Space

Astroscale Japan has received an $80 million grant from the Japanese government to “image and diagnose” a large, defunct satellite.

Congress has authorized ISS operations through 2030.

Financing issues are delaying development of a new Russian space station in low Earth orbit.

NASA plans to extend its New Horizons mission, the first to conduct a close flyby of distant Pluto and its moons, until the end of the decade with a focus on gathering data on solar activity and its influences across the Solar System.

The need to redesign the Vega-C light- to medium-lift launcher’s second stage nozzle is causing another delay for the fledgling program.

The Egypt International Airshow will take place 2-5 September 2024.

Serco has entered a partnership with Starburst, the aerospace accelerator, to drive innovation in the UAE space industry and to foster the growth of space ecosystems worldwide.

Gitai’s 1.5-m-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) has successfully passed all NASA safety reviews for its planned International Space Station external demonstration.

The parameters for thruster operations are being altered in response to warmer thermal predictions for their use, according to a NASA mission update.

NASA, the Japan Exploration Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency will analyze some of the 250 grams of material from the asteroid Bennu.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Ispace technologies U.S. has unveiled a redesigned Series 2 lunar lander renamed the APEX 1.0.

The FAA also called for organizational changes following the Sept. 12, 2022, uncrewed New Shepard-23 mission.

Team wants data on S4 dynamics in simulated lunar space.

SpaceX’s tussle in Ukraine illustrates the industry’s rising power in modern conflict.

Zero-trust architecture is an approach to information technology security that emphasizes constant reverification of device identity and integrity.

Rocket Lab warned investors on Sept. 26 that it had to lower its financial expectations for the current third quarter ending Sept. 30.

The capsule touched down at 7:17 a.m. EDT, about 90 mi. southeast of Dzhezkazgan, and was met within minutes by recovery team members.

Advancements in commercial space tech helped the U.S. Space Force, Millennium Space Systems and Firefly Aerospace pull off the Victus Nox rapid launch demo.

A Japanese partnership of MUFG Bank, Kanematsu and Tokio Marine & Nichido led the Sierra Space funding round, which will fund space station development.

Lt. Gen. John Shaw, senior U.S. Space Force officer at Space Command, says challenges will grow as vehicles become more complex and operate further from Earth.

Progress has been slow on Blue Origin's New Glenn orbital launch system under Bob Smith’s watch, with an expected 2024 debut coming four years behind schedule.

The Osiris-Rex sample canister with material gathered from the surface of the asteroid Bennu was flown on Sept. 25 from its landing site in the Utah desert to NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

The Military Committee Organising Dubai Airshow 2023 said it continues its preparations for what it expects to be the ‘biggest’ Airshow to date.

The largest haul of extraterrestrial samples since Apollo 17 landed in Utah on Sept. 24 after being collected by the Osiris-REx spacecraft.