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- Fifth helium leak detected on Starliner SpaceNews · 12 Jun 2024 NASA confirmed that Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has suffered a fifth, although minor, helium leak in its propulsion system as engineers work to prepare the vehicle for its return to Earth next week.
- FAA Initiates Environmental Review for SpaceX's Starship Operations at KSC The Launch Pad · 12 Jun 2024 FAA Initiates Environmental Review for SpaceX's Starship Operations at KSC
- Rocket Lab wins government support to expand solar cell production SpaceNews · 11 Jun 2024 Rocket Lab has lined up nearly $50 million in federal and state funding that will help the company expand a New Mexico factory where its produces space-grade solar cells.
- Pentagon embracing SpaceX’s Starshield for future military satcom SpaceNews · 11 Jun 2024 DoD buys Starlink’s commercial internet service but also plans to acquire more than 100 ‘Starshield’ satellites that would be government-owned
- NASA Funds Study of Proposals to Investigate Space Weather Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 11 Jun 2024 The three concepts propose how to enact the DYNAMIC mission, which was recommended by the 2013 Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics.
- Ed Stone, Former Director of JPL and Voyager Project Scientist, Dies Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 11 Jun 2024 Known for his steady leadership, consensus building, and enthusiasm for engaging the public in science, Stone left a deep impact on the space community.
- Kongsberg NanoAvionics strengthens government focus with new CEO SpaceNews · 11 Jun 2024 Kongsberg NanoAvionics hopes to significantly expand its government business after appointing national security specialist Atle Wøllo to lead the Lithuanian small satellite builder.
- Ars Live: How Profitable is Starlink? Join our discussion today! Ars Technica · 11 Jun 2024 Eric Berger and Caleb Henry discuss the orbital ISP's economics at 2 pm Eastern.
- As NASA watches Starship closely, here’s what the agency wants to see next Ars Technica · 11 Jun 2024 "What happens if I don't have a Human Landing System available to execute a mission?"
- Stoke Space Hotfire Tests New Booster Engine For First Time The Launch Pad · 11 Jun 2024 Stoke Space Hotfire Tests New Booster Engine For First Time
- Stoke Space ignites its ambitious main engine for the first time Ars Technica · 11 Jun 2024 "This industry is going toward full reusability. To me, that is the inevitable end state."
- Stoke Space test-fires new booster engine SpaceNews · 11 Jun 2024 Stoke Space has test-fired a highly efficient engine it is developing for the first stage of its fully reusable launch vehicle.
- Kepler demonstrates optical data relay service in LEO SpaceNews · 11 Jun 2024 Kepler Communications has successfully tested optical inter-satellite links between a pair of data relay prototypes in low Earth orbit, the Canadian operator announced June 11.
- First Plato camera ESA · 11 Jun 2024 First Plato camera
- China selects new batch of astronauts with an eye on the moon SpaceNews · 11 Jun 2024 China’s human spaceflight agency announced the selection of 10 new astronauts Tuesday, aiming to bolster its spaceflight capabilities for future missions, including potential crewed lunar landings.
- Vast Contracts The Exploration Company for Cargo Mission European Spaceflight · 11 Jun 2024 US commercial space station startup Vast has signed a contract with The Exploration Company for a cargo mission to the company’s second Haven space station. The Exploration Company is developing a multi-use cargo spacecr...
- Launch Roundup: Falcon 9’s busy launch cadence struggles NASASpaceflight · 10 Jun 2024 Following an extremely eventful week in Spaceflight, this week was expected to be a return to “business as usual”, with two SpaceX Starlink missions, one each from Vandenberg and Florida, and a Falcon 9 launching a custo...
- New direct-to-cell satellite tech could disrupt billion-dollar military satcom programs SpaceNews · 10 Jun 2024 Col. Eric Felt: Direct-to-cell services conceivably could enhance or replace dedicated narrowband satcom systems like the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)
- Yahsat Partners with Airbus for LEO and GEO Satellite Orders Worth $1.1 Billion The Launch Pad · 10 Jun 2024 Yahsat Partners with Airbus for LEO and GEO Satellite Orders Worth $1.1 Billion
- Yahsat orders LEO satellites from Airbus SpaceNews · 10 Jun 2024 Yahsat ordered a pair of low Earth orbit satellites from Airbus amid a $1.1 billion program for its next two geostationary broadband spacecraft, the Emirati operator announced June 10.
- Mars Rover Captures "Snow" Images As Slammed By Record Radiation Amid Historic Solar Storms The Launch Pad · 10 Jun 2024 Mars Rover Captures "Snow" Images As Slammed By Record Radiation Amid Historic Solar Storms
- NASA Demonstrates Advanced High-Speed Laser Communication System with Pet Imagery Transmission The Launch Pad · 10 Jun 2024 NASA Demonstrates Advanced High-Speed Laser Communication System with Pet Imagery Transmission
- Scout Space Signs Launch Agreement with ABL Space Systems for Owlet-01 Telescope The Launch Pad · 10 Jun 2024 Scout Space Signs Launch Agreement with ABL Space Systems for Owlet-01 Telescope
- Frosty volcanoes discovered in Mars’s tropics ESA · 10 Jun 2024 ESA’s ExoMars and Mars Express missions have spotted water frost for the first time near Mars’s equator, a part of the planet where it was thought impossible for frost to exist.
- NASA Watches Mars Light Up During Epic Solar Storm Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 10 Jun 2024 In addition to producing auroras, a recent extreme storm provided more detail on how much radiation future astronauts could encounter on the Red Planet.
- Defense Innovation Unit Awards The Spaceport Company Sea-Based Space Launch Demo Contract The Launch Pad · 10 Jun 2024 Defense Innovation Unit Awards The Spaceport Company Sea-Based Space Launch Demo Contract
- Virgin Galactic has ceased flying its only space plane. Now what? Ars Technica · 10 Jun 2024 This is a bold bet on the future, but it's by no means a certain one.
- Collaborative Frontiers: Merging Commercial Tech with Space Force Strategy SpaceNews · 10 Jun 2024 In a recent statement, a senior Space Force official unveiled an ambitious plan for enhancing commercial partnerships to bolster the Department of Defense (DoD) space operations. This strategic initiative is
- Help us improve the ESA website ESA · 10 Jun 2024 The ESA website is a key tool to help us communicate about our activities. We want to make sure that our website meets the needs and expectations of our audience. That's why we are launching a survey to collect your feed...
- Scout Space telescope to hitch a ride on ABL rocket SpaceNews · 10 Jun 2024 Scout Space’s ‘Owlet’ smallsat mission would be the third launch of ABL’s RS1 rocket
- What people don’t get about space SpaceNews · 10 Jun 2024 The general population imagines space as something far off and unreachable, when it is omnipresent in their daily lives. This lack of awareness is dangerous for the space sector, particularly public space agencies, that...
- Assured Space and Phantom Space seek to disrupt data-backhaul business SpaceNews · 10 Jun 2024 Assured Space Access announced a strategic partnership with Phantom Space to establish Phantom Cloud, a data-backhaul service for satellites.
- NASA selects seven companies for MSR studies SpaceNews · 10 Jun 2024 NASA has selected seven companies to conduct studies of “out of the box” concepts for the agency’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) program that can deliver samples faster and cheaper than current plans.
- Norway Shifts Responsibility for Launch Permits to Aviation Authority European Spaceflight · 10 Jun 2024 Norway has decided that the responsibility for issuing permits for rocket launches from its territory will now be the responsibility of the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority. Under Act 13 June 1969, no. 38, the country’...
- Space Force Selects 20 Companies for $1 Billion USD Ground Systems IDIQ Contract The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 Space Force Selects 20 Companies for $1 Billion USD Ground Systems IDIQ Contract
- What’s Happening in Space Policy June 9-15, 2024 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 9 Jun 2024 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of June 9-15, 2024 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session
- SES Successfully Tests Stable Relay Link Between Medium and Low Earth Orbit The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 SES Successfully Tests Stable Relay Link Between Medium and Low Earth Orbit
- Virgin Galactic Says Farewell to VSS Unity SpacePolicyOnline.com · 9 Jun 2024 Virgin Galactic flew the last commercial flight of Virgin SpaceShip (VSS) Unity yesterday. Future suborbital trips will have to wait until the new Delta-class spaceships are ready in 2026. They
- Japan Self-Defence Forces Trial Starlink Internet Service for Maritime Crew The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 Japan Self-Defence Forces Trial Starlink Internet Service for Maritime Crew
- SDA Urges Contractors to Diversify Satellite Supply Chain The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 SDA Urges Contractors to Diversify Satellite Supply Chain