Update #2: Scrubbed no more when SpaceX’s Crew-7 and Starlink plan launches of ‘doubleheader’ Saturday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-25 00:00
NASA and SpaceX teams stood down from a first launch attempt of the Crew-7 mission late Thursday night. The next attempt is tentatively set for 3:27 a.m. Saturday. The latest weather report from the Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron projected conditions around the spaceport to be 95% “go” for a Saturday liftoff.
UPDATE #2: Scrubbed no more as SpaceX schedules a ‘double header’ with Crew-7 and Starlink launch on Saturday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-25 00:00
After scrub, SpaceX set for Crew-7 and Starlink launch doubleheader Saturday Thursday night at Kennedy Space Center. NASA and SpaceX teams stood down from a first attempt to launch three astronauts and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station. A little less than 18 hours later the same day, SpaceX teams are set to attempt a launch doubleheader with the company’s latest Falcon 9 Starlink mission slated to fly from nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Viasat provides info regarding the Inmarsat-6 F2 anomaly – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-25 00:00
Viasat's Inmarsat-6 F2 satellite suffered a power subsystem anomaly during the orbit raising phase. Viasat and Airbus, the satellite’s manufacturer, are working to determine the root cause of the anomaly and assess whether the satellite will be able to perform its mission. Airbus has advised that this anomaly is an unprecedented event.
INEOS Oxide deploying Globalstar and Ovinto satIoT tech for safe delivery of highly explosive chemicals – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-25 00:00
Petrochemicals provider INEOS Oxide is deploying the Ovinto Sat tracking solution to monitor and safeguard rail and road transport of highly explosive gases across mainland Europe. Ovinto Sat is built around Globalstar’s low power STX3 chipset, the smallest satellite transmitter of its kind on the market.
SCOUT Space Acquires Free Space to Expand Technical Capabilities & Defense Expertis – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-25 00:00
SCOUT Space Inc. Has acquired Free Space Inc. To strengthen the firm’s defense and technical capabilities. Free Space was founded in January of 2022 by Gil Valdes and Vin Bisceglia to build new Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Space Security Solutions for the U.S. Government.
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.
NASA, SpaceX shooting for Saturday launch of Crew-7 to ISS
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-24 19:43
Crew-7 is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center on Friday, Aug. 25. It will be the first SpaceX Crew Dragon mission piloted by a European, rather than a NASA astronaut. It will also be the first time that four different space agencies are represented on a single Crew Dragon flight. The Crew will spend six months on the ISS, conducting several science experiments and maintaining the outpost.