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- NDAA Conferees Agree No Spending on Space Command Headquarters Until Next Summer SpacePolicyOnline.com · 11 Dec 2023 House and Senate conferees on the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act agreed that no funds may be spent on new headquarters for U. S. Space Command until July 30, 2024
- First Vulcan launch likely to slip to January SpaceNews · 10 Dec 2023 The first launch of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur is likely to be delayed to early January to give the company time to complete a full dress rehearsal.
- What’s Happening in Space Policy December 10-16, 2023 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 10 Dec 2023 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of December 10-16, 2023 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session
- ULA chief says Vulcan rocket will slip to 2024 after ground system issues Ars Technica · 10 Dec 2023 The Colorado-based launch company will end 2023 with just three launches.
- LandSpace Wins Methane Rocket Race With 1st Satellite Deployments, Targets 2025 For New Stainless Rocket The Launch Pad · 10 Dec 2023 Chinese launch startup Landspace has successfully sent three satellites into orbit using its third Zhuque-2 methane-liquid oxygen rocket.
- NASA’s Psyche captures its “first light,” continues testing other instruments NASASpaceflight · 9 Dec 2023 On Dec. 4, the cameras of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft took their first images 26 million kilometers away from Earth. This milestone, called “first light,” was one of many the agency needed to complete on its way to its dest...
- Landspace launches third methane Zhuque-2, targets 2025 launch of new stainless steel rocket SpaceNews · 9 Dec 2023 Chinese launch startup Landspace successfully sent satellites into orbit for the first time Friday and revealed details of a new stainless steel rocket.
- Gigantic Coronal Hole 60 Earths Wide Aims Radiation Directly at Earth The Launch Pad · 9 Dec 2023 An enormous dark hole has appeared on the surface of the sun, spewing powerful streams of unusually fast radiation, identified as solar wind, directly toward Earth.
- Egypt Joins China ILRS Lunar Base Program The Launch Pad · 9 Dec 2023 Egypt is the latest country to sign a cooperation aggrement for China's International Lunar Research Station (ILRS).
- Three satellites presumed lost in Transporter deployment malfunction SpaceNews · 9 Dec 2023 Three satellites on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare launch in November failed to deploy, including one from a company that previously stated its satellite was in orbit and operating.
- US Space Force Activates Europe and Africa Components The Launch Pad · 8 Dec 2023 USSPACEFOR-EURAF is now the newest service component under EUCOM and AFRICOM, joining the ranks of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Central Command in establishing a dedicated space component.
- Ghana Warns Against Unauthorized Starlink Use The Launch Pad · 8 Dec 2023 Ghana has become the latest African nation to caution its citizens against using Starlink services before proper licensing is granted by the National Communications Authority.
- Blue Origin New Shepard VR Experience Lands At NASA KSC Visitor Complex The Launch Pad · 8 Dec 2023 An immersive virtual reality experience inside a replica of Blue Origin’s New Shepard has landed at NASA Kennedy Space Centers Visitor Complex!
- U.S. Space Force activates new unit to support operations in Europe and Africa SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2023 The U.S. Space Force on Dec. 8 officially activated its first component dedicated to both Europe and Africa.
- Ghana warns against illegal Starlink services SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2023 Ghana is the latest country in Africa to warn against using Starlink before it issues licenses for SpaceX’s satellite broadband service.
- Experts raise concerns about U.S. commitment to GPS modernization SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2023 Members of a key advisory board questioned the U.S. military's commitment to deliver enhancements to the Global Positioning System, arguing that the network is at risk of falling behind other satellite navigation systems...
- Northrop Grumman tests new solid rocket motor technologies SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2023 Northrop Grumman test-fired a new solid rocket motor that marks the beginning of an annual test campaign to demonstrate advanced technologies that could be incorporated into space and defense programs.
- ArianeGroup CEO Finally Says Quiet Part Out Loud European Spaceflight · 8 Dec 2023 ArianeGroup CEO Martin Sion has suggested that the company may not have “understood the reality of the situation” when it promised to debut Ariane 6 by 2020. Sion made the comments during an interview with French news ou...
- Daily Telescope: Seeing stars with an iPhone in the bottom of the Grand Canyon Ars Technica · 8 Dec 2023 "There I was, flat on my back on a sand berm, with the best camera I had."
- GAO report recommends FAA evaluate launch mishap investigation procedures SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2023 The GAO recommends that the FAA improve its process for investigating launch mishaps, one that currently relies heavily on launch providers.
- Rocket Report: The final space shuttle stack; SpaceX may extend booster lifetimes Ars Technica · 8 Dec 2023 "God willing, the suborbital tests of the new generation 'bio-capsule' will be completely Iranian."
- Three Lunar Landers Target Arrival in January Space Scout · 8 Dec 2023 2024 is shaping up to be a year of triumphant lunar return, with several missions planned to welcome in a new age of international exploration of Earth’s nearest neighbor. This first wave consists of numerous robotic exp...
- GAO Wants FAA To Improve How It Investigates Space Launch Mishaps SpacePolicyOnline.com · 8 Dec 2023 The Government Accountability Office wants the FAA to improve how it investigates space launch mishaps, especially how it decides whether to do an investigation itself or allow the operator to
- Falcon 9 takes another flight with 22 Starlink satellites Teslarati · 8 Dec 2023 Launching last night at 12:03 am PT (08:03 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Base in California, a...
- Space Development Agency aims high for 2024 after strong 2023 start SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2023 The Space Development Agency has set its sights on an ambitious launch schedule for 2024 following two successful launches this year.
- Lawmakers unveil 2024 defense authorization bill with space priorities SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2023 The Senate and House Armed Services Committees unveiled a final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference agreement late Dec. 6 that includes several space policy and spending decisions impacting the military...
- Boeing working toward first SLS Core Stage final assembly at KSC NASASpaceflight · 7 Dec 2023 As Boeing nears completing final assembly of NASA’s second Space Launch System (SLS) core stage at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, the space agency’s prime contractor for SLS stages is continuing prod...
- SpaceX launches 90th orbital mission of the year Teslarati · 7 Dec 2023 Just after midnight at 12:07 am ET (05:07 UTC), 23 V2 mini Starlink satellites were lofted into space from Space Launch Complex...
- NASA revises contract strategy for ISS deorbit vehicle SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2023 NASA will give companies greater choice in the type of contract to use for producing a deorbit vehicle for the International Space Station.
- FCC nod puts Dish-EchoStar merger on home stretch SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2023 Satellite TV broadcaster and terrestrial wireless operator Dish Network and EchoStar, its sister company focused on broadband services from space, have cleared a key regulatory hurdle in the way of their merger plans.
- Investing in Space: Why Amazon bought rocket launches from rival SpaceX CNBC · 7 Dec 2023 Have you ever finished all your holiday shopping — list meticulously checked off and gifts ready to wrap — only to realize with the big day fast-approaching that you miscalculated and have last-minute buying to do?
- Rethink the Mars Program SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2023 NASA’s robotic Mars exploration program is in crisis. A recent review of the plan of its flagship Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission pegged its cost at $10 billion, a price tag that threatens to preclude funding any other...
- ESA Wants to Develop a “Very High Thrust” Rocket Engine European Spaceflight · 7 Dec 2023 The European Space Agency has published an intended tender aimed at beginning the development of a very high thrust rocket engine that could be utilized aboard future heavy-lift launcher vehicles. Published on 5 December...
- Daily Telescope: A colorful heart with a blue core Ars Technica · 7 Dec 2023 This nebula is found about 7,500 light-years from Earth.
- NASA working with industry to advance inflatable heat shield technology SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2023 The success of a NASA project last year to demonstrate an inflatable heat shield has attracted interest from several companies who are working with the agency to advance the technology.
- Egypt joins China’s ILRS moon base initiative SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2023 Egypt and China signed a series of space agreements Wednesday including cooperation on the China-led International Lunar Research Station.
- DARPA picks 14 companies for lunar architecture study SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2023 DARPA has selected 14 companies, ranging from small startups to established aerospace corporations, to participate in a study on developing commercial lunar infrastructure.
- UAG Endorses Single Agency for Mission Authorization SpacePolicyOnline.com · 7 Dec 2023 The White House National Space Council’s Users’ Advisory Group is recommending that a single agency be designated to oversee the regulation of novel space activities, the so-called “mission authorization” function.
- Coming Soon... I.S.S The Launch Pad · 7 Dec 2023 I.S.S explores the hypothetical scenario of the ISS becoming a battleground as Earth faces nuclear obliteration.
- NASA Psyche Captures First Light Images The Launch Pad · 6 Dec 2023 NASA's Psyche spacecraft has marked a significant milestone on its journey to explore the asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupite by turning on its twin cameras, and capturing the spacecraft's "...