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- Arianespace narrows Vega C and Ariane 6 maiden flight windows SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2022 Arianespace plans to conduct the maiden flight of Vega C and Ariane 6 rockets in “the first week of July” and “towards the end of the year,” respectively, a senior executive said June 1.
- NASA still “pushing” for a Russian cosmonaut to fly on next SpaceX mission Ars Technica · 1 Jun 2022 "I think it's the right thing to do."
- Avio Q&A: Powering the growth trajectory SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2022 SpaceNews interviews Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo as the rocket maker is just weeks away from Vega C’s debut. Avio is also ramping up production of boosters to meet Amazon’s colossal Ariane 6 order, and could potentially accele...
- Startups raise millions for lunar rovers and asteroid mining SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2022 Two startups recently raised a combined $25 million in seed rounds to advance plans for lunar and asteroid missions, showing continued interest in space startups despite broader market uncertainty.
- SpaceX to begin launching new ‘shell’ of Starlink satellites in July Teslarati · 1 Jun 2022 SpaceX could begin launching the fourth of five orbital ‘shells’ of its first Starlink constellation as early as July, according to a...
- NASA awards contracts for next-generation space and moonsuits Spaceflight Now · 1 Jun 2022 Next-generation spacesuits, needed by astronauts aboard the International Space Station and by moonwalkers in the agency’s Artemis program, will be provided by two companies competing for contracts valued at up to $3.5 b...
- SpaceX’s Starbase environmental review is inches from the finish line Teslarati · 31 May 2022 US Federal Aviation Administration says that its environmental review of SpaceX’s plan to conduct orbital Starship launches out of South Texas has...
- NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking NASA · 31 May 2022 NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 67 crew aboard the International Space Station.
- Astrocast buying Hiber to boost funding and expansion plans SpaceNews · 31 May 2022 Cash-strapped smallsat operator Astrocast announced plans May 30 to buy Dutch connectivity solutions provider Hiber, which scrapped plans for its own constellation last year following failures on its initial satellites.
- AstroForge aims to succeed where other asteroid mining companies have failed Ars Technica · 31 May 2022 "When you say asteroid mining, people laugh at you."
- Sierra Space to partner with Spirit AeroSystems on Dream Chaser cargo modules SpaceNews · 31 May 2022 Sierra Space announced May 31 a strategic partnership with aerospace manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems for production of cargo modules for its Dream Chaser vehicles.
- Rocket to launch China’s next space station module arrives at launch center SpaceNews · 31 May 2022 A Long March 5B rocket has arrived at Wenchang spaceport as China gears up to send its second space station module into orbit.
- Against Quad? China launches satellite-based Earth observation initiative with BRICS nations SpaceNews · 31 May 2022 In what appears to be a tit-for-tat move against Quad nations’ launch of a satellite-based maritime domain awareness initiative for the Indo-Pacific region, China has rolled out a similar campaign with its four BRICS par...
- House committee questions proposed delay in NASA asteroid mission SpaceNews · 31 May 2022 Members of the House Science Committee used a hearing about the planetary science decadal survey to criticize a proposal in NASA’s budget request to delay work on a space telescope to track near Earth objects.
- SpaceX repairing upgraded Starship prototype after first test Teslarati · 31 May 2022 SpaceX workers have been spotted repairing the company’s newest Starship prototype in the days after the rocket’s first partial test. Starship S24...
- Ingenuity “hunkering down” during Martian dust storms and winter SpaceNews · 30 May 2022 Dust storms and changing seasons will limit the ability of NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter to fly for the next several months, a project engineer said May 27.
- James Webb targets detailed as commissioning nears completion NASASpaceflight · 30 May 2022 Over the past five months, the James Webb Space Telescope and the joint NASA, European Space Agency, and Canadian Space Agency teams behind the project have been working towards the completion of the observatory’s six-mo...
- Space Force identifies national security launches funded in 2022 and 2023 SpaceNews · 30 May 2022 The Space Force funded eight launches in fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Five were assigned to United Launch Alliance and three to SpaceX.
- Lawmakers seek another big increase for DoD ‘responsive launch’ SpaceNews · 30 May 2022 A bipartisan group of House members is proposing to increase funding for tactically responsive launch to $150 million in 2023
- UK-launched rocket promises to transform microsatellite launch business Spaceflight Now · 30 May 2022 The first launch of the Orbex Prime ‘eco-rocket’ from a remote launch pad in the Highlands of Scotland is expected at the end of the year or in early 2023. A full-scale prototype of Prime, billed as the world’s most envi...
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveals next-generation Starlink satellite details Teslarati · 30 May 2022 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed the first technical details about the company’s next-generation Starlink ‘Gen2’ satellite design, confirming that it will...
- China rolls out rocket for Shenzhou-14 crewed mission SpaceNews · 29 May 2022 China is preparing to launch three astronauts to its Tiangong space station to oversee a crucial phase of construction of the orbital outpost.
- Next SLS countdown rehearsal scheduled for June 19 SpaceNews · 29 May 2022 NASA has tentatively scheduled the next attempt to fuel the Space Launch System and go through a practice countdown for June 19, two weeks after the vehicle returns to the launch pad.
- KARI names KPLO as it begins communication testing NASASpaceflight · 28 May 2022 The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is preparing to launch its Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), recently named Danuri. Danuri is South Korea’s first of many planned lunar missions in the coming future. Th...
- NASA to reexamine space-based solar power SpaceNews · 28 May 2022 NASA is starting a study to reexamine the viability of space-based solar power, a long-touted solution to providing power from space that may be getting new interest thanks to technological advances and pushes for clean...
- Starlink approved in Nigeria and Mozambique, says Elon Musk SpaceNews · 27 May 2022 SpaceX said May 27 that Nigeria has joined Mozambique as the first countries in Africa to approve its Starlink broadband services.
- Ball and Raytheon to develop NOAA ocean sensors SpaceNews · 27 May 2022 Ball Aerospace and Raytheon Intelligence & Space will begin developing ocean color sensors for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s next generation of geostationary weather satellites under contracts ann...
- NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Captures Video of Record Flight NASA · 27 May 2022 Imagery has come down from Mars capturing a recent fight in which the rotorcraft flew farther and faster than ever before.
- UK’s Open Cosmos gets ESA funding for space weather constellation SpaceNews · 27 May 2022 British small satellite startup Open Cosmos said May 27 it has secured European Space Agency funding to develop plans for a space weather monitoring constellation.
- The Philippines gives green light to Starlink SpaceNews · 27 May 2022 The Philippines has approved plans that will see it become the first country in Southeast Asia to access SpaceX’s Starlink broadband services.
- Astroscale gets funds for 2024 debris-removal mission SpaceNews · 27 May 2022 Astroscale has secured European Space Agency funding for a 2024 demo mission to remove what will likely be a OneWeb satellite.
- China targets permanently shadowed regions at lunar south pole SpaceNews · 27 May 2022 China is looking to land spacecraft near permanently shadowed regions near the south pole of the moon to investigate the potential presence of resources trapped in craters.
- SpaceX rolls out first new Starship prototype in nine months Teslarati · 27 May 2022 For the first time in more than nine months, SpaceX has rolled a new Starship prototype to its Starbase, Texas launch facilities...
- Rocket Report: Meet the Gravity-1 rocket; will Starship really cut launch costs? Ars Technica · 27 May 2022 "I probably can’t express in words what it meant for me."
- NASA plans Artemis 1 moon rocket retest around June 19 Spaceflight Now · 27 May 2022 NASA plans to haul its huge Space Launch System moon rocket back to the launch pad June 5-6 for a fourth attempt to load it with 730,000 gallons of supercold propellants in a dress-rehearsal countdown to clear the way fo...
- NASA to Pick Next Generation Spacesuits for Moonwalking, Spacewalking NASA · 26 May 2022 NASA will announce at 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. CDT) Wednesday, June 1, the company, or companies, selected to move forward in developing the next generation of spacesuits for Artemis missions at the Moon and the International...
- General Dynamics wins ground systems contract for Space Development Agency’s megaconstellation SpaceNews · 26 May 2022 General Dynamics Mission Systems won a $324.5 million contract to operate the ground systems and manage network operations of the Space Development Agency’s low Earth orbit constellation.
- Space Force rolls out cybersecurity standards for commercial providers of satellite services SpaceNews · 26 May 2022 The Space Systems Command announced May 26 the official rollout of a new process to assess the cybersecurity of commercial satellite operators that do business with the Defense Department.
- NASA Supports Small Business Research to Power Future Exploration NASA · 26 May 2022 NASA has selected hundreds of small businesses and dozens of research institutions to develop technology to help drive the future of space exploration, ranging from novel sensors and electronics to new types of software...
- No SpaceX Falcon Heavy payload is safe as NASA Psyche mission announces delay Teslarati · 26 May 2022 SpaceX’s first dedicated Falcon Heavy launch for NASA has been hit by a seven-week delay after spacecraft engineers discovered a software anomaly...