Space News for Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Polaris Dawn crewed mission could suffer additional delays Original Publication Date: 2022-10-25 11:05 Polaris Program originally planned its first Crew Dragon mission to fly in the fourth quarter of this year. The four-person crew will perform the first spacewalk from a Crew Dragon spacecraft. ...

Space News for Thursday, October 13, 2022

Artemis 1, ispace lander set November launch dates Original Publication Date: 2022-10-13 10:11 NASA's Artemis 1 mission and a Japanese lander are set to launch to the moon in November. The launch of the Artemis 1 mission is scheduled for Nov. 14 from the Kennedy Space Center. Japanese company ...

Space News for Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Space companies face difficult investment environment Original Publication Date: 2022-10-11 12:10 Rising interest rates are making it more difficult for space startups to raise money. Some companies are turning to special purpose acquisition corporations, or SPACs. Astra, a space launch company ...

Space News for Friday, September 09, 2022

NASA selects Axiom Space to develop Artemis spacesuit Original Publication Date: 2022-09-08 11:00 NASA awarded $228.5 million task order to Axiom Space to develop spacesuit. Space suit will be used on first Artemis landing mission, although design of suit remains under wraps. Axiom and Collins ...

Space News for Thursday, June 30, 2022

New head of Space Force acquisitions looks to get back to basics Original Publication Date: 2022-06-24 22:03 Frank Calvelli is assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration. Calvelli says a number of Space Force programs are years behind schedule and billions of ...