Space News for Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Apple executive Doug Beck tapped to lead the Defense Innovation Unit Original Publication Date: 2023-04-04 20:24 Doug Beck is the next director of the Defense Innovation Unit. DIU was established in 2015 to tap technologies from the commercial market for military applications. Beck is currently ...

Space News for Friday, March 31, 2023

Original Publication Date: 2023-03-31 09:22 Top Chinese space official has called for the country to speed up its plans to develop lunar infrastructure. Yang Mengfei of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Yang stressed that in terms of the industrial market, China ...

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 Monday, March 13, 2023

Managing the complexity of the world’s largest satellite navigation system Original Publication Date: 2023-03-13 04:00 Spaceopal is a joint venture between Telespazio and DLR-GfR. Founded in 2010, it is the prime contractor for the operational services of the European Satellite Navigation ...

Space News for Thursday, March 02, 2023

Crew-6 launches to space station Original Publication Date: 2023-03-02 09:19 A Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 12:34 a.m. Eastern March 2. The rocket placed the Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavour into orbit on the Crew-6 mission. SpaceX scrubbed the ...