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- Planet’s Tanager-1 Hyperspectral Satellite Ready for Launch The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 Planet’s Tanager-1 Hyperspectral Satellite Ready for Launch
- Slingshot Aerospace Unveils AI System to Monitor Satellite Anomalies The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 Slingshot Aerospace Unveils AI System to Monitor Satellite Anomalies
- Φsat-2 "GO" For Launch For Pioneering AI Earth Observation Mission The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 Φsat-2 "GO" For Launch For Pioneering AI Earth Observation Mission
- Astroscale Surge on Tokyo Stock Exchange Debut, Valuing Company at $1 Billion The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 Astroscale Surge on Tokyo Stock Exchange Debut, Valuing Company at $1 Billion
- ESA and Vast Forge Agreement to Explore Commercial Space Station Collaboration The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 ESA and Vast Forge Agreement to Explore Commercial Space Station Collaboration
- Apollo Astronaut Bill Anders Dies SpacePolicyOnline.com · 9 Jun 2024 Former NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who won renown by taking the iconic Earthrise photo in 1968 on Apollo 8, died yesterday in the crash of a private plane he was
- Space Development Agency calls on satellite builders to diversify suppliers SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2024 Contractors urged to "have a different mentality" on parts ordering
- Virgin Galactic’s Flys Final VSS Unity Commercial Mission The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 Virgin Galactic’s Flys Final VSS Unity Commercial Mission
- NASA Looks To Advance Mars Sample Return Mission with Commercial Studies The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 NASA Looks To Advance Mars Sample Return Mission with Commercial Studies
- Space Pioneer Secures $207 Million Funding for Tianlong-3 Rocket The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 Space Pioneer Secures $207 Million Funding for Tianlong-3 Rocket
- Ariane 6 "GO" For Launch On July 6 The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 Ariane 6 "GO" For Launch On July 6
- Firefly Signs Landmark Launch Contract with Lockheed Martin The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 Firefly Signs Landmark Launch Contract with Lockheed Martin
- K2 Space to Launch First Satellite This Year Amid Growing Interest For Satellite Bus The Launch Pad · 8 Jun 2024 K2 Space to Launch First Satellite This Year Amid Growing Interest For Satellite Bus
- Astra Consolidates Operations As Awaits Privatization Deal The Launch Pad · 8 Jun 2024 Astra Consolidates Operations As Awaits Privatization Deal
- Virgin Galactic conducts final VSS Unity commercial suborbital spaceflight SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2024 Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spaceplane conducted its final commercial mission June 8, taking a Turkish researcher and three private astronauts on a suborbital spaceflight.
- Starliner crew welcomed aboard space station Spaceflight Now · 8 Jun 2024 Working around multiple helium leaks and thruster problems, the crew of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft wrapped up a challenging rendezvous and a delayed-but-successful docking with the International Space Station Thursday...
- SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base Spaceflight Now · 8 Jun 2024 The mission, Starlink 8-8, will add another 13 satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities, bringing the total launched to 64. Liftoff happened at 5:58 a.m. PDT (8:58 a.m. EDT, 1258 UTC).
- NASA Exploring Alternative Mars Sample Return Methods Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 7 Jun 2024 Once the studies have been completed, NASA will assess them to consider alterations or enhancements to the Mars Sample Return architecture.
- Planet’s first hyperspectral satellite is ready to launch SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2024 Planet’s first hyperspectral satellite is ready for launch to help push the Earth observation operator to profitability by early next year.
- SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 7 Jun 2024 The launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was the first to the 10th shell of the Starlink constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 happened at 9:56 p.m. EDT (0156 UTC).
- Ariane 6 fairing closure ESA · 7 Jun 2024 Ariane 6 fairing closure
- Space Force agency taps 20 companies for $1 billion ground systems IDIQ SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2024 The Space Rapid Capabilities Office plans to develop a next-generation ground system for military satellites
- Investing in Space: Boeing and SpaceX had a major week that put their differences on display CNBC · 7 Jun 2024 For longtime readers of Investing in Space, you may notice this newsletter is arriving a day later than typical – my apologies for the delay, but I assume many of you (like me) were watching a livestream or two on what w...
- Competing with Uncle Sam’s free space offerings SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2024 Convincing customers to pay for Space Domain Awareness and Alt-PNT services over free alternatives remains a challenge.
- ESA and Vast to study cooperation on future commercial space stations SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2024 The European Space Agency has signed an agreement with Vast to study how the agency could use and support the company’s commercial space stations.
- As leaks on the space station worsen, there’s no clear plan to deal with them Ars Technica · 7 Jun 2024 "We heard that basically the program office had a runaway fire on their hands."
- SpaceX and the categorical imperative to achieve low launch cost SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2024 The underlying math of SpaceX's business model suggests that the company is selling Falcon launches at a major markup.
- Space tourism dreams live on SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2024 Twenty years ago, SpaceShipOne appeared to open the door to a new spaceflight era. Today, that door is barely ajar.
- Tools for space sustainability watchdogs SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2024 The FCC has made a landmark foray into space debris enforcement but it’s unclear how it would translate greater visibility into action.
- ESA Signs Third Commercial Space Station Agreement European Spaceflight · 7 Jun 2024 The European Space Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vast to explore the possibility of crewed missions to the company’s planned commercial space stations. Signed on 6 June at the Berlin International...
- Rocket Report: Starliner soars to space station; Starship’s wild flight Ars Technica · 7 Jun 2024 "This powerful rocket is the culmination of many years of dedication and ingenuity."
- AI powering commercial insights into the final frontier SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2024 The U.S. Space Force, which is responsible for providing space domain awareness data for military operations, is currently refining its plan to leverage commercial innovations.
- Boeing’s Starliner CFT Docks with ISS Despite Thruster Issues SpacePolicyOnline.com · 7 Jun 2024 Boeing’s Starliner commercial crew spacecraft docked at the International Space Station this afternoon, but not without drama. First, more helium leaks emerged once Starliner was in orbit, and then docking
- After a drama-filled day, Boeing’s Starliner finally finds its way Ars Technica · 7 Jun 2024 "I think we’re missing something fundamental that’s going on inside the thrusters."
- Space startup funding rounds lift Seraphim’s investment portfolio SpaceNews · 6 Jun 2024 Seraphim said the total value of early-stage space investments in its publicly traded trust increased 1.4% to 201 million pounds ($257 million), despite a hit from debris removal venture Astroscale’s discounted initial p...
- Webb finds surprising ingredients around young star ESA · 6 Jun 2024 An international team of astronomers have used the NASA/ESA/Webb James Webb Space Telescope to study the disc around a young and very low-mass star. The results reveal the richest hydrocarbon chemistry seen to date in a...
- Jonathan Lunine Appointed Chief Scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 6 Jun 2024 In his new role, his leadership will be critical in fostering an environment of scientific innovation and excellence, ensuring that JPL remains at the forefront of discovery.
- Starliner Launches first Crew to ISS Space Scout · 6 Jun 2024 On June 5, 2024 at 10:52 AM, America’s newest crew capable spacecraft lifted off from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 61 years, 21 days, 1 hour, 48 minutes and 1 second since Atlas LV-3B 130-D launched Gord...
- Starship’s Fourth Flight Test Reaches New Heights, Demonstrates Key Capabilities The Launch Pad · 6 Jun 2024 Starship’s Fourth Flight Test Reaches New Heights, Demonstrates Key Capabilities
- Starliner docks with International Space Station on crewed test flight SpaceNews · 6 Jun 2024 Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on its first crewed flight June 6 after working through problems with the spacecraft’s thrusters.