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- Space companies donate funds for humanitarian efforts in Ukraine SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 Several firms in the commercial space industry have each pledged $50,000 to finance humanitarian efforts in Ukraine
- U.S., South Korea agree to cooperate on space situational awareness for military purposes SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 The SSA pact is part of a broader space security agreement reached between John D. Hill, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for space and missile defense, and Cho Yong-geun, the South Korean defense ministry’s di...
- Adranos, a startup that makes solid rocket motors, closes $20 million funding round SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 Adranos, a startup that manufacturers solid rocket motors, announced April 26 it has closed a $20 million Series A funding round.
- SpaceX rapidly turns around drone ship for sixth launch this month Teslarati · 26 Apr 2022 SpaceX has rapidly turned around one of its two East Coast ‘autonomous spaceport drone ships’ and sent the vessel back to sea...
- PredaSAR nears first launch of its radar imaging constellation SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 Radar imaging startup PredaSAR is preparing to deploy its first satellite on the SpaceX Transporter 6 rideshare, projected to launch in October.
- NASA to repurpose OSIRIS-REx for second asteroid encounter SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 A NASA mission to return samples from one near Earth asteroid will get an extended mission to visit a second asteroid under a plan approved by the agency April 25.
- SpaceX aces seventh astronaut launch in less than two years Teslarati · 26 Apr 2022 SpaceX has successfully completed its second astronaut launch in less than three weeks, sending a batch of professional NASA and ESA astronauts...
- NRO plans for immediate and long-term acquisition of commercial satellite data SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 The National Reconnaissance Office has issued contracts to satisfy immediate needs for commercial satellite data, while drafting requirements to bring commercial capabilities into an integrated architecture that includes...
- Artemis 1 vehicle heads back to VAB while NASA discusses what to do next NASASpaceflight · 25 Apr 2022 NASA’s Artemis 1 flight vehicle is headed back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) after a month at Launch Pad 39B attempting to complete the final test before its first launch.
- SpaceX Dragon returns private astronauts to Earth after an extra week in space Teslarati · 25 Apr 2022 Update: A SpaceX Crew Dragon has finally returned Axiom Space’s first crew of four private astronauts to Earth after recovery delays ultimately...
- Vice Adm. Sharp: Commercial satellites a key counterforce to Russian disinformation SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2022 Geospatial intelligence has been "instrumental to those fighting in Ukraine, and to shaping worldviews of the crisis,” said Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, director of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.
- NASA Extends Exploration for 8 Planetary Science Missions NASA · 25 Apr 2022 Among the missions are InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey, and Curiosity, all of which have been critical to expanding our understanding of the Red Planet.
- Coverage Updated for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Briefing, Events, Broadcast NASA · 25 Apr 2022 NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission, which will send astronauts to the International Space Station.
- Crew Dragon splashes down to end Ax-1 private astronaut mission SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2022 A Crew Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth April 25, ending a 17-day mission that ferried four private astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
- Historic Axiom-1 mission returned from ISS as Crew-4 prepares for launch NASASpaceflight · 25 Apr 2022 The first all-private astronaut mission to visit the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom-1, has successfully returned to Earth. Crew Dragon Endeavour undocked from the station’s Node 2 zenith (or space-facing) docki...
- Starlink secures first major airline Wi-Fi deal with Hawaiian Airlines SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2022 Hawaiian Airlines said April 25 it plans to offer free Starlink services on transpacific flights to and from Hawaii next year, becoming the first major airline to announce a deal with SpaceX’s high-speed broadband networ...
- Photos: Close-ups of NASA’s moon rocket on the launch pad Spaceflight Now · 25 Apr 2022 These images from pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center show NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket awaiting a rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs. The photos were taken Thursday, April 21, as technicians...
- ManTech tracking foreign influence using open-source intelligence SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2022 ManTech developed a model that uses open-source intelligence to measure the level of foreign influence in any country
- First all-private mission to the space station will finally come home Ars Technica · 25 Apr 2022 One thing seems clear: Private orbital spaceflight will be very different.
- A boom in Earth observation satellites creating new demands for intelligence SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2022 Crises such as the covid pandemic, climate change and the war in Ukraine are fueling demand for geospatial information
- Capella raises $97 million to expand radar constellation SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2022 Capella Space raised $97 million in a Series C investment round.
- Orbital Insight brings Satellogic data into its platform SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2022 Geospatial intelligence company Orbital Insight announced plans April 25 to bring high-resolution imagery from Satellogic, an Earth observation company based in Argentina, into its geospatial intelligence platform.
- U.S. ASAT ban meant to support U.N. discussions on space threats SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2022 A State Department official said the Biden administration’s announcement of a ban of one kind of ASAT weapon tests was timed to support discussions at an upcoming United Nations forum on norms of behavior in space.
- Axiom’s private astronauts depart space station after 15-day stay Spaceflight Now · 25 Apr 2022 A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four non-professional astronauts, the first fully commercial, non-government crew to visit the International Space Station, undocked from the outpost Sunday, heading for re-entry and...
- Kleos unveils dedicated, taskable RF monitoring missions SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2022 Kleos Space announced plans April 25 to offer customers dedicated, taskable radio frequency monitoring capabilities.
- SpaceX’s Starlink service coming to Hawaiian Airlines Teslarati · 25 Apr 2022 Hawaiian Airlines will offer SpaceX’s Starlink internet service onboard flights. In a press release published on Monday, April 25, Hawaiian Airlines announced that it...
- SpaceX capsule returns to Earth with first all-private space station crew Spaceflight Now · 25 Apr 2022 A SpaceX crew capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Georgia Monday with a retired NASA astronaut and three wealthy businessmen, closing out an extended 17-day mission on the first fully commercial,...
- NASA preps for return of SLS moon rocket to hangar Spaceflight Now · 24 Apr 2022 Ground teams moved a diesel-powered crawler-transporter underneath the Space Launch System moon rocket Sunday on pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, preparing the towering launcher for a return to the Vehicle Assembl...
- China to conduct asteroid deflection test around 2025 SpaceNews · 24 Apr 2022 China will aim to change the trajectory of a potentially threatening asteroid with a kinetic impactor test as part of plans for a planetary defense system.
- Ax-1 undocks from space station after extended stay SpaceNews · 24 Apr 2022 A Crew Dragon undocked from the International Space Station April 24 carrying four private astronauts who spent nearly twice as long on the station as originally planned.
- Space startups argue for more agile business models SpaceNews · 23 Apr 2022 Companies pursuing emerging technologies are getting funding from venture investors but also are looking for U.S. government support
- SpaceX again waves off return of Axiom crew mission Spaceflight Now · 23 Apr 2022 With persistent high winds off the Florida coast, SpaceX on Saturday again waved off the undocking and return to Earth of a Dragon crew capsule from the International Space Station with four private astronauts. The decis...
- Iridium and General Dynamics submit joint bid for Space Development Agency contract SpaceNews · 23 Apr 2022 Communications satellite operator Iridum and General Dynamics Mission Systems submitted a joint bid to operate and manage the Space Development Agency’s low Earth orbit constellation.
- NASA space technology programs face “constraining” budget SpaceNews · 23 Apr 2022 A flat budget for NASA’s space technology programs is “very constraining” for the agency as it faces tough decisions about what efforts it can fund and at what amounts.
- Copernic Space welcomes Kevin O’Connell to advisory board SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2022 Copernic Space, the latest company to bring Kevin O’Connell onto its advisory board, is unlike other ventures the former director of the U.S. Office of Space Commerce has joined.
- Space Force radar that monitors low Earth orbit to feed data directly to cloud platform SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2022 Data from the Space Fence radar that tracks objects in low Earth orbit can now be accessed through the Unified Data Library
- Japan’s ispace negotiating first commercial moon landing insurance SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2022 Japanese lunar lander developer ispace said April 21 it is negotiating the world’s first insurance coverage for a commercial mission to the moon’s surface.
- Starlink signs first inflight Wi-Fi deal for services later this year SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2022 Jet service provider JSX said April 21 it is set to become the first air carrier to provide Starlink’s satellite broadband services later this year.
- South Korea “welcomes” U.S. moratorium on anti-satellite missile tests; China skeptical SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2022 South Korea “welcomed” America’s self-imposed ban on direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile tests that create orbital debris.
- House appropriator promises to mark up NASA spending bill on schedule SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2022 The chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee that funds NASA says he expects his committee to develop spending bills “on time” this year but was noncommittal about the level of support NASA will receive.