Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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NASA taps KSAT and SpaceLink for communications studies SpaceNews · 11 Oct 2022 NASA has awarded contracts to KSAT Inc. and SpaceLink as part the space agency’s campaign to begin investigating commercial sources for future space communications services.
NASA’s DART spacecraft changes asteroid’s orbit SpaceNews · 11 Oct 2022 A NASA spacecraft that deliberately collided with a near Earth asteroid last month changed its orbital period by more than a half-hour, exceeding expectations for the planetary defense demonstration.
NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid’s Motion in Space NASA · 11 Oct 2022 Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) investigation team shows the spacecraft's kinetic impact with its target asteroid, Dimorphos, successfully altered the a...
El impacto de DART cambió el movimiento de un asteroide en el espacio NASA · 11 Oct 2022 El análisis de los datos obtenidos en las últimas dos semanas por el equipo de investigación de la Prueba de redireccionamiento del asteroide doble (DART, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA muestra que el impacto cinét...
Inmarsat wins $980 million U.S. Navy contract for global communications services SpaceNews · 11 Oct 2022 Inmarsat Government won a 10-year contract valued at $980 million to provide broadband satellite and terrestrial communications services to the U.S. Navy.
NASA confirms DART probe impact changed asteroid’s orbit Spaceflight Now · 11 Oct 2022 The deliberate 14,000-mph crash of a small NASA probe into the asteroid Dimorphos two weeks ago nudged the 525-foot-wide body onto a slightly different course, NASA confirmed Tuesday, shaving 32 minutes off the time need...
ExoTrail wins contract to demonstrate orbital transfer for French agencies SpaceNews · 11 Oct 2022 ExoTrail won a contract worth “several million euros” to perform an orbital logistics mission for French institutions.
Solestial closes $10 million round led by Airbus Ventures SpaceNews · 11 Oct 2022 Solestial, a Tempe, Arizona company focused on solar energy for space applications, closed a $10 million seed funding round led by Airbus Ventures.
Space companies face difficult investment environment SpaceNews · 11 Oct 2022 Rising interest rates are making it more difficult for space startups to raise money, some warn, forcing them to seek alternative sources of funding.
SpaceX fully stacks Starship rocket for the first time in six months Teslarati · 11 Oct 2022 For the first time in more than six months, SpaceX has stacked both stages of its next-generation Starship rocket, creating the largest...
SpaceX deploys two of six C-band satellites Intelsat is launching this year SpaceNews · 10 Oct 2022 SpaceX Oct. 8 successfully deployed the first two of seven satellites Intelsat needs to clear C-band spectrum in the United States, keeping the operator on course to launch all but one of them before the end of this year...
Former SES CEO joins megaconstellation startup E-Space SpaceNews · 10 Oct 2022 Former SES CEO Karim Michel Sabbagh has returned to the space industry to oversee strategy in Europe and the Middle East for E-Space, the connectivity startup plotting a network of hundreds of thousands of satellites.
Launch on demand: If satellites are shot down, will Space Force be ready to restock? SpaceNews · 10 Oct 2022 Responsive space launch capabilities are gaining more attention as world events that underline the strategic value of satellites also makes them more attractive targets for adversaries.
United Launch Alliance's debut Vulcan mission slips to 2023 -CEO Reuters · 10 Oct 2022 United Launch Alliance has pushed the debut launch of its new Vulcan rocket to early 2023 at the request of one of its customers, the company's chief executive said, further delaying a benchmark mission crucial to the Bo...
Stoke Space aims to build rapidly reusable rocket with a completely novel design Ars Technica · 10 Oct 2022 "We took a leap of faith and jumped off a cliff."
Firefly says Alpha launch a success despite payload reentries SpaceNews · 10 Oct 2022 Firefly Aerospace says its Alpha launch early this month was a success despite the fact that its payloads, placed in a lower orbit than planned, reentered within several days.
SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy launch in three years eyes late-October liftoff Teslarati · 10 Oct 2022 For the second time in 2022, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has a firm launch date for the first time in more than...
Starlink now available in Japan Teslarati · 10 Oct 2022 Starlink is now available in Japan, SpaceX announced Monday, adding that Japan is the first Asian country to access Starlink. In September...
Researchers discover galactic shield of gas surrounding the Magellanic Cloud galaxies NASASpaceflight · 9 Oct 2022 The largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way — the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds — have been undergoing a treacherous interaction for billions of years. As the galactic pair are pulled toward the Milky Way, they a...
U.S. Arctic strategy calls for investment in climate monitoring, communications technologies SpaceNews · 9 Oct 2022 An updated U.S. strategy for the Arctic the Biden administration released Oct. 7 predicts greater power competition in that part of the world, fueled by climate change and growing military activities.
SpaceX drone ship captures Falcon 9 ‘jellyfish’ from a new angle Teslarati · 9 Oct 2022 Following a rare two-day technical delay that ended an opportunity for SpaceX to break a significant record, the company put on a...
CAPSTONE attitude control restored SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2022 Engineers have restored normal attitude control of a cubesat bound for the moon nearly a month after suffering a problem during a maneuver.
Expedition 68 underway as Crew-4 prepares to return home NASASpaceflight · 8 Oct 2022 September saw the end of Expedition 67 aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and the handover to Expedition 68. While the expedition number has changed and crew rotation is underway, this has not changed the signi...
Two Intelsat video relay satellites ride to orbit on SpaceX rocket Spaceflight Now · 8 Oct 2022 ,SpaceX launched a pair of four-ton communications spacecraft for Intelsat at twilight Saturday evening, two days later than planned after back-to-back scrubs, on the company’s third flight of a Falcon 9 rocket this week...
Starlink support for Ukraine will exceed $100M by end of year Teslarati · 7 Oct 2022 Starlink support for Ukraine will exceed $100 million by the end of the year, Elon Musk said earlier today. The SpaceX CEO’s response...
NASA to Provide Update on DART, World’s First Planetary Defense Test NASA · 7 Oct 2022 NASA will host a media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 11, to discuss the agency’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission and its intentional collision with its target asteroid, Dimorphos.
Eutelsat says satellite jammers within Iran are disrupting foreign channels SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2022 Signals originating within Iran have been jamming two Eutelsat satellites that provide foreign broadcasts in the country since Sept. 26, the French operator said Oct. 7.
Rocket Lab launches Argos tracking payload SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2022 A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a satellite Oct. 7 carrying a payload for U.S. and French government agencies that will track wildlife and collect other sensor data.
NASA's InSight Waits Out Dust Storm NASA · 7 Oct 2022 InSight’s team is taking steps to help the solar-powered lander continue operating for as long as possible.
SpaceX successfully lofts Intelsat Galaxy duo NASASpaceflight · 7 Oct 2022 SpaceX launched Intelsat’s Galaxy 33 (G-33) and Galaxy 34 (G-34) satellites on Saturday from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch came after scrubbing two previous...
Rocket Lab launches “It Argos Up From Here” mission NASASpaceflight · 7 Oct 2022 Rocket Lab has launched its 31st Electron rocket on the “It Argos Up From Here” mission from Rocket Lab’s private Launch Complex 1B (LC-1B), on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. Liftoff occurred on Saturday, Oct. 8 at...
Ariane 6 upper stage testing underway SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2022 ArianeGroup has started static-fire tests of the upper stage of the Ariane 6 rocket, a key step in the development of the vehicle whose first launch remains uncertain.
Rocket Report: Falcon Heavy launch on tap; South Korea seeks Russia alternative Ars Technica · 7 Oct 2022 Also, the Ariane 6 rocket is inching closer to the launch pad.
Rocket Lab launches NOAA-funded satellite for wildlife tracking Spaceflight Now · 7 Oct 2022 Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket Friday from its privately-run spaceport in New Zealand, boosting a 260-pound satellite into orbit on a $64 million NOAA-funded mission to relay environmental data from remote weathe...
AFRL developing ‘cyber range’ for space operators SpaceNews · 6 Oct 2022 AFRL is developing a cyber training range where Space Force operators could practice defending satellites using actual spacecraft in orbit
India on track for OneWeb launch in second half of October SpaceNews · 6 Oct 2022 India expects to conduct the first launch of OneWeb satellites in eight months during the second half of October, Indian space agency ISRO said Oct. 5.
York Space wins $200 million Space Development Agency contract for 12 satellites SpaceNews · 6 Oct 2022 York Space won a $200 million contract for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES) program
Dual satellite launch for Intelsat next on SpaceX’s launch schedule Spaceflight Now · 6 Oct 2022 For the third time in 31 hours, SpaceX is poised to fire a Falcon 9 rocket into space Thursday, this time on a mission from Cape Canaveral with two commercial Intelsat television broadcasting satellites heading for geost...
UK competition watchdog has concerns about Viasat’s Inmarsat takeover SpaceNews · 6 Oct 2022 Viasat’s $7.3 billion Inmarsat takeover could lead to more expensive and poorer quality Wi-Fi for plane passengers, the U.K.’s competition watchdog said Oct. 6 as it prepared to launch a full-scale probe of the deal.
Sierra Space hires former SpaceX executive as CIO SpaceNews · 6 Oct 2022 Sierra Space has hired a former SpaceX executive as its chief information officer as the company builds up its infrastructure to support work on commercial spacecraft and a space station.

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