Space News for Sunday, December 18, 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 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 Wednesday, December 14, 2022

First African nations sign Artemis Accords Original Publication Date: 2022-12-13 22:55 Nigeria and Rwanda are the first two African countries to sign the Artemis Accords. The Accords outline best practices for safe and sustainable space exploration. The United States is working to bring more ...

Space News for Tuesday, December 13, 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 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 Saturday, December 10, 2022

NASA loses contact with ICON spacecraft Original Publication Date: 2022-12-08 13:02 NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer has not communicated with ground stations since Nov. 25. Engineers believe the problem is with the spacecraft’s avionics or communications subsystems. NASA has ruled out ...

Space News for Friday, December 09, 2022

NDAA compromise bill wants more focus on satellite protection, responsive launch Original Publication Date: 2022-12-07 21:17 Compromise version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act released. It directs DoD to figure out a strategy to protect military satellites from threats in orbit. ...

Space News for Thursday, December 08, 2022

Defense Innovation Unit seeks commercial options to deploy satellites in deep space Original Publication Date: 2022-12-07 23:51 Defense Innovation Unit seeks commercial services to deploy and operate payloads. Area known as cislunar space begins at geosynchronous Earth orbit and extends out. ...

Space News for Wednesday, December 07, 2022

Orion swings by the moon on its way back to Earth Original Publication Date: 2022-12-06 10:14 NASA's Orion spacecraft flew by the moon for a second and final time Dec. 5. The maneuver sets up the spacecraft for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean in six days. Orion, which launched nearly three ...