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Artemis 1 success earns widespread praise SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2022 The successful conclusion of the Artemis 1 mission Dec. 11 won widespread support from politicians and industry, a sign of broad support for a program that has suffered extensive delays.
Here’s why NASA’s Artemis I mission is so rare, and so remarkable Ars Technica · 11 Dec 2022 "It is the beginning of the new beginning."
SpaceX launches lunar lander for Japanese venture ispace, which aims to create moon economy CNBC · 11 Dec 2022 Japanese lunar exploration company ispace began its long-anticipated first mission on Sunday, with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching the venture’s lunar lander from Florida.
Splashdown! NASA’s Orion Returns to Earth After Historic Moon Mission NASA · 11 Dec 2022 NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:39 a.m. PST Sunday after a record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning...
NASA’s Orion capsule splashes down, completing the first Artemis moon mission CNBC · 11 Dec 2022 NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico on Sunday, completing the agency’s Artemis 1 mission.
Orion splashes down to end Artemis 1 SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2022 Fifty years to the day after the last Apollo moon mission touched down on the lunar surface, NASA’s plans to return to the moon took a major step forward with the successful splashdown of the Orion spacecraft to end the...
Space Command promotes role in Artemis 1 SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2022 As Artemis 1 nears its conclusion, U.S. Space Command is using the mission to highlight its role in supporting NASA, even as the space agency considers alternatives to some of those services.
Orion aces final in-flight test with nominal reentry and splashdown NASASpaceflight · 11 Dec 2022 The Orion spacecraft has reached the end of its flight on the Artemis I mission, with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the Baja Coast near Guadalupe Island at 12:40 PM EST (17:40 UTC) on Sunday, Dec. 11.
Japanese moon lander, NASA hitchhiker payload launched by SpaceX Spaceflight Now · 11 Dec 2022 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral early Sunday with a commercial Japanese robotic moon lander and a NASA hitchhiker micro-payload called Lunar Flashlight that will seek out signs of water ice hidden...
Falcon 9 launches ispace lander and NASA cubesat to the moon SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2022 A new era of commercial lunar missions started Dec. 11 with the Falcon 9 launch of a Japanese lander mission that also carried a NASA cubesat.
Artemis 1 back on Earth after near-flawless 25-day moon mission Spaceflight Now · 11 Dec 2022 NASA’s Orion spacecraft parachuted to a gentle splashdown in the Pacific Ocean Sunday west of Baja California, marking the successful conclusion of the unpiloted Artemis 1 test flight to the moon that spanned 25-and-a-ha...
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 carrying private Japanese moon lander NASASpaceflight · 11 Dec 2022 SpaceX has used its Falcon 9 rocket to send a privately funded mission toward the surface of the moon. After a series of delays, HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral S...
SpaceX launches Japanese lander, NASA cubesat to the Moon Teslarati · 11 Dec 2022 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched a privately-developed Japanese Moon lander and a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory cubesat on their...
Boeing expanding SLS Core Stage production to KSC to build Artemis inventory NASASpaceflight · 10 Dec 2022 Boeing, the prime contractor for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage, is adding two new work locations at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida as the company looks to support increases in the produc...
Europe celebrates performance of Orion service module SpaceNews · 10 Dec 2022 As the Artemis 1 mission nears its conclusion, European Space Agency and industry officials praised the performance of the Orion spacecraft’s service module, which some see as a step towards a European crewed spacecraft.
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight hitching ride to moon on SpaceX rocket Spaceflight Now · 10 Dec 2022 NASA’s Lunar Flashlight spacecraft, a small briefcase-size CubeSat that could break new ground in the search for water ice on the moon, is hitching a ride to space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket along with the privately-dev...
Orion moonship closes in for Sunday re-entry and splashdown Spaceflight Now · 10 Dec 2022 Closing out a 25-day voyage around the moon, NASA’s Artemis 1 spacecraft closed in on Earth Saturday, on track for a 25,000-mph re-entry Sunday that will subject the unpiloted capsule to a hellish 5,000-degree inferno be...
Repairs and upgrades await SLS mobile launcher before crewed lunar mission Spaceflight Now · 9 Dec 2022 The mobile launch platform for NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket rolled back into the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center Friday for inspections and repairs after liftoff of the Artemis 1 moon mission...
Antenna maker Anywaves plots aggressive US expansion SpaceNews · 9 Dec 2022 French satellite antenna maker Anywaves said Dec. 8 it has raised around $3 million to help capture more business from U.S. customers.
NASA Commits to Future Artemis Moon Rocket Production NASA · 9 Dec 2022 NASA has finalized its contract with Boeing of Huntsville, Alabama, for approximately $3.2 billion to continue manufacturing core and upper stages for future Space Launch System (SLS) rockets for Artemis missions to the...
House committee leaders introduce bipartisan bills to update satellite rules SpaceNews · 9 Dec 2022 The top Democrat and Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced bipartisan legislation Dec. 8 to reform the Federal Communication Commission’s satellite licensing rules.
Space Development Agency’s first launch slips to March due to satellite glitch SpaceNews · 9 Dec 2022 The first launch of the Space Development Agency’s constellation planned for mid-December will slip to March 2023 due to an anomaly detected in York Space’s satellites.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is about to face its final test—and it’s a big one Ars Technica · 9 Dec 2022 "Reentry is our priority-one objective for a reason."
Japanese billionaire selects crew for circumlunar Starship flight SpaceNews · 9 Dec 2022 A Japanese billionaire has selected an eclectic group of people who will accompany him on a SpaceX Starship flight around the moon, although it remains uncertain when that mission will take place.
NASA preparing for Orion splashdown to conclude Artemis 1 SpaceNews · 9 Dec 2022 NASA’s Orion spacecraft is in the home stretch of the Artemis 1 uncrewed test flight as the agency prepares for the vehicle’s ultimate test: reentry and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
Rocket Report: Starship flight test slips to 2023; first methane launch is imminent Ars Technica · 9 Dec 2022 "We need some adult supervision there to actually help these guys."
China launches 14 satellites with new solid rocket from mobile sea platform SpaceNews · 9 Dec 2022 China launched its new Jielong-3 rocket from a mobile sea platform in the Yellow Sea Friday, successfully sending 14 satellites into orbit.
SpaceX requests permission for direct-to-smartphone service SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2022 SpaceX could provide “full and continuous” direct-to-smartphone services across much of the globe with less than a third of the 7,500 Gen 2 Starlink satellites approved last week, the company said in a request to add the...
Michigan Students to Hear from Current NASA Space Station Astronaut NASA · 8 Dec 2022 Students in Charlevoix, Michigan, will have an opportunity next week to hear from a NASA astronaut living and working aboard the International Space Station.
Dawn Aerospace raises $20 million for propulsion and spaceplane work SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2022 Dawn Aerospace has raised $20 million to expand its line of in-space propulsion products and continue spaceplane development.
SES government unit rebranded as SES Space & Defense SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2022 The U.S.-based subsidiary of satellite operator SES has been renamed to reflect the company’s focus on the national security market.
NASA Selects Eastern Region Protective Services Contractor NASA · 8 Dec 2022 NASA has selected Chenega Global Protection, LLC. of Chantilly, Virginia, to receive the NASA Protective Services – Eastern Region contract. The
Collins Aerospace selected to develop new space station spacesuit SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2022 NASA has selected Collins Aerospace to develop a next-generation spacesuit for the International Space Station, replacing aging suits that have become a safety concern.
NASA Taps Collins Aerospace to Develop New Space Station Spacesuits NASA · 8 Dec 2022 NASA has awarded a task order to Collins Aerospace to deliver a spacewalking system for potential use outside the International Space Station.
Terran Orbital creates new business unit to produce imaging satellites SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2022 Satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital has formed a new business unit that will produce electro-optical imaging satellites.
SpaceX launches first of three missions for OneWeb NASASpaceflight · 8 Dec 2022 SpaceX conducted its 55th flight of the year to take the OneWeb Flight #15 mission using a flight-proven Falcon 9 to a polar low Earth orbit (LEO) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Flo...
Virgin Orbit delays first U.K. launch SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2022 Just days after setting a launch date for its first launch from the United Kingdom, Virgin Orbit announced Dec. 8 it was delaying that mission for weeks because of technical and regulatory issues.
Investing in Space: Temper your expectations CNBC · 8 Dec 2022 As we head into the final weeks of the year, I’ve been thinking about space business lessons to be learned from 2022. One that repeatedly comes up is the need for tempered expectations when it comes to schedule targets a...
NASA talks Mobile Launcher refurbishment, modifications needed for Artemis II crew debut of SLS NASASpaceflight · 8 Dec 2022 Mobile Launcher 1 (ML1, or ML) is on its way back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center after successfully launching the SLS rocket and Orion/European Service Module duo on the Artemis I miss...
Astrobotic lander undergoes tests ahead of launch SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2022 Astrobotic’s first lunar lander has passed a key set of acceptance tests, keeping the spacecraft on schedule for a launch in early 2023.

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