Voyager 1 returning science data again Original Publication Date: 2024-06-14 02:51 NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced June 13 that the four instruments on the spacecraft have started returning data again. Two of the instruments started up immediately after commands were sent to the ...

Telesat’s initial LEO constellation fully funded after manufacturer switch Original Publication Date: 2023-08-11 18:31 Telesat saves $2 billion by pivoting to smaller satellites from MDA. MDA is building 198 satellites for Telesat’s Lightspeed constellation. Launches slated to start in the ...

SpaceX performs Starship static-fire test Original Publication Date: 2023-02-09 22:11 SpaceX fires nearly all of the engines in the booster of its Starship launch vehicle. The test is one of the last technical milestones before the vehicle’s first orbital launch attempt. Company officials had ...

NSF and SpaceX reach agreement to reduce Starlink effects on astronomy Original Publication Date: 2023-01-12 19:54 National Science Foundation reaches agreement with SpaceX on Starlink constellation. SpaceX agrees to dim satellites to no brighter than the 7th magnitude. Another organization is ...

France, Germany and Italy sign agreement on launch vehicle development Original Publication Date: 2022-11-23 08:03 France, Germany and Italy sign agreement on "the future of launcher exploitation in Europe" By June 2024, new framework to be in place for public financing of vehicles such as the ...

SLS returns to the pad for next Artemis launch attempt Original Publication Date: 2022-11-05 03:05 SLS and Orion arrived at Launch Complex 39B at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Nov. 4. The rollout was the fourth for the vehicle since March. Next Artemis 1 launch attempt scheduled for Nov. 14, with liftoff ...

NASA postpones Artemis 1 launch because of tropical storm Original Publication Date: 2022-09-24 16:05 NASA won't proceed with the next launch opportunity for the Artemis 1 mission. It cited the threat posed by Tropical Storm Ian, currently in the Caribbean Sea. NASA deferred a decision on ...

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 ...

Next Artemis 1 launch attempt set for Sept. 3 Original Publication Date: 2022-08-31 02:08 NASA reschedules next attempt to launch Artemis 1 mission for Sept. 3. A faulty temperature sensor may be at the root of the problem that scrubbed the first launch attempt. One reason for the additional ...

Astro Digital Q&A: Taking smallsats to the mainstream Original Publication Date: 2022-08-11 11:01 Astro Digital started out in 2015 with plans for an Earth observation constellation. The company pivoted three years later to instead provide its small satellite technology as a service. SpaceNews ...