Space Business News
April 17, 2023
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch, runs clock down to 10 secs for wet dress rehearsal



Starbase, United States (AFP) April 17, 2023
SpaceX on Monday postponed the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. Liftoff of the giant rocket was called off just minutes ahead of the scheduled launch time because of a pressurization issue, SpaceX officials said. ... read more

DRAGON SPACE
China rocket launch sends debris into sea near Taiwan: Taipei authorities
Taipei (AFP) April 16, 2023
China said Sunday it had launched a satellite into orbit, with authorities in Taiwan saying rocket debris had fallen into the sea where Beijing announced a no-sail zone this week. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Exolaunch deploys 21 satellites on Transporter-7 rideshare mission
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
Exolaunch has successfully deployed 21 satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-7 mission. The mission was launched using a SpaceX Falcon 9 on April 14 at 11:48pm PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Ca ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
SFL announces launch of nine satellites supporting four microspace missions
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has announced the launch and successful deployment of nine satellites at 06:48 am UTC on 15 April 2023 (11:48 pm PDT, 14 April 2023). Launched from Vandenberg Space For ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Kenya launches first operational satellite into orbit
Nairobi (AFP) April 15, 2023
Kenya's first operational satellite was launched into orbit on Saturday by a SpaceX rocket that took off from California, USA, according to images from the US space company. ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ
DEWA launches DEWA SAT-2 to better manage UAE utilities
Dubai UAE (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has successfully launched its second nanosatellite DEWA SAT-2 aboard the Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. T ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
TrustPoint launches first commercially-funded, purpose-built PNT microsat
Leesburg VA (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
TrustPoint, an aerospace startup providing next-generation GNSS products and services, has reported the launch of its first satellite. The satellite, named "It's About Time", will allow TrustPoint t ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
ispace Mission 1 completing key milestones after launch
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
ispace reports that its HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander has completed all planned orbital control maneuvers, completing Success 8 of the Mission 1 Milestones. The Mission 1 Lander performed th ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
AAC Clyde Space SDaaS satellite successfully launched by SpaceX
Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
EPICHyper-1, a 6U AAC Clyde Space EPIC VIEW satellite, was successfully launched on the SpaceX Transporter 7 mission on April 15, 2023. The satellite will deliver Earth observation data to Canadian ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Space seeds take root in Inner Mongolia
Beijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023
Eighteen kinds of plants bred in space have entered the ground stage in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. All the experimental plants were sent to Earth by the Chang'e-5, Shenzhou-13 and S ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Stuttgart students launch self-built rocket into space
Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
The Hybrid Engine Development (HyEnD) student team at the University of Stuttgart spent around three years developing, manufacturing, and testing its hybrid rocket. In mid-April, the rocket will be ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Elon Musk forms X.AI artificial intelligence company
San Francisco (AFP) April 15, 2023
Elon Musk has formed an X.AI artificial intelligence corporation based in the US state of Nevada, according to business documents that surfaced on Friday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Calnetix Technologies' high-speed blower system installed on ISS
Cerritos CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
Calnetix Technologies has announced that their Four Bed Carbon Dioxide Scrubber (FBCO2) high-speed blower system was successfully installed by NASA on the International Space Station (ISS). The magn ... more

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DRAGON SPACE
China's space station achieves 100 pct regeneration of oxygen resources
Beijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023
China's space station, with the Shenzhou-15 crew now in orbit, can produce 100 percent of its oxygen supply through its onboard regeneration system, according to a space technology conference in Har ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China, France join hands in space
Beijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023
There are solid reasons that China and France should join hands in space exploration and development, industry observers said. Pang Zhihao, a space analyst in China, said on Wednesday that bot ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russia will use International Space Station 'until 2028'
Moscow (AFP) April 12, 2023
Russia said Wednesday it planned to use the International Space Station until 2028, an apparent reversal of an earlier announcement to quit the orbiting laboratory after 2024. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China bans ships from area north of Taiwan Sunday due to 'falling rocket wreckage'
Beijing (AFP) April 13, 2023
China will ban ships from entering an area north of Taiwan on Sunday due to "possible falling rocket wreckage", a provincial maritime authority said. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Boosts Open Science through Innovative Training
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 12, 2023
NASA is awarding a total of $6.5 million to U.S. institutions for education and training in open science. The promise of open science is that NASA research and data should be more collaborative, acc ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China releases rocket rideshare schedule in 2023, 2024
Beijing (SPX) Apr 12, 2023
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has recently announced its rocket rideshare program schedule for the years 2023 and 2024. The program will consist of nine launch opportunit ... more
TRADE WARS
IMF chief urges world to avoid a 'second Cold War'
Washington (AFP) April 13, 2023
Countries must do more to avert the costly consequences of growing global trade fragmentation and help avert a "second Cold War," the International Monetary Fund's managing director said Thursday. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Building a Secure Resilient Satellite Infrastructure for Europe
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
The IRIS2 Satellite Constellation is a project led by the European Union that aims to build a new secure, resilient and sovereign satellite constellation in Europe. This constellation will offer com ... more

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