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- U.S. Space Force budget includes $60 million for ‘tactically responsive space’ SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2023 The U.S. Space Force in budget documents submitted to Congress last week is seeking $60 million over the next two years for a program known as tactically responsive space
- GMV partnership to bring revolutionary precise positioning services to Australia and New Zealand SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2023 These days, satellite positioning systems play a fundamental role in our society. We are constantly surrounded by this technology, and it has been fully integrated into our lives. It has multiple applications, and its po...
- NASA Awards Grants to Support Research, Technology Development NASA · 20 Mar 2023 NASA has announced the recipients of its annual Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, providing a total of more than $10.8 million across 15 institutions over three years to support scien...
- Mars exploration and the debate about planetary protection SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2023 Could planetary protection considerations hinder our plans to send humans to Mars?
- Virgin Orbit scrambles to avoid bankruptcy as deal talks continue CNBC · 20 Mar 2023 Virgin Orbit is scrambling to secure a funding lifeline and avoid bankruptcy, which could come as early as this week without a deal, CNBC has learned.
- As launch approaches, JUICE project manager discusses trajectories and science NASASpaceflight · 20 Mar 2023 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft recently arrived in French Guiana for its upcoming launch, which is currently set for April 13, 2023. JUICE is currently undergoing launch p...
- Arkisys and partners to show how they would build a satellite in orbit SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2023 The U.S. Space Force awarded a $1.6 million contract to a team led by Arkisys to demonstrate robotic satellite assembly.
- The SpaceX steamroller has shifted into a higher gear this year Ars Technica · 20 Mar 2023 We're not at airline-like operations yet, but we're getting a lot closer.
- ATL Partners forms new holding company focused on space and air sensors SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2023 ATL Partners, a private equity firm, announced March 20 it has formed a new holding company called LightRidge Solutions to oversee a portfolio of space and airborne sensors businesses
- Space industry deals with launch shortage SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2023 Even as the space industry complains of a shortage of launch capacity, SpaceX said it has room to increase an already surging pace of launches.
- NASA's SWOT Spacecraft Resumes Operations After Primary Instrument Shutdown The Launch Pad · 20 Mar 2023 NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite has resumed its commissioning activities after the main scientific instrument, the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn), was shut off in late January. According...
- Mars Sample Return cost growth threatens other science missions SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2023 NASA’s effort to return samples from Mars is facing increasing costs that is putting pressure not just on other planetary science missions but also a major heliophysics mission.
- Satellogic sells Earth-imagery satellites SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2023 Satellogic, the South American company known for high-resolution multispectral imagery, is selling Earth-observation satellites for around $10 million or less.
- Rolls-Royce Collaborates with UK Space Agency to Develop Lunar Nuclear Reactor The Launch Pad · 18 Mar 2023 Rolls-Royce secures funding from UK Space Agency to develop nuclear power technology for future lunar base. Micro-Reactor programme aims to provide continuous power, increasing duration and scientific value of missions....
- SpaceX launches final two satellites in SES C-band clearing plan SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2023 SpaceX launched the last two satellites March 17 that SES needs to claim C-band spectrum clearing proceeds worth nearly $4 billion in total.
- NASA weighing continuing VERITAS versus future Discovery mission SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2023 Budget pressures in NASA’s planetary science program could force the agency to choose between continuing a mission to Venus that has already been delayed or requesting proposals for a future mission.
- Intelsat buys capacity on Hispasat’s Amazonas Nexus satellite SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2023 Intelsat has acquired a “significant amount” of capacity from the recently launched Amazonas Nexus satellite to meet demand for connectivity over the Americas, an executive for the company told SpaceNews.
- FCC unveils proposed satellite direct-to-device regulatory framework SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2023 The U.S. Federal Communications Commission unveiled its proposed framework March 17 for regulating the use of terrestrial wireless spectrum from space for connecting smartphones beyond the reach of cell towers.
- ULA Completes Vulcan Tanking Test, WDR Next The Launch Pad · 17 Mar 2023 The United Launch Alliance (ULA) team has completed the next phase of testing in preparation for the inaugural Vulcan rocket flight.
- SpaceX conducts doubleheader with Starlink mission followed by launch for SES NASASpaceflight · 17 Mar 2023 Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s successful CRS-27 launch, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 was in action again for a pair of back-to-back missions from both coasts Friday, tasked with deploying communications satellites into orbit.
- Arianespace wins Vega contract for Italian imaging satellite constellation SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2023 In a vote of confidence for a troubled launch vehicle, Arianespace won a contract from the Italian government for up to three Vega C launches of an Earth observation constellation.
- China launches second classified Gaofen-13 remote sensing satellite SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2023 China added its initially civilian Gaofen Earth observation series Friday with the launch of the classified optical geostationary Gaofen-13 (02) satellite.
- SpaceX completes launch doubleheader with sunset liftoff from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 17 Mar 2023 SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets in a span of a little more than four hours Friday, a record-setting day that began with the launch of 52 Starlink internet satellites from California and ended with the sunset liftoff...
- Electron launches two Capella Space radar satellites SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab launched its second Electron rocket from Virginia March 16, placing two Capella Space radar imaging satellites into orbit.
- NASA selects Axiom Space for third private astronaut mission to ISS SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2023 NASA has approved plans by Axiom Space to fly a third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station as soon as November, although with no details yet about who will go on the flight.
- DoD seeking seamless military-commercial satellite communications SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2023 Companies in the satcom industry are trying to support DoD’s vision of a seamless military-commercial architecture.
- Rocket Lab launches pair of Capella satellites from Wallops NASASpaceflight · 16 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab, which opened its 2023 campaign with the inauguration of its first US-based launch pad, has launched its second consecutive mission from Launch Complex 2 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Liftoff...
- Astra Requests NASDAQ Extension, Considers Reverse Stock Split To Avoid Delisting The Launch Pad · 16 Mar 2023 Astra has submitted an application to Nasdaq for an additional 180-day period to comply with the minimum bid price requirement.
- Astra outlines its plan to avoid Nasdaq delisting, including possible reverse stock split CNBC · 16 Mar 2023 Spacecraft engine manufacturer and small rocket builder Astra on Thursday outlined a plan to avoid having its stock delisted from the Nasdaq.
- NASA Selects 21 New Learning Projects to Engage Students in STEM NASA · 16 Mar 2023 NASA is awarding more than $3.8 million to 21 museums, science centers, and other informal education institutions for projects designed to bring the excitement of space science to communities across the nation and broade...
- NASA AIM Earth Orbiter Mission Ends Following Battery Issues The Launch Pad · 16 Mar 2023 After more than 15 years of operation, NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft has ceased operations due to battery issues.
- NASA Awards Advance 3D Printing, Quantum Tech for Climate Research NASA · 16 Mar 2023 New technology is a key to helping NASA advance its long-term exploration goals for the benefit of all. To support its effort, the agency announced Thursday it will create two new institutes to develop technology in crit...
- NASA Awardees to Develop Sustainable Aviation Composite Tech NASA · 16 Mar 2023 NASA has issued $50 million in awards to 14 organizations to develop manufacturing processes and advanced composite materials for aircraft structures. These green technologies hold the potential to help reduce aviation c...
- Investing in Space: Don’t panic CNBC · 16 Mar 2023 The past week has felt a little crisis-heavy.
- LEO constellations are starting to disrupt GEO capacity contracts SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2023 Satellite broadband customers are increasingly demanding shorter-term contracts to hold out for better prices in a market set for a flood of low Earth orbit capacity, according to executives of regional satellite operato...
- SpaceX supply ship docks at International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 16 Mar 2023 A day-and-a-half after launching from Florida, SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station at 7:31 a.m. EDT (1131 GMT) Thursday to deliver fresh food, experiments, CubeSats, and a suite of...
- Axiom Space reveals design of Artemis spacesuit SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2023 NASA and Axiom Space unveiled a prototype of the spacesuits that astronauts will wear on Artemis missions to the moon.
- Northrop Grumman, IHI team up to bolster Japan’s space domain awareness capabilities SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2023 Northrop Grumman and Japanese heavy-industry manufacturer IHI Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding March 15 to develop “small, highly maneuverable satellites and other solutions” that will help bolster J...
- Watch live: SpaceX supply ship approaching space station for docking Spaceflight Now · 16 Mar 2023 A day-and-a-half after launching from Florida, SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft is on course to dock at the International Space Station at 7:28 a.m. EDT (1128 GMT) Thursday to deliver fresh food, experiments, and provisi...
- Rocket Lab deploys two Capella radar satellites after launch from Virginia Spaceflight Now · 16 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher delivered two all-weather radar Earth observation satellites into orbit for Capella Space Thursday night after liftoff from Wallops Island, Virginia, successfully completing the company’s s...