $2.8 Million For Space Weather Platform
- Voyager Space To Continue Development of Advanced Propulsion Subsystem for US Defense Program The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2024 Voyager Space To Continue Development of Advanced Propulsion Subsystem for US Defense Program
- The Exploration Company Has Secured $770M in Contracts European Spaceflight · 9 Aug 2024 The Exploration Company has revealed that just over three years after its founding, it has already secured $770 million (€704.5 million) in contracts. Founded in 2021, The Exploration Company is an in-space logistics com...
- Vast Partners with Redwire and Yuri for Microgravity Lab on Haven-1 Space Station The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2024 Vast Partners with Redwire and Yuri for Microgravity Lab on Haven-1 Space Station
- NASA Explores Mars Sample Return Mission Approaches with Commercial Partners The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2024 NASA Explores Mars Sample Return Mission Approaches with Commercial Partners
- Yahsat Revenue Dip Amid Satellite Issues, Gains Profit Boost from Airbus Compensation The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2024 Yahsat Revenue Dip Amid Satellite Issues, Gains Profit Boost from Airbus Compensation