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- Intuitive Machines stock spikes 35% as company’s first moon mission starts CNBC · 15 Feb 2024 Shares of Intuitive Machines spiked in trading on Thursday, as the space company began its first mission to the moon’s surface earlier in the morning.
- Moon company Intuitive Machines begins first mission after SpaceX launch CNBC · 15 Feb 2024 Texas-based Intuitive Machines’ inaugural moon mission began early Thursday morning, heading toward what could be the first U.S. lunar landing in more than 50 years.
- Sidereus Space Complete Short-Duration Hot Fire Test Campaign European Spaceflight · 15 Feb 2024 Italian launch startup Sidereus Space Dynamics has announced the completion of a short-duration hot fire test campaign for its MR-5 rocket engine. Sidereus Space was founded in 2019 with the aim of developing a small reu...
- ERS-2 reentry – how and why is it happening? ESA · 15 Feb 2024 ERS-2 reentry – how and why is it happening?
- Another U.S. Lunar Lander Lifts Off SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 Feb 2024 A U.S. spacecraft is once again on its way to the Moon. If successful, it will be the first U.S. lunar lander since the Apollo era. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic tried last
- Falcon 9 launches first Intuitive Machines lunar lander SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2024 An Intuitive Machines spacecraft is on its way to the moon Feb. 15 in the company’s quest to be the first commercial entity to successfully land on the lunar surface.
- Transitioning From ISS to Commercial Space Stations: Plenty of Questions, But Few Answers SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 Feb 2024 A congressional hearing today illuminated a wide range of policy issues awaiting resolution as the International Space Station nears its end, but the answers remain elusive. The ISS is expected
- NASA selects ultraviolet astronomy mission but delays its launch two years SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2024 NASA has selected an ultraviolet observatory for development but will delay its launch by two years because of budget challenges.
- Varda gets reentry license for space manufacturing capsule SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2024 After months of effort and one rejected application, Varda Space Industries said Feb. 14 it has received an FAA license for its first reentry capsule.
- SpaceX launches U.S. missile-defense satellites SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2024 The USSF-124 mission carried six small satellites: two for the Missile Defense Agency and four for the Space Development Agency.
- Startup pitches AI tool to prevent Pentagon procurement blunders SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2024 Company says AI can flag risks in procurements by analyzing historical data
- After 8 months stuck in orbit, Varda’s drug spacecraft gets FAA approval to return CNBC · 14 Feb 2024 Space startup Varda received long-awaited approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to bring its first spacecraft back to earth after a stint manufacturing drugs in space.
- Chinese launch startup Orienspace secures $83.5 million SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2024 Chinese launch firm Orienspace announced a series B funding round shortly after its successful debut launch, as China moves to nurture its growing commercial space ecosystem.
- Fueling a spacecraft while it’s on a rocket? “Not trivial,” SpaceX official says. Ars Technica · 14 Feb 2024 "We’re trying to create a marketplace where a marketplace does not exist."
- Governments worldwide use satellite communication to close a critical gap SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2024 Thorleif Astrup Hallund argues that the world must improve satellite communication resilience to prepare for an unpredictable world.
- UKSA Contributes £7.4M to Exploration Missions from Around the World European Spaceflight · 14 Feb 2024 The UK Space Agency has committed £7.4 million in contributions to eight international missions that will explore the Moon, Mars, Venus, and our Universe. “From exploring water on Mars and the possibility of sustained hu...
- BAE Systems wins approval for Ball Aerospace acquisition SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2024 BAE Systems will complete its $5.5 billion acquisition of Ball Aerospace in days after securing regulatory approvals for the deal.
- Fueling issue delays Intuitive Machines lunar lander launch SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2024 SpaceX postponed the launch of an Intuitive Machines lunar lander by a day after encountering a problem fueling the spacecraft on the launch pad.
- Space Force continues to tweak plan to partner with commercial industry SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2024 The long-awaited commercial strategy is currently is being coordinated with the Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Future military target-tracking satellites to be operated by U.S. Space Force SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2024 The Space Force plans to invest over a billion dollars in a network of satellites known as Ground Moving Target Indicator
- SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission from Florida NASASpaceflight · 13 Feb 2024 A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a lunar lander for Intuitive Machines (IM) of Houston, Texas. The mission, IM-1, saw the launch of the first of the IM Nova-C class landers from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Cen...
- Skylo raises $37 million to scale up direct-to-device partnerships SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2024 Skylo has raised $37 million to help nail down the partnerships it needs to enable more smartphones to connect to satellites for texting and other low-bandwidth services.
- Intelsat to produce multi-orbit satellite terminals for U.S. military aircraft SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2024 The company won a $9 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory
- Team Assessing SHERLOC Instrument on NASA's Perseverance Rover NASA · 13 Feb 2024 Engineers are working to stabilize a dust cover on one of the science instrument’s cameras.
- Starship Flight 3 Fully Stacked for WDR testing NASASpaceflight · 13 Feb 2024 SpaceX is making good progress on Flight 3 readiness with a full stack on the pad and road closures coming up for a possible Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) for Booster 10 and Ship 28. SpaceX continues to work on future flight...
- The Sun Sets on SLIM – What Next? Space Scout · 13 Feb 2024 After a troubled journey to the lunar surface and subsequent recovery, the sun has set on JAXA’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) at 1:57 PM, February 1st, Japan Standard Time. Officially, SLIM has entered a do...
- Satellite connectivity startup Skylo hooks backers such as Intel, BMW, Samsung to raise $37 million CNBC · 13 Feb 2024 Silicon Valley space startup Skylo Technologies landed funding from the corporate venture arms of Intel, BMW and Samsung, as the company aims to bridge the gap between satellite and terrestrial communications.
- K2 Space, a startup with SpaceX veterans building monster satellites, raises $50 million CNBC · 13 Feb 2024 Los Angeles-based startup K2 Space raised $50 million in new funding as the company works to build monster satellites to match the massive rockets that are coming to market.
- SpaceX to deorbit 100 older Starlink satellites SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2024 SpaceX plans to remove from orbit about 100 of its older Starlink satellites because of a design flaw that could cause them to fail.
- Intuitive Machines ready for launch of its first lunar lander SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2024 Intuitive Machines says its first lunar lander is ready for launch this week after completing a final series of tests on the launch pad.
- The Exploration Company Continues Testing its Huracán Rocket Engine European Spaceflight · 13 Feb 2024 Space transportation startup The Exploration Company has continued testing its methane-powered Huracán engine, which will power the company’s Nyx Moon spacecraft. The Exploration company is currently developing three dif...
- U.S. Air Force and Space Force to realign priorities SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2024 Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall: Changes are needed for the era of "great power competition"
- Space Force seen as the more agile branch to adopt new tech SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2024 The Defense Innovation Unit is backing a Space Force initiative to buy commercial satellite imagery directly from providers
- IDEFIX Phobos rover sent to Japan ahead of mission to Mars NASASpaceflight · 12 Feb 2024 The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is JAXA’s lead mission that plans to survey and explore Mars’ two moons, Phobos and Deimos. While the Japanese agency will build the main payload, the German Space Agency (DLR)...
- Iridium weighs in on Ligado’s lawsuit against US government SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2024 Iridium Communications and private sector groups worried Ligado’s proposed terrestrial network would interfere with GPS are backing efforts to throw out the company’s lawsuit against the U.S. government.
- Global satellite capacity prices tumble in Starlink’s wake SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2024 The price of satellite bandwidth for data services has dropped 77% over five years after SpaceX’s Starlink constellation flooded the market with capacity, according to Euroconsult analysis released Feb. 12.
- Blue Canyon to deliver spacecraft for U.S. Air Force cislunar mission SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2024 The mission planned by the Air Force Research Laboratory will seek to demonstrate on-orbit maneuvering
- Cold Weather Proves Challenging for T-Minus Launch Campaign European Spaceflight · 12 Feb 2024 A pair of T-Minus Engineering DART missions that were slated to be launched from Esrange in Sweden last week faced -35°C temperatures, causing one of the flights to malfunction and the other to be called off. The first o...
- LeoLabs raises $29 million SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2024 With the new funding, LeoLabs will scale our existing technologies and capabilities, and develop new ones.
- Daily Telescope: A solar eclipse from the surface of Mars Ars Technica · 12 Feb 2024 From Mars, with love.