Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Ingenuity still “as good as new” after nearly a year on Mars SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2022 After nearly a year of operations, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is still “as good as new” as it serves as a scout for the Perseverance rover.
Bahrain joins Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2022 Bahrain became the latest country to join the Artemis Accords as the agreement regarding principles for cooperation in space exploration continues to expand beyond traditional spacefaring nations.
AST SpaceMobile books more SpaceX rides months after canceling Soyuz reservation SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2022 AST SpaceMobile is expanding a launch deal with SpaceX for its cellphone-compatible broadband constellation following a 2021 decision to move its upcoming BlueWalker-3 prototype mission from Russia’s now-embargoed Soyuz...
Boeing Starliner test flight next on ULA’s launch schedule Spaceflight Now · 11 Mar 2022 The U.S. Space Force has postponed a multi-spacecraft mission that was booked to fly on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in April, moving a redo of a test flight for Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to the front of...
No, Russia has not threatened to leave an American astronaut behind in space Ars Technica · 11 Mar 2022 The status of the ISS partnership is subject to change, of course.
SpaceX to launch AST SpaceMobile’s first space-based cell towers Teslarati · 11 Mar 2022 AST Space Mobile says it has chosen SpaceX to launch its first operational BlueBird satellite after contracting the company to launch BlueWalker...
China to open space station to commercial activity SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2022 China is planning to open its space station to commercial missions and activities, according to a senior human spaceflight program official.
Rocket Report: Ariane 6 workers are “hyperstressed,” SpaceX retort to Rogozin Ars Technica · 11 Mar 2022 "The project adds another dimension to the representation of humanity in space."
Astrolab unveils Artemis lunar rover design SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2022 A California startup has developed and tested a prototype of a lunar rover that it plans to offer to NASA for use on future Artemis missions.
SpaceX’s first 33-engine Super Heavy booster reaches full height Teslarati · 10 Mar 2022 Approximately 11 weeks after the process began, SpaceX has finished stacking its newest Super Heavy booster prototype – the first of its...
SLS prepares for rollout and WDR – as three additional SLS rockets wait in the wings NASASpaceflight · 10 Mar 2022 Years and billions of dollars in the making, the first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is set to roll out to Pad 39B for Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) next week. While this rocket is set to launch the Artemis-1 mission, thr...
Soyuz embargo strands satellites with limited launch options SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2022 More than a dozen former Soyuz satellite missions need new rides after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, raising questions over how the launch market can absorb the loss of the workhorse rocket.
Coverage, Activities Set for First Rollout of NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket NASA · 10 Mar 2022 NASA will hold a media teleconference on Monday, March 14 to discuss the upcoming debut of the agency’s Mega Moon rocket and integrated spacecraft for the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission.
NASA to Air Briefing, Spacewalks to Upgrade Space Station NASA · 10 Mar 2022 Crew members from International Space Station Expedition 66 will conduct two spacewalks Tuesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 23, to continue upgrades to the orbiting laboratory.
GOES-T weather satellite resumes orbit-raising after minor snag Spaceflight Now · 10 Mar 2022 A new NOAA weather satellite that launched from Cape Canaveral last week has resumed orbit-raising after the spacecraft aborted its first major post-launch maneuver, moving toward its operational geostationary orbit more...
Chinese official calls for protection of space assets, international coordination mechanisms SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2022 China needs to accelerate the development of space asset protection policies and related international coordination mechanisms, according to a space industry official.
Slingshot Aerospace closes $25 million fundraising round SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2022 Slingshot Aerospace, a company that develops technologies for space situational awareness, announced March 10 it has raised $25 million in Series A-1 funds.
Omnibus bill cuts funding for future weather satellites SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2022 Appropriators cut funding for a new generation of weather satellites while increasing funding for the Office of Space Commerce for fiscal year 2022.
SpaceX rapidly reuses converted Falcon Heavy booster Teslarati · 10 Mar 2022 SpaceX has reflown a converted Falcon Heavy side booster just 37 days after its first mission as a Falcon 9 rocket, successfully...
Voters block agreement for planned Georgia spaceport SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2022 Voters in a Georgia county have dealt a potentially fatal blow to a proposed spaceport, a move that may provide lessons for other prospective spaceports.
DoD space agency funds development of laser terminal that connects to multiple satellites at once SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2022 The Space Development Agency awarded BridgeComm and Space Micro a $1.7 million contract to demonstrate point-to-multipoint communications
Acme plans 250-satellite weather data constellation SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2022 Acme AtronOmatic, vendor of the MyRadar weather app, won FCC approval to launch satellites to demonstrate technology for a constellation that ultimately could include 250 satellites or more.
UK bans space-related exports to Russia SpaceNews · 9 Mar 2022 New trade sanctions aimed at Russia’s space sector were announced March 9 by UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
Canada answers Ukraine’s call for satellite radar imagery SpaceNews · 9 Mar 2022 Canada’s MDA Corp. will provide satellite radar imagery to Ukraine’s government to help it counter Russia’s invasion of that country. Canadian government sources say that RADARSAT-2 will be used to collect the data.
Congress finally delivers a budget, and NASA gets most of what it wants Ars Technica · 9 Mar 2022 Congress's favorite rocket, of course, got extra funding, while science did not.
Omnibus spending bill includes $24 billion for NASA for 2022 SpaceNews · 9 Mar 2022 House and Senate appropriators completed work March 9 on an omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2022 that would give NASA a little more than $24 billion, $760 million below the administration’s request.
Group 4-10 brings Starlink to over 2,000 operational satellites NASASpaceflight · 9 Mar 2022 SpaceX launched 48 Starlink internet communication satellites to low Earth orbit Wednesday morning from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff occurred at 8:45 AM EST (13:45...
SpaceX “broomstick” launches 40th Starlink mission Spaceflight Now · 9 Mar 2022 Another grouping of 48 Starlink internet satellites soared into orbit Wednesday from Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, or what SpaceX’s launch director jokingly called an “American broomstick” in a jab at Russian...
Schedule tight for June launch of first Momentus tug SpaceNews · 9 Mar 2022 In-space transportation company Momentus says it is making good progress toward the first launch of its Vigoride space tug, but that the schedule is “tight” for a launch in June.
Space programs moving up on DoD’s budget priority list SpaceNews · 9 Mar 2022 Pentagon funding for space programs will grow in the coming years as the U.S. military increasingly relies on satellites to conduct operations, the Defense Department’s comptroller Mike McCord said March 9.
SatixFy to go public through latest space SPAC deal SpaceNews · 8 Mar 2022 Satellite communications equipment maker SatixFy said March 8 it has agreed to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company, shrugging off market uncertainty that helped dash weather startup Tomorrow.i...
U.S. intelligence report: Multinational efforts needed to prevent wars in space SpaceNews · 8 Mar 2022 The risk that conflicts on Earth will extend to space will grow as China and Russia step up developments of ant-satellite weapons, the U.S. intelligence community warns in its annual report.
Iran’s military successfully launches satellite Spaceflight Now · 8 Mar 2022 U.S. military tracking radars confirmed claims from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Tuesday that the Iranian military placed a small satellite into orbit.
U.S. general: Starlink in Ukraine showing what megaconstellations can do SpaceNews · 8 Mar 2022 U.S. Space Command has been impressed by SpaceX’s ability to provide internet access in war-torn parts of Ukraine, the head of the command told lawmakers March 8.
Long March rocket deploys six Chinese internet satellites Spaceflight Now · 8 Mar 2022 Six demonstration satellites for a future Chinese broadband internet mega-constellation launched March 5 on a Long March 2C rocket.
SpaceX upgrading Starship noses and domes for easier assembly Teslarati · 8 Mar 2022 While a separate team closes in on the completion of a new and improved Starship nosecone, SpaceX also appears to have begun...
NASA's Angie Jackman Works to Develop Rocket That Will Bring Mars Samples to Earth NASA · 8 Mar 2022 Meet the project manager of the first rocket to launch from the surface of another planet, the Mars Ascent Vehicle.
Scottish spaceport cleared for construction, UK on track to enter orbital market NASASpaceflight · 8 Mar 2022 SaxaVord Spaceport has become the second launch facility in the United Kingdom to receive its milestone approval to begin construction. This comes after Sutherland Spaceport, another British vertical launch facility, cle...
Astra blames launch failure on wiring error and software flaw SpaceNews · 8 Mar 2022 Astra Space said March 7 it identified two problems that led to the failure of a launch last month as the company gears up for a new launch that may be imminent.
SpaceX Starbase facilities already taking advantage of new “Port Connector Road” Teslarati · 8 Mar 2022 SpaceX’s Starbase facilities appear to have immediately begun to take advantage of a brand new “South Port Connector Road” built by the...

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