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- DART collides with asteroid in planetary defense test SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2022 A NASA spacecraft collided with a moon orbiting a near Earth asteroid Sept. 26 in a demonstration of a technology that could one day be used to protect the Earth from a hazardous object.
- NASA spacecraft on track for asteroid deflection experiment Spaceflight Now · 25 Sep 2022 A NASA spacecraft is aiming to slam into a stadium-size asteroid at more than 14,000 mph Monday in a planetary defense experiment to test a technique that could be used in the future to divert threatening asteroids off a...
- Starlink is now activated in Iran Teslarati · 25 Sep 2022 Starlink is now activated in Iran despite the Iranian regime’s attempts to keep its citizens offline and disconnected from the outside world....
- DART on track for asteroid collision SpaceNews · 25 Sep 2022 A NASA spacecraft is on course to deliberately collide with a small asteroid Sept. 26 to test how that technique could be used to deflect a potentially hazardous asteroid.
- SpaceX breaks pad turnaround record with two Falcon 9 launches in six days Teslarati · 25 Sep 2022 SpaceX has completed its 43rd launch of 2022 and 62nd dedicated Starlink launch overall, breaking a launch pad turnaround record in the...
- NRO satellite flies to orbit in Delta 4’s final West Coast launch SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2022 ULA launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office spy satellite on a Delta 4 Heavy rocket September 24 at 3:25 p.m. Pacific from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
- NASA waves off Tuesday launch for Artemis moon rocket Spaceflight Now · 24 Sep 2022 Faced with stormy weather ahead of soon-to-be Hurricane Ian, NASA managers Saturday ruled out a third attempt to launch the Artemis 1 moon rocket Tuesday but held open the option of making a run at blastoff on October 2,...
- Delta 4-Heavy rocket deploys spysat on final planned mission from ‘Slick Six’ Spaceflight Now · 24 Sep 2022 United Launch Alliance sent a triple-core Delta 4-Heavy with a top secret U.S. government spy satellite into orbit Saturday from California’s Central Coast, closing out a chapter in the tangled history of a launch pad or...
- NASA postpones Artemis 1 launch because of tropical storm SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2022 NASA has called off plans to attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission on Sept. 27 as a tropical storm, with the potential to become a major hurricane, heads for Florida.
- NASA cancels Artemis I launch attempt but delays roll back decision Ars Technica · 24 Sep 2022 NASA is buying some time with this decision.
- Last West Coast Delta IV Heavy launches with NROL-91 NASASpaceflight · 24 Sep 2022 United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket made its last West Coast launch on Saturday, carrying out a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, as it moves one flight closer to retirement. Liftoff of the...
- SpaceX launches another successful Starlink mission from Florida Spaceflight Now · 24 Sep 2022 Another group of 52 Starlink internet satellites rocketed into orbit Saturday night from Cape Canaveral on top of a Falcon 9 launcher, continuing deployment of SpaceX’s global broadband network now accessible from all se...
- NASA to Cover Crew Arrival to Launch Site, Flight Readiness Review NASA · 23 Sep 2022 NASA will host two media briefings Monday, Sept. 26, in preparation for the fifth crew rotation mission with SpaceX as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
- Photos: Delta 4-Heavy rocket on the launch pad in California Spaceflight Now · 23 Sep 2022 These views show United Launch Alliance’s 233-foot-tall Delta 4-Heavy rocket standing on Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on the eve of liftoff with a classified spy satellite for the N...
- Historic launch pad faces uncertain future after final West Coast Delta 4 mission Spaceflight Now · 23 Sep 2022 United Launch Alliance will move out of historic Space Launch Complex 6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California following the flight of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket set for Saturday, leaving the military to find a new ten...
- NASA seems to be in full “send it” mode for the Artemis I mission Ars Technica · 23 Sep 2022 "I wish we were better at predicting weather absolutely five days in advance."
- Elon Musk activates Starlink for Iranian citizens after US Sec of State issued a General License Teslarati · 23 Sep 2022 Elon Musk announced that he was activating Starlink in response to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s tweet announcing the issuing of...
- Avanti turns to regional operator partnerships to expand satellite coverage SpaceNews · 23 Sep 2022 U.K.-based Avanti Communications is seeking more partnerships to grow its footprint after securing its first major deal to use another regional satellite operator’s capacity.
- NASA updates exploration objectives SpaceNews · 23 Sep 2022 NASA has revised and expanded a set of objectives it will use to guide its architecture for lunar and Mars exploration after receiving volumes of feedback from commercial and international partners.
- NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Crew Activities NASA · 23 Sep 2022 Three cosmonauts living aboard the International Space Station are set to return to Earth Thursday, Sept. 29.
- ULA’s Delta 4 prepares for final West Coast launch as Vandenberg seeks new tenants SpaceNews · 23 Sep 2022 After completing the NROL-91 mission, ULA will start vacating SLC-6 and consolidate operations at SLC-3
- Airbus talks ESM delivery process for upcoming Artemis flights NASASpaceflight · 23 Sep 2022 The European Space Agency (ESA) is providing the European Service Module (ESM), the provider of propulsion and life support for the Orion crew capsule. The ESM sits on top of the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS)...
- Axiom Space to fly Saudi astronauts SpaceNews · 23 Sep 2022 Axiom Space will fly two astronauts from Saudi Arabia, one of them a woman, to space as soon as next year, the company and the Saudi government announced Sept. 22.
- Rocket Report: SpaceX fires up seven Raptors; SpinLaunch raises big funding round Ars Technica · 23 Sep 2022 This is the first time the Rocket Report has used the word "yeeted" in its history.
- SES considering quantum cryptography satellite system SpaceNews · 23 Sep 2022 A technology demonstration satellite for which SES will lead the development could be a prototype of a constellation by the satellite operator providing quantum-encrypted communications.
- SES-led group to deploy quantum security satellite for Europe in 2024 SpaceNews · 22 Sep 2022 The European Space Agency has tasked an SES-led consortium to develop a satellite and begin operating it in 2024 to validate quantum key distribution technology.
- As DoD grows more reliant on space industry, it needs to define the relationship SpaceNews · 22 Sep 2022 DoD and the intelligence community are laying out requirements for how they would use commercial space systems during wartime
- NASA to Provide Media Update on Demonstration Test, Artemis I Mission NASA · 22 Sep 2022 NASA will hold a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23, to discuss the cryogenic demonstration test conducted Wednesday, Sept. 21, ahead of the next Artemis I launch attempt.
- JWST shows Neptune’s splendor amid landscape of galaxies Spaceflight Now · 22 Sep 2022 Fresh images from the James Webb Space Telescope show the faraway planet Neptune hung amid a colorful tapestry of even more distant galaxies, the latest view from a now-regular flow of observations from astronomers’ new...
- Marlink plans to offer Starlink to maritime customers Teslarati · 22 Sep 2022 Marlink announced that it will provide Starlink internet service to its maritime and enterprise customers according to a report from Smart Maritime...
- Mangata seeks permission to connect UK user terminals SpaceNews · 22 Sep 2022 Mangata Networks, a U.S. satellite startup founded by a former OneWeb executive, has applied for a U.K. license to connect broadband terminals to its planned multi-orbit constellation.
- Marlink to offer Starlink to maritime and enterprise customers SpaceNews · 22 Sep 2022 Maritime connectivity specialist Marlink will offer Starlink to its customers as SpaceX’s broadband service turns to partners to expand beyond the consumer market.
- NASA studying issue with JWST instrument SpaceNews · 22 Sep 2022 One part of an instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope is out of service temporarily, although project officials are confident it will not be a long-term problem.
- DoD to end procurements of geosynchronous missile-warning satellites SpaceNews · 21 Sep 2022 The Pentagon plans to end procurements of very large geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) infrared satellites and transition to a proliferated architecture in lower orbits
- SpaceX’s first orbital Starship launch “highly likely” in November, says Elon Musk Teslarati · 21 Sep 2022 CEO Elon Musk says that it’s “highly likely” SpaceX will be ready to attempt its first orbital Starship launch in November 2022,...
- NASA astronaut launches to space station aboard Russian rocket Spaceflight Now · 21 Sep 2022 Despite severely strained U.S.-Russian foreign relations, an American astronaut joined two Russian cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz spacecraft in Kazakhstan and rocketed into orbit Wednesday on a two-orbit flight to the Interna...
- L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites will use a newly designed Maxar bus SpaceNews · 21 Sep 2022 Under a $700 million contract from the U.S. Space Development Agency, L3Harris will build 14 satellites using a new Maxar bus.
- Amazon and Telesat coordinate their planned NGSO constellations SpaceNews · 21 Sep 2022 Amazon and Telesat said Sept. 21 they have finalized spectrum arrangements to keep their planned satellites in non-geostationary orbit from interfering with each other.
- NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station NASA · 21 Sep 2022 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday, bringing its number of residents to 10 for the coming week.
- SpaceX filing shows plans to bring Starlink to U.S. school buses Teslarati · 21 Sep 2022 SpaceX plans to bring Starlink internet to students on school buses in the U.S., according to a new filing with the Federal...