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- Deputy secretary Hicks: DoD is searching for better ways to work with startups SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2022 Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said DoD still has a long way to go in making its procurement process more suitable for the commercial industry
- Rocket Lab confirms plan to catch booster with helicopter later this month Spaceflight Now · 11 Apr 2022 Rocket Lab plans the first attempt to catch one of its returning small satellite boosters by helicopter after a launch later this month, nearly three years after the company announced its mid-air recovery and reuse conce...
- Moog opens spacecraft-integration facility SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2022 Moog Inc. is quadrupling the size of its Colorado space vehicle production facility as the New York-based company long known as a spacecraft component supplier expands its role as a space vehicle integrator.
- NASA Awards Contracts for Aerospace Testing and Facilities Operations NASA · 11 Apr 2022 NASA has awarded a contract to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tennessee, to provide the agency’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California with support services for ground-based aerospace test facilities a...
- SpaceX to launch NASA’s SWOT water topography satellite on reused Falcon 9 Teslarati · 11 Apr 2022 NASA has modified a contract with SpaceX to allow the company to launch the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts to Discuss Mission, Splashdown NASA · 11 Apr 2022 As they prepare to return to Earth later this month, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts will answer media questions about their time aboard the International Space Station during an in-orbit news conference at 1:20 p.m. EDT...
- Download your ‘News from the 37th Space Symposium’ special digital edition SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2022 The SpaceNews editorial team produced four show dailies, a nightly email newsletter and all-day web coverage during the 37th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs the week of April 4.
- China launches three space missions, debuts new rocket configuration Spaceflight Now · 11 Apr 2022 China launched three more space missions in recent weeks, debuting the country’s first rocket to be fitted with strap-on solid-fueled boosters and deploying satellites to image planet Earth and calibrate orbit prediction...
- Space National Guard put on indefinite hold SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2022 Instead of having a dedicated reserve force, the U.S. Space Force would have a regular active-duty force with full-time and part-time members, according to a proposal the Department of the Air Force submitted to Congress...
- Company that aims to race SpaceX to Mars plays with fire Ars Technica · 11 Apr 2022 "We knew better as untrained college students."
- SatixFy architect Yoel Gat dies amid SPAC merger plans SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2022 Satellite communications equipment maker SatixFy said April 10 that cofounder and outgoing CEO Yoel Gat has died, days after announcing a leadership transition that would seat a new CEO in June amid plans to become a pub...
- South Korea hires SpaceX to launch five spy satellites by 2025 SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2022 South Korea has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch five spy satellites by 2025, with the first launch on a Falcon 9 rocket by the end of 2023.
- ULA orders 116 Aerojet Rocketdyne engines for Vulcan’s upper stage SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2022 Aerojet Rocketdyne announced April 11 it has received an order from United Launch Alliance for 116 engines for the upper stage of ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket.
- NASA to Discuss Plans Today for Artemis Moon Mission Modified Test NASA · 11 Apr 2022 NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today, Monday, April 11, to provide an update on the final major test of the agency’s mega Moon rocket and spacecraft on the launch pad at the agency’s Kennedy Space Ce...
- SpaceX static fires Falcon 9 rocket for next NRO spy satellite launch Teslarati · 11 Apr 2022 SpaceX says it has successfully static-fired a Falcon 9 rocket scheduled to launch the company’s second National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spy satellite...
- Companies build up teams to compete for Artemis lunar rover SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2022 Companies are adding to or creating new teams in anticipation of a NASA competition for a lunar rover to support later Artemis missions to the moon.
- Maxar eager to launch new satellites amid soaring demand for imagery over Ukraine SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2022 As Maxar satellites continue to collect images of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, the company is working with customers so it can allocate more capacity to meet U.S. government needs, CEO Daniel Jablonsky told SpaceNews.
- Euclid moving into final phase of testing following integration milestone NASASpaceflight · 10 Apr 2022 The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Euclid space telescope has moved closer to launch after prime contractor Thales Alenia Space mated the spacecraft’s service module and payload module. Euclid will aim to study the “dar...
- House committee leaders ask White House to withdraw proposed NTSB regulations on commercial launch investigations SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2022 The leaders of the House Science Committee have asked the Biden administration to withdraw a controversial proposed rule regarding commercial spaceflight investigations, calling it “plainly unlawful.”
- Space Development Agency to accelerate deployment of missile-tracking satellites SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2022 The U.S. Space Force is requesting an additional $200 million in fiscal year 2023 to launch satellites for the Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking constellation.
- NASA to delay, modify SLS countdown rehearsal SpaceNews · 9 Apr 2022 After discovering a problem with a valve on the Space Launch System’s upper stage, NASA is delaying a countdown rehearsal and fueling test and modifying it to limit fueling of the upper stage.
- Air Force space experiment will seek to demonstrate multi-orbit satellite navigation SpaceNews · 9 Apr 2022 The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3), an experiment funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, will broadcast PNT signals from geostationary orbit to supplement GPS satellites in medium Earth orbit
- First crew of private astronauts welcomed aboard International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 9 Apr 2022 A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on Saturday with four private astronauts, beginning a planned stay of at least eight days — and maybe longer — while becoming the first mission with an...
- Japanese satellite laser-comm startup Warpspace draws bead on U.S. market SpaceNews · 9 Apr 2022 Warpspace, a Japanese space startup developing an inter-satellite laser communications system, is establishing a U.S. presence to partner with American companies and compete for government and military contracts.
- Axiom mission arrives at ISS SpaceNews · 9 Apr 2022 A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four private astronauts arrived at the International Space Station April 9 for a scheduled eight-day stay.
- Citing valve problem, NASA will load only the SLS core stage in next countdown test Spaceflight Now · 9 Apr 2022 A problem with a helium valve on the Space Launch System moon rocket’s upper stage will require ground teams to only partially load the giant launcher with cryogenic propellants during an upcoming countdown dress rehears...
- Axiom-1 arrives at ISS for science-packed week on orbit NASASpaceflight · 9 Apr 2022 Crew Dragon Endeavour has successfully docked to the Node-2 zenith port — otherwise called the Harmony space-facing port — at 8:29 am EDT (12:29 UTC) after launching at 11:17 am EDT (15:17 UTC) the previous day. Docking...
- Vega C to launch Sentinel-1C in 2023 SpaceNews · 8 Apr 2022 The European Space Agency will launch its Sentinel-1C radar imaging satellite on a Vega C rocket in 2023 as the agency continues to study potential impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on that launch vehicle.
- First-of-its-kind commercial astronaut mission heads for space station Spaceflight Now · 8 Apr 2022 Strapped in the seats of a SpaceX crew capsule, a retired NASA astronaut and three wealthy paying passengers rocketed into orbit Friday from the Kennedy Space Center on the first fully commercial mission to the Internati...
- SpaceX launches first all-private astronaut crew to the International Space Station Teslarati · 8 Apr 2022 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft have successfully begun the first all-private astronaut mission to an orbital space station...
- Axiom Private Astronauts Headed to International Space Station NASA · 8 Apr 2022 Four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
- SpaceX launches commercial mission to ISS SpaceNews · 8 Apr 2022 SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft April 8 carrying four commercial astronauts to the International Space Station for Axiom Space.
- Dragon launches, carrying four private citizens to the space station [Updated] Ars Technica · 8 Apr 2022 Crew expected to dock with the ISS on Saturday for an eight day mission.
- Axiom-1 launches first ever private crewed mission to ISS NASASpaceflight · 8 Apr 2022 SpaceX and Axiom Space launched the AX-1 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, April 8, 2022, at 11:17:11 am EDST / 15:17:11 UTC from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- Rocket Report: NASA buys a SpinLaunch, Space Force brass visits Starbase Ars Technica · 8 Apr 2022 "It’s an amazing facility that gives you a lot of ideas of what the future could be."
- BlackSky looks to expand its military business amid growing interest in commercial satellite imagery SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2022 Amid a surge in demand for satellite imagery, BlackSky is looking to expand its national security and defense business.
- Private astronaut mission cleared for launch SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2022 The first commercial mission by an American spacecraft to the International Space Station is ready for launch as a pathfinder for a new era of commercial orbital human spaceflight.
- Astroscale to restart debris-removal demo with half the thrusters SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2022 Astroscale plans to resume an attempt to capture a satellite acting as a piece of debris in low Earth orbit despite losing half the servicer’s eight thrusters.
- NASA Awards Contract for Modeling, Simulation Capabilities to ANSYS NASA · 7 Apr 2022 NASA has awarded ANSYS Inc of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, a contract to provide a suite of modeling and simulation tools including capabilities in the following engineering disciplines: structures, crash, thermal, fluids,...
- Getting a jump on traffic: The sudden urgency of government-industry partnerships in space traffic management SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2022 There is a trend of growing private sector capabilities to track objects and warn of potential conjunctions.