Virgin Orbit completes LauncherOne investigation as Chapter 11 bankruptcy continues
Monday, 24 April 2023 00:34
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Virgin Orbit says it is moving ahead with plans to return its LauncherOne rocket to flight later this year even though there is no certainty the company will emerge from bankruptcy.
China may include helicopter in Mars sample return mission
Sunday, 23 April 2023 14:31
Astra wins $11.5 million contract to launch military experimental payloads
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Astra Space won a task order worth $11.5 million to launch experimental payloads for the Defense Department’s Space Test Program.
U.S. military buying SES mPower satcom services under new NATO agreement
Saturday, 22 April 2023 19:09 Write a comment
The U.S. Space Force in its 2024 budget allocated $59 million to buy satellite communications services from SES’ new broadband constellation in medium Earth orbit known as O3b mPower.
U.S. Space Force will be the first customer for BlueHalo’s mobile ground station
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Swedish astronaut to fly to ISS on Axiom mission
Friday, 21 April 2023 21:42 Write a comment
A Swedish astronaut may fly to the International Space Station on a commercial mission within the next year under an agreement signed this week.
Inmarsat still trying to restore satellite phone services in Asia Pacific
Friday, 21 April 2023 20:45 Write a comment
Inmarsat has restored maritime and aviation safety capabilities on its I-4 F1 satellite over Asia Pacific but is still trying to recover services for L-band phones that have been down for nearly a week.
Government calls for greater responsibility by satellite operators
Friday, 21 April 2023 16:23 Write a comment
Government officials say satellite operators need to take greater responsibility for safe operations of their spacecraft in increasingly congested orbits.
LeoLabs highlights on-orbit maneuvers
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A LeoLabs maneuver-detection dashboard displayed at the 38th Space Symposium tracked the location of about 30 Chinese, Iranian and Russian spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.
Week in images: 17-21 April 2023
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Week in images: 17-21 April 2023
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Nelson supports continuing restrictions on NASA cooperation with China
Friday, 21 April 2023 11:20 Write a comment
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said he supports continuing current restrictions on the agency’s ability to work with China in spaceflight as he warns of a “space race” between the countries.
Lockheed Martin cubesats validate essential maneuvers for on-orbit servicing
Friday, 21 April 2023 10:08 Write a comment
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has announced that its In-space Upgrade Satellite System (LM LINUSS) accomplished a successful on-orbit demonstration, proving how small satellites can serve an essential role in sustaining critical space architectures. They do this by regularly upgrading existing constellations with new capabilities and extending spacecraft design lifecycles.
LM LINUSS, a techn Lockheed Martin's first LM 400 multi-mission space vehicle completes testing milestone
Friday, 21 April 2023 10:08 Write a comment
The first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) LM 400, a versatile, mid-sized satellite which can be adapted for military, civil or commercial uses, has successfully completed Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility testing. This trial is crucial to ensure that signals from the satellite bus components will not interfere with critical payloads during operations.
The spacecraft, w Scientists reviewed the research and development of Tianzhou cargo spacecraft
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Cargo spacecraft is robotic spacecraft designed to support space station operation by transporting food, propellant and other supplies. Tianzhou cargo spacecraft (The abbreviation is TZ) is a Chinese automated cargo spacecraft developed by the China Academy of Space Technology, as part of China's manned space Station program. The China Academy of Space Technology began to design TZ in 2010. 'Complacency' must be avoided to maintain U.S. superiority in space, Saltzman says
Friday, 21 April 2023 10:08 Write a comment
Chief of Space Operations, Gen. Chance Saltzman April 19 praised the United States' proud and trailblazing history in space but said the rapidly changing and more dangerous domain requires new actions, thinking and focus.
"This crowd is passionate about space; I see no signs of apathy," Saltzman said during his keynote speech at the 2023 Space Symposium, a large gathering of government, mi