Starliner return delayed to July
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-22 02:04
NASA and Boeing push back the return of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. NASA did not disclose a new departure date for Starliner. Instead, NASA stated only that it is “evaluating future return opportunities” Starliner was scheduled to spend only eight days at the station.
Rocket Lab launches first Kinéis satellites on 50th Electron
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-21 11:32
Rocket Lab's Electron rocket launches five Internet of Things satellites for French startup. The launch is the first of five Rocket Lab will perform for Kinéis under a contract. Rocket Lab boasted that Electron reached the milestone of 50 launches faster than any other commercially developed rocket.
House Intelligence chair blasts White House over Russia’s space nuke threat
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-20 19:00
House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner says U.S. Needs to declassify more information. He accuses the Biden administration of “sleepwalking into an irreversible ‘day zero’” Turner alleged that some factions within the government believe the U.S. Can tolerate Russia’s nuclear ambitions.
Ursa Space partners with Japan’s NEC to deliver SAR data insights
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-20 17:00
Ursa Space Systems and NEC Corporation announce a new partnership. Ursa Space will offer data services in Japan utilizing synthetic aperture radar. Unlike traditional cameras, SAR radar technology can pierce through clouds, smoke, and ash. Earlier this year Ursa Space secured a U.S. Space Force contract.
Starlab Space adds Palantir as strategic partner on commercial space station effort
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-20 14:34
Starlab Space has added Palantir Technologies as a strategic partner. The companies announced the partnership June 20 but did not disclose financial details. Palantir has been involved in national security space through contracts with the U.S. Space Force. The goal of the joint venture is to launch a commercial space station late this decade.
Simera Sense opening an optical payload development hub in Toulouse France – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-21 00:00
Simera Sense has raised 13.5 million euros in funding. The company already has 19 optical payloads in space and another 43 delivered and ready for launch to customers worldwide. Simera Sense is recruiting for several positions at its Toulouse office. The team is expected to double in size by 2025 and triple by the following year.
Forrester’s Digest: ESA contemplates a major rule change – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-21 00:00
European Space Agency (ESA) has always worked on the basis that it would reward contributing nations with contracts that were more or less equal to their investments into ESA. A meeting of the ESA ruling council is proposing amending the historic rule in order to operate more efficiently. The aim is to ensure value for money and improve competition amongst suppliers.
Secure World Foundation hosts 14 scholarship winners in Tokyo at 6th Summit for Space Sustainability – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-21 00:00
Secure World Foundation announces the recipients of the SGAC-UKSA-SWF and SGAC-BryceTech-HEO-SWF Scholarships for the upcoming 6th Summit for Space Sustainability. This year, thanks to our partnerships with the SGAC, UK Space Agency, BryceTech, and HEO, we welcome 14 young professionals to the Summit.
Viasat satellite network in use by TCTEC Telecom to tackle supply chain disruption – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-21 00:00
TCTEC Telecom has more than 20 years of experience delivering satellite connectivity for clients in the public and private sectors. As a new member, TCTEC Telecom will be able to access Viasat’s highly reliable satellite connectivity and secure, enterprise-grade network infrastructure. The global supply chain market is set to experience a compound annual growth rate of more than 10% between 2020 and 2027.
NASA’s ELaNa 43 Prepares for Firefly Aerospace Launch
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-21 14:37
NASA is readying for the launch of several small satellites to space, built with the help of students, educators, and researchers from across the country. The 30-minute launch window will open at 9 p.m. PDT Wednesday, June 26 (12 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 27) The ELaNa 43 (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites 43) mission includes eight CubeSats flying on Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket.
Why Scientists Are Intrigued by Air in NASA’s Mars Sample Tubes
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-20 14:01
NASA's Perseverance rover has collected 24 samples from the surface of Mars. Scientists want to study the air trapped in samples being collected in metal tubes by Perseverance. Those air samples could help them better understand the Martian atmosphere. If captured, those gases could reveal whether Mars started with an atmosphere.
Amendment 22: Heliophysics Flight Opportunities in Research and Technology Final Text and Due Date
B.11 Heliophysics Flight Opportunities for Research and Technology (H-FORT) solicits space and sub-orbital science and science-enabling investigations that use platforms that include SmallSats (including CubeSats) and Hosted Rideshare Payloads, such as International Space Station (ISS)-attached payloads.
Former Astronaut Charles M. Duke, Jr.
Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed collecting lunar samples at Station No. 1, during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity. Duke is standing at the rim of Plum Crater. The parked Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) can be seen in the left background.