Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Saying goodbye to Galileo 1st Generation ESA · 14 Nov 2022 Galileo is Europe’s largest satellite constellation – and the world’s most accurate satnav system. The work on Galileo began two decades ago with two test GIOVE satellites, followed by a series of operational launches.
AST SpaceMobile hits key milestone toward satellite-to-smartphone 5G service CNBC · 14 Nov 2022 Satellite-to-smartphone connectivity venture AST SpaceMobile announced Monday that the wide antenna of its recently launched test satellite deployed successfully — a critical milestone in the company’s development of a g...
The oracle who predicted SLS’s launch in 2023 has thoughts about Artemis III Ars Technica · 14 Nov 2022 An unbiased industry source is back for more space policy spitballing.
CAPSTONE enters lunar orbit SpaceNews · 14 Nov 2022 A NASA-funded cubesat successfully completed a maneuver to enter orbit around the moon Nov. 13.
NASA clears Artemis moon rocket for Wednesday launch Spaceflight Now · 14 Nov 2022 NASA managers Monday reviewed the threat posed by hurricane-damaged insulation on the agency’s Artemis moon rocket and cleared the $4.1 billion booster for launch “as is” early Wednesday to kick off a long-delayed flight...
SFL offers flexible support for HawkEye 360 constellation SpaceNews · 14 Nov 2022 Toronto-based Space Flight Laboratory won a contract to support development of HawkEye 360 satellites to pinpoint the location of radio frequency signals.
ABL Space Systems on verge of first orbital launch attempt Spaceflight Now · 13 Nov 2022 ABL Space Systems could launch the first test flight of its one-ton class RS1 rocket from Alaska as soon as this week, after securing a launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration, the company said Sunday.
Delayed NASA Venus mission looks for a reprieve SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2022 The head of a Venus mission delayed at least three years by NASA in response to problems with another mission says she will attempt to shorten that delay.
SpaceX expends Falcon 9 booster for the first time in almost three years Teslarati · 13 Nov 2022 For the first time since January 2020, SpaceX has intentionally expended a Falcon 9 booster instead of attempting to recover the rocket...
Engineers assessing hurricane-damaged insulation before Artemis launch Wednesday Spaceflight Now · 13 Nov 2022 NASA managers cleared the agency’s leak-bedeviled Artemis moon rocket for the start of another countdown early Monday, but engineers must resolve questions about hurricane-damaged insulation before the huge booster can b...
ESA seeks funding for navigation technology programs at ministerial SpaceNews · 12 Nov 2022 The European Space Agency is requesting several hundred million euros at its upcoming ministerial council meeting for new satellite navigation technologies from low Earth orbit to the moon.
X-37B space plane completes its sixth mission, lands after nearly 30 months in orbit SpaceNews · 12 Nov 2022 The X-37B space plane operated by the U.S. Space Force landed Nov. 12 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, setting a new endurance record
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 booster into retirement on Intelsat mission Spaceflight Now · 12 Nov 2022 SpaceX launched one of its reusable Falcon 9 rocket boosters for the last time Saturday on a rare expendable mission for Intelsat, devoting all of the launcher’s propellant toward placing a pair of television broadcastin...
Falcon 9 B1051 makes final flight on Galaxy-31 & 32 mission NASASpaceflight · 12 Nov 2022 After a delay caused by Hurricane Nicole, SpaceX launched its 52nd mission of 2022 with the Intelsat Galaxy-31 & 32 satellites using a flight-proven Falcon 9 to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). Falcon 9 first-stage...
NASA moving ahead with Nov. 16 Artemis 1 launch attempt SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2022 NASA is moving ahead with the next Artemis 1 launch attempt on Nov. 16 after finding no major repairs required to the Space Launch System and Orion from Hurricane Nicole.
NASA Sets New Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch NASA · 11 Nov 2022 NASA Sets New Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch
NASA says its SLS rocket is good to go for a launch attempt next Wednesday Ars Technica · 11 Nov 2022 "If we didn’t design it to be out there in harsh weather we picked the wrong launch spot."
Starfish books launch for in-orbit satellite docking mission next fall SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2022 Starfish Space said Nov. 9 it plans to perform the first satellite docking test using electric propulsion next fall, when its Otter Pup demonstrator will attempt to rendezvous with another spacecraft in low Earth orbit.
Space Force orders new weather satellite from Ball Aerospace SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2022 The U.S. Space Force has ordered a second environmental satellite known as the Weather System Follow-on Microwave
SES, Hughes demonstrate satellite internet on General Atomics surveillance drone SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2022 SES and Hughes in a demonstration last month installed satellite internet service on a General Atomics surveillance drone
NASA to Brief Status of Artemis I Moon Mission Today NASA · 11 Nov 2022 NASA to Brief Status of Artemis I Moon Mission Today
Expedition 68 completes first full month with new crew and cargo NASASpaceflight · 11 Nov 2022 October 2022 was once again a busy month aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Several spacecraft movements completed the transition between Expedition 67 and 68 and saw new supplies delivered to the Russian Orbi...
JPSS-2 deploys solar array after delay SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2022 A weather satellite is in good condition after suffering a problem deploying its solar array immediately after launch Nov. 10.
China wants to ramp up the launch rate of its Long March 5B rocket SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2022 China is planning to greatly increase the number of launches of its Long March 5B rocket which has created a number of high-profile uncontrolled reentries of its large first stage.
NASA investigating “very minor” Artemis hurricane damage SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2022 A NASA official says that initial inspections of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft turned up only “very minor damage” to the vehicle but declined to speculate on any additional delays for the Artemis 1...
Rocket Report: Indian commercial rocket has launch date; Branson must face lawsuit Ars Technica · 11 Nov 2022 "As this was a final qualification test, we also tested it to destruction."
SES eagerly awaiting the flexibility O3b mPower promises SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2022 At a time of unprecedented change in the satellite communications sector, fleet operator SES is eagerly awaiting the December launch of its first Boeing-built O3b mPower broadband satellites.
Advanced Space wins $72 million Air Force contract for lunar experiment SpaceNews · 10 Nov 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $72 million contract to Advanced Space to develop an experimental spacecraft to monitor deep space, far beyond Earth’s orbit.
Space Development Agency still hoping to launch satellites next month, ‘but there’s risk’ SpaceNews · 10 Nov 2022 The Space Development Agency remains optimistic it will launch next month the first satellites of a planned mesh network of sensors and communications nodes in low Earth orbit
Apple lays the groundwork for emergency SOS via satellite service SpaceNews · 10 Nov 2022 Apple said Nov. 10 its $450 million investment in an SOS via satellite service has helped Globalstar upgrade ground stations across the United States and elsewhere with high-power antennas.
Starlink launches donation website Teslarati · 10 Nov 2022 Starlink opened a donation page for customers who wish to donate a terminal and services to areas in need. In October, Elon...
Pioneering Astronaut Bob Behnken Retires from NASA NASA · 10 Nov 2022 NASA astronaut and former U.S. Air Force Col. Bob Behnken is retiring from NASA after 22 years of service. His last day with the agency is Friday, Nov. 11.
NASA to Brief Media on First Earth Water-Monitoring Satellite Mission NASA · 10 Nov 2022 NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 10:30 a.m. EST (7:30 a.m. PST) Nov. 14, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topograph...
Antenna developer NXT Comm’s assets up for sale SpaceNews · 10 Nov 2022 Satellite antenna developer NXT Communications Corp.’s equipment, property, and other collateral are being auctioned off amid production delays that have left L3Harris Technologies in the lurch.
NASA leaves its Artemis I rocket exposed to winds above design limits Ars Technica · 10 Nov 2022 NASA likely to begin inspections of the rocket and spacecraft later today.
NASA assesses moon rocket after a brush with Hurricane Nicole Spaceflight Now · 10 Nov 2022 NASA’s $4.1 billion Artemis moon rocket, exposed to the elements atop its Kennedy Space Center launch pad, was rocked by high winds and driving rain early Thursday as Hurricane Nicole roared ashore just south of the spac...
NASA to continue Lunar Trailblazer despite cost overrun SpaceNews · 10 Nov 2022 NASA will continue a lunar smallsat mission for launch in mid-2023 despite exceeding its cost cap by 30%.
Atlas 5 launches weather satellite, reentry tech demo mission SpaceNews · 10 Nov 2022 An Atlas 5 successfully launched a polar-orbiting weather satellite and a reentry technology demonstrator on the final flight of the vehicle from California.
SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell to oversee Starship program, Starbase facilities Teslarati · 10 Nov 2022 The Information reports that SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell “will assume oversight” of the company’s Starship program and Starbase facilities, seemingly...
Atlas 5 rocket moves closer to retirement with final launch from California Spaceflight Now · 10 Nov 2022 The 301st and final Atlas rocket to launch from California blasted off Thursday with a NOAA weather satellite and first-of-its-kind re-entry tech demo experiment, clearing the way for modifications to ready the Atlas lau...

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