FCC proposes new bureau for space activities
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-03 15:04
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announces plans to reorganize agency. She wants to create a bureau devoted to the commission's increasing work with space systems. Announcement comes as some in the industry watch with caution steps by the FCC. Rosenworcel says she sought to create the Space Bureau to deal with the commission's existing space activities.
Virgin Galactic delays introduction of second suborbital spaceship
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-04 11:39
Virgin Galactic says it won't have second suborbital spaceplane in service in 2023. Company says it's focusing on returning SpaceShipTwo to flight and working on Delta-class vehicles. CEO: "We will not be in ’23 for commercial flights of Imagine"
Long March 5B rocket reenters over Pacific Ocean after forcing airspace closures in Europe
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-04 10:59
Long March 5B rocket stage reentered over the south-central Pacific Ocean at 6:01 a.m. Eastern (10:01 UTC) U.S. And European authorities provided predictions for the reentry. China launched the third and final module for its Tiangong space station with the fourth Long March 5B rocket Oct. 31.
O3b mPower service debut pushed later into 2023
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-04 02:16
SES: Four of the six O3b mPower broadband satellites that SES had planned to launch this year won’t be ready until early 2023. SES recorded strong growth in its networks business. Aviation and cruise markets recovering from a pandemic slump helped drive growth.
NRO to sign deals with commercial providers of hyperspectral imaging
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-03 22:02
The National Reconnaissance Office plans to continue to sign agreements with operators. The next round of contracts will be for hyperspectral satellite data. Hyperspectral sensors provide data across a multitude of spectral bands. The technology has numerous commercial applications and the NRO has for years expressed interest.
SpaceX launches Airbus-built TV broadcasting spacecraft for Eutelsat – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-03 00:00
SpaceX launched the second in a series of three Falcon 9 rocket missions early Thursday for the European satellite operator Eutelsat. The Falcon 9 rocket ignited its nine Merlin main engines and climbed away from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral at 1:22 a.m. EDT (0522 GMT) The Falcon 9 delivered Eutelsat’s Hotbird 13G communications satellite into an elongated transfer orbit stretching as far as 35,700 miles (57,500 kilometers) from Earth.
Watch live: NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket rolling to launch pad – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-03 00:00
NASA plans to roll the Space Launch System rocket back to its launch pad early Friday. The rocket will be used to send the Artemis 1 test flight around the moon. A hydrogen fuel leak kept the mission from launching in early September. NASA rolled the SLS moon rocket back inside the VAB on Sept. 27.
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OneWeb has resumed deployment of its satellite constellation with the launch of 36 satellites aboard India’s GSLV Mk.III rocket. The mission – which marks the first commercial launch for the GSLV – lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sunday, Oct. 23.
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SpaceX has conducted its 51st launch of 2022 with Eutelsat’s Hotbird-13G telecommunication satellite. The Falcon 9 launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) SpaceX stated that, in order to complete pre-flight checkouts, liftoff was delayed to the end of a 116-minute long window.
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The first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket made the 6.7 km trip from High Bay 3 in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) back out to Launch Complex 39B Thursday night into Friday morning. The move follows a five-week stay in the VAB to shelter from Hurricane Ian and allow teams to prepare the vehicle for its next launch attempt.
ISS Updates – Spaceflight101 – International Space Station
A veteran NASA spacewalker and an EVA rookie from Japan ended their week with nearly six hours of work outside the International Space Station. The restoration of the Station’s Mobile Servicing System started last year and continued in January to provide Canadarm2 with a new pair of grappling hands.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 takes to the skies over Florida’s Cape Canaveral Monday afternoon. The flight-proven Dragon spacecraft will deliver science gear, supplies and maintenance hardware to the International Space Station. It is the first of at least six cargo ships inbound to the U.S. Segment of ISS this year.
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A Russian Rockot booster is set to blast off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 17:57 UTC with the Sentinel-3B multi-function satellite. The launch is scheduled to take place on Wednesday. Read more about the launch at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/satellite-news/2013/09/27/charter-satellite-to-take-off-on-Wednesday.html#storylink=cpy.
Re-Entry: Long March 11 Rocket Body – Spaceflight101
The CZ-11 fourth stage used leftover propellant for a partial de-orbit maneuver, lowering its perigee to 120 Kilometers. It is reportedly built around a YF-50 main engine and in a nominal mission conducts the orbital circularization after the three CZ-11 stages finish their job.
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NASA’s S-MODE Field Campaign Deploys to the Pacific Ocean
Satellite images show phytoplankton-rich swirls, or eddies, that can be seen spiraling across the ocean from orbiting satellites. Such features are challenging to analyze because they are larger than any vessel but smaller than regions typically studied with satellite measurements. Infused with energy, they can change within hours.
NASA to Discuss Psyche Independent Review Board Results
NASA will host a community town hall at 12 p.m. EDT (9 a.m. PDT) on Friday, Nov. 4. Members of the science community, academia, media, and public, are invited to join the discussion online. Following the town hall, NASA will host a media call.
NASA Prepares to Say ‘Farewell’ to InSight Spacecraft
InSight’s seismometer has detected more than 1,300 marsquakes since the lander touched down in November 2018. The lander data has yielded details about Mars’ interior layers, its liquid core, the surprisingly variable remnants beneath the surface.
NASA Solar System Ambassadors: Sharing the Science for 25 Years
NASA’s Solar System Ambassadors Program is celebrating its 25th anniversary in fall 2022. The program is funded by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. The Solar Systems Ambassadors Program works with volunteers across the nation to communicate the science and excitement of NASA’s space exploration missions.
Haunting Portrait: NASA’s Webb Reveals Dust, Structure in Pillars of Creation
The Pillars of Creation are set within the vast Eagle Nebula, which lies 6,500 light-years away. This scene was first captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 1995 and revisited in 2014. As a result of the new MIRI image, astronomers now have higher-resolution data in mid-infrared light than ever before.