Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Six mind-blowing facts about Galileo ESA · 22 Apr 2024 Did you know Galileo was born in the Netherlands in the 1990s? Europe’s own global navigation satellite system was developed in ESA’s technological heart, ESTEC, in Noordwijk, almost three decades ago. Since then, it has...
No more jammer sales: it’s time for global enforcement SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2024 It is time for the United States to coordinate international efforts to halt the marketing and sale of devices that interfere with GNSS systems.
Putting cremains on the moon is disrespectful – and bad policy SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2024 The issue of sending cremains to a celestial body that, because of our relationship with it, essentially belongs to all of us is not a private matter to be settled solely by companies offering such services and firms fly...
NASA confirms Dragonfly mission despite doubled costs SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2024 NASA has approved for development a mission to Saturn’s moon Titan despite a cost that has doubled since the agency selected the mission nearly five years ago.
ESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony replay ESA · 22 Apr 2024 Watch a replay of the ESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony.
China launches second Yaogan-42 reconnaissance satellite SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2024 China launched its second Yaogan-42 reconnaissance satellite over the weekend, weeks after sending the first such satellite into a similar orbit.
Highlights from ESA basic astronaut training ESA · 22 Apr 2024 ESA's newly graduated astronauts reach the end of one year of rigorous basic astronaut training. Watch the key moments during the journey of Sophie Adenot, Rosemary Coogan, Pablo Álvarez Fernández, Raphaël Liégeois, Marc...
Jamming, Spoofing, Hacking: Today’s Most Pervasive Counterspace Threats SpacePolicyOnline.com · 22 Apr 2024 While speculation about Russian nuclear weapons in space and actual destructive antisatellite tests grab the headlines, experts from two organizations that track “counterspace” activities are pointing out more immediate...
What’s Happening in Space Policy April 21-27, 2024 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 21 Apr 2024 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of April 21-27, 2024 and any insight we can offer about them. The House is in recess except for
BlueHalo wins $24 million Air Force contract for research and analysis of satellite vulnerabilities SpaceNews · 21 Apr 2024 AFRL's Satellite Assessment Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, evaluates the effects of laser radiation on space vehicles
Slovenia signs Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 20 Apr 2024 Slovenia signed the Artemis Accords outlining best practices for sustainable space exploration April 19, the third European country to do so in five days.
As IFT-4 prepares for launch, Starship’s future is coming into focus NASASpaceflight · 19 Apr 2024 After the historic IFT-3 launch in March, the Starship program is proceeding with plans to fly Ship 29 and Booster 11 on IFT-4, potentially in May, while future versions of the vehicle are starting to take shape. STARSHI...
The Hoppers ESA · 19 Apr 2024 The Hoppers - name and key visual for the ESA astronaut class of 2022
Congress pushes DoD to deliver SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2024 A big budget boost for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) sends a loud, clear message.
NASA may alter Artemis III to have Starship and Orion dock in low-Earth orbit Ars Technica · 19 Apr 2024 If it were to happen, a Starship-Orion mission in low-Earth orbit would echo Apollo 9.
Orbex raises $20.8 million Series C extension SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2024 Orbex, a company based in the United Kingdom developing a small launch vehicle, has raised $20.8 million to “ramp up” work on its long-delayed rocket.
Op-Ed: Human Health Research, the Key to the Commercial Space Revolution Space Scout · 19 Apr 2024 If one word can summarize the past five years of human spaceflight, it’s “commercialization.” The early 2020s have been defined by a dramatic shift in the way we think about space exploration, particularly as NASA moves...
Sci-Fi Showdown at Space Symposium: Complete transcript of the Star Trek vs Star Wars debate SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2024 Read the full transcript of the Star Wars versus Star Trek debate held during the 39th Space Symposium.
Astra considered bankruptcy as it struggled to raise cash SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2024 Spacecraft propulsion and launch vehicle company Astra Space considered filing for bankruptcy several times in recent months as the company struggled to raise cash.
China to leverage growing commercial space sector to launch megaconstellations SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2024 China will utilize expected launch capacity from the country’s emergent commercial space sector to help realize its megaconstellation plans.
Virgin Galactic proposes reverse stock split SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2024 Virgin Galactic will ask shareholders to approve a reverse stock split intended to boost the falling share price of the suborbital spaceflight company.
Rare sighting of ‘doomed’ SOHO comet during solar eclipse ESA · 19 Apr 2024 Photo of total solar eclipse
Boeing says it will cut SLS workforce “due to external factors” Ars Technica · 18 Apr 2024 "Boeing is reviewing and adjusting current staffing levels."
Suppliers struggle as military embraces small satellites SpaceNews · 18 Apr 2024 Bottlenecks emerge in the space industrial base as companies adapt to new demands for faster, cheaper satellites.
SpaceX and Northrop are working on a constellation of spy satellites Ars Technica · 18 Apr 2024 First launch of these operational vehicles may occur next month from California.
Canada extends MDA Space’s ISS robotics contract to 2030 SpaceNews · 18 Apr 2024 The Canadian Space Agency has awarded MDA Space a contract extension worth around $182 million to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station until 2030.
The paradox of U.S. government R&D funding: Barriers for non-U.S. owned firms SpaceNews · 18 Apr 2024 The U.S. government craves innovation but sets barriers via ownership stipulations, contrasting with other nations open to R&D funding with less stringent conditions.
FAA to require reentry vehicles licensed before launch SpaceNews · 18 Apr 2024 The FAA is revising its licensing regulations to prevent a repeat of a situation last year where a spacecraft launched without approvals to return.
A reflection on Space Symposium SpaceNews · 18 Apr 2024 The Space Symposium has been well known for decades as the world’s largest space gathering, bringing together brilliant minds from government, industry and academia to evaluate progress in space advancements.
The trillion-dollar question SpaceNews · 18 Apr 2024 Forecasts from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other heavyweight investment banks of a trillion-dollar space economy by 204 have echoed across the industry for more than half a decade.
The hidden story behind one of SpaceX’s wettest and wildest launches Ars Technica · 18 Apr 2024 "It looked like a giant smoke monster."
Nelson defends “very tough choices” in NASA’s budget proposal SpaceNews · 18 Apr 2024 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson defended the agency’s plans to cut back or cancel some agency programs at a House hearing, placing much of the blame at the feet of Congress.
Nelson Defends Tough Choices in FY2025 Budget Request SpacePolicyOnline.com · 18 Apr 2024 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson fielded questions from House Appropriations committee members today about why the FY2025 budget request includes cuts to programs in some of their districts. The answer was
Ingenuity – Down, But Not Out SpacePolicyOnline.com · 18 Apr 2024 NASA’s intrepid Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, sent its last transmission back to Earth yesterday, but will continue collecting data for eventual retrieval in the future. In January, something happened at the
Astrobotic eyes military customers for reusable Xogdor suborbital rocket SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2024 The national security applications for a reusable suborbital rocket ‘haven't been fully explored’
SpaceX partners with Vast for Starlink partnership for its new space station Teslarati · 17 Apr 2024 Vast and SpaceX have reached an agreement to use Starlink on its future commercial space station. Haven-1, which is planned to launch...
Space ISAC establishes LEO satellite operators group SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2024 A group of low Earth orbit satellite operators are banding together to share information about natural and human-made threats to their spacecraft.
NASA Lays Out LEO Sustainability Vision Space Scout · 17 Apr 2024 Space is an environment that is increasingly intersectional, bringing together issues from across the globe to generate an immense economic and technological powerhouse. It has also cemented itself as a key element in mo...
Taking the next steps for satellite-to-smartphone services SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2024 The FCC recently approved a regulatory framework for companies vying to develop mobile satellite services (MSS).
NASA’s no to Mars SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2024 Supporting Mars Sample Return is of utmost importance for American leadership in space.

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