Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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The White House versus the private sector in space SpaceNews · 22 Jan 2024 Rick Tumlinson argues that the Commercial Space Act put forth by Congress offers better NewSpace regulations than the White House.
Space race 2024: A critical year ahead for U.S. Space Force SpaceNews · 22 Jan 2024 The U.S. Space Force enters its fifth year amid heightened threats to the nation’s space assets, rising geopolitical tensions and technological challenges.
NASA loses, and then recovers, contact with its historic Mars helicopter Ars Technica · 22 Jan 2024 Ingenuity has been flying above Mars, off and on, for nearly three years.
Japan’s moon lander forced to power down but may yet be revived SpaceNews · 22 Jan 2024 Japan’s SLIM lander has been forced to power down on the moon with its solar cells unable to catch sunlight, but hope remains that the spacecraft can be reactivated.
CNES-Led Consortium Begins Development of Atomic Accelerometers European Spaceflight · 22 Jan 2024 French space agency CNES announced 16 January that it had kicked off Phase A of its CARIOQA initiative, which aims to develop an atomic accelerometer. An accelerometer is simply a tool that measures the acceleration of a...
Sierra Space tests full-scale inflatable module SpaceNews · 22 Jan 2024 Sierra Space has successfully tested a full-scale version of an inflatable module it is developing for commercial space stations.
Redwire to provide components for Blue Ring transfer vehicle SpaceNews · 22 Jan 2024 Redwire will provide solar panels and other components for Blue Ring, an orbital transfer vehicle under development by Blue Origin.
What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back? Ars Technica · 22 Jan 2024 "If you guys don't give me a chance to repair my instrument, I'm not going back."
ESA’s NavLab drone ESA · 22 Jan 2024 Based at the ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands, ESA’s Navigation Laboratory has a high-flying new recruit: this drone can carry different types of satellite navigation receivers to collect data for follow-on anal...
French Launch Startup Latitude Closes $30M Series B European Spaceflight · 22 Jan 2024 Latitude announced on 22 January that it had closed a $30 million (€27.5 million) Series B funding round to support the development of its Zephyr launch vehicle. Zephyr is a two-stage rocket that is designed to deploy pa...
Blue Origin and SpaceX start work on cargo versions of crewed lunar landers SpaceNews · 22 Jan 2024 The two companies with NASA contracts to develop crewed lunar landers are also beginning work on cargo versions of their spacecraft.
What’s Happening in Space Policy January 21-27, 2024 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 21 Jan 2024 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of January 21-27, 2024 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate is in session this week.
Euclid Avionics Model Arrives at ESA ESOC in Germany European Spaceflight · 21 Jan 2024 The avionics model of the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has arrived at the agency’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany. Euclid was launched aboard a Falcon 9 in July 2023 and i...
Guetlein calls for a change in culture in ‘responsive space’ SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2024 If a U.S. satellite gets taken out by an adversary, the default response cannot just be to speedily launch a replacement, Guetlein said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Re-Entry Seals Peregrine’s Fate Space Scout · 20 Jan 2024 Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on January 18th, 2024, ending its mission after a 10 day, tumultuous journey through cislunar space. While its launch was fully successful, riding ato...
ArianeGroup Prepare to Ship Ariane 6 Flight Hardware to Kourou European Spaceflight · 20 Jan 2024 ArianeGroup is preparing to ship the Ariane 6 core stage and upper stage that will be used for the vehicle’s first flight towards the middle of this year to the launch site in French Guiana. Although the development of A...
Astrobotic “Emboldened” Despite Peregrine Failure SpacePolicyOnline.com · 20 Jan 2024 Astrobotic CEO John Thornton today acknowledged disappointment that the Peregrine lunar lander did not achieve its goal of landing on the Moon, but was upbeat about how they responded to
Google and AT&T join $155 million AST SpaceMobile investment SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2024 Google and AT&T have joined a $155 million strategic investment in AST SpaceMobile, which is set to raise double that to help fund its direct-to-smartphone connectivity constellation.
Astrobotic to begin formal investigation into failed Peregrine mission SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2024 With the Peregrine lunar lander mission now complete, Astrobotic is turning its attention to understanding what went wrong with the spacecraft and incorporating any changes into a much larger lander for NASA.
Japan’s SLIM lands on the Moon upside down, overcomes power issues NASASpaceflight · 19 Jan 2024 Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar lander appears to have achieved a soft touchdown on the Moon’s surface but is currently unable to generate electricity from onboard solar cells. To utilize the rem...
Japan’s SLIM Successfully Lands on Moon, But Will Have Limited Lifetime SpacePolicyOnline.com · 19 Jan 2024 Japan became the fifth country to successfully soft land on the Moon today. The Small Lander for Investigating Moon, SLIM, touched down as scheduled, but its solar cells are not
Office of Space Commerce starts commercial pathfinder project for civil space traffic coordination system SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2024 The Office of Space Commerce has selected three companies to participate in a pathfinder program that could lead to the incorporation of commercial data into its space traffic coordination system.
Japan Becomes Fifth Nation to Land on the Moon Space Scout · 19 Jan 2024 On January 19th 2024, JAXA’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) successfully touched down on the surface of the Moon. This makes Japan the fifth nation in history to conduct a successful soft landing on the surfa...
NASA SLS Exploration Upper Stage moving into qualification phase of development NASASpaceflight · 19 Jan 2024 As NASA pushes out the schedule for Artemis II and III, development of the first major upgrade to the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is moving into qualification. SLS Stages prime contractor Boeing is activati...
Japan makes history with tense, successful moon landing SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2024 Japan's SLIM “Moon Sniper” spacecraft made a successful lunar landing Friday, making the country just the fifth to robotically land on the moon.
NASA report offers pessimistic take on space-based solar power SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2024 Advocates of space-based solar power are criticizing a NASA report that offered a skeptical assessment of that technology’s ability to provide low-cost green energy.
NASA study: clean, space-based solar power beaming is possible SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2024 With commitment and investment, space-based solar power could become feasible and help reduce the world's carbon emissions.
Axiom Mission 3 Takes Flight Space Scout · 19 Jan 2024 On January 18th, 2024 at 4:49 PM, SpaceX and Axiom Space launched their third mission to the International Space Station, Ax-3, carrying a historic all-European crew on a 14-day mission. With Axiom enabling missions for...
Japan announces successful SLIM lunar landing, fifth country to reach moon’s surface CNBC · 19 Jan 2024 Japan staked its claim as a national space power on Friday, as its SLIM spacecraft successfully landed on the lunar surface.
China’s Landspace conducts first VTVL test for reusable stainless steel rocket SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2024 Chinese launch startup Landspace executed a first vertical takeoff, vertical landing with a test article Friday at a launch and recovery site at Jiuquan spaceport.
Axiom Mission Carrying First ESA Project Astronaut Launched European Spaceflight · 19 Jan 2024 The European Space Agency’s first project astronaut Marcus Wandt has launched aboard an Axiom-sponsored SpaceX Crew Dragon mission on his way to the International Space Station (ISS). Wandt and his three crew members wer...
Axiom’s Third Private Astronaut Flight Up and Away SpacePolicyOnline.com · 19 Jan 2024 Axiom Space’s third private astronaut flight is underway with the first all-European space crew. Astronauts from the Italian, Turkish and Swedish Air Forces are on their way to the International
Space investors banking on funding uptick in 2024 SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2024 Space investments should start picking up in 2024 after plummeting last year, executives discussing the industry’s outlook said Jan. 17, but will likely remain far short of record highs.
Shutdown Averted for A Few More Weeks SpacePolicyOnline.com · 18 Jan 2024 With no drama, the Senate and House passed another Continuing Resolution this afternoon to keep the government operating for a few more weeks. For the third time since September, House
SpaceX launches third Axiom mission to ISS SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2024 SpaceX launched Axiom Space’s third private astronaut mission Jan. 18, sending a veteran former NASA astronaut and three astronauts from European governments to the International Space Station.
Scout Space names new chief executive officer SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2024 Scout Space, a five-year-old startup developing satellite safety technologies, announced Jan. 18 that Philip Hover-Smoot, its former chief counsel, is stepping up as chief executive officer.
Investing in Space: Pentagon’s satellite constellation awards near $10 billion CNBC · 18 Jan 2024 I’ve written a bit about the Space Force’s satellite constellation program before but, with new awards already rolling this year, it’s worth checking in on who’s been added to the fray that I’m calling the PWSA Sweepstak...
Astrobotic’s Peregrine Soon to Meet Its End SpacePolicyOnline.com · 18 Jan 2024 The first U.S. lunar lander since the Apollo era is about to meet its end. Astrobotic’s Peregrine suffered a mission-ending propulsion failure soon after launch earlier this month. Its trajectory
Uranus Aerocapture: New Solutions for Old Problems Space Scout · 18 Jan 2024 or many planetary missions, atmospheres are obstacles to be dreaded or overcome, be it the need for heavy payload fairings, the stress of EDL, or the inevitability of orbital decay and mission end. NASA is planning a fla...
Former NASA administrator hates Artemis, wants to party like it’s 2008 Ars Technica · 18 Jan 2024 "In my judgment, the Artemis Program is excessively complex."

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