Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Psyche launch delay forcing revamp of rideshare mission SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2022 A delay in the launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission is forcing another asteroid mission hitching a ride to revise its plans.
SpaceX rolls out Starship tank prototype to test upgraded domes Teslarati · 9 Jun 2022 Several months after the first prototype was spotted floating around Starbase, SpaceX has finished assembling a tank designed to put upgraded Starship...
Rocket Report: Four Falcon Heavy launches this year; meet the Baguette-one Ars Technica · 9 Jun 2022 Will we soon hear about SpaceX's proposed launch site in South Texas?
Astra ready for first of three NASA TROPICS launches SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2022 Astra Space is preparing to conduct the first of three launches of NASA cubesats to monitor tropical storms as soon as June 12, pending receipt of a launch license.
SpaceX’s 23rd launch of the year carries Egyptian satellite into orbit Teslarati · 8 Jun 2022 SpaceX has successfully completed its 23rd rocket launch and landing of 2022, delivering an Egyptian communications satellite to a nominal geostationary transfer...
House armed services panel calls on DoD to buy commercial space technology and data SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2022 The House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on strategic forces on June 8 passed its proposals for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
Inmarsat satellite tests signal for replacing lost UK navigation capability SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2022 Inmarsat said June 8 it has started beaming a test navigation signal from an aging satellite to help the United Kingdom replace space-based capabilities it lost following Brexit.
NASA Administrator, STEM Partner Connect Orlando Children with Artemis NASA · 8 Jun 2022 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson helped hand out food with an extra serving of STEM activities to children and families at New Beginnings Church – The Gathering Place in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, June 3.
Northrop Grumman to boost production of solid rocket motors following big contract from ULA SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2022 Northrop Grumman on June 8 confirmed that it received a contract worth more than $2 billion to produce solid rocket boosters for United Launch Alliance.
NASA Leadership to Advocate for Agency Missions at ESA Council Meeting NASA · 8 Jun 2022 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will travel to Noordwijk, Netherlands, to participate in the ESA (European Space Agency) Council Meeting on Wednesday, June 15.
SpaceX launches Nilesat-301 on first GTO mission of 2022 NASASpaceflight · 8 Jun 2022 SpaceX launched its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket with the Nilesat-301 satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on Wednesday. Lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fal...
NASA, FEMA Release Comprehensive Climate Action Guide NASA · 8 Jun 2022 NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have released a guide which provides resources for adapting to and mitigating impacts of climate change.
The large Vulcan rocket is unlikely to make its debut in 2022 Ars Technica · 8 Jun 2022 ULA has a lot riding on this first Vulcan flight.
China aims for space-based solar power test in LEO in 2028, GEO in 2030 SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2022 China is planning solar power generation and transmission tests at different orbital altitudes over the next decade as part of a phased development of a space-based solar power station.
SpaceX rocket hauls Egyptian telecom satellite toward geosynchronous orbit Spaceflight Now · 8 Jun 2022 SpaceX launched an Egyptian communications satellite toward a high-altitude geostationary orbit Wednesday from Cape Canaveral. It was the first commercial launch of a geostationary payload this year, another sign of a ma...
France joins Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2022 France joined the U.S.-led Artemis Accords June 7, a long-anticipated but significant milestone for the effort to establish best practices for sustainable space exploration.
SpaceX preparing giant crane to assemble Starship’s first Florida launch tower Teslarati · 8 Jun 2022 SpaceX has begun staging and assembling parts of a giant crane it will soon need to stack Starship’s first East Coast launch...
NASA assesses micrometeoroid impact on James Webb mirror segment Spaceflight Now · 8 Jun 2022 A high-speed dust-size micrometeoroid slammed into one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s 18 primary mirror segments last month, causing a slight but noticeable effect on the segment’s performance, NASA said Wednesday....
Elon Musk reportedly extends timeline for potential Starlink IPO SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2022 SpaceX is unlikely to offer shares in its broadband company Starlink to the public until 2025 or later, according to a report citing comments its CEO Elon Musk made to employees last week.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch Egyptian communications satellite Teslarati · 7 Jun 2022 SpaceX says a Falcon 9 rocket is on track to launch Egypt’s Nilesat 301 communications satellite no earlier than (NET) 5:04 pm...
Xona to test GPS-alternative demo satellite with customer SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2022 Startup Xona Space Systems is preparing to demonstrate services from a test satellite to the first major customer for its planned navigation constellation.
NASA to Inflate Heat Shield on Earth Before Spaceflight Demo NASA · 7 Jun 2022 NASA is inviting media to see a technology that could one day help land humans on Mars after it is inflated for the final time on Earth before its spaceflight demonstration later this year.
Globalstar spare satellite to launch on SpaceX rocket this month Spaceflight Now · 7 Jun 2022 A spare satellite for Globalstar’s data relay and messaging constellation will launch from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9 rocket later this month, multiple sources said, in a previously-undisclosed mission on SpaceX’s sche...
Redwire, MDA, to produce tactical communications antennas for military satellites SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2022 Redwire announced June 7 it won a contract to produce 42 tactical communications antennas for U.S. military satellites in low Earth orbit.
South Korea cancels Apophis probe SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2022 Citing a “lack of technical capabilities,” South Korea has dropped the plan of developing a robotic spacecraft to escort asteroid Apophis during its 2029 close encounter with Earth.
NASA and SpaceX stand down on Dragon launch to study hydrazine issue Ars Technica · 7 Jun 2022 Misplaced hypergols are not something one messes around with.
SpaceX, NASA call off Cargo Dragon launch after discovering fuel leak Teslarati · 7 Jun 2022 SpaceX and NASA have decided to call off an imminent Cargo Dragon 2 space station resupply mission after discovering a possible fuel...
Cheops AO-3 Programmes ESA · 7 Jun 2022 The CHEOPS Time Allocation Committee (TAC) met on 11 - 13 May 2022 to review proposals submitted to the third and final annual Announcement of Opportunity (AO-3) for observing time in ESA's CHEOPS Guest Observers Program...
SpaceX readies Falcon 9 rocket to launch Egyptian communications satellite Spaceflight Now · 7 Jun 2022 An Egyptian-owned communications satellite is nestled in the nose cone of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for launch Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, heading for an orbital position more than 22,000 miles over the equator.
SpaceX cargo mission grounded to investigate possible fuel leak Spaceflight Now · 6 Jun 2022 SpaceX has postponed this week’s planned launch of a Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station to investigate a possible leak detected during fueling of the spacecraft at Cape Canaveral.
NASA’s SLS moon rocket returns to launch pad for more testing Spaceflight Now · 6 Jun 2022 NASA’s first Space Launch System moon rocket rolled out to its launch pad early Monday at the Kennedy Space Center for another attempt later this month to fully load it with super-cold propellants, the culmination of a c...
Starlink regains permission to operate in France SpaceNews · 6 Jun 2022 SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network reclaimed permission to operate in France June 2 following a month-long public consultation in the country.
India’s Bellatrix Aerospace raises $8 million Series A for in-space propulsion project SpaceNews · 6 Jun 2022 Indian space startup Bellatrix Aerospace said June 1 that it had raised $8 million in a Series A funding round to pursue the development of in-space propulsion systems.
Russia seeks to hijack German telescope on its X-ray spacecraft Ars Technica · 6 Jun 2022 "Russian specialists insist on continuing its work."
SpaceX’s NASA Crew Dragon launch manifest doubles in three months Teslarati · 6 Jun 2022 NASA says it will soon award SpaceX another five Crew Dragon astronaut transport contracts after purchasing three extra missions from the company...
Cargo Dragon mission postponed to investigate potential propellant leak SpaceNews · 6 Jun 2022 NASA and SpaceX have postponed the launch of a cargo Dragon mission to the International Space Station after discovering a potential propellant leak in the spacecraft’s thrusters.
Small NASA lunar probe to hitch ride on commercial moon mission Spaceflight Now · 6 Jun 2022 NASA’s Lunar Flashlight — a small satellite to search for water ice in dark craters near the moon’s poles — will launch as a piggyback payload on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a commercial lunar lander after delays cause...
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teases next-gen Starlink satellites, Starship factories Teslarati · 5 Jun 2022 CEO Elon Musk has shared a slideshow from a recent SpaceX all-hands meeting, revealing the company’s current priorities, sources of pride, and...
NASA rolling Artemis 1 back to the pad to finish WDR NASASpaceflight · 5 Jun 2022 The first integrated Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for NASA’s Artemis 1 lunar test flight is returning to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida in hopes of finishing the last...
Commercial providers of satellite services face a trust gap with military buyers SpaceNews · 5 Jun 2022 Despite growing enthusiasm for new space internet services, some military buyers remain distrustful of commercial solutions, Space Force procurement official Clare Grason said.

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