China has successfully put its Tianlian-2-02 data relay satellite into orbit in order to more effectively transmit data from the national space station, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation […]
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Orbital Assembly Corporation Recognized By NASA’s Commercial LEO Development Program
Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC) described as the leader in providing low gravity technologies enabling humanity to work, play and thrive in the space ecosystem, has received positive feedback in NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development […]
UPDATE: International Space Station Threatened By Russian ASAT Test + Subsequent Debris — Plus — The SDA Decries This Deliberate, Unsafe Action
On Monday, November 15, the International Space Station (ISS) Flight Control team was notified of indications of a satellite breakup that may create sufficient debris to pose a conjunction threat […]
An Australian + Two Philippine Smallsats Launched From ISS
Three smallsats developed by students from Australia and the Philippines were launched from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, October 6, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) […]
UI Engineer Wins NASA Funding To Study Effects Of Wildfires
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a University of Iowa Technology Institute (ITI) scientist grants totaling $1.3 million to study atmospheric and climate impacts from wildfires that have […]
UPDATE 3: Supplies Enroute To ISS, Courtesy Of A Successful SpaceX Dragon Launch Of The CRS-23 Mission From Kennedy Space Center
Update: On Sunday, August 29, 2021, at 3:14 a.m. EDT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Dragon on the 23rd Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-23) mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at […]
Successful Launch Of Northrop Grumman’s Resupply and NASA Science Mission
A successful evening launch, 6:01 p.m. EDT, took place on Tuesday, August 10 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The launch was of a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft […]
Northrop Grumman’s 16th Cargo Delivery Mission To The ISS Is Ready
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) readies to launch the 16th resupply mission (NG-16) to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract. The NG-16 mission, the Cygnus […]
UPDATE 4: Still A ‘No Go’ For ULA’s Launch Of The Boeing Starliner
United Launch Alliance will not be proceeding with a launch of the Boeing Starliner today as had been previously indicated. The launch team has cycled the Service Module propulsion system […]
SpaceLink Selected By CASIS To Fly A Funded Demo on the ISS
SpaceLink has been selected by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), manager of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory, for a funded demonstration of the […]