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- SatVu aims to revive thermal imaging business in 2025 with two satellites SpaceNews · 15 May 2024 SatVu has booked launches for its second and third spacecraft to put the British thermal imaging constellation back on track after its debut satellite failed six months after launch.
- Unseenlabs expands focus to land, air, sea and space SpaceNews · 15 May 2024 Unseen labs is investing in a new generation of 150-kilogram satellites scheduled to begin launching in 2026.
- FAA reauthorization bill includes short-term learning period extension SpaceNews · 15 May 2024 A reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration passed by Congress will extend current restrictions on the agency’s ability to regulate commercial spaceflight occupant safety through the end of the year.
- Lithuania Joins Artemis Accords, Becoming 40th Nation to Join Next Space Exploration Era The Launch Pad · 15 May 2024 Lithuania Joins Artemis Accords, Becoming 40th Nation to Join Next Space Exploration Era
- Report: Space tracking technology a top priority, but commercial opportunities are limited SpaceNews · 15 May 2024 Booz Allen identifies 10 technologies expected to impact national security in the coming years. Space domain awareness is one key area of focus
- 5 Things to Know About NASA’s Tiny Twin Polar Satellites Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 15 May 2024 Called PREFIRE, this CubeSat duo will boost our understanding of how much heat Earth’s polar regions radiate out to space and how that influences our climate.
- Seraphim picks nine startups for latest space accelerator program SpaceNews · 15 May 2024 Seraphim Space announced May 15 the startups joining its 13th accelerator program, a three-week course designed to provide the networking and mentoring support they need to be investment-ready.
- Glitch on BepiColombo: work ongoing to restore spacecraft to full thrust ESA · 15 May 2024 BepiColombo approaching Mercury
- Beyond ISS: America must lead in LEO, cislunar and beyond SpaceNews · 15 May 2024 As the International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its service life and the United States commercial space industry continues to push past old technological boundaries, America needs new orbital destinations to re...
- The eye of the crater ESA · 15 May 2024 The eye of the crater
- SOHO’s view of the 11 May 2024 solar storm ESA · 15 May 2024 Over the weekend of 10–12 May 2024, Earth was struck by the largest solar storm in more than a decade. While many of us enjoyed colourful auroras lighting up Earth’s protective atmosphere, spacecraft had to endure being...
- Terran Orbital takes charge after switching propulsion suppliers on satellite program SpaceNews · 15 May 2024 Terran Orbital took a $13 million charge in its first quarter that the company blamed on problems with a supplier to deliver propulsion systems for a Space Development Agency program.
- NASA’s Juno Provides High-Definition Views of Europa’s Icy Shell Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 15 May 2024 Imagery from the solar-powered spacecraft shows some intriguing features on the ice-encased Jovian moon.
- Starliner RCS Helium Leak Delays Crew Flight Test a Few More Days SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 May 2024 Today Boeing announced another delay for the Starliner Crew Flight Test. The United Launch Alliance has fixed the faulty rocket valve that scrubbed the launch on May 6, but now
- OneWeb coverage target held up by India regulatory delays SpaceNews · 14 May 2024 Regulatory delays in India have knocked Eutelsat off course for reaching 90% of the world with its OneWeb low Earth orbit broadband constellation by summer, the French satellite operator said May 14.
- Tomorrow.io gets DoD contract to launch two microwave weather sensor satellites SpaceNews · 14 May 2024 The company was selected a year ago to receive funding through the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program
- Helium leak delays Starliner crewed test flight SpaceNews · 14 May 2024 The launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first crewed flight has slipped at least four days because of a helium leak in the spacecraft.
- China Continues Growth of ILRS Project Space Scout · 14 May 2024 On Friday, May 10 2024, Serbia became the most recent partner on China’s International Lunar Research Station, a multinational effort to support permanent science and research at the lunar South Pole. This project, consi...
- Weekly Space Recap: May 5 – May 11 Teslarati · 14 May 2024 Here are some of the stories you may have missed in the past week. The week, of course, featured a few Starlink...
- Boeing Starliner CFT Delayed Again; Due To Leak The Launch Pad · 14 May 2024 Boeing Starliner CFT Delayed Again; Due To Leak
- Carnival Corporation Equips Entire Fleet with Starlink Internet The Launch Pad · 14 May 2024 Carnival Corporation Equips Entire Fleet with Starlink Internet
- NASA Selects Four Earth Science Mission Proposals for Further Study The Launch Pad · 14 May 2024 NASA Selects Four Earth Science Mission Proposals for Further Study
- Lockheed Martin Contracts Terran Orbital for 18 Satellite Buses The Launch Pad · 14 May 2024 Lockheed Martin Contracts Terran Orbital for 18 Satellite Buses
- India Shares Update On Chandrayaan-4 Lunar Sample Return Mission The Launch Pad · 14 May 2024 India Shares Update On Chandrayaan-4 Lunar Sample Return Mission
- Beyond blueprints: DoD’s commercial space strategy leaves industry wanting more SpaceNews · 14 May 2024 The recent release of Defense Department and Space Force strategic blueprints for the use of commercial space technologies has been met with cautious optimism by the industry.
- Intuitive Machines making upgrades to second lunar lander SpaceNews · 14 May 2024 Intuitive Machines says it has identified several changes it will make to its Nova-C lunar lander ahead of its second mission late this year.
- FAA to start new environmental review for Florida SpaceX Starship launches Teslarati · 14 May 2024 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it intends to start a new environmental review for future Starship launches from Florida. The decision...
- India plans Chandrayaan-4 moon sample return, will involve private sector SpaceNews · 14 May 2024 India is developing plans for its Chandrayaan-4 moon sample return mission that will include the country’s emerging private sector.
- NASA selects proposals for new line of Earth science missions SpaceNews · 14 May 2024 NASA has picked four Earth science mission proposals for further study while separately selecting a smaller Earth science technology demonstration mission for development.
- OHB expects to conclude deal to go private in weeks SpaceNews · 14 May 2024 European space company OHB expects to wrap up a deal with investment company KKR to go private within the next several weeks as it prepares for two key launches this summer.
- How ‘Glowing’ Plants Could Help Scientists Predict Flash Drought Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 14 May 2024 An unusual boost in plant productivity can foreshadow severe soil water loss. NASA satellites are following the clues.
- Paul Hill Leading IRB on Orion’s Heat Shield SpacePolicyOnline.com · 14 May 2024 Paul Hill, a former NASA space shuttle flight director and member of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, is heading an Independent Review Board to assess the agency’s investigation of why
- Launch Roundup: Starliner delayed further; 21st flight for Falcon 9 booster; New Shepard returns to crewed missions NASASpaceflight · 13 May 2024 SpaceX reached another milestone when booster B1062 became the first in its fleet to fly for the 21st time on Friday night, exceeding the previously set limit of 20 flights per booster.
- Air Force is “growing concerned” about the pace of Vulcan rocket launches Ars Technica · 13 May 2024 US military seeks an "independent review" to determine if Vulcan can scale.
- Terran Orbital confirms new satellite deal with Lockheed Martin ahead of earnings SpaceNews · 13 May 2024 Terran Orbital reassuring investors that the partnership remains strong after Lockheed Martin withdrew bid to acquire the satellite manufacturer
- ULA could fly dummy payload on next Vulcan launch if Dream Chaser is delayed SpaceNews · 13 May 2024 ULA remains confident it will launch Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser space plane by October
- SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites amidst major Solar storm Teslarati · 13 May 2024 SpaceX successfully launched another 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit on Sunday evening from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral...
- NASA to Discuss New Polar Climate Mission During Media Teleconference Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 13 May 2024 The pair of CubeSats will measure how the Arctic and Antarctic help to regulate Earth’s climate.
- Consent to advise SpaceNews · 13 May 2024 The NASA Advisory Council has met just three times since 2019; its upcoming meeting will be its first in nearly 16 months.
- The U.N. needs to form a parliament to regulate space mining SpaceNews · 13 May 2024 The U.N. must form a parliament to properly regulate space mining and other international matters of dispute.