Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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NASA rover reaches Mars on mission in search for signs of past life Spaceflight Now · 18 Feb 2021 NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover set down on an ancient lakebed after a flawless plunge into the Martian atmosphere Thursday, achieving an unprecedented pinpoint landing while delivering the most sophisticated suite of sci...
Raytheon to challenge Lockheed Martin’s acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2021 Raytheon plans to formally oppose Lockheed Martin’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, Raytheon’s CEO Gregory Hayes said Feb. 17.
NASA delays launch of planetary defense mission SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2021 NASA will delay the launch of a mission designed to test one technique for deflecting a potentially hazardous asteroid, although that delay won’t affect the spacecraft’s arrival at its target.
Searching for Life in NASA's Perseverance Mars Samples NASA · 17 Feb 2021 When the agency’s newest rover mission searches for fossilized microscopic life on the Red Planet, how will scientists know whether they’ve found it?
BAE Systems positioning for growth in military GPS following Collins acquisition SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2021 BAE Systems announced on Feb. 17 that it won a $247 million contract to design and manufacture advanced GPS receivers.
NASA’s China exclusion could mean missed opportunity for Mars InSight SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2021 NASA's Mars InSight lander is poised to make the ultimate field recording when Perseverance attempts its Feb. 18 landing. Politics could squelch an even better recording opportunity when China's Tianwen-1 lands this summ...
Russia, China to sign agreement on international lunar research station SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2021 Russia is preparing to sign a memorandum of understanding with China to cooperate on a vision for an international lunar research station (ILRS).
NASA completes Exploration Upper Stage CDR, focuses new office on SLS Block 1B development NASASpaceflight · 17 Feb 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program and prime contractor Boeing have a new framework in place to finish development of the next version of the new launch vehicle, called Block 1B. The biggest addition to the Block 1...
SpaceX Starship factory battles Texas power outages with Tesla solar and storage Teslarati · 17 Feb 2021 A major cold snap and the ineptitude of state governance have combined to throw millions of Texans into darkness as freezing temperatures...
SpaceX completes $850M equity funding round, raising valuation to ~$74B Teslarati · 17 Feb 2021 SpaceX has completed another massive equity funding round of $850 million last week, effectively bringing the company’s valuation to about $74 billion....
NASA to Discuss Second Hot Fire Test of Rocket for Artemis Moon Missions NASA · 17 Feb 2021 NASA will host a media teleconference at 9 a.m. EST Friday, Feb.19, to discuss the final test in the Green Run testing series for the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the agency’s Artem...
Mars rover ready for riskiest part of $2.7 billion mission Spaceflight Now · 17 Feb 2021 NASA’s Perseverance rover is racing toward Mars for a daring high-speed plunge into the Red Planet’s atmosphere Thursday, ready to use a heat shield, a supersonic parachute, and braking rockets for a pinpoint touchdown o...
Progress freighter docks with space station to help discard Russian module Spaceflight Now · 17 Feb 2021 A Progress supply ship completed a two-day trip to the International Space Station early Wednesday, successfully guided in by cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov using a remote control console inside the station after an automated...
Scientists look ahead to the search for past Martian life with Perseverance SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2021 On the eve of the landing of the rover Perseverance on Mars, scientists are looking ahead to the work it will do searching for evidence of past life on the planet and collecting samples for return to Earth.
Progress MS-16 resupply ship manually docked following 2 day flight to Station NASASpaceflight · 17 Feb 2021 Roscosmos, the Russian owned space corporation, launched the Progress MS-16 resupply mission to the International Space Station right on time from Site No. 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 04:45:06 UTC on...
The Mars Relay Network Connects Us to NASA's Martian Explorers NASA · 16 Feb 2021 A tightly choreographed dance between NASA’s Deep Space Network and Mars orbiters will keep the agency’s Perseverance in touch with Earth during landing and beyond.
Sen. Angus King to chair subcommittee that oversees DoD space programs SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2021 Angus King (I-Maine) was named chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on strategic forces.
NASA Updates Coverage of International Space Station Cargo Ship Docking NASA · 16 Feb 2021 In response to a winter storm currently affecting NASA personnel and broadcast capabilities in Texas, NASA is adjusting coverage of the arrival and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station...
‘Parastronaut’ sought as ESA recruits its first new astronauts in more than a decade SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2021 The European Space Agency announced Feb. 16 that its first call for new astronauts in more than a decade will be open to candidates with physical disabilities.
NASA Awards Consolidated Program Support Services Contract NASA · 16 Feb 2021 NASA has awarded the Consolidated Program Support Services Project Coordination contract to Barrios Technology Ltd. of Houston to provide project coordination services at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Hunt...
Northrop Grumman clears first design review of next-generation ICBM SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2021 Northrop Grumman’s design of a new intercontinental ballistic missile for the U.S. Air Force passed its first review, the company announced Feb. 16.
Axiom Space raises $130 million SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2021 Axiom Space announced Feb. 16 it has raised $130 million from a group of investors, allowing the company to push ahead with its long-term ambitions of establishing a private space station.
NASA's Next Mars Rover Is Ready for the Most Precise Landing Yet NASA · 16 Feb 2021 What to expect when the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover arrives at the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021.
ABL Space Systems signs customer for first launch SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2021 Small launch vehicle developer ABL Space Systems will launch two satellites for L2 Aerospace on the first flight of its RS1 rocket this spring, the companies announced Feb. 16.
Just as a Falcon 9 rocket was due to land, the horizon began to glow Ars Technica · 16 Feb 2021 "We did get a little bright glow... no longer see a flame there."
Perseverance Mars rover on course for landing Thursday Spaceflight Now · 16 Feb 2021 A week after two space probes from China and United Arab Emirates slipped into orbit around Mars, NASA’s $2.4 billion Perseverance rover, by far the most complex and ambitious of the three, will plunge into the red plane...
Frontier Aerospace wins second propulsion contract from Astrobotic SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2021
Contest for Crew Dragon seat well short of fundraising goal SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2021 A competition to raffle off a seat on an upcoming Crew Dragon mission has raised only a small fraction of its goal so far, but the contest organizers say that they will continue the fundraising effort even after the cont...
LinQuest wins $200 million contract for Space Operations Command support services SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2021 U.S. Space Command awarded LinQuest Corp. a $200 million contract for advisory and support services, the Defense Department announced Feb. 16.
SpaceX successfully deploys 60 Starlink satellites, but loses booster on descent Spaceflight Now · 16 Feb 2021 SpaceX successfully launched 60 more Starlink internet satellites Monday night from Cape Canaveral, but lost the Falcon 9 rocket’s reusable first stage booster during a landing attempt on a drone ship parked in the Atlan...
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites, but booster landing fails SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2021
Next SpaceX launch postponed Spaceflight Now · 16 Feb 2021 SpaceX has postponed its next launch of Starlink internet satellites from Wednesday after a Falcon 9 booster missed a landing attempt on an offshore drone ship during an otherwise successful mission Monday night.
Mars 2020 on track for landing SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2021 NASA’s Mars 2020 spacecraft is operating “perfectly” ahead of its Feb. 18 landing on Mars that will be a key milestone for the agency’s future Mars exploration plans.
SpaceX successfully launches Starlink v1.0 L19 mission, loses first stage during landing NASASpaceflight · 15 Feb 2021 SpaceX launched another set of 60 satellites for their Starlink internet constellation on Monday, February 15 at 22:59 EST (Tuesday, February 16 at 03:59 UTC) from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The pa...
U.S. Army satellite to bring imagery directly to troops on the ground SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2021 The experimental spacecraft named Gunsmoke-J is one of seven satellites that will lift off from New Zealand in mid-March in Rocket Lab’s 19th Electron launch.
SpaceX Starship testing slows to a crawl amid high winds and freezing rain Teslarati · 15 Feb 2021 SpaceX’s South Texas Starship program has been hit by a burst of extreme winter weather, slowing plans and preparations for a static...
Spectacular video released from China’s first Mars mission Spaceflight Now · 15 Feb 2021 China’s space agency has released a pair of spectacular video clips from “selfie” cameras on-board the country’s Tianwen 1 spacecraft as it braked into orbit around Mars on Feb. 10. One of the videos shows Tianwen 1’s hi...
MDA into Canadarm3 development as commercial space robotic needs merge NASASpaceflight · 15 Feb 2021 From its first flight in November 1981, to the on-going evolution of the technology to take it from low Earth orbit out toward the Moon, the various Canadarms and their associated space robotic platforms have been an eve...
SpaceX Starship to test landing upgrades after two explosions Teslarati · 15 Feb 2021 After two Starship prototypes aced their high-altitude launch debuts only to suffer last-second landing failures for unique reasons, SpaceX is gearing up...
Russia launches cargo ship heading for International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 15 Feb 2021 Russia launched an unpiloted Progress cargo freighter Sunday from Kazakhstan, on course to deliver 2.7 tons of food, fuel, water, and supplies to the International Space Station before hauling away a no-longer-needed sec...

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