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Launch Vehicles & Propulsion
Oct 23, 2024
The EU's first commissioner for defense and space wants closer alignment between the two activities, and has also signaled a willingness to shake up Europe’s approach to launchers.
Oct 18, 2024
SpaceX is receiving $733.6 million for the two launches.
Commercial Space
Oct 21, 2024
Intelsat has lost power on one of its satellites serving Europe, Africa and some of Asia-Pacific, and it will likely be unable to recover the spacecraft.
Oct 18, 2024
The company, which has about 700 employees, cut about 30 jobs, but is hiring for about 55 positions.
Satellites
Nov 04, 2024
Japan successfully launched an X-band communications satellite using the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3 rocket.
Nov 04, 2024
Australia has cancelled a program to buy and field a geostationary military satellite program, saying it wants to invest in a multi-orbit constellation.
Budget, Policy & Regulation
Oct 16, 2024
The deorbit vehicle effectively needs to complete its mission within about 18 months of launch.
Oct 15, 2024
NASA is designating SpaceX for the two Crew Dragon missions associated with the semiannual exchange of astronauts and Russian cosmonauts to the ISS.
Operations & Safety
Oct 24, 2024
The Operational Control System program, known as OCX, was established in 2010.
Oct 24, 2024
The European Space Agency (ESA) is considering changes in its payment structure to ease the financial burden European space companies have been experiencing.
Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2024
Endurance is an autonomous lunar rover concept in development for a landing at the center of the South Pole Aitkin Basin (SPA) on the Moon’s unexplored far side.
Oct 29, 2024
The China Manned Space Agency has downselected two “low-cost cargo transporter” concepts to fulfill cost-efficient methods to supply the Tiangong space station.