Yahsat and Bayanat forge AI-powered space technology champion
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-01 22:10
Yahsat and Bayanat completed their merger Oct. 1, forming a company called Space42. Space42 has around 700 employees across more than 150 countries. Led by Karim Sabbagh, a former CEO of multi-orbit satellite operator SES. Space42 is backed by UAE sovereign wealth fund Mubadala.
Ground Game: Raytheon’s Mission Operations Centers Improve Forecasting for Civilian Space Missions
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-01 12:24
Ground-based Mission Operations Centers — MOCs — remain a vital piece of every space mission. MOCs today aren’t just about shepherding and safeguarding astronauts. With larger fleets and more constellations in space, there’s a need to efficiently process, distribute, and store data.
Momentus facing Nasdaq delisting
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-01 10:19
In-space transportation company Momentus is in danger of having its stock delisted from Nasdaq. The company had been warned in March that it had 180 days to raise its share price. Nasdaq said that Momentus did not meet the exchange’s minimum stockholders’ equity initial listing requirements.
The government should investigate supply chains in the space economy
Original Publication Date: 2024-09-30 15:00
The commercial space industry is uniquely suited to address U.S. National security needs, says Charles Beames. Beames: Some of the key suppliers were not nearly as ready to scale up as they had signaled to both the government and their prime contractor customers. Beames: We cannot go back to the old way doing business in this new age of contested space.
Commerce begins beta tests of space traffic coordination system
Original Publication Date: 2024-09-30 14:00
The Office of Space Commerce has started beta tests of its new space traffic coordination system. Nine satellite operators are involved in this initial phase of TraCSS. TraCSS will ultimately replace Space-Track, the service currently provided by the Defense Department. The system is currently relying on space situational awareness (SSA) data from the DoD.
ULA L-3 Update Vulcan Cert-2 mission ready for launch – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-01 00:00
The ULA Vulcan will lift off on Friday, October 4 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch is planned for 6:00 a.m. EDT. Today’s forecast shows a 75 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. This is the second of two test flights required for ULA’s certification process with the U.S. Space Force.
Rocket Lab completes 2nd spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Advancing In-Space Mfg. – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-02 00:00
Rocket Lab has completed testing and integration of its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc. The spacecraft will provide power, communications, propulsion, and attitude control for Varda’s 120 kg reentry capsule. Varda received permission from the FAA under a Part 450 license earlier this month, making them the only company to ever secure a second reentry license.
SpaceX resolves mishap moves Starlink launch into OneWeb 20 slot postponing OneWeb – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-01 00:00
SpaceX plans to resume launching after “we better understand root cause.” The original launch date was delayed due to Falcon 9’s second stage problem after the Crew-9 launch. Whenever the launch occurs it will be the final batch of OneWeb’s Gen 1 satellites to low Earth orbit.
Impulse Space Secures million$$$ in Series B funding – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-01 00:00
Impulse Space has gained $150 million via a Series B funding round, led by Founders Fund. The round also included participation from other returning investors, such as Lux Capital and Spring Tide, as well as attracting new investors, such as DCVC. The Series B round brings Impulse’s total funding to date to $225 million.
Boosting SpaceForest sounding rocket – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-01 00:00
SpaceForest is developing a new, commercial, single-stage European sounding rocket offering almost four minutes of microgravity experimentation time. The 11.5 meter tall rocket will be able to launch 50 kg up to 150 km in altitude, while also stabilizing the payload for high-quality microgravity periods of flight. The rocket can be launched on a mobile launch pad, allowing for easy deployment at launch facilities around Europe.
NASA’s Hubble Finds that a Black Hole Beam Promotes Stellar Eruptions
"There's something that the jet is doing to the star systems that wander into the surrounding neighborhood," Lessing says. "It could be the effect of the pressure of the light emanating from the jet. When you deliver hydrogen faster, you get eruptions faster," He says.
NASA Turns Off Science Instrument to Save Voyager 2 Power
Engineers at NASA have turned off the plasma science instrument aboard the Voyager 2 spacecraft due to the probe’s gradually shrinking electrical power supply. Mission engineers have taken steps to avoid turning off a science instrument for as long as possible because the science data collected by the twin Voyager probes is unique. No other human-made spacecraft has operated in interstellar space.