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- Landsat 9 declared operational, IXPE returns first science imagery Spaceflight Now · 23 Feb 2022 Two NASA satellites launched late last year are operational and returning imagery — one looking back at planet Earth and another peering into the cosmos in search of new insights into the remnants of dead stars.
- Rocket Lab to debut new launch pad on next mission Spaceflight Now · 23 Feb 2022 Rocket Lab’s next mission, targeted for no earlier than Feb. 28, will be the first from a new launch pad at the company’s private spaceport in New Zealand, an addition officials said could double the flight rate of Elect...
- ISS transition to commercial stations poses challenges for partners SpaceNews · 23 Feb 2022 NASA’s plans to shift from the International Space Station to commercial space stations may force one key partner to rethink how it cooperates in low Earth orbit.
- Washington state space economy more than doubles SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2022 Washington state’s space economy is booming.
- U.S. and international partners to share launch cost of new communications satellite SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2022 U.S. officials are in talks with international users of the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) communications satellites about a cost-sharing agreement to fund the launch of the new WGS-11+.
- NASA says engine controller failure not a roadblock to first SLS test flight Spaceflight Now · 22 Feb 2022 NASA says a faulty memory chip was the cause of a problem that forced technicians to swap out an engine control computer on the first Space Launch System rocket late last year, but the issue is not a constraint for an up...
- U.S. and allies to strengthen cooperation in space SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2022 The Defense Department announced Feb. 22 that the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom have signed a joint vision document that calls for greater cooperation to prevent c...
- NASA to Provide Media Update on Artemis I Moon Mission NASA · 22 Feb 2022 NASA will host a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, to provide an update on progress toward the launch of the agency’s uncrewed Artemis I mission.
- With eyes on reuse, Relativity plans rapid transition to Terran R engines Ars Technica · 22 Feb 2022 "Yeah, we are definitely launching this year."
- CAPSTONE lunar cubesat mission to launch this spring SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2022 A cubesat mission to test a lunar orbit critical to NASA’s Artemis program is in the final stages of preparations for a launch this spring.
- SpaceX to send retired Starship to local Texas airport, says Elon Musk Teslarati · 22 Feb 2022 In a brief Twitter exchange, the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) appears to have talked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk into turning...
- Virgin Galactic on schedule to start commercial human suborbital flights this year SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2022 Virgin Galactic executives said Feb. 22 that they remain on schedule to begin commercial human suborbital missions before the end of the year but acknowledged it will take several years for the company to become profitab...
- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites to higher orbit SpaceNews · 21 Feb 2022 SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Feb. 21 after more than three-fourths of the satellites from the previous launch were lost because of a solar storm.
- Northrop Grumman delivers cargo and new reboost capability to space station Spaceflight Now · 21 Feb 2022 A commercial Cygnus cargo freighter from Northrop Grumman arrived at the International Space Station Monday, delivering more than 8,000 pounds of supplies and a new U.S. capability to reboost the altitude of the complex...
- SpaceX Falcon 9 booster aces eleventh launch and landing for the second time Teslarati · 21 Feb 2022 For the second time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has completed its eleventh launch, spaceflight, and landing – helping deliver dozens of...
- SpaceX adds 46 more satellites to Starlink fleet Spaceflight Now · 21 Feb 2022 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Monday from Cape Canaveral with 46 more satellites for the company’s Starlink broadband network, deploying the internet relay payloads in a higher orbit than recent flights after atmosph...
- Northrop Grumman to launch new satellite-servicing mission in 2024 SpaceNews · 21 Feb 2022 Space Logistics, a satellite-servicing firm owned by Northrop Grumman, announced Feb. 21 it plans to send to orbit a new servicing vehicle in 2024 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
- Russia responds to European astronauts: We’ll give you independent spaceflight Ars Technica · 21 Feb 2022 "This would save European taxpayers billions of euros."
- China claims rocket stage destined for lunar impact is not from its 2014 moon mission SpaceNews · 21 Feb 2022 Rocket debris set to impact the moon in March does not originate from the 2014 Chang’e-5 T1 mission, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs claims.
- SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy likely to launch NASA telescope after ULA skips competition Teslarati · 21 Feb 2022 On the heels of what will likely be NASA’s most significant telescope launch for at least a decade, the space agency appears...
- State Fight: Shoring up Florida’s Space Coast SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2022 The Sunshine State’s efforts to lure commercial space ventures began well before the sun set on the Space Shuttle era.
- State Fight: Michigan economic plan emphasizes satellite communications SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2022 The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association is working to build Michigan’s space sector through projects like Space Enabled Connectivity for Advanced Mobility or SECAM.
- Next SpaceX launch to deploy fewer Starlink satellites into higher orbit Spaceflight Now · 20 Feb 2022 A Falcon 9 rocket set for launch Monday will deploy the SpaceX’s next batch of Starlink internet satellites into a higher, more circular orbit than the last few flights, reducing the potential risk to the satellites from...
- European Union lays out plan to bolster space traffic management capabilities SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2022 The European Union is rolling out a new space traffic management initiative to build up its abilities in the field while working with both the United States and the United Nations.
- Northrop Grumman Sends NASA Science, Cargo to International Space Station NASA · 19 Feb 2022 A fresh supply of 8,300 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 12:40 p.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 19, aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft,...
- State Fight: SpaceX brings business to Brownsville, Texas SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2022 At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, city officials in Brownsville, Texas, anticipated sales and property tax revenue declines. To their surprise, residential property values and sales tax collections have continue...
- State Fight: New Mexico’s growing reputation as a space state SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2022 New Mexico was not often in the conversation about key space states until Virgin Galactic named Spaceport America its flight operations center in 2009.
- Northrop Grumman launches newest Antares on NG-17 NASASpaceflight · 19 Feb 2022 The NG-17 mission to resupply the International Space Station lifted off on Saturday, February 19 at 12:40 PM EST (17:40 UTC). The Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft launched aboard an Antares 230+ rocket from Pad 0A at...
- Antares rocket launch kicks off space station resupply mission Spaceflight Now · 19 Feb 2022 Northrop Grumman launched a cargo flight from Virginia’s Eastern Shore Saturday using an Antares booster with a first stage designed and built in Ukraine, a successful start for a mission to deliver food, experiments, an...
- Next GOES weather satellite installed atop Atlas 5 rocket Spaceflight Now · 19 Feb 2022 A new weather satellite destined for a perch over the Pacific Ocean and the Western United States was mounted on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket Thursday at Cape Canaveral, moving a step closer to launch s...
- OQ Technology’s “wake-up” patent draws yawn from IoT smallsat rival SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2022 Luxembourg startup OQ Technology said Feb. 16 it has secured its first patent for a planned satellite constellation to connect internet of things (IoT) devices.
- Russian ASAT debris creating “squalls” of close approaches with satellites SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2022 Debris from a Russian antisatellite weapon demonstration in November are creating surges of close approaches, in some cases tens of thousands in a week, with active satellites in low Earth orbit.
- New research directly observes atmospheric loss on mini-Neptune exoplanets, provides insight into exoplanet evolution NASASpaceflight · 18 Feb 2022 In two studies recently released by a group of astronomers researching exoplanets, the first direct observations of atmospheric loss on mini-Neptune exoplanets were confirmed. What’s more, the data from the studies point...
- NASA's Perseverance Celebrates First Year on Mars by Learning to Run NASA · 18 Feb 2022 The rover has racked up a series of accomplishments, including new distance records, as it reaches the end of the first of several planned science campaigns on the Red Planet.
- State Fight: Space sector is humming in Huntsville, Alabama SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2022 Rocket city doesn’t intend to give up its title.
- State Fight: Colorado wages international campaign in space sector SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2022 Competition to attract space companies is going global, and Colorado is waging an international campaign.
- NASA TV to Air NOAA’s GOES-T Launch, Prelaunch Activities NASA · 18 Feb 2022 NASA will provide coverage of the prelaunch and launch activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next weather observing and environmental monitoring system satellite.
- Blue Origin to increase New Shepard launches in 2022 SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2022 Blue Origin expects to more than double the number of people it flies on its New Shepard suborbital system this year while adding another vehicle to its fleet.
- SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory has a new tallest building Teslarati · 18 Feb 2022 Less than four months after construction began, the newest addition to SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory is now the facility’s tallest building....
- Northrop Grumman ready to launch space station resupply mission Spaceflight Now · 18 Feb 2022 An Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft are set for launch Saturday on Northrop Grumman’s 17th resupply mission to the International Space Station, hauling more than 8,000 pounds of research experiments and cargo from a...