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- SpaceX outfits Starship, Super Heavy with dozens of Raptor engines Teslarati · 3 Jul 2022 New photos shared by SpaceX show that the company has nearly finished installing a total of 39 upgraded Raptor engines on a...
- New Zealand joins ASAT testing ban SpaceNews · 3 Jul 2022 The government of New Zealand has formally joined a U.S.-led ban on testing of destructive direct-ascent ASAT weapons in an effort to build momentum for a global prohibition on such tests.
- NASA and Roscosmos continue seat barter discussions SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2022 NASA is continuing to work with Roscosmos on a seat barter agreement despite missing a self-imposed deadline last month to complete a deal in time to allow exchanges on missions launching this fall.
- SLS rolled back to VAB for final launch preparations NASASpaceflight · 2 Jul 2022 After a successful Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR), NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) rolled back the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), which should be the last time this is performed...
- Virgin Orbit’s first night launch a success; UK mission next Spaceflight Now · 2 Jul 2022 Virgin Orbit fired its air-launched rocket into the sky late Friday night off the coast of California, accelerating seven small CubeSat payloads to orbit on the company’s first nighttime mission and clearing the way for...
- In a step closer to launch, NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket rolls back to hangar Spaceflight Now · 2 Jul 2022 NASA’s powerful new Space Launch System moon rocket was hauled from its launch pad back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center Saturday for final repairs, testing and closeouts, moving closer to lif...
- Atlas 5 rocket launches two U.S. military satellites on $1.1 billion mission Spaceflight Now · 2 Jul 2022 A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket fired off its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Friday on a six-hour climb to geosynchronous orbit, deploying a classified payload and a U.S. Space Force satellite to test an improved i...
- Virgin Orbit launches Space Force mission SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2022 Virgin Orbit successfully placed a set of payloads for the U.S. Space Force into orbit early July 2 in the company’s first nighttime launch.
- Watch live: NASA moving SLS moon rocket back to hangar tonight Spaceflight Now · 2 Jul 2022 NASA’s powerful new Space Launch System moon rocket will be hauled from its launch pad back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center overnight Friday into early Saturday morning for final repairs, tes...
- ULA’s Atlas 5 launches U.S. Space Force experimental missile-warning satellite SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2022 A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket on July 1 launched the USSF-12 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The rocket lifted off at 7:15 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Flor...
- Agile to consolidate operations in new Colorado plant SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2022 Agile Space Industries is preparing to consolidate propulsion design, manufacturing and production in a new 1,860-square-meter facility in Durango, Colorado.
- Yes, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft really could fly astronauts this year Ars Technica · 1 Jul 2022 Early data reviews of Starliner's first flight look good.
- Atlas V launches two experimental military satellites on USSF-12 mission NASASpaceflight · 1 Jul 2022 United Launch Alliance will deploy a pair of Space Force technology demonstration payloads into geostationary orbit Friday evening. The USSF-12 mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 7:15 PM EDT (23:15 UTC) on Friday,...
- OneWeb to launch second-generation satellites with Relativity Space SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2022 OneWeb will launch some of its next-generation satellites on Relativity Space’s next-generation launch vehicle starting as soon as 2025, the companies announced June 30.
- Rocket Report: ULA starts military lobbying campaign, SLS to launch in 2 months Ars Technica · 1 Jul 2022 "I don't think we're stretching ourselves to get there."
- Venus orbiter, lunar constellation and exoplanets telescopes among candidates as China selects new space science missions SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2022 The Chinese Academy Sciences is preparing to select a new batch of space missions from proposals to study Earth, the Sun and solar system, and the deeper universe as part of a "New Horizons Program."
- Virgin Orbit launches seven satellites for US Space Force and NASA NASASpaceflight · 1 Jul 2022 Virgin Orbit launched its fifth flight of the LauncherOne rocket, after scrubbing an attempt on Wednesday because the propellant temperature was deemed to be “slightly out of bounds”. That decision was made prior to the...
- SpaceX Cargo Dragon launch slips to mid-July Teslarati · 30 Jun 2022 NASA and SpaceX have decided to delay the company’s next Cargo Dragon launch a third time after discovering a small propellant leak...
- NASA Awards Engineering, Technology, Science Contract NASA · 30 Jun 2022 NASA has awarded the JSC Engineering, Technology, and Science (JETS) II contract to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tennessee, to provide engineering and scientific products, technical services and related services...
- Indian rocket launches three satellites for Singapore Spaceflight Now · 30 Jun 2022 Three Singaporean satellites lifted off Thursday on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and rocketed into an orbit more than 350 miles above Earth to begin missions supporting military surveillance, technology demon...
- Florida Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station NASA · 30 Jun 2022 Florida students will have an opportunity soon to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
- Atlas V launch with two experimental military satellites delayed due to weather NASASpaceflight · 30 Jun 2022 United Launch Alliance will now deploy a pair of Space Force technology demonstration payloads using its Atlas V rocket no earlier than Friday. The USSF-12 mission was due to liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Thursday, but...
- Atlas 5 launch scrubbed due to stormy weather Spaceflight Now · 30 Jun 2022 Officials scrubbed the launch of an Atlas 5 rocket for the U.S. Space Force Thursday due to the risk of lightning from nearby thunderstorms, delaying the liftoff of the $1.1 billon mission until Friday evening.
- China looks to launch liquid propellant rockets from the seas SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2022 Chinese state-owned and commercial companies are developing capabilities to launch liquid propellant rockets from sea platforms to boost the country's launch options.
- SpaceX wins FCC approval to connect Starlink satellites to moving vehicles Teslarati · 30 Jun 2022 Eleven months after SpaceX submitted several applications, the FCC has given the company permission to connect moving vehicles to its constellation of...
- House appropriators reduce proposed budget for FAA commercial space office SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2022 House appropriators eliminated most of a proposed budget increase for the FAA’s commercial space transportation office while also directing the agency on spaceports and cooperation with another agency on spaceflight inve...
- Kepler books orbital transfer vehicle for next launch SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2022 Canada’s Kepler Communications said June 30 it plans to use D-Orbit’s orbital transfer vehicle for the next two satellites in its low-data-rate constellation.
- SpaceX completes 35th Falcon 9 launch in 33 weeks Teslarati · 29 Jun 2022 SpaceX has successfully launched the SES-22 communications satellite to a geostationary transfer orbit, ending the first half of 2022 with 27 orbital...
- Virgin Orbit delays launch of seven satellites for US Space Force and NASA NASASpaceflight · 29 Jun 2022 Virgin Orbit has scrubbed the launch the fifth flight of the LauncherOne rocket, after propellant temperature was deemed to be “slightly out of bounds”. The decision was made prior to the take off of Cosmic Girl, the car...
- SpaceX launches SES-22 C-band replacement satellite SpaceNews · 29 Jun 2022 SpaceX launched the first television broadcast satellite under SES’s C-band clearing plan June 29 from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
- NASA administrator tests positive for COVID SpaceNews · 29 Jun 2022 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced June 29, but is continuing to lead the agency as he isolates at home.
- NASA to Industry: Let’s Develop Flight Tech to Reduce Carbon Emissions NASA · 29 Jun 2022 NASA announced Wednesday the agency is seeking partners to develop technologies needed to shape a new generation of lower-emission, single-aisle airliners that passengers could see in airports in the 2030s.
- Space Force considering strategy for procuring national security launch services SpaceNews · 29 Jun 2022 Space Force acquisition executive Frank Calvelli said he would be open to a different model than the current two-vendor approach for national security launch services procurement
- NASA Shares Climate, Earth Science Resources at Folklife Festival NASA · 29 Jun 2022 Members of the public are invited to explore the many ways space science helps families, communities, and our nation better understand our home planet and become more climate resilient through hands-on and virtual activi...
- ULA rolls Atlas 5 rocket to launch pad at Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 29 Jun 2022 United Launch Alliance teams at Cape Canaveral rolled an Atlas 5 rocket to its launch pad Wednesday, moving the launcher into position for liftoff Thursday evening with a pair of geostationary satellites for the U.S. Spa...
- NASA scientists say images from the Webb telescope nearly brought them to tears Ars Technica · 29 Jun 2022 Deep field images of the universe, exoplanet atmospheres, and more to be unveiled.
- Falcon 9 launches SES-22 geostationary communications satellite NASASpaceflight · 29 Jun 2022 SpaceX has launched the SES-22 communications satellite to geostationary transfer orbit on the 27th Falcon 9 launch of 2022. The launch occurred on Wednesday, June 29, at 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC). This was the beginning o...
- My Favorite Martian Image: 'Enchanted' Rocks at Jezero Crater NASA · 29 Jun 2022 Not even Obi-Wan Kenobi could convince Perseverance’s Katie Stack Morgan that these are not the rocks she’s looking for.
- Avio gets pandemic recovery funds to develop launchers for the 2030s SpaceNews · 29 Jun 2022 Italian rocket maker Avio secured 340 million euros ($358 million) in government funding June 29 to develop launch vehicles for the next decade.
- SpaceX closes out first half of 2022 with on-target launch for SES Spaceflight Now · 29 Jun 2022 SpaceX closed out the first half of 2022 with its 27th mission of the year, powering a commercial television broadcasting satellite into orbit for SES on a Falcon 9 rocket as the company is poised to break its annual lau...