Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Pentagon advisors: Despite reforms, Space Force still shackled to sluggish procurement system SpaceNews · 6 Dec 2023 The creation of the U.S. Space Force has helped streamline fragmented space acquisition organizations, but the Pentagon is still not equipped to procure next-generation space systems at the pace required to maintain domi...
Capella Space Moves Acadia Launches To SpaceX Rideshare Following RocketLab Launch Failure The Launch Pad · 6 Dec 2023 Capella Space, a provider of radar imaging satellites, has announced it will launch the remaining two Acadia satellites on SpaceX rideshare missions in response to deployment disruptions caused by RocketLab's Electron la...
OSIRIS-REx Capsule Landing "Did Not Go...To Plan" - NASA The Launch Pad · 6 Dec 2023 NASA's OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule encountered a glitch with a small parachute known as a drogue chute when it failed to deploy as anticipated during OSIRIS-REx's landing.
NorthStar raises $15 million for debris-tracking satellites waiting on Rocket Lab SpaceNews · 6 Dec 2023 WASHINGTON — NorthStar Earth and Space has raised another $15 million to support its first four satellites for tracking objects in orbit, the Canadian company said Dec. 6 as it waits on Rocket Lab to get back to flight s...
Launch Roundup: SpaceX continues toward 100 launch goal NASASpaceflight · 6 Dec 2023 As SpaceX continues toward its goal of launching 100 times in 2023, the company is planning to launch three Starlink missions this week — two from Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (...
Daily Telescope: A super-hot jet 1,000 light-years from Earth Ars Technica · 6 Dec 2023 Molecules in the outflows from the young stars are excited by the turbulent conditions.
Capella to use SpaceX for two Acadia satellite launches SpaceNews · 6 Dec 2023 Capella Space will launch two radar imaging satellites on SpaceX rideshare missions after an Electron launch failure disrupted its deployment plans.
China launches internet technology test satellite from sea barge SpaceNews · 6 Dec 2023 China launched a new internet technology experiment satellite from a sea platform Tuesday, apparently continuing tests for a low Earth orbit megaconstellation.
OSIRIS-REx parachute deployment affected by wiring error SpaceNews · 6 Dec 2023 The drogue parachute on the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule failed to deploy properly because of a design error, a flaw that did not prevent a safe landing of the capsule.
SSC Returns Esrange Launch Tower to Service After Fire European Spaceflight · 6 Dec 2023 The Swedish Space Corporation has successfully launched the first rocket from its newly refurbished Skylark launch tower that was damaged by a fire in 2021. MAIUS-2 was launched at 07:30 UTC on 2 December aboard a two-st...
Stratolaunch Welcomes The Spirit Of Mojave To Their Fleet The Launch Pad · 6 Dec 2023 Goodbye Virgin Orbit's, Cosmic Girl; Hello Stratolaunch's, The Spirit of Mojave
ISRO Returns Chandrayaan-3 Prop Module To Earth Orbit As Lunar Return Tech Demo The Launch Pad · 5 Dec 2023 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made a surprise announcement, announcing they have successfully brought the Chandrayann-3 Propulsion Module back to Earth orbit.
Stratolaunch Conducts Captive Carry Flight of Talon-A Hypersonic Vehicle The Launch Pad · 5 Dec 2023 Stratolaunch, LLC has successfully completed a captive carry flight featuring the first powered Talon-A hypersonic vehicle, TA-1.
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Operations Suspended Due To Gyro Issue The Launch Pad · 5 Dec 2023 NASA iconic space observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope has suspended science operations and is in safe mode due to a problem with one of its three operational gyroscopes.
NRO signs agreements with five commercial suppliers of electro-optical imagery SpaceNews · 5 Dec 2023 WASHINGTON — The National Reconnaissance Office announced Dec. 5 it has signed agreements with five commercial providers of electro-optical satellite imagery, including four startups that are just starting to build
The 2023 SpaceNews Icon Awards: Winners SpaceNews · 5 Dec 2023 SpaceNews established the awards in 2017 to recognize and celebrate the people, programs and institutions shaping a rapidly evolving global space economy. Chosen by SpaceNews journalists with invaluable input from
NAVISP Industry 2023 @ ESTEC ESA · 5 Dec 2023 In November 2023, ESA hosted its annual NAVISP Industry Days event. This year, more than 200 positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) professionals from across Europe gathered at ESA’s Space Research and Technology Centr...
SpaceX plans key NASA demonstration for next Starship launch CNBC · 5 Dec 2023 SpaceX could attempt a key demonstration for NASA during the third test flight of its towering Starship rocket, according to the federal agency.
Aalyria wins ESA contract and establishes European arm SpaceNews · 5 Dec 2023 Aalyria won a European Space Agency contract to develop an orchestration system for space-based, airborne, maritime and ground-based nodes.
India reveals that it has returned lunar spacecraft to Earth orbit Ars Technica · 5 Dec 2023 India now credibly has the third most advanced deep-space program in the world.
Daily Telescope: An ancient galaxy behind a veil of dust Ars Technica · 5 Dec 2023 "This thing is a real monster."
Orbit Fab and Australia’s Space Machines Company cooperate on in-orbit servicing SpaceNews · 5 Dec 2023 Australian in-space servicing startup Space Machines Company announced plans Dec. 5 to work with U.S. on-orbit refueling startup Orbit Fab to validate key technologies.
Data rights limitations affecting NASA technology development SpaceNews · 5 Dec 2023 Development of a key capability NASA needs for exploration of the moon and Mars is being hindered by limited access to data from companies working on those capabilities.
South Korea Debuts New Small Launch Vehicle Space Scout · 5 Dec 2023 South Korea has successfully launched a new small launch vehicle from a floating platform near Jeju, South Korea on December 4th, 2023. The Hanhwa Defense-built launch vehicle known only as “TLV” placed a small satellite...
India returns Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module to Earth orbit SpaceNews · 5 Dec 2023 The spacecraft that transported the Chandrayaan-3 lander to the moon has returned to Earth orbit, a demonstration of technologies to support a future Indian lunar sample return mission.
SatixFy handed stock exchange delisting warning SpaceNews · 4 Dec 2023 SatixFy is the latest space firm to face being kicked off a stock exchange after shares plummeted following a merger with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), a fast-track alternative to traditional initial publ...
Industry report: Demand for satellites is rising but not skyrocketing SpaceNews · 4 Dec 2023 A new report predicts that around 20,000 new satellites will launch by the end of the decade — a more conservative forecast compared to other sky-high projections.
York reveals latest commercial space-as-a-service mission SpaceNews · 4 Dec 2023 York Space Systems established contact within three hours of the Dec. 1 launch of a commercial space-as-a-service mission for CACI International.
What happens in Vega didn’t stay in Vega, as key rocket parts went missing Ars Technica · 4 Dec 2023 There's a valuable payload riding on the final Vega rocket launch.
United States Space Force Prepares to fly OTV-7 Space Scout · 4 Dec 2023 The Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, in collaboration with the United States Space Force, is slated to launch the seventh mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) via SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy ro...
The Case of the Missing Vega AVUM Propellant Tanks European Spaceflight · 4 Dec 2023 Two of the four tanks necessary to power the fourth stage of the final Vega flight disappeared several months ago, leaving Avio scrambling to find an alternate solution. The Vega AVUM fourth stage stands at 1.74 meters t...
NASA updating policy for rideshare missions SpaceNews · 4 Dec 2023 NASA is developing an updated rideshare policy for science missions that reflects both new launch opportunities as well as challenges faced in accommodating secondary payloads.
SpaceX continues its march to 100 launches in a year Teslarati · 4 Dec 2023 Late Saturday night, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with another 23...
SpaceX launches South Korean spy satellite Teslarati · 4 Dec 2023 SpaceX launched the Korea 425 reconnaissance satellite and 24 other rideshare payloads Friday morning at 10:19 am PT from Space Launch Complex...
What’s Happening in Space Policy December 3-9, 2023 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Dec 2023 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of December 3-9, 2023 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session
30 years after its first repair mission, Hubble continues to observe the cosmos NASASpaceflight · 3 Dec 2023 Thirty years ago, on the very early morning of Dec. 2, 1993, the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the STS-61 crew launched on a high-stakes mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. 30 years after the successful flight, w...
Hubble glitch renews talk about private servicing mission SpaceNews · 2 Dec 2023 A problem with the Hubble Space Telescope has renewed discussion about whether and how NASA might approve a private mission to reboost and potentially repair the spacecraft.
U.S., U.K., Australia sign agreement to jointly operate deep space radar network SpaceNews · 2 Dec 2023 As part of the trilateral security partnership known as AUKUS, a network of three space-tracking radars will be set up in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Webb discovers that rocky planets can form in more extreme environments NASASpaceflight · 2 Dec 2023 Using the joint NASA, European Space Agency, and Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope, a team of scientists has discovered water and other important molecules within the inner, rocky-planet-forming regions of...
Air Force Secretary: Military needs AI to augment human capabilities SpaceNews · 2 Dec 2023 The U.S. military needs to rapidly adopt artificial intelligence technology to aid in tracking targets, data analysis and managing complex missions, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Dec. 2 at the Reagan National De...

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