Virgin Orbit says U.K launch licensing taking longer than expected
Virgin Orbit acknowledged it has taken longer than planned to get approvals for its first launch from the United Kingdom but still expects to conduct the mission before the end of the year.
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Meet the SME Office at Space Tech Expo
ESA's SME Office welcomes startups and SMEs to its booth at this year’s Space Tech Expo, a space technology trade fair and conference in Bremen, Germany from 15–17 November.
Cognitive Space gets $1.2 million U.S. Air Force contract extension for satellite-tasking software
Cognitive Space won a $1.2 million contract extension to continue development of the company’s satellite tasking software for the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Telesat buys in-orbit satellite to help cover Anik F2 shortfall
Canada’s Telesat is relocating an in-orbit C-band satellite it bought from another operator as thruster issues force its Anik F2 spacecraft into early retirement.
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DARPA’s robot could start servicing satellites in 2025
DARPA's RSGS satellite-servicing payload has completed key tests and is on track to be integrated with a Northrop Grumman spacecraft next year and launch to orbit in 2024
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Canopy Aerospace to supply thermal protection for spacecraft and hypersonics
Canopy Aerospace plans to set up a pilot factory in Denver to produce thermal protection systems (TPS) for rockets, spacecraft, reentry capsules and hypersonic vehicles.
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ViaSat-3’s Falcon Heavy launch slips into early 2023
Viasat said Nov. 8 its first ViaSat-3 broadband satellite will not be ready to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket this year.
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Tropical storm delays next Artemis 1 launch attempt
NASA is postponing the next Artemis 1 launch attempt by at least two days as a tropical storm, forecast to become a hurricane, approaches the Florida coast.
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NASA Moon rocket launch delayed again, this time by storm
NASA again rescheduled its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Nicole churned toward the east coast of Florida, officials said.
A launch attempt, which had been scheduled for November 14, will now take place on November 16, Jim Free, a senior official at the US space agency, said on Twitter.
It is the third delay of the highly-anticipated launch in as m 
