Exodus Orbitals pivots to satellite leasing model after launch delay
Exodus Orbitals, a startup developing software enabling customers to upload and run applications from orbit, is in talks about leasing satellites as plans to launch its own are delayed seven months to October 2022.
Space Development Agency’s request for bids challenged for ‘risk’ imposed on contractors
Maxar Technologies decided to challenge a Defense Department procurement of 126 satellites because of the financial burden the program imposed on contractors, the company said.
Weather delays Crew-3 launch
Poor weather at locations in the Atlantic that could be used for Crew Dragon aborts will delay the launch of the next commercial crew mission to the International Space Station by three days.
To star gazers: Fireworks show called Northern Lights coming
SpaceX delays astronaut flight due to rough wind, waves
Antarctic glacier named Glasgow to mark COP26
Nine fast-flowing glaciers in West Antarctica have been named after locations of important climate treaties, conferences and reports. One of the glaciers is now called Glasgow Glacier to mark the city hosting the COP26 climate change conference. All the glaciers are in the Getz region, which, using data from satellites, was found recently to have lost more than 300 gigatonnes of ice over the last 25 years.
Falcon Heavy could launch three U.S. Space Force missions in 2022
USSF-67 is the third U.S. national security launch to be added to the Falcon Heavy’s crowded 2022 manifest.
Beresheet 2 to include two landers and an orbiter
The company that built the first Israeli spacecraft to attempt to land on the moon is starting work on the second mission with a significantly different design.
New Chinese launch firm signs deal for reusable rocket engines
Rocket Pi of China has signed a deal with a liquid rocket engine maker for supply of engines to power its Darwin-1 reusable launch vehicle.
ESA accelerates space-based climate action at COP26
ESA is poised to showcase how satellite data underpins global efforts to avert climate catastrophe at pivotal international talks held in the UK.
