Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Spy satellite successfully launched from California military base Spaceflight Now · 26 Apr 2021 A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket climbed into orbit Monday from a military base northwest of Los Angeles, delivering to space a classified U.S. government spy satellite as large as a school bus and leaving j...
OneWeb adds 36 more satellites to internet network Spaceflight Now · 26 Apr 2021 A Soyuz rocket lifted off Sunday from Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East with 36 internet satellites built on Florida’s Space Coast for OneWeb, bringing the company’s fleet to 182 spacecraft, more than a quarter o...
SpaceX’s upgraded Starship completes second Raptor engine test in ~24 hours Teslarati · 26 Apr 2021 SpaceX Starship prototype SN15 has completed a second ‘static fire’ test of its Raptor engines in the last 24 hours, hopefully setting...
NASA Updates Live Coverage of Agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 Return to Earth NASA · 26 Apr 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now targeting a return to Earth at 11:36 a.m. E...
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter aces first longer-range flight on Mars Spaceflight Now · 25 Apr 2021 NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter flew farther and faster Sunday than the rotorcraft’s first two test flights in the Martian atmosphere, traveling the length of a football field while exceeding distances and speeds achieved du...
OneWeb adds 36 satellites to broadband constellation as deployment accelerates SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2021 OneWeb’s growing low Earth orbit broadband constellation has reached 182 satellites, after Arianespace launched its latest batch of 36 spacecraft April 25.
U.S. military’s appetite for information fueling demand for space technology SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2021 Demand for space-based capabilities is growing across the U.S. military, said Gen. David Thompson, vice chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force.
OneWeb Flight 6 launches aboard Soyuz-2.1b from Vostochny NASASpaceflight · 25 Apr 2021 Arianespace has launched its second mission of the year on Sunday 25 April at 22:14 UTC from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East. The flight carried 36 more OneWeb satellites to Low Earth Orbit on board a So...
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third Flight NASA · 25 Apr 2021 The craft’s April 25 flight was conducted at speeds and distances beyond what had ever been previously demonstrated, even in testing on Earth.
China’s commercial sector finds funding and direction SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2021 China has experienced an explosion of commercial space companies since 2014, driven by the government opening up the space sector to private capital.
One of ULA’s four remaining Delta 4 rockets set to launch from California Spaceflight Now · 25 Apr 2021 United Launch Alliance ground crews on California’s Central Coast are gearing up to send a classified U.S. government spy satellite into orbit as soon as Monday — weather permitting — aboard one of the company’s four rem...
Soyuz rocket set to launch more OneWeb internet satellites Spaceflight Now · 24 Apr 2021 A Soyuz rocket is standing on a launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East for liftoff Sunday with the next 36 satellites for OneWeb’s internet network, the sixth Soyuz mission dedicated to the commercia...
With SpaceX crew docking, it’s a full house on the International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 24 Apr 2021 A refurbished SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship linked up with the International Space Station early Saturday more than 260 miles above Earth, delivering four veteran astronauts to the orbiting research complex and temporaril...
Crew-2 arrives at ISS SpaceNews · 24 Apr 2021 A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station April 24, less than 24 hours after its launch from Florida, giving the station its largest crew in a decade.
NASA to Air Live Coverage of SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts’ Return to Earth NASA · 24 Apr 2021 NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace...
Crew Dragon Endeavour returns to station on Crew-2 mission NASASpaceflight · 24 Apr 2021 NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Meghan McArthur, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and Japanese Space Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide have joined the Expedition 64 crew as SpaceX’s Crew Dra...
White House nominates NOAA administrator, NASA CFO SpaceNews · 23 Apr 2021 The White House announced April 22 its intent to nominate an ocean scientist to be the next administrator of NOAA, and a Defense Department official to be NASA’s next CFO.
SpaceX launches astronauts on recycled capsule and ‘flight-proven’ rocket Spaceflight Now · 23 Apr 2021 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ferried a multinational crew into orbit at the break of dawn Friday with a spectacular sky-lighting launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, dazzling early risers along the East Coast...
NASA gets what it wanted: Independent, reliable access to space Ars Technica · 23 Apr 2021 "There doesn’t seem to be any obvious limits to the reusability of the vehicle."
China rolls out Long March 5B rocket for space station launch SpaceNews · 23 Apr 2021 China is set to launch the first module for its own space station next week after rolling out a Long March 5B rocket at Wenchang spaceport late Thursday.
NASA’s bold bet on Starship for the Moon may change spaceflight forever Ars Technica · 23 Apr 2021 "It is transformational to degrees no one today can understand."
SpaceX launches astronauts on flight-proven rocket and capsule in spaceflight first Teslarati · 23 Apr 2021 For the first time in history, SpaceX has sent astronauts into space inside a reused Crew Dragon space capsule with the help...
Rocket Report: Amazon bypasses New Glenn, SLS ready for Florida shipment Ars Technica · 23 Apr 2021 "It’s extremely exciting to join with our partners to deploy new capabilities."
NASA’s Mars helicopter completes second, higher flight Spaceflight Now · 23 Apr 2021 The second flight of NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter in the Martian atmosphere Thursday took the rotorcraft higher than its first hop. A third takeoff as soon as Sunday will take the helicopter more than 150 feet away from i...
SpaceX launches NASA Crew-2 mission SpaceNews · 23 Apr 2021 SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four astronauts from three nations April 23 as the commercial crew program moves firmly into operations.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Astronauts Headed to International Space Station NASA · 23 Apr 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts are in orbit following their early morning launch bound for the International Space Station for the second commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory.
Astronauts safely launch into orbit on a used rocket [Updated] Ars Technica · 23 Apr 2021 For a few days there will be two Crew Dragons docked to the space station.
NASA Statement on Nomination of Margaret Vo Schaus for Agency CFO NASA · 22 Apr 2021 The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on Thursday’s announcement of the intended nomination by President Joe Biden of Margaret Vo Schaus to serve as the agency’s chief financial office...
Lockheed Martin wins $27 million contract modification for integration of DARPA’s Blackjack satellites SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2021 DARPA announced it has increased Lockheed Martin’s contract for satellite integration work for the Blackjack program by $27.3 million.
Crew-2 mission timeline Spaceflight Now · 22 Apr 2021 This detailed mission timeline covers major vehicle and crew activities during the Crew-2 countdown and rendezvous with the International Space Station.
Crew-2 is set for an early morning liftoff tomorrow – here’s what to expect Space Scout · 22 Apr 2021 Crew-2 is set to liftoff April 23 at 5:49 a.m. ET - here's everything you need to know, including full detailed timelines of the mission.
NASA, SpaceX set for historic Friday astronaut launch with reused booster and capsule Teslarati · 22 Apr 2021 Update: NASA and SpaceX have confirmed that they are set for a historic astronaut launch with a reused Falcon booster and Dragon...
NASA and the new urgency of climate change SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2021 When Joe Biden was elected president, many expected NASA would shift direction, emphasizing climate change over human spaceflight. Three months into Biden's term, it’s increasingly clear those changes aren’t nearly as ra...
Space Force selects Boeing, Northrop Grumman to develop jam-resistant communications satellites SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2021 Boeing’s and Northrop Grumman’s payloads will be launched to space in 2024 for an on-orbit demonstration.
Recruiting in trying times: How Lockheed Martin Space hired thousands (plus 700 interns) in a pandemic SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2021 Almost overnight, Lockheed Martin Space with about 23,000 employees switched from its traditional in-person approach to virtual recruitment, interviewing and training.
Off the Earth, for the Earth; Endeavour lifts off with international crew for six month mission NASASpaceflight · 22 Apr 2021 SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour began its second mission Friday with a crew of four astronauts on a long-duration trip to the International Space Station. Liftoff, atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Kennedy Space Cente...
SPAC rule changes add complexity and delays for space companies eying public markets SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2021 New accounting rules have thrown a wrench into a SPAC machine that has been catapulting space companies to the public markets.
Ingenuity makes second flight on Mars SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2021 NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter successfully made its second flight on Mars April 22, expanding its flight envelope as the project considers more ambitious tests in the coming days.
In another first, NASA’s Perseverance rover generates oxygen on Mars Spaceflight Now · 22 Apr 2021 In another first, an instrument inside NASA’s Perseverance rover has made oxygen out of carbon dioxide sucked in from the atmosphere of Mars, officials said Wednesday. The accomplishment demonstrates technology could hel...
SpaceX and OneWeb spar over satellite close approach SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2021 An alleged close approach between satellites from OneWeb and SpaceX led to a meeting between the companies and the FCC, but the companies don’t completely agree on what resulted from that discussion.

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