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Astroscale inspector satellite ready for launch

Astroscale inspector satellite ready for launch

Covering the business and politics of space WASHINGTON — Astroscale says a mission to inspect an upper stage abandoned in low Earth orbit, as a precursor to removing it, is ready for launch, but a recent launch failure will keep it on the ground for the time being. At a Sept.

The boy who named Bennu is now an aspiring astronaut

The boy who named Bennu is now an aspiring astronaut

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SpaceX to close out third quarter with record-breaking Starlink mission

SpaceX to close out third quarter with record-breaking Starlink mission

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Investing in Space: Japan’s ispace opens Denver headquarters as companies chase moon market

Investing in Space: Japan’s ispace opens Denver headquarters as companies chase moon market

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Germany Commits €2M to Fund Offshore Launch Infrastructure

Germany Commits €2M to Fund Offshore Launch Infrastructure

No products in the cart. No products in the cart. No products in the cart. The German government has committed €2 million to support the development of infrastructure that would enable the country to support the launch of microlaunchers from German territory. “Microlaunchers are a cutting-edge technology and will enable

Why partial eclipses are worth seeing

Why partial eclipses are worth seeing

Learn how our members and community are changing the worlds. Our citizen-funded spacecraft successfully demonstrated solar sailing for CubeSats. Celebrating our celestial companion. Image by Andrew McCarthy. Membership programs for explorers of all ages. Get updates and weekly tools to learn, share, and advocate for space exploration. Volunteer as a

Eutelsat and OneWeb combine to create European satellite giant as Musk’s Starlink pressures sector

Eutelsat and OneWeb combine to create European satellite giant as Musk’s Starlink pressures sector

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UK to Provide £65M for High-Risk, High-Reward Space Tech Projects

UK to Provide £65M for High-Risk, High-Reward Space Tech Projects

No products in the cart. No products in the cart. No products in the cart. The UK Space Agency has announced plans to make £65 million of funding available for what it refers to as “high-risk, high-reward” projects that could boost the United Kingdom’s leadership in space technologies and

Mynaric optical terminals selected for Northrop Grumman satellites pass key tests

Mynaric optical terminals selected for Northrop Grumman satellites pass key tests

Covering the business and politics of space WASHINGTON — Mynaric’s laser communications terminals passed key ground tests required to be deployed on Space Development Agency satellites, the company announced Sept. 28. The company’s CONDOR Mk3 terminal was selected by Northrop Grumman, one of several manufacturers under contract to produce

Eutelsat completes multi-orbit OneWeb merger after shareholder vote

Eutelsat completes multi-orbit OneWeb merger after shareholder vote

Covering the business and politics of space TAMPA, Fla. — Eutelsat has combined its geostationary satellite business with OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation after shareholders voted Sept. 28 in favor of the all-share deal. Getting approval from at least two-thirds of Eutelsat’s shareholders was the final step for

FAA closes New Shepard mishap investigation

FAA closes New Shepard mishap investigation

Covering the business and politics of space WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Sept. 26 it had closed the mishap investigation into a failed launch by Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle more than a year ago, but said the vehicle is not yet cleared to resume flights. The FAA

X-Bow to demonstrate additive manufacturing of solid rocket motors for U.S. Air Force

X-Bow to demonstrate additive manufacturing of solid rocket motors for U.S. Air Force

Covering the business and politics of space WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded X-Bow Systems, a startup that specializes in solid rocket propulsion, a $17.8 million contract to demonstrate additive manufacturing technologies. The three-year contract, announced Sept. 26, is part of a $60 million agreement announced

SpaceX wins first Pentagon contract for Starshield, its satellite network for military use

SpaceX wins first Pentagon contract for Starshield, its satellite network for military use

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Rogue Space Systems gets US Air Force funds to advance in-orbit servicing tech

Rogue Space Systems gets US Air Force funds to advance in-orbit servicing tech

Covering the business and politics of space TAMPA, Fla. — Rogue Space Systems, a three-year-old startup with plans for a fleet of small in-orbit servicing spacecraft, announced more U.S. government funding Sept. 27 to develop core technologies. The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX technology accelerator awarded the Gilford, New

FAA closes investigation into Blue Origin rocket failure, requires 21 ‘corrective actions’

FAA closes investigation into Blue Origin rocket failure, requires 21 ‘corrective actions’

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ESA to Publish Vega C Test Z40 Test Failure Findings This Week

ESA to Publish Vega C Test Z40 Test Failure Findings This Week

No products in the cart. No products in the cart. No products in the cart. An ESA Independent Inquiry Commission established to investigate the failure of the Vega C Zerfiro 40 (Z40) static fire test will report its findings before the end of the week. The first commercial flight of

Avio's stock price takes a dive

Avio's stock price takes a dive

Issue 72 Subscribers 2,973. Welcome to the first Wednesday edition of the Europe in Space newsletter. This is the first of a number of strategic changes that I am going to be making to the newsletter. You can read more about those changes here. Thank you to Latitude for

Regreso del astronauta de la NASA que batió récords y sus compañeros

Regreso del astronauta de la NASA que batió récords y sus compañeros

Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Mission

Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Mission

Frank Rubio Back on Terra Firma After Record-Setting 371-Day Spaceflight

Frank Rubio Back on Terra Firma After Record-Setting 371-Day Spaceflight

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two Russian colleagues landed in Kazakhstan this morning after 371 days in space, a new record for a U.S. astronaut. The duration was a surprise. They were supposed to come home after six months, but the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft that took them to the

Soyuz returns ISS crew after record-setting stay

Soyuz returns ISS crew after record-setting stay

Covering the business and politics of space WASHINGTON — A Soyuz capsule landed in Kazakhstan Sept. 27, returning two Russians and one American from the International Space Station after more than a year in orbit. The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft landed in its designated landing zone in Kazakhstan at 7:17 a.

Cybersecurity firm Xage gets $17 million contract to protect Space Force networks

Cybersecurity firm Xage gets $17 million contract to protect Space Force networks

Covering the business and politics of space WASHINGTON — The cybersecurity firm Xage Security won a $17 million contract to protect the Space Force’s Space Systems Command networks for the next five years. Based in Palo Alto, California, Xage specializes in so-called “zero trust” software used to thwart network intrusions.

China narrows field for low-cost space station cargo missions

China narrows field for low-cost space station cargo missions

Covering the business and politics of space HELSINKI — China’s human spaceflight agency has chosen four proposals to advance to the next stage of low-cost cargo transportation system development for the country’s space station. Out of 10 received proposals deemed to have met requirements, four have been selected to

Space Force selects university partner to evaluate classified ground systems software

Space Force selects university partner to evaluate classified ground systems software

Covering the business and politics of space WASHINGTON — The Space Force awarded a $10 million contract to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab to evaluate the software and cybersecurity of ground systems being developed for a new classified satellite network. According to a Sept. 26 announcement, Johns Hopkins University’

U.S. Space Force and Astroscale to co-invest in a refueling satellite

U.S. Space Force and Astroscale to co-invest in a refueling satellite

Covering the business and politics of space WASHINGTON — Astroscale U.S., a provider of on-orbit services to extend the life of satellites, has signed an agreement with the U.S. Space Force to co-invest in an on-orbit refueling vehicle. Col. Joyce Bulson, project manager at Space Systems Command, said the