Guetlein calls for a change in culture in ‘responsive space’
Original Publication Date: 2024-01-20 20:31
Space Force last year launched a small satellite on a Firefly rocket in a demonstration of responsive launch. More Victus Nox-style missions are being planned in the coming years. But responsive launch is unlikely to be more than a niche amidst the larger small satellite launch market.
Japan makes history with tense, successful moon landing
Original Publication Date: 2024-01-19 17:16
Japan's SLIM spacecraft lands on the moon, making the country just the fifth to robotically land on the moon. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft began its descent from a 15-kilometer perilune shortly after 10:00 a.m. Eastern, Jan. 19 (1500 UTC) It will take up to a month to confirm the success or failure of the “pinpoint” landing.
Office of Space Commerce initiates TraCSS Pathfinder projects – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-01-20 00:00
NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce has announced the start of a commercial pathfinder project in support of the agency’s Traffic Coordination System for Space. The project, known as the Consolidated Pathfinder, is a limited-term effort that focuses on SSA for the LEO regime.
NASA SLS Exploration Upper Stage moving into qualification phase of development
Original Publication Date: 2024-01-19 19:08
Boeing is activating production areas for the new Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) EUS is the major piece of the new SLS Block 1B configuration, which NASA plans to debut on the Artemis IV mission at the end of 2028. Boeing is working to finish validating the final weld schedules on weld confidence articles.