Space Business News
May 12, 2023
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
SmartSat unveils CHORUS prototype terminal for faster, safer military communications



Adelaide, Australia (SPX) May 09, 2023
SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), Australia's leading space research centre, has unveiled the Compact Hybrid Optical-RF User Segment (CHORUS) prototype terminal to create more stable and secured military satellite communications at the 15th Australian Space Forum. Funded by SmartSat CRC, the world-leading technology embedded in this prototype has been entirely developed in Australia by the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), and industry and academic partners, EOS Space Systems ... read more

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
SES and TESAT to develop payload for Europe's EAGLE-1 quantum cryptography satellite system
Luxembourg (SPX) May 11, 2023
EAGLE-1 consortium lead SES announces a new key partner, TESAT, responsible for developing and integrating the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) payload for the EAGLE-1 satellite. The SES and TESAT par ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Airbus selects UK National Satellite Test Facility for SKYNET 6A testing
Stevenage UK (SPX) May 11, 2023
Airbus has selected the National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF) at Harwell in Oxfordshire to carry out the comprehensive test campaign on the UK Ministry of Defence's next generation secure communic ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Populous engaged by RS&H for New Mexico's Spaceport America Master Plan
Las Cruces NM (SPX) May 12, 2023
The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has awarded the Spaceport America Master Plan Project to the RS&H team, with Populous and Zia Engineering and Environmental Consultants respectively leading ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site can launch new-generation rockets
Wenchang, China (XNA) May 12, 2023
The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province is already capable of high-density launch of new-generation large and medium-sized carrier rockets. Since the launch site w ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
SpaceX set to launch Vast's commercial space station and inaugural human spaceflight mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 11, 2023
Vast has revealed that SpaceX is slated to launch Vast Haven-1, anticipated to be the world's premier commercial space station. The launch, targeted for no earlier than August 2025, will be swiftly ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Rocket Lab completes custom-built Photon spacecraft for Varda Space Industries
Long Beach CA (SPX) May 10, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has completed and shipped a custom Photon spacecraft developed for Varda Space Industries ("Varda"), a leading in-space manufacturing and hypersonic re-entry logi ... more
AEROSPACE
Supernal and Inmarsat partner on Advanced Air Mobility vehicle connectivity
London, UK (SPX) May 10, 2023
Supernal and Inmarsat announced a partnership to define the application of satellite connectivity in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Together, the companies will conduct testing and data sharing to opt ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Tianzhou 6 docks with Tiangong space station
Beijing (XNA) May 11, 2023
The Tianzhou 6 robotic cargo ship connected with the Tiangong space station early Thursday morning, according to the China Manned Space Agency. In a brief news release, the agency said the car ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab to launch small satellite swarm for NASA
Long Beach CA (SPX) May 10, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a deal to launch NASA's Starling mission, a multi-CubeSat mission to test and demonstrate autonomous swarm technologies, as well as automated space tra ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China's cargo craft Tianzhou 6 ready for launch
Wenchang, China (XNA) May 10, 2023
China's cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou 6, is ready for launch, according to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, under the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in China's southern island province of Hainan. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA launches SBIR Ignite Catalyst Program for founders and entrepreneurs
Washington DC (SPX) May 10, 2023
NASA has launched a new program aimed at helping space entrepreneurs and startups prepare to apply for SBIR Ignite funding. The SBIR Ignite Catalyst Program will provide founders with an opportunity ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China's reusable experimental spacecraft successfully lands
Jiuquan, China (SPX) May 09, 2023
A reusable experimental spacecraft on Monday successfully returned to its scheduled landing site at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, marking an important milestone in the nati ... more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
Phantom Space and Quub sign multiple launch agreement
Tucson AZ (SPX) May 09, 2023
Phantom Space Corporation, a space applications company providing launch services, satellite design and operations to commercial and government customers, has announced they have signed a launch ser ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
New standard will aid in development of spaceport descriptions
West Conshohocken, PA (SPX) May 09, 2023
ASTM International's commercial spaceflight committee (F47) has approved a new standard that will aid spaceports in developing descriptions of their sites and capabilities, including location and co ... more
TRADE WARS
Germany says controversial Chinese stake in Hamburg port to go ahead
Berlin (AFP) May 10, 2023
The German government said Wednesday that it would allow a Chinese firm to buy a stake in a Hamburg port, after the terminal was classed as critical infrastructure. ... more
TRADE WARS
Police raids 'wake-up call' for China-based consultancies: Capvision
Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2023
International consultancy Capvision, whose offices were raided by Chinese authorities this week, said Wednesday the situation was "a wake-up call" for business consultancies in the country. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Imaging satellite takes piggyback ride on spacecraft
Dalian, China (SPX) May 12, 2023
The first satellite designed and built in China's northeastern province of Liaoning has been carried into space by the Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft, which was launched on Wednesday night, according t ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Canada, Latvia to provide training to Ukrainian officers
Ottawa (AFP) May 10, 2023
Canada and Latvia will jointly provide combat leadership training to Ukrainian junior officers starting as early as next week, their defense minister announced Wednesday. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Lockheed Martin to modernize US missile defense with C2BMC
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) May 10, 2023
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), the lead contractor for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC), is developing next generation technol ... more
MILTECH
Raytheon introduces OXYJUMP NG oxygen supply system for military parachutists
Charlotte NC (SPX) May 10, 2023
Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), introduced its OXYJUMP NG oxygen supply system for use in high altitude jumps by parachutists. The OXYJUMP NG system's breakthrough t ... more

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