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- U.S. to rely on commercial satellites to image spacecraft in orbit SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2024 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is interested in “commercial unclassified non-Earth imaging and associated analytics"
- Candace Givens, Northrop Grumman – Leading Women in Space SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2024 In this, the first episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Candace Givens, Sector VP Mission Assurance, Northrop Grumman.
- NASA’s Webb Reveals Long-Studied Star Is Actually Twins Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 13 Jun 2024 Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory through launch, Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument also revealed jets of gas flowing into space from the twin stars.
- Investing in Space: Virgin Galactic enters spaceflight hiatus after retiring Unity CNBC · 13 Jun 2024 VSS Unity was a good suborbital spaceship. But Virgin Galactic needs a great suborbital spaceship.
- Ariane 6 ESA · 13 Jun 2024 Ariane 6
- Virgin Galactic announces reverse stock split to boost share price SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2024 Virgin Galactic has approved a reverse stock split intended to boost the company’s stock price and avoid delisting.
- Aerospacelab to build debris-tracking satellite for Vyoma SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2024 German startup Vyoma has picked six-year-old Belgian venture Aerospacelab to build a third small satellite for its proposed space debris-monitoring constellation.
- NASA’s Perseverance Fords an Ancient River to Reach Science Target Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 13 Jun 2024 Originally thought of as little more than a route clear of rover-slowing boulders, Neretva Vallis has provided a bounty of geologic options for the science team.
- Orbex Receives €3M to Establish “Green Propulsion Excellence Centre” European Spaceflight · 13 Jun 2024 UK-based launch provider Orbex has been awarded DKK 23.7 million (€3.08 million) in funding from Innovation Fund Denmark to establish a “Green Propulsion Excellence Centre” in Copenhagen. Orbex is developing a two-stage...
- NASA Scrubs Spacewalk SpacePolicyOnline.com · 13 Jun 2024 A spacewalk at the International Space Station this morning was scrubbed because of a “spacesuit discomfort” issue. The two NASA astronauts, Tracy Dyson and Matt Dominick, were scheduled to conduct
- Hera and its CubeSats speak with mission control ESA · 13 Jun 2024 ESA’s Hera asteroid mission and its two CubeSats interacted as if they were in space, within the foam pyramid-lined walls of the Agency’s Maxwell test chamber in the Netherlands. The trio communicated together, sharing d...
- LeoLabs wins AFWERX contract to develop next-generation radar SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2024 LeoLabs announced plans June 13 to build a new type of radar under a $1.245 million AFWERX contract.
- China’s secretive spaceplane conducts proximity operations with small spacecraft SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2024 China’s experimental reusable spaceplane has been using a smaller spacecraft to test proximity operations, potentially even capturing the object.
- Armenia signs Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2024 Armenia signed the Artemis Accords regarding safe and responsible space exploration June 12, the tenth country to do so this year.
- Congressional letter asks NASA to rescind Chandra cuts SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2024 Nine members of Congress have asked NASA to reconsider any significant changes to operations of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory linked to proposed cuts in the space telescope’s budget.
- Thales, Spire and ESSP to develop air traffic surveillance constellation SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2024 Thales, Spire Global and the European Satellite Services Provider announced a memorandum of cooperation June 13 to develop a satellite constellation dedicated to air traffic surveillance.
- SpaceX experiences a rare mission scrub of its Falcon 9 rocket at the moment engine ignition Spaceflight Now · 13 Jun 2024 SpaceX struck out for a third time in as many days attempting to launch the Starlink 10-2 mission. After pushing back the launch time a few times within their window of availability on Friday, an abort was called just as...
- No Emergency Situation Aboard the International Space Station The Launch Pad · 13 Jun 2024 No Emergency Situation Aboard the International Space Station
- Pentagon To Move Forward With SpaceX Starshield for Secure Satellite Communications The Launch Pad · 12 Jun 2024 Pentagon To Move Forward With SpaceX Starshield for Secure Satellite Communications
- AI transforming satellite imaging industry ‘but it’s not magic’ SpaceNews · 12 Jun 2024 Planet's senior vice president Troy Toman says the company is resetting expectations around AI’s capabilities to solve complex problems
- RocketLab Secures Nearly $50 Million in Funding for New Mexico Solar Cell Factory Expansion The Launch Pad · 12 Jun 2024 RocketLab Secures Nearly $50 Million in Funding for New Mexico Solar Cell Factory Expansion
- Starship Flight 4 milestones effect changes to Flight 5’s Ship NASASpaceflight · 12 Jun 2024 Following the highly successful milestones achieved by Booster 11 and Ship 29 on Flight 4 of SpaceX’s Starship, engineers are already implementing lessons learned from the mission ahead of the next flight, including wide...
- ESA-China moon cooperation could end with Chang’e-6 SpaceNews · 12 Jun 2024 European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration could come to an end despite successful collaboration in the ongoing Chang’e-6 mission.
- Albedo Set Launch Clarity-1; Into Very Low Earth Orbit in Early 2025 on SpaceX Transporter-13 The Launch Pad · 12 Jun 2024 Albedo Set Launch Clarity-1; Into Very Low Earth Orbit in Early 2025 on SpaceX Transporter-13
- Anduril Industries Secures $19 Million Contract for Advanced SM-6 Rocket Motor Development The Launch Pad · 12 Jun 2024 Anduril Industries Secures $19 Million Contract for Advanced SM-6 Rocket Motor Development
- Assured Space Access Partners with Phantom Space to Launch Phantom Cloud Satellite Service The Launch Pad · 12 Jun 2024 Assured Space Access Partners with Phantom Space to Launch Phantom Cloud Satellite Service
- China Selects 10 New Astronauts for Missions to LEO and The Moon The Launch Pad · 12 Jun 2024 China Selects 10 New Astronauts for Missions to LEO and The Moon
- Mars Orbiters Discover 150,000 Tonnes Of Water Frost on Solar System Largest Volcano in The Martian Tropics The Launch Pad · 12 Jun 2024 Mars Orbiters Discover 150,000 Tonnes Of Water Frost on Solar System Largest Volcano in The Martian Tropics
- SpaceX Cuts Starlink Dish Price to $299 for New Users in 27 States The Launch Pad · 12 Jun 2024 SpaceX Cuts Starlink Dish Price to $299 for New Users in 27 States
- NASA Confirms 5th Helium Leak on Boeing Starliner Spacecraft The Launch Pad · 12 Jun 2024 NASA Confirms 5th Helium Leak on Boeing Starliner Spacecraft
- NASA’s Roman Mission Gets Cosmic ‘Sneak Peek’ From Supercomputers Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 12 Jun 2024 Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory contributed to a project that sets the stage for two telescopes investigating one of astrophysics’ biggest mysteries.
- Mysterious French Space Tug Startup OsmosX Secures €2M+ in Funding European Spaceflight · 12 Jun 2024 French startup OsmosX has secured more than €2 million in new funding to continue the development of its multi-use space tug. The funding round was led by venture capital firms Expansion and Rymdkapital and included cont...
- FAA, NASA seek public input on SpaceX Starship launches at the Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 12 Jun 2024 The public scoping on Starship missions at Launch Complex 39A offer community input through in-person and virtual information sessions. The open house-style meetings come about a month following the conclusion of an envi...
- Space Team Europe for Ariane 6: launch pad operations are GO ESA · 12 Jun 2024 With the transfer and standing up of Ariane 6’s central core and the integration of its two solid-fuel boosters, all stages of the first Ariane 6 rocket have been transferred to the launch pad in French Guiana – marking...
- Albedo to loft Clarity to very low orbit in early 2025 SpaceNews · 12 Jun 2024 Albedo announced plans June 12 to send its first phone-booth-size satellite into very low Earth orbit early next year.
- Drone test of planetary landing radar ESA · 12 Jun 2024 Drone test of planetary landing radar
- Eclipse-making double-satellite Proba-3 ESA · 12 Jun 2024 Proba-3 is ESA’s – and the world’s – first precision formation flying mission. A pair of satellites will fly together relative to the Sun so that one casts a precisely-controlled shadow onto the other, to create a prolon...
- Anduril gets $19 million contract to develop solid rocket motors for U.S. Navy SpaceNews · 12 Jun 2024 The company will develop 21-inch diameter solid rocket motors for the second stage of the Standard Missile 6
- Apex raises $95 million to increase satellite bus production SpaceNews · 12 Jun 2024 Satellite manufacturing startup Apex has raised $95 million to allow it to ramp up production of “productized” satellite buses to tap into growing demand, particularly from national security customers.
- Green light for Galileo Second Generation satellite design ESA · 12 Jun 2024 Production of Galileo Second Generation satellites advances at full speed after two independent Satellite Critical Design Review boards have confirmed that the satellite designs of the respective industries meet all miss...