Space News for Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Intuitive Machines planning up to three lunar lander missions in 2024 Original Publication Date: 2023-11-14 08:44 Intuitive Machines says it's planning for up to three lunar lander launches in 2024. Company confirmed it is working towards a Jan. 12 launch of its IM-1 mission. Intuitive Machines ...

Space News for Monday, November 13, 2023

Halo Space, Eos X and Arthur D. Little Spain indicted for unlawful use of Zero 2 Infinity’s trade secrets Original Publication Date: 2023-11-13 01:45 Spanish balloon company Zero 2 Infinity accused of stealing its trade secrets. Halo Space, Eos X Space Technologies Corp. And Arthur D. Little ...

Space News for Sunday, November 12, 2023

SpaceX launches ninth dedicated rideshare mission Original Publication Date: 2023-11-11 21:32 SpaceX launched more than 100 satellites in the ninth in a series of dedicated smallsat rideshare missions. Transporter-9 carried 90 payloads deployed over the course of half an hour, starting about 55 ...

Space News for Thursday, November 09, 2023

ViaSat-3 failure investigation to conclude next week Original Publication Date: 2023-11-09 04:54 Viasat expects to know next week what caused antenna deployment issue. Issue severely impaired debut ViaSat-3 broadband satellite over the Americas. Viasat has also stopped work on ViaSat-4, a high ...

Space News for Tuesday, November 07, 2023

Canadian government backs 2024 space accelerator in Southern California Original Publication Date: 2023-11-07 04:38 Canadian space entrepreneurs are invited to join the 2024 SoCal-Canadian Space Accelerator. The two-month virtual accelerator is backed by the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service. ...

Space News for Monday, November 06, 2023

New commercial space bill addresses mission authorization and SSA Original Publication Date: 2023-11-05 23:09 The bill would create a "certification" Process for commercial spacecraft. The National Space Council is working on its own approach, which it calls mission authorization. The bill ...

Space News for Saturday, November 04, 2023

House bill would fully fund Mars Sample Return, block cooperation on ExoMars Original Publication Date: 2023-11-03 23:04 House appropriators would fully fund NASA’s Mars Sample Return program. The Senate bill provided only $300 million for the program, less than a third of NASA’s request. The ...

Space News for Friday, November 03, 2023

Delta Air Lines selects Hughes in-flight connectivity – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-11-03 00:00 Delta Air Lines has selected the Hughes In-Flight connectivity solution to power passenger Wi-Fi service on more than 400 Boeing 717 and regional jets serving North America. The program ...

Space News for Thursday, November 02, 2023

Iridium celebrates 25 years of innovation, transformation + global connectivity – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-11-01 00:00 Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the firm’s truly global services that are provided by the Iridium network. The ...

Space News for Tuesday, October 24, 2023

SwRI wins QuickSounder weather satellite contract Original Publication Date: 2023-10-23 22:53 San Antonio-based SwRI will develop the QuickSounder spacecraft. It will handle transportation, launch, three years of operations and satellite decommissioning. QuickSounder is the first element of a ...