Space Business News
February 28, 2023
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Commercial Space: NASA Has an App for That



Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 28, 2023
Research balloons, satellites, and planetary landers may have little in common, but NASA has written a program that can help operate all these craft and more. This open-source software framework, called core Flight System (cFS), is similar to a smartphone operating system in that it serves as the foundation for apps developed to perform spaceflight functions. Now, Red Canyon Software Inc. is building those apps using cFS to help commercial space companies get into low-Earth orbit and beyond as quickly a ... read more

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Gilmour Space and Atomos Space sign MoU for launch and in-space transfers
Denver CO (SPX) Feb 28, 2023
Gilmour Space Technologies and Atomos Space have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore a multi-year contract for Gilmour and Atomos to ... more
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Nicola Fox named associate administrator for NASA Science Mission Directorate
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 27, 2023
NASA has found its new associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate in Heliophysics Director Nicola Fox. ... more
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SpaceX launches new Starlink 'V2 Mini' satellites into orbit
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 27, 2023
SpaceX launched 21 upgraded "V2 Mini" Starlink Internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Monday, to boost capacity for the global broadband network. ... more
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Tennessee company gets multibillion-dollar NASA contract for Kennedy Space Center operations
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 27, 2023
NASA announced Thursday that it will award a new $3.2 billion contract to Jacobs Technologies to manage launch infrastructure and maintain ground systems at Kennedy Space Center. The Consolida ... more
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SpaceX crew launch to ISS postponed
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Feb 27, 2023
A rocket launch to the International Space Station was postponed minutes before take-off on Monday, with officials citing a problem with ground systems. ... more
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Starliner crew performs cabin operations, checks out tools
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Feb 27, 2023
NASA astronauts assigned to the Starliner's upcoming Crew Flight Test (CFT) completed the first part of a two-part Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) this week. CEIT is a critical milestone for NA ... more
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Russia's uncrewed Soyuz rescue spacecraft docks with ISS
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 25, 2023
A Russian spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Saturday to replace one that leaked coolant after it was struck by a meteoroid last year, stranding two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut in space. ... more
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Russia launches crew-less Soyuz to ISS as replacement
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 23, 2021
Russia launched an unmanned Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station on Thursday to replace one that leaked coolant after it was struck by a meteoroid last year, stranding two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut in space. ... more
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Galactic Energy to launch rockets from the sea
Beijing, China (SPX) Feb 24, 2023
Galactic Energy, a private space company based in Beijing, plans to make its first sea-based launch this summer, which could be the first by a private Chinese firm if successful. ... more
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Farming on the Moon
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 23, 2023
Sooner or later, settlers on the Moon will have to become farmers. A new ESA Discovery project led by Norway's Solsys Mining is looking into the treatment of lunar soil to create fertiliser for grow ... more
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World's first 3D-printed rocket Terran 1 is ready for its maiden flight
Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 23, 2023
Relativity Space announced on Twitter that their expendable Terran 1 rocket has secured a launch license and is targeting liftoff on March 8 from Space Launch Complex 16 (SLC-16), Cape Canaveral Spa ... more
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NASA, SpaceX delay Sunday Crew-6 flight until Monday
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 22, 2023
NASA and SpaceX announced that its manned Crew-6 flight scheduled to liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday has been delayed 24 hours so engineers can work their way through what has been described as "minor issues." ... more

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