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- Canada proposes to develop robotic lunar rover for Artemis SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2023 As Canada celebrates its first astronaut to go to the moon, it is starting a new project that could eventually enable a Canadian to walk on the lunar surface.
- Report recommends allowing “learning period” for commercial human spaceflight safety regulations to expire SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2023 A new report recommends that current restrictions on the FAA’s ability to regulate safety for people flying on commercial spacecraft be allowed to expire later this year.
- Northrop Grumman developing military communications satellite for 2025 launch SpaceNews · 9 Apr 2023 Northrop Grumman is developing a geostationary communications satellite that will compete against a Boeing design in a military procurement estimated to be worth $2.4 billion.
- NASA sets up Moon to Mars office SpaceNews · 9 Apr 2023 As preparations for the Artemis 2 mission ramp up, NASA has established a congressionally mandated office to oversee planning for that and future missions to the moon.
- New photo reveals extent of Centaur V anomaly explosion [Updated] Ars Technica · 8 Apr 2023 "A column of burning, clear hydrogen shot up into a mushroom cloud."
- What to expect on the day of Starship's Orbital Test Flight The Launch Pad · 7 Apr 2023 A detailed timeline and expectations of events for the day of Starship's orbital test flight.
- SpaceX launches Intelsat’s IS-40e high throughput satellite SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2023 SpaceX successfully launched Intelsat’s IS-40e communications satellite April 7, which will help the operator meet growing demand for connectivity on planes while also carrying its first hosted payload for NASA.
- Two recent wargames hold timely lessons for space resilience SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2023 A comparison of two recent wargames reveals that the United States’ current course of action to ensure space resilience may not adequately deter and defend against emerging new Chinese space
- SpaceX closing in on first Starship Super Heavy launch SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2023 SpaceX offered its strongest signals yet that it is nearing the first full-scale launch of its Starship vehicle, now expected for later this month.
- Second Axiom Space mission to ISS scheduled for May SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2023 Axiom Space’s second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, commanded by a former NASA astronaut and including two Saudi astronauts, is scheduled to launch as soon as May 8.
- Rocket Report: Starship gets a tentative launch date; China tests ocean landing Ars Technica · 7 Apr 2023 Also, India gets closer to a human spaceflight.
- NASA’s High-Resolution Air Quality Control Instrument Launches NASA · 7 Apr 2023 A NASA instrument to provide unprecedented resolution of monitoring major air pollutants – down to four square miles – lifted off on its way to geostationary orbit at 12:30 a.m. EDT Friday.
- SpaceX launches Intelsat 40e with NASA’s TEMPO instrument NASASpaceflight · 7 Apr 2023 SpaceX has launched its 23rd mission of 2023 with the company’s Falcon 9 rocket lofting the Intelsat-40e/TEMPO payload to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). Liftoff of the Intelsat-40e/TEMPO mission occurred at the op...
- NOAA seeks funding increases for next-generation satellite programs SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2023 NOAA is once again requesting a significant budget increase for future weather satellite programs after Congress cut its funding request for 2023.
- Norwegian Cruise Line plots Starlink rollout SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2023 U.S.-based Norwegian Cruise Line said April 6 it has started trialing Starlink ahead of plans to potentially deploy the satellite broadband service across eight cruise ships this year.
- Space Force renames Greenland’s Thule Air Base SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2023 Thule Air Base, a U.S. military installation in Greenland where Space Force units conduct missile warning operations, has been renamed Pituffik Space Base.
- Starship into final preps for launch targeting second half of April NASASpaceflight · 6 Apr 2023 Ship 24 and Booster 7 – now returned to a full-stack stance – are waiting to attempt their historic test flight. While a launch date remains fluid, hopes remain high that the vehicle could rise out of Starbase in the sec...
- SpaceX Sets Timeline For Inaugural Starship Flight The Launch Pad · 6 Apr 2023 SpaceX have confirmed they are preparing for the historic first flight of Starship.
- NASA Administrator Names New Goddard Center Director NASA · 6 Apr 2023 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has named Dr. Makenzie Lystrup director of the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, effective immediately. She will make history as the first female center director at Goddard.
- Investing in Space: Deloitte formalizes its space consulting business, with an eye on growth CNBC · 6 Apr 2023 The space industry keeps growing, and global consulting groups aren’t ones to be left behind.
- NASA Awards Innovative Concept Studies for Science, Exploration NASA · 6 Apr 2023 Technology in development today could radically change the future of air and space exploration. Nearly silent electric aircraft could ferry people and packages around cities, a sprawling radio telescope array on the far...
- NASA Sets Coverage for Air Quality Instrument Launch NASA · 6 Apr 2023 NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 12:30 a.m. EDT Friday, April 7, to launch NASA’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution instrument). TEMPO is the first space-based instrument to monitor major...
- Startup aims to fill technology gaps in space warfare SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2023 True Anomaly, formed a year ago to focus on the national security market, announced April 6 it has raised $30 million in pre-seed, seed, and Series A funding.
- Loft Orbital orders 15 more buses from Airbus OneWeb Satellites SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2023 Loft Orbital has ordered an additional 15 satellite buses from Airbus OneWeb Satellites to meet growing demand for its standardized space platforms.
- China invites Venezuela to join moon base project SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2023 China has invited Venezuela to join its lunar research station project as the country works to gain partners for the endeavor.
- NASA Earth science hosted payload set for launch on Intelsat satellite SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2023 The upcoming launch of a NASA Earth science instrument on a commercial communications satellite illustrates the promise of, but also the problems with, hosted payloads.
- Space Development Agency’s first satellite launch hailed as model SpaceNews · 5 Apr 2023 The successful launch of Tranche 0 satellites took place 27 months after SDA, an agency under the U.S. Space Force, ordered the satellites, drawing praise from senior officials.
- Space Force embraces unconventional ways to attract and retain talent SpaceNews · 5 Apr 2023 As the smallest branch of the U.S. military with a high demand for technical expertise, the Space Force has embraced unconventional ways to attract and retain people in key career fields.
- A New Zealand company has started flying a rocket-powered spaceplane Ars Technica · 5 Apr 2023 "Once we get our certification, we're allowed to fly as frequently as we want."
- Dawn flies rocket-powered spaceplane SpaceNews · 5 Apr 2023 Dawn Aerospace completed its first series of rocket-powered flights last week of Mk-II Aurora spaceplane.
- New Interactive Mosaic Uses NASA Imagery to Show Mars in Vivid Detail NASA · 5 Apr 2023 Both scientists and the public can navigate a new global image of the Red Planet that was made at Caltech using data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
- Updated space safety document outlines rules of the road for avoiding collisions SpaceNews · 5 Apr 2023 An updated version of a space safety document endorsed by more than two dozen organizations includes “rules of the road” for avoiding collisions between space objects.
- Apple executive Doug Beck tapped to lead the Defense Innovation Unit SpaceNews · 4 Apr 2023 Apple executive Doug Beck has been named as the next director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the Defense Department announced April 4.
- NASA TV Coverage Set for Crew to Move Soyuz Space Station Location NASA · 4 Apr 2023 NASA will provide live coverage as three crew members aboard the International Space Station take a short trip inside the Soyuz MS-23 beginning at 4:15 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 6, to relocate the spacecraft from one p...
- Virgin Orbit COO calls out company leadership for failures in goodbye memo. Read the full email CNBC · 4 Apr 2023 With Virgin Orbit now under bankruptcy protection, departing Chief Operating Officer Tony Gingiss had some choice words for the company’s leadership, as well as a lengthy and detailed apology to its employees.
- EGS launch team looking forward to working with Artemis II crew NASASpaceflight · 4 Apr 2023 NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) have been preparing and planning for the Artemis II launch since before the flight crew was announced on April 3. Teams at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida are looking forwa...
- Apex to launch first satellite in 2024 SpaceNews · 4 Apr 2023 Small satellite manufacturer Apex will launch its first satellite next year as a demonstration of its capabilities as it prepares for large-scale production.
- Arabsat blames thruster issue for temporary satellite outage SpaceNews · 4 Apr 2023 A thruster issue was behind a temporary outage of Arabsat’s aging Badr-6 broadcast satellite in February, according to an executive for the Saudi Arabia-based operator.
- Virgin Orbit formally enters bankruptcy, seeking a buyer Ars Technica · 4 Apr 2023 Branson further cements his position as a "senior" creditor.
- Virgin Orbit Files For Bankruptcy The Launch Pad · 4 Apr 2023 Virgin Orbit has filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.