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- Sierra Space signs agreement with Turkish Space Agency SpaceNews · 29 Jun 2022 Sierra Space announced an agreement with the Turkish Space Agency and an affiliated company June 29 that could lead to cooperation on human spaceflight and lunar missions.
- SpaceX, ULA targeting back-to-back geostationary launches Teslarati · 29 Jun 2022 SpaceX and competitor United Launch Alliance (ULA) are on track to launch their Falcon 9 and Atlas V rockets less than 25...
- NASA prepares to release first JWST science images SpaceNews · 29 Jun 2022 With commissioning of the James Webb Space Telescope nearly complete, project officials and NASA leadership promise the telescope’s first images will stun scientists and the public alike.
- Virgin Orbit ready for first night launch on Space Force mission Spaceflight Now · 29 Jun 2022 The first nighttime flight of Virgin Orbit’s commercial air-launched rocket is on track for Wednesday night off the coast of California, carrying seven small satellites into orbit on a mission for the U.S. military’s Spa...
- Space Force acquisition chief to meet with ULA and Blue Origin, expects Vulcan to launch in December SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2022 Frank Calvelli said he wants to make sure Blue Origin and ULA understand 'the importance of hitting their milestones' for the BE-4 and Vulcan
- Virgin Orbit ready for first night launch SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2022 Virgin Orbit says it’s ready for a nighttime launch for the U.S. Space Force as it attempts to get into a more frequent rhythm of building and launching vehicles.
- NASA aims to launch the SLS rocket in just 2 months Ars Technica · 28 Jun 2022 "We made incredible progress last week."
- CubeSat launches on scouting mission for NASA’s Artemis moon program Spaceflight Now · 28 Jun 2022 NASA’s $30 million CAPSTONE mission lifted off Tuesday on a Rocket Lab launcher from New Zealand, departing Earth on a circuitous but fuel-efficient four-month journey toward a halo orbit around the moon to test technolo...
- Ovzon needs to piggyback another Ariane 5 ride for late 2022 launch SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2022 Arianespace is looking to move Ovzon’s first satellite to another Ariane 5 after Eutelsat switched to a dedicated mission to launch sooner.
- Help NASA Scientists Find Clouds on Mars NASA · 28 Jun 2022 By identifying clouds in data collected by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the public can increase scientists’ understanding of the Red Planet’s atmosphere.
- Chinese commercial launch firm Expace raises $237 million SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2022 Chinese launch service provider Expace has secured $237 million in B round funding, following last week's return to flight of its Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket.
- Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship departs space station Spaceflight Now · 28 Jun 2022 A commercial Cygnus supply ship from Northrop Grumman departed the International Space Station Tuesday, completing a four-month stay after delivering more than 8,000 pounds of cargo and boosting the research lab into a s...
- Electron launches CAPSTONE lunar cubesat SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2022 An Electron rocket successfully launched a NASA-funded cubesat mission June 28 that will test the stability of the orbit around the moon the agency plans to use for future Artemis lunar missions.
- Cygnus departs ISS after reboost test SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2022 A Cygnus cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station June 28, three days after it demonstrated its ability to raise the station’s orbit.
- CAPSTONE Launches to Test New Orbit for NASA’s Artemis Moon Missions NASA · 28 Jun 2022 NASA’s CubeSat designed to test a unique lunar orbit is safely in space and on the first leg of its journey to the Moon.
- SpaceX to surpass weekly launch target in first half of 2022 Teslarati · 28 Jun 2022 SpaceX is on track to surpass CEO Elon Musk’s weekly launch target in the first half of 2022 with one final launch...
- Rocket Lab sees payoff from CAPSTONE launch SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2022 The successful launch of a NASA lunar cubesat mission was the culmination of two and a half years of work at Rocket Lab that, the company’s chief executive says, could enable “ridiculously low cost” planetary missions.
- SpaceX mission this week to kick off busy launch calendar for SES Spaceflight Now · 28 Jun 2022 A new European-built television broadcasting satellite to cover the United States is set for liftoff Wednesday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the first of 11 SES-owned telecom spacecraft scheduled to fly on six launches fr...
- Rocket Lab & NASA launch CAPSTONE to the Moon NASASpaceflight · 28 Jun 2022 Rocket Lab has launched the CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) satellite to the Moon. It’s the first official mission of NASA’s Artemis program that is seeki...
- NASA's Curiosity Takes Inventory of Key Life Ingredient on Mars NASA · 27 Jun 2022 Newly published research quantifies the presence of organic carbon in Martian rocks.
- After software delays, NASA says Psyche asteroid mission won’t launch this year Spaceflight Now · 27 Jun 2022 NASA’s billion-dollar Psyche asteroid mission will not launch this year, officials confirmed Friday, after delays in completing software verification testing for the spacecraft’s guidance, navigation and control system.
- House appropriators partially restore funding for planetary defense mission SpaceNews · 27 Jun 2022 House appropriators partially restored funding for a planetary defense mission as part of a spending bill while also raising concerns about NASA’s closure of an airborne observatory and plans to return samples from Mars.
- Orbital Starship prepares for Static Fire campaign NASASpaceflight · 27 Jun 2022 SpaceX has entered the next phase of preparations to send Starship to orbit. Following the key milestone of passing the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) with a mitigat...
- NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman Cygnus Departure from Space Station NASA · 27 Jun 2022 Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Tuesday, June 28, more than four months after delivering 8,300 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, commer...
- Lawmakers seek to accelerate asteroid finder and want more Mars helicopters Ars Technica · 27 Jun 2022 In general, the House budget writers appear to largely support NASA's activities.
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket’s NASA Psyche launch delayed to 2023 Teslarati · 27 Jun 2022 NASA says that its mission to the asteroid 16 Psyche will no longer be able to launch in 2022 after engineers were...
- Mini-mission to blaze NASA’s trail back to the moon Spaceflight Now · 27 Jun 2022 NASA and commercial companies are ready to launch a 55-pound spacecraft from New Zealand to the moon Tuesday on a pathfinder mission to scout the orbit where engineers plan to assemble a mini-space station as a waypoint...
- Axiom and Collins only bidders for NASA spacesuit contracts SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2022 The two companies NASA selected earlier this month to develop spacesuits for the International Space Station and Artemis lunar missions were the only companies to bid on the project, according to agency procurement docum...
- U.K. government announces new space sustainability measures SpaceNews · 25 Jun 2022 The British government announced a series of measures June 23, from regulations to funding active debris removal projects, intended to make the country a leader in space sustainability.
- InSight teams push for more science in lander’s final months, Curiosity continues trek around Gale Crater NASASpaceflight · 25 Jun 2022 In May 2022, members of NASA’s InSight Mars lander team announced that power levels on the lander were diminishing and that they expected the lander to become inoperative by December 2022. However, InSight’s teams want t...
- New head of Space Force acquisitions looks to get back to basics SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2022 Frank Calvelli, assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, told SpaceNews one of his priorities is to impose discipline in procurement programs
- Telespazio to play key role in satellite servicing market SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2022 Telespazio intends to play a key role in the future in-orbit servicing market, providing customers seeking satellite relocation, refueling, repair or removal with the necessary space and ground-based capabilities.
- NASA targeting late summer launch for first Artemis moon rocket Spaceflight Now · 24 Jun 2022 With a series of practice countdowns complete, NASA managers said Friday the powerful Space Launch System rocket could be ready for its first test flight in late August or early September to send an unpiloted Orion crew...
- Software testing problem delays Psyche launch SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2022 NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission will not launch this year as previously planned after the agency concluded there was not enough time to complete testing of the spacecraft’s software before its launch window closes.
- Telesat requests UK license to connect Lightspeed terminals SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2022 Telesat has applied for a U.K. license to connect broadband terminals with Lightspeed satellites it plans to start deploying in 2025 to low Earth orbit.
- NASA Awards Facilities Engineering Design, Inspection Services Contract NASA · 24 Jun 2022 NASA has awarded the Facilities Engineering Design and Inspection Services (FEDIS) II contract to Vanguard Pacific LLC of Foley, Alabama, to provide architect and engineering design services at the agency’s Marshall Spac...
- NASA Announces Launch Delay for Psyche Asteroid Mission NASA · 24 Jun 2022 NASA announced Friday that the Psyche asteroid mission – the agency’s first mission designed to study a metal-rich asteroid – will not make its planned 2022 launch attempt.
- Space Force establishes intelligence unit to put sharper focus on orbital threats SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2022 The Space Force on June 24 established Space Delta 18, a unit that will run the National Space Intelligence Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base
- SLS readies for roll back to VAB; final launch preparations to begin NASASpaceflight · 24 Jun 2022 With Wet Dress Rehearsal successfully behind them, NASA will now roll the SLS rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for final launch preparations ahead of the historic Artemis 1 mission to send the Orion cap...
- NASA declares SLS countdown rehearsal complete SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2022 NASA managers say they have completed testing of the Space Launch System after a recent countdown rehearsal and are ready to move into preparations for a launch as soon as late August.