Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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SpaceX wins OneWeb launch contracts, demonstrating extreme flexibility Teslarati · 21 Mar 2022 Demonstrating a level of flexibility that no other commercial launch provider on Earth can likely match, SpaceX and OneWeb have entered into...
Focus for early-stage space companies turning to workforce challenges SpaceNews · 21 Mar 2022 Attracting and retaining talent is becoming a bigger concern for the space industry than securing investments, according to early-stage space investors speaking at the Satellite 2022 trade show here.
Industry proposals sought for ‘cislunar highway patrol’ satellite SpaceNews · 21 Mar 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory is asking companies to submit ideas on how they would design a spacecraft to monitor outer space beyond Earth’s orbit.
Starlink reaches 250,000 subscribers as it targets aviation and other markets SpaceNews · 21 Mar 2022 SpaceX now has a quarter of a million subscribers for its Starlink satellite broadband service as it looks to move into new markets like aviation.
James Webb teams successfully align mirror, commissioning continues NASASpaceflight · 21 Mar 2022 Following a historic launch in December 2021 and an incredible arrival at Lagrange Point 2 (L2) in January, James Webb Space Telescope teams have been hard at work preparing the telescope for its first observations this...
OneWeb signs with SpaceX to resume launching internet constellation Spaceflight Now · 21 Mar 2022 OneWeb said Monday it has reached an agreement with SpaceX to resume launching the company’s satellite internet constellation later this year, just 18 days after suspending launches on Russian Soyuz rockets.
OneWeb turns to a competitor—SpaceX—to complete its constellation Ars Technica · 21 Mar 2022 "We’re on track to finish building out our full fleet of satellites."
So how do Russian cosmonauts feel about Russia’s war on Ukraine? Ars Technica · 21 Mar 2022 "Everyone that I know or have heard of supports the war."
OneWeb reaches launch deal with SpaceX SpaceNews · 21 Mar 2022 OneWeb did not disclose how soon its SpaceX launch would happen, how many satellites it would deploy, which SpaceX launch vehicle would be used, or whether the deal includes more than one launch
Hope fading for recovery of European radar imaging satellite SpaceNews · 21 Mar 2022 ESA officials said prospects are dimming for the recovery of a radar imaging satellite that malfunctioned nearly three months ago, but that efforts to save the spacecraft continue.
Plato exoplanet mission gets green light for next phase ESA · 21 Mar 2022 Plato, ESA’s next-generation planet hunting mission, has been given the green light to continue with its development after the critical milestone review concluded successfully on 11 January 2022.
Cyber warfare gets real for satellite operators SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2022 The U.S. government on March 17 advised satellite operators to put their guard up in the wake of a cyberattack that disrupted internet services in Europe provided by Viasat’s KA-SAT.
General Dynamics’ cloud contract with NGA moves forward after Leidos withdraws protest SpaceNews · 19 Mar 2022 General Dynamics won a 10-year deal with a $4.5 billion ceiling to modernize the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency's cloud infrastructure
SpaceX stretches rocket reuse record with another Starlink launch Spaceflight Now · 19 Mar 2022 SpaceX flew one of its Falcon 9 rocket boosters for a record 12th time early Saturday, delivering 53 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit and closing out the first quarter of 2022 with 11 missions.
SpaceX sets reuse and payload mass records in Starlink launch SpaceNews · 19 Mar 2022 SpaceX set records for the reuse of its Falcon 9 booster and the mass that rocket placed into orbit March 19 with the latest launch of Starlink satellites.
SpaceX sets new booster reuse record on Starlink mission NASASpaceflight · 19 Mar 2022 SpaceX launched the Starlink Group 4-12 mission with a Falcon 9 rocket with 53 satellites into Low Earth Orbit. Liftoff occurred at 12:42 AM EDT (04:42 UTC) on Saturday, March 19 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at...
Telesat mulls downsizing delayed LEO plan as costs mount SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2022 Telesat is considering ordering fewer satellites for its planned low Earth orbit broadband constellation as inflation and supply chain woes drive up the price tag and push out its completion to 2026.
Another startup joins race to provide high-speed lunar communications SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2022 Aquarian Space said March 17 it has raised seed funding to deploy a high-speed communications network for the moon to meet anticipated demand from government and commercial lunar missions.
It’s huge, expensive, and years late—but the SLS rocket is finally here Ars Technica · 18 Mar 2022 "The program is an economic engine for America."
NASA's Perseverance Rover Hightails It to Martian Delta NASA · 18 Mar 2022 The rover’s self-driving capabilities will be put to the test this month as it begins a record-breaking series of sprints to its next sampling location.
Soyuz carries three cosmonauts to station as Nelson touts cooperation Spaceflight Now · 18 Mar 2022 Three cosmonauts blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Friday, caught up with the International Space Station after a two-orbit rendezvous and moved in for docking at a newly arrived Russian module. The...
NASA’s most powerful rocket moved to launch pad for first time Spaceflight Now · 18 Mar 2022 NASA’s powerful new moon rocket, standing more than 30 stories tall, arrived on the launch pad early Friday for the first time at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ready for a series of checkouts culminating in fuelin...
NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket, Spacecraft Complete First Roll to Launch Pad NASA · 18 Mar 2022 NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket, Spacecraft Complete First Roll to Launch Pad
Poland, Virgin Orbit partner on Eastern Europe satellite launch initiative SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2022 In a bid to secure a domestic launch capability, the Polish Space Agency (POLSA) signed a letter of intent with Virgin Orbit to use the U.S. company’s air-launched LauncherOne system as soon as next year.
First all-Roscosmos cosmonaut mission arrives at station NASASpaceflight · 18 Mar 2022 The Russian federal space agency Roscosmos launched a Soyuz 2.1a with three cosmonauts to the International Space Station (ISS) Friday, March 18 at 11:55 am EDT (15:55 UTC) aboard the Soyuz MS-21 mission.
China is developing new solid rockets to boost overall space capabilities SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2022 Chinese state-owned entities are developing a growing range of solid rockets to meet growing launch demands and contribute to a wider strategy of making China a fully-fledged space power.
SLS rolls out to pad for countdown test SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2022 The first Space Launch System rocket rolled out to its launch pad here March 17 for a countdown dress rehearsal ahead of its long-delayed launch this summer on the uncrewed Artemis 1 mission.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sets reusability record, launches heaviest payload yet Teslarati · 18 Mar 2022 SpaceX Falcon 9 booster B1051 has become the company’s ‘fleet leader’ after acing its 12th orbital-class launch and landing – a new...
SpaceX to launch reusable booster for record 12th time Spaceflight Now · 18 Mar 2022 SpaceX raised a veteran Falcon 9 booster vertical on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral late Thursday, ready for a record-setting 12th mission Friday night with 53 more Starlink internet satellites.
Orbit Fab gets $12 million to integrate refueling port with military satellites SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2022 Orbit Fab, a venture-funded startup offering a refueling service in space, announced it has won a $12 million deal to ensure its fueling interface works with U.S. military satellites.
International talks on space norms to continue but U.S. will not engage directly with Russia SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2022 Bilateral U.S.-Russia space talks that had begun before the invasion of Ukraine are off the table for now, a U.S. State Department official said March 17.
NASA moon rocket SLS rolls out to “rebuilt” LC-39B ahead of Artemis 1 rehearsal NASASpaceflight · 17 Mar 2022 A moment more than a decade in the making. NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the Artemis 1 mission made its first trip down the crawlerway at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday evening, March 17.
ESA suspends work with Russia on ExoMars mission SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2022 ESA has formally halted plans to launch its ExoMars mission on a Russian rocket in September in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
NASA’s new moon rocket ready to roll to launch pad Spaceflight Now · 17 Mar 2022 NASA is set to roll the Space Launch System, a heavy-duty rocket designed to send astronauts to the moon, out of the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday evening. A crawler-transporter...
Sierra Space to work with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on commercial space station technologies SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2022 Sierra Space and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have signed an agreement to study collaboration on technologies to support a planned commercial space station.
Three-man Russian crew ready for launch to International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 17 Mar 2022 Three cosmonauts set to kick off a six-and-a-half month expedition in orbit will launch Friday on Russia’s first mission to the International Space Station since the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
SpaceX tests fully stacked Starship rocket for the first time Teslarati · 17 Mar 2022 After rapidly stacking Ship 20 and Booster 4 the evening prior, SpaceX appears to have begun testing a fully stacked Starship rocket...
China launches second Yaogan-34 reconnaissance satellite SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2022 A Long March 4C rocket sent a new classified Yaogan satellite into orbit Thursday, marking China’s sixth orbital launch of 2022.
ESA weighs options for replacing Soyuz launches SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2022 The European Space Agency is looking at options for launching missions that were to fly on Russia’s Soyuz rocket, including both non-European rockets and early use of the Ariane 6.
Starship undergoing full-stack cryoproofing while Florida ramps up NASASpaceflight · 17 Mar 2022 Preparations are underway for the next milestone for the Starship program, following the stacking of Ship 20 atop Booster 4. For the third time, the second using the Mechazilla chopstick system, Starbase has a full-stack...

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