Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Blue Origin tests New Shepard capsule upgrades on NS-14 mission NASASpaceflight · 14 Jan 2021 Blue Origin conducted flight 14 of the New Shepard rocket for Thursday, January 14.
Next-generation Dragon cargo spacecraft returns from space station SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2021 The first in SpaceX’s new generation of Dragon cargo spacecraft completed its mission with a splashdown off the Florida coast Jan. 13.
OneWeb slashes size of future satellite constellation SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2021 OneWeb says it’s drastically reducing the size of a proposed next-generation satellite constellation originally envisioned to have nearly 48,000 satellites.
SpaceX’s first Starlink launch of the year up next after schedule shuffle Teslarati · 14 Jan 2021 SpaceX’s first Starlink launch of the year is now up next after a major rideshare mission’s delays forced a schedule shuffle. Known...
French wine, live rodents among 2 tons of cargo returned from space station Spaceflight Now · 14 Jan 2021 A SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule parachuted to an on-target splashdown Wednesday night west of Tampa, returning more than two tons of experiment specimens from the International Space Station, including live rodents and a d...
SpaceX hot fire tests its Starship vehicle three times in four hours Ars Technica · 14 Jan 2021 "Today at SpaceX is about practicing Starship engine starts."
SpaceX wins contracts for lunar lander, environmental satellite launches SpaceNews · 13 Jan 2021 SpaceX secured contracts Jan. 13 for the launches of a commercial lunar lander mission backed by NASA as well as a privately funded satellite to track methane emissions.
SpaceX Starship fires up Raptor engines three times in one day Teslarati · 13 Jan 2021 Around 12:30 pm CST (UTC-6), SpaceX Starship prototype serial number 9 (SN9) ignited its Raptor engines for the second time, followed by...
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover to Capture Sounds From the Red Planet NASA · 13 Jan 2021 Audio gathered by the mission may not sound quite the same on Mars as it would to our ears on Earth. A new interactive online experience lets you sample the difference.
NASA Updates Times for TV Coverage, Test of Rocket Core Stage for Artemis Moon Missions NASA · 13 Jan 2021 NASA is targeting a two-hour test window that opens at 5 p.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 16, for the hot fire test of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mi...
Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal selected as future home of U.S. Space Command SpaceNews · 13 Jan 2021 The U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, was picked as the preferred location of U.S. Space Command’s headquarters.
NASA Updates Time, TV Coverage for Test of Rocket Core Stage for Artemis Moon Missions NASA · 13 Jan 2021 NASA is targeting a two-hour test window that opens at 5 p.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 16, for the hot fire test of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mi...
From supernova to something much more intriguing at the core of galaxy 253-3 NASASpaceflight · 13 Jan 2021 On 14 November 2014, a bright flash flagged the All Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae, or ASAS-SN — a global network of 20 telescopes managed at Ohio State University in the U.S. The flash originated in galaxy ESO 253-...
Boeing says assembly complete on first set of new space station solar arrays Spaceflight Now · 13 Jan 2021 Engineers from Boeing and a team of subcontractors have finished building the first pair of six new solar arrays to bolster the International Space Station’s aging electrical system ahead of their launch to the orbiting...
NASA TV to Air Hot Fire Test of Rocket Core Stage for Artemis Moon Missions NASA · 13 Jan 2021 NASA is targeting a two-hour test window that opens at 5 p.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 16, for the hot fire test of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mi...
Blue Origin preparing for next New Shepard flight SpaceNews · 13 Jan 2021 Blue Origin is gearing up for the next test flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle as soon as Jan. 14.
NASA and Japan finalize Gateway agreement SpaceNews · 13 Jan 2021 NASA and the Japanese government have completed an agreement outlining Japan’s contributions to the lunar Gateway as NASA works to wrap up international contributions to the outpost.
NGA wants faster access to commercial geospatial data SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2021 The NGA and NRO are stepping up research to better understand the emerging commercial geospatial intelligence market.
SpaceX’s CRS-21 Cargo Dragon undocks and heads for splashdown, wrapping up a 36-day mission Space Scout · 12 Jan 2021 JAN. 12, 2020--SpaceX successfully undocked the CRS-21 Dragon resupply vehicle from the ISS this morning, ahead of splashdown in just over a day.
SpaceX wins FCC approval to launch first polar Starlink satellites amidst rideshare chaos Teslarati · 12 Jan 2021 In a sign of the regulatory agency’s growing confidence in SpaceX, the FCC has rapidly approved a request to add ten Starlink...
45th Space Wing forecasts more than 50 launches in 2021 SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2021 As many as 53 space missions are projected to lift off in 2021 from Florida’s Space Coast, the vice commander of the 45th Space Wing said Jan. 12.
L3Harris develops electronic antenna for command and control of military satellites SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2021 L3Harris Technologies announced Jan. 12 it completed the development of an electronic phased array ground antenna for the U.S. Space Force.
Juno illuminates 25 year old Jovian mystery, mission extended to 2025 NASASpaceflight · 12 Jan 2021 More than four and a half years after arriving in orbit of Jupiter, NASA’s Juno mission continues to excel at its primary goal of answering outstanding questions about the Jovian system, something highlighted in a recent...
White House executive order promotes development of space and defense nuclear power systems SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2021 Less than a month after issuing a policy directive on space nuclear power, the White House released an executive order Jan. 12 seeking to promote the development of small nuclear reactors for space and defense applicatio...
NASA's Curiosity Rover Reaches Its 3,000th Day on Mars NASA · 12 Jan 2021 As the rover has continued to ascend Mount Sharp, it’s found distinctive benchlike rock formations.
NASA, NOAA to Announce 2020 Global Temperatures, Climate Conditions NASA · 12 Jan 2021 Climate researchers from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release their annual assessment of global temperatures and discuss the major climate trends of 2020 during a media telecon...
Cargo Dragon heads for splashdown off Florida’s west coast Spaceflight Now · 12 Jan 2021 SpaceX’s first upgraded Cargo Dragon spaceship departed the International Space Station Tuesday morning with more than 4,400 pounds of research specimens and other equipment, heading for splashdown Wednesday night in the...
Aerojet Rocketdyne completes assembly of its first AR1 rocket engine SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2021 Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed the assembly of the first AR1, a new rocket engine funded by the U.S. Air Force.
Russia may fine citizens who use SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service Ars Technica · 12 Jan 2021 Russia is planning its own Internet from space plan, called Sphere.
Exotrail demonstrates miniature Hall-effect thruster in orbit SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2021
SpaceX aborts third Starship static fire attempt minutes before ignition Teslarati · 12 Jan 2021 Perhaps just two or so minutes away from ignition, SpaceX Starship prototype SN9 aborted its third triple-Raptor static fire attempt late into...
NASA to upgrade space station solar arrays SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2021 NASA will start an upgrade this year of the solar arrays of the International Space Station to ensure the station has sufficient power to continue operating at least through the end of the decade.
SpaceX’s next Starship launch still waiting on a successful Raptor test Teslarati · 12 Jan 2021 Several days after the last test attempt, SpaceX’s next Starship launch remains delayed pending a successful static fire of the prototype’s three...
NASA, Government of Japan Formalize Gateway Partnership for Artemis Program NASA · 12 Jan 2021 NASA and the Government of Japan have finalized an agreement for the lunar Gateway, an orbiting outpost that commercial and international partners will build together.
NASA Accelerates SLS Rocket Hot Fire Test, Invites Media to Pretest Briefing NASA · 11 Jan 2021 Following a test readiness review on Monday, NASA is now targeting Saturday, Jan. 16, for the final test in the Green Run testing series for the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the age...
NASA mission extension enables first flybys of Jupiter’s moons in 20 years Spaceflight Now · 11 Jan 2021 In a pair of mission extensions, NASA has cleared the way for more seismic observations on Mars with the robotic InSight lander and approved plans for the Juno spacecraft to alter its orbit and perform close flybys of Ju...
SpaceX’s first Cargo Dragon 2 recovery delayed by Atlantic Ocean weather Teslarati · 11 Jan 2021 Update: The first undocking, orbital reentry, and splashdown of SpaceX’s upgraded Dragon 2 cargo spacecraft was aborted by NASA ground controllers minutes...
NOAA proposes future geostationary constellation with East, West and Center satellites SpaceNews · 11 Jan 2021 After evaluating priorities for NOAA satellites to follow the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R Series satellites (GOES-R) in the 2030 to 2050 timeframe, NOAA’s National Satellite, Data and Information...
James Webb, OneWeb highlight Arianespace’s 2021 launch schedule Spaceflight Now · 11 Jan 2021 The planned Halloween launch of the James Webb Space Telescope — one of eight Ariane 5 launches left before the rocket’s retirement — and a series of flights to build out OneWeb’s satellite internet network highlight Ari...
NASA extends Juno, turning spacecraft into an Io, Europa, and Ganymede explorer Ars Technica · 11 Jan 2021 What's up with all those volcanoes on Io, anyway?

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