Space News for Friday, March 17, 2023

Electron launches two Capella Space radar satellites Original Publication Date: 2023-03-16 23:46 Rocket Lab launches second Electron rocket from Virginia March 16. Rocket Lab expects to conduct up to 15 Electron launches this year. Rocket Lab is working on the larger Neutron rocket, slated to ...

Space News for Thursday, March 09, 2023

Relativity Space scrubs first launch attempt Original Publication Date: 2023-03-08 00:00 Relativity Space’s first launch countdown aborted about a minute before liftoff. The startup aerospace company plans to try again Saturday. The Terran 1 rocket could become the first methane-fueled launcher ...

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 Friday, March 03, 2023

White House cybersecurity strategy warns of ‘complex threat environment’ Original Publication Date: 2023-03-02 21:34 The Biden administration is releasing an updated cybersecurity plan. The new document replaces the Trump administration’s 2018 cybersecurity strategy. Space Policy Directive 5 ...

Space News for Monday, February 13, 2023

Launch demand remains high despite industry struggles Original Publication Date: 2023-02-12 14:13 SmallSat Symposium panel: New launch vehicles needed to meet growing demand. "We have more demand than we have supply," Says Saturn Satellite Networks CEO. "We need diversity, just like any market, ...

Space News for Thursday, February 09, 2023

Virgin Orbit narrows down cause of LauncherOne failure Original Publication Date: 2023-02-08 03:02 Virgin Orbit's chief executive says a problem with a relatively inexpensive part may be linked to the failure of the company’s latest launch. Dan Hart said it was still premature to formally ...

Space News for Monday, February 06, 2023

NASASpaceFlight.com India launches a new ocean monitoring satellite on Saturday morning. The PSLV rocket carried the EOS-06 spacecraft into a low Earth orbit. The mission, PSLV C54, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 11:56 local time (06:26 UTC) Commercial Archives SpaceX is set ...

Space News for Monday, January 23, 2023

NASA to cooperate on Israeli astrophysics mission Original Publication Date: 2023-01-23 03:17 The agreement could be signed as soon as later this month. NASA would provide the launch of Ultrasat, which will operate in geostationary orbit. NASA will likely arrange to fly Ultrasat as a secondary ...

Space News for Monday, January 02, 2023

NASASpaceFlight.com India launches a new ocean monitoring satellite on Saturday morning. The EOS-06 spacecraft was delivered into a low Earth orbit. The mission, PSLV C54, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 11:56 local time (06:26 UTC) Commercial Archives SpaceX has launched its ...

Space News for Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Space Launch System: One Step Closer to the Moon—and Beyond Original Publication Date: 2022-12-19 16:00 Artemis will establish the first long-term human-robotic presence on and around the Moon. Eventually, Artemis will send the first astronauts to Mars, 140 million miles away. The dedication, ...