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- General Atomics selected to build satellite for AFRL cislunar mission SpaceNews · 5 Jan 2023 General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems won a contract from Advanced Space to build a satellite the Air Force Research Laboratory plans to launch to deep space in 2025.
- Iridium and Qualcomm to bring satellite connectivity to smartphones this year SpaceNews · 5 Jan 2023 Iridium unveiled chip maker Qualcomm Jan. 5 as the partner behind plans to connect smartphones to its satellite constellation this year.
- Astronomers witness unprecedented corona formation, evolution around black hole NASASpaceflight · 5 Jan 2023 With help from NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescopic Array (NuSTAR) X-ray telescope, a group of researchers recently bore unusually close witness to the formation and evolution of an unexpected corona around a supermas...
- Work begins to harvest Orion spacecraft hardware for Artemis 2 lunar flight Spaceflight Now · 5 Jan 2023 Fresh off the 1.4-million-mile Artemis 1 test flight around around the moon, NASA’s Orion spacecraft arrived Dec. 30 back at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where technicians will offload propellants and payloads, and b...
- Virgin Orbit preparing for first U.K. launch SpaceNews · 5 Jan 2023 After technical and licensing delays, Virgin Orbit is gearing up for its first launch from the United Kingdom as soon as Jan. 9.
- Impulse Space announces first orbital transfer vehicle mission SpaceNews · 5 Jan 2023 Impulse Space announced Jan. 4 it will launch its first orbital transfer vehicle late this year on a SpaceX rideshare mission.
- NorthStar raises $35 million for debris-tracking satellites SpaceNews · 5 Jan 2023 Canada’s NorthStar Earth and Space said Jan. 5 it has raised $35 million ahead of plans to deploy its first three satellites this year for tracking objects in orbit.
- Raytheon selects Lockheed Martin bus for U.S. Space Force missile-tracking satellite SpaceNews · 4 Jan 2023 Raytheon Intelligence & Space announced Jan. 4 it selected a Lockheed Martin bus to build a missile-tracking satellite for the U.S. Space Force.
- Airbus joins Starlab commercial space station project SpaceNews · 4 Jan 2023 Airbus Defence and Space is joining a commercial space station project led by Voyager Space, a move that could potentially make it easier for European governments to use the station after the retirement of the Internatio...
- So long, Richard Shelby, and thanks for all the pork Ars Technica · 4 Jan 2023 As Richard Shelby steps down, will Washington replace Alabama in prominence?
- Bootcamp to help space startups clear regulatory hurdles SpaceNews · 4 Jan 2023 The first bootcamp aimed at helping startups navigate the space sector’s complex regulatory landscape is coming to New Mexico.
- China is expanding its Wenchang spaceport to host commercial and crewed moon launches SpaceNews · 4 Jan 2023 China is aiming to expand the use of its coastal Wenchang spaceport to both allow a greater overall launch rate and establish new facilities needed for crewed lunar missions.
- SpaceX eyes West Coast for first Starlink launch of 2023 Teslarati · 4 Jan 2023 SpaceX is reportedly planning to launch its first Starlink mission of 2023 from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base. Next Spaceflight reports that...
- SpaceX gears up for busy year of Falcon Heavy launches Teslarati · 4 Jan 2023 SpaceX is targeting no earlier than January 12th for the fifth launch of Falcon Heavy, the largest and most powerful commercial rocket...
- Apollo Astronaut Walter Cunningham Dies at 90 NASA · 3 Jan 2023 Former astronaut Walter Cunningham, who flew into space on Apollo 7, the first flight with crew in NASA’s Apollo Program, died early Tuesday morning in Houston. He was 90 years old.
- SpaceX launches 114 small satellites on first mission of 2023 Spaceflight Now · 3 Jan 2023 SpaceX’s first launch of the year hauled 114 small satellites into polar orbit for operators in 23 countries. Liftoff occurred at 9:56 a.m. EST (1456 GMT) Tuesday. The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket returned to Cape...
- NASA Awards Space and Earth Sciences Data Analysis-V Contract NASA · 3 Jan 2023 NASA has awarded the Space and Earth Sciences Data Analysis-V (SESDA-V) contract to ADNET Systems, Inc. of Bethesda, Maryland, to provide Earth and Space Science research and development at the agency’s Goddard Space Fli...
- SpaceX kicks off 2023 with second largest rideshare launch Teslarati · 3 Jan 2023 After rounding out 2022 with the world’s last orbital launch, SpaceX has kicked off 2023 with the new year’s first orbital launch...
- Space Force launches weather-imaging cubesat for year-long demonstration SpaceNews · 3 Jan 2023 The U.S. Space Systems Command on Jan. 3 launched a cubesat intended to demonstrate commercial weather imaging technologies for military use.
- Iridium enters service agreement for direct-to-smartphone satellite service SpaceNews · 3 Jan 2023 Iridium has entered into a service provider agreement with a company widely expected to be Samsung to connect its satellites to smartphones.
- SpaceX begins 2023 with Transporter-6 launch SpaceNews · 3 Jan 2023 After a record-setting year of launch activity in 2022, SpaceX kicked off the new year Jan. 3 with a Falcon 9 launch of more than 110 smallsats.
- After doubling launch record in 2022, can SpaceX take another step up in 2023? Ars Technica · 3 Jan 2023 The company may aim for as many as 100 launches in 2023.
- NASA planetary science budget remains under stress SpaceNews · 3 Jan 2023 Despite a small funding increase for 2023, NASA’s planetary science programs still face “significant stress” financially that contributed to the delay of one mission and could push back the start of others.
- SpaceX rings in 2023 with Transporter-6 rideshare mission NASASpaceflight · 3 Jan 2023 SpaceX began another busy year with the launch of the Transporter-6 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS). The mission lifted off at 9:56 AM EST (14:56 UTC)...
- 800 Starlink devices are in Iran official says Teslarati · 3 Jan 2023 Starlink has been key to helping those without access to the internet to gain access and get online. This has proven true...
- Space solar power experiment, 36 Planet imaging satellites on SpaceX rideshare mission Spaceflight Now · 2 Jan 2023 The 114 small satellites set for launch Tuesday on SpaceX’s first mission of the year include 36 spacecraft for Planet’s commercial remote sensing fleet, a space-based solar power experiment, and space tugs to piggyback...
- Military officials forecast 87 launches from Florida’s Space Coast in 2023 Spaceflight Now · 2 Jan 2023 The U.S. Space Force is preparing for as many as 87 launches from Florida’s Space Coast in 2023, including dozens more SpaceX missions and the expected debuts of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan and Relativity’s Terran 1...
- Revenue shortfall causes layoffs and delays at Satellogic SpaceNews · 2 Jan 2023 As Satellogic prepares to launch its latest imaging satellites, the company has slashed revenue projections, resulting in layoffs and delays in construction of a new factory.
- SpaceX will try to follow record-breaking 2022 with busier 2023 NASASpaceflight · 31 Dec 2022 SpaceX has shattered the record for launches in a calendar year by a single rocket type while making large strides toward getting the successor vehicle off the ground, despite a few struggles with Falcon 9 launch delays...
- SpaceX threw its annual 2022 holiday parties and was a hit on TikTok Teslarati · 31 Dec 2022 SpaceX held its annual holiday parties in December, and as holidays are a time of celebrating festivities, several attendees provided a look...
- SpaceX launch of Israeli satellite marks company’s 61st mission of 2022 Spaceflight Now · 30 Dec 2022 SpaceX launched its 61st and final mission of 2022 Thursday night from California, placing an Israeli Earth-imaging satellite into orbit and tying a 1980 record for the most successful flights by a rocket family in a sin...
- China to launch new station modules and collaborate with Europe on science missions in 2023 NASASpaceflight · 30 Dec 2022 With launch numbers 63 and 64 just before the end of this year, China finishes its most successful spaceflight year yet. Another Gaofen-11 launched from Taiyuan on a Chang Zheng 4B on Dec. 27 at 07:37 UTC, before the yea...
- Starlink opens offices in Azerbaijan Teslarati · 30 Dec 2022 Starlink opened offices in Azerbaijan in November. Filings from the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan published earlier...
- China looks to build space partnerships with Gulf nations SpaceNews · 30 Dec 2022 China is aiming to grow cooperation with emerging space nations including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
- SpaceX completes record year with Israeli imaging satellite launch SpaceNews · 30 Dec 2022 SpaceX capped off the busiest year in its two-decade history Dec. 30 with a Falcon 9 launch of a commercial Israeli imaging satellite.
- SpaceX ties 42-year-old Soviet record with last launch of 2022 Teslarati · 30 Dec 2022 SpaceX has tied a 42-year-old record with its 61st and final Falcon rocket launch of 2022. Also marking the latest in a...
- SpaceX launches EROS-C3 observation satellite from Vandenberg NASASpaceflight · 30 Dec 2022 SpaceX has launched its 61st and final mission of 2022, this one aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The EROS-C3 mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California...
- Investing in Space: A year to forget for space stocks CNBC · 29 Dec 2022 For most anyone with money in the market, 2022 was a year to forget – and space stocks were no exception. While the sector has continued to grow, many of the companies who took the fast SPAC way out ran into a wall this...
- Cubesat launched on Artemis 1 trying to fix propulsion system SpaceNews · 29 Dec 2022 A cubesat launched on Artemis 1 missed its original chance to go into orbit around the moon but could still carry out its primary mission if engineers fix its thrusters in the coming weeks.
- China sends second Shiyan-10 test satellite sent into orbit with its final launch of 2022 SpaceNews · 29 Dec 2022 China has conducted its 64th and final launch of the year, sending the Shiyan-10 (02) into orbit from Xichang spaceport.