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- NASA Spacewalk Briefing to Highlight New Solar Array Installation NASA · 18 Aug 2021 Two astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station Tuesday, Aug. 24, for a spacewalk to install a support bracket in preparation for future installation of the orbiting laboratory’s third new solar array...
- South Korea’s Satrec Initiative to build constellation of high-resolution Earth observation satellites SpaceNews · 18 Aug 2021 In the first step toward building its own constellation of Earth observation satellite, Satrec Initiative will send the high-resolution SpaceEye-T imaging satellite into low Earth orbit by the first quarter of 2024.
- Former Momentus CTO reveals competing space logistics venture SpaceNews · 18 Aug 2021 TransAstra, a startup founded by Joel Sercel, the former Momentus chief technology officer, is raising money for a competing space logistics venture.
- Maxar satellite images show thousands of people at Kabul airport Spaceflight Now · 18 Aug 2021 Maxar’s WorldView 3 commercial imaging satellite captured overhead views of the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, earlier this week as thousands of people converged on the runway and gathered near aircraft after the Taliban...
- Spaceborne Computer-2 shows results on space station SpaceNews · 18 Aug 2021 After completing the first round of experiments on the International Space Station’s second-generation Spaceborne Computer, Hewlett Packard Enterprises and Microsoft executives say they have clearly demonstrated the valu...
- SpaceX set to end longest gap between Falcon launches in two years Teslarati · 18 Aug 2021 NASA has confirmed that SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launch is now scheduled to occur no earlier than 3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC)...
- Firefly hires former SpaceX, Blue Origin engineer as COO SpaceNews · 18 Aug 2021 Firefly Aerospace has hired a former SpaceX and Blue Origin engineer as its new chief operating officer to guide the company’s shift from development to production, although exactly when the company’s first launch will t...
- Spire Global’s shares slip after first day of trading SpaceNews · 17 Aug 2021 Shares in Spire Global, the small satellite constellation operator, closed down 5.2% to $9.41 at the end of its first day as a public company Aug. 17.
- NASA Helps Celebrate Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry's Centennial NASA · 17 Aug 2021 NASA is helping the legacy of inspiration, hope, and diversity fostered by the creator of Star Trek to live long and prosper.
- SpaceX’s first orbital Starship prototype prepares for proof tests Teslarati · 17 Aug 2021 Several days after SpaceX’s first orbital-class Starship prototype took a second trip to a nearby launch site, the rocket is on its...
- Mark Baird named president of VOX Space SpaceNews · 17 Aug 2021 Mark Baird, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, has been named president of VOX Space.
- Download our August 16 issue of SpaceNews magazine SpaceNews · 17 Aug 2021 Download the digital edition of the August 16 issue of SpaceNews magazine, provided compliments of Boeing.
- Report: Space security a growing concern as activities proliferate in orbit SpaceNews · 17 Aug 2021 The Space Foundation and KMPG released a new report Aug. 17 titled 'Navigating Space: A Vision for the Space Domain'
- NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Explores a Changing Landscape NASA · 17 Aug 2021 A new video rings in the rover’s ninth year on Mars, letting viewers tour Curiosity’s location on a Martian mountain.
- O3b mPOWER get first cloud customer, on track for launch even as COVID-19 issues loom SpaceNews · 17 Aug 2021 Microsoft is pivoting from being a partner to also a customer of SES’ next-generation O3b mPOWER broadband constellation, which SES said remains on schedule despite an ongoing threat of supply chain disruption from COVID...
- After a dozen flights, NASA’s chopper has yet to come a cropper Ars Technica · 17 Aug 2021 Kitty Hawk a century ago. Mars today. Where 100 years from now?
- Rocket Lab to launch Finnish cubesat SpaceNews · 17 Aug 2021 A Finnish cubesat designed to test satellite deorbiting technologies will launch on a Rocket Lab Electron after delays with its original launch on a Momentus tug.
- Former Commerce official Kevin O’Connell joins board of advisors of startup Kayhan Space SpaceNews · 17 Aug 2021 Kayhan Space, a startup focused on space situational awareness and collision avoidance technologies, announced Aug. 17 that Kevin O’Connell has joined its board of advisors.
- Arianespace launches second Pléiades Neo remote sensing satellite Spaceflight Now · 17 Aug 2021 A European Vega rocket launched from French Guiana Monday night with Airbus’s second Pléiades Neo remote sensing satellite, two European Space Agency CubeSats to track space weather, a student-built nanosatellite from It...
- Here’s why Blue Origin thinks it is justified in continuing to protest NASA Ars Technica · 16 Aug 2021 Bezos: " The thing that slows things down is procurement."
- Soyuz rocket rolls out to launch pad with next batch of OneWeb satellites Spaceflight Now · 16 Aug 2021 A Russian Soyuz rocket rolled out to a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Monday, moving into position for liftoff Thursday with 34 more satellites for OneWeb’s broadband internet network.
- NASA Selects Lifecycle Mission Support Services Contractor NASA · 16 Aug 2021 NASA has selected Leidos Inc. of Reston, Virginia, to provide program, science, engineering, operations, and project management support at the agency’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California.
- NASA Awards Contract for Translation and Logistics Services NASA · 16 Aug 2021 NASA has awarded a contract to TechTrans International (TTI) Inc. of Houston to provide translation, interpretation, language training, and logistics services for the agency’s International Space Station Program, with th...
- Earth observation satellite and secondary payloads launched on Arianespace Vega NASASpaceflight · 16 Aug 2021 The Vega rocket conducted its nineteenth launch of Europe’s small lift vehicle, the second Vega launch of 2021, as well as the seventh Arianespace mission of the year. Arianespace flight VV19 lifted off from the ELV laun...
- Arkansas, Florida Students to Hear from Space Station Astronauts NASA · 16 Aug 2021 Students in Arkansas and Florida will have opportunities this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
- SpaceX’s Starship Moon lander under fire yet again as Blue Origin sues NASA Teslarati · 16 Aug 2021 Less than three weeks after the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) categorically denied protests from Blue Origin and Dynetics over NASA’s decision...
- Blue Origin sues NASA over Human Landing System contract SpaceNews · 16 Aug 2021 Blue Origin has filed suit against NASA in federal court, arguing that the agency failed to properly evaluate its proposal for the agency’s Human Landing System program, a procurement won by SpaceX.
- Global Trio of Orbiters Shows Small Dust Storms Help Dry Out Mars NASA · 16 Aug 2021 By combining observations from three international spacecraft at Mars, scientists were able to show that regional dust storms play a huge role in drying out the Red Planet.
- NASA Unveils New Interactive Website Ahead of Landsat 9 Launch NASA · 16 Aug 2021 Landsat 9, a joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey satellite mission, is scheduled to launch Thursday, Sept. 16, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
- GAO report details rejection of HLS protests SpaceNews · 16 Aug 2021 he Government Accountability Office offered more details about its decision to reject protests filed by two companies of NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) award to SpaceX.
- SpaceX receives first major Starship Moon lander funding from NASA Teslarati · 16 Aug 2021 SpaceX has received its first major funding from NASA for the development of a crewed Starship Moon lander meant to return humans...
- Rocket arrives for second Chinese space station cargo mission SpaceNews · 16 Aug 2021 China is preparing to launch its Tianzhou-3 space station cargo supply mission in mid to late September following delivery of a Long March 7 rocket to Wenchang spaceport.
- Launch of lunar CubeSat moved from Virginia to New Zealand Spaceflight Now · 16 Aug 2021 The launch of a miniature trailblazer probe for NASA’s planned Gateway lunar space station has been moved from Rocket Lab’s new launch pad in Virginia to the company’s spaceport in New Zealand, officials recently announc...
- Vega launches second Pléiades Neo imaging satellite SpaceNews · 16 Aug 2021 Arianespace launched a second satellite for the Pléiades Neo imaging constellation Aug. 16 on a Vega rocket.
- Photos: Antares launches on Northrop Grumman’s 16th space station cargo flight Spaceflight Now · 16 Aug 2021 These images show the liftoff of a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket on Aug. 10 from Wallops Island, Virginia, kicking off an unpiloted resupply mission carrying more than 8,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space S...
- Federal Trade Commission chair appears skeptical of proposed Lockheed-Aerojet merger SpaceNews · 15 Aug 2021 Lockheed Martin’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne is under a cloud of uncertainty after Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan expressed concerns about vertical merger...
- Elon Musk says SpaceX’s orbital Starship debut headed for FAA faceoff in a few weeks Teslarati · 15 Aug 2021 CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX’s first completed Starship rocket could be ready for its orbital launch debut just “a few weeks”...
- Vega rocket set to launch next Airbus Pléiades Neo remote sensing satellite Spaceflight Now · 15 Aug 2021 An Airbus-owned commercial optical Earth-imaging satellite and four small CubeSat rideshare payloads are set for launch Monday night from French Guiana aboard a European Vega rocket.
- Boeing to return Starliner crew capsule to factory, delaying test flight by months Spaceflight Now · 15 Aug 2021 An Airbus-owned commercial optical Earth-imaging satellite and four small CubeSat rideshare payloads are set for launch Monday night from French Guiana aboard a European Vega rocket.
- From Apollo to multi-user, the changing yet similar nature of Launch Complex 39 NASASpaceflight · 15 Aug 2021 As the Artemis 1 SLS vehicle prepares to take its place on LC-39B later this year for its first round of pad testing ahead of its debut mission, the Space Launch System (SLS) and Artemis program represent yet another maj...