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- India becomes fourth country to land on the moon, first on south pole, with Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft CNBC · 23 Aug 2023 India staked new claim as a national superpower in space, landing its Chandrayaan-3 mission safely on the moon’s unexplored south pole on Wednesday.
- Target of European debris removal mission hit by other debris SpaceNews · 23 Aug 2023 A payload adapter that is the target of a European debris cleanup mission may have itself been damaged by a debris impact.
- NASA and SpaceX give GO for Crew 7 launch Teslarati · 22 Aug 2023 Following the Flight Readiness Review (FRR), NASA and SpaceX gave the go for Crew 7. The launch is scheduled for August 25th...
- Police are investigating an Indian actor for joking about the country’s Moon lander Ars Technica · 22 Aug 2023 There is a lot of national fervor surrounding Chandrayaan 3.
- Polaris Dawn mission likely to slip to 2024 SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2023 The billionaire backing a series of private astronaut missions with SpaceX says the first of those flights will likely be delayed to some time in 2024.
- Mynaric to design optical ground terminal for U.S. military constellation SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2023 Mynaric, a supplier of laser communications terminals, was selected by the Space Development Agency to design an optical ground station to transmit to and receive data from satellites in low Earth orbit.
- SpaceX launches 100th dedicated Starlink mission Teslarati · 22 Aug 2023 After being delayed due to Hurricane Hilary last week, which forced the droneship to retreat to the Port of San Diego, SpaceX...
- U.S. intelligence office to investigate lagging procurement of commercial satellite data SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2023 The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is seeking information from the private sector on barriers encountered by commercial remote sensing data providers when doing business with the intelligence community a...
- Sidus Space acquires Exo-Space SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2023 Sidus acquired Pasadena, California-based Exo-Space to expand its “talent, technology and total addressable market,” said Carol Craig, Sidus founder and CEO.
- Umbra selected to demonstrate space-based radar to track moving targets SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2023 The U.S. Air Force awarded Umbra a $1.25 million contract to demonstrate the capabilities of space-based radar sensors to track moving targets on the ground.
- NASA clears Crew-7 mission for launch to the space station SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2023 NASA and SpaceX are moving ahead with the launch of a seventh crew rotation mission to the International Space Station this week, remaining vigilant about crewed launches even as they become more routine.
- Luna-25’s Engines Fired Longer Than Planned SpacePolicyOnline.com · 21 Aug 2023 The head of the Russian space agency said today that Luna-25 crashed into the Moon because the spacecraft’s engine fired longer than planned. The trouble began on Saturday when Luna-25
- Weekly Space Recap: August 14 – August 20 Teslarati · 21 Aug 2023 Here are some of the stories you may have missed in the past week. The third week of August 2023 featured SpaceX...
- Eutelsat’s OneWeb merger now just pending shareholder vote SpaceNews · 21 Aug 2023 Eutelsat has scheduled a shareholder vote Sept. 28 to get the final approval needed to take over OneWeb after clearing all regulatory hurdles for the multi-orbit merger.
- Launch Roundup: North Korea has failed launch attempt, SpaceX launch back-to-back missions NASASpaceflight · 21 Aug 2023 Following several launch delays last week, the week of Aug. 21 through Aug. 27 is set to see seven launches marking the 129th through 135th orbital launch attempts of 2023.
- The failure of Luna 25 cements Putin’s role as a disastrous space leader Ars Technica · 21 Aug 2023 "There is no place for modernization, there is only the mission of survival."
- Pentagon space arm awards $1.5 billion contract to Lockheed, Northrop for communications satellites CNBC · 21 Aug 2023 The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency on Monday awarded $1.5 billion in contracts to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for prototype communications satellites.
- Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites SpaceNews · 21 Aug 2023 The Space Development Agency announced Aug. 21 it awarded contracts worth $1.5 billion to Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to build and operate 72 satellites.
- Redwire and Sierra team up to make drugs in space on inflatable habitat’s first mission CNBC · 21 Aug 2023 Space infrastructure company Redwire is putting a biotech technology testbed on Sierra Space’s first mission with its inflatable space habitat, establishing a new partnership between the two companies to make drugs in or...
- Axiom Space raises $350 million from Saudi and Korean investors CNBC · 21 Aug 2023 Space company Axiom raised $350 million in a round that was led by Saudi-owned Aljazira Capital and Korean healthcare investment firm Boryung, the company announced on Monday.
- Axiom Space raises $350 million SpaceNews · 21 Aug 2023 Axiom Space announced Aug. 21 that it has raised $350 million from Saudi Arabian and South Korean investors to continue development of a commercial space station.
- Redwire and Sierra Space partner on commercial space station biotech research platform SpaceNews · 21 Aug 2023 Sierra Space and Redwire are partnering on a biotech experiment platform that will be installed on a Sierra Space commercial space station module in what the companies call a first-of-its-kind arrangement.
- Looking past Luna 25’s lunar landing failure: what’s next? NASASpaceflight · 20 Aug 2023 On Aug. 19, at 11:10 UTC, the Russian spacecraft Luna 25 performed a planned orbit maneuver. After an eight-day flight and two orbit corrections, it was parked in a circumlunar 90 by 113-kilometer orbit. It was time to t...
- What’s Happening in Space Policy August 20-26, 2023 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 20 Aug 2023 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of August 20-26, 2023 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess
- Luna-25 Has Crashed, Confirmed By Russia The Launch Pad · 20 Aug 2023 Russia's lunar exploration mission Luna-25, has ended in failure after the spacecraft crashed into the moon's surface; the announcement was made by Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, through a statement on their Telegram...
- Luna-25 Crashes Into Moon SpacePolicyOnline.com · 20 Aug 2023 Russia joined the growing list of lunar lander failures today. Luna-25 crashed into the Moon following an anomaly yesterday after a command was sent to change the spacecraft’s orbit. Communications
- Russia’s Luna 25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon Ars Technica · 20 Aug 2023 This is a stunning loss for the Russian space program.
- Luna-25 crashes into moon after orbit maneuver SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2023 Russia’s Luna-25 mission ended in failure after crashing into the moon, space agency Roscosmos has announced.
- SpaceX reveals Starship hot stage ring Teslarati · 20 Aug 2023 SpaceX recently installed the new hot staging ring atop Booster 9 that will attempt this new stage separation method. The hot staging...
- Lunar Lander Lineup, Two Nations, Two Missions Space Scout · 19 Aug 2023 Next week is shaping up to be a busy time for rocket launches, but also a very busy time for the Moon. For the first time in 54 years, there are two landers in orbit of the Moon at the same time.
- Russia’s Luna-25 Lunar Lander Experiences Anomaly SpacePolicyOnline.com · 19 Aug 2023 Russia’s space agency Roscosmos is reporting today that Luna-25 experienced an anomaly after being commanded to adjust its orbit around the Moon in preparation for landing on Monday. Luna-25 is
- Using data from InSight, scientists discover that Mars is rotating faster NASASpaceflight · 19 Aug 2023 In December 2022, NASA lost contact with its Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) Mars lander, which had been operating on the Martian surface for just over four years....
- Luna-25 Suffers "Emergency Situation" In Lunar Orbit The Launch Pad · 19 Aug 2023 Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft has encountered an "emergency situation" during a critical maneuver in Lunar orbit.
- Luna-25 malfunctions during lunar orbit maneuver SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2023 Russia’s first lunar mission in nearly half a century suffered an “emergency situation” during an attempted maneuver Aug. 19, putting plans for a landing into question.
- New “Lexicon for Outer Space Security” Ready for Final OEWG Session SpacePolicyOnline.com · 19 Aug 2023 The fourth and final session of the United Nations Open-Ended Working Group on Reducing Space Threats will take place at the end of this month. Previous discussions at OEWG and
- SpaceX launches 22 Starlinks from Florida, delays launch from California Teslarati · 18 Aug 2023 SpaceX had its sights set on back-to-back launches from the East and West Coasts. However, only the Florida launch managed to get...
- Starship Update: Booster 9 wearing a crown, construction, and HLS test article NASASpaceflight · 18 Aug 2023 Preparations are taking place at Starbase for the upcoming second Starship test flight, with Booster 9 expected to return to the launch site in the coming days following the installation of its hot staging ring. Future v...
- Peter Beck pushes toward a Neutron debut in 2024, but acknowledges challenges Ars Technica · 18 Aug 2023 "We don’t believe in signing janky, fake contracts."
- POLARIS to Begin Testing Fourth Spaceplane Demonstrator From September European Spaceflight · 18 Aug 2023 German startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has received approval for temporary restricted airspace (ED-R) to begin testing its MIRA spaceplane demonstrator over the waters of the Baltic Sea. MIRA is 4.25 metres long and has a ta...
- U.S. government warns of foreign intelligence threats to the space industry SpaceNews · 18 Aug 2023 Companies in the U.S. space industry are being increasingly targeted by foreign intelligence operations, U.S. intelligence agencies warn.