By Hans J Marter, Published by Shetland News, 31 August 2021 Lockheed Martin could be ready to launch within six months of planning approval THE first commercial satellite launch from UK soil is set to take place in the second half of 2022, the companies behind the planned space port
By Amy Thomson, Published by Space.com, 31 August 2021 Landsat 9 will launch a week late on Sept. 23. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The launch of NASA's next Earth-observing Landsat satellite will be delayed a week due to a shortage of liquid nitrogen, the space agency has announced. The Landsat
By Ramish Zafar, Published by WCCFtech, 29 August 2021 Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s (SpaceX) Starlink satellite internet constellation plans to launch a staggering amount of satellites by the end of February next year reveal the company's filings with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). SpaceX's Falcon 9 medium-lift rocket uses frequencies
By Tara Copp, Published by Defense One, 25 August 2021 Need to track, detect objects driving need for new space domain awareness investment. U.S. Space Command is tracking almost 35,000 objects in low Earth orbit, a 22 percent increase from just two years ago, Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 27 August 2021 The ELSA-d spacecraft of Japan-based startup Astroscale has successfully captured a simulated piece of space junk, completing the first phase of a demonstration mission that could pave the way for a less cluttered future in orbit. Launched on March 22, ELSA-d
By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 26 August 2021 COLORADO SPRINGS — SpaceX is adding laser terminals on all future Starlink satellites and is the reason behind a break in launches for the broadband megaconstellation, president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell said. Shotwell told the Space Symposium Aug.
By Tara Copp, Published by Defense One, 25 August 2021 Need to track, detect objects driving need for new space domain awareness investment. U.S. Space Command is tracking almost 35,000 objects in low Earth orbit, a 22 percent increase from just two years ago, Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head
By Florina Spinu, Published by Autoevolution, 23 August 2021 Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, has successfully demonstrated the ability to safely and quickly de-orbit a satellite by using its Terminator Tape Deorbit Module, a lightweight solution for end-of-mission disposal of satellites that helps ensure the long-term sustainability of space
