Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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FAA clears Virgin Galactic to resume SpaceShipTwo flights SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2021 The FAA said Sept. 29 that it completed its investigation into a problem on Virgin Galactic’s most recent SpaceShipTwo flight, allowing the company to resume flights of the suborbital spaceplane.
U.S. Space Command official calls for public-private effort to avert war in space SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2021 The U.S. needs better capabilities to monitor adversaries’ activities in space and has to quickly deploy satellite constellations that can survive in a conflict, said Maj. Gen. David Miller, of U.S. Space Command.
EGS, Jacobs completing first round of Artemis 1 pre-launch integrated tests prior to Orion stacking NASASpaceflight · 29 Sep 2021 NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch support contractor Jacobs are working to complete the first round of Artemis 1 pre-launch testing before the end of September. The Space Launch System (SLS...
Capella expands staff focused on U.S. Goverment sales and service SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2021 Capella Space named Amy Hopkins, former Boeing Phantom Works Strategy Director, as its first vice president and general manager of U.S. Government Services.
Photos: Atlas 5 rocket lifts off from foggy Vandenberg Space Force Base Spaceflight Now · 29 Sep 2021 Shrouded in a veil of fog, an Atlas 5 rocket fired away from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Monday with the Landsat 9 remote sensing satellite.
Chinese test satellite fails after launch Spaceflight Now · 29 Sep 2021 China’s classified Shiyan 10 test satellite failed after launching into orbit on a Long March 3B rocket Monday, Chinese state media said.
Slingshot launches interactive tool to make the complexities of space more accessible SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2021 An interactive simulation of the space environment developed by Slingshot Aerospace for military satellite operators is now being offered commercially, the company announced Sept. 29.
A Virginia company has connected mobile phones directly to satellites Ars Technica · 29 Sep 2021 Lynk will start with intermittent text messages and expand from there.
After technical demonstrations, satellite servicing grapples other issues SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2021 With the technical feasibility of satellite servicing now being demonstrated, companies and other organizations in the field are now grappling with other issues, from legal and regulatory challenges to the development of...
Tiger Team solves mystery of Euclid's galaxy speed camera ESA · 29 Sep 2021 When tested in space-like conditions, the instrument on ESA's Euclid space telescope set to measure the velocities of fast-receding galaxies abruptly stopped operating. Blindsided, the mission team feared it might take w...
SpaceX almost ready to launch NASA asteroid impact spacecraft Teslarati · 29 Sep 2021 Revealed as a side note during live coverage of the space agency’s successful Landsat-9 launch, NASA says that the Double Asteroid Redirect...
MIT professor: Interest in space careers at an all-time high SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2021 MIT’s Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics graduate admissions program this past year saw a record number of applicants, most of whom want to work in the space business.
Government shutdown could delay NASA’s Lucy asteroid mission SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2021 A NASA asteroid mission that has remained on schedule for a mid-October launch despite disruptions caused by the pandemic is now facing a new challenge: the threat of a federal government shutdown.
Panel: Orbital debris problem is a lot like trying to fix climate change SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2021 NASA advisor Bhavya Lal said the debris challenge is similar to the debate over how to addresss climate change.
Starfish Space raises $7 million for constellation-managing space tugs SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2021 Starfish Space has raised $7 million to develop space tugs that aim to extend the lives of satellites, move them to different orbits and remove debris.
Spire and SpaceChain announce on-orbit blockchain demonstration SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2021 Spire Global is working with SpaceChain, a company focused on space applications for blockchain technology, to demonstrate the technology in space and to highlight benefits and challenges.
NASA's Mars Fleet Lies Low with Sun Between Earth and Red Planet NASA · 28 Sep 2021 The missions will continue collecting data about the Red Planet, though engineers back on Earth will stop sending commands to them until mid-October.
Soyuz MS-18 crew relocates spacecraft to Nauka NASASpaceflight · 28 Sep 2021 The Soyuz MS-18 crew has successfully relocated their spacecraft from the Rassvet module to the Nauka module at the International Space Station.
NASA’s Lucy Mission Prepares for Launch to Trojan Asteroids NASA · 28 Sep 2021 NASA has tested the functions of Lucy, the agency’s first spacecraft to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, filled it with fuel, and is preparing to pack it into a capsule for launch Saturday, Oct. 16.
Chinese Shiyan-10 satellite fails in orbit after successful launch NASASpaceflight · 28 Sep 2021 China launched the Shiyan-10 satellite on a Long March 3B/E rocket at 8:20 UTC on September 27, lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The name and purpose of the payload were not confirmed before the laun...
Ship 20 begins path to Static Fire test milestone NASASpaceflight · 28 Sep 2021 Despite the lack of hops over recent months, SpaceX Starbase continues to be a hive of activity with preparations ongoing for both the upcoming orbital test flight of Booster 4 and Ship 20 and the future acceleration of...
NASA Transfers Air Traffic Management Tool Updates to FAA NASA · 28 Sep 2021 As part of an effort aimed at making aviation more sustainable, NASA has transferred findings from an air traffic management project to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for nationwide implementation, the two age...
We’re about to run out of Atlantic hurricane names—again Ars Technica · 28 Sep 2021 Greek names are out, supplemental names are in.
Station crew relocates Soyuz spaceship to new Russian module Spaceflight Now · 28 Sep 2021 Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut strapped into their Soyuz ferry ship Tuesday at the International Space Station and moved the craft to a new docking port on Russia’s Nauka lab module that arrived at the compl...
Planet co-founder among passengers on Blue Origin’s next suborbital spaceflight Spaceflight Now · 28 Sep 2021 The co-founders of the satellite remote sensing company Planet Labs and the clinical research software firm Medidata, both wealthy businessmen, are two of the four passengers slated to launch to the edge of space next mo...
British government releases national space strategy SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2021 The British government released a highly anticipated space strategy Sept. 27 that outlines its plans to turn the country into a major global space power, but does away with a key metric it had been using to measure its p...
SpaceX’s orbital Starship prototype sheds tiles, comes to life during first tests Teslarati · 28 Sep 2021 After weeks of mostly invisible – albeit slow and steady – work at Starbase’s suborbital launch and test facilities, SpaceX has finally...
SpaceX to launch world’s first geostationary propellant depot around the Moon Teslarati · 28 Sep 2021 As part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch that will send a commercial Moon lander on its way to Earth’s nearest neighbor,...
New eye on planet Earth rockets into orbit from California Spaceflight Now · 27 Sep 2021 NASA and United Launch Alliance deployed a new Landsat satellite in orbit Monday after liftoff on an Atlas 5 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, marking the 2,000th launch from the West Coast spaceport...
NASA Launches New Mission to Monitor Earth’s Landscapes NASA · 27 Sep 2021 Landsat 9, a NASA satellite built to monitor the Earth’s land surface, successfully launched at 2:12 p.m. EDT Monday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Atlas 5 launches Landsat 9 SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2021 An Atlas 5 successfully launched the latest in the Landsat series of Earth science satellites Sept. 27, continuing a program that started nearly half a century ago.
Isotropic Systems completes funding for 2022 commercial launch SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2021 Isotropic Systems said Sept. 27 it raised more than $37 million to fully fund its flat-panel antennas through to product launch in 2022.
SpaceX moves Super Heavy booster to make room for Mechazilla arm installation Teslarati · 27 Sep 2021 For the second time, SpaceX has removed the first potentially flightworthy Super Heavy from Starbase’s orbital launch mount – this time to...
Terran Orbital to build plant to produce more than 1,000 satellites per year SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2021 Terran Orbital announced an agreement with Space Florida to establish a manufacturing facility on Florida’s Merritt Island large enough to produce more than 1,000 satellites per year.
Chinese smallsat launcher delivers remote sensing payload to space Spaceflight Now · 27 Sep 2021 A Chinese solid-fueled rocket blasted off from the Jiuquan launch base Monday and successfully deployed a small commercially-focused Earth-imaging satellite into polar orbit.
Chinese KZ-1A returns to flight and lofts new remote sensing satellite into orbit NASASpaceflight · 27 Sep 2021 A Chinese Kuaizhou 1A (KZ-1A) rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia at 06:19 UTC on September 27, lofting a new high-resolution remote sensing satellite into orbit.
NASA’s Landsat 9 successfully launched aboard Atlas V from Vandenberg NASASpaceflight · 27 Sep 2021 United Launch Alliance has launched NASA’s most powerful Earth-imaging satellite, Landsat 9, on an Atlas V rocket. Liftoff occurred at 11:12 AM PDT (18:12 UTC) on Monday, September 27, from Space Launch Complex-3 East (S...
Launch timeline for Atlas 5’s mission with Landsat 9 Spaceflight Now · 27 Sep 2021 A United Launch Atlas 5 rocket is set for launch with the Landsat 9 satellite, a joint project between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, and four small CubeSat rideshare payloads.
RocketStar ready for second suborbital flight attempt SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2021 New York-based RocketStar plans to launch its aerospike-powered rocket for the first time this fall, carrying a prototype satellite for resource-mapping startup Lunasonde on a brief suborbital trip.
New NASA satellite to continue half a century of changing Earth observations Ars Technica · 27 Sep 2021 "Landsat has provided a critical reference for assessing long-term changes."

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