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- Astranis eyes U.S. military customers for its small geostationary satellites SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2022 Small GEO satellite operator Astranis sees an opportunity to break into the defense market as the military seeks to diversify its communications architecture
- Avanti sheds $550 million of debt to free up growth plan SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2022 British satellite operator Avanti said April 13 it has cut its $810 million debt pile by two-thirds after investors agreed to swap debt for equity.
- NASA Invites Media to Cover Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 Mission NASA · 14 Apr 2022 Media accreditation is open for prelaunch and launch activities for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station, the second uncrewed flight test of the company’s CST-100 Starlin...
- Space domain awareness: A secret weapon against shadowy threats in orbit SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2022 KBR, a Defense Department and NASA contractor with $6 billion in annual sales, paid $800 million in 2020 to acquire Centauri, a company focused on space sensors and satellite tracking. The acquisition gave KBR an entry i...
- Kepler validates intersatellite data-relay terminal SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2022 Kepler Communications has successfully tested inter-satellite links with a terminal designed to tap into the Aether data-relay constellation it plans to start deploying early next year, an executive for the Canadian comp...
- La NASA publica un Plan de acción para la equidad, para hacer el espacio más accesible a todos NASA · 14 Apr 2022 En apoyo a las iniciativas de la administración Biden-Harris para fomentar la equidad racial en el gobierno federal, la NASA ha publicado su primer Plan de acción para la equidad.
- NASA Releases Equity Action Plan to Make Space More Accessible to All NASA · 14 Apr 2022 In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to advance racial equity in the federal government, NASA has released its first-ever Equity Action Plan.
- Commercial crew has no problem adapting to life on space station Spaceflight Now · 14 Apr 2022 The first NASA-sanctioned all-private crew to visit the International Space Station has had few problems adapting to weightlessness, but a non-stop schedule of proprietary research and public outreach has left little “wi...
- Hydrogen leak halts tanking test for Artemis moon rocket Spaceflight Now · 14 Apr 2022 A hydrogen leak near the connection between NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket and its mobile launch platform foiled another attempt Thursday to pump cryogenic propellants into the towering mega-booster at the Kenned...
- CAPSTONE cubesat ready for cislunar mission SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2022 NASA’s intention to replant bootprints on the moon is getting a kick-start by the launch of a microwave oven-sized smallsat, the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, cal...
- Capella unveils automated tasking products SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2022 Capella Space unveiled three products April 14 that automate tasking of the company’s constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
- NASA calls off modified Artemis 1 Wet Dress Rehearsal for hydrogen leak NASASpaceflight · 14 Apr 2022 NASA tried again at a third attempt on April 14 to complete the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) test on its Artemis 1 vehicle. The integrated Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Artemis 1 will be launched...
- China gears up for new space station missions, record-breaking crew set to return home SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2022 A Long March rocket arrived at Wenchang spaceport Monday in preparation for a new round of space station missions starting May.
- NASA shifts Earth science mission to previously flown Falcon 9 SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2022 NASA’s embrace of reused rockets continued with an agreement this month to switch the upcoming launch of an Earth science satellite from a new to a previously flown Falcon 9, a change whose full terms remain proprietary.
- SpaceX, NASA refine Crew-4 launch date as Axiom astronauts focus on science Teslarati · 14 Apr 2022 SpaceX and NASA have delayed Crew Dragon’s fourth operational Commercial Crew launch for the fifth time as four private Axiom Space astronauts...
- Russian invasion of Ukraine exposes cybersecurity threat to commercial satellites SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2022 Cybersecurity experts have been warning for years of increasing attacks on commercial satellites and working with companies to enhance security.
- U.S. intelligence-gathering payloads awaiting launch on SpaceX rocket Spaceflight Now · 14 Apr 2022 SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from California’s Central Coast just after sunrise Friday, boosting a classified cargo into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office on what is widely believed to be a naval r...
- NASA to Discuss Initial Findings from Artemis Moon Mission Modified Test NASA · 14 Apr 2022 NASA will hold a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 15, to discuss the wet dress rehearsal test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B at the agency’s...
- ESA ends cooperation with Russia on lunar missions SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2022 ESA announced April 13 it was further cutting ties with Russia by dropping plans to cooperate on a series of lunar missions, turning instead to NASA and other agencies.
- Intelligence official says U.S. government is not micromanaging commercial imagery SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2022 Many of the commercial companies that are openly sharing satellite imagery of Ukraine work with the U.S. government but are not restricted in what they can share, said Stacey Dixon, principal deputy director of national...
- NASA Sets Coverage for Russian Spacewalks Outside Space Station NASA · 13 Apr 2022 NASA will provide coverage of spacewalks Monday, April 18, and Thursday, April 28, as Russian cosmonauts venture outside the International Space Station to activate a new robotic arm attached to the Nauka module.
- Trying to sound impressive, Putin says Russia will resume lunar program Ars Technica · 13 Apr 2022 Putin touts a decades-old program with limited ambitions.
- Space Force looking at what it will take to refuel satellites in orbit SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2022 The U.S. Space Force in 2025 plans to launch to geostationary orbit three small satellites that will attempt to dock with a propellant tanker so they can be refueled in space.
- Accelerators offer startups an introduction to government markets SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2022 Startup accelerators are an important ingredient of the evolving space ecosystem. Entrepreneurs say accelerators are particularly helpful for startups looking to break into the military space market.
- Dirk Hoke to become chairman of propulsion startup Plasmos SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2022 Dirk Hoke, the former CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, is joining propulsion startup Plasmos Inc. as chairman of the board.
- NASA’s Perseverance rover spots its own parachute on Mars Spaceflight Now · 13 Apr 2022 More than a year after arriving on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has spotted its supersonic parachute and part of its aeroshell sitting on the surface of the Red Planet as the robot heads for its next scientific target...
- White House releases in-space servicing strategy SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2022 A new federal strategy seeks to coordinate activities among agencies and interaction with the private sector to advance work making and repairing spacecraft in space.
- SpaceX rapidly constructing Starship’s first Florida launch pad and tower Teslarati · 13 Apr 2022 After restarting work on the project a few months ago, SpaceX appears to have gotten back up to speed and begun to...
- Satellites to test-fly new cyber software SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2022 As space systems face growing cyberattacks, the Aerospace Corp. and TriSept Corp. are preparing separate flight tests of software to alert satellite operators of anomalies detected onboard.
- NASA restarts moon rocket wet dress rehearsal countdown Spaceflight Now · 12 Apr 2022 NASA restarted a two-day dress-rehearsal countdown Tuesday for the agency’s new Space Launch System moon rocket after a series of unrelated glitches, mostly involving ground systems, blocked two earlier attempts to fully...
- GAO completes investigation of the decision to relocate U.S. Space Command SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2022 Colorado lawmakers announced April 12 that they have been briefed by the Government Accountability Office on the agency’s investigation of the January 2021 decision to relocate U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colora...
- Astranis adds extra year of life to small GEO satellite design SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2022 Improvements Astranis has made to the propulsion systems of four small satellites slated to launch in 2023 will add at least another year to their operational lives, according to CEO John Gedmark.
- Defense Intelligence Agency calls attention to China’s and Russia’s growing presence in space SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2022 A new report by the Defense Intelligence Agency notes that the space fleets of China and Russia grew more than 70% in just over two years.
- NASA, UAE Mars Missions Agree to Share Science Data NASA · 12 Apr 2022 NASA’s MAVEN mission and the United Arab Emirates’ Hope Probe mission are paving the way toward greater scientific collaboration and data exchange between the two Mars orbiters.
- NASA to restart fueling test of SLS rocket, with key modifications Ars Technica · 12 Apr 2022 "We’re very comfortable with the path forward."
- US, India agree to cooperate on space situational awareness SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2022 The United States and India have agreed to cooperate on space situational awareness, a deal that the U.S. Department of Defense said would “lay the groundwork for more advanced cooperation in space.”
- Astra wins order for electric thrusters from LeoStella SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2022 Astra Space announced April 12 an order of electric thrusters by LeoStella, part of the company’s efforts to move beyond launch.
- SpaceX to launch five South Korean military satellites by 2025 Teslarati · 12 Apr 2022 South Korea is deepening its relationship with SpaceX with a contract to launch at least five military reconnaissance satellites on Falcon 9...
- NASA defends decision to proceed with modified SLS countdown test SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2022 NASA officials defended their decision to proceed with a modified version of a countdown rehearsal for the Space Launch System that does not involve fueling the rocket’s upper stage, saying they’ll wait until after the t...
- How sherpas guide startups through government contracting terrain SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2022 U.S. defense and intelligence agencies are eager to tap into commercial innovation, and many startup founders are eager to win government funding. The problem is the two groups often have trouble communicating.