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November 4, 2021 The U.S. Space Force is kicking off a new initiative to fund commercially developed technologies for orbital operations. The program known as “Orbital Prime” will focus on the emerging market sector known as OSAM, short for on-orbit servicing, assembly and manufacturing. This includes a broad range of technologies to repair and refuel […]
Nov. 15, 2021 Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were forced to take safety precautions in the wee hours of the morning on Monday when a cloud of space junk zipped by in orbit. The cause of the debris is a Russian missile test that destroyed a satellite in orbit. Read more
November 14, 2021 Policy issues regarding active debris removal are not as difficult to overcome as many believe, industry officials say, but acknowledge that those challenges may hinder efforts to remove the most dangerous pieces of debris in orbit. Read more
Virgin Orbit carries satellites to space for the first time (update: deployed) It’s a step closer to lowering the costs of satellite launches. Jon Fingas, @jonfingas Sponsored Links Aurora Residents are Protecting Their Family’s Always attract positivity He Didn’t Expect To Find a Safe Under The Carpet The Journaylist Motley Fool (546% Avg Return*) Unveils 50% […]
OneWeb has now raised $1.4B, with $400M from SoftBank and Hughes, to help fund its first satellite fleet Ingrid [email protected] / 3:28 AM MST•January 15, 2021 Image Credits: OneWeb After a troubled year that saw broadband satellite operator OneWeb file for bankruptcy, get rescue finance from the U.K. government and Bharti, and then emerge out of that with a launch of part of […]
NASA GIVES NOD OF APPROVAL TO TWO HELIOPHYSICS MISSIONS THAT WILL EXPLORE SUN, SPACE WEATHER SpaceX will launch the Space Development Agency satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The agency estimates they will be ready to launch in late 2022. WASHINGTON — SpaceX has been awarded a $150.4 million contract to launch as many as […]
2021 Is Going to Be a Big Year in Space — Here’s What to Watch for This Year Mark your calendars — you won’t want to miss these space events. BY STEFANIE WALDEK JANUARY 03, 2021 While 2020 was, by and large, a challenging year, it was a rather triumphant one for the international space industry. […]
Astroscale ships its space junk removal demonstration satellite for March 2021 mission Darrell [email protected] / 7:25 AM EST•December 22, 2020 Japanese startup Astroscale has shipped its ELSA-d spacecraft to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan, where it will be integrated with a Soyuz rocket for a launch scheduled for March of next year. This is a crucial mission for Astroscale, since […]
Lockheed Martin buys Aerojet Rocketdyne to better compete with Musk’s SpaceX, Bezos’ Blue Origin PUBLISHED MON, DEC 21 20205:03 PM EST Michael [email protected] KEY POINTS Lockheed Martin intends to acquire rocket engine and spacecraft propulsion maker Aerojet Rocketdyne in a deal that values the company at $4.6 billion. “This is clearly a vertical integration play […]
The space economy has grown to over $420 billion and is ‘weathering’ the current crisis, report says PUBLISHED THU, JUL 30 20201:56 PM EDTUPDATED FRI, OCT 2 202011:15 AM EDT The global space economy continued to grow last year and reached $423.8 billion, according to a report by the Space Foundation on Thursday. “Our industry […]
