Space News for Friday, March 31, 2023

Original Publication Date: 2023-03-31 09:22 Top Chinese space official has called for the country to speed up its plans to develop lunar infrastructure. Yang Mengfei of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Yang stressed that in terms of the industrial market, China ...

Space News for Wednesday, March 29, 2023

H3 failure could delay Japanese science missions Original Publication Date: 2023-03-29 09:53 Japan's H3 rocket failed on its inaugural flight in March. Launch controllers triggered a self-destruct system on destroying the rocket and its payload. Some reports have suggested a problem with the ...

Space News for Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Isar Aerospace raises $165 million as it gears up for first launch Original Publication Date: 2023-03-28 09:53 German launch vehicle developer Isar Aerospace raises $165 million. The company says the funding will go towards final development of its Spectrum rocket. It will also support efforts ...

Space News for Friday, March 24, 2023

UPDATE: Rocket Lab launches 35th Electron + sets new company record for fastest launch turnaround – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-03-24 00:00 Rocket Lab successfully launched their 35th Electron rocket from Mahia, New Zealand. The mission deployed two, multi-spectral, Gen-2 satellites ...

Space News for Sunday, March 19, 2023

Mars Sample Return cost growth threatens other science missions Original Publication Date: 2023-03-18 23:54 NASA requests $949.3 million for Mars Sample Return in fiscal year 2024. That's a 19% increase from the $800 million NASA projected last year for the program. The growing cost of Mars ...

Space News for Saturday, March 18, 2023

SpaceX launches final two satellites in SES C-band clearing plan Original Publication Date: 2023-03-18 01:32 SES-18 and SES-19 are in geosynchronous transfer orbit. SES needs to claim C-band spectrum clearing proceeds worth nearly $4 billion in total. SES-18 is set to replace the operator’s ...

Space News for Friday, March 17, 2023

Electron launches two Capella Space radar satellites Original Publication Date: 2023-03-16 23:46 Rocket Lab launches second Electron rocket from Virginia March 16. Rocket Lab expects to conduct up to 15 Electron launches this year. Rocket Lab is working on the larger Neutron rocket, slated to ...

Space News for Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Satellite executives spar over direct-to-device evolution Original Publication Date: 2023-03-14 02:12 Executives are divided over how quickly this market could grow. Regulatory challenges, potential spectrum interference, customer demand are big question marks. Iridium recently announced a ...

Space News for Monday, March 13, 2023

Managing the complexity of the world’s largest satellite navigation system Original Publication Date: 2023-03-13 04:00 Spaceopal is a joint venture between Telespazio and DLR-GfR. Founded in 2010, it is the prime contractor for the operational services of the European Satellite Navigation ...

Space News for Sunday, March 12, 2023

Crew-5 mission ends with Florida splashdown Original Publication Date: 2023-03-12 02:18 SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off Florida coast March 11. The splashdown marked the end of the 157-day Crew-5 mission. The next Crew Dragon mission is scheduled to launch March 14. The next ...