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- Deloitte calls on companies to draft long-term space strategies SpaceNews · 14 Jun 2023 A Deloitte Space report released June 14 encourages companies in all industries to draft long-term space strategies.
- World Economic Forum offers new debris mitigation guidelines SpaceNews · 14 Jun 2023 The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a new set of guidelines intended to reduce the creation of orbital debris with the support of some, but not all, major satellite operators.
- U.N. opens “window of opportunity” to improve space governance SpaceNews · 14 Jun 2023 A United Nations official says there is an opportunity over the next 15 months to improve how nations manage space activities to address emerging issues ranging from orbital debris to space resources.
- Extent of House-Proposed Spending Cuts Begins to Sink In SpacePolicyOnline.com · 14 Jun 2023 The House Appropriations Committee has revealed its planned FY2024 spending levels for each of its 12 subcommittees. Although the figures still do not indicate what any specific agency will get,
- Satellite execs call for more data to improve space sustainability SpaceNews · 14 Jun 2023 A lack of data and collaboration continues to hold back efforts to ensure a sustainable orbital environment, satellite operator executives said June 13.
- DARPA downsizes Blackjack space experiment SpaceNews · 14 Jun 2023 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on June 12 launched four satellites for a technology demonstration in low Earth orbit.
- Artemis 2 Astronaut Completes Vision Quest The Launch Pad · 13 Jun 2023 Jeremy Hansen has completed a four-day Indigenous vision quest as part of his training for the Artemis 2 mission.
- To Open the Space Frontier, CLD Must Not Fail SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2023 NASA’s focus on human exploration beyond LEO reaching to the Moon and beyond is nothing less than thrilling. Last month, the Artemis 2 crew members were announced, and NASA has
- SpaceX picks Ship 25 and Booster 9 for next Starship test flight Teslarati · 13 Jun 2023 SpaceX has selected Ship 25 and Booster 9 for the next Starship test flight as launch pad repairs and upgrades continue. Following...
- With NuSTAR, scientists reveal new characteristics of the brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected NASASpaceflight · 13 Jun 2023 On Oct. 9, 2022, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, and Wind spacecraft detected the single brightest gamma-ray burst ever observed. The burst, named GRB 221009A, was 70 times brighte...
- SES CEO Steps Down Effective End Of June The Launch Pad · 13 Jun 2023 Steve Collar, the CEO of multi-orbit satellite operator SES, has announced he will step down from his position at the end of the month.
- NASA's Curiosity Captures Martian Morning, Afternoon in New 'Postcard' NASA · 13 Jun 2023 Lighting from two times of day was combined for a stunning view of terrain that the rover is leaving behind.
- Firefly Aerospace Acquires Spaceflight Inc. The Launch Pad · 13 Jun 2023 Firefly Aerospace has successfully acquired Spaceflight Inc., a renowned satellite transportation services provider.
- Space Force eager to harness satellite-servicing technologies SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2023 Servicing satellites in orbit is a nascent segment of the space economy that the U.S. military has been watching mostly from the sidelines. The Space Force says it is now
- OrbeX Announces Arianespace Partnership The Launch Pad · 13 Jun 2023 Today, Orbex and the European giant, Arianespace, announced that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement, signalling the beginning of a new partnership in European spaceflight.
- UAE Plans Mission To Asteroid Belt The Launch Pad · 13 Jun 2023 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency has unveiled that the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA) is scheduled for launch in March 2028.
- Air Force orders a Viasat-3 terminal to demonstrate space relay service SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2023 The Air Force Research Laboratory has ordered a Viasat-3 space terminal that will be used to demonstrate communications services for low-Earth orbit spacecraft.
- NASA Psyche Set To Launch In October The Launch Pad · 13 Jun 2023 Originally planned to launch in August 2022, Psyche is on track to launch during its next launch window, in October.
- Blue Origin Preparing To Resume New Shepard Flights The Launch Pad · 13 Jun 2023 Blue Origin is preparing to resume launches of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle in the coming weeks following a recovery period from an in-flight anomaly that occurred nine months ago.
- Rogers in draft NDAA bill presses Air Force on relocation of U.S. Space Command SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2023 House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) on June 12 released his proposed bill for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, known as the chairman’s mark.
- SpaceX launches eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2023 A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched several dozen smallsats on a dedicated rideshare mission June 12, with customers ranging from the U.S. Space Force to startups deploying their first satellites.
- House FAA bill would give agency new space traffic management role SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2023 A bill introduced in the House to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration includes a provision directing the agency to get involved in space traffic management, potentially duplicating ongoing work at the Commerc...
- Next Generation Experimental Aircraft Becomes NASA’s Newest X-Plane NASA · 12 Jun 2023 NASA and Boeing said Monday the aircraft produced through the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project has been designated by the U.S. Air Force as the X-66A.
- Zero-Error Systems raises $7.5 million SpaceNews · 12 Jun 2023 With the new funding, ZES plans to expand in the U.S. market to encourage private space companies to adopt its technology.
- NASA Invites Media to Opening of Earth Information Center NASA · 12 Jun 2023 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is inviting media to a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 21, for the opening of NASA’s Earth Information Center at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. The exhibit is a hybrid...
- SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites from early morning Falcon 9 launch Teslarati · 12 Jun 2023 Lifting off at 3:10 AM ET (07:10 UTC), the Falcon 9 ascended from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force...
- Space domain awareness provisions in draft NDAA proposal SpaceNews · 12 Jun 2023 The House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subcommittee is proposing legislation that would require DoD to share threat intelligence with commercial satellite operators.
- NASA Invites Media to Tours, Opening of Earth Information Center NASA · 12 Jun 2023 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is inviting media to a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 21, for the opening of NASA’s Earth Information Center at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. The exhibit is a hybrid...
- U.S. defense companies find roadblocks in selling space technologies to allies SpaceNews · 12 Jun 2023 One of the largest U.S. arms makers, Lockheed Martin, is seeing growing demand for space technologies from U.S. military allies overseas. But selling to these customers is becoming more difficult for American companies d...
- SpaceX Transporter-8 launches 72 payloads marking 200th booster landing NASASpaceflight · 12 Jun 2023 SpaceX launched the Transporter-8 rideshare mission on Monday, June 12, 2023, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California. Falcon 9 is lofting 72 payloads of varying sizes and purpose...
- SES CEO Steve Collar announces sudden resignation SpaceNews · 12 Jun 2023 Steve Collar has announced plans to step down as SES CEO at the end of June after more than 20 years with the multi-orbit satellite operator.
- Space Force sorting out complexities of wartime contracting SpaceNews · 12 Jun 2023 An initiative to ensure the U.S. military has access to commercial space industry services during conflicts is gaining support inside the Pentagon, although the details are still being ironed out.
- NASA Invites Media to Opening, Tours of Earth Information Center NASA · 12 Jun 2023 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is inviting media to a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 21, for the opening of NASA’s Earth Information Center at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. The exhibit is a hybrid...
- SpaceX marks 200th successful orbital class rocket landing, 40th launch of the year Teslarati · 12 Jun 2023 Landing just under 8 minutes after launch, Falcon 9 B1071 touched down at Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base and...
- State Department framework seeks to coordinate its space policy activities SpaceNews · 11 Jun 2023 A new State Department space policy framework is intended to align and guide ongoing work on space diplomacy by the department, including its work to support the Artemis Accords.
- What’s Happening in Space Policy June 11-17, 2023 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 11 Jun 2023 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of June 11-17, 2023 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session
- Gravimeter for ESA’s Hera mission is ready to launch to Dimorphos asteroid NASASpaceflight · 10 Jun 2023 A tiny instrument that can measure the gravity levels of an asteroid has completed its ground tests, pushing the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission closer to launch. Hera will complete the first post-impact surve...
- Should the FAA regulate all space activities? SpaceNews · 10 Jun 2023 If the FAA is set up as the new “Emperor of Space,” the U.S. will be setting forth on a path that ignores history and threatens the nascent space commercial sector. The FAA is a bad fit to regulate in-space activities ot...
- U.S. Space Force in talks with allies about how to jointly protect space assets SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2023 U.S. Space Force deputy chief of space operations Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt during a recent trip to Germany and the United Kingdom heard a consistent message from allies: They don’t expect the United States to bear all the co...
- House Republicans introduce bill to create an independent NOAA SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2023 A bill introduced June 9 by a group of Republican House members would turn the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration into an independent agency, but keep its commercial space responsibilities in the Commerce De...