Space Business News
January 12, 2022
ROCKET SCIENCE
Astroscale U.S. and Orbit Fab sign first on-orbit satellite fuel sale agreement



Denver CO (SPX) Jan 12, 2022
Orbit Fab, the Gas Stations in Space refueling service provider and Astroscale U.S. Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. and market leader in securing long-term orbital sustainability, has announced a commercial agreement to refuel Astroscale's Life Extension In-Orbit (LEXI) Servicer in geostationary orbit (GEO); LEXI is the first satellite designed to be refueled. Under the terms of this initial agreement, Orbit Fab's GEO fuel shuttle will resupply Astroscale's fleet of LEXI Serv ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Ride into space on Vega-C secured for FLEX and Altius
Paris (ESA) Jan 12, 2022
A contract signed with Arianespace secures the joint launch for two satellites that will further knowledge of our home planet. Scheduled to lift off on a new class of rocket, ESA's Vega-C, from Euro ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA's newest astronaut class begins training in Houston
Orlando FL (UPI) Jan 11, 2022
NASA swore in 10 new astronaut candidates Monday at Johnson Space Center in Houston - six men and four women - who someday may walk on the moon or Mars. The candidates were "sworn in this morning, ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Gilmour Space fires up for 2022 with Australia's largest rocket engine test
Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) Jan 11, 2022
Rocket engineers at Gilmour Space Technologies have greeted the new year with a successful 110-kilonewton test fire of the most powerful rocket engine ever developed in Australia. The 75-secon ... more
ROBO SPACE
How scientists designed the controllers for robot manipulators in the space station?
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 12, 2022
In the process of the construction and routine maintenance of the Chinese Space Station, the manipulator of the Chinese Space Station plays a significantly important role that can accomplish some ke ... more
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DRAGON SPACE
Shouzhou XIII crew finishes cargo spacecraft, space station docking test
Beijing (XNA) Jan 10, 2022
The Shenzhou XIII astronauts in China's space station core module have completed the manual rendezvous and docking experiment with the Tianzhou 2 cargo craft, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) sa ... more
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SpaceX successfully completes first launch of 2022 from Florida
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 6, 2021
SpaceX kicked off a surge in launch activity Thursday with the successful launch of 49 of the company's Starlink communications satellites from Florida, heading south along the state's coastline. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
North Korea's Kim urges more 'military muscle' after hypersonic missile test
Seoul (AFP) Jan 12, 2022
Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the successful test of a hypersonic missile, state media said Wednesday, and urged North Korea to press ahead with building more "strategic military muscle" despite international sanctions over its nuclear weapons programme. ... more
GPS NEWS
Arianespace to launch eight new Galileo satellites
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 10, 2022
Arianespace will launch the first two satellites in 2022, leading to the Full Operational Capability of Galileo open service. Then, three successive launches on Ariane 62 in 2023, 2024 and 2025, wil ... more
AEROSPACE
Wreck of Taiwan's most advanced fighter jet found after crash
Taipei (AFP) Jan 12, 2022
Taiwanese rescuers on Wednesday located the wreckage of a F-16V jet that crashed into the sea a day before, less than two months after the island launched the first squadron of its most advanced fighters. ... more
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South Korean Air Force pilot killed in F-5 crash

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MISSILE NEWS
US, Japan to Collaborate on Developing Hypersonic Missile Defenses, Blinken Says
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 10, 2022
The United States and Japan will soon sign an agreement that will enable bilateral cooperation on developing defenses against hypersonic missiles and on new space-based capabilities, US Secretary of ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Japan space tourist eyes Mariana Trench trip after ISS
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 7, 2022
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Friday his trip into space had given him a new appreciation for Earth, and he now hopes to plunge into the ocean's forbidding Mariana Trench. ... more
ENERGY TECH
Renewable: Lithium promises revival for dying California inland sea
Salton Sea, United States (AFP) Jan 7, 2022
Hollywood's jetset once crowded the shores of the Salton Sea, a then-idyllic southern California playground for the wealthy. Today, it is desolate and depressed - the evaporating water leaving behind dead shellfish, dust and chemicals that irritate the airways. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Weather disaster deaths hit 10-year high in mainland US
Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2022
Nearly 700 people died due to natural disasters in the contiguous United States in 2021 - the most since 2011, said a federal weather agency in a report released Monday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Weather expert predicts more disasters looming for Brazil
Brasilia (AFP) Jan 10, 2022
The tragic collapse of a cliff that left 10 dead in Brazil on Saturday was caused by torrential rains and more disasters could be on the way, meteorologist Estael Sias told AFP. ... more
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Wreck of Taiwan's most advanced fighter jet found after crash
Taipei (AFP) Jan 12, 2022
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