Image: Webb glimpses field of extragalactic PEARLS, studded with galactic diamonds

Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Dec 17, 2022
SES reports that the first two O3b mPOWER satellites were successfully launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States, at 5:48 pm local time. Built by Boeing and designed to deliver unprecedented performance with first-of-its-kind software-driven payload, O3b mPOWER is SES's second-generation medium earth orbit (MEO) system

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
Tenchijin is pleased to announce the investment from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ("JAXA"). This is the first ever investment of JAXA's capital investment into business. This funding will enable Tenchijin to enhance its product capabilities and expand its usage to yield direct benefits for society and businesses on Earth. Since incorporation in 2019, Tenchijin has been developing

Midland TX (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
AST SpaceMobile reports that its subsidiary, AST and Science, LLC, and NASA recently signed an agreement to formalize both organizations' dedication to maintaining and improving safety in the shared environment of space. The Space Act Agreement formalizes the prompt, detailed, and open sharing of information between AST SpaceMobile and NASA, enabling a deeper level of coordination, coopera

Washington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
Officials from the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) met in Seoul on December 15 and 16 for the third U.S.-Republic of Korea Civil Space Dialogue. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn led an interagency U.S. delegation. The ROK delegation was jointly led by Kwon Hyun-joon, Dire

Washington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2022
Space company Maxar announced an agreement to go private on Friday in an acquisition led by private equity firm Advent International. The deal gives Maxar a value of $6.4 billion. Advent will take a $3.1 billion stake in the space company, with British Columbia Investment Management Corporation making a $1 billion equity contribution. "This announcement is an exceptional outcome for

One ESA: now in six languages

The One ESA brochure explores ESA’s establishments and how they work together on European space missions. The brochure is printed in English and is available as a PDF and interactive format in five additional languages.

The voice counted backwards in French from ten to one, then announced, “Décollage” – lift-off. The 15-year-long collaboration between NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency had just entered its most critical phase: the launch itself. What happened next would determine whether the James Webb Space Telescope made it into space or not.

Washington DC (UPI) Dec 17, 2021
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket in Florida on Saturday carrying 54 Starlink Internet satellites. The Falcon 9 was launched from Kennedy Space Center and was making its 15th flight to space. The rocket's first stage returned to Earth just under nine minutes later, landing on a SpaceX robotic drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast. The satellites will ad

Washington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2021
U.S. launch and space systems company Rocket Lab called off its Sunday evening liftoff of its first Electron rocket mission from the United States over upper-level high winds. The launch at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia was scrubbed with less than a dozen minutes left in the count down. "All stations, unfortunately, we are going to be no go today," the launch directo