Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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SmallSat Alliance unveils Collegiate Space Competition SpaceNews · 21 Jun 2022 The SmallSat Alliance is inviting U.S. university students to propose space-related solutions for formidable technical and policy challenges as part of the Collegiate Space Competition.
SpaceX warns 5G plan would deny Starlink to most Americans SpaceNews · 21 Jun 2022 SpaceX warned June 21 that its Starlink broadband network would become unusable for most Americans if a proposal to use the 12 GHz band for terrestrial 5G is approved.
Arianespace preps for first Ariane 5 launch of the year Spaceflight Now · 21 Jun 2022 Two geostationary communications satellites for India’s space agency and a Malaysian company will rocket into orbit from the jungle of South America on Wednesday on a European-built Ariane 5 launcher.
NASA's InSight Gets a Few Extra Weeks of Mars Science NASA · 21 Jun 2022 The mission’s team has chosen to operate its seismometer longer than previously planned, although the lander will run out of power sooner as a result.
NASA counts down to within 29 seconds of launching the large SLS rocket Ars Technica · 21 Jun 2022 "It was a long day for the team, but I think it was a very successful day."
South Korea’s all-domestic satellite launcher reaches orbit for first time Spaceflight Now · 21 Jun 2022 South Korea’s space agency said Tuesday that the country’s 15-story-tall Nuri launcher successfully reached orbit for the first time, giving the nation a fully domestic satellite launch capability after a $1.5 billion de...
House Appropriations Committee warns of cost pressures in Space Force programs SpaceNews · 21 Jun 2022 The House Appropriations Committee in a report accompanying the fiscal year 2023 defense appropriations bill warned about schedule and cost risks in Space Force acquisition programs.
NASA Announces Artemis Concept Awards for Nuclear Power on Moon NASA · 21 Jun 2022 NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are working together to advance space nuclear technologies.
NASA, SpaceX to test satellite crash-prevention strategies SpaceNews · 21 Jun 2022 Through the Starling mission, NASA and SpaceX will begin testing strategies for preventing autonomous satellites from crashing into each other.
Through Starling, NASA will test complex swarm operations SpaceNews · 21 Jun 2022 NASA is preparing to launch Starling, its first satellite swarm. Instead of communicating directly with the four Starling cubesats, mission operators will send instructions to the swarm as a single entity.
KARI reaches orbit on second test flight of domestic Nuri rocket NASASpaceflight · 21 Jun 2022 The Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has conducted its second launch of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV)-II rocket, also known as Nuri. This was Nuri’s return to flight after nearly reaching orbit on its p...
Sierra Space signs agreement for Dream Chaser landings at Spaceport America SpaceNews · 21 Jun 2022 Sierra Space will work with Spaceport America in New Mexico to use that commercial spaceport as a potential future landing site for the company’s Dream Chaser vehicle.
South Korean rocket puts satellites in orbit for the first time in second flight SpaceNews · 21 Jun 2022 South Korea’s homegrown rocket KSLV-2 successfully put satellites into low Earth orbit for the first time in its second flight June 21.
NASA approves demonstration flight for circular DiskSats SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2022 NASA approved a demonstration flight for DiskSat, the thin round satellite designed by the Aerospace Corp.
Epsilon3 raises $15 million for space project management platform SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2022 Software startup Epsilon3 said June 20 it has raised $15 million to expand its suite of space project management solutions.
House Armed Services bill proposes $75 million for rapid space launch activities SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2022 House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act proposes adding $75 million to the Pentagon’s budget for “tactically responsive space."
NASA completes fourth Artemis 1 Wet Dress Rehearsal attempt NASASpaceflight · 20 Jun 2022 NASA got within several seconds of completing its practice launch day exercise June 20 with the Artemis 1 vehicle on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The fourth Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) test...
SpaceX to attempt to crush Starship test tank Teslarati · 20 Jun 2022 A week after rolling a different ‘test tank’ from its South Texas Starship factory to nearby launch and test facilities, SpaceX has...
We got a leaked look at NASA’s future Moon missions—and likely delays Ars Technica · 20 Jun 2022 "Has nobody at NASA read the space policy?"
China aims to bring Mars samples to Earth 2 years before NASA, ESA mission SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2022 China’s Mars sample return mission aims to collect samples from the Red Planet and deliver them to Earth in 2031, or two years ahead of a NASA and ESA joint mission.
NASA nearly completes SLS countdown test SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2022 NASA came within 20 seconds of completing a full countdown rehearsal of its Space Launch System rocket June 20, although it was not immediately clear if the agency got enough data from the test to be able to proceed with...
Space Force to establish intelligence unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2022 The U.S. Space Force on June 24 plans to formally establish the National Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
NASA’s Artemis moon rocket fully fueled for first time in practice countdown Spaceflight Now · 20 Jun 2022 NASA loaded more than three-quarters of a million gallons of super-cold propellant into the first Space Launch System moon rocket Monday in Florida, achieving key milestones in a practice countdown but falling short of a...
SpaceX launches three Falcon 9 rockets in 36 hours Teslarati · 19 Jun 2022 SpaceX has successfully completed three Falcon 9 launches in just over 36 hours, highlighting the company’s continuous push towards ever-higher launch cadences...
Researchers use Hubble to observe dead star destroying planetary system NASASpaceflight · 19 Jun 2022 A team of researchers using archival data from the Hubble Space Telescope, a joint venture between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), as well as other NASA observatories have observed a white dwarf consuming and d...
SpaceX performs three launches within two days amid internal dissent SpaceNews · 19 Jun 2022 SpaceX completed a surge of three successful launches in a little more than 36 hours early June 19, days after an open letter within the company critical of founder Elon Musk led to the firing of several employees.
SpaceX launches third Falcon 9 rocket in less than two days Spaceflight Now · 19 Jun 2022 SpaceX hauled a Globalstar communications satellite into orbit early Sunday from Cape Canaveral, pulling off the third Falcon 9 rocket flight in 36 hours, the fastest sequence of three missions by any commercial launch c...
SpaceX launches Globalstar satellite on mysterious Falcon 9 mission NASASpaceflight · 18 Jun 2022 SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket on a secretive mission in the early hours of Sunday morning. Liftoff occurred at 12:27 AM EDT (04:27 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with t...
Globalstar hush-hush ahead of launch with SpaceX Spaceflight Now · 18 Jun 2022 Globalstar is set to add a spare spacecraft to its commercial data relay network early Sunday with a launch from Cape Canaveral on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, but the satellite operator remained silent about the mission on...
SpaceX launches German military radar satellite from California Spaceflight Now · 18 Jun 2022 A four-ton radar observation satellite for the German military soared into orbit Saturday from California on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, beginning a 10-year mission to collect all-weather reconnaissance imagery.
Falcon 9 launches Germany’s SARah-1 from Vandenberg NASASpaceflight · 18 Jun 2022 Germany’s SARah-1 military radar Earth observation satellite launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday. The launch, which was the 25th flight of the Falcon 9 this year, occurre...
NASA tries again to complete moon rocket’s practice countdown Spaceflight Now · 18 Jun 2022 Countdown clocks began ticking Saturday for NASA’s fourth attempt to complete a dress-rehearsal countdown and fueling test of its Space Launch System moon rocket, a requirement before the huge booster can be cleared for...
Speedcast plotting major satellite capacity expansion SpaceNews · 17 Jun 2022 Remote communications provider Speedcast is preparing to buy another sizable chunk of satellite capacity as demand soars beyond pre-pandemic levels.
South Korean rocket’s second launch rescheduled for June 21 SpaceNews · 17 Jun 2022 The second launch of South Korea’s first domestically built rocket is set for June 21, a delay of a week due to strong winds and a technical glitch.
Impulse Space raises an additional $10 million for orbital transfer vehicles SpaceNews · 17 Jun 2022 In-space transportation company Impulse Space Propulsion, which raised $20 million in a seed round earlier this year, announced June 17 it raised another $10 million to help accelerate work on orbital transfer vehicles.
Getting SSA off the ground SpaceNews · 17 Jun 2022 Investors are funding orbital solutions for tracking space objects.
SpaceX to kick off launch triple-header with record-breaking Falcon reuse Teslarati · 17 Jun 2022 SpaceX appears to be on track to launch a trio of Falcon 9 rockets in as few as 36 hours, beginning with...
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on booster’s 13th flight NASASpaceflight · 17 Jun 2022 SpaceX is launched yet another 53 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. The liftoff at 12:09 PM EDT (16:08 UTC) on Friday was from the historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This mission...
SpaceX deploys more Starlink satellites as astronomers renew brightness concerns Spaceflight Now · 17 Jun 2022 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 booster for a record-breaking 13th time Friday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, hauling 53 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit as astronomers renew concerns about the growing...
Astronomers renew concerns about Starlink satellite brightness SpaceNews · 17 Jun 2022 As SpaceX gears up for another launch of Starlink satellites, astronomers are concerned the company maybe backsliding in its efforts to reduce the brightness of those satellites.

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