Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Outpost to return satellites and payloads from orbit SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2021 Two Made In Space co-founders teamed up with a paragliding expert to found Outpost, a startup focused on returning satellites and payloads from orbit.
SES orders two replacement satellites for broadcast market SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2021 SES is underlining its confidence in Europe’s broadcast market with the order of two replacement geostationary (GEO) Ku-band satellites.
Iceye and U.S. Army forge collaborative research pact SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2021 Iceye U.S. announced a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center.
Rocket Lab launches BlackSky satellites SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2021 Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket placed two BlackSky imaging satellites into orbit Nov. 17 on the rocket’s first launch in three and a half months.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk forecasts a dozen Starship launches next year Teslarati · 18 Nov 2021 CEO Elon Musk has provided a small update on SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket in a brief statement to and Q&A with the...
NASA selects Intuitive Machines for CLPS lunar landing mission SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2021 NASA awarded a $77.5 million contract to Intuitive Machines Nov. 17 for the delivery of four payloads to the surface of the moon in 2024.
SpaceX targets January or February for first launch of world’s largest rocket Spaceflight Now · 18 Nov 2021 SpaceX’s team in South Texas is gearing up to be ready for the first combined launch of the Super Heavy booster and Starship mega-rocket as soon as January, assuming the company completes launch pad construction, ground...
Station resumes normal operations, but risk from Russian ASAT test continues Spaceflight Now · 18 Nov 2021 The seven-person crew living on the International Space Station resumed normal operations Wednesday, two days after closing off parts of the complex as precaution following a widely-condemned Russian anti-satellite test...
Commercial spaceports seen as the future for European launch SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2021 Actors engaged in the emerging European commercial launch sector are looking to European commercial spaceports to be established rather than shipping rockets farther afield.
Rocket Lab returns to action with dual satellite launch and successful booster splashdown NASASpaceflight · 17 Nov 2021 Following a hiatus of several months, Rocket Lab returned to launch operations with its 22nd overall mission on Thursday. An Electron rocket lifted off from the company’s Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 01:38 U...
Space Development Agency a potential ‘path to market’ for commercial satellite imagery SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2021 The Space Development Agency would allow satellite imagery vendors to send data directly to DoD transport satellites.
U.S. officials: Anti-satellite test another sign of Russia’s aggressive intentions in space SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2021 U.S. Space Force officials Nov. 17 condemned Russia’s missile strike that destroyed a defunct satellite in low Earth orbit.
NASA Selects Intuitive Machines for New Lunar Science Delivery NASA · 17 Nov 2021 NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston a contract to deliver research, including science investigations and a technology demonstration, to the Moon in 2024.
SpaceX is about to break its own annual launch record Spaceflight Now · 17 Nov 2021 After a lull in launch activity the last few months, SpaceX plans to close out 2021 with a spurt of missions from all three of the company’s active launch pads in Florida and California, with five or more Falcon 9 flight...
Twin of NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Begins Terrain Tests NASA · 17 Nov 2021 OPTIMISM, the full-scale engineering model of Perseverance, begins a series of rigorous tests to assess the risk of potential driving hazards on the surface of the Red Planet.
New images and analyses reveal extent of Cosmos 1408 debris cloud Ars Technica · 17 Nov 2021 "We took a major step backward on Monday."
Axiom-1 science & the push toward greater commercialization of space research NASASpaceflight · 17 Nov 2021 When the Axiom-1 mission lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center early next year, it will take with it four humans on the first-ever all-private astronaut flight to the ISS (International Space Station).
China silent, South Korea ‘concerned’ over debris created by Russia’s anti-satellite missile test SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2021 South Korea’s foreign ministry expressed concern over the “numerous pieces of debris” created in low Earth orbit when Russia destroyed a Soviet-era satellite with a missile strike earlier this week but stopped short of c...
Arianespace to launch Australian Optus-11 on Ariane 6 SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2021 Arianespace has secured a contract with Australian operator SingTel Optus to launch the Optus-11 communications satellite using Ariane 6 in 2023.
Musk predicts first Starship orbital launch in early 2022 SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2021 SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said he expects this first orbital flight of his company’s Starship vehicle to take place as soon as January, pending regulatory approvals.
Virgin Orbit bullish on national security launch SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2021 Virgin Orbit is actively pursuing new business in the national security market, executives said Nov. 17 during an “Investors Day” event.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to discuss Starship at National Academies meeting Teslarati · 16 Nov 2021 For the first time in about a year, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to present an official update on the company’s...
Russia clearly knew the consequences of ASAT test, says former U.S. intelligence official SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2021 Sue Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence, said the Russians fully understood the consequences of the ASAT test
LeoLabs tracks debris cloud expanding in low Earth orbit SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2021 LeoLabs expects to be issuing collision alerts for many years to help satellite operators dodge the new debris field.
Space Force satellite operators not yet ready to embrace in-orbit servicing SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2021 Space Force logistics lead Karl Stolleis said Nov. 16 at the ASCEND conference that the culture of military satellite operators has not yet caught up to the technology now available for in-orbit servicing
NASA Invites Media to Webb Telescope Science Briefings NASA · 16 Nov 2021 NASA will hold two virtual media briefings Thursday, Nov. 18, on the science goals and capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope.
European space industry alarmed by Russian ASAT test SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2021 European space industry figures have expressed alarm at Russia’s destructive antisatellite test which has created thousands of pieces of orbital debris.
NASA Assigns Astronaut Jessica Watkins to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission NASA · 16 Nov 2021 NASA has assigned astronaut Jessica Watkins to serve as a mission specialist on the agency’s upcoming SpaceX Crew-4 mission, the fourth crew rotation flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Statio...
Orion spacecraft production continues for Artemis 2 and 3 NASASpaceflight · 16 Nov 2021 The arrival of the second Orion European Service Module (ESM) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in October signified the beginning of months of final assembly of the first crewed Orion spacecraft that will fly four peopl...
Hydrosat raises $10 million for thermal infrared imagery constellation SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2021 Hydrosat, a geospatial data and analytics startup, raised $10 million in seed funding for a satellite constellation to produce thermal infrared maps.
NASA Administrator Hosts Crew-1 Astronauts, Exhibit on Capitol Hill NASA · 16 Nov 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts will visit Capitol Hill Wednesday, Nov. 17, to meet with members of Congress, discuss work aboard the International Space Station, tour the Destina...
French military intelligence satellites launch on Vega rocket Spaceflight Now · 16 Nov 2021 A European Vega rocket fired into space from French Guiana Tuesday and deployed three French military satellites to locate sources of radio and radar transmissions around the world, clearing the way for final modificatio...
Stress-testing a space-based blockchain SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2021 SpaceNews interviewed Hasshi Sudler, Villanova adjunct professor and CEO of the Internet Think Tank, to learn more about future blockchain constellations.
NASA TV to Air DART Prelaunch Activities, Launch NASA · 16 Nov 2021 NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).
Exolaunch signs multi-launch rideshare deal with SpaceX SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2021
NASA to Roll Out Mega Moon Rocket for First Time, Media Invited NASA · 16 Nov 2021 Media registration is now open to capture imagery and video as NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft roll out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
Startups developing space traffic monitoring system to help manage growing debris problem SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2021 Space startup Scout announced Nov. 16 it has won a U.S. Air Force contract to integrate data from satellites and ground sensors that monitor objects in orbit.
Startup raises $10 million to develop ‘return vehicle’ for space cargo SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2021 Inversion, a space startup based in Los Angeles, announced Nov. 16 it has raised $10 million in seed funding to develop a reentry capsule to bring cargo from space back to Earth.
Russia acknowledges anti-satellite test, but says it’s no big deal Ars Technica · 16 Nov 2021 "The orbit’s parameters did not and will not pose any threat to orbital stations."
Rocket Lab to acquire Planetary Systems Corp. SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2021 Rocket Lab announced Nov. 15 that it is acquiring Planetary Systems Corporation (PSC), a manufacturer of satellite separation systems, in the second such deal by Rocket Lab in as many months.

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