Lockheed Martin offers to acquire Terran Orbital
Original Publication Date: 2024-03-02 01:13
Lockheed Martin has proposed acquiring smallsat manufacturer Terran Orbital for more than $500 million. The company already owns a stake in and does business with Terran Orbital. Lockheed Martin is already a major customer of, and investor in, Terran Orbital. Lockheed would pay $1 per share of Terran Orbital stock it does not currently own, valuing the company at $200 million.
Webinar – Beyond Earth: Blueprint for SMB Innovation
Original Publication Date: 2024-03-01 18:18
Dassault Systèmes, the 3D EXPERIENCE Company, is a catalyst for human progress. We provide business and people with collaborative virtual environments to imagine sustainable innovations. The 3D EXPERVICE platform on the cloud provides you with a complete suite of industry-leading apps and software.
Constellation primetime is MDA’s time to prime
Original Publication Date: 2024-02-29 17:44
MDA is building two satellites a day for its NGSO constellation future. MDA is busy upgrading production facilities in Montreal to build two satellites a day. MDA announced it was also working with an unnamed customer looking to use the digital satellite design for an NGSO project shrouded in secrecy.
China launches first high orbit internet satellite
Original Publication Date: 2024-02-29 14:40
China launched the first of a new “high orbit” internet satellite series Thursday. A Long March 3B/G rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China. China already operates a series of ChinaSat (Zhongxing) geostationary communications satellites.
NASA monitoring increased leak in Russian ISS module
Original Publication Date: 2024-02-29 12:36
NASA says it is studying a long-running air leak on a Russian International Space Station module. The leak does not currently pose a safety risk, NASA says. The leak is in a vestibule known as PrK between the docking port and the rest of the module.
Update on Status of NASA’s OSAM-1 Project
Original Publication Date: 2024-03-01 12:00
NASA has decided to discontinue the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) project. Project management plans to complete an orderly shutdown. NASA leadership is reviewing how to mitigate the impact of the cancellation on NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Can Volcanic Super Eruptions Lead to Major Cooling? Study Suggests No
Original Publication Date: 2024-03-01 13:47
New research suggests that sunlight-blocking particles from an extreme eruption would not cool surface temperatures on Earth as severely as previously estimated. Previous studies agreed that some planet-wide cooling would occur but diverged on how much. To qualify as a super eruption, a volcano must release more than 240 cubic miles (1,000 cubic kilometers) of magma.
ROSES-2024 A.42 Earth Action: Disaster Risk Reduction, Recovery, and Resilience Updates, FAQ, and Telecon Information
Changes will be made to Section 4 of the text of ROSES-2024 A.42 Earth Action: Disaster Risk Reduction, Recovery, and Resilience. Section 4.8 refocused on foreign participation and expanded. Notices of Intent are requested by March 28, 2024, and proposals are due June 14, 2024.
Flight 2 Mishap Investigation closed as SpaceX preps for another WDR
Original Publication Date: 2024-02-29 18:21
SpaceX could be ready for another Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) attempt as early as next week. The FAA confirmed that the mishap investigation into Starship Flight 3 has been completed and closed. The investigation details 17 separate corrective actions for SpaceX to take that involve the result of the Booster 9 and Ship 25 flight.