Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Boeing takes another Starliner charge against its earnings SpaceNews · 28 Jul 2022 Boeing said July 27 it will take another charge against its earnings because of the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program as the company and NASA get closer to a first flight of the vehicle with astronauts on board.
Saltzman tapped to succeed Raymond as chief of the U.S. Space Force SpaceNews · 28 Jul 2022 President Biden has nominated Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, U.S. Space Force deputy chief of operations, for promotion to four-star general and selected to become chief of space operations
NRO satellite upgrades delay the second of two back-to-back Rocket Lab launches SpaceNews · 28 Jul 2022 Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck: All the talk about responsive launch often ignores the reality that if satellites aren’t ready on time, they can’t take advantage of rapid launch capabilities
Iridium enters development deal to bring its network to smartphones SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2022 Satellite operator Iridium Communications said July 26 it has entered into a development agreement to enable its technology in smartphones.
NASA and ESA remove rover from Mars Sample Return plans SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2022 NASA and the European Space Agency have revised their plans to return samples from Mars, removing a rover and its lander from the effort and replacing them with helicopters modeled on Ingenuity.
Rocket Lab to supply solar power units for U.S. Space Force missile warning satellites SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2022 Rocket Lab's solar power business will supply solar cells for three missile-warning satellites that Lockheed Martin is building for the U.S. Space Force.
NASA to Host Briefings to Preview Artemis I Moon Mission NASA · 27 Jul 2022 NASA will host a pair of briefings on Wednesday, Aug. 3, and Friday, Aug. 5, to preview the upcoming Artemis I lunar mission.
NASA Announces Astronaut Shane Kimbrough to Retire NASA · 27 Jul 2022 NASA’s Shane Kimbrough is retiring after 22 years, including 18 years as an astronaut. His last day with the agency is Sunday, July 31.
NASA Marks 25 Years Since Pathfinder Touched Down on Mars NASA · 27 Jul 2022 The newly deployed Sojourner rover – the first of its kind on the Red Planet – sits on the Martian surface after driving down Pathfinder’s ramp.
Orion teams ready for Artemis 1 as pre-launch preparations head into the home stretch NASASpaceflight · 27 Jul 2022 With the Artemis 1 mission just weeks away from launch, teams at NASA and the program’s contractors are carrying out final preparations for this major milestone in the effort to return humans to the Moon. NASASpaceflight...
NASA Will Inspire World When It Returns Mars Samples to Earth in 2033 NASA · 27 Jul 2022 NASA has finished the system requirements review for its Mars Sample Return Program, which is nearing completion of the conceptual design phase.
NASA prepares to award SLS launch services contract to Boeing-Northrop joint venture SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2022 NASA is preparing to award a contract to a Boeing-Northrop Grumman joint venture for Space Launch System missions that could run through the middle of the next decade.
CAS Space puts six satellites in orbit with first orbital launch SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2022 Chinese launch services provider CAS Space successfully placed six small satellites in orbit early Wednesday with the first launch of the Lijian-1 solid rocket.
L3Harris to deliver five missile-warning satellites for 2023 launches SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2022 Five missile-detection satellites built by L3Harris under Pentagon contracts are projected to launch in 2023.
SpaceX requests spectrum to upgrade Starlink mobile services SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2022 SpaceX has applied for more spectrum to upgrade Starlink satellite broadband services for mobile users.
Lockheed Martin and Maxar win weather satellite contracts SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2022 Lockheed Martin and Maxar Space won contracts worth $5 million apiece to help define the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s future geostationary weather satellites.
OneWeb to merge with Eutelsat, needs five more launches to complete network Spaceflight Now · 26 Jul 2022 OneWeb and Eutelsat announced plans to merge Tuesday, bringing together OneWeb’s network of internet satellites in low Earth orbit with Eutelsat’s fleet of larger video, data relay, and broadband platforms in geostationa...
ESA selects Viasat for multi-orbit satellite communications study SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2022 Viasat said July 26 it has been selected to study multi-orbit satellite networks for the European Space Agency.
Startup Wallaroo Labs wins Space Force contract to model performance of AI on edge devices SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2022 Wallaroo Labs won a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research study contract from the U.S. Space Force to model the performance of machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms during space missions.
NASA Prepares for Space Launch System Rocket Services Contract NASA · 26 Jul 2022 As NASA prepares for the first integrated flight test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft to the Moon this summer as part of Artemis, the agency is moving toward a services contract model for...
Massive Long March 5B booster predicted to reenter on July 31 SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2022 The first stage of the Long March 5B rocket which launched China’s Wentian space station module could reenter the atmosphere around July 31, according to a prediction from the Aerospace Corporation.
Russia says it will quit the International Space Station after 2024 and build its own Euronews · 26 Jul 2022 As tensions continue to grow between Russia and the West over the ongoing war in Ukraine, Moscow has announced it will quit the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024.
Russia says it will pull out of space station project after 2024 Spaceflight Now · 26 Jul 2022 Russia will pull out of the International Space Station project after 2024, the new director of the Russian space program said Tuesday, but no firm dates or plans were revealed and it was not immediately clear what, if a...
Data from OSIRIS-REx reveals loose surface of asteroid Bennu and “early aging” of asteroids NASASpaceflight · 26 Jul 2022 Recently analyzed data from an asteroid surface-sample collection performed by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed that asteroid 101955 Bennu’s surface regolith is much looser than previously thought. Had OSIRIS-REx n...
NASA: no notification by Russia to end ISS participation SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2022 NASA officials said July 26 they have received no official notification from Roscosmos of plans to end cooperation on the International Space Station despite comments from that agency’s new leader.
Sierra Space establishes national security advisory group SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2022 Sierra Space has created a group of former government officials, including a retired vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a NASA deputy administrator, to advise the company as it seeks to win national security...
Orbit Fab to donate regolith to lunar resources trust SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2022 Orbit Fab, a startup that is developing an infrastructure for in-space refueling of spacecraft, announced plans to purchase a small amount of lunar regolith and transfer it to a trust to promote sustainable management of...
HawkEye 360 opens satellite manufacturing facility in Virginia SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2022 HawkEye 360 has opened a new manufacturing facility near its northern Virginia headquarters that will help the company accelerate the deployment of its constellation of radio-frequency (RF) monitoring satellites.
DoD signaling demand for satellite support services in geostationary orbit SpaceNews · 25 Jul 2022 The Defense Innovation Unit is funding space projects that the agency hopes will spur commercial investments in satellite refueling technologies and support services for geostationary satellites.
NASA Airs Space Station R&D, Benefits to Humanity Conference NASA · 25 Jul 2022 NASA will highlight groundbreaking discoveries, benefits for humanity, and how the agency and its commercial and international partners will maximize research and development aboard the International Space Station at the...
NASA Goddard Center Director Shares Plans to Retire NASA · 25 Jul 2022 Dennis Andrucyk, director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has announced his intent to retire after more than 36 years of federal service, including multiple leadership roles at NASA and as G...
Boeing aiming to deliver second SLS Core Stage to NASA in March NASASpaceflight · 25 Jul 2022 Boeing is continuing final assembly work for the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, with plans to complete production and deliver the rocket stage to NASA n...
NASA Air’s Space Station R&D, Benefits to Humanity Conference NASA · 25 Jul 2022 NASA will highlight groundbreaking discoveries, benefits for humanity, and how the agency and its commercial and international partners will maximize research and development aboard the International Space Station at the...
Streamlined and ready for Africa’s growth markets: Q&A with Avanti Communications CEO Kyle Whitehill SpaceNews · 25 Jul 2022 SpaceNews spoke with Kyle Whitehill, Avanti’s chief executive officer, to learn more about the British satellite operator’s plans to expand across Africa.
Eutelsat and OneWeb agree multi-orbit merger plan SpaceNews · 25 Jul 2022 Eutelsat and OneWeb said July 26 they have agreed a plan to merge their businesses to create a global multi-orbit satellite broadband operator.
SpaceX’s next crew launch delayed by booster damage Spaceflight Now · 25 Jul 2022 SpaceX and NASA have delayed the launch of the next U.S. crew flight to the International Space Station from early September to no earlier than Sept. 29, allowing time for ground teams to replace an interstage on the mis...
Wentian science module docks with China’s space station Spaceflight Now · 24 Jul 2022 China’s Tiangong space station received a new room Sunday with the docking of the Wentian laboratory module, a half-day after launching on a heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket. The three-person crew on the Chinese space sta...
Second module docks at China’s space station, large rocket stage tracked in orbit SpaceNews · 24 Jul 2022 China added a new experiment module to its space station Sunday, following a high-profile launch from the country’s coastal spaceport.
SpaceX launches sixth mission in 17 days Spaceflight Now · 24 Jul 2022 Continuing a record-breaking launch cadence, SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 rocket aloft Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with 53 more satellites for the company’s Starlink internet network, the sixth Falcon 9 lau...
Roman Space Telescope top challenge for new NASA astrophysics director SpaceNews · 24 Jul 2022 The person tapped to be the next head of NASA’s astrophysics division says his top priority is to keep the agency’s next large space telescope on schedule and within its budget.

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