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- FCC upholds denial of Starlink’s $900 million rural broadband subsidies SpaceNews · 13 Dec 2023 The Federal Communications Commission is standing by last year’s decision to deny Starlink nearly $900 million in rural broadband subsidies.
- Daily Telescope: A space-based camera spys a secretive Project Kuiper satellite Ars Technica · 13 Dec 2023 Amazon has been reticent to share details about its Kuiper satellites.
- HyImpulse and Orbex Received £6.7M in UK Space Agency Funding European Spaceflight · 13 Dec 2023 The UK Space Agency has awarded £6.7 million in funding to Orbex and HyImpulse to “help cement the UK’s position as Europe’s leading destination for commercial spaceflight activities.” HyImpulse was awarded £3.4 million...
- House committee debates space mining SpaceNews · 13 Dec 2023 A House hearing on space mining turned into a partisan debate about both the viability of the nascent field and the jurisdiction of the committee to examine it.
- True Anomaly Secures $100M To Expand Space Security Technologies Development The Launch Pad · 13 Dec 2023 Denver-based startup True Anomaly has successfully raised $100 million in a Series B funding round, marking a significant milestone for the company as it continues its mission to advance space surveillance technology.
- Air New Zealand To Conduct Starlink Trial In Late 2024 The Launch Pad · 13 Dec 2023 Air New Zealand has announced plans to trial Starlink broadband on domestic flights; positioning itself in the intensifying competition to connect planes using Low Earth Orbit (LEO) services.
- Voyager Space Announces 2 StarLab Demo Mission With NASA The Launch Pad · 13 Dec 2023 Voyager Space's StarLab space station has reached two significant milestones as part of its Space Act Agreement with NASA.
- Can the private sector plug the weather data gap? Space Force to launch new study SpaceNews · 13 Dec 2023 The U.S. Space Force will launch a new market research study next year to assess commercial weather services to fill some of the military's ever-growing data needs.
- Australian space startup Quasar takes aim at U.S. defense market SpaceNews · 13 Dec 2023 Quasar Satellite Technologies — a startup that tracks radio-frequency signals emitted by satellites and analyzes the radio chatter to draw insights — is setting sights on the U.S. defense and intelligence market.
- Cubesat offers template for future astronomy missions SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2023 The first NASA-funded small satellite for exoplanet science is continuing to gather data well beyond its expected lifetime.
- Air New Zealand to trial Starlink in key year for LEO-enabled plane Wi-Fi SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2023 Air New Zealand announced plans Dec. 12 to trial Starlink broadband on domestic flights as competition to connect planes from low Earth orbit prepares to take off next year.
- NASA's Perseverance Rover Deciphers Ancient History of Martian Lake NASA · 12 Dec 2023 Now at 1,000 days on Mars, the mission has traversed an ancient river and lake system, collecting valuable samples along the way.
- Voyager 1 "Stuck" Not Sending Data Home, Engineers Working Glitch The Launch Pad · 12 Dec 2023 NASA engineers are working to address a technical issue on Voyager 1, one of the agency's iconic deep space probes, as it encounters communication challenges between its onboard computers.
- Helicity Space Secures $5M in Funding for Fusion Engines Development The Launch Pad · 12 Dec 2023 California-based startup Helicity Space, who are focused on developing fusion engines for spaceflight, have successfully raised $5 million in a seed funding round. The funding was secured from a consortium of investors,...
- True Anomaly raises $100 million to expand investments in space security technologies SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2023 True Anomaly, a startup based in Denver, announced Dec. 12 it has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round.
- Blue Origin to resume New Shepard suborbital launches SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2023 Blue Origin has announced plans to launch its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on its first flight since a mishap more than 15 months ago.
- Armada Raises Over $55M For Portable Starlink Connected Data Centers The Launch Pad · 12 Dec 2023 Armada, a one-year-old data networking startup has raised more than $55 million in funding, to propel the development of its cutting-edge computing tools; designed to empower remote devices connected to Starlink, SpaceX'...
- Northrop Grumman Successfully Test New Solid Rocket Motor During Annual SMART Demo The Launch Pad · 12 Dec 2023 Northrop Grumman has successfully test-fired a new solid rocket motor at its Promontory, Utah, facility on December 7, marking the commencement of its annual Solid Motor Annual Rocket Technology Demonstrator (SMART Demo)...
- Space Force holds inaugural ‘Spacepower’ conference SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2023 The Space Force on Dec. 12 kicked off its first national conference focused on professional development, bringing together service members, known as guardians, from across the nascent military branch.
- Blue Origin aims to launch first New Shepard rocket in over a year CNBC · 12 Dec 2023 Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is preparing to launch its New Shepard rocket for the first time in over a year, the company said Tuesday.
- After 15 months Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft will finally fly again Ars Technica · 12 Dec 2023 Taking some science and some postcards for a ride.
- Blue Origin's New Shepard GO For Launch; NET Dec 18th The Launch Pad · 12 Dec 2023 More than a year after an engine failure during flight, Blue Origin has announced they are preparing to launch New Shepard again, targeting a launch window that opens on December 18th.
- Daily Telescope: One of the few astronomical objects named after a woman Ars Technica · 12 Dec 2023 This image was captured from mountainous terrain in Poland.
- Agencies sign agreement to collaborate on space weather activities SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2023 Four federal agencies have signed an agreement intended to improve cooperation on space weather research and translating that research into operations.
- HyPrSpace Secures €35M in Funding for Maiden Baguette One Launch European Spaceflight · 12 Dec 2023 A consortium led by French launch startup HyPrSpace has secured €35 million in funding for the Projet Agile de Developpement d’Acces à l’espace 1 (PADA1) project. The French government, through its France 2030 initiative...
- Polaris Dawn Mission Delayed Again; Launch Now NET April 2024 The Launch Pad · 12 Dec 2023 The first flight of the Polaris Program, led by Billionaire Entrepreneur and Astronaut Jared Isaacman is now scheduled for no earlier than April 2024, a delay of nearly a year and a half from its original plan of launchi...
- Dawn Aerospace Achieves Successful Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane Rocket Engine Test The Launch Pad · 12 Dec 2023 Dawn Aerospace has successfully completed a full-duration (112 seconds), bi-propellant test of the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane's rocket engine at Dawn Aerospace's state-of-the-art test facility located in Christchurch, New Z...
- 2024 promises opportunities to study the solar corona SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2023 Researchers will have rare opportunities over the next year to study solar flares and coronal mass ejections, observations that could lead to improved space weather forecasts.
- China's iSpace Conducts Reusable Rocket Hop Test The Launch Pad · 12 Dec 2023 China's iSpace, a Beijing-based launch startup, has achieved a successful launch and landing of its Hyperbola-2Y methane-liquid oxygen reusable verification stage.
- NASA Set To Unveil X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft on Jan 12 The Launch Pad · 12 Dec 2023 NASA's Quesst, is a collaborative effort between NASA researchers and prime contractor Lockheed Martin Skunk Works who are developing and testing the next generation experimental aircraft, the X-59 quiet supersonic aircr...
- Startup raises $55 million for portable Starlink-dedicated data centers SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2023 One-year-old data networking startup Armada came out of stealth Dec. 11 after raising more than $55 million to develop computing tools promising to empower remote devices connected to Starlink, SpaceX’s low Earth orbit b...
- NASA's MAVEN Observes the Disappearing Solar Wind NASA · 11 Dec 2023 NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission observed the dramatic and unexpected “disappearance” of a stream of charged particles constantly emanating off the Sun, known as the solar wind.
- China’s reusable rocket race heats up with new hop test SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2023 Launch startup iSpace has successfully launched and landed a test article, a month after a first hop test, as Chinese reusable rocket efforts intensify.
- Helicity Space raises $5 million for fusion engine development SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2023 Helicity Space, a California startup developing fusion engines, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round.
- Space Force chief tempers expectations: ‘Go government fast, not SpaceX fast’ SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2023 Since its inception four years ago, the U.S. Space Force has faced congressional scrutiny and received numerous directives to transform the military’s space capabilities at warp speed.
- Daily Telescope: Hubble images a dazzling star cluster 158,000 light-years away Ars Technica · 11 Dec 2023 It is thousands of times more dense than our corner of the Milky Way Galaxy.
- Polaris Dawn rescheduled for April SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2023 The first flight of the Polaris program of private astronaut missions is now scheduled for no earlier than next April, a delay of nearly a year and a half from its original plan.
- Orion’s Journey to Artemis II and Beyond Space Scout · 11 Dec 2023 One year ago, NASA’s Orion spacecraft concluded its maiden voyage around the Moon, a journey of 1.4 million miles ending with a gentle splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Artemis I was a resounding success for NASA’s ambiti...
- Orbit Fab and ispace to collaborate on lunar propellant harvesting and delivery SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2023 Orbit Fab, a startup developing in-space refueling services, plans to work with lunar exploration company ispace on propellant harvesting and delivery.
- First ULA Vulcan Launch Apparently Slips to January SpacePolicyOnline.com · 11 Dec 2023 Tory Bruno, President and CEO of the United Launch Alliance, posted on X today that the first launch of ULA’s new Vulcan rocket “likely” will not take place on Christmas