Space Force extends Palantir’s data-as-a-service contracts Original Publication Date: 2023-06-17 12:31 The Space Systems Command has added one more year to Palantir’s existing contracts. Under these data-as-a-service contracts, the Space Force is transitioning legacy data stovepipes. Industry ...

UK Space Agency prioritizes sustainability Original Publication Date: 2023-06-16 22:38 UK Space Agency encourages space sustainability, both domestically and internationally. UK plans to send a satellite to repair, replenish or refuel a UK spacecraft in 2028. By the end of the decade, the UK ...

Technical problem postpones final Ariane 5 launch Original Publication Date: 2023-06-15 23:35 Arianespace postpones the 117 th and final launch of the Ariane 5. The launch had been scheduled for June 16 from Kourou, French Guiana. X-ray inspections raised doubts about three lines on the ...

More countries encouraged to commit to halt destructive ASAT tests Original Publication Date: 2023-06-15 10:00 U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution in December 2022 encouraging countries not to conduct destructive direct-ascent (DA) ASAT tests. A total of 155 nations voted in favor of ...

SpaceX launches eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission Original Publication Date: 2023-06-13 03:43 SpaceX launches several dozen smallsats on a dedicated rideshare mission. Customers range from the U.S. Space Force to startups deploying their first satellites. The Falcon 9 lifted off from ...

State Department framework seeks to coordinate its space policy activities Original Publication Date: 2023-06-11 23:45 State Department publishes first-of-its-kind document on space policy. Document outlines efforts to use diplomacy to advance space policy goals. Document stemmed from ...

Should the FAA regulate all space activities? Original Publication Date: 2023-06-10 18:05 The Outer Space Treaty requires nation-states to provide “authorization and continuing supervision” of the activities of their nationals in space. Dale Skran, David Huntsman: The FAA would be a bad fit for ...

NASA concerned Starship problems will delay Artemis 3 Original Publication Date: 2023-06-08 09:45 NASA has growing concerns that the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle will not be ready in time for the Artemis 3 mission in late 2025. Artemis 3 would feature the first human ...

Apogeo Space orders second space tug for connectivity constellation Original Publication Date: 2023-06-06 22:02 Apogeo Space plans to launch nine picosatellites next year with an orbital transfer vehicle. The satellites are due to launch on a Vigoride tug slated to join the SpaceX Falcon 9 ...

NASA Psyche mission back on track for October launch Original Publication Date: 2023-06-06 08:00 NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is back on track for a launch this October. Software problems, exacerbated by institutional issues at JPL, delayed its launch last year. The project is now “nearly ...