Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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China launches high-power Ka-band communications satellite Spaceflight Now · 6 Nov 2022 China launched a high-power communications satellite Saturday on a mission to connect airline passengers, maritime vessels, and other users across China, Southeast Asia, and remote routes between the Asia-Pacific region...
First Starliner crew flight slips to April 2023 Spaceflight Now · 6 Nov 2022 The first test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule with astronauts has been delayed from February to April 2023, moving the mission after a busy stretch of crew and cargo missions to the International Space Station...
Space Force lays out timeline for 2023 rapid-response launch experiment SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2022 The Space Force's 'Space Safari' office is laying out a timeline for a tactically responsive launch mission projected to launch in 2023
SpaceX ships Starship’s 200th upgraded Raptor engine Teslarati · 6 Nov 2022 A day after revealing the completion of the 200th Falcon upper stage and Merlin Vacuum engine, SpaceX has announced that it also...
German team wins $5 million ANA Avatar XPrize in space-themed competition SpaceNews · 5 Nov 2022 Germany’s Team NimbRo took home the $5 million grand prize in the ANA Avatar XPrize finals Nov. 5, after completing a test course that showed how remote-control robots could contribute to space exploration.
Psyche review finds institutional problems at JPL SpaceNews · 5 Nov 2022 An independent review of problems that delayed the launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission uncovered institutional issues at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that led the agency to delay the launch of another mission being...
Northrop Grumman ready for space station resupply mission Spaceflight Now · 5 Nov 2022 Northrop Grumman is set to launch the penultimate flight of its current Antares rocket configuration — with Russian engines and a Ukrainian first stage structure — to begin a resupply mission Sunday delivering more than...
NASA, USAID Partnership Strengthens Global Development NASA · 4 Nov 2022 NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) signed an agreement Friday strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts that advance the federal response to climate change.
Rocket Lab launches Swedish satellite, fails to catch booster SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2022 Rocket Lab successfully launched a Swedish atmospheric science satellite on an Electron rocket Nov. 4, but a telemetry problem kept the company from attempting a mid-air recovery of the rocket’s booster.
NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket back on pad 39B for nighttime launch attempt Spaceflight Now · 4 Nov 2022 NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket arrived back on its Florida launch pad Friday, ready for a series of overnight launch opportunities beginning Nov. 14 to begin a crucial, long-delayed test flight that officials hop...
As Psyche Mission Moves Forward, NASA Responds to Independent Review NASA · 4 Nov 2022 NASA and the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, which leads Psyche, shared a response Friday to the results of an independent review board convened to determine why the mission to study a me...
NASA Leaders to Participate in Annual Global Climate Conference NASA · 4 Nov 2022 NASA will participate in the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, which begins Sunday, Nov. 6, and runs through Friday, Nov. 18. The COP27 summit brings together...
NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch NASA · 4 Nov 2022 NASA is targeting Monday, Nov. 14, for the launch of the Artemis I Moon mission during a 69-minute launch window that opens at 12:07 a.m. EST.
Rocket Lab launches successfully, fails mid-air recovery attempt NASASpaceflight · 4 Nov 2022 Six months after its first first-stage recovery attempt, Rocket Lab tried its hand at booster recovery once again, with the launch of its 32nd mission, “Catch Me If You Can.” Liftoff took place on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022,...
Virgin Galactic delays development of ship capable of higher flight rate Ars Technica · 4 Nov 2022 "The economic momentum of the company is around the Delta ships."
SLS returns to LC-39B for next Artemis I launch opportunity NASASpaceflight · 4 Nov 2022 The first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket made the 6.7 km trip from High Bay 3 in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) back out to Launch Complex 39B Thursday night into Friday morning. The move follows a five-week stay...
Virgin Galactic delays introduction of second suborbital spaceship SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2022 Virgin Galactic’s second suborbital spaceplane won’t enter service in 2023 as previously planned because of demands on company personnel to both return the first spaceplane to flight and begin work on a next generation o...
Long March 5B rocket reenters over Pacific Ocean after forcing airspace closures in Europe SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2022 A large rocket stage used to launch the final module for China’s space station made an uncontrolled reentry into the atmosphere Friday after precautionary airspace closures took effect in southern Europe.
Rocket Report: SLS boosters may expire in December; Blue Origin delivers the BE-4s Ars Technica · 4 Nov 2022 "We’re eager to get the helicopter back out there and advance our rocket reusability."
Rocket Lab launches Swedish atmospheric research satellite, unable to catch booster Spaceflight Now · 4 Nov 2022 Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher placed a small Swedish atmospheric research satellite into an on-target polar orbit Friday, but an attempt to recover a booster stage with a helicopter was aborted after a brief telemetry l...
SLS returns to the pad for next Artemis launch attempt SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2022 The Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft rolled back out to the launch pad Nov. 4 as the agency prepares for the third attempt to launch the vehicle on Artemis 1 mission later this month.
SpaceX launches Hotbird 13G to extend Eutelsat’s broadcast coverage SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2022 SpaceX launched the second of two satellites for Eutelsat Nov. 3 to replenish one of the largest broadcast systems in Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa.
NRO to sign deals with commercial providers of hyperspectral imaging SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2022 The NRO plans to soon release a request for proposals for commercial hyperspectral satellite data
Civilian space traffic management office coming along, but ‘don’t expect magic’ SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2022 OSC Director Richard DalBello said the standup of a civilian space traffic management office is moving along, but cautioned progress will be incremental
First Starliner crewed flight further delayed SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2022 NASA has delayed the first flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle with astronauts on board, a slip that will push back the spacecraft’s first operational mission into 2024.
NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket ready for ride back to launch pad Spaceflight Now · 3 Nov 2022 After replacing and recharging batteries in the Vehicle Assembly Building, NASA ground teams plan to roll the more than 30-story-tall Space Launch System rocket back to its launch pad early Friday at Kennedy Space Center...
NASA to Discuss Psyche Independent Review Board Results NASA · 3 Nov 2022 NASA will host a community townhall at 12 p.m. EDT on Friday, Nov. 4, followed by a media teleconference at 1 p.m. to discuss the findings and recommendations of a report by the Psyche mission independent review board.
NASA to Provide Coverage of Preview Briefing, US Spacewalks NASA · 3 Nov 2022 Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a series of U.S. spacewalks in November and December to install mounting hardware and a pair of rollout solar arrays to increase electrical power to support...
FCC proposes new bureau for space activities SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2022 The chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission announced plans Nov. 3 to reorganize the agency and create a bureau devoted to the its increasing work with space systems.
Testing Galileo for space ESA · 3 Nov 2022 Galileo has grown to become Europe’s single largest satellite constellation, and the world’s most accurate satellite navigation system, delivering metre-level positioning to more than 3.5 billion users around the globe....
Rocket from Chinese space station module launch predicted to make uncontrolled reentry Nov. 4 SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2022 The large first stage of the Long March 5B rocket which sent the Mengtian space station module into orbit earlier this week is set for an uncontrolled reentry Friday, Nov. 4.
Falling Chinese rocket expected to enter Earth’s atmosphere in <2 days Ars Technica · 3 Nov 2022 "We hope they will take the reaction to this one into account."
Exotrail signs launch agreement with Isar Aerospace SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2022 Exotrail, a French company developing orbital transfer vehicles, has signed a contract with German launch vehicle developer Isar Aerospace for multiple launches over the next several years.
Rocket Lab’s next launch will feature mid-air booster recovery attempt Spaceflight Now · 3 Nov 2022 Rocket Lab will try again Friday to catch an Electron first stage booster after launching from New Zealand with a small Swedish science satellite, six months after the company’s first mid-air recovery attempt.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket completes 50th orbital launch of 2022 Teslarati · 3 Nov 2022 SpaceX has successfully launched French satellite communications provider Eutelsat’s Hotbird 13G satellite, chipping away at a jam-packed November manifest and completing Falcon...
SpaceX ships 200th Falcon second stage, highlighting the flip-side of booster reuse Teslarati · 3 Nov 2022 SpaceX has built and shipped its 200th Falcon second stage, highlighting the often underappreciated rocket’s record of achievement on the ground and...
SpaceX launches second Hotbird satellite for Eutelsat NASASpaceflight · 3 Nov 2022 SpaceX has conducted its 51st launch of 2022 with Eutelsat’s Hotbird-13G telecommunication satellite using a flight-proven Falcon 9 to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). The Falcon 9 launched from Space Launch Complex...
O3b mPower service debut pushed later into 2023 SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2022 Four of the six O3b mPower broadband satellites that SES had planned to launch this year with SpaceX won’t be ready until early 2023, the operator said Nov. 3 as growth in its networks business boosted total revenues.
Arkisys offers to send U.S. hosted payloads to on-orbit Port SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2022 Arkisys is inviting U.S. companies with Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer funding to test payloads or subsystems in low Earth orbit.
SpaceX launches Airbus-built TV broadcasting spacecraft for Eutelsat Spaceflight Now · 3 Nov 2022 SpaceX launched the second in a series of three Falcon 9 rocket missions early Thursday for the European satellite operator Eutelsat, delivering to orbit a television broadcasting craft that also hosts an EU-funded paylo...

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