Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Satellite firms cautiously optimistic as DoD boosts funding to integrate commercial satcom SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2024 The Pentagon is seeking $134 million in its fiscal year 2025 budget for “commercial satcom integration” compared to $71 million in 2024
China appears to be trying to save stricken spacecraft from lunar limbo SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2024 Tracking data appears to show China is attempting to salvage spacecraft initially intended for the moon but left stranded by a rocket stage malfunction.
Japanese lunar lander company ispace raises $53.5 million in stock sale SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2024 Japanese lunar lander developer has raised $53.5 million in a stock sale to help fund development of upcoming missions.
Investing in Space: Boeing takes backup role in flying NASA astronauts CNBC · 28 Mar 2024 I don’t know how many times I’ve written something along the lines of “NASA’s Commercial Crew program is competitive” over the years, but those days are gone.
SpaceX conducts another static fire of Ship 29 Teslarati · 28 Mar 2024 Ship 29 roared to life once again yesterday afternoon at Starbase, moving another step forward to the fourth flight test for SpaceX....
Connecting the Dots | Making light work of space junk removal SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2024 As inter-satellite laser links help fuel the rapid expansion of the largest constellations the world has ever seen, a traditional satellite operator wants to put stronger lasers to work clearing the debris that LEO megac...
Hancom InSpace orders more Spire satellites with Hancom-2 in limbo SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2024 South Korea’s Hancom InSpace has ordered two more remote sensing satellites from Spire as the status of a cubesat ordered two years ago remains up in the air.
Proba-3 Media Kit ESA · 28 Mar 2024 Proba-3 Media Kit
JAXA selects Interstellar Technologies as priority launch provider SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2024 Japan’s space agency has selected startup Interstellar Technologies as a priority launch provider as part of a program to advance the commercialization of space.
Vast Space hires former Voyager Space executive SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2024 Commercial space station developer Vast Space has hired an executive from another space station company as an adviser.
Daily Telescope: Peering into the remnants of an 800-year-old supernova Ars Technica · 28 Mar 2024 Incomplete explosions can leave a kind of ‘zombie’ star.
ESA and ISRO explore increased cooperation SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2024 The European Space Agency, impressed with India’s growing space capabilities, is exploring opportunities for enhanced cooperation in space activities.
China adds new moon base project partners, but struggles to attract national-level participation SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2024 China continues to add new members to its International Lunar Research Station initiative, but many of these are subnational, suggesting issues attracting partners.
POLARIS Spaceplanes Secures “Multi-Million-Euro Investment” European Spaceflight · 28 Mar 2024 Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has announced that it has secured a multi-million-euro investment from the Swiss-based Aero Challenge Group (ACG). POLARIS was founded in 2019...
Boeing’s Starliner slightly delayed, but ready for launch Teslarati · 28 Mar 2024 Boeing and NASA have once again delayed Starliner’s Crewed Flight Test to no earlier than May 1st, 2024. The launch was originally...
Delta IV scrubs first launch attempt for final mission NASASpaceflight · 27 Mar 2024 United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket is now scheduled to launch on Friday for its final flight, the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, is sch...
Space Force chief: U.S. intelligence is top-notch, but more insights needed on space domain SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2024 Gen. Chance Saltzman: “The demand for intelligence is continuous, it's ever changing.”
The company building a rotating detonation engine is pushing the tech forward Ars Technica · 27 Mar 2024 "I'm convinced that this is going to be the engine that unlocks the hypersonic economy."
SpaceX conducts successful static fire of Starship Teslarati · 27 Mar 2024 SpaceX continues to progress towards the fourth flight of Starship following a successful static fire of Ship 29. Ship 29 lit all...
ESA’s L4 Mission Set to Focus on Icy Moons Space Scout · 27 Mar 2024 Across the planet, space agencies are setting their sights on distant worlds – ones that many within the greater scientific community believe could harbor the necessary building blocks for life. For Europe, a bold new se...
NASA optimistic about resolving Voyager 1 computer problem SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2024 A NASA official says he is optimistic that a problem with the Voyager 1 spacecraft that has kept it from transmitting intelligible data for months can be resolved.
On-orbit servicing mission planned for military satellite in 2025 SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2024 A robotic servicing vehicle will rendezvous with a military satellite and attach an imaging payload
Navigation Training Course now open for application ESA · 27 Mar 2024 ESA Academy is calling on university students to apply for the Navigation Training Course to be held from 24 to 28 June 2024 at ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Facility in ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium. This Training Course...
Long March 6A launches second Yunhai-3 satellite SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2024 China added to its fleet of secretive meteorological satellites with the launch of Yunhai-3 (02) late Tuesday.
Progress Continues on Europe’s Gateway Space Station Contributions European Spaceflight · 27 Mar 2024 ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander shared images of the International Habitat (I-Hab) and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) modules for...
NASA Invites *YOU* To Collect Science Data During the April 8 Eclipse SpacePolicyOnline.com · 27 Mar 2024 NASA is inviting the public to participate in collecting science data during the April 8 solar eclipse through its citizen science projects. Weather permitting, everyone in the contiguous United States
The Falcon Heavy launch of the GOES-U satellite delayed Teslarati · 27 Mar 2024 NASA and SpaceX have delayed the first Falcon Heavy launch of the year until no earlier than June 25th. The delay comes...
In Orbit Aerospace wins $1.8 million AFWERX contract SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2024 In Orbit Aerospace won an AFWERX contract to develop a novel method of spacecraft docking in partnership with the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Rocket Lab successfully launches the Live and Let Fly mission Teslarati · 26 Mar 2024 Rocket Lab successfully launched the Live and Let Fly mission last Thursday. Launching at 3:25 am ET, Electron successfully launched the Live...
Astrobotic hires space industry veterans to help with Griffin lander SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2024 As Astrobotic wraps up the investigation into its first lunar lander mission, the company is bringing on experienced industry officials to help with the development of its second, larger lander.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida Teslarati · 26 Mar 2024 Launching at 7:42 pm ET, 23 more V2 mini Starlinks joined the growing constellation after SpaceX lifted off from Florida. The mission...
Connecting the Dots | Incoming illegal NGSO service crackdown SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2024 Operators of satellites in non-geostationary orbit could be forced to turn off beams when flying over countries that have not authorized them, do more to disable bootleg dishes in these territories, or a mix of both, dep...
China Roundup: Chinese Moon plans, commercial company updates, and Wenchang commercial pad NASASpaceflight · 26 Mar 2024 China provided several updates to its lunar exploration plans, while private companies like LandSpace and Space Pioneer are also getting closer to milestones. Meanwhile, the commercial complex in Wenchang is getting read...
Chinese scientists call for focus on asteroid missions SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2024 China should intensify its asteroid research and focus on sample return mission plans, according to scientists.
UK Space Agency to Open New HQ and Regional Offices European Spaceflight · 26 Mar 2024 The UK Space Agency has announced plans to move its headquarters to the Harwell Space Cluster in Oxfordshire. The agency is also planning to...
Daily Telescope: A protostar with a stunning protoplanetary disc Ars Technica · 26 Mar 2024 Dust and stars, stars and dust.
Boeing sues Virgin Galactic over mothership project SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2024 Boeing and a subsidiary have filed suit against Virgin Galactic, alleging that the suborbital spaceflight company has refused to pay more than $25 million and misappropriated trade secrets associated with a project to de...
Ingersoll Rand to acquire ILC Dover SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2024 Ingersoll Rand announced a deal March 25 to acquire ILC Dover, a company best known in the space industry for its work on spacesuits and inflatable modules.
George Abbey Dies at 91 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Mar 2024 George Abbey, another NASA legend, died yesterday at the age of 91 following an illness. His death comes just one week after the passing of former astronaut Tom Stafford and
ExLabs plans mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2024 Exploration Labs is planning a 2028 mission to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis before it reaches Earth.

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