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- Delving Deeper: Super Heavy thrust and counting down to flight NASASpaceflight · 22 Feb 2023 The orbital test flight of Starship is just around the corner.
- Relativity sets launch date for first flight of Terran 1 rocket Spaceflight Now · 22 Feb 2023 Relativity Space plans to skip a final test-firing of its first fully stacked Terran 1 rocket at Cape Canaveral and proceed with a launch attempt March 8 for the methane-fueled, 3D-printed launcher, the company said Wedn...
- Terran Orbital announces $2.4 billion Rivada Space Networks contract SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2023 SAN FRANCISCO — Terran Orbital Corporation announced a $2.4 billion contract to build 300 satellites for Rivada Space Networks. Under the contract announced Feb. 22, Terran Orbital will design, build and deploy 288 satel...
- SpaceX adjusts Starlink monthly pricing for residential customers based on service capacity CNBC · 22 Feb 2023 Elon Musk’s SpaceX rolled out new pricing for residential Starlink customers based on its capacity to deliver service, according to emails to customers reviewed by CNBC.
- Capella teams with analytics firms to promote use of radar imagery SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2023 ORLANDO — Capella Space, a company that operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellites, is partnering with data analytics firms to help increase access to SAR imagery, the company announced...
- Terran Orbital surges 71% after winning $2.4 billion contract to build satellites for Rivada CNBC · 22 Feb 2023 Terran Orbital shares surged on Wednesday after the company announced a $2.4 billion contract to build communications satellites for Rivada Space Networks.
- Crew-6 launch slips as Progress leak investigation continues SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2023 NASA has delayed the launch of a commercial crew mission to the International Space Station by a day to give SpaceX additional time to complete work on the vehicle.
- Space Force: Smaller launchers made case to compete for national security contracts SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2023 In its latest strategy to procure launch services, the U.S. Space Force is taking a calculated risk that new players in the industry will deliver on their ambitious plans.
- SpaceX proceeding with Starship orbital launch attempt after static fire SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2023 SpaceX’s static-fire test of nearly all the engines in its Starship booster earlier this month was “the last box to check” before the vehicle’s first orbital launch attempt, likely some time in March, a company official...
- NASA SpaceX Crew 6 Astronauts Arrive At KSC The Launch Pad · 22 Feb 2023 NASA SpaceX Crew 6 astronauts have arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center for final launch preparations ahead of their launch to the International Space Station on Monday.
- How to Implement Open Architectures Faster in Ground Systems—Legacy, Now, and Next SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2023 As the evolution of space as a contested domain accelerates, defense and national security agencies must innovate—and both legacy ground systems and digital-first programs now have the chance to rapidly adapt. Every day,...
- Japanese Company To Launch First Space Tourism Balloon This Year The Launch Pad · 22 Feb 2023 Japanese company Iwaya Giken has unveiled its balloon cabin and announced plans to begin flying mission into the stratosphere by the end of year, with its first passengers being announced in October.
- Military to tap commercial industry for ‘space mobility’ services SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2023 The U.S. Space Force is looking for ways it could support future military operations with nontraditional space transportation systems and on-orbit logistics support, Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy said Feb. 21.
- ClearSpace Passes First ESA Review Ahead Of First Mission The Launch Pad · 22 Feb 2023 ClearSpace has begun the procurement of spacecraft components for its 2026 debris de-orbit mission, after confirming its first major program review.
- Vast Acquires Launcher to Accelerate Space Station Development The Launch Pad · 21 Feb 2023 Space station company Vast has acquired startup Launcher as the company seeks to accelerate its mission of expanding humanity across the solar system by developing long-term human habitation in space.
- NASA Sets TV Coverage for Launch, Docking of Replacement Soyuz NASA · 21 Feb 2023 NASA will provide live coverage of key events as an uncrewed Roscomos Soyuz spacecraft launches and docks to the International Space Station.
- Space station company Vast, founded by billionaire Jed McCaleb, acquires startup Launcher CNBC · 21 Feb 2023 Space station company Vast announced on Tuesday it has acquired fellow startup Launcher in a move that effectively triples the former’s headcount and expands its suite of tech and IP.
- Envisioning the next generation of space telescopes SpaceNews · 21 Feb 2023 At the 241st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Seattle in January, many astronomers celebrated while getting down to work. The conference, one of the biggest for the field, was the first since the Jam...
- Blue Origin's New Shepard Anomaly Investigation Continues The Launch Pad · 21 Feb 2023 On September 12th, 2022, Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital launch system experienced an anomaly on its booster stage, causing an automated abort of the capsule during what was meant to be a routine cargo flight. Here'...
- China's Mars Rover's Status Unknown on 2nd Anniversary as NASA Orbiter Detects Months of Inactivity The Launch Pad · 21 Feb 2023 China's Tianwen-1 mission celebrates two years in Martian orbit, as China remains silent on status of their Zhurong rover as NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals the rover has not moved for months.
- NASA Mars orbiter reveals China’s Zhurong rover has not moved for months SpaceNews · 21 Feb 2023 Images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal that China’s Zhurong rover remains stationary on the Red Planet as China remains silent on the status of its spacecraft.
- Vast acquires Launcher to support space station development SpaceNews · 21 Feb 2023 Vast, a startup developing artificial-gravity space stations, announced Feb. 21 that it acquired launch services company Launcher, using its technology to further space station plans while ending developing of a small la...
- Russia claims an “external impact” damaged its Progress spacecraft Ars Technica · 21 Feb 2023 Two Russian spacecraft in two months have been struck this way. Supposedly.
- Texas is planning to make a huge public investment in space Ars Technica · 21 Feb 2023 "Further investment will cement Texas as the preeminent location for innovation."
- The growing Chinese space threat SpaceNews · 21 Feb 2023 The recent Chinese spy balloon scare has attracted the attention of a bipartisan coalition in Congress, which is concerned about just how robust China’s satellite and intelligence operations are.
- FAA forecasts surging commercial launch activity SpaceNews · 21 Feb 2023 The FAA forecasts that commercial launches it licenses could more than double in the next several years, putting an additional strain on the handful of spaceports that host them.
- Multinational crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center for launch preparations Spaceflight Now · 21 Feb 2023 Two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and an Emirati flew to the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday to begin preparations for launch early Monday on a SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to replace four crew members aboard the Intern...
- Russia blames Progress leak on ‘external influences’ as new Soyuz preps for launch Spaceflight Now · 21 Feb 2023 Russia’s space agency said Tuesday that preliminary data suggest a coolant leak on a Progress cargo freighter docked at the International Space Station earlier this month was caused by “external influences” — possibly so...
- SpaceX close to securing FAA license for Starship launch debut Teslarati · 21 Feb 2023 A senior SpaceX director expects the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to grant a license for the first orbital launch of...
- China Asteroid Detection System Enter Phase 2 The Launch Pad · 20 Feb 2023 China has begun worki on the construction of the second phase of their planetary defense radar array, known as the "China Compound Eye" or Fuyan project.
- Secretive military space agency stepping out of the shadows SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2023 When a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched a national security mission to geostationary Earth orbit Jan. 15, the Space Force revealed that three of the payloads onboard were developed by one of its most secretive agencies, the...
- Space Force considers public-private partnerships to respond to crises SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2023 If a conflict with a rival power like China broke out, the U.S. military would need help from the private sector to protect American space assets and augment DoD’s existing satellite-based services.
- ESA & China Begin Testing Joint Spacecraft The Launch Pad · 20 Feb 2023 The European Space Agency (ESA) and Chinese scientists have collaborated to perform spacecraft-rocket integration tests for their upcoming joint mission.
- Lance Bass was kicked off a Russian spaceflight two decades ago—now he’s back Ars Technica · 20 Feb 2023 "They would put a gun to my head and be like, 'Where's the money?'"
- ESA’s David Parker updates status of Orion service modules and European astronauts for Artemis NASASpaceflight · 20 Feb 2023 Airbus and ESA invited media for the Moon Media Day to show and talk about the three Orion European Service Modules currently being produced at Airbus Space and Defence in Bremen. During the event, NASASpaceflight spoke...
- ESA, China conduct spacecraft-rocket integration tests but joint science mission delayed to 2025 SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2023 Scientists at the European Space Agency’s ESTEC and visiting Chinese counterparts conducted a series of spacecraft-rocket integration tests for a joint mission.
- NSL unveils new Black Box SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2023 SAN FRANCISCO – NearSpace Launch, an Indiana company known for robotically assembling ThinSats, is unveiling a new Black Box for autonomous satellite tracking and data relay. “Operators want to keep connected to their sa...
- Perseverance Marks 2 Years On Mars The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2023 Two years ago today, NASA's Perseverance Rover arrive on the surface of Mars, and its been incredibly busy!
- Sun Blasts Massive X2 Solar Flare At Earth The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2023 A massive X2 class solar flare erupted from a new sunspot called Active Region 3229 on Friday (Feb 17th) while the Earth was under a geomagnetic storm watch.
- New SLS EUS Production Area Opens, Artemis II Hardware Flipped & Artemis IV Updates The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2023