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- Maxar to supply 14 satellites for U.S. military missile-tracking constellation SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Maxar Technologies announced Aug. 9 it was selected by L3Harris to manufacture 14 missile-detection satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency.
- NovaWurks reveals contracts, expansion plans and Slego SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 After a series of spaceflight demonstrations followed by years of secrecy, Novawurks is ready to talk contracts, customers and expansion plans.
- Sidus Space could launch LizzieSat-1 without thrusters SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Sidus Space could launch LizzieSat-1 without thrusters if it can’t get safety clearances in time to deploy its first satellite from the International Space Station early next year.
- Starlink Group 4-26 launches on Falcon 9 from LC-39A NASASpaceflight · 9 Aug 2022 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, carrying 52 Starlink satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). These satellites will contribute to filling up the fourth shell of the Star...
- China’s secretive space plane flies higher and longer than before Ars Technica · 9 Aug 2022 So what is it doing up there? Secret, space-y stuff, of course.
- SpaceX sees continued strong demand for rideshare missions SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 SpaceX, whose rideshare services have reshaped the smallsat launch market, says it continues to see strong demand with missions booked into 2025.
- Atlas Space Operations upgrades user interface to ease scheduling SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Atlas Space Operations upgraded its user interface to make it easier for customers to schedule communications with their satellites and to quickly confirm whether data was transmitted.
- Telespazio unveils product line for NewSpace market SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Telespazio is beginning to offer a family of products to help commercial space companies set up a digitized ground segment in the cloud.
- Terran Orbital prioritizes work on SDA smallsats over PredaSAR SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Small satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital reported increased revenues Aug. 9 as it ramps up work on satellites for the Space Development Agency, but is planning to sell stock as its cash reserves decline.
- Starlink satellites encounter Russian ASAT debris squalls SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Debris from a Russian antisatellite weapon demonstration that caused “squalls” of close approaches to satellites earlier this year is now affecting a new series of Starlink satellites.
- California, Indiana Students to Hear from Astronauts on Space Station NASA · 9 Aug 2022 Students from California and Indiana, along with staff members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, will have the opportunity this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space...
- SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket as Starship work continues at pad 39A Spaceflight Now · 9 Aug 2022 SpaceX continues to launch Falcon 9 rockets from Launch Complex 39A in Florida as construction work advances on the nearby tower for the company’s next-generation Starship rocket. Overnight Tuesday, SpaceX rolled another...
- Cygnus’ Ride To Orbit Gets Another Upgrade Space Scout · 9 Aug 2022 The Antares rocket has once again beaten the odds. After the Russo-Ukrainian war eliminated the potential for future shipments of
- Busek finds headroom to double in size SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Busek is rapidly expanding its staff and facilities in response to strong demand for spacecraft propulsion.
- Galactic Energy of China registers third consecutive successful launch SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Chinese commercial launch service provider Galactic Energy maintained a 100 percent launch record early Tuesday with its third Ceres-1 solid rocket launch.
- TransAstra and Slooh to offer students asteroid detection tool SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Space logistics startup TransAstronautica announced a partnership Aug. 9 with online astronomy platform Slooh to offer U.S. schools access to a global telescope network of ground-based and space-based telescopes.
- Benchmark unveils small satellite collision-avoidance kit SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Benchmark Space Systems unveiled a collision avoidance kit designed to help small satellites dodge debris and steer clear of other spacecraft.
- SpaceX launches 3000th Starlink satellite Teslarati · 9 Aug 2022 SpaceX has successfully launched its 3000th Starlink satellite as part of Falcon 9’s 54th dedicated mission for the low Earth orbit (LEO)...
- Tracking debris and space traffic a growing challenge for U.S. military SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Gen. James Dickinson, head uf U.S. Space Command, said space traffic management should be transferred to a civilian agency as soon as possible
- Northrop Grumman partners with Firefly and SpaceX to save Antares rocket, launch Cygnus spacecraft Teslarati · 8 Aug 2022 Northrop Grumman has announced plans to partner with startup Firefly Aerospace to save (and upgrade) the conglomerate’s Antares rocket, which it uses...
- Launch startup SpaceRyde fortifies advisory board SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2022 Canadian launch startup SpaceRyde said Aug. 8 it has added a second member to its advisory board with the appointment of Mina Mitry, the CEO of small satellite operator Kepler Communications.
- Beck: CAPSTONE demonstrates feasibility of low-cost interplanetary smallsats SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2022 Rocket Lab’s launch of a NASA lunar cubesat mission lived up to its name, serving as a capstone for the company’s efforts to develop end-to-end space systems and interplanetary missions, according to its chief executive.
- NASA looking for new launch of remaining TROPICS cubesats SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2022 NASA is investigating alternative ways to launch four Earth science cubesats after Astra discontinued the rocket originally contracted to launch them.
- Rocket Lab’s launch cadence now “100 percent” driven by market demand [Updated] Ars Technica · 8 Aug 2022 "Our cadence today is 100 percent driven by market demand."
- Northrop Grumman and Firefly to partner on upgraded Antares SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2022 Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace announced Aug. 8 that they will work together to develop a new first stage for Northrop’s Antares launch vehicle as well as a future medium-lift rocket.
- NASA Announces New CubeSat Launch Initiative Partnership Opportunities NASA · 8 Aug 2022 NASA has announced a new round of opportunities through the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) for CubeSat developers, including educational institutions, to conduct scientific investigations and technology demons...
- SpaceLink and U.S. Army to study use of relay constellation to deliver data to troops in the field SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2022 SpaceLink signed an agreement with the U.S. Army to explore ways to use the company’s data-relay constellation to deliver commercial satellite imagery directly to troops on the ground.
- Benchmark acquires Alameda Applied Science Corp. electric propulsion SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2022 Benchmark Space Systems announced plans Aug. 8 to acquire Alameda Applied Science Corp.’s electric propulsion technologies, and to begin offering customers hybrid chemical-electric propulsion systems.
- India’s new SSLV rocket fails in first launch SpaceNews · 7 Aug 2022 The Aug. 6 maiden flight of India’s newly developed Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) went awry with “some data loss” that occurred in the terminal stage of the mission.
- India’s new small satellite launcher fails to put satellites into correct orbit Spaceflight Now · 7 Aug 2022 India’s space agency said Sunday the inaugural demonstration flight of the country’s new Small Satellite Launch Vehicle — the fourth rocket in India’s fleet of launchers — failed to place two satellites into their target...
- NASA heliophysics smallsats to share launch with astrophysics mission SpaceNews · 7 Aug 2022 Four smallsats designed to study the solar wind will share a ride to space on a Falcon 9 with a NASA astrophysics mission in 2025.
- Ellie In Space X Teslarati (double interview) Teslarati · 6 Aug 2022 Ellie In Space is more than a YouTube channel dedicated to SpaceX and space in general. The host, Ellie, has a unique...
- Entire NASA astronaut corps eligible for Artemis missions SpaceNews · 6 Aug 2022 As NASA prepares to select the crew of the second Artemis mission, the agency’s chief astronaut says the entire astronaut corps, and not a previously announced subset, is eligible for that flight and future missions to t...
- Curiosity marks 10 years on Mars as discoveries continue NASASpaceflight · 6 Aug 2022 After successfully landing on Mars on August 6, 2012 (UTC), Curiosity continues to unlock the secrets of the Red Planet as the vehicle explores Gale Crater. Since landing, the rover has traveled over 17.5 miles (28.1 km)...
- Italian satellite may fly NASA Earth science payload SpaceNews · 6 Aug 2022 NASA is in talks with the Italian Space Agency to fly an Earth science instrument originally planned to go on a commercial smallsat.
- Space Development Agency to take another stab at space-to-aircraft laser communications SpaceNews · 5 Aug 2022 SDA is seeking proposals for a demonstration of laser communications between orbiting satellites and aircraft in flight
- Aging Telesat satellite running out of fuel as projected LEO costs soar SpaceNews · 5 Aug 2022 Canada’s Telesat is bracing for a revenue hit in 2023 after being forced to retire its Anik F2 satellite from full service three years earlier than planned.
- FCC considers opening up more Ku-band to non-GEO satellite operators SpaceNews · 5 Aug 2022 The Federal Communications Commission is considering opening up more Ku-band spectrum to Starlink and other non-geostationary satellite (NGSO) operators to improve broadband speeds.
- As losses mount, Astra announces a radical pivot to a larger launch vehicle Ars Technica · 5 Aug 2022 "We've made a few key decisions."
- 10 Years Since Landing, NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Still Has Drive NASA · 5 Aug 2022 Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exciting new chapter of its mission as it climbs a Martian mountain.