Space News for Sunday, October 30, 2022

For U.S. Space Force, Raymond’s retirement marks the end of an era Original Publication Date: 2022-10-30 09:01 Gen. John “Jay” Raymond will relinquish command to Gen. B. Chance Saltzman. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to attend the change-of-command ceremony. As the first official ...

Space News for Saturday, October 15, 2022

DoD eyeing options to provide satcom in Ukraine as it continues talks with SpaceX Original Publication Date: 2022-10-15 17:01 Pentagon says it is looking at options to provide satellite communications services for Ukraine. Deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh declined to comment on substance of ...

Space News for Monday, October 03, 2022

NASA pushes back Artemis 1 launch to November Original Publication Date: 2022-10-03 00:43 NASA won't try to launch the Space Launch System until at least the middle of November. Agency cites the impacts from Hurricane Ian on Kennedy Space Center facilities. No evidence of damage to the SLS or ...

Space News for Wednesday, September 14, 2022

New Shepard suffers in-flight abort on uncrewed suborbital flight Original Publication Date: 2022-09-12 15:18 Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle suffers in-flight abort a minute after liftoff. Capsule filled with payloads but not people fires its launch abort motor and parachute to a ...

Space News for Tuesday, July 19, 2022

NASA delays VIPER lunar rover launch by a year Original Publication Date: 2022-07-19 11:01 NASA has delayed the launch of an ice-prospecting lunar rover by a year. The one-year delay is to conduct additional ground testing of the Griffin lunar lander. The rover is designed to land near Nobile ...