Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Rocket Lab launches first of two back-to-back missions for NRO NASASpaceflight · 12 Jul 2022 Rocket Lab launched its 28th Electron rocket on the “Wise One Looks Ahead” mission, also designated National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL)-162. NROL-162 is the first of two back-to-back Electron missions for the Na...
JWST teases new era in exoplanet astronomy Spaceflight Now · 12 Jul 2022 Among the dazzling images from the James Webb Space Telescope released Tuesday was a squiggly line of spectral data that contained the tell-tale chemical fingerprint of water vapor and clouds in the atmosphere of a scorc...
Vega-C to Make Debut Flight Space Scout · 12 Jul 2022 The Vega launch family is set to welcome its second vehicle tomorrow morning.
OneWeb backs up Starlink 5G interference warning SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2022 Plans to use the 12 GHz band for terrestrial 5G would severely disrupt non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) broadband across the United States, OneWeb said July 11 in analysis supporting an earlier study from SpaceX.
A dying star through the eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope Spaceflight Now · 12 Jul 2022 The James Webb Space Telescope’s multi-wavelength observations of the Southern Ring Nebula reveal the dying throes of a star flinging off vast amounts of stellar debris, and showed for the first time the star responsible...
Stephan’s Quintet: Five galaxies imaged by James Webb Space Telescope Spaceflight Now · 12 Jul 2022 The five galaxies of Stephan’s Quintet, prominently featured at the beginning of the holiday film “It’s a Wonderful Life,” were seen with new eyes by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Webb views the ‘cosmic cliffs’ of Carina Nebula Spaceflight Now · 12 Jul 2022 The James Webb Space Telescope’s first image of Carina Nebula, a iconic star-forming cloud of gas and dust 7,600 light-years away, shows previously unseen vistas of young stars thanks to the new observatory’s sharp-eyed...
La NASA revela las primeras imágenes del telescopio Webb de un universo nunca antes visto NASA · 12 Jul 2022 El amanecer de una nueva era en la astronomía ha comenzado mientras el mundo ve por primera vez las capacidades completas del telescopio espacial James Webb de la NASA, en asociación con la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA,...
NASA Reveals Webb Telescope’s First Images of Unseen Universe NASA · 12 Jul 2022 The dawn of a new era in astronomy has begun as the world gets its first look at the full capabilities of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency).
SpaceX starts testing its Super Heavy booster, and it’s “not good” Ars Technica · 12 Jul 2022 "Going forward, we won’t do a spin start test with all 33 engines at once."
NRO space missions mark new level of US-Australia cooperation SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2022 Two upcoming Rocket Lab launches for the National Reconnaissance Office will send to orbit classified spy satellites that the U.S. intelligence agency developed jointly with the Australian government.
BAE Systems delivers jam-resistant GPS receivers to Germany SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2022 BAE Systems delivered to Germany advanced GPS M-code receivers.
Space cybersecurity firm SpiderOak adds retired general Pawlikowski to its advisory board SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2022 Space cybersecurity firm SpiderOak on July 12 announced the appointment of former DoD and military officials to its advisory board.
First Pictures from Webb Revealed Later Today Space Scout · 12 Jul 2022 The first full-color images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be released later today at 10:30 a.m. EDT.
China to target near-Earth object 2020 PN1 for asteroid deflection mission SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2022 China has set its sights on near-Earth object 202 PN1 as the target for a combined asteroid deflection and observation test mission due to launch in 2026.
Earth imagery companies reimagine satellite tasking SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2022 Earth observation startups and established firms have streamlined satellite tasking.
BlackSky and Esri unveil tasking through ArcGIS Online SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2022 BlackSky Technology unveiled satellite tasking July 12 through Esri’s ArcGIS Online geographic mapping platform.
Europe’s upgraded Vega-C launcher ready for first flight Spaceflight Now · 12 Jul 2022 Europe’s new Vega-C launcher, debuting more powerful rocket motors and a larger payload volume, is set to lift off on its first flight Wednesday from Kourou, French Guiana, to cap more than seven years of development.
Starship booster test ends in fiery anomaly SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2022 A test of the booster for SpaceX’s first orbital Starship vehicle July 11 ended with flames erupting unexpectedly from the base of the vehicle, triggering a fire at the pad.
ABL static fires rocket for first orbital launch attempt SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2022 ABL Space Systems successfully test-fired the rocket it plans to launch on the company’s first flight in the next several weeks.
NASA unveils new ‘first light’ images from Webb Spaceflight Now · 12 Jul 2022 NASA unveiled more spectacular “first light” pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope Tuesday, showcasing interacting galaxies, the death throes of a doomed star and a stellar nursery where massive young suns are bei...
SpaceX wants to attempt Starship booster catch during first orbital launch Teslarati · 12 Jul 2022 An updated document submitted by SpaceX to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed details about the company’s plan for the...
CAPSTONE: The Microwave Oven Sized Pathfinder Space Scout · 12 Jul 2022 NASA's small pathfinder spacecraft is headed for the Moon to study orbits and demonstrate new capabilities.
NASA releases first color image from James Webb Space Telescope SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2022 A deep field of distant galaxies, some dating back to the first billion years after the Big Bang, is the first full-color image to come from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Webb telescope peers deeper into the universe than ever before Spaceflight Now · 11 Jul 2022 The world got its deepest ever look into the distant universe Monday with the release of the first full-color science image from the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing thousands of faint galaxies shining like lamppost...
Webb’s first image reveals fine details of galaxies from billions of years ago Ars Technica · 11 Jul 2022 "This telescope is one of humanity's great engineering achievements."
President Biden Reveals First Image from NASA’s Webb Telescope NASA · 11 Jul 2022 President Joe Biden released the first full-color image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Monday, during a public event at the White House in Washington.
Biden revela la primera imagen del telescopio Webb de la NASA NASA · 11 Jul 2022 El presidente Joe Biden hizo pública el lunes la primera imagen a todo color del telescopio espacial James Webb de la NASA, durante un acto público en la Casa Blanca en Washington.
Japanese startup to demo robotic arm onboard ISS in 2023 SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2022 Japanese startup GITAI plans to demonstrate robotic arm capabilities externally on the International Space Station for the first time next year.
Hyten: Space Force ‘hasn’t cracked the code’ on faster acquisitions SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2022 Former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff John Hyten said he worries the DoD bureaucracy and congressional overseers are making it difficult for the U.S. Space Force to acquire new technologies at the pace that i...
SpaceX Starship booster survives explosion Teslarati · 11 Jul 2022 A SpaceX Super Heavy booster was rocked by a substantial explosion and subjected to multiple fires at the launch pad during the...
NASA's Perseverance Scouts Mars Sample Return Campaign Landing Sites NASA · 11 Jul 2022 The six-wheeled explorer has inspected a stretch of the Red Planet to see if it is flat enough for NASA’s next Mars lander.
Space industry warned to prepare for impact from lurking recession SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2022 ULA's CEO Tory Bruno said: “I think we're really looking at a sea state change."
Department of Homeland Security publishes space policy SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2022 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published an updated space policy that emphasizes its roles in cybersecurity and resilience.
Richard Branson won the space tourism battle, but his company lost the war Ars Technica · 11 Jul 2022 "Blue Origin already won the suborbital space tourism race on July 20, 2021."
SpaceX’s 50th dedicated Starlink mission begins filling new network layer Spaceflight Now · 11 Jul 2022 SpaceX launched the 50th dedicated mission for the Starlink internet network Sunday from California’s Central Coast, deploying 46 broadband relay nodes to begin populating a new polar-orbiting “shell” to fill in gaps in...
Astronomers eagerly await first images from the James Webb Space Telescope Spaceflight Now · 10 Jul 2022 After six months of tests and checkout, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready to open a new window on the universe, capturing the faint light of the first stars and galaxies, probing the mysteries of black h...
CAPSTONE probe overcomes radio glitch on course for moon Spaceflight Now · 10 Jul 2022 NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft, a miniature pathfinder for future lunar crew missions, has overcome a communications outage and performed its first course correction maneuver since a Rocket Lab propulsion module gave the pro...
SpaceX launches first mission to third shell of Starlink constellation NASASpaceflight · 10 Jul 2022 Continuing its busy 2022 launch manifest, SpaceX has begun filling the next shell of the Starlink constellation. The Starlink 3-1 mission lifted off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 6:39 PM PD...
Russian Soyuz rocket hauls Glonass navigation satellite to space Spaceflight Now · 10 Jul 2022 A fresh satellite joined Russia’s Glonass navigation network with the launch of a Soyuz rocket Thursday from a military spaceport about 500 miles north of Moscow.

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