By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 8 December 2022 WASHINGTON — Just days after setting a launch date for its first launch from the United Kingdom, Virgin Orbit announced Dec. 8 it was delaying that mission for weeks because of technical and regulatory issues. In a statement provided to SpaceNews,
By Aria Alamalhodaei,Published by TechCrunch, 8 December 2022 Virgin Orbit is retargeting a launch that was supposed to take place as soon as next week from Cornwall, England — and that was to be the first spaceflight to depart from British soil — due to additional technical to-dos and remaining
By Lauren Boland, Published by The Journal, 7 December 2022 Virgin Orbit is planning to launch a satellite this month from Spaceport Cornwall, which is based at an airport in south-west England. ACCESS TO IRISH airspace is set to be briefly restricted when a satellite is launched by the UK
By Harry Baker, Published by Live Science, 6 December 2022 The International Astronomical Union has issued a warning over the newly launched BlueWalker 3 satellite, which is causing interference for both optical and radio telescopes.A giant new communications satellite that outshines almost all the stars in the night sky is
The Jumbo will release the rocket over the Atlantic OceanBy Jonathan Amos, Published by BBC News, 6 December 2022 The first ever orbital space launch from the UK is expected to take place on the night of Wednesday 14 December. Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company will run the
By Courtney Albon, Published by DefenseNews, 5 December 2022 WASHINGTON — SpaceX is creating a new national security business unit called Starshield that will build on its launch and satellite communications offerings and introduce additional capabilities including Earth observation. The company, founded by billionaire Elon Musk, unveiled Starshield Dec. 2,
By Ashish Dangwai, 5 December 2022Published by The EurAsian Times, 5 December 2022 Japan and the United States will conduct extensive joint missile technology research to intercept hypersonic glide missiles deployed by China and Russia, reported Asia Nikkei on December 4. Russia has already deployed Hypersonic glide vehicles (HGVs), while
By Junnosuke Kobara, Published by Nikkei Asia, 3 December 2022 South Korean air force establishes Space Squadron for similar purposes SEOUL -- The American and South Korean militaries are setting up space-monitoring organizations in South Korea, aiming to keep an eye on North Korea's nuclear and missile activity as its
