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- Starliner crewed test flight slips to early 2023 SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022 Work on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle to correct minor problems during an uncrewed test flight in May will delay its first flight with astronauts to early 2023, NASA and Boeing said Aug. 25.
- Colorado, Indiana Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut in Space NASA · 25 Aug 2022 Students from Colorado and Indiana will have the opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren aboard the International Space Station.
- FCC Commissioner criticizes Starlink’s $900 million subsidy rejection SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022 The Federal Communications Commission denied Starlink nearly $900 million in rural broadband subsidies “without legal justification,” one of the regulator’s four commissioners said Aug. 24.
- NASA's Perseverance Makes New Discoveries in Mars' Jezero Crater NASA · 25 Aug 2022 The rover found that Jezero Crater’s floor is made up of volcanic rocks that have interacted with water.
- NASA Awards Services Contract to Help Immerse Students in STEM NASA · 25 Aug 2022 NASA has selected Guardians of Honor LLC of Washington to provide a wide range of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) products and services to the agency, including its Office of STEM Engagement.
- NASA, Boeing target February for first crew flight on Starliner spacecraft Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2022 NASA and Boeing and penciled a launch date in February for the first piloted test flight of the Starliner commercial crew capsule, allowing time to implement fixes on the spacecraft after an unpiloted demo to the Interna...
- U.S. Army signs agreement to test space data from HawkEye 360 satellites SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022 The U.S. Army has signed an agreement to evaluate the use of space data from HawkEye 360, an Earth observation company that uses satellites to monitor radio-frequency signals emitted by electronic devices
- SpaceX test-fires repaired booster for weekend Starlink launch Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2022 SpaceX rolled a Falcon 9 rocket to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral and test-fired its engines Thursday, prepping for liftoff Saturday night carrying another group of Starlink internet satellites into orbit. The Falcon 9...
- Watch live: SpaceX readies Falcon 9 rocket for weekend launch Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2022 SpaceX has rolled a Falcon 9 rocket to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral for a test-firing ahead of a planned mission Saturday night carrying another group of Starlink internet satellites into orbit. A static fire test is...
- ESA ready for “historic” Artemis 1 mission SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022 European officials are as excited as their American counterparts about the upcoming Artemis 1 launch that will bring them one step closer to flying European astronauts to the moon.
- NASA astronaut ready for Soyuz flight to ISS SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022 A NASA astronaut flying to the International Space Station on a Soyuz spacecraft next month says his training hasn’t been affected by tensions with Russia or uncertainty about the status of his mission.
- Former NASA official on trying to stop SLS: “There was just such visible hostility” Ars Technica · 25 Aug 2022 "I still don't know to this day if my boss, Charlie, was in on the whole deal."
- SpaceX and T-Mobile partner for direct-to-cellphone satellite service SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022 T-Mobile announced plans Aug. 25 to use SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellites next year to bring connectivity to phones beyond the reach of its cell towers in the United States.
- Team Miles prepares for inflight test of new thruster technology SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2022 Team Miles founder Wesley Faler has spent more than a decade developing and refining the water-fueled plasma thrusters set to fly for the first time on a cubesat launching alongside the NASA Artemis-1 mission.
- ‘State of the space industrial base’ report calls for national plan to compete with China SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2022 The "State of the Space Industrial Base 2022" report urges the U.S. government to lay out a national strategy for space that embraces the private sector as a key partner
- Following in the footsteps of Saturn, SLS prepares for test flight NASASpaceflight · 24 Aug 2022 As NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket stands ready for its first test flight next week, the Artemis program prepares to follow in the footsteps of Apollo, which first carried humans to the Moon in the 1960s. SLS wil...
- SpaceX & T-Mobile plan to announce plans to increase connectivity Teslarati · 24 Aug 2022 SpaceX and T-Mobile CEO, Mike Sievert have plans to increase connectivity, SpaceX announced earlier today. SpaceX will hold the live broadcast on...
- Megaconstellation startup E-Space expands leadership team SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2022 E-Space has expanded its leadership team as the startup prepares to start serial production next year for a network of potentially hundreds of thousands of satellites.
- Astrobotic wins NASA funding for CubeRover mission SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2022 Astrobotic, a company developing landers and other lunar technologies, has secured NASA funding to fly a small rover on a future mission to test its ability to survive the lunar night.
- Scout Space and university labs win contracts for on-orbit servicing project SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2022 Scout Space, a startup developing technologies for in-space services, won two U.S. Space Force contracts in support of the debris-cleanup project known as Orbital Prime
- Starship uncrewed lunar lander test a “skeleton” of crewed lander SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2022 A SpaceX Starship that will land on the moon an on uncrewed test flight may only be a “skeleton” of the version of that will carry people on the Artemis 3 mission, NASA says.
- SpaceX Starship booster heads to launch pad for the fifth time Teslarati · 24 Aug 2022 For the fifth time in five months, SpaceX has transported its most advanced Starship booster prototype from the Starbase factory to the...
- SpaceX to squeeze in Falcon 9 Starlink launch before NASA’s Moon rocket debut Teslarati · 24 Aug 2022 SpaceX is preparing for at least one more Falcon 9 launch between now and the debut of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS)...
- NASA, Rice University Mark 60th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy Speech NASA · 23 Aug 2022 NASA and Rice University in Houston will host multiple events in September to celebrate the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s historic speech at Rice Stadium, rallying the nation to land astronauts on the Moon before...
- SpaceX teams refining countdown procedures for Starship testing NASASpaceflight · 23 Aug 2022 In recent weeks, SpaceX has not only moved back into Starship testing with Ship 24, but has also performed multiple engine tests with Booster 7 after the explosion below it during a failed spin prime test, and repairs af...
- Three Companies to Help NASA Advance Solar Array Technology for Moon NASA · 23 Aug 2022 NASA has selected three companies to further advance work on deployable solar array systems that will help power the agency's human and robotic exploration of the Moon under Artemis.
- Report: Industry has to face reality that commercial satellites will be targets in war SpaceNews · 23 Aug 2022 A new Aerospace study wars that in crises and conflicts, "commercial space actors risk getting caught in the middle of a tense and escalatory environment."
- Axiom taps Epsilon3 software platform for space station development SpaceNews · 23 Aug 2022 Californian startup Epsilon3 said Aug. 23 it is building a software platform to help Axiom Space manage plans to deploy commercial modules on the International Space Station in 2024.
- China’s official view of NASA’s Artemis program appears to be dismissive Ars Technica · 23 Aug 2022 "NASA might grow more hostile against China in the space domain."
- NASA Invites Media to Witness World’s First Planetary Defense Test NASA · 23 Aug 2022 NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first mission to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards, will impact its target asteroid—which poses no threat to Earth...
- La NASA invita a la prensa a la primera prueba de defensa planetaria NASA · 23 Aug 2022 La misión Prueba de redireccionamiento del asteroide doble (DART, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA, la primera en el mundo que pone a prueba una tecnología para defender a la Tierra de posibles peligros de asteroides...
- The SLS rocket is the worst thing to happen to NASA—but maybe also the best? Ars Technica · 23 Aug 2022 "This has been a really tough thing."
- Artemis 1 passes flight readiness review SpaceNews · 23 Aug 2022 An uncrewed test of NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft moved a step closer to launch with the completion of a flight readiness review Aug. 22.
- CubeSats on Artemis 1 to pursue bold missions in deep space, if they overcome battery concerns Spaceflight Now · 23 Aug 2022 The 10 CubeSats hitching a ride to deep space on NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket promise new discoveries about the moon, space weather, and asteroids. But some of the small spacecraft will launch with their batter...
- Europe plays key role in NASA’s epic return to the moon Spaceflight Now · 23 Aug 2022 European space officials have hailed the importance of NASA’s upcoming inaugural Artemis mission and the vital role ESA is playing in supporting a return to the moon.
- Schiess takes over U.S. Space Command’s coalition forces component SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2022 Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas Schiess on Aug. 22 assumed command of U.S. Space Command’s Combined Force Space Component Command at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
- SpaceX adds Falcon 9 back to second-gen Starlink launch plan SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2022 SpaceX said Aug. 19 it has decided to use a mix of Falcon 9 and Starship rockets to launch the 30,000 satellites in its proposed second-generation Starlink broadband constellation.
- Webb images of Jupiter show auroras, rings, moons Spaceflight Now · 22 Aug 2022 A few weeks after officially starting science operations, the James Webb Space Telescope turned its mirrors toward Jupiter and captured stunning new infrared views of the gas giant planet, its auroras, moons, and faint r...
- APL’s Future Vision: Q&A with Robert Braun SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2022 The Applied Physics Laboratory's new space sector director spoke with SpaceNews about his vision for APL's portfolio of civil and national security space projects.
- Orbital Reef passes NASA review SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2022 A proposed commercial space station has passed a key early NASA review, allowing it to move into the next phase of its design.