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- On Zephyr’s Wings: NASA Restarts Venus Exploration Space Scout · 24 Nov 2023 When Leonardo Da Vinci first dreamed of flight in the 15th century, it would have been near inconceivable to him that his namesake would make it to the stars – but that’s exactly what’s happened. The Deep Atmosphere Venu...
- ESA Completes Full-Duration Ariane 6 Hot Fire Test European Spaceflight · 24 Nov 2023 The European Space Agency has successfully completed a full-duration hot fire test of an Ariane 6 core stage. The final major milestone left on the road to the vehicle’s maiden flight is a hot fire test of the rocket’s s...
- Ariane 6 completes long-duration static-fire test SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2023 The European Space Agency conducted a long-duration firing of an Ariane 6 prototype Nov. 23, one of the final tests before the agency is ready to set a date for the rocket’s inaugural launch.
- ESA Declares Ariane 6 Full Duration Hot Fire Test A Success SpacePolicyOnline.com · 23 Nov 2023 Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket appeared to take another step forward today. ESA declared the full duration firing of the core stage engine a success. European officials have been waiting
- POLARIS Spaceplanes Begins Testing its AS-1 Rocket Engine European Spaceflight · 23 Nov 2023 POLARIS Spaceplanes has successfully ignited its 1kN AS-1 aerospike rocket engine that will power its MIRA demonstrator. MIRA is 4.3 metres long and is powered by four jet engines and one rocket engine. MIRA is a subscal...
- China conducts launch to test satellite internet capabilities SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2023 China sent an undisclosed number of satellites into orbit Thursday to test satellite internet technologies.
- Rocket Report: Beyond Gravity to study fairing reuse; North Korea launches satellite Ars Technica · 23 Nov 2023 "I conclude the objects are the spy satellite and the rocket upper stage."
- Canada Assigns Joshua Kutryk To Starliner-1 Crew The Launch Pad · 23 Nov 2023 The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has selected Joshua Kutryk to serve on the Starliner-1 crew, a upcoming long duration ISS mission.
- California Lawmakers Urge NASA Not To Cut Mars Sample Return Funding SpacePolicyOnline.com · 23 Nov 2023 Six members of California’s congressional delegation sent a letter to NASA Adminstrator Bill Nelson today urging him not to scale back Mars Sample Return funding right now. Saying they are
- Canada Assigns Jenni Gibbons To Artemis II Backup Crew The Launch Pad · 23 Nov 2023 The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has selected Jenni Gibbons to serve on the Artemis II Backup Crew.
- China’s Landspace aims to build a stainless steel rocket SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2023 Chinese launch startup Landspace has unveiled plans to develop a reusable stainless steel rocket.
- Sierra Space Completes First Dream Chaser, Lays Off 165 Employees The Launch Pad · 22 Nov 2023 Just days after announcing the completion of Tenacity, Sierra Space confirmed on November 17th that it had laid off 165 employees who had been instrumental in assembling the Tenacity.
- Viasat warns satellite power limit review would hurt GEO innovation SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2023 A proposal to review satellite transmission power limits risks curtailing investments and innovation in geostationary orbit where space companies such as Viasat operate, an executive for the operator warned.
- NASA Concerned SpaceX HLS To Require "High Teens" Number Of Launches For Artemis Mission The Launch Pad · 22 Nov 2023 SpaceX's proposed concept of operations for the Starship lunar lander under the Human Landing System (HLS) program involves multiple launches of the Starship/Super Heavy system, which will require rapid turn around of bo...
- World View SPAC Merger Fails, No Longer Going Public The Launch Pad · 22 Nov 2023 World View has officially terminated its plans to go public through a special purpose acquisition company merger with Leo Holdings.
- Members of Congress seek increase in Mars Sample Return funding SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2023 Members of Congress are asking NASA not to slow down work on the Mars Sample Return (MSR) program now while also lobbying fellow members to provide more money for the effort in 2024.
- NASA Uses Two Worlds to Test Future Mars Helicopter Designs NASA · 22 Nov 2023 Engineers will go beyond the ends of the Earth to find more performance for future Mars helicopters.
- 23 Starlink satellites join constellation after SpaceX’s early morning launch Teslarati · 22 Nov 2023 23 more Starlink satellites were successfully launched at 2:47 AM ET (07:47 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space...
- SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch X-37B Spaceplane Teslarati · 22 Nov 2023 In a bit of a surprise, the USSF-52 mission will launch atop the Falcon Heavy no earlier than December 8th from Launch...
- Beyond Gravity Unveils Reusable Fairing Concept European Spaceflight · 22 Nov 2023 Zurich-based Beyond Gravity has announced a reusable fairing concept that would be recovered along with the first stage of a rocket. Traditional fairings are created in two halves and cover the rocket’s payload bay. Once...
- Daily Telescope: The Milky Way soars above Devil’s Kitchen Ars Technica · 22 Nov 2023 "Along this loop is a set of red rock hoodoos that pop out of seemingly nowhere."
- NASA acknowledges possibility of short-term post-ISS gap SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2023 While NASA seeks to maintain an uninterrupted human presence in low Earth orbit, an agency official said a short-term gap between the International Space Station and commercial successors would not be “the end of the wor...
- ISRO to Perform Lunar Sample Return Space Scout · 22 Nov 2023 On the 23rd of August 2023 the Indian Space Research Organization successfully landed Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar South Pole. This major accomplishment made India the fourth country to successfully land on the Moon, and t...
- The UK to Contribute More Than £3M to the Atlantic Constellation European Spaceflight · 22 Nov 2023 The United Kingdom has announced plans to join the Atlantic Constellation partnership, committing more than £3 million to build a pathfinder satellite. In September, Spain signed an agreement with the European Space Agen...
- Satellogic gets NOAA license for move to the United States SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2023 Satellogic has received a remote sensing license in the United States, the Earth observation operator announced Nov. 21 as it moves operations to the country from Uruguay in search of more government business.
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX on pace to hit 100 launches in 2023, Soyuz to launch Bars-M NASASpaceflight · 21 Nov 2023 Following a busy week for SpaceX with the launch of two Starlink missions and the second launch of Starship, SpaceX is currently on track to meet its 100 launch goal of 2023. The first launch of the week will be on Tuesd...
- As military weather satellites near end of life, DoD turns to partners for data SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2023 The U.S. Space Force is on track to launch at least two weather monitoring spacecraft next year while determining a long-term replacement for its aging satellites
- Astrolab announces first customers for commercial lunar rover mission SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2023 Lunar rover developer Astrolab announced eight customers have signed contracts worth more than $160 million for its first mission to the moon in 2026.
- With budget cuts and an aging station, can NASA learn to love a gap in orbit? Ars Technica · 21 Nov 2023 "Personally, I don't think that would be the end of the world."
- Anatomy of a Deep Space Transport Space Scout · 21 Nov 2023 The problem of transporting humans to Mars is a daunting one, yet the slate never stays blank for long. However, if we are to succeed in this boldest of adventures, we must first step away from the whiteboard and take a...
- ArianeGroup begins testing prototype of multirole Susie upper stage SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2023 ArianeGroup has begun testing what it considers to be a versatile answer to numerous challenges facing European spaceflight.
- DLR Successfully Tests its New Red Kite Solid Rocket Motor European Spaceflight · 21 Nov 2023 The German space agency DLR completed the first flight test of its Red Kite solid rocket motor that will power European sounding rockets. Development of the Red Kite rocket motor began in 2019 as a joint project between...
- Daily Telescope: A snapshot of 500,000 stars near the center of the galaxy Ars Technica · 21 Nov 2023 Webb reveals the Sagittarius C region of the Milky Way.
- Starliner “on track” for April crewed test flight SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2023 NASA says the first crewed launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle remains on schedule for the middle of April as the company completes work to resolve the latest technical problems with the vehicle.
- NASA Mars smallsat mission to be on first New Glenn launch SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2023 NASA expects that a Mars smallsat mission will be on the first launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle within a year, although with some risk about whether the rocket will be ready in time.
- McAlister: Space Station Gap Would Be “Not Great, But Not Irrecoverable” SpacePolicyOnline.com · 21 Nov 2023 As the International Space Station celebrates its 25th anniversary, the Director of NASA’s Commercial Space Division said today that the agency is working closely with partners to avoid a space
- A look back at the epic SpaceX Starship Integrated Flight Test 2 Teslarati · 21 Nov 2023 SpaceX has begun sharing some of the amazing imagery they captured during the 2nd flight of Starship. They captured awesome views from...
- Jupiter-3 deploys solar arrays and antennas in orbit SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2023 the world’s heaviest commercial communications satellite, is performing as expected after deploying solar arrays and antennas in geostationary orbit.
- Stars aligning for Boeing crew launch in April NASASpaceflight · 20 Nov 2023 The long-awaited crewed launch of Starliner has gained increased positivity that its latest launch date will remain on target, following numerous slips since the maiden uncrewed flight to the International Space Station...
- Battle of the Bands: What’s at stake for space at WRC-23 SpaceNews · 20 Nov 2023 The stage is set for a global showdown four years in the making for access to the radio waves needed for communications in space, on Earth, and everywhere in between.