The second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program launching Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is targeted for 19th May, Boeing said. During OFT-2, the company will test Starliner's and Atlas V’s capabilities from launch to docking and re-rentry operations.
Read More »China to build communications and navigation constellation around the Moon
China is planning to set up a lunar communication and navigation satellite constellation around the Moon to aid future operations on the lunar surface, CNSA said. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced that China will take the lead in demonstrating a lunar relay satellite system.
Read More »Firefly completes integration readiness review of Blue Ghost lunar lander
Firefly says it has completed the Integration Readiness Review (IRR) of Blue Ghost M1, during which the team achieved key progress milestones across multiple areas. These include propulsion, core avionics, battery production, harness production, and facilities readiness to support lander integration.
Read More »Minerva mission begins aboard ISS as Crew-4 arrives
Crew Dragon Freedom has successfully docked to the ISS, carrying ESA astronaut and mission specialist Samantha Cristoforetti and NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren (commander), Robert Hines (pilot) and Jessica Watkins (mission specialist). The crew has begun a six-month-long science mission as part of Expedition 67 and later Expedition 68.
Read More »Southern Launch hires personnel prior to upcoming rocket launches
Southern Launch has appointed Rob Baker to fulfil the newly created General Manager - Launch & Test role, the company said. Baker has 21 years of experience working for the Defence Science and Technology Group. His expertise lies in weapons modelling and simulation,
Read More »Space Cafe WebTalk 33 minutes with Rodrigo Da Costa – In the rapidly evolving New Space ecosystem users expect performant and secure services – Recap
Our Space Cafe WebTalk “33 minutes with Rodrigo Da Costa - In the rapidly evolving New Space ecosystem users expect performant and secure services. And that’s where EUSPA comes into play” took place on Tuesday, 26th April. Our guest was Rodrigo Da Costa who took up his duties as Executive Director of newly formed the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
Read More »Register Today For Our Space Café “33 minutes with Nicole Thalhofer” On 10 May 2022
This Space Café WebTalk will feature Nicole Thalhofer, Head of Space Department, Lawyer at the German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI), in conversation with Torsten Kriening, publisher of SpaceWatch.Global. The BDLI - Lobby of the German Space Industry and Organizer of the Unique ILA Space Pavilion.
Read More »Space4Impact launches fourth week of free online New Space Economy course
Space4Impact, EPFL’s Space Center eSpace, E2MC Ventures, and Space Innovation joined forces to launch an online course on the New Space Economy. The program is available on edX as a free EPFLx course. Learners can watch more than 30 video lectures by space experts from various domains within startups, academia, the private sector, and public institutions in Switzerland.
Read More »All-private Axiom-1 mission returned from ISS
Axiom-1, the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), successfully returned to Earth. American commander and former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría, pilot Larry Connor, Israeli mission specialist Eytan Stibbe, and Canadian mission specialist Mark Pathy landed off the coast of Florida yesterday.
Read More »Satellogic and Geollect jointly provide insights in the maritime domain
Sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection company Satellogic, has signed an agreement with geospatial intelligence and data analysis company Geollect, to offer unrivalled maritime domain awareness capabilities, Satellogic said. According to the contract, Satellogic will make its maritime
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