Former Airbus executive Chris Emerson named chairman of All.Space
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 10:00
Chris Emerson is the former head of Airbus U.S. Space and Defense. He has been named chairman of the board of All.Space, a British manufacturer of terminals. Emerson joins All.Space as the company prepares to start production of a new terminal. The company previously forecast that the new terminal would start production in late 2022.
Paige McCullough Promoted to Vice President of Business Development at SpaceNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 05:00
Paige McCullough promoted from Business Development Director to Vice President of Business Development. McCullough will continue to play a pivotal role in SpaceNews’ mission to inform and inspire its audience. SpaceNews is the world’s largest space & trade media brand. With some two million average monthly page views, 815,000 unique monthly visitors, 185,000 social media followers, and 25,000 newsletter subscribers.
Open Cosmos raises $50 million to expand Earth observation satellite business
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-10 23:05
Open Cosmos has raised $50 million to expand the company and develop larger satellites. The company is based in the United Kingdom with offices in Spain and Portugal. The funding will help the 70-person company grow internationally. The company has launched several smallsats to date to support Earth observation.
ULA’s Atlas 5 launches National Reconnaissance Office mission
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-10 12:57
National Reconnaissance Office mission flew to geostationary Earth orbit Sept. 10. Rocket lifted off at 8:47 a.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The NROL-107 mission, also known as SilentBarker, carried multiple sensor payloads.
United Launch Alliance’s successful launch for joint national security mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-10 00:00
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) lifted off on Sept.10 at 8:47 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To date, ULA has launched 157 times with 100 percent mission success.
Northrop Grumman’s GEM solid rocket motors help to power ULA’s successful NROL-107 launch – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-10 00:00
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63) solid rocket boosters helped power the successful United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V launch of a national security payload. The boosters provided approximately 1.85 million pounds of thrust to propel ULA Atlas V rocket out of Earth’s gravity.
UPDATE 3: Success as ULA launches U.S. Space Force’s SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-10 00:00
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully sent SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 off on its mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Sunday morning, September 10, 2023 for the US Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office. The Silent Barker will form a “watchdog” constellation of satellites used for tracking other countries’ activities in geostationary orbit.
Terran Orbital’s Responsive Space Initiative lifts off – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-10 00:00
Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) has launched their Responsive Space Initiative. Under this initiative, the company is committed to providing customers with satellite buses within just 30 days and complete satellite systems with integrated payloads within 60 days. Terran Orbital’s advanced production capabilities through the implementation of automation and robotics find the firm standardizing common components that can be stocked and are interchangeable.
NASA, Partners Study Ancient Life in Australia to Inform Mars Search
The Pilbara is the perfect classroom for teams to study stromatolites that have withstood the test of time and scientific rigor. The group investigated how the environment in which these signs of ancient life were found could have been conducive or unfavorable to biology taking shape.