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- FCC Nominees Win Committee Approval SpacePolicyOnline.com · 13 Jul 2023 The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved the nominations of three FCC commissioners and the agency’s Inspector General today. The next stop is a confirmation vote by the full
- Stunning Image Crowns JWST’s First Anniversary SpacePolicyOnline.com · 13 Jul 2023 To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the first science-quality images from the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA and its JWST partners released a stunning image of a star-forming region 390
- Viasat stock has worst day ever after new satellite malfunctions CNBC · 12 Jul 2023 Viasat’s stock plummeted in trading on Thursday after the company disclosed its most recently launched communications satellite suffered a malfunction.
- Viasat-3 Experiencing Potentially Fatal Deployment Issues The Launch Pad · 12 Jul 2023 “We’re disappointed by the recent developments,”
- One year into science operations, Webb continues to rewrite the textbooks of science NASASpaceflight · 12 Jul 2023 On July 12, 2022, five groups of scientists gathered in different agencies across the world to reveal the first five images taken by the historic NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescop...
- Biden nominates Space Force generals for promotion SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2023 President Biden on July 11 submitted to the U.S. Senate the nominations of two three-star Space Force leaders for promotion to four-star generals.
- Israeli Lunar Landing Mission Struggles with Funding The Launch Pad · 12 Jul 2023 Israel's Second Lunar Landing Mission Facing Funding Woes
- NASA Sets Briefings for Next International Space Station Crew Missions NASA · 12 Jul 2023 NASA will host a pair of news conferences Tuesday, July 25, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to highlight upcoming crew rotations missions to the International Space Station.
- The Webb telescope just offered a revelatory view of humanity’s distant past Ars Technica · 12 Jul 2023 Talk about the circle of life. It is here. It is there. It is everywhere.
- Webb Celebrates First Anniversary with Stellar Nursery The Launch Pad · 12 Jul 2023 JWST Celebrates First Anniversary with Image of Stellar Nursery
- Second Israeli lunar lander faces funding uncertainty SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2023 As India prepares to launch its second lunar lander mission, the fate of a second Israeli lander is in doubt after the organization developing it lost a major source of funding.
- China’s Landspace reaches orbit with methane-powered Zhuque-2 rocket SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2023 Chinese private rocket firm Landspace achieved a global first late Tuesday by reaching orbit with a methane-fueled rocket.
- ESO's Extremely Large Telescope Reaches 50% Complete Milestone The Launch Pad · 12 Jul 2023 The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is making remarkable progress in its construction, having just surpassed the 50% completion milestone.
- Landspace Zhuque-2 Reaches Orbit, China Wins Methalox Space Race The Launch Pad · 12 Jul 2023 China wins Methalox Space Race as Landspace, a private launch provider launches its Zhuque-2 rocket on its second ever flight. The Zhuque-2 experienced a nominal boost phase, stable orbit was confirmed, then the vehicle...
- NASA's Artemis Crew Transport Vehicles Arrive At Kennedy Space Center The Launch Pad · 11 Jul 2023 Today, NASA received their NASA's Artemis program fleet at NASA Kennedy Space Center; the fleet of specially designed vehicles will transport astronauts on the final leg of their journey to the Moon from Crew Quarters to...
- U.S. sharpens plan for military space race SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2023 The latest U.S. military budget goes all-in on the notion that resilience will be a core feature of space programs. As evidence, the term surpasses 300 mentions in the Space
- Astranis Announces Contract To Bring Internet To 2 Million People In Philippines Next Year The Launch Pad · 11 Jul 2023 Astranis set to build, deploy, and operate small geostationary broadband satellite with the capacity to connect up to 2 million people across 5,000 remote and rural communities in the Philippines in new long term contrac...
- NASA Astronaut Garrett Reisman Joins VAST as Human Spaceflight Advisor The Launch Pad · 11 Jul 2023 Vast Space has appointed former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman as their Human Spaceflight Advisor; a strategic move that not only strengthens Vast Space's position in the commercial space industry but also signifies thei...
- Voyager Space Announces MoU With India To Explore Gaganyaan Missions To StarLab The Launch Pad · 11 Jul 2023 Voyager Space has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Voyager Space and India aimed at exploring potential of utilizing India's proposed Gaganyaan crewed spacecraft to support its commerc...
- NASA Cancels Janus Mission After Launch Postponement The Launch Pad · 11 Jul 2023 NASA has directed the Janus project team to prepare the twin small satellite spacecraft for long-term storage after a launch postponement rendered its primary science targets inaccessible.
- LandSpace claims win in the methane race to orbit via second ZhuQue-2 launch NASASpaceflight · 11 Jul 2023 LandSpace launched its methane-based ZhuQue-2 rocket on Wednesday. This was the rocket’s second launch after its failed maiden flight in December 2022. Initial claims from the company noted a mission success, marking the...
- Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket engine explodes during testing CNBC · 11 Jul 2023 A Blue Origin rocket engine exploded during testing last month, CNBC has learned, a destructive setback with potential ramifications for the company’s customers as well as its own rocket.
- Here come the Moon landing missions (probably) Ars Technica · 11 Jul 2023 Three for NASA, and one each for India, Russia, and Japan.
- Astranis to deliver GEO broadband satellite for the Philippines next year SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2023 Astranis has sold a small broadband satellite launching to geostationary orbit next year to a telco in the Philippines looking for support from the country’s government, the Californian manufacturer announced July 11.
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX to finish Starlink v1 flights – China launches methane powered ZQ-2 NASASpaceflight · 11 Jul 2023 This week, LandSpace reached orbit on its second test flight of the ZhuQue-2 rocket; SpaceX will launch the final v1.0/v1.5 Starlink satellites on Starlink Group 5-15; India will launch the Chandrayaan-3 lunar exploratio...
- India’s renewed effort toward space preeminence SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2023 India’s flurry of technical and political space activities positions the state to become a preeminent space power. New domestic initiatives pave the way by resolving complex bureaucratic challenges. A series of civil and...
- Former NASA astronaut to advise Vast on commercial space station efforts SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2023 Vast Space has brought in a former NASA astronaut and SpaceX official to serve as an adviser for its plans to develop commercial space stations.
- Astranis to bring satellite internet to 2 million people in the Philippines next year CNBC · 11 Jul 2023 Astranis, a San Francisco-based company with an alternative approach to providing internet access from satellites, recently signed a deal to provide dedicated service to the Philippines, a first for the archipelago natio...
- Muon wins option to monitor ionosphere for Space Force SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2023 Muon Space will begin delivering space weather data to the U.S. Space Force under a $400,000 contract option announced July 11.
- Thermal imagery sector heats up SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2023 British investment firm Seraphim Space surveyed the Earth observation sector a few years ago, categorizing startups by sensor type. Analysts determined that firms focused on electro-optical and synthetic aperture radar
- NASA awards “crossover” spacesuit task orders to Axiom and Collins SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2023 WASHINGTON — NASA awarded task orders to two companies already working on spacesuits for the International Space Station and Artemis missions to develop alternative versions of their suits. NASA announced
- Astra to raise up to $65 million in stock sale SpaceNews · 10 Jul 2023 Faced with dwindling cash and a stock delisting, Astra Space announced plans July 10 to perform a reverse split of its stock and sell up to $65 million of it.
- Astra plans a reverse stock split, seeks to raise up to $65 million in offering CNBC · 10 Jul 2023 Spacecraft engine manufacturer and small rocket builder Astra plans to conduct a reverse stock split at a 1-to-15 ratio, the company disclosed in a securities filing on Monday
- Voyager Space deepens India ties for commercial space station plans SpaceNews · 10 Jul 2023 Voyager Space is considering using India’s proposed Gaganyaan crewed spacecraft to serve the commercial space station it aims to be operating by the end of the decade.
- Space Force juggles roles as warrior and protector of space environment SpaceNews · 10 Jul 2023 In an era of great power competition and increasing global reliance on space-based assets, the U.S. military is trying to harmonize seemingly competing demands for security and sustainability. As a
- NASA Awards Axiom Space New Contract For Next-Gen ISS Spacesuits The Launch Pad · 10 Jul 2023 Axiom Space has been awarded a contract by NASA to modify its next-generation Artemis III lunar spacesuit design to enhance NASA's spacewalking capabilities on the ISS.
- NASA Expands Options for Spacewalking, Moonwalking Suits, Services NASA · 10 Jul 2023 NASA has awarded Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace task orders under existing contracts to advance spacewalking capabilities in low Earth orbit, as well as moonwalking services for Artemis missions.
- Benchmark raises $33 million in Series B round SpaceNews · 10 Jul 2023 With the money raised, Benchmark plans to shift its focus from propulsion system research and development to manufacturing and testing.
- AI, quantum and nuclear technologies are key to Lockheed Martin’s vision for Space 2050 SpaceNews · 10 Jul 2023 Through a project called Destination: Space 2050, Lockheed Martin executives are exploring, for example, how AI could assist scientific exploration of locations where communications with remote sensors would be disrupted...
- Astronomers solve mystery of how a mirror-like planet formed so close to its star Ars Technica · 10 Jul 2023 The atmosphere is super-saturated with silicate and metal vapors.