Authors:
Jeff Foust
Abstract:A Falcon 9 launched another set of Starlink satellites March 14, with the rocket’s first stage setting a record with its ninth launch and landing.SpaceNews PubDate: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:18:16 +000
Authors:
Sandra Erwin
Abstract:DARPA awarded SEAKR Engineering a $60.4 million contract to develop a data processing system for satellites to operate autonomously. SpaceNews PubDate: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:58:15 +000
Authors:
Debra Werner
Abstract:Radar satellite startup Umbra plans to capture imagery with a resolution as high as 15 centimeters per pixel thanks to a Federal Communications Commission license.SpaceNews PubDate: Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:58:57 +000
Authors:
Jeff Foust
Abstract:NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope resumed observations March 11 after a software error placed it in a protective safe mode several days earlier, but the incident is a reminder of the telescope’s mortality.SpaceNews PubDate: Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:08:46 +000
Authors:
Sandra Erwin
Abstract:Earth observation company Satellogic is looking to expand its presence in the United States and compete in the government market.SpaceNews PubDate: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 23:02:54 +000
Authors:
Andrew Jones
Abstract:China launched a new-generation Long March 7A rocket Thursday, sending a classified, experimental payload into geosynchronous transfer orbit.SpaceNews PubDate: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 19:03:47 +000
Authors:
Jason Rainbow
Abstract:Satellite communications provider Speedcast emerged Thursday from nearly a year in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under private equity ownership.SpaceNews PubDate: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:10:35 +000
Authors:
Jeff Foust
Abstract:For many companies in the industry, filling job openings can seem as difficult as rocket science. For others, it simply involves rockets.SpaceNews PubDate: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:29:35 +000
Authors:
Brian Berger
Abstract:“The critics of NASA’s Artemis program are correct about one thing,” writes Christian Zur of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, “the commercial space sector is an emerging juggernaut. However...the economic growth will come once new capabilities become cost effective and accessible.”SpaceNews PubDate: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:22:39 +000
Authors:
Jeff Foust
Abstract:Three space industry groups are asking the Commerce Department to commit to continued support and funding for the Office of Space Commerce.SpaceNews PubDate: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:04:38 +000
Authors:
Jeff Foust
Abstract:A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched another set of 60 Starlink satellites March 11 as the company expanded international service in several countries.SpaceNews PubDate: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:01:16 +000
Authors:
Jason Rainbow
Abstract:Northrop Grumman’s MEV-2 satellite servicer is performing close proximity operations with Intelsat’s in-orbit 10-02 spacecraft ahead of a docking attempt, SpaceNews has learned.SpaceNews PubDate: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 22:11:58 +000
Authors:
Sandra Erwin
Abstract:Ukrainian startup Kurs Orbital is building an in-orbit servicing vehicle using space docking technology developed decades ago by the former Soviet Union. SpaceNews PubDate: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:49:08 +000
Authors:
Jeff Foust
Abstract:NASA has signed an agreement with Blue Origin to use that company’s New Shepard suborbital vehicle for flights that will simulate the reduced gravity on the surface of the moon.SpaceNews PubDate: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:19:17 +000
Authors:
Jeff Foust
Abstract:A NASA astronaut will fly on a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station in April, as the agency confirmed a peculiar arrangement for obtaining a seat on the Russian spacecraft.SpaceNews PubDate: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 03:14:32 +000
Authors:
Sandra Erwin
Abstract:ULA received $224. 2 million for two missions named USSF-112 and USSF-87. SpaceX got $159.7 million for USSF-36 and NROL-69.SpaceNews PubDate: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:54:33 +000
Authors:
Jason Rainbow
Abstract:TAMPA, Fla. — Swiss component maker RUAG International is shedding its military businesses to focus solely on space, transforming into a subsystems provider to be called ‘beyond gravity.’ The new company will look to invest in newspace solutions to expand internationally, with a particular focus on the U.S. and Asia. André Wall, CEO of RUAG […]SpaceNews PubDate: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:41:37 +000
Authors:
Brian Berger
Abstract:Scientists are betting on commercial reusable suborbital vehicles to advance the next frontier of science.SpaceNews PubDate: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:15:20 +000
Authors:
Andrew Jones
Abstract:The Chinese and Russian space agencies signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday on construction of an international lunar research station.SpaceNews PubDate: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:20:48 +000
Authors:
Andrew Parsonson
Abstract:Avio spokesperson Francesco Delorenzo told SpaceNews that Vega was cleared for the upcoming Vega VV18 mission during a March 3 flight readiness review.SpaceNews PubDate: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:37:28 +000
Authors:
Brian Berger
Abstract:In response to the reignited global space race, Japan is planning a record space budget of 449.6 billion yen ($4.14 billion) in the fiscal year 2021, up 23.1 percent over the current fiscal year that ends March 30, according to draft budget documents. SpaceNews PubDate: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:28:10 +000
Authors:
Jeff Foust
Abstract:The Russian founders of in-space transportation company Momentus have placed their shares into a voting trust and will sell them in the next three years as the company attempts to address U.S. government concerns about its foreign ownership.SpaceNews PubDate: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:23:15 +000
Authors:
Andrew Jones
Abstract:China has quietly rolled a new-generation Long March 7A rocket at Wenchang ahead of a launch as soon as late March 10 Eastern.SpaceNews PubDate: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:14:37 +000
Authors:
Jeff Foust
Abstract:Proponents of a proposed Georgia launch site remain optimistic they will win approval from the Federal Aviation Administration despite another delay in the environmental review process.SpaceNews PubDate: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:08:39 +000