By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 22 August 2023 WASHINGTON — The billionaire backing a series of private astronaut missions with SpaceX says the first of those flights will likely be delayed to some time in 2024. In a recent interview with the CNBC Manifest Space podcast, Jared Isaacman said
Air Force Maj. Gen. Edward Vaughan, director of space operations for the National Guard Bureau, introduces himself to members participating in the the Vulcan Guard Aug. 10, 2023 at the 178th Wing in Springfield, Ohio, including participants from the Brazilian military. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 22 August 2023 WASHINGTON — A payload adapter that is the target of a European debris cleanup mission may have itself been damaged by a debris impact. The European Space Agency said Aug. 22 that it was informed 12 days earlier by the U.S.
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
