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- HySpecIQ turns to BridgeComm for optical downlinks SpaceNews · 4 Oct 2021 Hyperspectral analytics company HySpecIQ and optical communications specialist BridgeComm announced an agreement to integrate BridgeComm's high-speed optical downlink with HySpecIQ satellites destined for low Earth orbit...
- World View revives plans for stratospheric balloon passenger flights SpaceNews · 4 Oct 2021 World View, a company founded to carry people into the stratosphere to give them space-like views of the Earth, is reviving those plans, putting it into competition with two of its co-founders.
- SpaceX snags launch contract from Arianespace after Vega rocket fails twice Teslarati · 3 Oct 2021 In a rare victory for international launch competition, SpaceX has snagged a contract to launch an Italian Earth observation satellite from European...
- Nelson remains confident regarding funding for Artemis SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2021 NASA’s administrator says he remains confident that Congress will provide the agency with funding to allow it to select a second lunar lander developer despite a lack of public progress on funding and concerns raised els...
- Four Artemis I CubeSats miss their ride Space Scout · 3 Oct 2021 Does that mean they're not coming on then?
- Millennium Space sees opportunities in missile defense satellites SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2021 Millennium, a satellite manufacturer owned by the Boeing Co., hopes to parlay the experienced gained from the Wide Field of View project into larger contracts.
- Lucy in final preparations for launch, Principal Investigator discusses mission’s trajectory NASASpaceflight · 2 Oct 2021 After being shipped to Florida in early August, NASA’s most daring asteroid exploration mission yet — Lucy — is now in final launch preparations as the opening of its interplanetary transfer window to Jupiter nears.
- Space Force says upcoming meeting with industry won’t be business as usual SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2021 The SWAC briefing Oct. 27 is not about contract opportunities but rather a strategic-level discussion about capabilities the Space Force will need in the coming years.
- BepiColombo's first views of Mercury ESA · 2 Oct 2021 The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has captured its first views of its destination planet Mercury as it swooped past in a close gravity assist flyby last night.
- Soyuz rocket rolls out for launch of Russian film crew Spaceflight Now · 2 Oct 2021 A Soyuz rocket scheduled to blast off Tuesday with veteran Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actress Yulia Peresild, and film director Klim Shipenko on a trip to the International Space Station rolled out to its launch...
- Launchspace wins CASIS support for upcoming ISS demonstration SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2021 LaunchSpace Technologies Corp., a company developing technology to capture orbital debris, is the latest space startup to seek funding on an equity crowdfunding platform.
- DoD seeks ideas for connecting government and commercial satellites SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2021 The Defense Innovation Unit in a new solicitation is asking the companies for ideas on how to build a “hybrid architecture” of government and commercial satellites.
- NASA Awards Contract for Roman Space Telescope Science Support Center NASA · 1 Oct 2021 NASA has awarded a contract to provide capabilities for the Roman Space Telescope Science Support Center to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California.
- SpaceX and NASA beginning final preparations for Crew-3 mission NASASpaceflight · 1 Oct 2021 With the launch just weeks away, SpaceX, NASA, and the European Space Agency (ESA) are making final preparations for the third operational Crew Dragon mission. Crew-3 will be the third long-duration mission flown by Spac...
- Ball Aerospace and L3Harris win weather instrument study contracts SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2021 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded contracts to Ball Aerospace & Technologies and L3Harris Technologies to study instruments for Geostationary and Extended Observations (GeoXO), the agency’s next...
- After years of futility, NASA turns to private sector for spacesuit help Ars Technica · 1 Oct 2021 "A flight-ready suit remains years away from completion."
- Tomorrow.io wins Air Force funding for weather satellite constellation SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2021 Tomorrow.io won a $19.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support deployment of a constellation of approximately 32 radar-equipped weather satellites.
- First SLS launch likely to slip to 2022 SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2021 A top NASA official says the agency will soon set a target launch date for the first Space Launch System mission, but that it’s “more than likely” it will slip into early 2022.
- NASA TV Coverage Set for Russian Film Production Launch NASA · 1 Oct 2021 NASA will provide coverage of a Tuesday, Oct. 5 launch that will carry a Russian cosmonaut, actress, and film producer to the International Space Station, where they will film segments for a movie. The launch will mark t...
- FAA reviewing Blue Origin safety allegations SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2021 The FAA says it is reviewing allegations about safety issues at Blue Origin raised in an explosive essay by a group of current and former employees.
- Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic cleared for flight, Blue Origin “bet and lost” Ars Technica · 1 Oct 2021 "Blue Origin's culture sits on a foundation that ignores the plight of our planet."
- SpaceX Starbase construction takes priority as next orbital Starship, Super Heavy pair come together Teslarati · 1 Oct 2021 As SpaceX teams slowly prepare the first orbital-class Starship and Super Heavy booster for the next-generation rocket’s first full-stack launch, the company...
- SpaceX cargo ship streaks across Florida on the way to splashdown Spaceflight Now · 1 Oct 2021 Ending a month-long mission to the International Space Station, a SpaceX supply ship blazed a trail through the atmosphere over the southeastern United States Thursday night and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean east o...
- Cosmonaut shares new perspective of International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 1 Oct 2021 Photos taken by a Russian cosmonaut Tuesday from a Soyuz spacecraft show new exterior views of the International Space Station, with two SpaceX Dragon spaceships, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply craft, and the lab’s new...
- CRS-23 Dragon returns home following ISS supply run NASASpaceflight · 30 Sep 2021 Following a launch in late August and a month-long stay in orbit, SpaceX and NASA welcomed the return of the CRS-23 (Commercial Resupply Services 23) mission from the International Space Station (ISS). Cargo Dragon undoc...
- NASA to Host Briefings, Interviews for Next Crew Mission with SpaceX NASA · 30 Sep 2021 NASA will highlight the next crew rotation flight of a U.S. commercial spacecraft carrying astronauts to the International Space Station with a pair of virtual media briefings Wednesday, Oct. 6, and Thursday. Oct. 7.
- Japan’s Epsilon scrubs attempt to launch RAISE-2 and eight secondary satellites NASASpaceflight · 30 Sep 2021 Japan was to make its first orbital launch in ten months on Friday, using its small satellite launcher Epsilon to deliver nine satellites to orbit. Notably, this included the RAISE-2 technology demonstrator. Just seconds...
- SpaceX spacecraft undocks from space station for Dragon’s fifth orbital reentry this year Teslarati · 30 Sep 2021 An upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon has successfully undocked from the Internation Space Station after delivering tons of cargo, setting the spacecraft family...
- NASA Issues Contracts to Mature Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Technologies NASA · 30 Sep 2021 NASA has selected two U.S. companies to support its Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) that will rapidly mature Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) technologies through ground and flight demonstrations.
- After two decades, the Webb telescope is finished and on the way to its launch site Spaceflight Now · 30 Sep 2021 A ship carrying the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope left a port in Southern California last weekend to begin a nearly two-week journey to Kourou, French Guiana, where it will begin final preparations for launch De...
- Industry group working on satellite servicing standards SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2021 A satellite servicing industry group is making progress on a series of standards that it believes can help enable the growth of the nascent field.
- Blue Origin has a toxic culture, former and current employees say Ars Technica · 30 Sep 2021 "Professional dissent at Blue Origin is actively stifled."
- NASA Administrator to Meet with Florida STEM Students NASA · 30 Sep 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will visit with students in Tallahassee, Florida to discuss the future of space exploration at 2 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct.1.
- DoD trying to keep China from accessing critical U.S. space technology SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2021 Chinese investments in U.S. space startups and use of Chinese software by DoD suppliers are issues of growing concern at the Pentagon, officials said.
- Eutelsat rejects unsolicited takeover bid SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2021 Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat has rejected an unsolicited $3.2 billion takeover offer from telecom magnate Patrick Drahi as too low.
- Satellite servicing companies see different demand in LEO versus GEO SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2021 Developers of satellite servicing technologies expect interest in refueling and life extension to come from customers in geostationary orbit and beyond, while low Earth orbit operators instead seek end-of-life disposal s...
- China displays crewed moon landing mission elements SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2021 China is showcasing a number of elements for future human lunar landing missions at a major airshow and stating that super heavy-lift rocket will be ready by 2028.
- SpaceX’s orbital Starship prototype gets frosty during first successful ‘cryoproof’ Teslarati · 30 Sep 2021 For the first time, SpaceX has put the first orbital-class Starship – a prototype known as Ship 20 (S20) – through a...
- Lawmakers ask Air Force Secretary to ‘pause all actions’ on Space Command relocation SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2021 Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and other lawmakers are asking Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall to suspend all activities related to the relocation of U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.
- Pandemic causes delay and cost increase for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2021 NASA’s Roman Space Telescope has passed its critical design review, but the impact of the pandemic will delay its launch by several months and increase its cost.