Space News for Tuesday, January 07, 2025

New Glenn’s first launch now on for ‘no earlier than Friday’ – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-01-06 00:00 New Glenn’s inaugural mission (NG-1) is targeting no earlier than Friday, January 10, from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The three-hour launch ...

Space News for Friday, December 06, 2024

ESA launches Copernicus Sentinel-1C aboard Vega-C from French Guiana – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-05 00:00 The third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite, Sentinel-1C, has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket, flight VV25, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on ...

Space News for Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Kepler demonstrates optical data relay service in LEO Original Publication Date: 2024-06-11 10:00 Kepler Communications has successfully tested optical inter-satellite links. The company moved terabytes of data across two pathfinders over testing scenarios. Starting next year, Kepler plans to ...

Space News for Friday, April 07, 2023

NOAA seeks funding increases for next-generation satellite programs Original Publication Date: 2023-04-06 23:08 NOAA requests $417.4 million for next-generation geostationary weather satellites. That program received $285 million in the fiscal year 2023 omnibus spending bill. The agency is also ...

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 Saturday, November 19, 2022

Japan agrees to space station extension and Gateway contributions Original Publication Date: 2022-11-18 12:30 Japan will provide components for several modules and a cargo resupply mission. NASA, in turn, will fly a Japanese astronaut to the Gateway on a future Artemis mission. Japan will still ...

Space News for Monday, September 05, 2022

Second Artemis 1 launch attempt scrubbed Original Publication Date: 2022-09-03 15:35 NASA scrubbed the launch, which had been scheduled for a two-hour window. Mission managers concluded that they had run out of time to fix a liquid hydrogen leak. The leak was a large one, said Mike Sarafin, ...