The Race for More Space: The flawed logic behind making space a 17th Critical InfrastructureA bipartisan group of lawmakers recently introduced the Space Infrastructure Act, which pursues a recommendation made by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 to designate space as the 17th U.S. critical infrastructure sector. While it’s encouraging to see Congress considering this issue seriously, designating space as a critical infrastructure sector puts form over substance and would not actually address the risk posed by adversaries like China and Russia or from natural phenomena such as space weather.
Space Critical Infrastructure: Breaking the Binary Debate and a Call for Space Council ActionNick Reese is the cofounder and managing partner of Frontier Foundry, a data and artificial intelligence company based in Washington. He was the director of emerging technology policy at the […]
Jeff Bezos Announces New Blue Origin CEO In Message To EmployeesJeff Bezos has informed all Blue Origin employees via message that Bob Smith will be retiring and Dave Limp, a key Amazon executive will be taking over as CEO on December 4th.
Sierra Space raises nearly $300 million from Japanese consortium at over $5 billion valuationSierra Space, the subsidiary of private aerospace contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation, raised new funds at a $5.3 billion valuation, the company announced on Tuesday.
Ariane 6 Development Suffers Another SetbackAn anomaly affecting the Ariane 6 thrust vector control system has delayed a 3 October long-duration hot fire test of the vehicle’s core stage. In preparation for a maiden Ariane 6 flight in 2024, major components of the rocket are undergoing a series of tests to validate their fitness for flight. On 5 September, the […] The post Ariane 6 Development Suffers Another Setback appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Investing in Space: Firefly’s successful launch represents a key moment for company’s futureSocial media lit up Thursday evening with imagery of an object tearing through the dusk California sky. A rocket, seemingly unannounced, had launched and was putting on a show as it headed for space.
Rocket Lab stock drops after first satellite launch failure in more than two yearsRocket Lab stock fell after the company suffered its first launch failure in more than two years early Tuesday morning.
NASA to Discuss Optical Communications Demo Riding with PsycheNASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to discuss the agency’s first test of high-bandwidth optical communications beyond the Moon. The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration is launching aboard the Psyche spacecraft Thursday, Oct. 5.
NASA Releases First Season of Spanish-language PodcastIn celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, NASA is releasing new content for Universo curioso de la NASA, the agency’s first Spanish-language podcast. A five-episode season will start Tuesday, Sept. 19, with new episodes released weekly.
NASA: El verano de 2023 es el más caluroso en el registroEl verano boreal de 2023 fue el más caluroso para la Tierra desde que se establecieron registros mundiales de temperaturas en 1880, según un análisis realizado por científicos del Instituto Goddard de Estudios Espaciales (GISS, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA en Nueva York.
NASA Announces Summer 2023 Hottest on RecordThe summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
NASA Shares Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study ReportIn response to a recommendation by an independent study team for NASA to play a more prominent role in understanding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the agency announced Thursday it is appointing a director of UAP research.
NASA Welcomes Germany as Newest Artemis Accords SignatoryDuring a ceremony at the German Ambassador's Residence in Washington on Thursday, Germany became the 29th country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the agency, and Director General of the German Space Agency at DLR Dr. Walther Pelzer signed on behalf of Germany.
Rapid Starlink iteration poses challenges for resellersSpaceX’s ability to quickly change and update services has been awkward for resellers, an executive for the low Earth orbit broadband constellation said Sep. 13.
SpaceX says it is no longer losing money with Starlink productionSpaceX Vice President of Starlink, Jonathan Hofeller, said today that the company is no longer taking a hit financially for producing Starlink...
SpaceX’s Starlink partners with European satellite giant SES for combined cruise market servicePARIS – European satellite operator SES is teaming up with SpaceX’s Starlink to offer a combined service to cruise operators, the companies announced on Wednesday.
Air Force satisfied with SpaceX services, not concerned about its growing dominanceAir Force Secretary Frank Kendall said his department is comfortable working with SpaceX despite recent reports about Elon Musk restricting the use of the company’s Starlink satellite services in Ukraine.
Former White House space policy official Audrey Schaffer joins Slingshot AerospaceFormer White House space policy official Audrey Schaffer has joined Slingshot Aerospace, a space data analytics and tracking firm focused on spaceflight safety.
ULA conducts NROL-107 launch, last Atlas NRO missionUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its Atlas V with the classified NROL-107 Silent Barker mission set on Sunday, following several days, including a rollback due to a hurricane threat.
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