Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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NASA Science Activation Teams Present at National Rural STEM Summit NASA · 5 Jul 2024 NASA Science Activation (SciAct) teams participated in the National Rural STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) Summit held June 4-7, 2024 in Tucson, Arizona. Hosted by Kalman Mannis of the Rural Activat...
Week in images: 01-05 July 2024 ESA · 5 Jul 2024 Week in images: 01-05 July 2024
Regulating outer space after Loper Bright SpaceNews · 5 Jul 2024 How Loper Bright could upend the process of crafting and enforcing space policy.
Connecting the Dots: From oil to orbit SpaceNews · 5 Jul 2024 Saudi Arabia is stepping up efforts to become a major force in space as commercial activity in the industry rises across the Middle East.
Foust Forward: Who’s afraid of the big bad Starship? SpaceNews · 5 Jul 2024 Many in the launch industry on both sides of the Atlantic are skeptical that Starship will dominate the industry and force competitors out of business, at least over the next several years.
What the biggest solar storm in decades revealed about space system resilience SpaceNews · 5 Jul 2024 A solar storm in May revealed the challenges and current state of space weather modeling and readiness.
The Space Relayers: NASA’s latest bet on the private sector is starting to take shape SpaceNews · 5 Jul 2024 NASA is just months away from closing off its data relay satellite fleet to new users in preparation for switching over to commercial alternatives.
Seeding the future of space warfare SpaceNews · 5 Jul 2024 SpaceWERX is emphasizing pragmatic military tech over exploratory research.
ESA Council decisions set the stage for more diverse European launch services ESA · 5 Jul 2024
Ariane 6: Europe’s next big rocket in a nutshell ESA · 5 Jul 2024 Ariane 6 is the newest rocket in a series that has, for five decades, been launching Europe towards the stars. Building on all the knowledge, expertise and technology developed over the years, Ariane 6 will be versatile,...
ILR-33 Amber 2K Makes History as Poland’s First Rocket to Reach Space European Spaceflight · 5 Jul 2024 The Łukasiewicz Institute of Aviation has made history with the launch of its ILR-33 Amber 2K rocket from the Andøya Space Centre in Norway. The ILR-33 Amber 2k rocket was launched on its first space shot on 3 July from...
Kazakhstan joins China’s ILRS moon base program SpaceNews · 5 Jul 2024 Kazakhstan has signed a memorandum on cooperation on the China-led ILRS and will also explore commercial use of each other’s spaceports.
Webb admires bejewelled ring ESA · 5 Jul 2024 Webb admires bejewelled ring
Earth from Space: Madeira ESA · 5 Jul 2024 The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured a rare, cloud-free image over the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Europe’s Earth Return Orbiter reaches design maturity ESA · 5 Jul 2024 ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter, the first spacecraft that will rendezvous and capture an object around another planet, passed a key milestone to bring the first Mars samples back to Earth.
Airbus Awarded €2.1B to Build German Military Communications System European Spaceflight · 5 Jul 2024 Airbus Defence and Space announced that Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, had awarded the company a €2.1 billion contract to develop SATCOMBw 3, the country’s next-generation secure military satellite communication...
Eight CubeSats Lift Off for NASA on Firefly Aerospace Rocket! NASA · 4 Jul 2024 As part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, Firefly Aerospace launched eight small satellites on July 3 aboard the company’s Alpha rocket. Named “Noise of Summer,” the rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Co...
Ariane 6 first flight timeline ESA · 4 Jul 2024 Ariane 6 first flight timeline
EarthCARE offers a sneak peek into Earth’s energy balance ESA · 4 Jul 2024 Offering a foretaste of what’s to come once it is fully commissioned, ESA’s EarthCARE satellite has returned the first images from its broadband radiometer instrument. These initial images offer a tantalising glimpse int...
Ariane 6 launch: how to watch and what to look out for ESA · 4 Jul 2024 Ariane 6 key visual
A Graceful Exit, Part 1: How to Responsibly Retire ISS Space Scout · 4 Jul 2024 Responsibly disposing of the ISS will be a monumental undertaking all its own. As we prepare to lay to rest one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments, what will it take to give the ISS a graceful exit?
Firefly Aerospace launches NASA-sponsored cubesats SpaceNews · 4 Jul 2024 Firefly Aerospace placed eight cubesats into orbit on a mission funded by NASA on the first flight of the company’s Alpha rocket since an upper stage malfunction more than half a year ago.
Airbus secures $2.5 billion German military satellite contract SpaceNews · 4 Jul 2024 Two large GEO communications spacecraft would be deployed before the end of the decade
Payload for Final Vega Flight Aboard Ariane 6 Transport Headed to Kourou European Spaceflight · 4 Jul 2024 Airbus Defence and Space has announced that the 1.1-tonne Sentinel-2C satellite has been loaded onto the Ariane 6 transport ship Canopée for its two-week journey across the Atlantic to the Guiana Space Centre in French G...
Ariane 6 first passengers – with names ESA · 4 Jul 2024 Ariane 6 first passengers – with names
Ariane 6 first passengers ESA · 4 Jul 2024 Ariane 6 first passengers
Eye test for lunar impact surveyor ESA · 4 Jul 2024 Eye test for lunar impact surveyor
Laser upgrade for Mars rover ESA · 4 Jul 2024 Laser upgrade for Mars rover
Tracking Ariane 6 as it soars over the Azores ESA · 4 Jul 2024 A network of ground stations around the world, including two owned by ESA, will track the debut flight of Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket. They will monitor key phases of the flight and gather telemetry and video that will...
Sols 4234-4235: And That’s (Nearly) a Wrap on Mammoth Lakes! NASA · 4 Jul 2024 Earth Planning Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024 We received the data from our SAM analysis of the Mammoth Lakes sample late Monday afternoon. After chewing over the results, the team declared we are very happy with all of t...
Blue Origin, Stoke Space selected by U.S. Space Force to compete for small satellite missions SpaceNews · 3 Jul 2024 Both companies were on-ramped to the Orbital Services Program-4 (OSP-4) contract
The Marshall Star for July 3, 2024 NASA · 3 Jul 2024 11 Marshall Team Members, 5 Teams Awarded in Space Flight Awareness Ceremony By Jessica Barnett Sixteen individuals and groups from across NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center were recognized June 27 for going above and b...
Sentinel-2C ready for transatlantic trip to farewell Vega launch SpaceNews · 3 Jul 2024 Sentinel-2C is ready to be shipped from Germany for a two-week trip across the Atlantic Ocean to the European spaceport in French Guiana, where Europe’s latest Earth science satellite is due to launch on the final flight...
Investing in Space: Why military contracts are crucial for space companies CNBC · 3 Jul 2024 As Americans celebrate our independence this week, I’m reminded of the intrinsic but perhaps little-understood link between space and U.S. national security.
EnduroSat to Build Botsat-1, Botswana's First Satellite The Launch Pad · 3 Jul 2024 EnduroSat to Build Botsat-1, Botswana's First Satellite
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes 20th Close Approach to the Sun The Launch Pad · 3 Jul 2024 NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes 20th Close Approach to the Sun
Former NASA Chief Astronaut Patrick Forrester Retires NASA · 3 Jul 2024 July 3, 2024 RELEASE: J24-011 NASA astronaut Patrick G. Forrester retired June 29, after a career spanning 31 years of service and three spaceflights. He went on to become chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office, and most recen...
Polaris Dawn Now Targeting NET July 31st For Launch The Launch Pad · 3 Jul 2024 Polaris Dawn Now Targeting NET July 31st For Launch
Orion on the Rise NASA · 3 Jul 2024 Technicians lift NASA’s Orion spacecraft out of the Final Assembly and System Testing cell on June 28, 2024. The integrated spacecraft, which will be used for the Artemis II mission to orbit the Moon, has been undergoing...
NASA "70% Confidence" Starship Ready by February 2028, 1.5 Year Delay From September 2026 Target In New GAO Report The Launch Pad · 3 Jul 2024 NASA "70% Confidence" Starship Ready by February 2028, 1.5 Year Delay From September 2026 Target In New GAO Report

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