Virgin Orbit completes LauncherOne investigation as Chapter 11 bankruptcy continues
Original Publication Date: 2023-04-24 01:34
Virgin Orbit says it completed investigation into failure of previous LauncherOne mission. On that flight, the rocket’s second stage engine shut down prematurely. Tests confirmed that the root cause of the failure was a fuel filter. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy April 4.
China may include helicopter in Mars sample return mission
Original Publication Date: 2023-04-23 15:31
China is sharpening the details of its Tianwen-3 mission to collect samples from Mars. New mission details and defined objectives were revealed in presentations. The mission will use a pair of Long March 5 rockets to send two separate spacecraft stacks towards the Red Planet. The mission objectives include searching for evidence for life on Mars.
Galois reaches major milestone in 1st project for SDA – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-04-23 00:00
Galois has completed their second major milestone, ahead of schedule, for the High Integrity, Performant, Efficient Realization of a SPAceborne Cryptographic Engine (HIPERSPACE) project. The project, Galois’s first for the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA), focuses on the creation of high-assurance, high-performance implementations of cryptographic functions for deployment in LEO.
Newsflash as O3b mPOWER satellites arrive at Cape Canaveral – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-04-23 00:00
SES’s third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites have arrived at the Cape Canaveral where they are scheduled for launch in the coming weeks. The pair of satellites will join the first two that have arrived at Medium Earth Orbit (or 8,000km above the Earth’s surface)
Veterans: The Aerospace Industry needs you – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-04-23 00:00
Aerospace organizations are actively seeking veterans and ex-military personnel to transition into their industry. Ex-military personnel bring invaluable leadership skills, teamwork, and decision-making abilities to the table. With their military experience as the foundation, they are well-equipped for long-term success in the aerospace sector.