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- ArianeGroup to Receive €340M Per Year to Operate Ariane 6 European Spaceflight · 7 Nov 2023 Member states of the European Space Agency have committed to provide ArianeGroup with up to €340 million a year to operate Ariane 6. In addition to subsidies for Ariane 6, it was also agreed that €21 million per year wou...
- Daily Telescope: Pumping up the volume with the Headphones nebula Ars Technica · 7 Nov 2023 "I liked the object so much I decided to give it a try."
- Getting inflight Wi-Fi up to speed SpaceNews · 7 Nov 2023 While growing demand for Wi-Fi on planes is a significant growth opportunity for satellite capacity providers, the pandemic has held back its upward climb alongside a decline in air travel. However, the inflight connecti...
- ESA: Time to Assert Europe’s “Rightful Place” in Space SpacePolicyOnline.com · 7 Nov 2023 The ministers of the European Space Agency’s member states today committed to a “paradigm shift” in the European space program and “asserting Europe’s rightful place in the world.” Meeting as
- Canadian government backs 2024 space accelerator in Southern California SpaceNews · 7 Nov 2023 Canadian space entrepreneurs seeking to raise $500,000 to $20 million are invited to join the 2024 SoCal-Canadian Space Accelerator.
- ESA to start commercial cargo program SpaceNews · 7 Nov 2023 The European Space Agency announced Nov. 6 it will start a competition to develop commercial vehicles to transport cargo to and from the International Space Station by 2028, a step towards developing a crewed vehicle.
- LeoLabs data shows on-orbit maneuvers by Russian satellites SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2023 The space tracking firm LeoLabs over the past year tracked two Russian satellites performing rendezvous and proximity operations.
- Astra secures interim financing deal SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2023 WASHINGTON — Launch vehicle and spacecraft propulsion company Astra Space said Nov. 6 that it has secured interim financing from two investors that gives the company through the end of
- SpaceX breaks its own record, launches Falcon 9 for the 18th time Teslarati · 6 Nov 2023 23 Starlink satellites joined the constellation after successfully being launched into orbit atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 that was flying for a...
- Dish Network CEO makes early exit SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2023 Dish Network said its CEO Erik Carlson is resigning Nov. 12 ahead of the broadcaster’s merger with EchoStar, its sister company focused on providing broadband services from space, after posting a steep drop in satellite...
- NASA's Curiosity Rover Clocks 4,000 Days on Mars NASA · 6 Nov 2023 The mission team is making sure the robotic scientist is staying strong, despite wear and tear from its 11-year journey.
- Charting the Course: A Blueprint to Continued U.S. Leadership in Space SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2023 We now live in a space-based economy. Satellites are providing everything from internet access to GPS guidance to storm tracking. You’d be hard-pressed to get through your day without relying on space-based services.
- ILLUMA-T: Entering a New Age of Space Communications Space Scout · 6 Nov 2023 A next generation optical communications system known as ILLUMA-T is ready for flight onboard the CRS-29 mission to the International Space Station.
- Ariane 6 cost and delays bring European launch industry to a breaking point Ars Technica · 6 Nov 2023 "I certainly expect a paradigm shift on the launcher sector."
- Unveiling the Civil Space Achievement of the Year finalists for the SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2023 This year, the Moon took center stage with three robotic landing attempts between April in August. In the end, only India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission reached the lunar surface intact.
- Daily Telescope: The sword of Orion contains a brilliant reflection nebula Ars Technica · 6 Nov 2023 This image was captured in California, near Oakland.
- Sierra Space completes first Dream Chaser SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2023 Sierra Space has completed assembly of its first Dream Chaser vehicle as it aims for a launch of that spacecraft to the International Space Station as soon as next spring.
- CNES Boss on Damage Control for ArianeGroup on Ariane 6 Failures European Spaceflight · 6 Nov 2023 The head of the French space agency CNES, Philippe Baptiste, identified a complex governance structure and ESA’s geographic return rule as the primary reasons why the development of Ariane 6 has failed to meet projected...
- New commercial space bill addresses mission authorization and SSA SpaceNews · 5 Nov 2023 The Republican leadership of the House Science Committee has introduced legislation that would create a mission authorization system for commercial space activities and alter plans for a space traffic coordination system...
- What’s Happening in Space Policy November 5-11, 2023 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 5 Nov 2023 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of November 5-11, 2023 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session
- NASA delays Artemis lunar rover award by four months SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2023 NASA has delayed the award of contracts to develop a lunar rover for future Artemis missions by four months, raising concerns in industry about the future of the program.
- Juno discovers salts and organic compounds on Ganymede’s surface NASASpaceflight · 4 Nov 2023 After a flyby of Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, in 2021, Juno and a team of scientists have discovered the presence of mineral salts and organic compounds on the surface of the icy moon. The new findings will allow sc...
- Astra, low on cash, defaults on loan SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2023 Dwindling cash reserves caused launch vehicle and spacecraft propulsion company Astra Space to default on a loan at the end of October, adding to doubts about the company’s future.
- Kuva Space Raises €16.6M for Subscription-Based Hyperspectral Imaging Service European Spaceflight · 4 Nov 2023 Finnish Earth observation startup Kuva Space has closed an oversubscribed funding round that raised €16.6 million. The company announced on 2 November that it had raised the growth funding. The round was led by existing...
- House bill would fully fund Mars Sample Return, block cooperation on ExoMars SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2023 House appropriators would fully fund NASA’s Mars Sample Return program despite its ongoing problems but halt the agency’s plans to cooperate with a European Mars mission.
- Astra defaults on debt agreement, warns it may not be able to raise needed cash CNBC · 3 Nov 2023 Struggling space company Astra disclosed in a securities filing late Friday that it defaulted on a recent debt agreement and may not be able to raise needed cash as funds dwindle.
- It’s almost showtime for SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket Ars Technica · 3 Nov 2023 SpaceX will again target a morning liftoff for the rocket.
- NASA’s VIPER Takes Shape Space Scout · 3 Nov 2023 At NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, work on NASA’s next lunar explorer has begun. The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) is now in assembly ahead of its projected launch in...
- How long will Jeff Bezos continue to subsidize his New Shepard rocket? Ars Technica · 3 Nov 2023 "It's definitely a money loser. Always has been."
- Revealing the Startup of the Year finalists for the SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2023 SpaceNews is pleased to spotlight the finalists for the Startup of the Year award, companies that have managed to capture our attention for their contributions to the space industry.
- Norway Officially Opens “First Operational Spaceport in Continental Europe” European Spaceflight · 3 Nov 2023 Norway has officially opened what it calls the “first operational spaceport in continental Europe.” Andoya Spaceport was inaugurated on 2 November by Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon. The new spaceport is located in Nordmela...
- Norway opens Andøya spaceport SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2023 Norway inaugurated its northern Andøya spaceport Thursday as commercial launch competition on continental Europe heats up.
- NASA open to extending ISS beyond 2030 SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2023 A NASA official opened the door to keeping the International Space Station in operation beyond 2030 if commercial space stations are not yet ready to take over by the end of the decade.
- Daily Telescope: Lucy finds not one but two diamonds in the sky Ars Technica · 3 Nov 2023 "The fact that it is two makes it even more exciting."
- Rocket Report: ICBM test aborted after “anomaly”; FAA wraps Starship safety review Ars Technica · 3 Nov 2023 "Our team has created an excellent piece of engineering."
- Babin, Lucas Introduce Commercial Space Bill SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Nov 2023 The two top Republicans on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee who oversee space activities introduced a long-awaited bill today addressing commercial space activities. Among the many provisions of
- House Appropriators Detail FY2024 NASA Spending Priorities, MSR Fares Better Than in Senate SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Nov 2023 The House Appropriations Committee has posted the report to accompany the bill that includes FY2024 funding for NASA. The Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee approved the bill months ago and top-level funding levels
- SpaceRake wins $1.8 million in SDA funding for optical communications terminals SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2023 The Space Development Agency awarded SpaceRake, a Cambridge, Massachusetts startup, $1.8 million to develop miniature laser communications terminals.
- Virgin Galactic carries researchers on fifth commercial suborbital flight SpaceNews · 2 Nov 2023 Virgin Galactic completed its sixth and final suborbital spaceflight of the year Nov. 2, flying two researchers and a private astronaut.
- Iceland and Netherlands Join Artemis Accords SpacePolicyOnline.com · 2 Nov 2023 NASA heralded another signatory to the Artemis Accords yesterday when the Netherlands joined during a ceremony in Washington, DC. To the surprise of many, that made Netherlands the 31st country,