UK Space Agency prioritizes sustainability Original Publication Date: 2023-06-16 22:38 UK Space Agency encourages space sustainability, both domestically and internationally. UK plans to send a satellite to repair, replenish or refuel a UK spacecraft in 2028. By the end of the decade, the UK ...

Technical problem postpones final Ariane 5 launch Original Publication Date: 2023-06-15 23:35 Arianespace postpones the 117 th and final launch of the Ariane 5. The launch had been scheduled for June 16 from Kourou, French Guiana. X-ray inspections raised doubts about three lines on the ...

More countries encouraged to commit to halt destructive ASAT tests Original Publication Date: 2023-06-15 10:00 U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution in December 2022 encouraging countries not to conduct destructive direct-ascent (DA) ASAT tests. A total of 155 nations voted in favor of ...

SpaceX launches eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission Original Publication Date: 2023-06-13 03:43 SpaceX launches several dozen smallsats on a dedicated rideshare mission. Customers range from the U.S. Space Force to startups deploying their first satellites. The Falcon 9 lifted off from ...

State Department framework seeks to coordinate its space policy activities Original Publication Date: 2023-06-11 23:45 State Department publishes first-of-its-kind document on space policy. Document outlines efforts to use diplomacy to advance space policy goals. Document stemmed from ...

Should the FAA regulate all space activities? Original Publication Date: 2023-06-10 18:05 The Outer Space Treaty requires nation-states to provide “authorization and continuing supervision” of the activities of their nationals in space. Dale Skran, David Huntsman: The FAA would be a bad fit for ...

NASA concerned Starship problems will delay Artemis 3 Original Publication Date: 2023-06-08 09:45 NASA has growing concerns that the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle will not be ready in time for the Artemis 3 mission in late 2025. Artemis 3 would feature the first human ...

Apogeo Space orders second space tug for connectivity constellation Original Publication Date: 2023-06-06 22:02 Apogeo Space plans to launch nine picosatellites next year with an orbital transfer vehicle. The satellites are due to launch on a Vigoride tug slated to join the SpaceX Falcon 9 ...

NASA Psyche mission back on track for October launch Original Publication Date: 2023-06-06 08:00 NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is back on track for a launch this October. Software problems, exacerbated by institutional issues at JPL, delayed its launch last year. The project is now “nearly ...

EOS Data Analytics and Space Electric Thruster Systems demonstrate technology in orbit Original Publication Date: 2023-06-05 20:06 EOS Data Analytics is acquiring imagery from the first satellite in the company’s agriculture-focused constellation. The satellite, built by Dragonfly Aerospace of ...