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- Orion enters lunar distant retrograde orbit SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2022 NASA’s Orion spacecraft entered a high-altitude orbit around the moon Nov. 25 in the latest major step in the Artemis 1 uncrewed test flight.
- NASA to Share Artemis I Update with Orion at Farthest Point from Earth NASA · 25 Nov 2022 NASA will host a news conference at 5 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 28, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss the status of the uncrewed Artemis I flight test as the Orion spacecraft reaches the mid-point...
- ISRO launches ocean research satellite aboard PSLV NASASpaceflight · 25 Nov 2022 India launched a new ocean monitoring satellite on Saturday morning, using its PSLV rocket to deliver the EOS-06 spacecraft into a low Earth orbit. The mission, PSLV C54, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at...
- Rocket Lab to launch remaining NASA TROPICS satellites SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2022 NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch the remaining four cubesats of a constellation to monitor tropical weather systems after the first two were lost in an Astra launch failure.
- Equipment defect delays first commercial Vega C flight SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2022 Arianespace said Nov. 25 it is delaying the first commercial flight for Europe’s upgraded Vega C rocket by nearly a month to replace defective equipment.
- Investing in Space: A launch guide CNBC · 25 Nov 2022 Earlier this year, Astra set out to launch a mission with its now-discontinued Rocket 3.3 vehicle. With midday trading underway on stock exchanges, Astra’s stock plunged after the rocket triggered an abort shortly after...
- ESA announces new astronaut class SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2022 ESA has selected its first new astronauts in more than a decade, although long-term flight opportunities for the agency’s astronaut corps remain uncertain.
- ESA secures 16.9 billion euros at ministerial SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2022 European Space Agency member states have provided the agency with 16.9 billion euros ($17.5 billion) for the next three years, a significant increase over 2019 but more than 1.5 billion euros below what the agency sought...
- “Alexa, turn on the lights”; Lockheed Martin, Amazon, Cisco test virtual assistant, deep space video conferencing NASASpaceflight · 23 Nov 2022 With the Orion spacecraft soaring through its mission with flying colors so far, the capsule will soon enter its Distant Retrograde Orbit of the Moon with significant tests of various capsule and service module systems p...
- The long, tangled journey of a European rover to Mars takes another twist Ars Technica · 23 Nov 2022 "I am very glad to say that we have found a positive way forward."
- NASA Awards Launch Services Task Order for TROPICS CubeSats Mission NASA · 23 Nov 2022 NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats...
- SpaceX launches Eutelsat 10B on expendable Falcon 9 SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2022 SpaceX overcame a bleak weather forecast to launch a satellite Nov. 22 that expands Eutelsat further into fast-growing markets for providing broadband to planes and ships.
- Maxar to compensate Echostar for Jupiter 3 delays SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2022 Echostar said Nov. 22 that Maxar Technologies is providing compensation for production issues that have delayed the launch of its Jupiter 3 satellite to at least the first half of 2023.
- China to use space station to test space-based solar power SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2022 China intends to use its newly-completed Tiangong space station to test key technologies required for space-based polar power.
- Hungary to spend $100 million on private astronaut mission to ISS SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2022 The Hungarian government plans to spend $100 million to send an astronaut to the International Space Station in two years through a deal with Axiom Space.
- France, Germany and Italy sign agreement on launch vehicle development SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2022 An agreement among three European countries could help secure near-term funding for launch vehicle development but have a bigger effect in the long term on how future projects are financed.
- Defying weather odds, SpaceX sends Eutelsat broadband platform into orbit Spaceflight Now · 23 Nov 2022 Despite a bleak weather forecast, SpaceX took advantage of a break in cloud cover over Cape Canaveral Tuesday night to launch a Falcon 9 rocket with the Eutelsat 10B communications satellite, a high-throughput relay plat...
- Viasat wins $325 million U.S. Special Operations Command contract SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2022 The U.S. Special Operations Command awarded Viasat a $325 million contract to provide communications equipment and networking services over the next five years.
- NASA Updates Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station NASA · 22 Nov 2022 NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 2:20 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 26, to launch the company’s 26th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.
- Space Force establishes permanent presence in Indo-Pacific region SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2022 The Space Force on Nov. 22 formally established a unit within U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
- SpaceX dodges weather to launch Eutelsat-10B NASASpaceflight · 22 Nov 2022 SpaceX has launched the Eutelsat-10B communication satellite into a supersynchronous geostationary transfer orbit. A Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket carrying the satellite lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Cana...
- The not-quite-tangible reality of Virtual Ground Stations SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2022 The satellite communications industry could be just years away from being able to run modems and other ground station hardware in the cloud, although many technical challenges remain to be solved.
- NASA Invites Public Comment on Plans for Mars Sample Return Campaign NASA · 22 Nov 2022 NASA is seeking public comments on a draft environmental impact statement for the agency’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign. Comments are due by Monday, Dec. 19.
- NASA’s new rocket blows the doors off its mobile launch tower Ars Technica · 22 Nov 2022 "This is a dream for many of us who work at NASA."
- Europe looks to commercialize lunar exploration efforts SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2022 The European Space Agency is looking to create a more sustainable path for space, starting with growing commercial partnerships in lunar exploration.
- ESA leadership optimistic about funding as ministerial begins SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2022 As European ministers gather to allocate funding for European Space Agency programs for the next three years, agency leadership is optimistic about winning support for its priorities.
- SpaceX expends third Falcon booster in one month Teslarati · 22 Nov 2022 SpaceX has expended a Falcon booster for the third time this month, breaking an odd internal record for a company famous for...
- SpaceX resupply launch to space station delayed until Saturday Spaceflight Now · 22 Nov 2022 SpaceX called off a launch attempt Tuesday due to bad weather at Kennedy Space Center, delaying until Saturday the start of a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
- NASA managers thrilled with initial results of Artemis moon mission Spaceflight Now · 22 Nov 2022 NASA’s unpiloted Orion moonship, sailing smoothly toward a remote lunar orbit after a spectacular low-altitude flyby Monday, is operating in near-flawless fashion, mission managers reported Monday, out-performing expecta...
- ABL’s first orbital test flight postponed after series of launch attempts Spaceflight Now · 22 Nov 2022 The first test flight of ABL Space Systems’ new small satellite launcher from Alaska has been delayed until no earlier than December after technical issues cut short three launch attempts in the last week.
- SpaceX doubleheader struck down by poor weather Teslarati · 21 Nov 2022 Update: The first of two SpaceX launch attempts scheduled on Tuesday, November 22nd has been called off by poor weather. The weather...
- NASA Awards Contract for NASA Financial Support Services NASA · 21 Nov 2022 NASA has awarded the NASA Financial Support Services (NFSS) contract to MM Technologies LLC (MMT) of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide financial support and related services...
- Space Force to recompete contract for integration of rideshare payloads SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2022 The Space Force is researching industry interest in the follow-on to the $94 million Launch Manifest Systems Integration contract that Parsons Corp. won in 2019
- CAPSTONE Forges New Path for NASA’s Future Artemis Moon Missions NASA · 21 Nov 2022 NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft has completed final maneuvers to place it in its target orbit around the Moon, refining its path in the orbit it arrived to last week.
- NASA’s Orion spacecraft completes powered flyby of the moon Spaceflight Now · 21 Nov 2022 NASA’s unpiloted Orion spacecraft fired its main engine for two-and-a-half minutes Monday just before the capsule soared 81 miles from the surface of the moon, completing a flyby maneuver to bend its trajectory toward a...
- Second pair of new space station solar arrays set for launch on Dragon cargo ship Spaceflight Now · 21 Nov 2022 A second pair of new roll-out solar arrays to upgrade the International Space Station’s power system is set for launch as soon as Tuesday on a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship. Astronauts will help deploy the power-generating so...
- Orion soars around the Moon with a lonely Earth in the distance Ars Technica · 21 Nov 2022 The silvery spacecraft is on its way to an elongated orbit around the Moon.
- Canadian startup developing lunar rover to deliver power SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2022 A Canadian startup is developing a rover it plans to launch to the moon in the next few years to provide power to other spacecraft on the lunar surface.
- NASA to Share Orion Update Today After Spacecraft Flies by Moon NASA · 21 Nov 2022 NASA will host a news conference at 5 p.m. EST today, Monday, Nov. 21, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss Orion’s lunar flyby as part of the Artemis I mission.
- New Space Force procurement shop subscribes to the space-as-a-service model SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2022 The Space Force is bucking traditional military procurement programs with a shop built to buy technologies that the space industry provides as a service.