Space News for Monday, December 19, 2022

L3Harris to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7 billion Original Publication Date: 2022-12-18 23:02 L3Harris is buying Aerojet at $58 per share in an all-cash transaction. The deal is expected to close in 2023, pending regulatory approvals. Lockheed Martin sought to buy Aerojet in a $4.4 ...

Space News for Saturday, December 17, 2022

Maxar Technologies acquired by private equity firm in $6.4 billion deal Original Publication Date: 2022-12-16 12:51 Maxar Technologies is being acquired by the private equity firm Advent International. Advent International, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a global firm with $89 billion in ...

Space News for Monday, December 12, 2022

Orion splashes down to end Artemis 1 Original Publication Date: 2022-12-11 17:50 Orion spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Baja California at 12:40 p.m. Eastern Dec. 11. The splashdown took place near recovery forces led by the USS Portland. “This has been an extraordinarily successful ...

Space News for Sunday, December 11, 2022

Falcon 9 launches ispace lander and NASA cubesat to the moon Original Publication Date: 2022-12-11 09:45 SpaceX Falcon 9 launches a Japanese lander mission to the moon. The rocket's second stage deployed the HAKUTO-R M1 spacecraft 47 minutes after liftoff. The launch marks the start of a new ...

Space News for Friday, December 02, 2022

AST SpaceMobile plots $86 million share sale Original Publication Date: 2022-12-01 14:23 AST SpaceMobile agrees to sell shares in a public offering for $5.50 each. Underwriter has a 30-day option to buy additional shares that would bring this amount to $86.25 million. AST SpaceMobile became a ...

Space News for Thursday, August 04, 2022

ESA ends efforts to recover Sentinel-1B Original Publication Date: 2022-08-03 15:05 European Space Agency ends efforts to restore operations of Sentinel-1B satellite. Sentinel-1B malfunctioned more than half a year ago. Agency will instead move up the launch of a replacement satellite. A new ...

Space News for Sunday, July 24, 2022

Roman Space Telescope top challenge for new NASA astrophysics director Original Publication Date: 2022-07-24 14:59 Mark Clampin will take over as director of NASA’s astrophysics division. He succeeds Paul Hertz, who announced last year his intent to step down. Clampin is currently director of ...