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- SpaceX rapidly shipping upgraded Raptor engines to Starbase Teslarati · 28 Apr 2022 SpaceX appears to have opened the floodgates and begun shipping upgraded ‘Raptor V2’ engines to Starbase en masse in preparation for crucial...
- Space Force sees room for more competitors in national security launch SpaceNews · 28 Apr 2022 Gen. John Raymond said the the Space Force might consider working with more than two launch companies as more players enter the industry
- NASA Chooses Small Businesses to Continue Exploration Tech Development NASA · 28 Apr 2022 NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has chosen 110 U.S. small businesses for continued technology development.
- James Webb telescope completes optical alignment, ready for final instrument calibration phase of commissioning NASASpaceflight · 28 Apr 2022 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has entered a new phase of its commissioning process as NASA announces that the observatory has completed its mirror alignment and focusing process and is ready to move into the inst...
- Northrop Grumman expects a $2 billion order from ULA for solid rocket boosters SpaceNews · 28 Apr 2022 Northrop Grumman is anticipating a $2 billion contract from United Launch Alliance for solid rocket boosters, president and CEO Kathy Warden said April 28.
- China’s Wenchang aims to become commercial space hub SpaceNews · 28 Apr 2022 A southern city hosting China’s newest, transformative spaceport is pushing to become a hub for commercial and international space activity.
- Inmarsat’s telemetry network for rockets ready for launch SpaceNews · 28 Apr 2022 British satellite operator Inmarsat is preparing to use its telemetry relay network to support rocket launches this year for the first time, according to a company executive.
- SpaceX director says six Crew Dragon launches per year is a sustainable goal Teslarati · 28 Apr 2022 A senior manager says that SpaceX could sustainably launch six or more Crew Dragons per year if the market for private missions...
- Crew-4 arrives at ISS SpaceNews · 28 Apr 2022 A Crew Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station with a new set of American and European astronauts April 27.
- Four astronauts arrive at space station for long-term stay Spaceflight Now · 28 Apr 2022 Three Americans and one Italian astronaut floated into the International Space Station late Wednesday after a nearly 16-hour transit aboard a SpaceX crew capsule from a launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast, ready for a re...
- SpaceX shooting for rocket turnaround record with next Starlink launch Spaceflight Now · 28 Apr 2022 With a mission Friday to deploy more Starlink internet satellites, SpaceX will try to shave nearly a week off the company’s previous record for the shortest time between two launches of the same Falcon 9 booster. The fir...
- Space Force has insatiable demand for geospatial intelligence SpaceNews · 28 Apr 2022 The U.S. Space Force plans to request funding in the 2024 budget for space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, U.S. Space Force deputy chief of space operations.
- NASA and DLR to end SOFIA operations SpaceNews · 28 Apr 2022 NASA and German space agency DLR announced April 28 they will end operations of an airborne astrophysics observatory in September.
- Cosmonauts activate European Robotic Arm on 250th space station spacewalk Spaceflight Now · 28 Apr 2022 Two Russian cosmonauts unlocked the European Robotic Arm from its launch moorings on a spacewalk Thursday, allowing the manipulator to move around outside the International Space Station for the first time.
- Crew Dragon Freedom makes its first docking at the ISS on the Crew-4 mission NASASpaceflight · 27 Apr 2022 After a successful launch, Crew Dragon C212 Freedom docked to the International Space Station (ISS) at 23:37 UTC Thursday (7:37 pm EDT on Tuesday). Flying the SpaceX Crew-4 mission, Dragon was launched on Wednesday and t...
- DalBello to lead Office of Space Commerce SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2022 The Commerce Department has hired a veteran of government and industry to be the next director of the Office of Space Commerce.
- Ingenuity helicopter flies over leftover wreckage from Mars landing last year Spaceflight Now · 27 Apr 2022 NASA’s flying drone on Mars has recorded aerial views of debris left behind from the landing of the Perseverance rover last year, showing remarkable details of the craft’s supersonic parachute and part of its aeroshell.
- NASA's Mars Helicopter Spots Gear That Helped Perseverance Rover Land NASA · 27 Apr 2022 Eyeing some of the components that enabled the rover to get safely to the Martian surface could provide valuable insights for future missions.
- Op-ed | South Africa’s Space Journey Charts a Course for the Continent SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2022 Today, South Africa is an evident center of gravity in the African space community. It hosts some of the world’s most sophisticated ground-based space infrastructure, its space supply chain is strong, and its public sect...
- Three Americans, one Italian launch on SpaceX’s new “Freedom” spacecraft Spaceflight Now · 27 Apr 2022 Four astronauts rocketed into a clear predawn sky early Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, riding SpaceX’s newest Dragon spacecraft — named “Freedom” — to kick off a planned four-and-a-half month science...
- Government trying to streamline procurement of commercial space data SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2022 NGA is trying to match requirements with commercially available technology, said Frank Avila, commercial and business operations deputy director at the National Geospatial-intelligence Agency
- DoD intelligence chief: U.S. made ‘gutsy decision’ to release sensitive imagery to counter Russia’s deception ops SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2022 Undersecretary of Defense Ronald Moultrie: The decision to release satellite imagery and other intelligence on Russia’s movements 'was not taken lightly'
- China to build a lunar communications and navigation constellation SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2022 China plans to set up a constellation around the moon to provide communication and navigation services for future complex operations on the lunar surface.
- SpaceX sends four astronauts into orbit for the second time in a month Ars Technica · 27 Apr 2022 "I just want to reiterate that safety is still and always the top priority."
- Falcon 9 launches Crew-4 mission to space station SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2022 Four American and European astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station after their launch on a Crew Dragon spacecraft April 27, less than two days after another spacecraft returned from the station.
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Launch to International Space Station NASA · 27 Apr 2022 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station at 3:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 27, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- Crew-4 set for Wednesday morning commute to orbit Space Scout · 27 Apr 2022 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission is set to launch early Wednesday morning, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station onboard
- Crew-4 mission timeline Spaceflight Now · 27 Apr 2022 This detailed mission timeline covers major vehicle and crew activities during the Crew-4 countdown and rendezvous with the International Space Station.
- Dixon calls for greater transparency and data interoperability SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 Russia's invasion of Ukraine is underscoring the need to fuse intelligence datasets, like geospatial intelligence, signals intelligence, human intelligence, said Stacey Dixon, U.S. deputy director of national intelligenc...
- NASA Selects Investigation Teams to Join Geospace Dynamics Mission NASA · 26 Apr 2022 NASA has selected three investigation teams to join the agency’s Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission science team in studying Earth’s upper atmosphere, as well as five additional investigations that will be und...
- SpaceX poised for quick turnaround between astronaut missions Spaceflight Now · 26 Apr 2022 Just 39 hours after SpaceX returned four private astronauts to Earth, the company’s next crew mission for NASA is set for launch from Florida early Wednesday with a planetary geologist, a veteran commander and medical do...
- Synthetic data helps train algorithms to spot rare objects SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 Computer vision models only work after they have ingested extensive data of various objects, which is not always available.
- Crew-4 mission to ISS begins with pre-dawn liftoff NASASpaceflight · 26 Apr 2022 The fourth SpaceX Commercial Crew rotation mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on Wednesday, April 27 at 03:52 Eastern Daylight Time (07:52 UTC), using Falcon 9 B1067-4 for the first flight of Crew...
- SpaceX, NASA on track for Wednesday astronaut launch [webcast] Teslarati · 26 Apr 2022 SpaceX says a Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket are on track to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for...
- Ligado Networks critics step up opposition as service launch nears SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 Ligado Networks faces renewed calls to block its terrestrial wireless plans over GPS interference concerns as the company prepares to turn part of its network on as early as Sept. 30.
- NASA expects decisions on ISS crew swaps by June SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 NASA says it expects to know by June whether a Russian cosmonaut will fly on a Crew Dragon mission in September in exchange for a NASA astronaut flying on a Soyuz, as the agency’s leadership continues to express optimism...
- NASA’s moon rocket rolls back to Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs Spaceflight Now · 26 Apr 2022 NASA rolled the giant new rocket for the Artemis 1 moon mission off the launch pad back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building before dawn Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center. Officials hope to complete repairs in time to...
- ACT to embed thermal management in Carbon Mapper structures SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 Advanced Cooling Technologies (ACT), a thermal management specialist, announced a contract with Planet to design and build structures for the first two Carbon Mapper methane-monitoring satellites.
- Hubble discovers exoplanet unconventionally forming at an extreme distance, NASA confirms 5,000 discovered exoplanets NASASpaceflight · 26 Apr 2022 In recent weeks, two teams of researchers released studies identifying the strange characteristics of two exoplanets using the joint NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) Hubble Space Telescope. Specifically, one study fo...
- Halifax International raising funds to build imaging satellites for Ukraine SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 Satellogic would produce satellites for Ukraine under a Halifax International initiative