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- New Glenn completes initial cryogenic testing at Launch Complex 36 NASASpaceflight · 7 Mar 2024 Blue Origin continues to take big steps forward with its New Glenn orbital rocket as hardware rolls out to the launch pad, cryogenic testing begins, and the BE-4 engine gains a new test stand. The company still aims to l...
- House Easily Passes First FY2024 Minibus Appropriations SpacePolicyOnline.com · 7 Mar 2024 The House finally passed the first set of FY2024 appropriations bills today, more than five months after FY2024 began. Six of the 12 regular appropriations bills, including those that fund
- SpaceX lands on potential date for next Starship test flight Teslarati · 6 Mar 2024 SpaceX has landed on a potential date for its next Starship test flight: March 14. Starship is SpaceX’s massive rocket that will...
- New congressional caucus seeks to build support for NASA’s planetary science programs SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2024 As NASA’s planetary science programs face reduced budgets this year and uncertain prospects for next year, advocates in Congress are banding together to build up support for them.
- Planet Labs gets U.S. Navy contract for maritime surveillance in the Pacific SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2024 The company’s satellite imagery will be used for vessel detection and monitoring by the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
- Rhea Space Activity to fly navigation payloads on lunar lander mission SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2024 A company developing cislunar navigation systems has won a grant to test its technology on an upcoming commercial lunar lander mission.
- The next Starship mission has a tentative launch date: March 14 Ars Technica · 6 Mar 2024 This third flight has a reasonable chance of success.
- Launch the ORBITS Act SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2024 The Senate unanimously passed the ORBITS Act for the second time, signaling that it's time to take orbital debris seriously.
- Thaicom orders small GEO satellite from Astranis for a launch in 2025 SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2024 Thaicom has ordered a small geostationary satellite from Astranis for a launch in 2025 to provide broadband to some of the most remote and unconnected areas in Asia.
- China outlines position on use of space resources SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2024 China holds a seemingly positive stance towards the use of space resources, according to a recent submission made by a Chinese delegation to the United Nations.
- Exotrail deploys first satellite from orbital transfer vehicle SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2024 Exotrail announced March 6 it has successfully deployed a satellite from its first spacevan orbital transfer vehicle.
- ESA Aim to Observe the Dark Side of Earth European Spaceflight · 6 Mar 2024 The European Space Agency has published a call for a study that would examine the feasibility and commercial viability of collecting nighttime remote sensing...
- House To Take Up FY2024 Appropriations for NASA, NOAA, FAA on Wednesday SpacePolicyOnline.com · 6 Mar 2024 House Speaker Mike Johnson has scheduled House consideration of the first package of FY2024 appropriations bills tomorrow, March 6. The collection of six bills, called a “minibus,” includes Commerce-Justice-Science that
- Satellite connectivity backups put to use over Red Sea SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2024 Satellite operators are being called in to help keep Europe and Asia connected after subsea internet cables in the Red Sea were severed last week.
- Using Hubble and Webb, scientists investigate galaxies responsible for the reionization of the universe NASASpaceflight · 5 Mar 2024 Utilizing the infrared-sensitive instruments of the joint NASA, European Space Agency, and Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope, as well as observations from the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists recently co...
- First Apex spacecraft working well after launch SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2024 Spacecraft manufacturer Apex says its first satellite is alive and well after a launch March 4.
- Agile Space wins contract for deployable satellite processing unit SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2024 The company won a SpaceWERX Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 contract
- U.S. general warns of Russia’s enduring space threat despite Ukraine woes SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2024 Gen. Stephen Whiting: In the space domain “Moscow will remain a formidable and less predictable challenge to the United States”
- Space Force’s weather-imaging mission takes flight again after initial setback SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2024 The Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather Systems cubesat gets a second chance a year after a previous mission failed to deploy
- Bridging the cultural divide for moon to Mars SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2024 Achieving NASA's moon-to-Mars (M2M) goals will require a collaborative culture shift among engineering, science, and human spaceflight teams.
- Terran Orbital wins $15 million contract for U.S. Space Force satellite experiments SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2024 The contract was awarded by Axient, a company that manages satellite experiments for the Air Force Research Laboratory
- Daily Telescope: A new Webb image reveals a cosmos full of galaxies Ars Technica · 5 Mar 2024 See a galaxy as it was just 430 million years after the Big Bang.
- China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026 SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2024 China’s main state-owned contractor plans test flights for two new large diameter reusable rockets in the next couple of years, despite existing commercial reusability efforts.
- SpaceX launches tenth Transporter rideshare mission SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2024 SpaceX launched more than 50 smallsats on its latest rideshare mission March 4, a service that continues to have strong demand from satellite developers but which also poses space situational awareness challenges.
- NASA studies to examine commercial partnerships for Mars exploration SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2024 NASA expects to have a better understanding by this summer of potential commercial partnerships to support future Mars science missions.
- Portugal Passes New Legislation to License Launch Centers European Spaceflight · 5 Mar 2024 The Portuguese government has passed an amendment to its existing Space Law that outlines specific rules for licensing space launch centres within the country’s...
- L3Harris’ sensor satellite for medium Earth orbit constellation passes review SpaceNews · 4 Mar 2024 The company is competing in the U.S. Space Force’s Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Missile Warning and Tracking program
- Iridium to take over GPS backup provider for $115 million SpaceNews · 4 Mar 2024 Iridium Communications announced plans March 4 to buy out Satelles, which provides an alternative to GPS via the satellite operator’s L-band network, marking the first acquisition in the 36-year-old company’s history.
- Endeavour Ascends – Crew-8 Heads for ISS Space Scout · 4 Mar 2024 After several weather related delays and juggling launch pads, NASA and SpaceX have launched the Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station, setting course for a six month scientific endeavor onboard the orbiting...
- BlackSky wins defense contract to supply satellite data to train AI models SpaceNews · 4 Mar 2024 Satellite “burst images” captured in quick succession will be used to help improve accuracy of AI models to track moving targets
- SpaceX launches Transporter-10 rideshare from Vandenberg NASASpaceflight · 4 Mar 2024 On Monday, March 4, 2024, SpaceX launched the Transporter-10 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB). Liftoff occurred at 2:05 PM PST (22:05 UTC).
- Blue Origin is getting serious about developing a human spacecraft Ars Technica · 4 Mar 2024 Company seeks: "Experience with human spaceflight or high-performance aircraft systems?"
- Space Force eyes smaller, cheaper GPS satellites to augment constellation SpaceNews · 4 Mar 2024 The military is interested in a “rapidly prototyped Global Positioning System navigation satellite with an objective to significantly reduce size, weight, power and cost”
- Astra warns of liquidation if proposal to go private falls through SpaceNews · 4 Mar 2024 The board of spacecraft propulsion and launch vehicle company Astra has warned that if it is unable to complete a deal offered by the company’s founders to go private, its only option is to liquidate the company.
- Portugal’s Astronaut for a Day Initiative Receives Record Number of Entries European Spaceflight · 4 Mar 2024 The Portuguese Space Agency has announced that the third edition of its Astronaut for a Day initiative has received a total of 634 applications....
- Crew-8 Up and Away SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 Mar 2024 Weather finally cooperated for the NASA/SpaceX Crew-8 to lift off late Sunday evening on their way to the International Space Station. Docking is expected about 3:00 am on Tuesday. Three
- NASA Gets Significant Cut in Final FY2024 Appropriations SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 Mar 2024 House and Senate appropriators released their final agreement on six FY2024 appropriations bills today including the one that funds NASA, Commerce-Justice-Science. The agency will get $24.875 billion, half a billion
- Crew-8 launches to space station SpaceNews · 4 Mar 2024 A Crew Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with four Americans and Russians on board after a launch March 3.
- Final NASA 2024 spending bill defers decision on MSR funding SpaceNews · 3 Mar 2024 Congressional appropriators have released a final fiscal year 2024 spending bill that cuts NASA funding from what the agency received in 2023 while deferring a decision on spending for Mars Sample Return (MSR).
- ISS Roundup: Cygnus NG-20, Axiom Mission 3, and Progress MS-26 NASASpaceflight · 3 Mar 2024 This month, the International Space Station (ISS) has seen a flurry of activity, from experiments to vehicle arrivals and departures. Multiple resupply missions by Cygnus and Progress have kept the crew of Expedition 70...