Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Kleos Space orders reconnaissance satellites for 2022 launch SpaceNews · 19 Oct 2021 Luxembourg-based startup Kleos Space has ordered four more RF reconnaissance satellites, securing a launch in mid-2022 to improve data collection and revisit times.
Boeing zeros in on cause of Starliner launch delay Spaceflight Now · 19 Oct 2021 Engineers are zeroing in on the “root cause” of a disappointing August launch scrub that grounded Boeing’s Starliner astronaut ferry ship: humidity-triggered corrosion in key propulsion system valves, company managers sa...
Germany’s Exolaunch expands overseas for larger share of U.S. launch market SpaceNews · 19 Oct 2021 German launch services provider Exolaunch is expanding to the U.S. in search of a greater share of the rapidly growing market, stepping up competition against Seattle-based rideshare broker Spaceflight.
Supporters and opponents of SpaceX launch site air their concerns Ars Technica · 19 Oct 2021 "This is a project that is profoundly going to change our area."
Senate appropriators direct NASA to select second Artemis lunar lander SpaceNews · 19 Oct 2021 Senate appropriators want NASA to select a second company for its program to develop crewed lunar landers, but provided the agency with only a small increase in funding to support that.
A Chinese satellite is now active weeks after an anomaly during launch SpaceNews · 19 Oct 2021 The classified Chinese satellite Shiyan-10 is now active, nearly three weeks after suffering an anomaly during launch that appeared to result in the loss of the spacecraft.
NASA moves Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building Spaceflight Now · 19 Oct 2021 Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center moved the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 1 moon mission into the Vehicle Assembly Building Tuesday for stacking on top of the Space Launch System.
SpaceX uses robot dog to inspect Starship after first engine test in months Teslarati · 19 Oct 2021 SpaceX’s first orbital-class Starship prototype has survived the first of several expected Raptor tests, kicking off an engine test campaign that could...
Polish Armed Forces enlist industry consortium for imaging nanosatellites SpaceNews · 19 Oct 2021 Under the recently launched Polish Imaging Satellites (PIAST) project, a consortium formed by local space industry players will develop three nanosatellites to be operated by the country’s armed forces and placed into or...
NASA supports Boeing as Starliner valve investigation continues SpaceNews · 19 Oct 2021 NASA continues to stand behind Boeing as the company works to resolve a valve problem with its CST-100 Starliner that will push back operational missions of the commercial crew vehicle into 2023.
LeoLabs to construct radars in Western Australia SpaceNews · 19 Oct 2021 LeoLabs announced plans Oct. 19 to construct two phased-array radars in Western Australia, the sixth site for the Silicon Valley startup’s global space-tracking network.
Investigations of U.S. Space Command’s basing decision to continue into 2022 SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2021 The Government Accountability Office and the Defense Department’s inspector general are still months away from completing their investigations of the decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Hunts...
NASA officials optimistic Lucy asteroid mission will overcome solar array snag Spaceflight Now · 18 Oct 2021 A NASA official said Monday there is “widespread optimism” that a solar array snag discovered on the Lucy asteroid probe after its launch over the weekend will not jeopardize the spacecraft’s 12-year exploration mission.
SpaceX rolls second-to-last ‘cryoshell’ to Starbase’s orbital tank farm Teslarati · 18 Oct 2021 In the last two days, SpaceX has transported a giant mystery tank and the second-to-last ‘cryoshell’ to Starbase’s orbital tank farm, pushing...
NASA Selects Gamma-ray Telescope to Chart Milky Way Evolution NASA · 18 Oct 2021 NASA has selected a new space telescope proposal that will study the recent history of star birth, star death, and the formation chemical elements in the Milky Way.
Betting on flexibility: Intelsat’s post-bankruptcy growth strategy SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2021 SpaceNews spoke with Samer Halawi, Intelsat’s executive vice president and chief commercial officer, to learn more about the satellite giant’s post-restructuring growth strategy.
China launches orbiting solar observatory Spaceflight Now · 18 Oct 2021 China successfully launched a half-ton scientific research satellite Oct. 14 to study the violent and sudden physical processes behind solar flares, joining 10 other small payloads on a Long March 2D rocket that also tes...
‘We go together’: US Space Force chief seeks deeper space cooperation with South Korea SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2021 The U.S. Space Force’s top general expressed hope for deepening cooperation with South Korea's military counterpart Oct. 18, saying “Katchi Kapshida,” which means “We go together” in Korean, a symbolic slogan of the long...
UK spaceports and launchers gearing up for first flights NASASpaceflight · 18 Oct 2021 In recent months, the United Kingdom’s endeavor to tap into a rapidly-growing market of commercial spaceflight has become a firm prospect. To achieve this, spaceports and aerospace companies are clearing major hurdles in...
Hear Sounds From Mars Captured by NASA's Perseverance Rover NASA · 18 Oct 2021 Two microphones aboard the six-wheeled spacecraft add a new dimension to the way scientists and engineers explore the Red Planet.
NASA to Provide TV Coverage of Russian Station Cargo Ship Activities NASA · 18 Oct 2021 NASA will provide coverage as an uncrewed Russian cargo spacecraft arrives to a new port at the International Space Station this week, and as another Russian freighter launches and docks to the orbiting outpost next week...
Lucy’s solar panel hasn’t latched—a problem for a mission powered by the Sun Ars Technica · 18 Oct 2021 "The team is analyzing data to determine next steps."
NASA expects vaccination mandates to have little impact on Artemis 1 preparations SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2021 As NASA prepares to install the Orion spacecraft on the first Space Launch System rocket, agency officials played down any effect coronavirus vaccine mandates will have on final preparations for the launch.
PlanetIQ announces highest-performance radio occultation satellite SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2021 PlanetIQ is raising money to accelerate its campaign to establish a 20-satellite Global Navigation Satellite System radio occultation constellation by 2024.
TrustPoint raises $2 million for GPS alternative SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2021 TrustPoint Inc., a startup developing a global navigation satellite system, has raised $2 million in seed funding from venture capital firm DCVC.
SpaceX’s first orbital Starship launch slips to March 2022 in NASA document Teslarati · 18 Oct 2021 A NASA document discussing a group’s plans to document SpaceX’s first orbital-velocity Starship reentry appears to suggest that the next-generation rocket’s orbital...
Fledgling European space businesses still lacking the funds to fly SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2021 A lack of accessible financing options is holding European space startups back as supply shortages and price rises risk derailing the industry’s post-pandemic recovery, warns a white paper from the Access Space Alliance...
NASA selects gamma-ray telescope mission for development SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2021 NASA will develop a gamma-ray telescope intended to study the formation of chemical elements in the galaxy as its next small astrophysics mission.
NASA investigating issue with Lucy solar array SpaceNews · 17 Oct 2021 Engineers are investigating why one of the two solar arrays on NASA’s Lucy spacecraft may have failed to lock into place when deployed after launch Oct. 16.
Chinese Shiyan-10 satellite raises its orbit after initial problems NASASpaceflight · 17 Oct 2021 After initial reports that the Chinese Shiyan-10 satellite failed after a nominal launch of the rocket, it is now confirmed that the satellite was reactivated and is raising its orbit from the initial deployment height.
Soyuz returns cosmonauts and film crew to Earth SpaceNews · 17 Oct 2021 A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a cosmonaut and two spaceflight participants landed in Kazakhstan Oct. 17, nearly two days after that spacecraft caused the station to briefly lose attitude control.
Russian actress returns to Earth after space station movie shoot Spaceflight Now · 17 Oct 2021 STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION A Russian actress and her director-cameraman, wrapping up a 12-day movie shoot aboard the International Space Station, returned to Earth Sunday and promptly filmed a few...
Soyuz MS-18 touchdown in Kazakhstan NASASpaceflight · 16 Oct 2021 Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and spaceflight participants Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko have returned to Earth with a landing in Kazakhstan on Sunday, completing the Soyuz MS-18 mission.
NASA asteroid explorer leaves planet Earth on Atlas 5 rocket Spaceflight Now · 16 Oct 2021 Bound for a pristine population of ancient asteroids, a NASA science probe named Lucy took off from Cape Canaveral before dawn Saturday and rocketed into space on top of an Atlas 5 launcher to begin a 12-year, $981 milli...
Atlas 5 launches NASA’s Lucy asteroid mission SpaceNews · 16 Oct 2021 An Atlas 5 successfully launched a NASA spacecraft Oct. 16 on a mission to study distant asteroids that may hold clues to the early history of the solar system.
NASA, ULA Launch Lucy Mission to ‘Fossils’ of Planet Formation NASA · 16 Oct 2021 NASA’s Lucy mission, the agency’s first to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, launched at 5:34 a.m. EDT Saturday on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Statio...
NASA, ULA launch historic Lucy mission NASASpaceflight · 16 Oct 2021 NASA and ULA (United Launch Alliance) launched NASA’s next asteroid exploration mission — Lucy — from Florida early Saturday morning, kickstarting the spacecraft’s 12-year journey through the solar system. Liftoff of Atl...
NASA’s Lucy mission will be the first to explore a population of ancient asteroids Spaceflight Now · 15 Oct 2021 NASA is ready to launch a $981 million mission to the distant reaches of the solar system Saturday, kicking off a 12-year expedition to visit a group of unexplored asteroids that may offer clues to help scientists deciph...
NASA Awards Audit Services Contracts NASA · 15 Oct 2021 NASA has awarded contracts to Booth Management Consulting LLC of Columbia, Maryland; Castro & Company LLC of Alexandria, Virginia; Deva & Associates PC of Rockville, Maryland; Hamilton Enterprises LLC of Greenbelt, Maryl...
NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 NASA · 15 Oct 2021 NASA and Boeing will hold a joint teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 19, to update media on the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

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