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- Redesigned Vega C motor passes static-fire test SpaceNews · 30 May 2024 The European Space Agency says a successful test firing of a redesigned Vega C solid rocket motor is a major step towards returning the rocket to flight by the end of the year.
- Space Engine Systems to Boost UK Hypersonic Capabilities with New £1 Billion Development Framework The Launch Pad · 30 May 2024 Space Engine Systems to Boost UK Hypersonic Capabilities with New £1 Billion Development Framework
- MDA Space joins Starlab Space commercial space station venture SpaceNews · 29 May 2024 Canadian company MDA Space will join the Starlab Space joint venture developing a commercial space station, providing its space robotics capabilities and expanding the international scope of the partnership.
- China's Chang’e-6 Lunar Far Side Landing Set for This Weekend The Launch Pad · 29 May 2024 China's Chang’e-6 Lunar Far Side Landing Set for This Weekend
- LEOcloud to Launch Space Edge Datacenter To ISS by 2025 The Launch Pad · 29 May 2024 LEOcloud to Launch Space Edge Datacenter To ISS by 2025
- US Senator Roger Wicker Urges Enhanced Defense Spending for U.S. Space Force to Counter China The Launch Pad · 29 May 2024 US Senator Roger Wicker Urges Enhanced Defense Spending for U.S. Space Force to Counter China
- FCC Chair Proposes New Rules to Mitigate Risk of Accidental Explosions in Space The Launch Pad · 29 May 2024 FCC Chair Proposes New Rules to Mitigate Risk of Accidental Explosions in Space
- FCC chair proposes new rules for accidental space explosion risk SpaceNews · 29 May 2024 FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposed new rules May 29 to cover the risk of debris-generating accidental explosions in space.
- GOP senator calls for boosting Space Force capabilities to counter China SpaceNews · 29 May 2024 Sen. Roger Wicker argues that DoD must evolve its perception of the Space Force from an enabling service to one with ‘formidable offensive potential’
- Ars Live: How profitable is Starlink? We dig into the details of satellite Internet. Ars Technica · 29 May 2024 How has Starlink has gone from zero to profitability in five years?
- Fly across Nili Fossae with ESA’s Mars Express ESA · 29 May 2024 Mars’s surface is covered in all manner of scratches and scars. Its many marks include the fingernail scratches of Tantalus Fossae, the colossal canyon system of Valles Marineris, the oddly orderly ridges of Angustus Lab...
- Sea-based launch startup scores $2.5 million Pentagon contract SpaceNews · 29 May 2024 The Spaceport Company received a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit to advance the development of a mobile, ocean-going launch platform
- Virtual flying lessons for Hera asteroid mission ESA · 29 May 2024 As ESA’s Hera spacecraft for planetary defence goes through pre-flight testing, the system that will steer it around its target binary asteroid system is also undergoing its final checks for space.
- Our only mission at Venus may have just gone dark Ars Technica · 29 May 2024 A jealous planet guards its secrets closely?
- LEOcloud to send Space Edge datacenter to ISS SpaceNews · 29 May 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, which manages the International Space Station National Laboratory, is offering LEOcloud an opportunity to demonstrate its Space Edge
- Daily Telescope: See carbon dioxide sublimating on Mars Ars Technica · 29 May 2024 An amazing photo from an aging spacecraft.
- AST SpaceMobile stock surges 69%, its best day ever, after Verizon satellite internet deal CNBC · 29 May 2024 Satellite-to-phones service provider AST SpaceMobile stock surged after announcing a partnership with Verizon on Wednesday, adding to the company’s recent deal with AT&T to provide remote coverage across the United State...
- Verizon plots $100 million direct-to-smartphone satellite investment SpaceNews · 29 May 2024 Verizon plans to invest $100 million in AST SpaceMobile after joining its cellular rival AT&T to partner with the direct-to-smartphone satellite operator.
- Open Cosmos wins Greek government satellite contract SpaceNews · 29 May 2024 European smallsat manufacturer Open Cosmos has won a contract to build a constellation of seven satellites for the Greek government.
- Chang’e-6 set for weekend landing attempt as sun rises over Apollo crater SpaceNews · 29 May 2024 Chang’e-6 is set to make its lunar landing attempt this weekend, in what will be a critical moment in China’s mission to collect the first samples from the far side of the moon.
- Launch Date Set for NASA’s Second PREFIRE Satellite Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 29 May 2024 Data from the mission will improve our understanding of how the Arctic and Antarctic help to regulate Earth’s climate.
- NASA to Measure Moonquakes With Help From InSight Mars Mission Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 29 May 2024 The technology behind the two seismometers that make up NASA’s Farside Seismic Suite was used to detect more than a thousand Red Planet quakes.
- ThinkOrbital to Demonstrate Robotic Welding Arm in Space The Launch Pad · 29 May 2024 ThinkOrbital to Demonstrate Robotic Welding Arm in Space
- China Firm Files Plans For 10,000 Satellite Constellation The Launch Pad · 29 May 2024 China Firm Files Plans For 10,000 Satellite Constellation
- Satellogic Cuts Workforce by 13% Amid Efforts to Reduce Costs The Launch Pad · 29 May 2024 Satellogic Cuts Workforce by 13% Amid Efforts to Reduce Costs
- China’s Experimental Reusable Spacecraft Releases Unknown Object Into Orbit During 3rd Mission The Launch Pad · 29 May 2024 China’s Experimental Reusable Spacecraft Releases Unknown Object Into Orbit During 3rd Mission
- NASA and ISRO Continue To Work Towards Flying Indian Astronaut to ISS This Year The Launch Pad · 29 May 2024 NASA and ISRO Continue To Work Towards Flying Indian Astronaut to ISS This Year
- SLIM Sleeps in this Month SpacePolicyOnline.com · 29 May 2024 Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon did not wake up when JAXA sent a signal yesterday (EDT). The sturdy lander has surprised everyone by continuing to operate after repeated long,
- Falcon 9 launches ESA’s EarthCARE mission SpaceNews · 29 May 2024 A Falcon 9 successfully launched an Earth science mission for Europe and Japan May 28 as part of the European Space Agency’s ongoing, if temporary, reliance on SpaceX for space access.
- ThinkOrbital developing satellite repair toolkit with X-ray vision SpaceNews · 29 May 2024 The Colorado-based startup recently demonstrated autonomous in-space welding
- SpaceX has launched the EarthCARE climate research satellite for ESA and JAXA NASASpaceflight · 28 May 2024 The joint European-Japanese EarthCARE satellite has begun its mission to improve our understanding of Earth’s climate Tuesday, with a launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at...
- Japanese satellite order puts GEO market on par with 2023 SpaceNews · 28 May 2024 A communications satellite order from Japan’s flagship operator has brought the geostationary orbit market back to par with last year.
- Rocket Lab launches first of back-to-back missions for NASA Teslarati · 28 May 2024 Rocket Lab launched the Ready, Aim, PREFIRE mission for NASA over the weekend from Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in...
- Successful engine test boosts Vega-C towards return-to-flight ESA · 28 May 2024 Zefiro-40 hot fire test
- Colossus processor gains flight heritage SpaceNews · 28 May 2024 Space computing startup Colossus has gained flight heritage for Kestrel, a processor built to operate in orbit.
- How privacy-preserving technology can advance satellite collision detection SpaceNews · 28 May 2024 Since no one group controls space, the open sharing of space situational awareness (SSA) data is critical to ensure safe space operations.
- Mission control GO for EarthCARE launch ESA · 28 May 2024 Mission control GO for EarthCARE launch
- ESA’s Solar Orbiter traces solar wind to its source ESA · 28 May 2024 ESA-led Solar Orbiter made the first ever connection between measurements of the solar wind around a spacecraft to high-resolution images of the Sun’s surface at a close distance. The success opens a new way for solar ph...
- Deep Blue Aerospace secures fresh funding ahead of first orbital launch SpaceNews · 28 May 2024 Chinese rocket company Deep Blue Aerospace has secured new funding for its reusable rocket plans, with its first launch set for later this year.
- Launch Roundup: North Korean launch failure, Starliner CFT, EarthCARE NASASpaceflight · 27 May 2024 As the month of May transitions into June, a European Space Agency (ESA) mission to study the Earth’s clouds and aerosols as well as a Russian cargo ship to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) are both on this...