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- SES to complete C-band clearing program with SpaceX dual-satellite launch Spaceflight Now · 16 Mar 2023 SES, the international communications satellite operator, plans to send two more C-band television broadcasting spacecraft into orbit from Cape Canaveral Friday night atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a mission that will...
- Cargo Dragon CRS-27 docks with ISS NASASpaceflight · 16 Mar 2023 The International Space Station has received another cargo delivery, essential for keeping the Station’s seven-person crew supplied with experiments, consumables, and equipment during its operation in low Earth orbit. Th...
- Benchmark signs contracts for metal plasma thrusters SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2023 Benchmark Space Systems announced contracts to sell around two dozen metal plasma thrusters based on technology the Burlington, Vermont-based startup acquired last year.
- Virgin Orbit pauses operations SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2023 Launch vehicle company Virgin Orbit has paused its operations and furloughed its staff for at least a week as it deals with financial issues.
- Voyager Space acquires ZIN Technologies to support Starlab development SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2023 Voyager Space has acquired engineering company ZIN Technologies to help build up expertise needed for its Starlab commercial space station.
- Virgin Orbit Pauses Operations, Furloughs Staff, Seeks Funding The Launch Pad · 15 Mar 2023 Virgin Orbit has announced that it will be furloughing almost all of its employees and halting operations for a week as it seeks a new funding lifeline.
- NASA Mars Odyssey Orbiter Fuel Supply Running Low The Launch Pad · 15 Mar 2023 NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter has been studying the Red Planet for the past 22 years, but the orbiter is approaching the end of its mission as its running low on fuel.
- Virgin Orbit pauses operations for a week, furloughs nearly entire staff as it seeks funding CNBC · 15 Mar 2023 Virgin Orbit is furloughing nearly all its employees and pausing operations for a week as it looks for a funding lifeline, people familiar with the matter told CNBC.
- NanoAvionics to build three more NB-IoT satellites for OQ Technology SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2023 OQ Technology of Luxembourg, which raised $13 million in September to build out a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) constellation, ordered three additional satellites from Kongsberg NanoAvionics.
- Official Lunar Time Zone Coming Soon The Launch Pad · 15 Mar 2023 an initiative is underway to establish an official time zone for the Moon, with the aim of facilitating reference for all lunar systems, including robotic missions and human surface stays.
- Engineers Keep an Eye on Fuel Supply of NASA's Oldest Mars Orbiter NASA · 15 Mar 2023 Measuring the fuel supply on a decades-old spacecraft without a fuel gauge is no easy task.
- Goonhilly Announces US Sat Comm Network Expansion The Launch Pad · 15 Mar 2023 Goonhilly Earth Station continues its global expansion with the acquisition of two teleports in the United States.
- Quadsat raises $9.6 million for antenna-testing drones SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2023 Danish startup Quadsat said March 15 it has raised 9 million euros ($9.6 million) to expand a business that uses drones as stand-ins for satellites to test and calibrate antennas on the ground.
- Axiom unveils spacesuits for NASA’s upcoming Artemis moon missions CNBC · 15 Mar 2023 Axiom Space on Wednesday revealed a prototype of the lunar spacesuit that NASA plans to use for its astronauts during Artemis missions, which are set to launch later this decade.
- China launches classified Shiyan-19 test satellite from the Gobi Desert SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2023 China launched a new classified satellite Wednesday as part of an apparent space systems development test program.
- Artemis 3 Spacesuit Revealed By NASA and Axiom Space The Launch Pad · 15 Mar 2023 Axiom Space revealed their design for the Artemis xEVA Lunar Spacesuit. These spacesuits will debut on the Artemis III mission, and will service humanity's return to the moon through 2030.
- Space Force: We expect to see ‘interfering, blinding’ of satellites during conflict SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2023 Gen. B. Chance Saltzman in congressional testimony March 14 singled out China as the “most immediate threat” as it continues to weaponize its space technology.
- Firefly wins second NASA CLPS mission SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2023 NASA selected Firefly Aerospace to land payloads on the far side of the moon and to place a European satellite into lunar orbit.
- SpaceX launches 27th cargo mission to ISS SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2023 A SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station carrying supplies and experiments after a launch March 14.
- Axiom shows off Artemis moonsuits Spaceflight Now · 15 Mar 2023 Houston-based Axiom Space on Wednesday showed off the new spacesuit NASA’s Artemis astronauts will wear when they return to the moon, a more flexible, dust resistant, insulated and radiation-shielded suit to protect them...
- SpaceX Launches Science and Supplies To Space Station The Launch Pad · 15 Mar 2023 NASA and SpaceX have successfully launched the 27th resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), carrying over 6,200 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo. The SpaceX Dragon spacecra...
- Amazon unveils satellite receivers for Starlink competitor, ‘Project Kuiper’ Teslarati · 14 Mar 2023 Amazon has unveiled its trio of satellite internet receivers that will be part of its “Project Kuiper” internet service, competing with SpaceX...
- Amazon Reveals Project Kuiper Commercial Satellite Terminals The Launch Pad · 14 Mar 2023 Amazon has unveiled its Project Kuiper user satellite antennas ahead of its satellite prototype launch.
- Why the Office of Space Commerce should supervise novel commercial space activities SpaceNews · 14 Mar 2023 Policymakers are considering establishing an additional supervisory regime to cover novel commercial space activities such as like in-space manufacturing, space tugs, and more. The Office of Space Commerce is the correct...
- NASA Approves AX-3 Mission To ISS The Launch Pad · 14 Mar 2023 NASA and Axiom Space have announced plans for the third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
- Kayhan offers coordinated collision avoidance SpaceNews · 14 Mar 2023 Kayhan Space has upgraded its space traffic management platform to help satellite operators coordinate maneuvers to prevent collisions.
- NASA Selects Axiom Space for Third Private Astronaut Station Mission NASA · 14 Mar 2023 NASA and Axiom Space have signed a mission order for the third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than November 2023 from the agency’s NASA’s Kennedy Space Center...
- NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace for Robotic Moon Mission The Launch Pad · 14 Mar 2023 NASA has chosen Firefly Aerospace to carry multiple payloads to the surface of the far side of the Moon, and a satellite to lunar orbit.
- Astranis gets order for a pair of Mexico-focused GEO broadband satellites SpaceNews · 14 Mar 2023 Mexican telco Apco Networks said March 14 it has ordered two small satellites from Astranis for a launch toward geostationary orbit next year.
- Viasat deploying ‘zero trust’ cybersecurity across global network SpaceNews · 14 Mar 2023 Viasat developed a "zero trust" cybersecurity solution intended to protect its entire global network from hostile intrusions.
- NASA Picks Firefly Aerospace for Robotic Delivery to Far Side of Moon NASA · 14 Mar 2023 To carry multiple payloads to the far side of the Moon including a satellite to orbit that area, NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas. The commercial lander will deliver two agency payloads, as well a...
- Investors project space company funding to rebound in 2023 SpaceNews · 14 Mar 2023 Despite the near-term shakeup caused by a bank failure and broader economic pressures, investors expect funding of space companies to rebound in 2023.
- Amazon unveils Project Kuiper terminals for services starting in 2024 SpaceNews · 14 Mar 2023 Although still weeks out from launching its first pair of prototype satellites, Amazon unveiled user terminals March 14 for a planned 3,200-satellite broadband constellation it expects will start providing beta services...
- Satellite manufacturers continue to diversify SpaceNews · 14 Mar 2023 Companies with a history of manufacturing large geostationary satellites have succeeded in diversifying their product lines to attract new customers.
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 to Discuss Mission Following Return to Earth NASA · 14 Mar 2023 Following a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station, the four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission are safely back on Earth and will answer questions in a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March...
- Amazon shows off new satellite internet antennas as it takes on SpaceX’s Starlink CNBC · 14 Mar 2023 WASHINGTON -- Amazon revealed a trio of satellite antennas on Tuesday, as the company prepares to take on SpaceX’s Starlink with its own Project Kuiper internet network.
- As DoD pivots to smaller satellites, Congress airdrops a big one into the budget SpaceNews · 14 Mar 2023 The U.S. Defense Department’s head of space acquisitions circulated a memo last fall calling for the Pentagon to embrace a faster, more commercial approach to building satellites. At the top of Frank Calvelli’s “Space Ac...
- SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Florida Spaceflight Now · 14 Mar 2023 A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft packed with nearly 6,300 pounds of fresh food, hardware, and experiments for the International Space Station lifted off Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. EDT (0030 GMT Wednesday) from NASA’s Kennedy S...
- Satellite executives spar over direct-to-device evolution SpaceNews · 14 Mar 2023 Executives seeking new businesses from connecting satellites directly to standard smartphones are divided over how quickly this market could grow.
- NASA, SpaceX Dragon to Deliver Heart Studies, More to Space Station NASA · 14 Mar 2023 NASA has another cargo shipment enroute to the International Space Station following a successful Falcon 9 launch of SpaceX’s 27th resupply mission for the agency.