Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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SpaceX aces rare Falcon 9 land landing, first California launch in a year and a half Teslarati · 21 Nov 2020
NASA, US and European Partners Launch Mission to Monitor Global Ocean NASA · 21 Nov 2020 A joint U.S.-European satellite built to monitor global sea levels lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Saturday at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST)...
Falcon 9 launches Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean science satellite SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2020 A SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched Nov. 21 the latest in a series of satellites developed by the United States and Europe to track rising sea levels.
Photos: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich encapsulated for launch Spaceflight Now · 21 Nov 2020 Check out photos of the encapsulation of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich oceanography satellite inside the payload shroud of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket before its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
SpaceX, NASA, ESA launch Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich mission NASASpaceflight · 21 Nov 2020 Fresh off their second crewed launch for NASA, SpaceX temporarily shifted focus on launches to the U.S. West Coast, where a Falcon 9 rocket launched the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich oceanography satellite in cooperation w...
International satellite launches to extend measurements of sea level rise Spaceflight Now · 21 Nov 2020 A European-built satellite with the unusual shape of a house launched into orbit Saturday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from California’s Central Coast, carrying a sophisticated radar altimeter to measure rising sea le...
Avio CEO promises Vega’s rapid return to flight as CNES plots replacement satellite SpaceNews · 20 Nov 2020 The head of Italian rocket manufacturer Avio assured customers Nov. 19 that the company was working hard to return Vega to service following the rocket’s second failure in its last three launches.
AAC Clyde Space to develop cubesats to offer array of services SpaceNews · 20 Nov 2020 AAC Clyde Space announced a 19 million euro ($22.5 million) contract backed by the U.K. Space Agency to develop a 10-cubesat communications and Earth-observation constellation.
Crew-rated SpaceX booster returns to Cape Canaveral with a lean Spaceflight Now · 20 Nov 2020 The Falcon 9 booster that launched four astronauts toward orbit last weekend arrived back on Florida’s Space Coast Thursday aboard a SpaceX drone ship, sailing into Port Canaveral with a lean but otherwise in seemingly g...
Orbital Sidekick to develop daily pipeline monitoring tools SpaceNews · 20 Nov 2020 Hyperspectral satellite startup Orbital Sidekick (OSK) announced a contract Nov. 19 to work with an industry-led consortium to develop tools for monitoring of oil and gas pipelines.
Germany joins JAXA’s low-cost deep space test mission SpaceNews · 20 Nov 2020 The German Aerospace Center, DLR, has partnered with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on a planned low-cost asteroid mission called Destiny+, expected to launch toward the asteroid 3200 Phaethon in 2024.
From the moon to the Earth: How the Biden administration might reshape NASA SpaceNews · 20 Nov 2020 While Joe Biden is a familiar figure in politics, after decades in the Senate and eight years as Barack Obama’s vice president, his views on space, and his plans for NASA, are far less clear.
Biden likely to stay course on Space Force and defense investments SpaceNews · 20 Nov 2020 With regard to space and its importance to national security, analysts and industry insiders believe the incoming Biden administration will largely stay the course.
NASA reschedules final SLS Core Stage Green Run tests for December NASASpaceflight · 20 Nov 2020 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program rescheduled the final two tests that will culminate the Core Stage Green Run campaign for December after successfully repairing one of the liquid hydrogen (LH2) prevalves inside t...
Photos: Four astronauts launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Spaceflight Now · 20 Nov 2020 These images show the liftoff of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft on top of a 215-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying four astronauts on an expedition to t...
OneWeb emerges from Chapter 11 with new CEO SpaceNews · 20 Nov 2020 OneWeb announced Nov. 20 that its sale to an ownership group led by Bharti Global and the British government has closed, allowing the company to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a new chief executive.
Tesla and SpaceX are now worth over half a trillion dollars combined Teslarati · 20 Nov 2020
SpaceX’s NASA Falcon Heavy launch debut a step closer as interplanetary payload powers up Teslarati · 20 Nov 2020
Rocket Lab recovers booster after launch with 30 small satellites Spaceflight Now · 20 Nov 2020 Rocket Lab says the first stage of its Electron launcher splashed down under parachute in the Pacific Ocean off New Zealand after firing into space with 30 small satellites Thursday, becoming only the second private comp...
Boeing subsidiary ready to launch satellite deorbiting experiment Spaceflight Now · 19 Nov 2020 Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing subsidiary, built two small satellites awaiting launch Thursday night on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket on a mission to test the effectiveness of a drag-inducing device that could help re...
Air Force reveals candidate locations for U.S. Space Command headquarters SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2020 The six finalists are Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado; Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; Patrick Air Force Base, Florida; Redstone Army Airfield, Alabama; Joint Base San Antonio, Texas; and Offutt Air Force Base, Ne...
Viasat claims KA-SAT as Eutelsat joint venture winds down SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2020
Rocket Lab, raising money for children’s hospital, will attempt first stage recovery NASASpaceflight · 19 Nov 2020 Rocket Lab is preparing to launch its sixth mission of 2020 — a launch which the company calls its “most diverse mission yet,” with 30 satellites onboard and a launch broadcast that will raise money for the Paediatric In...
SpaceX to transition to fully reusable fleet for national security launches SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2020 “Over the next 18 months we’ll complete the transition to a fully reusable SpaceX fleet for our national security missions,” said Col. Robert Bongiovi, director of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise...
Arecibo Observatory faces demolition after cable failures Spaceflight Now · 19 Nov 2020 After withstanding hurricanes and earthquakes, playing central roles in movies like “GoldenEye” and “Contact,” Puerto Rico’s famed Arecibo Observatory, once the largest radio telescope in the world, will be demolished be...
News Analysis | SpaceX has a lot riding on Starlink’s $499 “UFO on a stick” SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2020 SpaceX needs Starlink to improve and expand across three major areas at once: customer hardware, business models, and the satellite network. It’s a challenge no one in the satellite industry has attempted. What’s more, M...
NSF to decommission Arecibo radio telescope SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2020 The NSF announced Nov. 19 it will perform a “controlled decommissioning” of the giant radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, citing recent damage that made it unsafe to operate or even repair.
India’s Shukrayaan orbiter to study Venus for over four years, launches in 2024 SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2020 India’s space agency aims to launch its Venus orbiter Shukrayaan in late 2024, more than a year later than previously planned, an ISRO research scientist told a NASA-chartered planetary science planning committee Nov. 10...
Voyager Space Holdings to acquire The Launch Company SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2020 Voyager Space Holdings announced that it plans to acquire The Launch Company.
OneWeb ready to emerge from Chapter 11 SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2020 Satellite megaconstellation company OneWeb should emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy “any day now,” a company executive said Nov. 18, its business plan validated by a growing demand for broadband connectivity.
Space traffic management bill clears Senate committee SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2020 A Senate committee approved a bill Nov. 18 that gives the Commerce Department authority for civil space traffic management (STM), but it still faces significant obstacles to win passage in Congress this year.
SpaceX’s plans for a reusable Dragon spacecraft fleet detailed by Gwynne Shotwell Teslarati · 19 Nov 2020
Photos: Atlas 5’s stunning climb to space at sunset Spaceflight Now · 19 Nov 2020 This photo gallery includes a series of spectacular pictures of the launch of an Atlas 5 rocket Nov. 13 from Cape Canaveral with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Rocket Lab launches Electron in test of booster recovery SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2020 Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket Nov. 19, placing nearly 30 smallsats in orbit while making its first attempt to recover the rocket’s first stage.
Astra to make second orbital launch attempt SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2020 Small launch vehicle developer Astra will make its second orbital launch attempt in December, three months after an initial launch attempt failed shortly after liftoff.
ULA: Dream Chaser schedule slip not a setback to Vulcan certification SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2020 ULA said the delay in Dream Chaser’s first mission will not prevent Vulcan from getting certified on time for its first national security mission in 2022.
FAA: Commercial space launch regulations ‘in final coordination’ SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2020 The revised rules for commercial launch and reentry will be officially posted for public comment in the coming weeks, said Wayne Monteith, the FAA’s associate administrator for commercial space transportation.
First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022 SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2020 Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) says the first flight of its Dream Chaser spacecraft to the International Space Station is now planned for 2022 after development delays caused by the pandemic.
Cosmonauts complete first spacewalk to prepare for Nauka’s arrival NASASpaceflight · 18 Nov 2020 Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov performed a spacewalk on the Russian side of the International Space Station to prepare the outpost for the arrival of a new Russian research module named Nauka...
Astroscale announces 2021 Soyuz launch of ELSA-d mission SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2020 Astroscale plans to launch the first commercial active debris removal mission, End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration in March on a Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhst...

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