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- Last year marked the end of an era in spaceflight—here’s what we’re watching next Ars Technica · 10 Jan 2023 Will Artemis happen? Can Starship actually work? Will humans destroy low-Earth orbit?
- SpaceX sends 40 more OneWeb internet satellites into orbit Spaceflight Now · 10 Jan 2023 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Monday night with 40 more internet satellites for OneWeb, nudging the network closer to full operational capability. The Falcon 9 booster returned to Cape Canaveral...
- SpaceX launches OneWeb Flight #16 mission from Florida NASASpaceflight · 10 Jan 2023 SpaceX and its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket have launched the second of three OneWeb missions from Florida. The OneWeb Flight #16 mission saw Falcon 9 carry 40 OneWeb high-speed internet satellites into a polar low Earth or...
- Commercial innovation for NOAA ground enterprise architecture SpaceNews · 10 Jan 2023 NOAA would “far exceed the funds available” if the agency carries out plans to expand its constellation through 2042 without changing its ground architecture, said Michael Morgan, Commerce Department assistant secretary...
- Satellites fail to reach orbit as first launch from UK ends in disappointment Spaceflight Now · 10 Jan 2023 An investigation has been launched after an attempt to make space history by sending satellites into orbit from British soil for the first time ended in failure Monday night due to an anomaly in the second stage of Virgi...
- The first orbital launch attempt from the UK ends in failure Ars Technica · 10 Jan 2023 This is likely to be a devastating launch failure for Virgin Orbit.
- Virgin Orbit stock plummets after failure of its first UK rocket launch CNBC · 10 Jan 2023 Virgin Orbit stock fell in trading on Monday evening, after the company confirmed that its first launch out of the United Kingdom failed to reach orbit.
- First ABL Space Systems launch fails SpaceNews · 10 Jan 2023 The first flight of ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket failed to reach orbit Jan. 10, the second loss of a commercial small launch vehicle in 24 hours.
- SpaceX cargo capsule undocks from space station, heads for splashdown Spaceflight Now · 9 Jan 2023 A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule departed the International Space Station Monday to close out a month-and-a-half of docked operations, heading to a predawn splashdown Wednesday off the coast of Florida with several tons of...
- European firms partner for LEO collision avoidance demo SpaceNews · 9 Jan 2023 Three young European space companies said Jan. 9 they have teamed up to test a collision avoidance system on a small satellite this year in low Earth orbit.
- Observing lightning with a cubesat constellation SpaceNews · 9 Jan 2023 NASA Marshall Space Flight Center is working with Los Alamos National Laboratories and the University of Alabama, Huntsville, on Cubespark, a proposed constellation of six cubesats to map lightning.
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket rolls out for first launch of 2023 Teslarati · 9 Jan 2023 SpaceX has assembled Falcon Heavy and rolled the rocket out to the launch pad for its first mission of 2023. This particular...
- NASA Selects Experimental Space Technology Concepts for Initial Study NASA · 9 Jan 2023 Imagine a future in space where pellet-beam propulsion systems speed up travel to other worlds, pipelines on the Moon transport oxygen between settlements, and Martian bricks grow on their own before being assembled into...
- Space Force looking to extend laser communications to satellites in higher orbits SpaceNews · 9 Jan 2023 The U.S. Space Force is requesting information on laser communications systems to connect satellites in medium and high orbits.
- NOAA declares GOES-18 operational ahead of schedule SpaceNews · 9 Jan 2023 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared the newest satellite in its geostationary fleet, GOES-18, operational Jan. 4 and designated it GOES West.
- NASA Names New Agency-Wide Chief Technologist NASA · 9 Jan 2023 A.C. Charania is NASA’s new chief technologist, serving as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programs at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington. He will lead technology innovation.
- Virgin Orbit fails on first mission from the UK with Start Me Up NASASpaceflight · 9 Jan 2023 Virgin Orbit attempted to carry out the first satellite launch from the United Kingdom on Monday with the first LauncherOne mission out of Spaceport Cornwall. LauncherOne was dropped from Virgin’s Cosmic Girl carrier air...
- Virgin Orbit says it is ready to make history in the United Kingdom tonight Ars Technica · 9 Jan 2023 "The public cannot wait for the UK to come and join that exclusive launch club."
- Rogue Space hires sustainability expert to advocate for startup-friendly policies SpaceNews · 9 Jan 2023 Daniel Porras, a former executive at the Secure World Foundation, has joined Rogue Space, a startup developing small satellites for in-orbit services.
- China’s Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter and rover appear to be in trouble SpaceNews · 9 Jan 2023 The two spacecraft making up China’s first interplanetary mission are both suffering issues, with the rover potentially lost on the surface after winter hibernation.
- Pair of Chinese launches put classified and commercial satellites into orbit SpaceNews · 9 Jan 2023 China conducted its first two launches of 2023 over the weekend, sending three classified payloads into geosynchronous transfer orbit and five commercial satellites into sun-synchronous orbits.
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches second batch of 40 OneWeb satellites Teslarati · 9 Jan 2023 SpaceX has successfully completed its second launch for OneWeb, carrying another 40 of the London-based company’s small communications satellites into orbit. Similar...
- First Virgin Orbit U.K. launch fails SpaceNews · 9 Jan 2023 Virgin Orbit’s first launch from the United Kingdom failed to reach orbit Jan. 9, dealing a high-profile setback to a company that has been struggling financially.
- SpaceX’s first Starlink launch of 2023 set to fly from California Spaceflight Now · 9 Jan 2023 SpaceX’s first launch of Starlink internet satellites this year is set to blast off from California’s Central Coast Monday night, but high winds and storms could stand in the way of the Falcon 9 rocket lifting off with 5...
- Weather favorable for SpaceX’s late-night launch for OneWeb Spaceflight Now · 9 Jan 2023 SpaceX is set to deliver 40 more internet satellites into orbit for OneWeb with a late-night blastoff Monday from Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, followed by landing of the first stage booster back at the Florid...
- Virgin Orbit ready for first U.K. launch SpaceNews · 8 Jan 2023 Virgin Orbit is set to perform the first orbital launch from the United Kingdom as soon as Jan. 9, a milestone officials hailed as the start of a new era for the country’s space industry.
- SpaceX gearing up for Falcon Heavy’s second national security launch SpaceNews · 8 Jan 2023 SpaceX is aiming to launch Falcon Heavy’s second national security mission for the U.S. Space Force on Jan. 12 from Kennedy Space Center.
- Virgin Orbit counting down to first historic satellite launch from British soil Spaceflight Now · 8 Jan 2023 A new chapter in spaceflight history will be made when the first ever satellites to be launched into orbit from Western Europe begin their journey into space inside a rocket slung beneath a converted jumbo jet carrier ai...
- Elon Musk: SpaceX’s first orbital Starship launch “highly likely” in Q1 2023 Teslarati · 8 Jan 2023 SpaceX’s first Starship orbital launch mount (OLM) appears to have passed a busy week of stress-testing, clearing the way for the company...
- Defunct NASA satellite reenters SpaceNews · 7 Jan 2023 A defunct NASA satellite, launched nearly four decades ago, is predicted to reenter late Jan. 8 with a very small risk to people on the ground.
- Launch preps underway for first of up to five Falcon Heavy missions this year Spaceflight Now · 7 Jan 2023 SpaceX is set to kick off a busy week of launch preparations at Kennedy Space Center for the first of five planned Falcon Heavy rocket missions this year, targeting a dusk departure no earlier than Thursday evening from...
- Delta throws down the gauntlet with free Wi-Fi plan SpaceNews · 6 Jan 2023 Plans by Delta Airlines to start offering free inflight Wi-Fi next month increases pressure on other major airlines to follow suit, driving up more demand for satellite capacity.
- Aiming for instantaneous Earth-observation data SpaceNews · 6 Jan 2023 Hedron's goal is automatic networking in space. Satellite operators would pass packets to a network that moves data almost instantaneously to the ground.
- Some details have emerged about Blue Origin’s “Blue Ring” project Ars Technica · 6 Jan 2023 "There is a critical need for rideshare and hosting solutions for small satellites."
- NASA to Provide Live Coverage of SpaceX Cargo Craft Station Departure NASA · 6 Jan 2023 A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station on Monday, Jan. 9, returning scientific research samples and hardware to Earth for NASA.
- Florida Starship pad construction ramps up with arrival of chopsticks carriage Spaceflight Now · 6 Jan 2023 The next piece of SpaceX’s growing Starship infrastructure at Kennedy Space Center arrived at Launch Complex 39A on Friday. A carriage apparatus for the Starship pad’s mechanized chopstick arm system rolled to the comple...
- NASA faces budget crunch for extended Earth science missions SpaceNews · 6 Jan 2023 NASA will allow three aging Earth science missions to participate in an upcoming senior review of extended missions even as the agency warns of budget pressures on its overall portfolio of missions.
- Rocket Report: “Crisis” for European launch industry; Japan’s H3 rocket nears debut Ars Technica · 6 Jan 2023 "Why not send one person a year to space and raise that awareness?"
- Independent review warns of cost growth on key Earth science mission SpaceNews · 6 Jan 2023 An independent review warned of potential cost overruns on a future major NASA Earth science mission, prompting NASA to consider removing some instruments from it.
- Senators seek funding boost for NASA and NSF astrophysics programs SpaceNews · 6 Jan 2023 Five senators are asking the White House to add at least $300 million in the next budget proposal for NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support priorities from the astrophysics decadal survey.