The First All-Civilian Mission to Fly Around the Moon Lunar Mission aboard Starship developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX Yusaku Maezawa (CEO, Start Today, Inc.) announced that 8 crew members and 2 backup crew members have been selected for “dearMoon,” the first all-civilian project to fly around the Moon aboard Starship, a rocket being developed by…
Author: David Bullock
The Spaceport Company’s Latest Newsletter
Click below to read The Spaceport Company’s latest newsletter. Read about the issues around spaceports and how they are affecting the space industry. https://mailchi.mp/1fb4dcd4fe2e/the-spaceport-company-newsletter-8742874
ispace Announces Mission 1 Launch Schedule Update
Now Scheduled to launch on December 11, 2022 TOKYO—December 7, 2022— ispace, inc., a global lunar exploration company, released an updated launch schedule for its Mission 1 (M1) lunar lander, now scheduled to liftoff from SLC-40 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station no earlier than Dec. 11, 2022. The M1 lander, part of the HAKUTO-R lunar…
IAU CPS Statement on BlueWalker 3
The International Astronomical Union Center for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference expresses concern about the recently launched prototype BlueWalker 3 satellite’s impact on astronomy. New measurements reveal that this low Earth orbiting satellite is now one of the brightest objects in the night sky, outshining all but the…
Request for Information; Sustainability of Microgravity R&D During and Beyond ISS Transition
To all those interested in space station technology, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is looking input on the development of a National Strategy for Microgravity Research and Development (R&D). The original Request for Information (RFI) was December 2, but has since been moved to December 31, despite the lack of update…
Space Communications Alliance Hopes To Be the Go To for Industry PR and Marketing
By David Bullock When marketing to potential clients who would be interested in space products and services, is it as easy as making a logo in PowerPoint and showing it off to the entire world? Not at all, says President of The Space Communications Alliance (SCA), Lukasz Wilczynski. Marketing to the US is different from…
Watch bluShift’s last rocket engine test of 2022
Watch their live rocket engine test tomorrow! Join the live stream Friday 12/2 at 2pm EST to watch the full-scale MAREVL™ rocket engine fire for 20 seconds and our most efficient burn yet. This is the last test we’ll perform in 2022, so you won’t want to miss it!Please like, share, subscribe, and click the bell to…
ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Launch Updated to December 1, 2022
TOKYO—November 30, 2022—Today, ispace, inc. (ispace), a global lunar exploration company, announced that the Nov. 30, 2022, launch attempt of its HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander has been updated to December 1, 2022, which will allow SpaceX to perform additional pre-flight checks of the launch vehicle. The next launch opportunity will be as follows: Thursday,…
Space Force’s Wide Field of View Achieves First Light
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., November 29, 2022 – The United States Space Force Space Systems Command’s Wide Field of View Testbed transmitted its “First Light” mission data-product. Performing the satellite’s mission operations, Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing (NYSE: BA) company, secured the data beginning October 25. “Achieving this major milestone is a huge accomplishment, and we…
Influential Minds Webinar Featuring Lori Garver – Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age
Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will have a Zoom talk about her new book, “Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age.” Click the link below to register for this Influential Minds event with host Dr. Lawrence Jones: https://eei.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AfmMGa3iS-CpjMPQddMyOA?t=1669754848275