Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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GAO: Defense, intelligence agencies need a better plan to buy commercial satellite imagery SpaceNews · 7 Sep 2022 U.S. defense and intelligence agencies are not taking advantage of available commercial imagery due to slow and cumbersome procurement methods, said a GAO report.
NASA to repair Artemis 1 moon rocket’s leaky hydrogen connector at launch pad Spaceflight Now · 7 Sep 2022 Technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center will repair a leak in a liquid hydrogen fueling line on the Artemis 1 moon rocket the launch pad rather than inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, a decision the agency says wil...
Ariane 5 launches advanced broadband satellite for Eutelsat NASASpaceflight · 7 Sep 2022 Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket returned to action on September 7, deploying a high-power communications satellite for French operator Eutelsat. Liftoff from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana occurred on time...
Near Space Labs offers free imagery for researchers SpaceNews · 7 Sep 2022 Near Space Labs announced plans Sept. 7 to provide free high-resolution Earth imagery to researchers, universities and nonprofit organizations.
India’s Skyroot Aerospace raises $51 million ahead of inaugural launch SpaceNews · 7 Sep 2022 Skyroot Aerospace says the round will fund “infrastructure and initial developmental launches, enabling us to achieve commercial operations next year.”
BAE Systems developing multi-sensor satellite cluster for military intelligence SpaceNews · 7 Sep 2022 BAE Systems said Sept. 7 it is developing its first multi-sensor satellite cluster to gather intelligence for military and disaster response needs in 2024.
Albedo announces $48 million Series A funding round SpaceNews · 7 Sep 2022 Earth observation startup Albedo raised $48 million in a Series A funding round.
KMI wins three Space Force study contracts for debris cleanup technology SpaceNews · 7 Sep 2022 Kall Morris Inc. announced Sept. 7 it received three study contracts for debris-remediation technologies under the Space Force’s Orbital Prime program.
OneWeb takes $229 million charge for canceled Soyuz launches SpaceNews · 7 Sep 2022 OneWeb took a $229 million charge this year linked to the termination of its Soyuz launch contract and dozens of satellites stranded in Kazakhstan after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Eutelsat internet satellite launched aboard Ariane 5 rocket Spaceflight Now · 7 Sep 2022 A powerful Eutelsat commercial communications satellite launched Wednesday aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana, heading into orbit on a mission expected to last more than 15 years to provide broadband connectivi...
Rocket Lab signs on to U.S. military’s ‘rocket cargo’ program SpaceNews · 6 Sep 2022 Rocket Lab has signed a cooperative agreement with the U.S. military to explore the possibility of using its space launch vehicles to transport cargo around the world.
China launches twice in under two hours and conducts spacewalk NASASpaceflight · 6 Sep 2022 A few busy days are behind the Chinese space program. Not only did three orbital launches occur from China, but also, the Shenzhou-14 crew performed an EVA outside of the Tiangong space station. Additionally, a newly sha...
High-power European broadband satellite set for launch from French Guiana Spaceflight Now · 6 Sep 2022 An Ariane 5 rocket is set to blast off Wednesday from French Guiana — a day later than planned due to a poor weather forecast Tuesday — with a Eutelsat-owned satellite designed to beam broadband internet signals across E...
Aerospace opens $100 million facility in Colorado Springs for military space activities SpaceNews · 6 Sep 2022 Aerospace Corp. unveiled a 90,000-square-foot Space Warfighting Center to provide high-tech tools for military space agencies
DoD updates space policy, formally adopts ‘tenets of responsible behavior’ SpaceNews · 6 Sep 2022 The Defense Department released an updated policy document that recognizes space “as a priority domain of national military power” and formally adopts rules for safe operations in space.
Astounding new Webb image reveals tens of thousands of young stars Ars Technica · 6 Sep 2022 This stellar nursery is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
European space chief “cannot see” a return to cooperation with Russia Ars Technica · 6 Sep 2022 "We cannot work with a partner who is completely trampling on those values."
South Korean lunar orbiter succeeds in critical trajectory correction maneuver SpaceNews · 6 Sep 2022 South Korea’s first robotic lunar orbiter is looping back to the moon from the L1 Lagrange point after successfully conducting a critical trajectory correction maneuver Sept. 2, a milestone in its voyage toward the moon.
China performs two launches inside two hours SpaceNews · 6 Sep 2022 China conducted its 36th and 37th orbital launches of 2022 within a couple of hours of each other starting late Monday.
NASA to repair SLS liquid hydrogen leak on the pad SpaceNews · 6 Sep 2022 NASA will attempt to fix on the pad a liquid hydrogen seal that caused a Space Launch System scrub, keeping open the option to proceed with a new launch attempt later this month.
Starlink Maritime deployed on the most Instagrammed superyacht Teslarati · 5 Sep 2022 Starlink Maritime has been deployed on the world’s most Instagrammed superyacht, Motor Yacht Loon. Loon has an Instagram following of almost 62,000...
Research, spacewalks, and maintenance: Expedition 67’s final month aboard the ISS NASASpaceflight · 5 Sep 2022 The seven members of the Expedition 67 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) had yet another action-packed month in August 2022. From spacewalks to research to cargo vehicle departures, the crew aboard the or...
Space Force extends Saber Astronautics’ contract for space visualization software SpaceNews · 5 Sep 2022 Saber Astronautics announced Sept. 5 the U.S. Space Force has extended the company’s contract to develop a space domain awareness tool designed for satellite operators.
China begins launch campaign for final space station module SpaceNews · 5 Sep 2022 Work to assemble a Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket is underway at Wenchang spaceport as China prepares to complete the construction of its Tiangong space station.
SpaceX preps Starship, Super Heavy for another week of Raptor testing Teslarati · 5 Sep 2022 SpaceX continues to work around the clock to prepare its latest Starship and Super Heavy booster prototypes for another week of testing...
SpaceX launches first Starlink rideshare mission of 2022 NASASpaceflight · 4 Sep 2022 SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 Block 5 on Sunday, September 4 at 10:09 PM EDT (02:09 UTC on September 5). Lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, this mis...
Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites, Boeing rideshare payload Spaceflight Now · 4 Sep 2022 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday night with 51 more Starlink internet satellites and a rideshare payload that will use a Spaceflight-built orbital transfer vehicle to climb into a higher orbit to test broadband c...
SpaceX sends Starlink satellites, Boeing demonstrator into orbit on 40th launch of 2022 Teslarati · 4 Sep 2022 SpaceX has completed its 40th Falcon 9 launch of 2022, delivering a new batch of Starlink satellites and Boeing demonstration satellite into...
Years after shuttle, NASA rediscovers the perils of liquid hydrogen Ars Technica · 3 Sep 2022 "Every time we saw a leak, it pretty quickly exceeded our flammability limits."
NASA to Provide Artemis I Launch Update Saturday NASA · 3 Sep 2022 Following the Artemis I launch scrub Saturday from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency will hold a media briefing no earlier than 4 p.m. EDT on Saturday Sept. 3, to discuss mission st...
Second Artemis 1 launch attempt scrubbed SpaceNews · 3 Sep 2022 NASA called off a second attempt to conduct the inaugural launch of the Space Launch System Sept. 3 after failing to resolve a liquid hydrogen leak during fueling of the rocket.
NASA scrubs second attempt to launch Artemis I after hydrogen leak [Updated] Ars Technica · 3 Sep 2022 Hydrogen—it leaks.
Solar Orbiter to look at Venus' magnetic field as it swings by the planet Space.com · 3 Sep 2022 The sun-studying Solar Orbiter spacecraft will swing by Venus on Saturday (Sept. 3) and gather bonus observations of our neighbor planet's mysterious magnetic field.
Artemis 1 Attempt ends in Scrub, Vehicle Healthy on the Pad Space Scout · 3 Sep 2022 Artemis I, the first uncrewed flight in NASA’s ambitious campaign to return humans to the surface of the Moon, is set to launch after Monday's scrub.
SLS teams scrub second launch attempt for Artemis I as hydrogen leaks persist NASASpaceflight · 3 Sep 2022 NASA has scrubbed the second launch attempt of the Artemis I mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a liquid hydrogen (LH2) leak was detected at the vehicle-to-ground interface on the LH2 Tail Service Mas...
Hydrogen leak delays moonshot by at least several weeks Spaceflight Now · 3 Sep 2022 NASA’s star-crossed Space Launch System moon rocket was grounded for the second time in five days Saturday, this time by a large hydrogen leak in a fuel line quick-disconnect fitting that will delay the $4.1 billion boos...
Lunar demo mission to provide ‘stress test’ for NASA’s Artemis moon program Spaceflight Now · 2 Sep 2022 The first unpiloted mission for NASA’s Artemis lunar program aims to prove out the most powerful rocket to ever launch from U.S. soil, and test the function of a human-rated spacecraft traveling more than 40,000 miles be...
Watch live: Russian cosmonauts on spacewalk outside space station Spaceflight Now · 2 Sep 2022 Two Russian cosmonauts exited the Poisk airlock Friday to begin a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Their main goals will be to complete tasks on the European Robotic Arm left unfinished after a spacewal...
Airbus discusses technical aspects of the European Service Module NASASpaceflight · 2 Sep 2022 The European Service Module (ESM) is part of the necessary hardware to bring people back to the moon. It will not only be used to power Orion on the Artemis I mission, but on the missions to come as well.
Rocket Report: Used Electron engine gets retested; Canadian spaceport is a go Ars Technica · 2 Sep 2022 "We are working together with commercial space companies and growing the economy."

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