Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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SpaceX launch to deploy first in new generation of Airbus-built satellites Spaceflight Now · 14 Oct 2022 The first in a new line of Airbus-built communications satellites is stowed for launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Friday night from Cape Canaveral, ready for a mission to beam hundreds of TV channels to Eutelsat custome...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Safely Splash Down in Atlantic NASA · 14 Oct 2022 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts aboard the Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down Friday off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, completing the agency’s fourth commercial crew mission to the International Space Station....
Since Crew Dragon’s debut, SpaceX has flown more astronauts than anyone Ars Technica · 14 Oct 2022 "Thank you for an incredible ride up to orbit and an incredible ride home."
Merging Earth observation remains messy, time-consuming SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2022 In spite of progress, various Earth observation systems are not yet able to exchange information easily.
SpaceX Crew-4 returns to Earth with Atlantic splashdown NASASpaceflight · 14 Oct 2022 After living and working aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for close to six months, Crew-4 and its crew of international astronauts have undocked from the orbiting laboratory and made their return to Earth.
Amazon to link Kuiper satellites to DoD’s mesh network in space SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2022 Amazon’s Project Kuiper will install DoD-compliant laser communications terminals on its internet satellites so they can transfer data from remote-sensing satellites directly into the military’s mesh network in low Earth...
Hotbird-13F launches aboard Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral NASASpaceflight · 14 Oct 2022 The Eutelsat Hotbird-13F geostationary communications satellite launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 out of Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Falcon 9 booster 1069-3, which had flown the CRS-24 and Starlink 4-23 missions, launched...
Viasat’s Inmarsat takeover faces delay as UK expands merger review SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2022 The U.K launched an in-depth probe Oct. 14 that will likely delay Viasat’s plan to buy Inmarsat, following concerns it could harm competition in the fledgling inflight connectivity market.
SpaceX Crew Dragon returns to Earth with on-target splashdown Spaceflight Now · 14 Oct 2022 Three NASA astronauts and a European flier boarded their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth Friday, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean east of Jacksonvil...
Commercial space station developers seek clarity on regulations SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2022 Companies working on commercial space stations intended to succeed the International Space Station say they need more clarity from the federal government on who will regulate them and how.
Rocket Report: Amazing view of Falcon 9 landing, spaceport suit Down Under Ars Technica · 14 Oct 2022 "We remain confident of achieving our objective of a full vertical orbital launch."
NASA Invites Media to Launch of Water-Monitoring Satellite NASA · 13 Oct 2022 Media accreditation is now open for the upcoming launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, a pathfinder mission about Earth’s water that will use new technology to address climate change and its...
Astra’s strategy to address NASDAQ warning SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2022
Starlink kicks off Asia expansion in search of more subscribers SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2022 Starlink is deepening its foothold in Japan as SpaceX’s satellite broadband service looks to expand elsewhere in Asia, which will be critical for generating much-needed revenues.
Starlink’s market dominance affecting DoD’s hybrid network plans SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2022 As SpaceX’s Starlink continues to gain military customers, the Pentagon worries that the company’s use of proprietary technology will make it difficult to integrate into a hybrid architecture that DoD hopes to build
NASA Awards Contract for Facilities Operations, Maintenance Service NASA · 13 Oct 2022 NASA has selected TBP & JJ Worldwide Services of Leesburg, Virginia, to provide facilities operations and maintenance service for the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.
Phase Four adopts iodine for next-gen Max-V engine SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2022 Propulsion startup Phase Four is expanding its Maxwell plasma propulsion line by offering Max-V, an iodine-fueled engine.
NASA targets Nov. 14 for next Artemis launch attempt Spaceflight Now · 13 Oct 2022 The next launch attempt for the NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket is scheduled just after midnight Nov. 14 after a hydrogen leak and Hurricane Ian thwarted tries to launch the unpiloted test flight to the moon in August and S...
Artemis 1, ispace lander set November launch dates SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2022 NASA’s Artemis 1 mission and a Japanese lander are set to launch to the moon from Florida within days of each other in November.
China launches radar satellite for environmental monitoring SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2022 China launched a 5-meter-resolution synthetic aperture radar satellite late Wednesday, continuing a period of intense Chinese launch activity.
SpaceX, NASA targeting separate Moon launches days apart Teslarati · 13 Oct 2022 NASA and a SpaceX customer have announced plans to launch two unrelated Moon missions days apart next month. On October 12th, NASA...
Mars Mission Shields Up for Tests NASA · 12 Oct 2022 Protecting Mars Sample Return spacecraft from micrometeorites requires high-caliber work.
Dennis Tito, first space tourist, books trip around the moon on SpaceX’s Starship Spaceflight Now · 12 Oct 2022 Dennis Tito, an 82-year-old aerospace engineer-turned-financial analyst who paid Russia $20 million for a trip to the International Space Station in 2001, is working with SpaceX on plans to take his wife on what amounts...
NASA Awards Contracts to Assess Near-Space Communications Capabilities NASA · 12 Oct 2022 NASA has selected two companies – Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) USA of Denver and SpaceLink Corporation of McLean, Virginia – to develop capability studies to explore and demonstrate communications and navigation s...
Amazon to launch two Project Kuiper satellites on Vulcan’s first flight SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2022 The first two satellites of Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband constellation — Kuipersat-1 and Kuipersat-2 — will launch on the maiden flight of United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan Centaur rocket
NASA says the Artemis I mission will be ready to launch in one month Ars Technica · 12 Oct 2022 Set your alarm for 7 minutes after midnight on November 14.
On space matters, Biden’s national security strategy adopts a less combative tone SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2022 The White House on Oct. 12 released a long-delayed national security strategy that lays out challenges the United States faces in a tripolar world.
OneWeb unveils Innovation Challenge competition SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2022 OneWeb is holding a competition for individuals, companies and academic organizations to propose applications for the London-based company’s low-Earth orbit satellite constellation.
Japan’s Epsilon fails after liftoff, destroying smallsat payload SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2022 A Japanese Epsilon small launch vehicle failed to reach orbit during an Oct. 11 launch, resulting in the loss of all eight smallsats on board.
NASA, SpaceX delay crew capsule return to wait for better weather Spaceflight Now · 12 Oct 2022 Four astronauts are preparing to ride a SpaceX Dragon crew capsule from the International Space Station back to Earth this week to close out a nearly six-month expedition, targeting splashdown off the coast of Florida. N...
SpaceX announces a second private flight to the Moon aboard Starship Ars Technica · 12 Oct 2022 "We can't force the timeline. It will happen when it happens."
Lockheed Martin Space leader aims to speed things up SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2022 Robert Lightfoot, Lockheed Martin Space executive vice president, discussed the pace of innovation and partnerships at the Satellite Innovation 2022 conference
SpaceX announced Starship 2nd commercial spaceflight first two crewmembers Teslarati · 12 Oct 2022 SpaceX announced the first two crew members of Starship’s second commercial spaceflight around the Moon. Entrepreneur Dennis Tito and his wife, Akiko,...
Finding balance within the space ecosystem: Q&A with JPL Director Laurie Leshin SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2022 SpaceNews spoke with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s new director to learn more about the JPL’s future vision.
Dennis Tito and wife to be on second Starship flight around the moon SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2022 The first private astronaut to fly to the International Space Station plans to return to space on a trip around the moon on SpaceX’s Starship with his wife and up to 10 other people.
Eutelsat and OneWeb share financials underpinning planned merger SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2022 Eutelsat would nearly double annual sales in five years to around $2 billion if its OneWeb merger gets approved, the satellite operators said Oct. 12 as they disclosed financials underpinning their multi-orbit deal.
NASA TV to Air Crew Activities as Astronauts Prepare, Return to Earth NASA · 11 Oct 2022 NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station.
Yahsat invests in direct-to-cell enabler eSAT Global SpaceNews · 11 Oct 2022 Emirati fleet operator Yahsat said Oct. 11 it has invested in Californian startup eSAT Global, which is developing a chip that would enable phones to connect to its satellites in geostationary orbit.
Jumping on the direct-to-cell bandwagon SpaceNews · 11 Oct 2022 More satellite operators are considering providing services directly to standard mobile phones following early product launches, big-name announcements, and progress startups are making for their dedicated constellations...
JAXA Epsilon fails on sixth flight carrying RAISE-3 and others NASASpaceflight · 11 Oct 2022 Epsilon launched from the Mu Pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Japan at 00:50 UTC on Oct. 12. This launch marked the sixth flight of JAXA’s Epsilon rocket, and the launch vehicle was to loft a rideshare mission into o...

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