Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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NASA planning to spend up to $1 billion on space station deorbit module SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2023 NASA is projecting spending nearly $1 billion on a tug to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of the decade to provide redundancy for safely disposing of the station.
L3 Harris wins $765.5 million contract to develop GeoXO imager SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2023 L3Harris Technologies won a $765.5 million NASA contract to develop the imager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Extended Observations satellite program.
Space Force pauses GPS satellite orders due to excess inventory SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2023 With several GPS satellites in storage awaiting launch opportunities, the U.S. Space Force decided to press pause on new orders.
NASA Selects L3Harris to Develop Imager for NOAA Satellite NASA · 13 Mar 2023 NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected L3Harris Technologies Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana, to develop the imager for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO)...
Space firms regain access to Silicon Valley Bank accounts SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2023 Early-stage space firms breathed a sigh of relief after the U.S. government moved to protect all deposits placed with the Silicon Valley Bank, which collapsed March 10 in the country’s biggest banking failure since 2008.
OneWeb Announces Global Partnership With Amazon The Launch Pad · 13 Mar 2023 OneWeb and Amazon Web Services have announce a global partnership to explore providing cloud-based connectivity and innovative services to customers worldwide.
NASA Sets Out New Timeline For Moon And Mars Missions The Launch Pad · 13 Mar 2023 NASA's budget, strategic plans and performance reports have been released. This article will exclusively look at the upcoming manifest for Moon and Mars missions by NASA that were mentioned in it.
SpaceX Set To Test Starlink To Cell Service This Year With T-Mobile The Launch Pad · 13 Mar 2023 SpaceX is preparing to take their Starlink service to the next level by offering cell service coverage.
U.S. military experiments hitching ride to space station on SpaceX cargo ship Spaceflight Now · 13 Mar 2023 SpaceX’s next resupply mission to the International Space Station is set for liftoff Tuesday night from Kennedy Space Center, hauling more than 6,300 pounds of cargo to the complex, including a $35 million, half-ton payl...
Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Hits Space Industry The Launch Pad · 13 Mar 2023 The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has directly impacted a number of space companies who relied on it for investment, loans, and traditional banking services.
Japanese Lunar Lander Company iSpace Set To Go Public On April 12th The Launch Pad · 13 Mar 2023 Japanese lunar exploration company ispace has won approval to list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, just ahead of its first moon landing attempt.
Getting real about space business models SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2023 Stan Crow is an astronautical engineer with 35 years of experience in space, technology, and business roles in the U.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman, and McKinsey and Company’s aerospace and defense practice. He now advis...
SpaceX says it will test Starlink’s satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile this year CNBC · 13 Mar 2023 WASHINGTON — SpaceX plans to begin testing its Starlink satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile this year, an executive of Elon Musk’s company said on Monday.
Proton rocket launches classified Russian government satellite Spaceflight Now · 13 Mar 2023 A Proton rocket launched Sunday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, boosting into a high-altitude orbit a classified Russian government satellite Western analysts believe is designed to eavesdrop on other countri...
JUICE arrives in French Guiana for launch, project manager outlines next steps NASASpaceflight · 13 Mar 2023 Set for launch from the Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana, on April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission will aim to uncover the secrets of Jupiter...
U.S. Space Force budget hits $30 billion in 2024 proposal SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2023 President Biden’s $842 billion budget request for the Defense Department for fiscal year 2024 includes $30 billion for the U.S. Space Force, the largest funding request to date for the military space branch.
Rivada Space Networks selects Aalyria Spacetime SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2023 Aalyria, the company marketing technology developed by Google parent Alphabet, announced an agreement March 13 with Rivada Space Networks.
LeoLabs to build radar in Argentina SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2023 LeoLabs is expanding observation over the Southern Hemisphere with a radar in Argentina.
CesiumAstro enters IFC market SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2023 CesiumAstro is entering the in-flight connectivity market with demonstrations on Airbus airplanes and helicopters.
NASA study assesses costs and benefits of orbital debris removal SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2023 A NASA study concluded that some methods of removing orbital debris could pay for themselves within a decade by reducing the costs and risks borne by satellite operators.
Russia Lofts Luch Relay Satellite Aboard Proton Rocket The Launch Pad · 13 Mar 2023 In the early hours of the morning, the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, successfully launched a Proton-M rocket with a Briz-M upper stage carrying the Luch-5X spacecraft. The launch took place at 02:12:59.981 Moscow time...
Crew Dragon splashes down to close out 157-day mission Spaceflight Now · 12 Mar 2023 Two NASA astronauts, a Japanese space veteran and a Russian cosmonaut bid their seven space station crewmates farewell and returned to Earth Saturday night, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa after a fiery p...
Managing the complexity of the world’s largest satellite navigation system SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2023 Today Spaceopal is a well-established reality. How would you describe your company? Spaceopal is a joint venture between Telespazio and DLR-GfR. Founded in 2010, it is the prime contractor for the operational services of...
Crew-5 mission ends with Florida splashdown SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2023 A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the Florida coast March 11, returning four people from the International Space Station after more than five months in space.
Crew Dragon Endurance returns to Earth on Crew-5 mission NASASpaceflight · 12 Mar 2023 The Crew-5 astronauts returned to Earth on the evening of Saturday, March 11, after spending the last five months aboard the International Space Station. Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada of NASA, Koichi Wakata of JAXA, and A...
Relativity scrubs first Terran 1 launch again SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2023 Relativity Space scrubbed a launch of its Terran 1 rocket March 11 after two last-minute aborts for technical issues.
Relativity Space Scrubs Second Attempt At Maiden Flight Of Terran 1 Rocket The Launch Pad · 11 Mar 2023 On 11th March 2023, Relativity Space scrubbed the Good Luck Have Fun (GLHF) launch, during a second attempt on that day, at T-45 seconds before liftoff.
Relativity Space scrubs second launch attempt for Terran 1 rocket Spaceflight Now · 11 Mar 2023 Relativity Space tried again Saturday to launch its 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket into orbit from Cape Canaveral after halting a countdown earlier in the week to ensure propellants loaded into the launcher were at the prope...
Relativity at last moment calls off launch attempt of Terran 1 rocket after briefly igniting engines CNBC · 11 Mar 2023 3D-printing specialist Relativity Space postponed its debut launch on Saturday, stopping one of its attempts in the final second of the countdown after igniting the rocket’s engines.
Riding out rough air in inflight connectivity | Connecting the Dots SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2023 Forecasts for a weakening global economy this year are a drag for an in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) market that many satellite operators are relying on to expand their businesses. Global growth is set to...
SpaceX capsule with four-person crew departs space station, heads for Earth Spaceflight Now · 11 Mar 2023 Closing out five months on the International Space Station, two NASA astronauts, a five-time Japanese space flier, and a Russian cosmonaut departed the complex Saturday inside a SpaceX Dragon crew capsule, heading for a...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Splash Down Near Florida Coast, Safe on Earth NASA · 11 Mar 2023 After splashing down safely in their Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Tampa, Florida, on Saturday, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 completed the agency’s fifth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station....
Meet The Startup Developing The Next Generation of Satellite Technology The Launch Pad · 10 Mar 2023 As the commercial space industry shifts into rapidly reusable launch vehicles, the satellite industry has been lagging behind with slow and costly development. K2 Space wants to shock the industry and develop platforms t...
Canadian military orders space surveillance micro satellite SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2023 Canada’s Department of National Defence is moving ahead with a new microsatellite project for space domain awareness.
Intelsat and Eutelsat forge multi-orbit capacity deal SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2023 Eutelsat said March 9 it has signed a multi-million euro deal to provide more satellite capacity to Intelsat, including from OneWeb’s low Earth orbit network the French operator is acquiring.
Space sector reacts to collapse of Silicon Valley Bank SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2023 Space companies and investors are reacting to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, a financial institution many relied on for investment, loans and traditional banking services.
Space Force allocates three historic Cape Canaveral launch pads to four companies SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2023 The U.S. Space Force is allocating three launch complexes at Cape Canaveral, including one used for several NASA Mercury missions six decades ago, to four small launch vehicle startups as the service tries to keep up wit...
NASA Names University Teams to Take on Aeronautics Research Challenges NASA · 10 Mar 2023 NASA has selected four teams of university faculty and students to solve key challenges facing the future of air travel as part of the agency’s University Leadership Initiative.
NASA’s State Fact Sheets Highlight Economic Impact in All 50 States, DC NASA · 10 Mar 2023 As a follow-up to its biennial report demonstrating the economic impact of NASA nationwide, the agency released new state-specific information on Monday. Each of the 51 fact sheets, which are the first drafted by the age...
Astra Investigating Potential Illegal Short Selling As Delisting Deadline Approaches The Launch Pad · 10 Mar 2023 Astra Space (Nasdaq: ASTR) is investigating potential illegal short selling of the company's stock weeks as the April 4th delisting deadline approaches.

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