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- SpaceX teams in Florida prep for second launch in as many days Spaceflight Now · 2 Nov 2022 One day after launching a triple-body Falcon Heavy rocket a few miles up the coast, SpaceX rolled its workhorse rocket — the Falcon 9 — to a launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday for a late night...
- Virgin Galactic picks suppliers for future spaceplanes SpaceNews · 2 Nov 2022 Virgin Galactic will work with two aerospace manufacturers to provide the major components of its next-generation suborbital spaceplane.
- Saltzman takes command as new chief of the U.S. Space Force SpaceNews · 2 Nov 2022 Gen. B. Chance Saltzman assumed command of the U.S. Space Force, and departing chief Gen. John “Jay” Raymond retired Nov. 2.
- NASA Invites Media to Discuss Space Station Science, Experiments NASA · 2 Nov 2022 NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 9, to discuss the hardware, technology demonstrations, and science experiments headed to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 26th commercial...
- SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says Ars Technica · 2 Nov 2022 "This, by the way, is very high on their top risk list."
- China’s mystery spaceplane releases object into orbit SpaceNews · 2 Nov 2022 China’s secretive reusable spaceplane has released an object into orbit, according to tracking data from the U.S. Space Force.
- Amazon, Microsoft, SpiderOak join Defense Innovation Unit’s hybrid space network project SpaceNews · 2 Nov 2022 The Defense Innovation Unit on Nov. 2 announced new agreements with Amazon Web Services, Kuiper Government Solutions, Microsoft Azure Space and SpiderOak Mission Systems.
- Rocket Lab to attempt booster recovery on upcoming Electron launch SpaceNews · 2 Nov 2022 Rocket Lab says it will make a second mid-air recovery attempt of an Electron booster during the launch later this week of a Swedish scientific satellite.
- Orbex to build Scottish launch site SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2022 Small launch vehicle developer Orbex announced Nov. 1 it had secured agreements to begin construction of a launch site in northern Scotland for its rocket that will allow a first launch by the end of 2023.
- Falcon Heavy ‘simply outstanding’ on SpaceX’s first launch to geosynch orbit Spaceflight Now · 1 Nov 2022 The U.S. Space Force confirmed Tuesday that a Falcon Heavy launcher placed two main payloads and at least three smaller rideshare satellites directly into a high-altitude geosynchronous orbit after liftoff from Florida,...
- Saudi astronauts to fly on Ax-2 mission to ISS SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2022 NASA confirmed Nov. 1 that two astronauts from Saudi Arabia will go to the International Space Station on a private mission in the spring of 2023 operated by Axiom Space.
- The close-up view of two Falcon rockets landing is as majestic as you think Ars Technica · 1 Nov 2022 This was the first time SpaceX invited photographers to set up landing zone remotes.
- SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket back in action after a three-year hiatus Teslarati · 1 Nov 2022 SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy has continued a streak of successful dual-booster landings during its first attempted launch directly to geostationary orbit, a mission...
- Spire selected to design satellite for DARPA experiment in very low orbit SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2022 DARPA selected Spire Global to design a small satellite for an experiment to study high-frequency radio signals in the upper layers of the atmosphere.
- Construction of Chinese space station enters final phase with module launch Spaceflight Now · 1 Nov 2022 China launched a heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket Monday with the Mengtian lab module, the final major element to complete the initial assembly and outfitting of the Chinese Tiangong space station. The lab module docked w...
- Wyvern raises $7 million for hyperspectral imaging constellation SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2022 Hyperspectral imaging startup Wyvern said Nov. 1 it secured $7 million in additional seed funds ahead of deploying its first satellites early next year.
- Leidos selected by Northrop Grumman to supply sensor payloads for U.S. missile-tracking satellites SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2022 Northrop Grumman selected Leidos to supply infrared sensor payloads for the U.S. Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking satellite constellation in low Earth orbit.
- Space Force funds experiment on use of AI to predict satellite failures SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2022 RS21, a data science startup developing artificial intelligence tools for autonomous space operations, won a U.S. Space Force contract to research the use of AI to predict satellite failures in orbit.
- NASA Prepares to Say 'Farewell' to InSight Spacecraft NASA · 1 Nov 2022 A closer look at what goes into wrapping up the mission as the spacecraft’s power supply continues to dwindle.
- SpaceX successfully launches its first Falcon Heavy in 40 months Ars Technica · 1 Nov 2022 SpaceX now has one more landing—51—than launches this year.
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches first U.S. national security mission SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2022 A SpaceX Falcon Heavy lifted off Nov. 1 at 9:41 a.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, carrying the U.S. Space Force USSF-44 mission to geostationary Earth orbit.
- Japanese lunar lander, with NASA rideshare, to launch this month SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2022 Japanese lunar lander developer ispace is in the final phases of preparations for the launch of its first lunar lander mission, a flight that will include a NASA lunar cubesat mission as a secondary payload.
- New guidance from Space Force acquisition boss: ‘The traditional ways must be reformed’ SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2022 In an Oct. 31 memo, Calvelli laid out nine “space acquisition tenets” intended to drive change in the procurement of space systems
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy lofts USSF-44 on first flight in three years NASASpaceflight · 1 Nov 2022 The world’s most powerful operational rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, took to the Florida skies for the first time in over three years November 1 for the USSF-44 mission, a US Space Force contracted flight with a classifi...
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket rolls to pad for Tuesday launch, dual booster landing Teslarati · 31 Oct 2022 A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket has rolled out to Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A for its first launch (and dual booster landing)...
- Arianespace partners with Australian space tug startup SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2022 Arianespace is exploring the compatibility of its rockets with orbital transfer vehicles being developed by Space Machines Company, an Australian startup.
- Falcon Heavy rocket on the launch pad for one of SpaceX’s most complex missions Spaceflight Now · 31 Oct 2022 The first Falcon Heavy rocket flight in more than three years is scheduled Tuesday from Florida’s Space Coast to begin SpaceX’s longest-duration launch mission to date, a roughly six-hour climb into geosynchronous orbit...
- NASA predicts first Starship orbital launch as soon as December SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2022 NASA expects SpaceX to be ready to attempt a first orbital flight of its Starship vehicle, an essential element in the agency’s Artemis lunar exploration plans, as soon as early December, pending tests and regulatory app...
- Final module docks at China’s Tiangong space station SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2022 A third module has arrived at China’s space station, completing the construction of the country’s crewed orbital outpost.
- SpaceLink to wind down operations, barring last-minute investment SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2022 Barring last-minute offers from potential buyers or investors, SpaceLink, a startup developing a space-relay constellation, will wind down its operations.
- Lockheed Martin ups stake in Terran Orbital, invests $100 million to expand smallsat manufacturing SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2022 Lockheed Martin is increasing its stake in small satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital with a $100 million investment.
- The world’s most powerful rocket finally returns after a 3-year absence Ars Technica · 31 Oct 2022 Was the Falcon Heavy a mistake by SpaceX?
- It’s time to play “find the falling Chinese rocket” once again Ars Technica · 31 Oct 2022 We can probably expect reentry into Earth's atmosphere to occur about a week from today.
- Australia joins ASAT test ban, raising like-minded countries to eight SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2022 Australia has pledged not to conduct direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing, throwing its weight behind the U.S.-driven initiative launched in April to promote the peaceful and safe use of outer space.
- Perseverance to establish sample cache for later return to Earth SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2022 NASA and the European Space Agency have selected a location on Mars to cache samples collected by the Perseverance rover, one step in the overall process of returning those samples to Earth.
- China tests engines for moon mission rocket SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2022 China has conducted a series of successful hot fire tests for engines designed to power a launch vehicle capable of sending astronauts to the moon.
- SpaceX still an option for future Amazon internet satellite launches, says Senior VP Teslarati · 31 Oct 2022 An Amazon executive says that the company could still call on SpaceX to launch some of its Project Kuiper internet satellites after...
- NASA sets October 2023 launch date for Psyche asteroid mission Spaceflight Now · 31 Oct 2022 NASA says the Psyche mission, a robotic asteroid explorer that missed a launch opportunity this year due to software testing problems, has been rescheduled for liftoff from Florida in October 2023 on a SpaceX Falcon Heav...
- Final Atlas 5 launch from California delayed for battery replacement Spaceflight Now · 31 Oct 2022 The final flight of an Atlas 5 rocket from California has been delayed from Tuesday until no earlier than Nov. 9 to replace a battery on the launcher’s Centaur upper stage, United Launch Alliance and NASA officials said.
- Lunar landing restored for Artemis 4 mission SpaceNews · 30 Oct 2022 NASA has restored plans to include a lunar landing on its Artemis 4 mission to the moon later this decade, months after saying that the mission would instead be devoted to assembly of the lunar Gateway.