Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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SpaceX bests Boeing to become NASA’s largest for-profit vendor Teslarati · 25 Oct 2022 Fourteen years after winning its first major NASA contract, data shared by Aviation Week reporter Irene Klotz shows that SpaceX has usurped...
Russian cargo ship launches on flight to space station Spaceflight Now · 25 Oct 2022 Russia launched a Progress supply freighter Tuesday on a two-day trek to the International Space Station to deliver 5,556 pounds of cargo, fuel, water, and nitrogen to the orbiting research laboratory. A Soyuz booster la...
Sending DNA-infused Space Crystals to the moon SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2022 Space Crystals plans to send crystals grown in microgravity and infused with customer DNA to the moon next year.
Final two Pléiades Neo imagery satellites land in French Guiana SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2022 The last two high-resolution imaging satellites for Airbus Defence and Space’s Pléiades Neo constellation have arrived in French Guiana ahead of their launch next month.
Space Force to activate sensor on Wide-Field-of-View missile warning satellite SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2022 A U.S. Space Force infrared sensing demonstration satellite launched in July will soon start receiving data, the Space Systems Command announced Oct. 24.
On eve of first launch, Relativity Space seeks to join SpaceX as “disruptor” Ars Technica · 24 Oct 2022 "Almost from the beginning of the company, I wanted to build a Falcon 9 competitor."
War in Ukraine shifts priorities among European government agencies SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2022 The war in Ukraine has prompted European civil and military space to revise budgets, programs, and policies to fortify launch capabilities and meet emerging needs.
Maryland Students, Navy Pilots to Hear from NASA Astronauts in Space NASA · 24 Oct 2022 Pilots from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland, and students across southern Maryland will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Rocket Factory Augsburg talks reusability plans and 3D printing NASASpaceflight · 24 Oct 2022 In a recent interview with NASASpaceflight, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) co-founder and COO Dr. Stefan Brieschenk talked about current manufacturing methods and upcoming plans for its RFA One rocket.
Apex raises seed round to mass produce smallsats SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2022 A startup that envisions manufacturing large numbers of small satellites has raised a seed round of funding.
Preligens aims to become a long-term DoD supplier SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2022 Preligens is expanding its U.S. subsidiary in a bid to become a long-term supplier of geospatial data analysis software to the U.S. Department of Defense.
SpaceX to launch Europe’s next deep space telescope, first asteroid orbiter Teslarati · 24 Oct 2022 On October 17th, a NASA official speaking at an Astrophysics Advisory Committee meeting revealed that the European Space Agency (ESA) had begun...
SpaceX assembles Falcon Heavy rocket for first launch in 40 months Teslarati · 23 Oct 2022 SpaceX has assembled the fourth Falcon Heavy for the rocket’s first launch in 40 months. A photo shared by SpaceX on October...
Report offers wide-ranging recommendations on space safety SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2022 A new report by The Aerospace Corporation calls for a more holistic approach to space safety, from avoiding collisions in orbit to cybersecurity.
Soyuz rocket launches with demo satellite for Russian internet constellation Spaceflight Now · 22 Oct 2022 A Russian Soyuz rocket launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome at 3:57 p.m. EDT (1957 GMT) Saturday with three Gonets data relay payloads and a demonstrator spacecraft for a proposed constellation of Russian broadband int...
OneWeb resumes launches with first commercial GSLV Mk.III NASASpaceflight · 22 Oct 2022 OneWeb has resumed deployment of its satellite constellation with the launch of 36 satellites aboard India’s GSLV Mk.III rocket. The mission – which marks the first commercial launch for the GSLV – lifted off from the Sa...
OneWeb celebrates successful launch on Indian rocket Spaceflight Now · 22 Oct 2022 OneWeb confirmed it established contact with all 36 new satellites launched Saturday on top of India’s most powerful rocket, resuming the deployment of the company’s fleet of internet relay platforms after suspending lau...
NASA Coverage Set for NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 Launch NASA · 21 Oct 2022 NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) mission. JPSS-2 is the third satellite i...
Space Force to award up to $50 million in contracts for Space Test Program experiments SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2022 Vendors selected for the STEP 2.0 program will compete for task orders under a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract
Iridium sheds more light on direct-to-smartphone plan SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2022 Initial direct-to-smartphone services from Iridium’s constellation will support occasional communications for emergencies and other unforeseen needs in remote areas worldwide, CEO Matt Desch said Oct. 20.
NASA to Host Briefing on InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Findings NASA · 21 Oct 2022 NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 27, to share new scientific findings based on observations from the agency’s InSight Mars lander and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
NASA to Discuss Latest EMIT Findings, Helps Address Climate Change NASA · 21 Oct 2022 NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 25, to discuss the latest findings of the agency’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT), including a new, unanticipated capability which...
OneWeb launch sign of greater role for India in commercial launch market SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2022 The launch of a set of OneWeb satellites on an Indian rocket could be the harbinger of a greater role India will play in a commercial launch industry straining to satisfy demand.
Grasp acquires AirPhoton to form Grasp Global SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2022 French startup Grasp SAS has acquired Baltimore, Maryland-based AirPhoton to create Grasp Global, a U.S. Earth-observation company.
ESA finalizes package for ministerial SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2022 ESA is putting the finishing touches on a package of programs it will ask its member states to support at a council meeting in November.
OneWeb set to resume launches on Indian rocket Spaceflight Now · 21 Oct 2022 After the suspension of commercial launches on Russia’s Soyuz rocket earlier this year, OneWeb is set to resume deploying satellites for its global internet network Saturday with an Indian GSLV Mk.3 launcher, one of five...
Efforts to bring Starlink terminals to Iran expected to scale up. Teslarati · 21 Oct 2022 Starlink terminals are in Iran, and efforts to bring more in are expected to scale up. On Thursday, a video of a...
NASA To Host Briefing on InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Findings NASA · 21 Oct 2022 Scientists from two Mars missions will discuss how they combined images and data for a major finding on the Red Planet.
NASA to Participate in ASCEND Conference, Brief Media on Tech Demo NASA · 20 Oct 2022 NASA leaders, including Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, will participate in the 2022 ASCEND conference, hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in Las Vegas from Monday, Oct. 24, through...
Video of Starlink terminal in Iran shared on Instagram Teslarati · 20 Oct 2022 A video of a Starlink terminal in Iran was recently shared on Instagram. In September, Elon Musk and the team at SpaceX...
Space Force tries to turn over a new leaf in satellite procurement SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2022 The Space Systems Command next year will seek industry bids for as many as four infrared sensing satellites for missile tracking from medium Earth orbit (MEO).
Why NASA Is Trying To Crash Land on Mars NASA · 20 Oct 2022 Like a car’s crumple zone, the experimental SHIELD lander is designed to absorb a hard impact.
Another batch of Starlink satellites launch from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 20 Oct 2022 Fifty-four Starlink internet satellites fastened to a Falcon 9 rocket blasted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, continuing SpaceX’s deployments for a broadband network reaching into an ever-expanding market linking rural...
China looked at putting a monitoring satellite in retrograde geostationary orbit via the moon SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2022 China appears to have considered boosting its space situational awareness capabilities by placing a satellite in a retrograde orbit out at the geostationary belt.
ESA moves two missions to Falcon 9 SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2022 The European Space Agency now plans to launch a space telescope and an asteroid mission on Falcon 9 rockets because of its loss of access to Soyuz vehicles and delays in the introduction of the Ariane 6.
SpaceX launches the 3,500th Starlink satellite NASASpaceflight · 20 Oct 2022 SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO) on Thursday. Liftoff occurred at 10:50 AM EDT (14:50 UTC) on Oct. 20 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Stati...
Relativity Space expands engine test facilities at Stennis SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2022 Launch vehicle developer Relativity Space will expand its engine test site at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, the second company in as many months to announce new or expanded facilities there.
SpaceX rolls out Starship, stacks world’s largest rocket, and aces Starlink launch hours apart Teslarati · 20 Oct 2022 In 15 hours, SpaceX has rolled a new Starship to its South Texas launch and test facilities, reassembled the world’s largest rocket,...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures closest views of Europa since 2000 Spaceflight Now · 20 Oct 2022 Continuing to gather bonus science data in an extended mission around Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft recorded sharp views of the icy moon Europa Sept. 29 as the solar-powered probe raced by at a relative velocity of nea...
Satellite operators gear up for Asia’s tidal wave of satellite capacity SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2022 Satellite operators in Asia are banking on soaring demand for connecting plane passengers and other customers on the move to absorb an exponentially increasing supply of capacity in the region.

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