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- Lockheed Martin completes production of SBIRS GEO-5 satellite to be launched in 2021 SpaceNews · 2 Dec 2020 Lockheed Martin announced Dec. 2 it has competed production of the fifth satellite of the Space Based Infrared System constellation.
- Space policy advice for Biden: Tone down war rhetoric, fix military acquisitions SpaceNews · 2 Dec 2020 The Biden administration should support U.S. space activities while abandoning divisive and antagonistic rhetoric, says a new report from the Secure World Foundation.
- SOHO's pioneering 25 years in orbit ESA · 2 Dec 2020 The ESA-NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is celebrating its twenty-fifth launch anniversary.
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confident Starship will launch humans to Mars by 2026 Teslarati · 2 Dec 2020
- Chinese probe completes sample collection work on lunar surface Spaceflight Now · 2 Dec 2020 Chinese officials said the Chang’e 5 mission finished drilling and scooping samples from a lunar lava plain late Wednesday, hours before the spacecraft’s robotic ascender was due to take off from the moon to begin the tr...
- Soyuz rocket launches Emirati military satellite after lengthy delay Spaceflight Now · 2 Dec 2020 After months of delays caused by launch vehicle issues and the coronavirus pandemic, a Russian Soyuz rocket and Fregat upper stage took off from South America and delivered the French-built Falcon Eye 2 military observat...
- Video replay of Chang’e 5’s landing on the moon Spaceflight Now · 2 Dec 2020 The China National Space Administration released an accelerated video replay of the Chang’e 5 spacecraft’s landing in the Oceanus Procellarum region of the moon Tuesday.
- Raymond: Space Force will be candid with industry about tech needs SpaceNews · 1 Dec 2020 The U.S. Space Force sees a “huge opportunity” to buy commercially developed technologies and services, Gen. John “Jay” Raymond said Dec. 1.
- NASA Highlights New Findings, Upcoming Missions at Virtual AGU Meeting NASA · 1 Dec 2020 NASA and researchers from around the world will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Dec. 1-17, held virtually this year.
- Students to Ask Questions to NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station NASA · 1 Dec 2020 Students from across the nation will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronaut Victor Glover aboard the International Space Station.
- Europe and Russia launch Emirati military/civilian Earth imaging satellite NASASpaceflight · 1 Dec 2020 Arianespace has used — with Russia’s support — a Soyuz ST-A rocket to launch a joint military and civilian Earth imaging satellite for the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces from the Guiana Space Centre near Kourou, Frenc...
- Yes, the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was bad—but was it really that bad? Ars Technica · 1 Dec 2020 The United States saw a total of 12 landfalls. Louisiana, alone, experienced five.
- NASA Will Name Companies Selected to Collect Lunar Resources Under Artemis Program NASA · 1 Dec 2020 NASA will hold a media teleconference Thursday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. EST to announce the companies it has selected to collect lunar resources as part of the Artemis program.
- SpaceX drone ship departs for upgraded Cargo Dragon launch debut Teslarati · 1 Dec 2020
- Arecibo Observatory collapses as scientists lament loss of deep space radar Spaceflight Now · 1 Dec 2020 The 900-ton suspended platform of Puerto Rico’s famed Arecibo Observatory collapsed Tuesday after cable failures, crashing into the radio telescope’s iconic dish and shattering a research instrument used to study pulsars...
- China lands sample return probe on moon Spaceflight Now · 1 Dec 2020 A Chinese spacecraft successfully touched down on the moon Tuesday, beginning what engineers have described as the most challenging phase of the mission to drill, scoop, and seal rocks for launch back into orbit later th...
- Russian spaceport officials are being sacked left and right Ars Technica · 1 Dec 2020 Dmitry Rogozin seems to be doing a good job of spreading the blame around.
- Chang’e-5 successfully lands on moon to collect youngest lunar samples SpaceNews · 1 Dec 2020 China’s Chang’e-5 has successfully landed on the moon in a major step towards obtaining the youngest lunar samples so far collected and delivering them to Earth.
- Blue Origin creates advisory board SpaceNews · 1 Dec 2020 Blue Origin is establishing a board of advisors, whose members include a former Air Force secretary and former NASA center directors, to guide the company on its long-term vision of space development.
- China lands on Moon after causing deep confusion by stopping broadcast NASASpaceflight · 1 Dec 2020 Eight days after launching from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in southern China, the nation’s Chang’e 5 mission has landed at Mons Rümker on the Moon to collect approximately 2 kg of material for near-immediate ret...
- China Chang’e 5 probe has safely landed on the Moon [Updated] Ars Technica · 1 Dec 2020 The Asian nation currently has seven spacecraft operating near or on the Moon.
- Blue Origin Announces Board of Advisors Blue Origin · 1 Dec 2020
- Taking out the trash: One man’s mission to tidy up the space environment SpaceNews · 1 Dec 2020 SpaceNews contributor Leonard David discussed space debris and other issues with Moriba Jah, associate professor at The University of Texas at Austin, a specialist on space situational awareness, space traffic monitoring...
- NASA weighing options for future planetary radar capabilities after Arecibo SpaceNews · 1 Dec 2020 With the Arecibo radio telescope set to be decommissioned, NASA is beginning to consider options for future planetary radar capabilities, including potential cooperation with the U.S. Space Force.
- Rocket Lab says recovered booster in “good condition,” some parts will re-fly Ars Technica · 1 Dec 2020 "Our team has already started working on upgrades for future recovery missions."
- SpaceX Falcon 9 “fleet leader” returns to port after record reuse Teslarati · 1 Dec 2020
- Component failure in NASA’s deep-space crew capsule could take months to fix The Verge · 1 Dec 2020 Engineers are racing to fix a failed piece of equipment on NASA’s future deep-space crew capsule Orion ahead of its first flight to space. It may require months of work to replace and fix. Right now, engineers at NASA an...
- Soyuz launches Falcon Eye 2 satellite for UAE SpaceNews · 1 Dec 2020 An Arianespace Soyuz rocket successfully launched a reconnaissance satellite for the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1 after months of delays caused by technical problems and the pandemic.
- NASA Awards Contract for Flight and Integration Services NASA · 30 Nov 2020 NASA has selected Virgin Galactic LLC of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Masten Space Systems Inc. of Mojave, California, to provide flight and integration services for payloads chosen by the agency’s Flight Opportunities pr...
- SpaceX private astronaut launch debut to reuse Crew-1 Dragon spacecraft Teslarati · 30 Nov 2020
- Missing dark matter & shadows from a black hole, Hubble continues to unlock cosmic mysteries NASASpaceflight · 30 Nov 2020 It’s a constant of the universe. Dark matter – a key ingredient for the formation and evolution of galaxies is present in whatever galaxy is observed.
- FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to leave agency in January SpaceNews · 30 Nov 2020 Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, who oversaw the agency's work to streamline space-related regulation, announced plans to leave the agency Jan. 20, 2021.
- SES to provide satellite connectivity for U.S. military ‘internet of things’ SpaceNews · 30 Nov 2020 SES announced Nov. 30 it was selected by the U.S. Air Force to compete for contracts to be awarded under the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) program.
- Launchspace Technologies proposes debris mitigation and collection constellations SpaceNews · 30 Nov 2020 Launchspace Technologies continues to refine its concept for establishing one constellation of satellites to track objects in orbit and a second to collect debris over the equator.
- China pushes ahead with super-heavy-lift Long March 9 SpaceNews · 30 Nov 2020
- China likely to attempt its Chang’e 5 Moon landing on Tuesday Ars Technica · 30 Nov 2020 The Asian nation currently has seven spacecraft operating near or on the Moon.
- Report concludes former Spaceport America director violated state law SpaceNews · 30 Nov 2020 The ousted director of New Mexico’s Spaceport America repeatedly violated state law and policies while running the commercial launch site in a “dysfunctional” manner, according to a report prepared for state officials.
- SpaceX sets dates for Starship static fire, high-altitude launch debut Teslarati · 30 Nov 2020
- Soyuz rocket ready to launch with UAE’s Falcon Eye 2 military satellite Spaceflight Now · 29 Nov 2020 A Soyuz booster is set for launch from French Guiana Sunday night with a European-built military reconnaissance satellite for the United Arab Emirates, the twin of a UAE surveillance craft lost in a rocket failure last y...
- Europe and Russia scrub Emirati military/civilian Earth imaging satellite for second time NASASpaceflight · 29 Nov 2020 Arianespace was to use — with Russia’s support — a Soyuz ST-A rocket to launch a joint military and civilian Earth imaging satellite for the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces from the Guiana Space Centre near Kourou, Fre...