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- BREAKING! China Lands On Far Side Of Moon The Launch Pad · 1 Jun 2024 BREAKING! China Lands On Far Side Of Moon
- Chang’e-6 lands on far side of the moon to collect unique lunar samples SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2024 China’s Chang’e-6 mission made a successful soft landing on the far side of the moon late Saturday.
- Space Development Agency opens door to new vendors with ‘HALO’ satellite program SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2024 The Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO program ‘will provide opportunities for companies to gain valuable experience working with SDA on demonstration projects’
- Starliner launch attempt scrubbed SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2024 A last-minute problem scrubbed the Atlas 5 launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner on its first crewed flight June 1.
- Another Scrub for Starliner Crew Flight Test SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Jun 2024 The second attempt to launch Boeing’s Starliner Crew Flight Test was halted today less than four minutes before liftoff. A computer called an automated ground launch sequencer that controls the
- Gyro Issues Force Hubble Into Safe Mode Space Scout · 1 Jun 2024 NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has suspended science operations for the time being. NASA reported that the space observatory entered safe mode on May 24th.
- Boeing, NASA cancel Starliner launch that was rescheduled for Sunday after failed Saturday takeoff CNBC · 1 Jun 2024 Boeing’s first Starliner flight with astronauts on board was called off in the final minutes Saturday, and the backup Sunday launch date was also canceled.
- Blue Origin investigating New Shepard parachute issue SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2024 A parachute failed to fully inflate on the latest Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight because a line controlling its expansion was not cut as planned.
- Here’s why a Japanese billionaire just canceled his lunar flight on Starship Ars Technica · 1 Jun 2024 "I feel terrible making the crew members wait longer."
- Daily Telescope: The most distant galaxy found so far is a total surprise Ars Technica · 1 Jun 2024 "Its discovery has profound implications."
- BREAKING! Maezawa Cancels DearMoon Mission The Launch Pad · 1 Jun 2024 BREAKING! Maezawa Cancels DearMoon Mission
- Ursa Major Successfully Completes Ground Tests of New Draper Liquid Engine The Launch Pad · 31 May 2024 Ursa Major Successfully Completes Ground Tests of New Draper Liquid Engine
- ST Engineering iDirect exploring direct-to-smartphone networking role SpaceNews · 31 May 2024 Ground network specialist ST Engineering iDirect is looking to carve out a place in the emerging market for providing satellite connectivity directly to standard smartphones.
- Butch, Suni, Starliner, Atlas Ready to Go; Weather Maybe SpacePolicyOnline.com · 31 May 2024 NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are ready for launch tomorrow on Boeing’s Starliner Crew Flight Test. This is their second try after a faulty valve on the United
- ESA & Avio Successfully Test Redesigned Vega C Motor, Eye Year-End Return to Flight The Launch Pad · 31 May 2024 ESA & Avio Successfully Test Redesigned Vega C Motor, Eye Year-End Return to Flight
- ESA Launches Zero Debris Charter with 12 Countries The Launch Pad · 31 May 2024 ESA Launches Zero Debris Charter with 12 Countries
- NASA & Boeing "GO" for Boeing CST-100 Starliner Launch The Launch Pad · 31 May 2024 NASA & Boeing "GO" for Boeing CST-100 Starliner Launch
- Starliner ready for next crewed test flight launch attempt SpaceNews · 31 May 2024 NASA and Boeing say they are ready for another attempt to launch the company’s CST-100 Starliner with two NASA astronauts on board after additional reviews of the spacecraft’s parachutes and a last-minute cargo swap.
- YPSat checked in for Ariane 6 flight ESA · 31 May 2024 YPSat checked in for Ariane 6 flight
- New milestone for the Gateway: life inside Lunar I-Hab ESA · 31 May 2024 Lunar I-Hab, the next European habitat in lunar orbit as part of the Gateway, has recently undergone critical tests to explore and improve human living conditions inside the space module.
- China conducts three launches inside two days SpaceNews · 31 May 2024 China has carried out a pair of solid rocket launches and sent a communications satellite towards geostationary orbit for Pakistan.
- Artemis Accords Gain Two More Signatories SpacePolicyOnline.com · 31 May 2024 Peru and Slovakia signed the Artemis Accords today at NASA Headquarters, bringing the number of signatories up to 42. Countries from all six continents that have governments — Africa, Asia,
- Peru and Slovakia sign the Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 31 May 2024 Peru and Slovakia signed the Artemis Accords outlining best practices for responsible space exploration, bringing the number of countries who have signed to 42.
- ESA lines up initial signatories for Zero Debris Charter SpaceNews · 30 May 2024 A dozen countries have signed on to a charter developed by the European Space Agency to limit the creation of orbital debris, with potentially dozens of companies to follow soon.
- Space Force narrows anti-jam satellite contest to Boeing, Northrop Grumman SpaceNews · 30 May 2024 After conducting market research, the Space Systems Command said ‘limiting competition to the Boeing Company and Northrop Grumman is justified’
- MDA Space & The Exploration Company Join Starlab Space Station The Launch Pad · 30 May 2024 MDA Space & The Exploration Company Join Starlab Space Station
- Slovakia Signs Artemis Accords The Launch Pad · 30 May 2024 Slovakia Signs Artemis Accords
- Peru Signs Artemis Accords The Launch Pad · 30 May 2024 Peru Signs Artemis Accords
- Ariane 6 launches SIDLOC: opening up tools for safer space ESA · 30 May 2024 SIDLOC during integration
- Investing in Space: The China factor in the U.S. space station race to replace the ISS CNBC · 30 May 2024 I’d be surprised if most Americans know that there are not one, but two crewed space stations in orbit currently. I’d like to think the International Space Station is common knowledge, but is Tiangong?
- As SpaceX Completes Second Starship WDR, FAA Conducts Safety Investigation Into Flight 3 NASASpaceflight · 30 May 2024 SpaceX is clearing the final milestones before launching the Starship vehicle for the fourth time. The FAA has completed its safety investigation into Flight 3 of Starship and has deemed it non-dangerous for the public....
- Webb finds most distant known galaxy ESA · 30 May 2024 Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found a record-breaking galaxy observed only 290 million years after the Big Bang.
- NASA and Boeing Ready for CFT’s Second Attempt Space Scout · 30 May 2024 NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and provider Boeing are targeting Saturday, June 1 2024 for another attempt to launch the Boeing Crew Flight Test mission, the final step in certifying the Starliner spacecraft for regular...
- Commercialization is Key to Continued US Space Leadership SpaceNews · 30 May 2024 The world recognizes that space is crucial for global security, science breakthroughs, economic growth, and global sustainability. From the birth of the space program to today, we have much to
- Will France opt in or out of the U.S. Space Command’s Operation Olympic Defender? SpaceNews · 30 May 2024 The timeline and outcome of France's decision whether to join Operation Olympic Defender could mold international space relations.
- Chinese reusable rocket maker to cooperate on new MEO constellation SpaceNews · 30 May 2024 Chinese rocket maker Space Epoch has entered into a strategic partnership with satellite operator Shifang Xinglian to develop a constellation of medium Earth orbit satellites.
- Space industry faces new limits on hazardous chemicals ESA · 30 May 2024 Health and environmental challenges and regulations in ESA Member States regarding the use of hazardous chemicals are set to further impact space programmes, the space sector and its supply chains.
- AI startup Wallaroo tapped to help Space Force operationalize machine learning SpaceNews · 30 May 2024 The company aims to bring AI to space domain awareness
- Twin NASA Satellites Ready to Help Gauge Earth’s Energy Balance Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 30 May 2024 Information from the PREFIRE mission will illuminate how clouds and water vapor in the Arctic and Antarctic influence the amount of heat the poles radiate into space.
- Ursa Major completes ground tests of new hypersonic rocket engine SpaceNews · 30 May 2024 The company said it performed successful hot fire tests of its Draper engine