By Victor Gilinsky, Published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 22 August 2023 On the night of July 27, the US Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024. The Senate-approved bill included a 20-year extension of the Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act, which provides that
By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 21 August 2023 Seventy-two satellites, which will begin launching in 2026, will be “the space backbone for the Joint All Domain Command and Control.” The Space Development Agency awarded Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin contracts to each build 36 satellites to carry data in
Rocket booster with Luna-25 lunar lander blasts off at Vostochny Cosmodrome on 11 August. Photograph: Roscosmos/Reuters By Andrew Roth, Published by The Guardian, 20 August 2023 Craft spun into ‘unpredictable’ orbit before planned touchdown could take place, Russia’s state space corporation says Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years has
By Aria Alamalhodaei, Published by TechCrunch, 18 August 2023 SpaceX is expanding its rideshare program with a new series of missions aimed at meeting the demand for launches to mid-inclination orbits. The new program, which was quietly announced at a space industry conference earlier this month, is the latest sign
Published by Shetland Times, 18 August 2023 The spaceport in Unst is “firmly on track”, SaxaVord Spaceport has said in a brief statement. It comes after the company said construction workers had been given time off because the project was so far ahead of schedule. In a short statement today
By Sandra Erwin, Publishd by Space News, 17 August 2023 SpaceX, Kuiper, Aalyria were selected to conduct three-month studies WASHINGTON — SpaceX, Kuiper Government Solutions and Aalyria Technologies were selected for market-research studies on how commercial systems could add capacity to the military’s future low Earth orbit constellation. The U.S.
Concept art for Lockheed Martin’s offering to the U.S. Army’s Indirect Fires Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) Demonstrator laser weapon system. (Image courtesy Lockheed Martin) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 17 August 2023 "There have been some really impressive results," said MDA Executive Director Laura DeSimone on recent
By B R Srikanth, Published by Russia Today, 17 August 2023 New Delhi’s ambitious space plans include tackling the problem of floating debris, countless pieces of which orbit the Earth A spectacular display of celestial fireworks? The momentous arrival of aliens? Or was it a work-in-progress sci-fi flick? These questions
