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- A water carrier just won the hardest cycling race on the planet Ars Technica · 18 Sep 2023 The cycling drama came to a head on top of the most demanding mountain in Europe.
- NASA Finalizes Coverage for First US Asteroid Sample Landing NASA · 18 Sep 2023 The first asteroid sample collected in space by NASA will arrive on Earth Sunday, Sept. 24, and there are multiple events leading up to its landing.
- ABL gets contract for U.S. Space Force ‘responsive launch’ mission SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2023 ABL Space Systems, a California-based launch startup that has yet to reach orbit, received a $15 million task order from the U.S. Space Force to demonstrate it can launch a payload on short notice from either one of the...
- Launch Roundup: Rocket Lab fails during “We Will Never Desert You” launch; SpaceX launches two boosters for 17th time NASASpaceflight · 18 Sep 2023 The week of Sept. 18 through Sept. 24 is set to see three orbital launches, all of which are set to take place from US-based aerospace companies. Firstly, Rocket Lab launched its ninth Electron of 2023 on a mission dubbe...
- ABL Secures $15 Million Space System Command Responsive Launch Contract The Launch Pad · 18 Sep 2023 Space Systems Command's Assured Access to Space (AATS) office has awarded a $15 million contract to ABL Space Systems to facilitate the demonstration of a responsive launch capability.
- Smarter Mining by Satellite SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2023 Gold and silver. Buildings and bridges and the cars that drive over them. The computer on your desk and the phone in your pocket. What do they have in common?
- NASA's Curiosity Reaches Mars Ridge Where Water Left Debris Pileup NASA · 18 Sep 2023 Believed to be a remnant of powerful ancient debris flows, Gediz Vallis Ridge is a destination long sought by the rover’s science team.
- China launches new batch of Yaogan reconnaissance satellites SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2023 China added to its recent flurry of reconnaissance satellite launches early Sunday, sending three new Yaogan-39 spacecraft into orbit.
- L3Harris exploring supplier partnerships for its satellite business SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2023 Like other companies that build satellites for the U.S. government, L3Harris Technologies is looking for suppliers that can meet the technical and schedule demands of national security programs.
- Tactically Responsive Space strengthens America SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2023 The U.S. Space Force, Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space demonstrated a Tactically Responsive Space capability that's the next step in utilizing commercial capability to augment national security space in a time of n...
- RIDE! Hopes to Make Booking a Spaceflight as Easy as a Plane Ticket European Spaceflight · 18 Sep 2023 French launch aggregator RIDE! announced last week that it had signed an agreement with Arianespace to market Ariane and Vega flights on its digital platform. RIDE! COO Maxime Gaud spoke to European Spaceflight to share...
- Stoke Space hops its upper stage, leaping toward a fully reusable rocket Ars Technica · 18 Sep 2023 "It was great to get that notch in our belt."
- Stoke Space flies reusable upper stage prototype SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2023 A small hop by a prototype upper stage was a big step in Stoke Space’s efforts to develop a fully reusable launch vehicle.
- SpaceX seeks to throw out Justice Department hiring practices case SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2023 SpaceX has responded to a Justice Department lawsuit about the company’s hiring practices with a suit of its own, arguing that the government’s case is unconstitutional.
- Stoke Space Hops Rocket For First Time The Launch Pad · 18 Sep 2023 Stoke Space has successfully conducted a vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) developmental test flight of Hopper2 at their test site in Moses Lake, Washington.
- What’s Happening in Space Policy September 17-24, 2023 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 17 Sep 2023 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week plus a day of September 17-24, 2023 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate
- Using Webb, scientists discover carbon dioxide and methane in habitable-zone exoplanet NASASpaceflight · 17 Sep 2023 Using the joint NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have discovered the presence of carbon-bearing molecules within the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18 b. Methane and car...
- New Soyuz Crew Arrives at ISS — Six Months Later Than Planned SpacePolicyOnline.com · 17 Sep 2023 A new Russian-American crew has arrived on the International Space Station as part of a rather unusual crew rotation. The three people aboard Soyuz MS-24 were supposed to launch six
- New ISS crew arrives on Soyuz SpaceNews · 17 Sep 2023 A Soyuz spacecraft delivered a new crew to the International Space Station Sept. 15 as NASA and Roscosmos updated plans for later missions.
- General Atomics acquires electro-optical sensor supplier EO Vista SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2023 Defense contractor General Atomics announced Sept. 15 it acquired EO Vista, a supplier of space and airborne electro-optical sensors.
- Germany signs Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2023 Germany signed the Artemis Accords Sept. 14, adding one of Europe’s largest space powers to a document outlining best practices for sustainable space exploration.
- Earth observation players seek new capabilities to tackle climate change SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2023 The growing need to tackle climate change presents a transformational growth opportunity for the Earth observation industry, executives from an international mix of companies in this market said Sept. 15.
- NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Reach Space Station for Science Expedition NASA · 15 Sep 2023 NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and two cosmonauts safely arrived at the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, bringing its number of residents to 10 for the coming week.
- Air Force Research Laboratory delays lunar experiment SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2023 An experiment the Air Force Research Laboratory planned to launch in 2025 to monitor deep space is being delayed after concluding that the original schedule was too ambitious.
- NASA to Discuss Optical Communications Demo Riding with Psyche NASA · 15 Sep 2023 NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to discuss the agency’s first test of high-bandwidth optical communications beyond the Moon. The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) techno...
- La NASA lanza primera temporada de su pódcast en español NASA · 15 Sep 2023 Para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, la NASA lanzará nuevo contenido para Universo curioso de la NASA, el primer pódcast en español de la agencia. El martes 19 de septiembre comenzará una temporada de cinco episo...
- NASA Releases First Season of Spanish-language Podcast NASA · 15 Sep 2023 In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, NASA is releasing new content for Universo curioso de la NASA, the agency’s first Spanish-language podcast. A five-episode season will start Tuesday, Sept. 19, with new episodes...
- NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson Receives Third Space Station Assignment NASA · 15 Sep 2023 NASA has assigned astronaut Tracy C. Dyson to her second long-duration mission to the International Space Station as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 70/71 crew.
- NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson Receives Second Space Station Assignment NASA · 15 Sep 2023 NASA has assigned astronaut Tracy C. Dyson to her second long-duration mission to the International Space Station as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 70/71 crew.
- NASA’s Record-Breaking Astronaut to Discuss Yearlong Mission NASA · 15 Sep 2023 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio will speak to media about his record-breaking mission aboard the International Space Station during an Earth-to-space call at 12:15 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 19. The virtual news conference is th...
- Nonprofit supporting European startups expands rapidly SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2023 The rapid growth of European space startups is reflected in Young European Enterprises Syndicate for Space (YEESS), a nonprofit formed in 2021 to support the new companies.
- The US military just proved it can get satellites into space super fast Ars Technica · 15 Sep 2023 Alpha becomes the first of the US 1-ton rockets to reach its target orbit.
- Rocket Report: New Shepard may fly soon; ULA changes mind on DoD competition Ars Technica · 15 Sep 2023 "No one wants a monopoly choking out one point of the value chain."
- PLD Space to Hire 150 New Employees by 2024 European Spaceflight · 15 Sep 2023 Spanish launch startup PLD Space has announced plans to hire 150 new employees by 2024 to support the development of MIURA 5. PLD Space is currently working towards a maiden flight of its suborbital MIURA 1 rocket, which...
- Firefly launches Space Force ‘Victus Nox’ mission SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2023 The U.S. Space Force announced that Firefly Aerospace successfully launched a Millennium Space small satellite Sept. 14 — a mission designed to demonstrate capabilities to launch in a much shorter timeline than is typica...
- Ex-Im Bank considering more than $5 billion in space industry financing SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2023 A top official with the U.S. Export-Import Bank says the export credit agency is considering proposals for more than $5 billion in satellite industry financing.
- NASA releases independent report on UAP research SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2023 NASA announced it would take new steps to help understand unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), vowing transparency while also being reticent to disclose some details.
- Germany Joins Artemis Accords SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 Sep 2023 Germany became the 29th country to sign the U.S.-led Artemis Accords today. The Accords set non-binding governance principles for operations on the Moon. The heads of NASA and Germany’s space
- NASA Wants UFO Discussion to “Shift from Sensationalism to Science” SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 Sep 2023 NASA released the report of its year-long analysis of unclassified data about Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, more commonly known as UFOs, today. Government interest in UAPs has skyrocketed in recent years
- Post-SPAC space firms redoubling efforts to attract institutional investors SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2023 Three space companies that went public two years ago are seeking ways to build credibility with large institutional investors that have started dipping toes into the deflated market.