Space News for Wednesday, August 07, 2024

Dcubed raises 4.4 million euros for in-space manufacturing Original Publication Date: 2024-08-06 23:05 German startup Dcubed raised 4.4 million euros ($4.8 million) in a Series A funding round. Dcubed’s Westminster, Colorado, office will serve as a sales and distribution hub. To demonstrate ...

Space News for Tuesday, August 06, 2024

China launches first satellites for Thousand Sails megaconstellation Original Publication Date: 2024-08-06 09:52 China launches first batch of 18 satellites for the Thousand Sails communications megaconstellation. Long March 6A rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, north ...

Space News for Monday, August 05, 2024

Cygnus spacecraft suffers glitches after launch Original Publication Date: 2024-08-04 21:23 Falcon 9 lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:02 a.m. Eastern. Cygnus spacecraft separating from Falcon's upper stage nearly 15 minutes after liftoff. Cygnus carrying ...

Space News for Sunday, August 04, 2024

Indian astronauts to start training for ISS mission Original Publication Date: 2024-08-03 20:59 Two Indian astronauts will soon start training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. One of them will fly to the International Space Station on an upcoming private mission. The ISRO announcement is one of ...

Space News for Saturday, August 03, 2024

NASA retaining plans to select a single Artemis lunar rover Original Publication Date: 2024-08-02 21:57 NASA awarded feasibility study contracts to three companies for the first phase of its Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) Services contract. The company will be able to offer the rover to other ...

Space News for Friday, August 02, 2024

Pentagon advisory panel urges integration of commercial space tech for military use Original Publication Date: 2024-08-02 02:00 A Pentagon advisory panel calls for increased adoption of commercial space technologies. The study was conducted by the Defense Science Board (DSB) It recommends a ...

Space News for Thursday, August 01, 2024

ASCEND panel cites AI challenges and promise Original Publication Date: 2024-08-01 04:31 NASA uses AI to aggregate complex datasets from various Earth-observation sensors. Slingshot Aerospace is exploring ways to combine AI with existing physics-based modeling. Another potential AI application ...

Space News for Wednesday, July 31, 2024

GHGSat gains NASA approval for methane-emissions data Original Publication Date: 2024-07-31 10:00 Methane-emissions data from GHGSat will be shared for scientific research through NASA’s Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program. Montreal-based GHGSat announced July 31 that the company’s ...

Space News for Wednesday, July 24, 2024

SaxaVord prepares for first orbital launch Original Publication Date: 2024-07-24 09:03 Spaceport in the Shetland Islands expects to host first vertical orbital launch from U.K. Soil. Rocket Factory Augsburg’s RFA ONE rocket is scheduled to launch from the site in September. SaxaVord Spaceport ...

Space News for Tuesday, July 23, 2024

ABL loses rocket after static-fire test Original Publication Date: 2024-07-23 09:09 ABL Space Systems says its RS1 rocket suffered "irrecoverable" Damage in a fire after a test firing. The company has kept a low profile in recent months as it prepared for the launch. The launch was to be the ...