SpaceX Transporter-8 delivers 6 NanoAvionics satellites to orbit
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D-Orbit launches 11th orbital transportation mission in years
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Satellogic earth observation constellation continues expansion with SpaceX Transporter-8 Mission
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Deloitte calls on companies to draft long-term space strategies
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A Deloitte Space report released June 14 encourages companies in all industries to draft long-term space strategies.
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Discharge test for launcher antenna
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 08:40![](/plugins/content/jlexcomment/assets/icon.png)
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World Economic Forum offers new debris mitigation guidelines
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a new set of guidelines intended to reduce the creation of orbital debris with the support of some, but not all, major satellite operators.
Ariane 5 flight VA261: follow the launch
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 07:00![](/plugins/content/jlexcomment/assets/icon.png)
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Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket is being prepared for its final flight. You can follow the launch live on ESA Web TV. Flight VA261 will lift off as soon as 16 June at 23:26 CEST, pending suitable conditions for launch.
Broadcast begins 22:55 CEST/21:55 BST on ESA Web TV
Liftoff scheduled for 23:26 CEST/22:26 BST/21:26 UTC/18:26 Kourou
BepiColombo braces for third Mercury flyby
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The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is gearing up for its next close flyby of Mercury on 19 June, when it will pass the planet’s surface at an altitude of about 236 km.
Ariane 5 flight VA261: launch delay
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The Ariane 5 flight scheduled for 16 June has been delayed. Launch operator Arianespace announced on Twitter: "It has come to light that there is a risk to the redundancy of a critical function on the Ariane 5. Consistent with safety requirements, Arianespace has decided to postpone the roll-out of the VA261 launch vehicle. Analyses are underway to determine a new launch date."
More information to come.
U.N. opens “window of opportunity” to improve space governance
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A United Nations official says there is an opportunity over the next 15 months to improve how nations manage space activities to address emerging issues ranging from orbital debris to space resources.
Satellite execs call for more data to improve space sustainability
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A lack of data and collaboration continues to hold back efforts to ensure a sustainable orbital environment, satellite operator executives said June 13.
DARPA downsizes Blackjack space experiment
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on June 12 launched four satellites for a technology demonstration in low Earth orbit.
Op-ed | To Open the Space Frontier, CLD Must Not Fail
Tuesday, 13 June 2023 20:39![](/plugins/content/jlexcomment/assets/icon.png)
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NASA’s focus on human exploration beyond LEO reaching to the Moon and beyond is nothing less than thrilling. Last month, the Artemis 2 crew members were announced, and NASA has […]
To Open the Space Frontier, CLD Must Not Fail
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NASA’s focus on human exploration beyond LEO reaching to the Moon and beyond is nothing less than thrilling. Last month, the Artemis 2 crew members were announced, and NASA has […]
NASA's Curiosity captures Martian morning, afternoon in new 'postcard'
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After completing a major software update in April, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took a last look at "Marker Band Valley" before leaving it behind, capturing a "postcard" of the scene.
The postcard is an artistic interpretation of the landscape, with color added over two black-and-white panoramas captured by Curiosity's navigation cameras. The views were taken on April 8 at 9:20 a.m.