Hazards don’t stop at the Kármán line - SpaceNews Original Publication Date: 2022-12-26 09:59 The U.S. Lacks continuous oversight throughout commercial human spaceflight. The FAA regulates commercial aviation through all phases of flight. The U.S. Could adopt a policy of “Selective On-orbit ...

Shenzhou 15 astronauts arrive at China’s space station for first crew handover Original Publication Date: 2022-11-29 23:09 China has six astronauts aboard its recently-completed space station for the first time. Shenzhou-15 launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on ...

Intelsat orders small GEO satellite from 3D printing specialist Original Publication Date: 2022-11-07 20:34 Swissto12 has sold its first small satellite to Intelsat for a launch in 2025. Intelsat 45 (IS-45) will be based on Swissto12’s HummingSat satellite platform. At about the size of a ...

FCC proposes new bureau for space activities Original Publication Date: 2022-11-03 15:04 FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announces plans to reorganize agency. She wants to create a bureau devoted to the commission's increasing work with space systems. Rosenworcel: reorganization would give ...

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. ...

China performs two launches inside two hours Original Publication Date: 2022-09-06 12:27 China conducted its 36th and 37th orbital launches of 2022 within a couple of hours of each other. A Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket lifted off into clear skies from a transport erector launcher at the Jiuquan ...

NASA: no notification by Russia to end ISS participation Original Publication Date: 2022-07-26 16:45 NASA officials say they have not been formally notified of any plans by Roscosmos. Russian media reported that Yuri Borisov told Russian president Vladimir Putin. It's unclear if Borisov’s ...

Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation Original Publication Date: 2022-07-05 13:30 Airbus U.S. Space and Defense will produce 42 satellite buses for SDA. The buses will support military communications, surveillance and tracking of enemy ...

ULA’s Atlas 5 launches U.S. Space Force experimental missile-warning satellite Original Publication Date: 2022-07-01 23:41 The rocket lifted off at 7:15 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral. The $1.1 billion USSF-12 mission to geosynchronous Earth orbit carried two ...