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- SpaceX, Polaris reveal plans to launch private astronauts higher than ever before Teslarati · 14 Feb 2022 SpaceX and Inspiration4 creator Jared Isaacman have announced the Polaris Program, an initiative designed to carry the torch forward from Inspiration4 with...
- One Year on Mars: Celebrate with the Perseverance Team NASA · 14 Feb 2022 Join the celebration as the Mars 2020 mission team shares their stories marking the one-year anniversary of Perseverance’s dramatic landing with events online and in-person.
- SES forges Indian satellite capacity joint venture SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2022 Luxembourg-based SES said Feb. 14 it has formed a joint venture with India’s largest telecoms operator to provide multi-orbit connectivity in the country.
- Progress MS-19 docks with the ISS NASASpaceflight · 14 Feb 2022 The Progress MS-19 spacecraft – on its 80th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) – docked early on Thursday. Progress MS-19, also known as Progress 80P, launched on a Soyuz 2.1a rocket from Sit...
- SpaceX and Isaacman to partner on series of crewed Dragon and Starship flights SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2022 The billionaire who paid for and commanded the first private Crew Dragon mission last year announced Feb. 14 a program of additional missions that will culminate in the first crewed flight of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle.
- Testing Rocks on Earth to Help NASA's Perseverance Work on Mars NASA · 14 Feb 2022 Using carefully selected terrestrial rocks, engineers try to figure out how to work with crumbly rocks like the one the rover encountered on its first sampling attempt.
- Satellogic names former chair of the Pentagon’s joint chiefs Joe Dunford to board of directors SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2022 Joseph Dunford, a retired U.S. Marine Corps general and senior managing director of Liberty Strategic Capital, has joined the board of directors of Satellogic.
- Billionaire plans three more flights with SpaceX, culminating in Starship mission Spaceflight Now · 14 Feb 2022 Jared Isaacman, the billionaire businessman who bankrolled the first human space mission with all private citizens last year, announced plans Monday for up to three more SpaceX missions, a privately-funded program that w...
- India puts three satellites into orbit in the first launch of 2022 SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2022 India launched three satellites Feb. 14 on its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle in a rideshare mission marking the nation’s first launch of the year.
- SpaceX has finally begun filling Starship’s orbital launch site fuel tanks Teslarati · 14 Feb 2022 Almost five months after SpaceX began the process of filling and testing the first custom-built propellant storage system for Starship, the largest...
- India orbits three satellites in first space launch since failure Spaceflight Now · 14 Feb 2022 An Indian radar satellite and two rideshare payloads rode a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle into orbit Sunday, returning India’s space program to flight after the failure of a different type of rocket last August.
- Chinese rocket, not Falcon 9, linked to upper stage on lunar impact trajectory SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2022 In a case of celestial mistaken identity, a spent upper stage that will crash on the far side of the moon in March is now linked to a Chinese launch in 2014, not a SpaceX launch of an Earth and space science satellite in...
- ISRO launches EOS-04 mission via PSLV-XL NASASpaceflight · 13 Feb 2022 India launched the PSLV-XL rocket for the nation’s first mission of 2022. Following last August’s EOS-03 GSLV launch failure, ISRO returned to flight with the workhorse rocket. For this flight, PSLV will carry the EOS-04...
- Astronomers now say the rocket about to strike the Moon is not a Falcon 9 Ars Technica · 13 Feb 2022 It's probable that the impact object comes from a Chinese rocket launched in 2014.
- Lockheed Martin terminates agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2022 Lockheed Martin announced Feb. 13 it has decided to terminate a $4.4 billion deal to acquire rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne.
- U.S. intelligence wants to track currently undetectable orbital space debris SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2022 The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity in a request for information asks for 'innovative approaches to detect and track currently undetectable orbital space debris'
- Office of Space Commerce rolls out prototype space catalog for traffic management SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2022 Commerce Department officials on Feb. 11 revealed a prototype for a space catalog and traffic software platform that would provide basic situational awareness and traffic management services.
- Declining value of space SPACs could trigger mergers and acquisitions SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2022 Space companies that went public in the last year only to see their valuation drop precipitously may soon become targets of acquisitions.
- Wyvern gets funding to expand hyperspectral imaging market SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2022 Wyvern has secured funds for deployable optics technology that the Canadian startup believes is key to creating a thriving commercial marketplace for hyperspectral imagery.
- Musk outlines Starship progress towards self-sustaining Mars city NASASpaceflight · 11 Feb 2022 SpaceX Chief Designer Elon Musk has provided the first overview for the Starship Program since 2019, announcing a roadmap towards building a self-sustaining city on Mars.
- Engineers pleased with Webb’s progress as mirror alignment gets underway Spaceflight Now · 11 Feb 2022 The first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope were unveiled Friday, a “selfie” showing the observatory’s 21.3-foot-wide primary mirror and a mosaic showing multiple images of a nondescript star being used t...
- First JWST images show mirror alignment going as planned SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2022 An initial set of images taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows that the spacecraft’s primary mirror is performing as expected during its months-long alignment process.
- Elon Musk provides an update on Starship: “It’s been mindbogglingly difficult” Ars Technica · 11 Feb 2022 "To be frank, civilization is feeling a little bit fragile right now."
- Rocket Report: Astra launch fails, Georgia spaceport comes to a vote Ars Technica · 11 Feb 2022 "How can the government better leverage your commercial conops?"
- SpaceX considers shifting Starship testing to Florida SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2022 SpaceX is prepared to shift testing of its Starship next-generation launch vehicle from Texas to Florida if there are extended delays in an ongoing environmental review, company founder and chief executive Elon Musk said...
- Musk foresees Florida as a home for Starship operations Spaceflight Now · 11 Feb 2022 SpaceX plans to transform parts of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to become an operational base for the company’s super-powerful Starship launcher, while keeping a sprawling complex in South Texas as a research and developm...
- Indian PSLV prepared for first launch in nearly a year Spaceflight Now · 11 Feb 2022 An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is preparing to soar into orbit Sunday with an Indian radar imaging satellite and two rideshare payloads, including one built in the United States in partnership with science inst...
- Space Force eyes its own version of the metaverse SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2022 The Space Force could create our own version of the metaverse to train guardians, said Lisa Costa, chief technology and innovation officer.
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to present first Starship update since 2019 [webcast] Teslarati · 10 Feb 2022 Barring surprises, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk remains on track to present the first major update on Starship’s development since September 2019 –...
- NASA Awards Mission Operations Center Support Contract NASA · 10 Feb 2022 NASA has awarded the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation-2 (ICESat-2) Mission Operations Center Support contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Dulles, Virginia.
- OneWeb surpasses 400 satellites with Arianespace’s first launch of the year Spaceflight Now · 10 Feb 2022 A Russian Soyuz rocket lifted off from French Guiana and hauled 34 new satellites into orbit for OneWeb’s internet network Thursday, bringing the tally of OneWeb spacecraft launched to 428 and marking the company’s fleet...
- NASA Awards Rapid IV On-Ramp II Contracts for Spacecraft Systems NASA · 10 Feb 2022 NASA has awarded three contracts under the on-ramp feature of the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid IV) contract. These multi-agency contracts are available to support all NASA centers and other federal agencies.
- New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun Environment NASA · 10 Feb 2022 NASA has selected two science missions – the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm – to help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space env...
- Astra launch of NASA-sponsored cubesats fails SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2022 The first operational launch of Astra’s Rocket 3.3 vehicle failed Feb. 10 when the rocket’s upper stage appeared to tumble out of control after stage separation.
- NASA Sets Coverage, Opens Virtual Experience for Next Cargo Launch NASA · 10 Feb 2022 NASA and commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman are targeting 12:40 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 19, for the launch of the company’s 17th resupply mission to the International Space Station from NASA’s Wallops Flight Faci...
- Research satellites destroyed in Astra rocket failure Spaceflight Now · 10 Feb 2022 Four NASA-funded nanosatellites were lost Thursday when an Astra rocket tumbled out of control minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, the fourth time in five tries that the startup space company has failed to reach o...
- NASA to Discuss Webb Telescope Progress, Mirror Alignment NASA · 10 Feb 2022 NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 11, to share progress made in the early stages of aligning the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors.
- Space Force eager to invest in debris removal projects SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2022 The Space Force wants to partner with private companies on debris removal initiatives, said vice chief of space operations Gen. David “DT” Thompson.
- Arianespace begins its year with a OneWeb launch NASASpaceflight · 10 Feb 2022 Arianespace has launched its first mission of the year from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou. A Soyuz ST-B rocket is tasked with placing 34 OneWeb satellites in a 475-kilometer orbit around the Earth, following liftoff...
- Chinese space launch startups attract a frenzy of investment SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2022 A number of China’s emerging rocket companies have secured major funding rounds in recent weeks as competition to reach orbit intensifies.