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- Rocket Lab’s Electron launches two BlackSky satellites on 25th mission NASASpaceflight · 2 Apr 2022 Rocket Lab has launched two satellites for BlackSky on the 25th flight of its Electron rocket. The mission lifted off from Launch Complex-1A (LC-1A) at Rocket Lab’s launch site on the Mahia peninsula in New Zealand at 12...
- SpaceX launches fourth dedicated rideshare mission SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2022 SpaceX launched the fourth in its series of dedicated rideshare missions April 1, placing one relatively large satellite and dozens of smallsats into low Earth orbit.
- NASA begins critical Artemis countdown rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 1 Apr 2022 NASA commenced a two-day countdown dress rehearsal for the agency’s huge Space Launch System moon rocket Friday, with clocks ticking down to a critical milestone Sunday, when the heavy-lifter will be fueled and pressuriz...
- NASA to Participate in Space Symposium, Broadcast Select Panels NASA · 1 Apr 2022 NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Associate Administrator Bob Cabana are among the agency’s speakers at the Space Foundation’s 37th Space Symposium from Wednesday, April 5 to Thursday, April 7 in Colorado Springs,...
- Forty payloads ride into orbit on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Spaceflight Now · 1 Apr 2022 SpaceX launched a German environmental mapping satellite and 39 co-passenger spacecraft Friday, dodging thunderstorms near Cape Canaveral that threatened to keep the Falcon 9 rocket on the ground.
- NASA Astronaut to Discuss American Space Record in News Conference NASA · 1 Apr 2022 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, back on Earth after breaking the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American, will participate in a virtual news conference at 10 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 5, from the...
- What Sounds Captured by NASA's Perseverance Rover Reveal About Mars NASA · 1 Apr 2022 A new study based on recordings made by the rover finds that the speed of sound is slower on the Red Planet than on Earth and that, mostly, a deep silence prevails.
- NASA will make a second attempt to fuel its big rocket Monday [Updated] Ars Technica · 1 Apr 2022 "I would be really surprised, in a pleasant way, if the test went off without a hitch."
- SpaceX launches Transporter-4, first of six missions for Falcon 9 in April NASASpaceflight · 1 Apr 2022 SpaceX has launched Transporter-4, the fourth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission under their rideshare program. Transporter-4 – with its batch of 40 payloads – launched on a flight-proven Falcon 9 from Space Launch Com...
- SpaceX set to launch 40 satellites on fourth dedicated rideshare mission Teslarati · 1 Apr 2022 SpaceX says a Falcon 9 rocket is on track to launch its fourth dedicated rideshare mission no earlier than (NET) 12:24 pm...
- Rocket Report: SpaceX to do “right” by OneWeb, ESA looks at backup launch plans Ars Technica · 1 Apr 2022 "Investors deserve the protections they receive from traditional IPOs."
- Rocket Lab to deploy two more BlackSky imaging satellites Spaceflight Now · 1 Apr 2022 Rocket Lab will launch a mission from New Zealand on Saturday to place two more small optical imaging satellites into orbit for BlackSky, the U.S. remote sensing company.
- NASA still working with Russia on ISS seat barter agreement SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2022 NASA officials say they are still hopeful to complete a seat barter agreement with Russia in time to allow an exchange of seats on missions this fall despite the tensions between Russia and the West.
- Blue Origin flies six on first New Shepard suborbital flight of 2022 SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2022 Blue Origin launched its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on its first flight of the year March 31, carrying six people on a brief trip to space and back.
- Blue Origin flies fourth suborbital crew mission Spaceflight Now · 31 Mar 2022 Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital launcher lofted six passengers, including the rocket’s chief designer, on an up-and-down flight to the edge of space Thursday.
- Starlink eyes Southeast Asia foothold with the Philippines SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2022 The Philippines is set to become the first country in Southeast Asia to access SpaceX’s Starlink broadband services, its government announced March 31.
- Coverage Set for Axiom Mission 1 Briefings, Events, Broadcast NASA · 31 Mar 2022 NASA and Axiom Space will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
- Slingshot wins $25 million Space Force contract to develop digital twin of the space environment SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2022 Slingshot Aerospace won a $25.2 million Space Force contract to develop a virtual replica of the space environment
- Chinese spacecraft reenters atmosphere ahead of new space station missions SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2022 China deorbited the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft Thursday after testing on-orbit docking, refueling and module transposition for the Chinese space station.
- Blue Origin launches NS-20 suborbital crew mission NASASpaceflight · 31 Mar 2022 Blue Origin has sent another crew of six to space with the launch of their fourth crewed mission in the company’s history. The flight took place from Blue Origin’s West Texas facility in Van Horn, with liftoff occurring...
- SES to work with NorthStar on space situational awareness SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2022 Satellite operator SES announced March 31 it is working with Canadian startup NorthStar Earth & Space on developing space situational awareness (SSA) data products to support its fleet of communications satellites.
- SpaceX rolls upgraded Super Heavy booster to the launch pad Teslarati · 31 Mar 2022 SpaceX has begun transporting an upgraded Super Heavy booster to its South Texas launch facilities, where the rocket will likely be tested...
- Northrop Grumman weighing options for new Artemis lunar lander competition SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2022 Northrop Grumman says it’s still considering whether to rejoin a Blue Origin-led team for a second Artemis lunar lander competition or to go on its own.
- German imaging satellite gets top billing on next SpaceX rideshare launch Spaceflight Now · 31 Mar 2022 A $330 million German hyperspectral Earth-imaging satellite will hitch a ride to orbit from Cape Canaveral with 39 smaller commercial payloads on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set for blastoff Friday.
- Jeff Matthews joins Radian Aerospace as director of strategy SpaceNews · 30 Mar 2022 Radian Aerospace, a startup developing a reusable spaceplane, announced March 30 that Jeff Matthews, a founding member of Deloitte Consulting’s space sector practice, would become the company’s director of strategy.
- A NASA astronaut just landed in a Russian spacecraft, and all is well Ars Technica · 30 Mar 2022 What happens next will probably depend on the war in Ukraine.
- Soyuz returns astronaut and cosmonauts from space station SpaceNews · 30 Mar 2022 A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts landed in Kazakhstan March 30, an ordinary end of a mission in extraordinary times.
- Virgin Orbit looks beyond satellite launch for growth opportunities SpaceNews · 30 Mar 2022 Small launch vehicle company Virgin Orbit says it sees opportunities not just in satellite launch but also in hypersonics as it looks to increase its revenue.
- China to launch Einstein Probe in 2023 to observe violent cosmic events SpaceNews · 30 Mar 2022 A Chinese wide-field x-ray space observatory has passed a major review and is expected to launch next year to detect flashes from cataclysmic cosmic events.
- SpaceX to end Crew Dragon capsule production as Starship’s shadow grows Teslarati · 30 Mar 2022 Reuters reports that SpaceX has begun to shut down Crew Dragon capsule production after assembling a fleet of four reusable spacecraft, highlighting...
- NASA astronaut back on Earth after record-setting flight Spaceflight Now · 30 Mar 2022 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei joined two Russian cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz spacecraft, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth Wednesday, landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to close out a...
- NASA ready for high-stakes, low-profile SLS test SpaceNews · 29 Mar 2022 NASA says it’s ready to go ahead with a practice countdown of the Space Launch System that will serve as a final key test before the rocket’s first launch, but one that will also take place largely out of public view.
- Soyuz MS-19 lands in Kazakhstan amid tense U.S.-Russian relations NASASpaceflight · 29 Mar 2022 At 07:21 UTC on March 30, Soyuz MS-19 undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and subsequently landed on the Kazakh Steppe at 11:29 UTC. This concludes a five-month mission for the spacecraft and the second-e...
- Pixxel raises $25 million for hyperspectral imaging constellation SpaceNews · 29 Mar 2022 Indian startup Pixxel said March 28 it has raised $25 million for a hyperspectral imaging constellation that plans to deploy its first satellite this week.
- NASA contracts SpaceX for a second crewed Starship Moon landing Teslarati · 29 Mar 2022 In an oddly roundabout and confusing manner, NASA appears to have confirmed that it exercised a contract option to purchase a second...
- NASA Names Winners of Lunar Robotics Design Contest NASA · 29 Mar 2022 NASA has chosen two students as winners of the Lunabotics Junior Contest, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the agency’s Artemis missions.
- Lockheed Martin signs deal to use SpiderOak cybersecurity to protect satellite networks SpaceNews · 29 Mar 2022 SpiderOak Mission Systems announced March 29 it won a contract from Lockheed Martin Space for its cybersecurity software.
- Singapore signs the Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 29 Mar 2022 Singapore has become the 18th country to join the U.S.-led Artemis Accords for space exploration, hoping to use the agreement to enhance its nascent domestic space industry.
- Impulse Space is betting on a future where launch is cheap Ars Technica · 29 Mar 2022 "What happens to space if the cost of access to space is essentially free?"
- China launches first Long March rocket with solid boosters SpaceNews · 29 Mar 2022 China launched its first Long March 6A from a new launch complex at Taiyuan Tuesday, successfully sending two satellites into sun-synchronous orbits.