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- Join SpaceNews: Exciting Opportunity for Sales & Marketing Manager SpaceNews · 8 May 2024 Are you passionate about space and eager to kick-start your career with a renowned industry leader? SpaceNews, the premier source for space industry news and analysis, is seeking a proactive
- Military surveillance constellation fuels debate over who calls the shots SpaceNews · 8 May 2024 U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. David Miller raises questions over the control and employment of Ground Moving Target Indicator satellites.
- Xona raises $19 million Series A funds for satellite navigation service SpaceNews · 8 May 2024 The funding round was led by Steve Jurvetson’s Future Ventures and Seraphim Space
- NATO seeks assistance in data exploitation SpaceNews · 8 May 2024 Given the flood of intelligence coming in from 32 members, NATO needs help with rapid exploitation and sense-making.
- Chang’e-6 enters lunar orbit ahead of far side landing attempt SpaceNews · 8 May 2024 China’s Chang’e-6 lunar far side sample return spacecraft entered orbit around the moon late Tuesday, in another step towards collecting lunar samples.
- NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 8 May 2024 While the planet is too hot to be habitable, detecting its atmosphere could provide insights into the early conditions of Earth, Venus, and Mars.
- Starliner Crew Flight Test Slips to May 17 at the Earliest SpacePolicyOnline.com · 8 May 2024 The launch of Boeing’s Starliner Crew Flight Test has slipped to at least May 17. The United Launch Alliance, which builds and operates the Atlas V rocket, determined that the
- Starliner launch delayed to mid-May SpaceNews · 8 May 2024 The first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will be delayed at least another week and a half to replace a faulty valve in its Atlas 5 launch vehicle.
- Privateer acquires Orbital Insight SpaceNews · 8 May 2024 Space situational awareness company Privateer acquired geospatial data analysis firm Orbital Insight in a deal announced May 6.
- Launch Roundup: Boeing Starliner delayed and China launches new rocket variant NASASpaceflight · 7 May 2024 This week was expected to see the maiden launches of two new spacecraft: Boeing’s crewed Starliner spacecraft and the first Chang Zheng 6C rocket from China.
- NRO expands commercial partnerships SpaceNews · 7 May 2024 Leaders of the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government agency responsible for designing, building, launching and maintaining America’s intelligence satellites, often cite their commitment to commercial purcha...
- Report recommends major expansion of Florida seaport to support space industry SpaceNews · 7 May 2024 A new study recommends investing more than $2 billion in a major expansion of a port adjacent to Cape Canaveral to meet the growing needs of launch companies there.
- Rocket Lab pushes back Neutron debut to 2025 SpaceNews · 7 May 2024 As Rocket Lab prepares to begin tests of the first Archimedes engine for its Neutron launch vehicle, the company says that the rocket won’t be ready for its first flight before the middle of 2025.
- Geospatial intelligence gets smart SpaceNews · 7 May 2024 How the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is leveraging AI for battlefield awareness and geopolitical insights
- U.S. Space Force taps commercial satellites to fill demand for global insights SpaceNews · 7 May 2024 KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A U.S. Space Force online marketplace that taps into commercial satellite data has executed around $8 million worth of contracts over the past four months. About 25
- The stakes of Space Race 2.0 could not be higher SpaceNews · 7 May 2024 Greg Autry and former Trump aide Peter Navarro argue that America and Artemis Accord signatories must beat China in the Space Race 2.0.
- Research Fellows in space science 2024 ESA · 7 May 2024 Research Fellows in space science 2024
- Here’s why a rich guy going to space for a second time actually matters Ars Technica · 7 May 2024 Polaris Dawn will be the first time that SpaceX employees have actually gone to space.
- SabreSat: Redwire’s vehicle to dart through very low Earth orbit SpaceNews · 7 May 2024 Redwire is designing SabreSat for government intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
- China launches first Long March 6C rocket SpaceNews · 7 May 2024 The new Long March 6C rocket successfully inserted four satellites into orbit late Monday on its debut flight.
- New Proposals to Help NASA Advance Knowledge of Our Changing Climate Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 7 May 2024 These four investigations — including ODYSEA and Carbon-I, both of which would be managed by JPL — are part of the agency’s new Earth System Explorers Program.
- International SWOT Mission Can Improve Flood Prediction Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 7 May 2024 A partnership between NASA and the French space agency, the satellite is poised to help improve forecasts of where and when flooding will occur in Earth’s rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.
- Rocket Lab announces supplier agreements for military satellite project SpaceNews · 7 May 2024 The company revealed payload and ground systems subcontractors for its Space Development Agency satellite contract
- Rocket issue scrubs launch of Starliner crewed test flight SpaceNews · 7 May 2024 Launch controllers scrubbed the first attempt to launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner on a crewed test flight May 6 because of a valve problem with the rocket.
- It’s a Scrub for Boeing Starliner’s First Crewed Spaceflight SpacePolicyOnline.com · 7 May 2024 The first crewed spaceflight of Boeing’s Starliner was scrubbed tonight because of an unexpected reading in an oxygen relief valve on the rocket’s upper stage. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and
- NGA to tap commercial satellites to patrol maritime hotspots SpaceNews · 6 May 2024 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announced its first commercial solutions opening to provide direct-to-warfighter commercial analytics for maritime domain awareness.
- Search engine focused on Earth data gets new investors SpaceNews · 6 May 2024 Danti’s $5 million seed round led by defense tech VC firm Shield Capital
- Airbus to continue enhancing Pleiades Neo Next constellation SpaceNews · 6 May 2024 Airbus will continue to improve its Pleiades Neo Next constellation rather than duplicating the capabilities of its two Pleiades Neo satellites.
- Boeing’s Starliner set to launch first crew flight after delays NASASpaceflight · 6 May 2024 After years of anticipation, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule is ready to fly its first crew into space on the 100th flight of an Atlas V launch vehicle. Capping off Starliner’s test campaign, the Crew Flight Test (CFT...
- ‘People are going to try to steal your secrets’ Dixon warns SpaceNews · 6 May 2024 ORLANDO, Fla. – As U.S. intelligence agencies increase their reliance on commercial geospatial products and services, cybersecurity becomes a growing concern. “We create so many innovative solutions here in this
- Iceye to allow customers to directly task the company’s imaging satellites SpaceNews · 6 May 2024 The company operates a constellation of small satellites that use synthetic-aperture radar to image the Earth
- A practical approach to the Mars Sample Return mission SpaceNews · 6 May 2024 The current MSR mission plan is so costly, complex, and risky because it has not been approached as a mission to be accomplished as swiftly and cheaply as possible, but as an activity to be used to unify the internationa...
- Capella Space using AI to automate ship identification SpaceNews · 6 May 2024 “This can be used to track activity in ports, shipping lanes or other areas.”
- Muon Space and Earth Fire Alliance to build constellation for wildfire detection and response SpaceNews · 6 May 2024 The first three ‘FireSats’ are projected to launch in 2026
- Maxar inks agreement with Lockheed Martin to supply imagery for F-35 training simulators SpaceNews · 6 May 2024 Lockheed Martin will use Maxar’s imagery basemaps and 3d models
- China’s Chang’e-6 is carrying a surprise rover to the moon SpaceNews · 6 May 2024 China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft appears to carry a previously undisclosed lunar rover as part of the mission’s far side exploration plans.
- The surprise is not that Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at all Ars Technica · 6 May 2024 "The structural inefficiency was a huge deal."
- Starliner mission to be first crewed Atlas 5 flight SpaceNews · 6 May 2024 The upcoming launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will mark not just the first time the spacecraft has carried astronauts but also the first crewed launch of the Atlas 5, a vehicle approaching its retirement.
- What’s Happening in Space Policy May 5-11, 2024 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 5 May 2024 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of May 5-11, 2024 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session
- Ship 30 set to Static Fire next week as Flight 4 Preparations Continue NASASpaceflight · 5 May 2024 SpaceX has rolled out Ship 30 to complete its engine testing campaign and has completed Booster 13’s cryogenic proof testing. Meanwhile, upgrades and preparations continue ahead of Flight 4, which could happen by the end...