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June 29, 2022
SPACE TRAVEL
Rocket Lab launches CAPSTONE microsat to test new lunar orbit design for NASA



Washington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2022
NASA's CubeSat designed to test a unique lunar orbit is safely in space and on the first leg of its journey to the Moon. The spacecraft is heading toward an orbit intended in the future for Gateway, a lunar space station built by the agency and its commercial and international partners that will support NASA's Artemis program, including astronaut missions. The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission launched at 5:55 a.m. EDT (09: ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Virgin Orbit establishes sew Brazilian subsidiary; now licensed for launch operations in Alcantara
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) alongside the Brazilian Space Agency has announced Virgin Orbit has been formally granted an operator's license to allow LauncherOne launch operations in Brazil. Th ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
How scientist proposed a novel Kalman filter for target tracking in space
Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
The space station is a bridgehead for human space exploration missions. During its construction, operation, and maintenance, there are a variety of tasks that need to be performed. However, the spac ... more
ROBO SPACE
Tough new robots will aim to think and act for themselves on Earth and beyond
Manchester UK (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
A new generation of smart robots is being developed at The University of Manchester as part of an ambitious R and D programme to help the UK maintain its leadership in automatation technologies, ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Terran Orbital Developed CAPSTONE Heads to the Moon
Boca Raton FL (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States and Allied aerospace and defense industries, has announced the successful launch ... more
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NASA, Rocket Lab launch orbiter to help pave way for astronauts' return to moon
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 28, 2021
NASA's CAPSTONE mission spacecraft lifted off into space Tuesday morning on a mission to orbit the moon, moving scientists closer to returning astronauts. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Rocket Lab launches CAPSTONE microsat on NASA lunar mission
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2022
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched CAPSTONE, a microwave-oven-sized satellite designed to test a new orbit around the Moon for NASA. CAPSTONE was launched at 09:55 UTC, Ju ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NASA launches mini satellite in bid to return to the Moon
Wellington (AFP) June 28, 2022
NASA blasted a nanosatellite barely bigger than a microwave oven into outer space Tuesday, part of a landmark mission to return humans to the Moon. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NanoAvionics records first ever 4K resolution full satellite selfie in space
Columbia IL (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
NanoAvionics have used an off-the-shelf consumer camera, mounted on a selfie stick, to take the first ever 4K resolution full satellite selfie in space with an immersive view of Earth. The 12-megapi ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA completes Wet Dress Rehearsal, moves forward toward launch
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
NASA has analyzed the data from the wet dress rehearsal conducted Monday, June 20, and determined the testing campaign is complete. The agency will roll Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion back to t ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus reboosts Space Station
Dulles VA (SPX) Jun 28, 2022
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Cygnus cargo spacecraft successfully boosted the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS). Docked to the ISS since February, Cygnus fired its main on ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA EXPRESS Racks achieve 1 million hours of service on ISS
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 24, 2022
NASA science research on the International Space Station reached an extraordinary milestone June 14. The vital, versatile EXPRESS Racks - properly known as "EXpedite the PRocessing of Experime ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA blasts off from Australian Outback in 'historic' launch
Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2022
NASA's first-ever launch from a commercial site outside of the United States blasted off from Australia's Outback late Sunday, in a "historic" moment for the country's space industry. ... more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
First Ariane 5 launch of 2022 is a success for Malaysia and India clients
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 22, 2022
On Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 06:50 pm local time, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (South America), successfully orbiting t ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Iran launches 2nd home-made 'Zoljanah' satellite carrier
Tehran, Iran (IRNA) Jun 26, 2022
Spokesman of the Space Department of the Iranian Defense Ministry Ahmad Hosseini said on Sunday that Iran launched a second homemade "Zoljanah" satellite carrier. Hosseini said that the perfor ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Virgin Orbit on target for next launch window to open June 29
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2022
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB)'s launch system is in place at the Mojave Air and Space Port. The dress rehearsals are complete, and the company remains on track for its upcoming Straight Up launch, wit ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
X-Bow Systems to Deliver World's First Rocket Factory In-A-Box to US Air Force Research Laboratory
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
X-Bow Systems Inc. (X-Bow), a new non-traditional small business supplier of Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs) and defense technologies, has announced that its Pathfinder I, a mobile energetics factory dem ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
For the first time NanoAvionics has sold one of its orbital satellites
Columbia IL (SPX) Jun 24, 2022
Mission integrator and smallsat bus manufacturer NanoAvionics has sold, for the first time, one of its operational satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) including ongoing mission operations. Launched ... more
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MILTECH
Slovakia to buy 152 Swedish combat vehicles
Bratislava (AFP) June 28, 2022
NATO member Slovakia, which shares a border with Ukraine, said Tuesday it plans to buy 152 tracked combat vehicles from Sweden's BAE Systems Hagglunds as it steps up its military capabilities. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
MDA selects Raytheon to continue developing a first-of-its-kind counter-hypersonic missile
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 24, 2022
The Missile Defense Agency has selected Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), to continue to develop a first-of-its-kind counter-hypersonic missile, the Glide ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Busek scales thruster production for Airbus OneWeb satellites
Natick MA (SPX) Jun 24, 2022
The in-space propulsion firm Busek Co. confirmed its supply of BHT-350 Hall effect thrusters for a range of missions supported by Airbus OneWeb Satellites (AOS). The Busek thrusters have been engine ... more
AEROSPACE
US Air Force selects future aircrew helmet
Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA (SPX) Jun 28, 2022
The Air Force selected LIFT Airborne Technologies in April to continue with prototype development of a new helmet for Air Force fixed-wing aircrew. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russian missiles hit Kyiv residential buildings
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 26, 2022
Russian missile strikes hit residential buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Sunday, burying some people under rubble and hospitalising at least four, the city's mayor said. ... more
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The face of Galileo
Paris (ESA) Jun 10, 2022
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US Air Force selects future aircrew helmet
Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA (SPX) Jun 28, 2022
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Russian missiles hit Kyiv residential buildings
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