Space Business News
April 07, 2023
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX prepares for rehearsal, test flight of Starship rocket



Washington (AFP) April 6, 2023
SpaceX plans to carry out a launch rehearsal next week of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, and its first test flight possibly the following week, the private space company said Thursday. SpaceX published photos of the massive Starship, which is designed to eventually send astronauts to the Moon and beyond, on its launchpad at the company's base in Texas. "Starship fully stacked at Starbase," SpaceX said in a tweet. "Team is working towards a launch rehearsal next week followed by S ... read more

SPACE TRAVEL
Axiom Space's upcoming ISS mission part of increasing commercialization of space
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 6, 2021
NASA and Axiom Space announced the first possible launch date of the commercial Ax-2 Mission to the International Space Station on Thursday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Soyuz spacecraft that will bring ISS crew back to Earth moved to new port
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 6, 2021
The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft that will return three International Space Station crew members to Earth moved to a new docking port on the space station Thursday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Makenzie Lystrup named first female director of Goddard Space Flight Center
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 6, 2023
Makenzie Lystrup has been named the first female director of the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, NASA announced Thursday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
May 8 launch for private mission to ISS with Saudi astronauts
Washington (AFP) April 6, 2023
Two astronauts from Saudi Arabia, including the first Saudi woman, will blast off from Florida on May 8 on a private mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom Space and NASA officials said Thursday. ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ
Apex's Aries spacecraft set for launch on SpaceX's Transporter-10 Mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2023
Apex, the Los Angeles-based spacecraft mass manufacturing company, announced its flagship product, the Aries satellite bus, will fly for the first time on SpaceX's Transporter-10 mission, which is t ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Raytheon Technologies selected by US Navy for anti-ship strike weapon
Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 02, 2023
Raytheon Technologies has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for phase one of the Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare weapon program, or HALO. HALO is a carrier-based offe ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
SmartSat funds research projects for Space Qualification Mission Waratah Seed
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Apr 06, 2023
SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), Australia's largest space research centre, is committing over AU$1 million to support the development of new space technology that will be tested in space ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Spire Global awarded National Reconnaissance Office contract for radio frequency data
Vienna VA (SPX) Apr 04, 2023
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has been awarded a contract by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for commercial radio frequency (RF) remote sensing. Spire won a contract as part of the NRO's ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Privately built, liquid-fuel rocket first in world to reach orbit in debut flight
Beijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2023
The TL 2, a carrier rocket developed by Space Pioneer, reached orbit on Sunday afternoon, becoming the first privately built, liquid-fuel rocket in China to reach orbit. The rocket blasted off ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China's Shenzhou XV astronauts complete 3rd spacewalk
Beijing (XNA) Apr 02, 2023
The astronauts of China's Shenzhou XV crew have completed three spacewalks since their journey into space four months ago, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The third spacewal ... more
AEROSPACE
Airbus to open 2nd plane assembly line in China, double output
Beijing (AFP) April 6, 2023
European planemaker Airbus said Thursday that it will double its production capacity in China, as it seeks to bolster its footprint in a crucial market and sidestep potential geopolitical risks. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Improving the accuracy of orbit prediction and position error covariance prediction
Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 04, 2023
With continuous developments in the space industry, the space near the earth was occupied by a variety of spacecraft whose number is increasing dramatically every year. To avoid a collision, huge co ... more

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