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- Spacewalkers upgrade station cameras, complete battery work Spaceflight Now · 1 Feb 2021 Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover floated back outside the International Space Station Monday and completed solar array battery replacement work that began four years ago. They also installed three new video came...
- Entrepreneur purchases SpaceX Crew Dragon mission SpaceNews · 1 Feb 2021 An entrepreneur has purchased a SpaceX Crew Dragon mission slated for launch late this year that will include three other people as part of a project that is a mix of charity and commerce.
- SpaceX fires up next eight-flight Falcon 9 booster for Tuesday Starlink launch Teslarati · 31 Jan 2021 Update: SpaceX has confirmed a good static fire and Starlink-17’s 6:19 am, February 2nd launch target. Ending a few-day delay, SpaceX has...
- Startup tests hybrid engine for small launch vehicle SpaceNews · 31 Jan 2021 A Maine startup made its first, albeit small, step towards space Jan. 31 with the successful launch of a rocket testing the engine technology it plans to use on future small launch vehicles.
- Umbra raises $32 million for radar satellite constellation SpaceNews · 31 Jan 2021 Earth observation startup Umbra raised $32 million in its latest investment round.
- Next SpaceX commercial crew mission to launch in April SpaceNews · 30 Jan 2021 The second operational SpaceX commercial crew mission to the International Space Station will now launch in mid-April, carrying astronauts from Europe, Japan and the United States.
- NASA decides to redo SLS Green Run Static Fire NASASpaceflight · 30 Jan 2021 As expected, but now official, NASA has announced the decision to redo the Green Run Hot-Fire test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The Core Stage was fired...
- NASA to perform second SLS Green Run test SpaceNews · 29 Jan 2021 NASA will carry out a second hotfire test of the Space Launch System core stage, a move that makes it more likely the vehicle will miss its scheduled launch date of late this year.
- Space Command to expand network of allies that help monitor orbital traffic SpaceNews · 29 Jan 2021 Space Command is looking to expand its network of data-sharing partners as activities in space grow.
- What’s really going on with Elon Musk, the FAA, and Starship? Ars Technica · 29 Jan 2021 In the end, it's likely that cooler heads will prevail.
- U.S. Space Force mostly sticking with Air Force ranks SpaceNews · 29 Jan 2021 The U.S. Space Force on Jan. 29 revealed its new rank structure. The service for the most part is adopting the U.S. Air Force ranks.
- TESS reveals triple-binary eclipsing star system & Sun-like star with extremely close exoplanets NASASpaceflight · 29 Jan 2021 The first-discovered triple-binary sextuple star system and a Sun-like star with five exoplanets orbiting within the distance of Mercury are just two recent examples of the extraordinary systems being investigated and di...
- FAA reviews delay SpaceX Starship test SpaceNews · 29 Jan 2021 A test flight of SpaceX’s Starship launch vehicle is on hold as the company awaits approval from the FAA, a delay that has publicly aggravated the company’s chief executive.
- China launches military spy satellite trio into orbit Spaceflight Now · 29 Jan 2021 China launched three Yaogan military satellites Friday on a Long March 4C rocket, adding to a fleet of spacecraft independent analysts believe are designed to spy on naval forces.
- NASA may change MRO orbit to support Mars 2020 SpaceNews · 29 Jan 2021 NASA is considering changing the orbit of one of its oldest Mars spacecraft, a move intended to support the Mars 2020 mission after landing but which could affect both its science and support of other missions.
- Long March 4C lofts three Yaogan Weixing-31 satellites NASASpaceflight · 29 Jan 2021 China launched its second orbital mission in 2021, orbiting three new satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Friday. The launch took place from Launch Pad 94 of the LC43 launch complex using the Long Marc...
- Rocket Report: FAA grounds Starship, Biden’s big rocket dilemma Ars Technica · 29 Jan 2021 "The launch vehicle shall deliver a minimum 6,065 kg Europa Clipper spacecraft."
- NASA seeks input on Europa Clipper launch options SpaceNews · 29 Jan 2021 NASA has issued a request for information for launch services for its Europa Clipper mission, a sign the agency is taking advantage of language in a recent appropriations bill that allows it to consider alternatives to t...
- SpaceX’s Starlink fleet is about to cross the 1000-satellite mark Teslarati · 29 Jan 2021 While SpaceX technically launched its 1000th Starlink satellite on January 20th, the company’s next launch could give Starlink 1000 working satellites for...
- SpaceX, Elon Musk clash with the FAA over Starship launch license delays Teslarati · 28 Jan 2021 In a bizarre series of events, SpaceX and CEO Elon Musk spent the day visibly clashing with the US Federal Aviation Administration...
- Dickinson’s guidance to space troops: Prepare for ’competitive and dangerous’ environment SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2021 Gen. James Dickinson on Jan. 28 released a “commander’s strategic vision” document that lays out broad goals for Space Command.
- NASA's MAVEN Continues to Advance Mars Science and Telecommunications Relay Efforts NASA · 28 Jan 2021 With a suite of new national and international spacecraft primed to explore the Red Planet after their arrival next month, NASA’s MAVEN mission is ready to provide support and continue its study of the Martian atmosphere...
- Glavkosmos to sell seats on Soyuz missions SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2021 Glavkosmos, the commercial arm of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, has announced its intent to enter the space tourism market, selling a minimum of four Soyuz seats to commercial astronauts through 2023.
- That’s a wrap—No Starship launch attempt on Thursday afternoon [Updated] Ars Technica · 28 Jan 2021 It has only been about six weeks since SN8 flew.
- Falcon 9 rocket arrives on pad 39A for sunrise Starlink launch this weekend Spaceflight Now · 28 Jan 2021 SpaceX plans to deploy the next group of Starlink internet relay spacecraft Sunday with a liftoff on top of a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the company’s fourth satellite launch of the month.
- NASA prepares for Mars 2020 landing SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2021 NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is on track for a landing next month that will begin in earnest an effort to return samples of the planet to Earth.
- Electron launch demonstrated enhanced kick stage SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2021 Rocket Lab stretched the performance of the kick stage of its Electron rocket on its most recent launch, the first in a series of milestones the company has set out for this year.
- SpaceX drone ship fleet aces two Falcon 9 booster recoveries in 48 hours Teslarati · 28 Jan 2021 SpaceX’s two-vessel drone ship fleet has successfully returned two boosters from sea to port in the space of just ~40 hours, an...
- Engineers analyze failure on SiriusXM satellite launched from Florida last month Spaceflight Now · 28 Jan 2021 Ground teams are evaluating a payload failure on a Maxar-built SiriusXM radio broadcasting satellite that launched from Cape Canaveral in December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, officials said Wednesday.
- Starship SN9 fails to gain FAA green light for Friday attempt NASASpaceflight · 28 Jan 2021 Starship SN9 will have to wait until at least Monday to conduct a 10 kilometer flight, following a continued denial from the FAA approval. The launch attempt comes after a series of Static Fire tests and preparations for...
- Lawmakers amp up pressure on Biden to investigate Space Command basing decision SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2021 Rep. Jim Cooper added his voice to the chorus of lawmakers demanding that the Biden administration investigate the Air Force’s decision to move Space Command from Colorado to Alabama.
- NASA Pays Tribute to Fallen Heroes with Day of Remembrance NASA · 27 Jan 2021 NASA will honor members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, during the agency's ann...
- U.S. Space Force acquisitions to get fresh look, lawmaker wants hearings SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2021 Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) wants the Biden administration to put pressure on the Space Force to clean up its procurement act.
- NASA's Perseverance Rover 22 Days From Mars Landing NASA · 27 Jan 2021 Seven minutes of harrowing descent to the Red Planet is in the not-so-distant future for the agency’s Mars 2020 mission.
- SiriusXM and Maxar Technologies reveal problems with SXM-7 SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2021 SiriusXM and Maxar Technologies revealed problems with SXM-7, a SiriusXM communications satellite launched in December, in Jan. 27 filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- The Trump administration left Biden with a rocket dilemma Ars Technica · 27 Jan 2021 "NASA needs to go back and look at what the options are to go to the Moon."
- Watch: Spacewalk to complete outfitting of European experiment platform Spaceflight Now · 27 Jan 2021 Two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station Wednesday to complete work to outfit an external European experiment platform, routing cables and installing a high-speed data relay antenna.
- Apollo Fusion wins electric propulsion order from York Space Systems SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2021 Apollo Fusion announced Jan. 26 it won an order from York Space Systems for a set of satellite electric propulsion systems.
- Astronauts upgrade Columbus laboratory during spacewalk NASASpaceflight · 27 Jan 2021 Expedition 64 Flight Engineers and NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover conducted a spacewalk on Wednesday, tasked with setting up a cable and antenna for the “Bartolomeo” payloads platform, configuring a Ka...
- SpaceX’s thin-skinned Starship ‘test tank’ passes first trial Teslarati · 27 Jan 2021 CEO Elon Musk says that a new thin-skinned Starship ‘test tank’ just passed its first trial, taking advantage of delays to Starship...