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- Senate Armed Services Committee to probe Starlink operations in Ukraine SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2023 Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) plans to launch an investigation into SpaceX’s actions in Ukraine following new reports that Elon Musk blocked Ukrainian forces’ access to Starlink...
- UPDATE: NASA Shares UAP Independent Study Report; Names Director NASA · 14 Sep 2023 In response to a recommendation by an independent study team for NASA to play a more prominent role in understanding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the agency announced Thursday it is appointing a director of UA...
- NASA to Reveal Asteroid Sample Grabbed in Space, Delivered to Earth NASA · 14 Sep 2023 The first asteroid sample collected in space and brought to Earth by the United States will be unveiled at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Wednesday, Oct. 11, and media accreditation is now open.
- DoD submits congressionally mandated space policy report SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2023 The Defense Department on Sept. 14 submitted to Congress a report explaining how it intends to keep satellites in orbit safe from aggression — and ensure that services like GPS navigation and space-based communications a...
- Investing in Space: Industry enters new era with tight funding and SpaceX dominance CNBC · 14 Sep 2023 I’m wrapping up my time at the World Satellite Business Week conference, after a whirlwind of panels, meetings and more. Paris, lovely as ever, played host to insights from old and new sources, and I could spend the rest...
- NASA: El verano de 2023 es el más caluroso en el registro NASA · 14 Sep 2023 El verano boreal de 2023 fue el más caluroso para la Tierra desde que se establecieron registros mundiales de temperaturas en 1880, según un análisis realizado por científicos del Instituto Goddard de Estudios Espaciales...
- RS-25 engine installation into the Artemis II SLS Core Stage begins NASASpaceflight · 14 Sep 2023 Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company, is helping install four of its RS-25 liquid-propellant rocket engines in NASA’s second Space Launch System (SLS) core stage at the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility...
- NASA Announces Summer 2023 Hottest on Record NASA · 14 Sep 2023 The summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
- KaleidEO demonstrates on-orbit processing SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2023 KaleidEO analyzed submeter-resolution imagery gathered by Uruguay-based Satellogic by processing data on an in-orbit computer operated by Australia’s Spiral Blue.
- NASA Shares Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Report NASA · 14 Sep 2023 In response to a recommendation by an independent study team for NASA to play a more prominent role in understanding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the agency announced Thursday it is appointing a director of UA...
- NASA Releases Independent UAP Report "UAP Pose A Threat To US Airspace Safety" The Launch Pad · 14 Sep 2023 NASA Independent Study Team releases final report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.
- Space Force keeping the ‘responsive launch’ dream alive SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2023 For decades, the promise of a faster and more responsive launch capability has seduced military strategists who have looked for ways to get satellites to orbit quickly in response to
- Satellite industry debates size of direct-to-device market SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2023 While there is growing interest in providing connectivity by satellites directly to phones, there is no consensus on how quickly that market will grow, or even what that market should be called.
- China’s military sets up new base for space domain awareness SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2023 The People’s Liberation Army has established Base 3 to improve its space domain awareness capabilities, according to a report.
- HawkEye 360 reaches inflection point on path to profitability SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2023 With a recent funding round and growing demand for its radio-frequency geolocation capabilities, HawkEye 360’s chief executive says the company has reached an “inflection point” on the path towards profitability and pote...
- SES Q&A | Leveling up multi-orbit connectivity SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2023 SES is looking at other options to consolidate the space industry after merger talks with Intelsat broke down. SpaceNews interviewed newly appointed SES CEO Ruy Pinto as the multi-orbit operator prepares to receive billi...
- NASA Welcomes Germany as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 14 Sep 2023 During a ceremony at the German Ambassador's Residence in Washington on Thursday, Germany became the 29th country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the a...
- Rapid Starlink iteration poses challenges for resellers SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2023 SpaceX’s ability to quickly change and update services has been awkward for resellers, an executive for the low Earth orbit broadband constellation said Sep. 13.
- European Industry Could Generate €9.9 Billion From Crewed Launch European Spaceflight · 13 Sep 2023 A PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) study found that European industry could generate between €5.9 and €9.9 billion between 2028 and 2040 by developing and operating a crewed space launch capability. The Socio-Economic Elemen...
- Space Force to release guidelines for the use of commercial satellite services SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2023 U.S. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said the Space Force is finalizing a blueprint for how it will integrate commercial satellite services into military activities.
- A NASA astronaut will finally spend a full year in space Ars Technica · 13 Sep 2023 "I'm really excited to see how my body does when I return."
- SpaceX waiting for FAA to approve launch licence for Starship’s second flight NASASpaceflight · 13 Sep 2023 With the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) having closed the mishap investigation into the anomaly during the first Integrated Flight Test of Starship, SpaceX is waiting for its launch license for the second test fli...
- ULA has ‘no issues’ with Space Force plan to select three national security launch providers SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2023 United Launch Alliance, one of just two U.S. companies that provide national security launch services, does not have a problem with DoD’s decision to add a third competitor, a senior ULA executive said Sept. 13.
- NASA Releases Artemis 1 In Flight Anomalies Breakdown The Launch Pad · 13 Sep 2023 NASA has released the full list of In Flight Anomalies (IFAs) from the Artemis 1 mission to TLP Network via a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request.
- SpaceX says it is no longer losing money with Starlink production Teslarati · 13 Sep 2023 SpaceX Vice President of Starlink, Jonathan Hofeller, said today that the company is no longer taking a hit financially for producing Starlink...
- SpaceX no longer taking losses to produce Starlink antennas, a key step to improving profitability CNBC · 13 Sep 2023 PARIS – Elon Musk’s SpaceX is no longer absorbing the cost of the Starlink antennas that it sells with its satellite internet service, a company executive said on Wednesday, a key step to the company improving its profit...
- Microsoft and Esri to speed up access to Earth-observation data SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2023 Esri is closely integrating its ArcGIS geographic mapping platform with Microsoft Azure Space.
- Intelsat and Aalyria aim for “subsea cables in space” SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2023 Global satellite fleet operator Intelsat announced an agreement Sept. 12 with Aalyria Technologies to dramatically speed up satellite communications.
- Axiom Space names crew for third private astronaut mission to ISS SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2023 NASA and the other partners on the International Space Station have approved the crew of the third private astronaut mission by Axiom Space, scheduled to launch in early 2024.
- SpaceX’s Starlink partners with European satellite giant SES for combined cruise market service CNBC · 13 Sep 2023 PARIS – European satellite operator SES is teaming up with SpaceX’s Starlink to offer a combined service to cruise operators, the companies announced on Wednesday.
- Starlink and SES join forces for multi-orbit cruise connectivity SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2023 SpaceX and SES are pooling their broadband satellites to offer cruise operators an integrated service promising up to 3 gigabits per second of capacity per ship.
- Small satellite maker Swissto12 gets capital to shake up GEO market SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2023 Swissto12 has raised about $28 million in debt to scale up a manufacturing business seeking to disrupt the geostationary market with much smaller satellites, the 3D printing specialist said Sept. 13.
- Decadal survey recommends massive funding increase for NASA biological and physical sciences SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2023 A new decadal survey for biological and physical sciences research in space recommends that NASA increase its spending on such activities by a factor of 10, a move the study says would restore such work to historical lev...
- NASA’s “Severely Underfunded” Biological and Physical Sciences Research Program Needs Tenfold Increase SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Sep 2023 Grand plans for long-term human exploration of space require extensive research into how humans adapt to the space environment and that means increased funding for biological and physical sciences research
- Kuiper launch companies say they can meet Amazon’s schedule SpaceNews · 12 Sep 2023 The three companies with multibillion-dollar contracts to launch Amazons’s Project Kuiper constellation say they are committed to deploying those satellites on schedule despite delays in the development of their vehicles...
- Space Force to create “integrated” units responsible for acquisition, maintenance and operations SpaceNews · 12 Sep 2023 Gen. Chance Saltzman announced the Space Force will experiment with a new command structure where a unit is responsible for all aspects of a mission area, including training, procurement and operations.
- Phase Four demonstrates Maxwell Block 2 thruster in orbit SpaceNews · 12 Sep 2023 Phase Four’s Maxwell Block 2 radio-frequency thruster has been demonstrated on a commercial satellite.
- Intelsat plotting a MEO constellation in 2027 with C-band windfall SpaceNews · 12 Sep 2023 Intelsat expects to decide whether to proceed with plans for a medium Earth orbit constellation early next year after requesting proposals from nine satellite makers, an executive for the geostationary fleet operator sai...
- Axiom Space Announces International Crew Of Axiom 3 Mission The Launch Pad · 12 Sep 2023 This morning, NASA and its international partners cleared the crew of 4 who will fly aboard Crew Dragon early next year as part of the Axiom 3 mission, operated by Axiom Space.
- NASA Sets Coverage for Launch, Docking of New Space Station Crew NASA · 12 Sep 2023 A NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts are set to launch to the International Space Station on Friday, Sept. 15. The U.S. space agency will provide full coverage of launch and crew’s arrival at the microgravity la...