China launches new land-observation satellite
Friday, 04 March 2022 05:36
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China on Sunday morning launched a Long March-4C rocket to place a new land-observation satellite in space.
The rocket blasted off at 7:44 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon sent the L-SAR 01B satellite into its preset orbit.
The satellite will be used to monitor Earth's geological environment, landslides and earthquakes.
Th With Soyuz off the table, OneWeb back in the mix
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OneWeb is considering American, European, Indian and Japanese rockets for launching its remaining 220 satellites after the company announced March 3 that it would stop using Russia’s Soyuz rocket.
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Air Force Secretary: We’re worried about Russia but China is a bigger strategic threat
Thursday, 03 March 2022 22:01 Write a comment
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said, "when you look at it objectively, China is a much greater strategic threat than Russia is"
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U.S. Air Force sees no impact from Russia’s decision to cut off supply of rocket engines
Thursday, 03 March 2022 20:49 Write a comment
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said U.S. national security launches will not be affected by Russia’s decision to stop supplying rocket engines to the United States.
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NASA begins assembly of Europa Clipper spacecraft
Thursday, 03 March 2022 20:14 Write a comment
Science instruments and other hardware for the spacecraft will come together in the mission's final phase before a launch to Jupiter's icy moon Europa in 2024.
When it's fully assembled, NASA's Europa Clipper will be as large as an SUV with solar arrays long enough to span a basketball court—all the better to help power the spacecraft during its journey to Jupiter's icy moon Europa. And just about every detail of the spacecraft will have been hand-crafted.
The assembly effort is already underway in clean rooms at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Now, engineering components and science instruments are beginning to stream in from across the country and Europe.
Kendall: Space ‘order of battle’ a top priority in U.S. defense budget and strategy
Thursday, 03 March 2022 20:00 Write a comment
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said the ‘space order of battle’ is driving budget discussions in preparation for the 2024 request.
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Ultraviolet instrument to play integral part of NASA's Europa Clipper mission
Thursday, 03 March 2022 16:27 Write a comment
An ultraviolet spectrograph (UVS) designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is the first scientific instrument to be delivered for integration onto NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft. Scheduled to launch in 2024 and arrive in the Jovian system by 2030, Europa Clipper will conduct detailed reconnaissance of Jupiter's moon Europa and investigate whether it could harbor conditions suitable for life.
Aerial antenna for Venus mission test
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Aerial antenna for Venus mission test Roscosmos head again questions future of ISS while NASA emphasizes cooperation
Thursday, 03 March 2022 11:45 Write a comment
The head of Roscosmos has renewed threats to terminate Russian participation in the International Space Station even as NASA says operations on the station remain normal.
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“Nothing to share”: South Korean firm turns down Ukrainian request for satellite imagery
Thursday, 03 March 2022 10:28 Write a comment
South Korea’s Earth observation company SI Imaging Services (SIIS) turned down a request to share satellite imagery of Ukraine and neighboring countries to assist Ukrainian efforts to repel Russia’s invasion.
NASA awards SpaceX three additional commercial crew missions
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NASA ordered three more commercial crew missions to the International Space Station from SpaceX Feb. 28 at a price of more than three-quarters of a billion dollars.
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Russian move to hold up OneWeb launch may affect entire space industry
Thursday, 03 March 2022 05:27 Write a comment
Russia's invasion of Ukraine hit the space industry harder Wednesday after Russian space agency Roscosmos said it would hold up a satellite launch for a British company - which experts say may completely shift the industry away from Russia.
OneWeb, a communications satellite company partly owned by the British government, intended to launch 36 satellites Friday on a Russian Soyuz rocket. B Fleet Space Technologies wins Australian Government grant to build space manufacturing hub
Thursday, 03 March 2022 05:27 Write a comment
Fleet Space Technologies is delighted to announce that the Australian Government has committed $20million (USD) to the development of the Space Manufacturing Hub in Adelaide, South Australia. This adds to funds already committed by The Government of South Australia ($20million AUS) and a consortium of leading space, aerospace and advanced air mobility companies including Fleet, Q-CTRL, AtSpace P Airbus Ventures invests in CesiumAstro's Series B
Thursday, 03 March 2022 05:27 Write a comment
Airbus Ventures proudly announces its investment in CesiumAstro Inc., a developer of advanced aerospace communication systems, which today publicized its $60 million oversubscribed Series B funding round, co-led by Airbus Ventures and Forever Ventures, with strategic participation from L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX). Returning investors include Kleiner Perkins, Lavrock Ventures, Franklin Temp First Platforms are Retracted Ahead of Artemis I First Rollout to Launch Pad
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The Artemis I Moon rocket is getting closer to rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first time.
The first two of 20 platforms surrounding the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft that allow work on the integrated system inside the building were retracted for roll out to Launch Complex 39B. Teams retracted the platfor