Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Europe’s Jupiter-bound JUICE spacecraft is ready for April launch SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2023 The satellite behind Europe’s next flagship space mission is ready to be sent to French Guiana for an April launch to explore three of Jupiter’s largest icy moons, manufacturer Airbus announced Jan. 20.
Canadian government to establish commercial launch licensing regulations SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2023 The Canadian government announced plans Jan. 20 to set up a regulatory framework to allow commercial launches from the country as part of an effort to expand Canada’s space industry.
NASA Observes Day of Remembrance Ahead of Columbia 20th Anniversary NASA · 20 Jan 2023 The agency will honor members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, leading up to, an...
Astronauts conduct EVA to lay groundwork for final set of iROSA arrays NASASpaceflight · 20 Jan 2023 Astronauts Koichi Wakata and Nicole Mann are conducting a spacewalk that will enable the final set of upgraded ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA) “solar wings” to be installed on ISS sometime this summer.
ESA seeks global adoption of “zero debris” policy SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2023 The head of the European Space agency says he hopes to have a “zero debris” policy for European spacecraft in place in the next few years, an approach he says he would like to see expanded globally.
Astronauts complete spacewalk to prep for new ISS solar arrays Spaceflight Now · 20 Jan 2023 Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and NASA astronaut Nicole Mann suited up and floated outside the International Space Station Friday for a spacewalk to prepare the lab for arrival of another pair of new solar arrays late...
Rocket Report: SpaceX reaches ‘ludicrous’ cadence; ABL explains RS1 failure Ars Technica · 20 Jan 2023 "This evidence suggests that an unwanted fire spread to our avionics system."
Chinese startups conduct hot fire tests for mini version of SpaceX’s Starship SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2023 A Chinese launch startup has performed hot fire tests as part of development of a planned reusable stainless-steel rocket apparently inspired by SpaceX’s Starship.
NASA to Participate in Aerospace Conference, Discuss New Collaboration NASA · 19 Jan 2023 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Bhavya Lal, associate administrator for Technology, Policy, and Strategy, as well as other agency speakers, will participate in the 2023 American Institute...
U.S. Space Force chief calls for greater collaboration with allies SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2023 Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, in a memo outlining his priorities said the service should pursue stronger partnerships with allies.
SpaceX launches first Starlink mission of 2023 after eight delays Teslarati · 19 Jan 2023 A Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched SpaceX’s Starlink 2-4 mission after seven delays pushed it from November 2022 to January 2023....
HawkEye 360 satellites to provide data for U.S. Space Force threat-detection system SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2023 Slingshot Aerospace is developing a system for the U.S. Space Force that will use data from HawkEye 360’s satellites to identify potential threats to GPS signals
Geostationary sounder is a key ingredient of near-term forecasts SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2023 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s next generation of geostationary weather satellites will significantly improve weather forecasting thanks to the addition of a hyperspectral infrared sounder.
Eutelsat 5 West A successfully retired in graveyard orbit SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2023 Eutelsat said Jan. 19 it retired a satellite last week that had helped Europe transition from analog to digital television two decades ago.
Investing in Space: Looking up in 2023 CNBC · 19 Jan 2023 After ending on a bit of a downer (“A year to forget for space stocks”), I’m entering 2023 with what feels like contrarian optimism. The space industry is chock full of opportunities and milestones to look forward to ove...
With Starshield, SpaceX readies for battle SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2023 SpaceX is answering the Pentagon’s call for more commercial allies with Starshield, a business that will leverage its manufacturing might to provide custom- built spacecraft, sensors, and secure communications services.
Amid economic downturn, space investment plummeted in 2022 Ars Technica · 19 Jan 2023 One reason is that investors may have been wary after the space SPAC crash.
Space Capital sees upside to 2022 decline in space investment SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2023 Last year was rough for space startups. Overall investment dropped 58 percent from its $47.4 billion peak in 2021 to $20.1 billion in 2022.
SpaceX orbits 51 more Starlink satellites in year’s first launch from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 19 Jan 2023 SpaceX’s first launch of the year from California, and fourth mission overall in 2023, added 51 more satellites to the Starlink internet constellation, keeping pace with the company’s goal of 100 Falcon rocket launches t...
NASA faces “difficult choices” for current and future Earth science missions SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2023 The co-chair of the most recent Earth science decadal survey warned that NASA faces “difficult choices” between continuing current missions and starting new missions given limited funding.
ClearSpace raises $29 million ahead of first debris removal mission SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2023 Swiss startup ClearSpace said Jan. 19 it has raised about $29 million to support its first space debris removal mission in 2026.
Space station activities move ahead amid Soyuz shuffle SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2023 It is largely business as usual on the International Space Station as NASA adapts its current activities and future plans to Russia’s decision to replace a damaged Soyuz spacecraft docked there.
SpaceX to ship Starship ‘deluge’ hardware from Florida to Starbase Teslarati · 19 Jan 2023 SpaceX appears to be preparing to ship a huge collection of hardware – including parts of a possible launch deluge system –...
Space Florida shrugs off loss of Terran Orbital factory SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2023 Terran Orbital’s decision not to build a large satellite factory in Florida is only a minor setback for the state’s efforts to grow the space industry’s presence in the state and to expand beyond launch, according to one...
SpaceX delivers GPS satellite to 12,000-mile-high orbit Spaceflight Now · 18 Jan 2023 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket just after sunrise Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, hauling a GPS navigation satellite into orbit to replace an aging 16-year-old spacecraft in the global positioning network trusted to gu...
Anuvu gets deal to resell Starlink to maritime customers amid Telesat uncertainty SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2023 Mobile satellite connectivity specialist Anuvu said Jan. 17 it has signed a deal to resell Starlink services as plans to use a rival constellation proposed by Telesat remain uncertain.
Briefings, Interviews Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission NASA · 18 Jan 2023 A pair of news conferences on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will highlight the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station in February. The mission is NASA’s sixth cr...
SpaceX follows up Falcon Heavy spectacle with sunrise Falcon 9 launch Teslarati · 18 Jan 2023 SpaceX has followed up Falcon Heavy’s latest spectacle with a Falcon 9 launch shortly after sunrise, producing more ethereal views of the...
Space Force procurement chief looking for big wins in 2023 SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2023 Frank Calvelli said his push for speed and agility in procurement programs is starting to resonate
Starship enters business end of pre-launch testing NASASpaceflight · 18 Jan 2023 The Starship test program has hit the ground running in 2023, with the full-stack partnership of Booster 7 and Ship 24 entering a pre-launch test flow at Starbase.
NASA Issues Award for Greener, More Fuel-Efficient Airliner of Future NASA · 18 Jan 2023 NASA announced Wednesday it has issued an award to The Boeing Company for the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, which seeks to inform a potential new generation of green single-aisle airliners.
It looks like NASA will finally have an astronaut live in space for a full year Ars Technica · 18 Jan 2023 NASA has had a series of "almost" a year missions.
Report calls on NASA to improve coordination of Artemis international partnerships SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2023 NASA’s inspector general says that the agency needs to do a better job coordinating international partnerships in its Artemis lunar exploration campaign and overcoming obstacles like export control.
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches fifth GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2023 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 18 lifted off at 7:24 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, carrying a U.S. Space Force GPS satellite.
China to launch relay satellite next year to support moon landing missions SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2023 China will launch its Queqiao-2 communications relay satellite in 2024 to support upcoming robotic landing missions at the lunar south pole and far side of the moon.
NASA scales back project to send scientists to ISS SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2023 A budget shortfall has caused NASA to scale back plans for a project that would support sending scientists to the International Space Station to conduct research.
ABL Space Systems blames RS1 launch failure on loss of power SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2023 ABL Space Systems says a power failure, possibly linked to a fire in the first stage of its RS1 rocket, caused the inaugural launch of the vehicle to fail last week.
SpaceX installs new Starship on static fire test stand Teslarati · 17 Jan 2023 SpaceX may be focused on preparing Starship S24 and Super Heavy Booster 7 for their potentially imminent orbital launch debut, but the...
GPS navigation satellite set for launch on SpaceX rocket Spaceflight Now · 17 Jan 2023 SpaceX’s second launch for the U.S. military in three days is set to blast off from Florida and deliver a GPS navigation satellite into orbit Wednesday, reinforcing the global positioning and timing network as four more...
Rocket Lab cautiously optimistic about Neutron’s future in national security launch SpaceNews · 17 Jan 2023 Rocket Lab sees the U.S. military as a potential customer of the company’s future medium-lift rocket, Neutron

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