Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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China launches Mengtian science module to Tiangong space station NASASpaceflight · 30 Oct 2022 China launched its second space station module of the year aboard a Chang Zheng 5B rocket Monday. The Mengtian module lifted off at 07:37 UTC, and once docked will complete the initial phase of the construction for China...
First NorthStar SSA satellites to launch in 2023 by Virgin Orbit SpaceNews · 30 Oct 2022 NorthStar Earth and Space, a company planning a constellation of satellites to collect space situational awareness data, will launch its first satellites in mid-2023 with Virgin Orbit.
For U.S. Space Force, Raymond’s retirement marks the end of an era SpaceNews · 30 Oct 2022 The first chief of space operations Gen. John 'Jay' Raymond retires Nov. 2 after 38 years of military service
Centaur issue delays JPSS-2 launch SpaceNews · 29 Oct 2022 The launch of a polar-orbiting weather satellite and reentry technology demonstration will be delayed more than a week because of a battery problem with the upper stage of their rocket, NASA announced Oct. 29.
Psyche launch rescheduled for October 2023 SpaceNews · 29 Oct 2022 A NASA mission to an asteroid that missed its launch window this fall because of technical issues has been rescheduled for launch next October.
Constellation antenna provider SatixFy goes public after SPAC merger SpaceNews · 28 Oct 2022 Satcoms equipment maker SatixFy started trading publicly Oct. 28 after its stock listing overcame waning investor interest in blank check mergers and the death of its co-founder and former CEO.
NASA to Provide Update on Artemis I Moon Mission NASA · 28 Oct 2022 NASA will host a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT Thursday, Nov. 3, to discuss the status of its Artemis I flight test that will launch the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida....
NASA and ESA Agree on Next Steps to Return Mars Samples to Earth NASA · 28 Oct 2022 The agency’s Perseverance rover will establish the first sample depot on Mars.
NASA Sets TV Coverage for Cargo Launch to International Space Station NASA · 28 Oct 2022 NASA and commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman are targeting 5:50 a.m. EST, Sunday, Nov. 6, for launch of the company’s 18th resupply mission to the International Space Station.
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy test-fired on launch pad in Florida Spaceflight Now · 28 Oct 2022 SpaceX fired up 27 engines on a Falcon Heavy rocket Thursday night at Kennedy Space Center, sending a rumble across the spaceport in a hold-down test-firing before a launch next week for the U.S. Space Force.
Next Artemis 1 launch attempt on schedule for mid-November SpaceNews · 28 Oct 2022 Preparations for the next attempt to launch the Space Launch System rocket on the Artemis 1 mission remain on schedule for the middle of November, but agency officials said launch opportunities may be limited if it slips...
Rocket Report: Norway’s nuclear rocket concerns; Ariane 6 delayed again Ars Technica · 28 Oct 2022 "When the briefing ended, I was baffled and, if I’m honest, angry."
Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite firm to double size of constellation SpaceNews · 28 Oct 2022 Chinese commercial firm Changguang Satellite Technology says it will expand its under-construction Jilin-1 constellation from 138 to 300 satellites.
SpaceX adds 53 more Starlink satellites to internet constellation Spaceflight Now · 28 Oct 2022 SpaceX fired a Falcon 9 rocket off a launching stand in California at sunset Thursday, producing a twilight sky show visible as far away as Texas as the mission delivered 53 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit.
Russian cargo ship docks at space station Spaceflight Now · 28 Oct 2022 Russia’s Progress MS-21 resupply spacecraft completed an automated docking with the International Space Station Thursday to deliver more than 2.7 tons of cargo to the lab’s seven-person crew.
Russia escalates rhetoric on commercial satellites, calls them ‘legitimate targets for retaliation’ SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2022 A Russian official said at a UN meeting that commercial space systems "may become a legitimate target for retaliation.”
U.S. national defense strategy calls for ‘resilient, redundant’ space networks SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2022 The unclassified version of the U.S. national defense strategy released by the Defense Department Oct. 27 forecasts a decades-long competition with China and lays out priorities for the military going forward.
As clock ticks on Amazon’s constellation, buying Starship launches not out of the question SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2022 Amazon VP Dave Limp said the availability of heavy-lift rockets to deploy Project Kuiper satellites is “a constrained resource."
NASA's InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars NASA · 27 Oct 2022 The agency’s lander felt the ground shake during the impact while cameras aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the yawning new crater from space.
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 4-31 from Vandenberg NASASpaceflight · 27 Oct 2022 SpaceX’s 49th Falcon 9 flight of 2022 has lifted off from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California with 53 Starlink satellites. The launch occurred on time on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 6:14 PM PDT (01:14 UTC on Frida...
Russia threatens a retaliatory strike against US commercial satellites Ars Technica · 27 Oct 2022 "Western actions needlessly put at risk the sustainability of peaceful space activities."
NASA’s Economic Benefit Reaches All 50 States NASA · 27 Oct 2022 NASA released the results of its second agencywide economic impact report on Thursday, demonstrating how its Moon to Mars activities, climate change research and technology, as well as other work generated more than $71....
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket passes static fire test three years in the making Teslarati · 27 Oct 2022 After knocking out some figurative cobwebs, SpaceX has test-fired a Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time since June 2019. Shortly before...
Major Gomspace satellite customer withholding payments SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2022 Gomspace delayed the release of financial results Oct. 27 as the European smallsat maker tries to get a major commercial customer to pay its bills.
DIU selects startups for U.S. military weather modeling project SpaceNews · 26 Oct 2022 The Defense Innovation Unit and the U.S. Air Force announced Oct. 26 they selected five companies to help build weather models using data from satellites, aerial and terrestrial sensors.
New Starlink dish kit enables services ‘on any moving land object’ SpaceNews · 26 Oct 2022 SpaceX started taking pre-orders Oct. 25 for a flat panel antenna that enables land vehicles to use its Starlink broadband service while in motion.
Quantum Space announces first cislunar mission SpaceNews · 26 Oct 2022 Quantum Space, a company founded earlier this year to develop spacecraft platforms in cislunar space, announced plans Oct. 26 for its first smallsat pathfinder mission that will collect space situational awareness data.
SpaceX becomes NASA’s second-largest vendor, surpassing Boeing Ars Technica · 26 Oct 2022 NASA obligated $2.04 billion to SpaceX in fiscal year 2022.
ISS partners weigh options for using commercial space stations SpaceNews · 26 Oct 2022 Partner agencies on the International Space Station program say they are in discussions about how they will use, and pay for, commercial space stations that will replace it.
Boeing’s Starliner charges approach $900 million SpaceNews · 26 Oct 2022 Boeing announced Oct. 26 it will take yet another charge against earnings because of delays in the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program, bringing the total losses recorded by the company to date on the program to ne...
Space Force to seek budget boost beyond 2023, China’s capabilities are ‘close to ours’ SpaceNews · 25 Oct 2022 Gen. David "DT" Thompson, U.S. vice chief of space operations, said the Space Force is likely to see continued funding increases to counter China’s rapid advances in its space program.
Newly acquired NanoAvionics plots major smallsat expansion SpaceNews · 25 Oct 2022 NanoAvionics expects to be able to churn out several hundred satellites annually in two years following a multimillion-dollar investment plan from its new Norwegian owners.
NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 26th Resupply Launch to Space Station NASA · 25 Oct 2022 Media accreditation is open for SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket is targeted no earlier than Friday...
Starlink’s survivability in war a good sign for DoD’s future constellation SpaceNews · 25 Oct 2022 SDA Director Derek Tournear said Starlink's performance so far speaks to the power of a proliferated constellation to deter attacks and provide resilience
Progress MS-21 launches and docks to ISS on resupply mission NASASpaceflight · 25 Oct 2022 Roscosmos launched Progress MS-21 atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, at 8:20 PM EDT on Oct. 25 (00:20 UTC on Oct. 26). After launching from Site 31/6 in Baikonur, the Progress MS-21 spa...
Array Labs raises $5 million for 3D-imagery constellation SpaceNews · 25 Oct 2022 Silicon Valley startup Array Labs raised $5 million in a pre-seed funding round backed by Seraphim Space and Agya Ventures, a real estate technology fund.
The ISS has had to maneuver yet again from Russian satellite debris Ars Technica · 25 Oct 2022 This fragment was one of more than 1,500 pieces of debris from Cosmos 1408.
Orbit Fab secures new investor to support satellite refueling efforts SpaceNews · 25 Oct 2022 Orbit Fab, a startup developing infrastructure for in-space refueling of satellites, announced Oct. 25 it lined up a new investor to support those plans.
China’s spaceplane raises orbit and national funding SpaceNews · 25 Oct 2022 A spaceplane launched by China in August has performed an orbit-raising maneuver and recently secured new funding to promote new modes of transportation.
Polaris Dawn crewed mission could suffer additional delays SpaceNews · 25 Oct 2022 A billionaire-backed private astronaut mission on a SpaceX Crew Dragon has slipped from late this year to March 2023 and could be further delayed, in part for issues beyond its control.

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