Space News for Sunday, March 12, 2023

Crew-5 mission ends with Florida splashdown Original Publication Date: 2023-03-12 02:18 SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off Florida coast March 11. The splashdown marked the end of the 157-day Crew-5 mission. The next Crew Dragon mission is scheduled to launch March 14. The next ...

Space News for Wednesday, March 08, 2023

No major issues found with Artemis 1 mission Original Publication Date: 2023-03-08 04:58 Artemis 1 mission found only minor issues that can be addressed ahead of Artemis 2. The biggest issue, and one not previously disclosed, was with the heat shield on the Orion crew capsule. Engineers are ...

Space News for Tuesday, March 07, 2023

Ukrainian government criticizes Vega C investigation Original Publication Date: 2023-03-07 01:17 The State Space Agency of Ukraine took issue with the findings of an investigation. The investigation into the failed Dec. 20 launch of the Vega C. It concluded that a component from a Ukrainian ...

Space News for Sunday, January 22, 2023

Lockheed Martin eyes international customers for GPS augmentation systems Original Publication Date: 2023-01-22 11:22 GPS 3 is a modernized version of the U.S. Military’s Global Positioning System satellites. L1C signal for civilian users is interoperable with Europe’s Galileo navigation ...

Space News for Saturday, January 14, 2023

NSF and SpaceX reach agreement to reduce Starlink effects on astronomy Original Publication Date: 2023-01-12 19:54 National Science Foundation reaches agreement with SpaceX on Starlink constellation. SpaceX agrees to dim satellites to no brighter than the 7th magnitude. Another organization is ...

Space News for Thursday, December 29, 2022

Promoting, protecting and defending freedom’s expansion in space - SpaceNews Original Publication Date: 2022-12-28 22:19 U.S. Expansion into the high frontier of space has proven to be critically important to global security and economic growth. Commercial space assets are an essential element ...

Space News for Friday, December 23, 2022

Omnibus includes budget increases for Office of Space Commerce and FAA commercial space office Original Publication Date: 2022-12-21 12:21 The omnibus spending bill includes $70 million for the Office of Space Commerce. The administration requested $87 million for the office in its budget ...

Space News for Thursday, December 22, 2022

Omnibus includes budget increases for Office of Space Commerce and FAA commercial space office Original Publication Date: 2022-12-21 12:21 The omnibus spending bill includes $70 million for the Office of Space Commerce. The administration requested $87 million for the office in its budget ...

Space News for Monday, December 05, 2022

U.S. Space Force chief: The use of space technology in Ukraine ‘is what we can expect in the future’ Original Publication Date: 2022-12-04 16:41 Gen. Chance Saltzman is chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force. He says the value of space “has been proven out,” and space is “clearly a ...

Space News for Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Artemis 1 mission reaches halfway point Original Publication Date: 2022-11-29 12:07 NASA managers are adding additional test objectives for the Orion spacecraft. Orion spacecraft orbits the moon in the middle of the 25.5-day Artemis 1 mission. Controllers have dealt with only minor issues ...