Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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ESA, Airbus sign long-delayed Galileo contract after court ruling SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2021 The European Space Agency announced May 28 that it had signed a long-delayed 700-million-euro contract ($855 million) with Airbus Defence and Space on behalf of the European Commission for six second-generation Galileo s...
China’s Chang Zheng 3B launches Fengyun 4B weather satellite NASASpaceflight · 1 Jun 2021 China launched a new geostationary weather satellite on Thursday June 3 local time, following a 24 hour delay. The Fengyun 4B satellite lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 00:17 China Standard Time (16...
The US military is starting to get really interested in Starship Ars Technica · 1 Jun 2021 "The Air Force seeks to leverage the current multi-billion dollar commercial investment."
New Zealand signs Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2021
SpaceX first Super Heavy ‘test tank’ is almost ready for prime time Teslarati · 1 Jun 2021 SpaceX has almost completed a ‘test tank’ meant to ensure that Starship’s Super Heavy booster is capable of withstanding the immense thrust...
NASA evaluating schedule, launch date forecasts for Artemis 2 NASASpaceflight · 31 May 2021 NASA is currently forecasting that Artemis 2 will be ready to launch no earlier than (NET) September 2023, but similar to attempting to forecast when Artemis 1 will be ready to launch, there is also uncertainty in when A...
Cargo ship docks with Chinese space station Spaceflight Now · 31 May 2021 China’s robotic Tianzhou 2 cargo ship launched Saturday on top of a Long March 7 rocket and docked with the core module of the country’s space station eight hours later, delivering fuel, crew supplies, extravehicular spa...
Russia, China hope to secure partners for moon base project SpaceNews · 31 May 2021 Russia and China are looking to secure new partnerships for the joint initiative to construct the ILRS robotic moon base.
Who will race SpaceX to the moon? SpaceNews · 31 May 2021 NASA took many by surprise by picking just one company to develop a lunar lander and fly a single demo mission to the moon. Even more surprising was NASA's pick: SpaceX, whose Starship vehicle appeared massively oversize...
SpaceX bumps Starship booster engine count, ramps up Raptor factory Teslarati · 31 May 2021 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that Starship’s Super Heavy booster will have at least one more engine than expected after hardware...
Laying the groundwork for Super Heavy amid Raptor Ramp Up NASASpaceflight · 30 May 2021 Just one year after losing Starship SN4 after a Static Fire test, SpaceX’s progress at its Starbase site in South Texas has allowed the company to focus on the debut of its Super Heavy booster. With Starship SN15’s succe...
SpaceX Starship engine completes orbital-duration static fire test in Texas Teslarati · 30 May 2021 A local resident and unofficial SpaceX observer has reported hearing a test of one of Starship’s Raptor engines that lasted more than...
Solar arrays, animals, science, and more headed to the ISS on SpaceX CRS-22 Space Scout · 30 May 2021 An overview of the cargo and experiments flying onboard the SpaceX CRS-22 mission, scheduled to liftoff June 3, 1:29 p.m. EDT.
DoD agencies to invest more than $1 billion in low-Earth orbit space technologies SpaceNews · 30 May 2021 The Biden administration’s defense budget proposal for fiscal year 2022 seeks more than $1.2 billion for military space systems in low-Earth orbit.
Tianzhou-2 docks with China’s space station module SpaceNews · 29 May 2021 China’s Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft docked with the Tianhe space station module in low Earth orbit Saturday, eight hours after launch from Wenchang spaceport.
China launches Tianzhou 2, first cargo mission to new space station NASASpaceflight · 29 May 2021 China has launched its Tianzhou 2 cargo mission to its new space station. Liftoff from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site occurred Saturday, 29 May at 12:55 UTC / 08:55 EDT aboard a Chang Zheng 7 rocket following two pr...
Five launches planned from Florida’s Space Coast in June Spaceflight Now · 28 May 2021 More than three-quarters of the launches from Florida’s Space Coast so far this year have deployed SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites, but the focus will shift to other customers in June. Five rocket flights are sched...
NASA budget goes all-in on science, stays the course on Moon lander Ars Technica · 28 May 2021 "The goal is 2024, but I think we have to be brutally realistic."
NASA requests $24.8 billion in 2022, proposes to cancel SOFIA again SpaceNews · 28 May 2021 NASA released its fiscal year 2022 budget request May 28, asking for $24.8 billion to support a number of new and existing science and exploration programs but also proposing once again to cancel an airborne astronomical...
OneWeb constellation to cross 200th mark after successful launch SpaceNews · 28 May 2021 OneWeb’s broadband constellation is set to pass the 200th mark after Arianespace successfully launched its latest batch of satellites May 28.
Seventh batch of OneWeb satellites launches from Vostochny NASASpaceflight · 28 May 2021 The seventh batch of OneWeb satellites were successfully launched on a Soyuz 2.1b rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia on Friday, May 28, with liftoff occurring at 17:38 UTC. After an initial attempt on Thursda...
Photos: Falcon 9 launches 60 more Starlink internet satellites Spaceflight Now · 28 May 2021 These photos show the liftoff from Cape Canaveral and climb into space of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday. The launch carried 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit and set a new record for payload fairing reuse,...
NASA Awards Laser Air Monitoring System Contract for Orion NASA · 28 May 2021 NASA has awarded Dynetics Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama, a contract to produce a Laser Air Monitoring System (LAMS) for the agency’s Orion spacecraft beginning with the Artemis III mission.
NASA Awards New Spacecraft Avionics Development Contract NASA · 28 May 2021 NASA has selected Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to provide development and operations support for the avionics software suite that will guide the agency's next generation of human rate...
NASA Administrator Statement on President’s FY 2022 Funding Request NASA · 28 May 2021 The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the president's FY 2022 budget request for the agency.
Biden seeks $2 billion funding boost for U.S. Space Force SpaceNews · 28 May 2021 President Biden’s $715 billion defense budget proposal for 2022 includes $17.4 billion for the U.S. Space Force, about $2.2 billion more than what Congress enacted in 2021.
Satellite operators near June 1 C-band clearing milestone SpaceNews · 28 May 2021 As bitter legal disputes and billion-dollar price tags dominate headlines around C-band, work is frantically underway to clear the spectrum for U.S. terrestrial 5G wireless operators.
NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures Shining Clouds on Mars NASA · 28 May 2021 The science team is studying the clouds, which arrived earlier and formed higher than expected, to learn more about the Red Planet.
NASA administrator unveils $24.8 billion 2022 budget request Spaceflight Now · 28 May 2021 The Biden administration’s $24.8 billion fiscal 2022 budget request for NASA will keep the agency on track to send the the first woman and the next man to the moon as early as 2024, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Fr...
OneWeb surpasses 200 satellites with Soyuz launch Spaceflight Now · 28 May 2021 Launching through heavy rainfall, a Soyuz booster vaulted away from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in eastern Russia to place 36 more OneWeb internet satellites into orbit Friday, giving the London-based company a fleet of 218...
Congress asks GAO to investigate NASA cybersecurity SpaceNews · 28 May 2021 The bipartisan leadership of the House Science Committee has asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate NASA’s cybersecurity activities amid growing concerns about hacking of government computer systems.
Rocket Report: Russia plans nuclear space tug, Falcon Heavy launch delays Ars Technica · 28 May 2021 "Europe really needs to build infrastructure to get to space."
SpaceX sends reused Falcon 9 booster west for first California Starlink launches Teslarati · 28 May 2021 SpaceX has shipped the first of one or two flight-proven Falcon 9 boosters from Florida to California in the latest sign that...
Companies and government agencies announce plans for lunar rover projects SpaceNews · 27 May 2021 The Japanese and Canadian space agencies announced plans May 26 to send small rovers to the moon in the next several years, as Lockheed Martin unveiled a partnership with automaker General Motors to propose a rover for N...
NRO taking advantage of commercial launch options for lower-risk space missions SpaceNews · 27 May 2021 The National Reconnaissance Office entrusts the U.S. Space Force to launch most of its spy satellites but also use other types of commercial contracts.
Media Invited to Administrator’s State of NASA Remarks on Climate, Artemis NASA · 27 May 2021 In his first address to the workforce, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will discuss the agency’s plans for future climate science missions, the agency’s plans for a robotic and human return to the Moon through the Artemis...
NASA Schedules Live Coverage of Russian Spacewalk NASA · 27 May 2021 Two Russian cosmonauts are scheduled to conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday, June 2, to continue preparing the Pirs docking compartment airlock for undocking and disposal later this year...
Buran shuttle graffiti highlights concern for space history, need for museum ownership & care NASASpaceflight · 27 May 2021 After the latest incident at Baikonur where a group of street artists painted graffiti on the Buran 1.02 space shuttle, named Burya, Roscosmos expressed its concern about the fate of the unique remnants of the Energia-Bu...
South Korea signs Artemis Accords; Brazil, New Zealand likely next SpaceNews · 27 May 2021 South Korea signed the Artemis Accords May 27, becoming the 10th signatory to the pact that governs norms of behavior for those who want to participate in the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program.
Mars helicopter ‘muscles through’ navigation glitch on sixth flight Spaceflight Now · 27 May 2021 NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter safely landed after wobbling, suffering power spikes, and enduring velocity fluctuations on its sixth flight at Mars, officials said Wednesday.

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