Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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SpaceX begins testing first flightworthy Super Heavy booster Teslarati · 22 Dec 2021 More than three months after the building-sized Starship booster’s latest return to Starbase’s orbital launch site, SpaceX has finally begun the process...
MHI launches Inmarsat’s first dual-band satellite SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2021 Inmarsat’s first dual-band telecommunications satellite launched Dec. 22 aboard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H-2A rocket.
GAO raises more questions about DoD’s capabilities to monitor threats in space SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2021 GAO in a report released Dec. 22 raised concerns about a military program known as Space C2 — short for space command and control — previously run by the Air Force and now by the Space Force.
Engine controller replacement details behind Artemis 1 launch delay NASASpaceflight · 22 Dec 2021 On December 17, NASA announced a delay of the launch of the Artemis 1 mission until no earlier than March 2022. Artemis 1 will be the first launch of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which will send an uncr...
Space Force eyes lower-cost sensors to monitor geostationary orbit SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2021 GEOST won two U.S. Space Force contracts worth $38 million to develop an optical sensor payload that could be hosted on government or commercial satellites.
KSC to study potential new Starship launch pad SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2021 NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is starting an environmental review of a proposed new launch facility there that would be used by SpaceX’s Starship launch system.
Blue Origin executive joins Voyager Space SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2021 Voyager Space has hired a Blue Origin executive as its chief revenue officer as it continues to expand and prepare for an initial public offering.
H-2A rocket deploys powerful satellite for mobile telecom operator Inmarsat Spaceflight Now · 22 Dec 2021 The first in a new line of powerful dual-band satellites for Inmarsat’s communications network linking ships, airplanes, and other mobile customers successfully launched Wednesday aboard a Japanese H-2A rocket.
Experiments, holiday gifts delivered by SpaceX to International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 22 Dec 2021 A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsuled pulled into port at the International Space Station Wednesday, a day after launch from Florida’s Space Coast with 3.2 tons of experiments, holiday gifts, and two external instruments develo...
Weather bumps JWST launch to Christmas Day SpaceNews · 21 Dec 2021 A $10 billion space telescope that has suffered years of delays because of technical problems will have to remain on Earth at least one more day, this time because of poor weather.
H-IIA launches next-generation Inmarsat-6 Flight 1 satellite NASASpaceflight · 21 Dec 2021 Japan succesfully launched the Inmarsat-6 Flight 1 (I-6 F1) satellite Wednesday as a part of Inmarsat’s next-generation satellite broadband service. I-6 F1 launched aboard an H-IIA 204 rocket at 12:32 AM local time Thurs...
NASA Awards Contract for Software Engineering Services at Goddard NASA · 21 Dec 2021 NASA has awarded a contract to Mitchell Vantage Systems LLC of Oklahoma City for software products, services, and engineering support.
NASA Awards Systems and Software Assurance Services 2 Contract NASA · 21 Dec 2021 NASA has selected Millennium Engineering and Integration LLC of Arlington, Virginia, as the awardee for its Systems and Software Assurance Services 2 (SAS2) contract, in support of the agency’s Independent Verification a...
AFRL and Northrop Grumman test key hardware for space-based solar power experiment SpaceNews · 21 Dec 2021 A satellite solar panel designed by Northrop Grumman to harvest energy in space to be beamed back to Earth performed successfully in lab tests, AFRL announced Dec. 21
NASA’s 2021 Included Mars Landing, First Flight, Artemis, More NASA · 21 Dec 2021 In 2021, NASA completed its busiest year of development yet in low-Earth orbit, made history on Mars, continued to make progress on its Artemis plans for the Moon, tested new technologies for a supersonic aircraft, final...
Benchmark green propellant thrusters installed on Sherpa tug SpaceNews · 21 Dec 2021 The first set of green bipropellant thrusters developed by in-space propulsion company Benchmark Space Systems has been installed on a Sherpa tug by Spaceflight for launch in January.
FAA issues license for Georgia spaceport SpaceNews · 21 Dec 2021 The Federal Aviation Administration awarded a license Dec. 20 to a proposed commercial launch site in Georgia, but that facility still faces legal and business challenges.
Falcon 9 launches cargo Dragon, lands 100th booster SpaceNews · 21 Dec 2021 SpaceX launched a cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station early Dec. 21 and achieved a milestone for booster landings exactly six years after the first successful landing.
SpaceX lands 100th Falcon booster Teslarati · 21 Dec 2021 Exactly six years after its first successful recovery, SpaceX has landed a Falcon booster for the 100th time. On December 21st, 2015,...
Detergent, Skin Bioprinter Launch on NASA’s SpaceX Resupply Mission NASA · 21 Dec 2021 A SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft carrying more than 6,500 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 5:07 a.m. EST Tuesday from NA...
SpaceX flight sets record for most orbital launches from Space Coast in a year Spaceflight Now · 21 Dec 2021 The liftoff of a SpaceX cargo ship on the way to the International Space Station early Tuesday was the 31st and final orbital launch from Florida’s Space Coast in 2021, setting a new record for the most space missions to...
Launch of Webb telescope delayed to Christmas morning Spaceflight Now · 21 Dec 2021 A poor weather forecast at the Guiana Space Center in South America has forced officials to delay the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope by one day to Dec. 25, Christmas morning, mission managers said Tuesday.
U.S. Defense Innovation Unit selects Maxar to produce robotic arms for on-orbit servicing SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 Maxar Technologies won a $9.3 million Defense Department contract to design and deliver two in-space servicing robotic arms for the Defense Innovation Unit.
NASA, SpaceX set to launch CRS-24 to the International Space Station NASASpaceflight · 20 Dec 2021 NASA and SpaceX are set to launch the Commercial Resupply Services 24 (CRS-24) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday morning aboard a SpaceX Cargo Dragon 2 vehicle. Liftoff is currently scheduled...
NASA, SpaceX launch CRS-24 to the International Space Station NASASpaceflight · 20 Dec 2021 NASA and SpaceX have launched the Commercial Resupply Services 24 (CRS-24) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday morning aboard a SpaceX Cargo Dragon 2 vehicle. Liftoff occurred at 5:07 AM EST (1...
Mynaric selected by DARPA to design next-generation optical terminals SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 Mynaric has been selected to participate in a DARPA program to develop next-generation laser communications terminals.
NASA-JPL's 'On a Mission' Podcast New Season Rolls Out With Mars Rovers NASA · 20 Dec 2021 With the first episode available now, Season Four shares the personal stories of the people who’ve helped put NASA’s six-wheeled explorers on the Red Planet.
L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites pass critical design reviews SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 Missile-tracking satellites developed by L3Harris for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Space Development Agency passed critical design reviews.
Eva Berneke to be Eutelsat’s next CEO SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 French satellite operator Eutelsat has appointed Eva Berneke, a technology and telecoms veteran from outside the space industry, to be the company’s next chief executive officer.
Soyuz returns from private astronaut mission to the ISS SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a Russian cosmonaut and two Japanese private astronauts returned to Earth late Dec. 19, wrapping up a banner year for commercial human spaceflight.
Engine computer problem delays first SLS launch SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 A malfunctioning computer in one of the four main engines of the Space Launch System will delay that vehicle’s first launch to no earlier than March.
NASA selects Axiom for second private astronaut mission to ISS SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 NASA selected Axiom Space to perform a second commercial flight to the U.S. segment of the International Space Station on a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Boeing Starliner test flight planned for spring 2022 SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 NASA and Boeing are planning no earlier than May 2022 for the rescheduled second uncrewed test flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft after deciding to change service modules for that mission.
SpaceX go for last launch of 2021 [webcast] Teslarati · 20 Dec 2021 Update: Despite terrible weather, SpaceX and NASA are on track to attempt to launch Cargo Dragon’s CRS-24 space station resupply mission –...
Japanese space tourists return to Earth Spaceflight Now · 20 Dec 2021 Two Japanese space tourists and a veteran Russian cosmonaut departed the International Space Station and landed back on Earth Sunday, capping a 12-day mission with a parachute-assisted touchdown in frigid Kazakhstan.
SpaceX’s final launch of the year set for early Tuesday, weather permitting Spaceflight Now · 20 Dec 2021 SpaceX’s 31st and final Falcon 9 launch of the year is scheduled to take off early Tuesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, weather permitting, with a Dragon cargo ship carrying more than 6,500 pounds of supplies to the...
Boeing wins $329 million contract to support orbiting GPS satellites SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 The U.S. Space Force awarded Boeing a $329.3 million contract to support operations of Global Positioning System satellites for the next 10 years.
Soyuz MS-20 lands following 12-day ISS mission NASASpaceflight · 19 Dec 2021 Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and Japanese spaceflight participants Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano have concluded their short, 12-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Soyuz MS-20 – carried the t...
SpaceX two-for-two in company’s first Falcon 9 launch doubleheader Spaceflight Now · 19 Dec 2021 Fifteen hours after hurling a package of Starlink internet satellites into orbit from California, SpaceX launched a high-power geostationary communications spacecraft for Turkey from Cape Canaveral late Saturday, the fir...
SpaceX launches Turkey’s Turksat 5B communications satellite SpaceNews · 19 Dec 2021 SpaceX successfully launched the Turksat 5B Turkish communications satellite Dec. 18, less than 16 hours after launching a batch of Starlink broadband spacecraft.

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