Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Starship SN11 lands in bits as SpaceX refine forward plan NASASpaceflight · 29 Mar 2021 Surrounded by a blanket of fog, Starship SN11 launched on Tuesday before suffering an issue ahead of landing.
NASA still planning HLS awards by the end of April SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2021 NASA officials say the agency is still planning to make selections as part of its Human Landing System (HLS) program by the end of next month as it takes into account the reduced funding for the program.
OneWeb looking to fill demand for connectivity in the Arctic SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2021 OneWeb plans to start offering broadband from space in the Arctic region this fall, a capability the company hopes will attract military customers.
Delta 2 rocket exhibit opens at Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 28 Mar 2021 United Launch Alliance’s final Delta 2 rocket is now on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, a monument to an industry workhorse that helped build the GPS navigation satellite fleet and enabled...
SpaceX Starship launch delayed to Tuesday by poor FAA planning Teslarati · 28 Mar 2021 Update: CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX’s fourth high-altitude Starship launch has been delayed from Monday to Tuesday after an FAA inspector...
Space Force finalizing plan to procure broadband from low-orbit satellites SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2021 The U.S. Space Force is finalizing a procurement strategy to buying broadband services from operators of low-orbit satellites.
Satellite launches fueling race to connect out of reach devices SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2021 Inaugural satellites for two startups that launched this week on separate rockets aim to disrupt the burgeoning internet-of-things (IoT) market.
Satellite veteran Edward Horowitz behind latest space-focused SPAC SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2021 CEA Space Partners I Corp, a blank check company led by satellite industry veteran Edward Horowitz, plans to raise $250 million in a public stock offering to buy a space business.
EGS synchronizing Artemis 1 Orion, SLS Booster preps with Core Stage schedule NASASpaceflight · 27 Mar 2021 NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime test and operations contractor (TOSC) Jacobs are working at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to position Artemis 1 Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) hardware to b...
[Update: Scrubbed] SpaceX Starship to attempt same-day static fire and launch Teslarati · 26 Mar 2021 Update: Starship SN11 did manage a timely static fire around 8am CDT but after hours of work, SpaceX appears to have scrubbed...
NASA looking for earlier launch of lunar orbiter smallsat mission SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2021 NASA is looking at options to move up the launch of a small lunar orbiter mission, illustrating the challenges the agency faces as it seeks to make greater use of rideshare launch opportunities.
U.S. Space Force’s next missile warning satellite arrives at Florida launch base Spaceflight Now · 26 Mar 2021 A billion-dollar missile warning satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Space Force arrived at Cape Canaveral earlier this month to kick off final preparations for launch May 17 aboard a United Launch Alliance A...
SpaceX’s next Starship test flight delayed to Tuesday Spaceflight Now · 26 Mar 2021 SpaceX scrubbed the launch of its next Starship test rocket Friday afternoon, and the the next opportunity for the atmospheric test flight is now expected Tuesday. SpaceX plans to launch and land the rocket at company’s...
NASA primed for historic flight of experimental Mars helicopter Spaceflight Now · 26 Mar 2021 NASA’s Perseverance rover will soon release an interplanetary rotorcraft onto the surface of Mars and drive a safe distance away to observe a series of historic test flights in the ultra-thin Martian atmosphere, which co...
South Korean leader vows ‘landing on the moon by 2030’ SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2021 President Moon Jae-in of South Korea has vowed to launch the nation’s first robotic lunar lander on a domestically developed rocket by 2030.
A Falcon 9 rocket making an uncontrolled re-entry looked like an alien armada Ars Technica · 26 Mar 2021 Typically, a Falcon 9 rocket makes a more controlled return to Earth.
Rocket Report: Russia developing a space plane, Europe frets about SpaceX Ars Technica · 26 Mar 2021 "Development of a multi-use civilian complex with an orbital plane is in full swing."
Launcher opens California facility to develop small launch vehicle SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2021 Small launch vehicle company Launcher has moved across the country to California as it takes its next steps in the development of its rocket.
Sky Perfect JSAT orders first Airbus satellite SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2021 Japanese satellite operator Sky Perfect JSAT has ordered a spacecraft from Airbus for the first time, choosing the European aerospace giant to build Superbird-9 for a launch in 2024.
NASA Provides $45M Boost to US Small Businesses NASA · 25 Mar 2021 Small businesses are vital to NASA’s mission, helping expand humanity’s presence in space and improve life on Earth.
Mars Sample Return mission is underway with Perseverance NASASpaceflight · 25 Mar 2021 The successful landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars on February 18 was not just the start of its surface mission but also the start of a multinational, decade-long effort to obtain pristine samples of Mars and retur...
Space Force to launch fifth SBIRS satellite in May SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2021 The Space Force announced SBIRS GEO-5 will launch May 17 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.
ABL Space Systems raises $170 million SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2021 Small launch vehicle developer ABL Space Systems announced March 25 it raised $170 million in funding to help it build up infrastructure and launch sites ahead of its first launch.
Arianespace launches 36 more OneWeb satellites SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2021 Arianespace successfully launched another 36 satellites for low Earth orbit broadband operator OneWeb March 25, bringing its total in-orbit constellation to 146 satellites.
Redwire to go public through a SPAC merger SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2021 Redwire, a firm that has acquired several space technology companies in the last year, announced March 25 that it will go public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC).
BlackSky strikes deal with Rocket Lab to launch eight more satellites in 2021 SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2021 BlackSky announced March 25 it signed an agreement with Rocket Lab to launch eight satellites before the end of 2021.
SpaceX Falcon 9 crushes next-gen ULA Vulcan rocket on cost in first competition Teslarati · 25 Mar 2021 The United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket appears to have made it through what could be described as its first...
Soyuz launch adds 36 satellites to OneWeb’s global internet network Spaceflight Now · 25 Mar 2021 A Soyuz rocket took off from a cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East and deployed 36 Florida-built OneWeb internet satellites into orbit Thursday. Another batch of OneWeb satellites will launch next month, continuing the build...
Arianespace and Starsem to continue OneWeb constellation deployment with fifth launch NASASpaceflight · 24 Mar 2021 Arianespace and Russian-French company Starsem are set to launch 36 OneWeb satellites to Low Earth Orbit aboard Soyuz 2.1b on Thursday, March 25. Liftoff from Site 1S at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia is scheduled fo...
Space M&A boom appears right on time SpaceNews · 24 Mar 2021 Long-term space investors aren’t surprised by the recent surge of space industry mergers and acquisitions. In fact, they say, it’s right on time.
ESA awards €10.45 million to two UK launch startups SpaceNews · 24 Mar 2021 The pair of contracts for Orbex and Skyrora were awarded under Boost!, an ESA program that aims to foster new commercial space transportation services.
Relativity Space printed its Terran 1 rocket’s second stage in a few weeks Ars Technica · 24 Mar 2021 "We're 75 percent of the way through printing the rocket's first stage."
Italy’s Leaf Space to establish U.S. office SpaceNews · 24 Mar 2021 Italian ground segment provider Leaf Space announced plans March 24 to establish a U.S. office to serve government and commercial customers.
Is there still space for export credit agencies? SpaceNews · 24 Mar 2021 Once a critical pillar for supporting commercial space projects around the world, export credit agencies have faded from the limelight in an industry awash with financing alternatives. But as an Indonesian satellite secu...
SpaceX launches 25th mission for Starlink internet network Spaceflight Now · 24 Mar 2021 Another 60 Starlink internet satellites rumbled into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the 25th mission to launch spacecraft for SpaceX’s broadband network...
SpaceX marks anniversary of first launch with Starlink mission SpaceNews · 24 Mar 2021 A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched another set of Starlink satellites March 24, 15 years to the day after the company’s first, unsuccessful launch.
SpaceX aces ninth rocket launch, eighth landing this year Teslarati · 24 Mar 2021 Like clockwork, SpaceX has successfully launched yet another batch of 60 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, racking up the company’s ninth...
Falcon 9 Starlink v1.0 L22 launches from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 NASASpaceflight · 23 Mar 2021 The Starlink constellation received another 60 satellites, as Falcon 9 B1060-6 launched on Falcon 9’s ninth flight of 2021 and fourth flight. Liftoff was on schedule at 4:28 am EDT (08:28 UTC), Wednesday, March 24, the 1...
Bluestaq wins $280 million Space Force contract to expand space data catalog SpaceNews · 23 Mar 2021 Bluestaq received a $280 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to expand the Unified Data Library of space objects.
Starlink and OneWeb satellites ready for launch on opposite sides of the world Spaceflight Now · 23 Mar 2021 SpaceX and OneWeb — space industry rivals and owners of two of the largest fleets of commercial satellites — are set to add more spacecraft to their internet networks Wednesday with launches from Cape Canaveral and Russi...

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