Scheduled for Launch on November 30, 2022 TOKYO—November 28, 2022— ispace, inc., a global lunar exploration company, announced today that it has completed launch preparations including integration of the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander into the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Mission 1 flight model was transported to Cape Canaveral in late October and since…
Italian National Space Day, Dec 15, Washington DC
On December 15, the Embassy of Italy in Washington and the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) will celebrate the Italian National Space Day, in collaboration with the Italian National Research Council (CNR), the Italian Space Agency (ASI), and with the US Space Foundation, the US Chamber of Commerce and the George Washington University. Italian and US…
The Space Show this week
The Space Show this week – 11/28/2022 The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week: 1. Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome Tom Gardner to the program from Advanced Space to discuss the Capstone Project – Cubesats and the Moon! 2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm…
Moon Microscope, Solar Arrays Launch on NASA’s SpaceX Cargo Ship
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply mission for NASA is on its way to the International Space Station. Carrying more than 7,700 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched on the Falcon 9 rocket at 2:20 p.m. EST Saturday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in…
ispace Announces Mission 1 Launch Schedule Update
Now Scheduled to launch on November 30, 2022 TOKYO—November 24, 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 on Nov. 30, 2022, at the earliest. The M1 lander, part of a…
NASA Awards Launch Services Task Order for TROPICS CubeSats Mission
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission, as part of the agency’s Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. Rocket…
The Spaceport Company’s Marotta Pitched at Hyperspace Challenge
The Spaceport Company CEO Tom Marotta gave a under 1 minute micropitch at the Hyperspace Challenge last week in New Mexico.
D-Orbit Signs Payload Hosting Contract with SpacePNT
The contract covers launch and operations of a new low-cost GNSS receiver prototype Fino Mornasco, Italy — The space transportation and logistics company D-Orbit has announced the signing of a hosted payload contract with SpacePNT, a Swiss company specialized in the design and manufacturing of low cost high-accuracy GNSS receivers for the New Space satellite market. The contract…
Can OTVs Aim to Please: Spaceflight Iterates to Follow Customers’ Needs
By David Bullock Ten years ago, the SmallSat Revolution took place and the space industry focused on decreasing the size of satellites while increasing their potential. At that time, a Washington state company, Spaceflight, provided ride share services to small satellites who would piggy back on the launches of larger payloads. By providing launch opportunities…
Hawkeye 360’s Cluster 6 Satellites To Lift Off This December From Rocket Lab’s New Launchpad in Virginia
Latest satellites will deepen RF GEOINT coverage for the mid-latitude regions of the globe Herndon, Virginia (November 9, 2022) — HawkEye 360 Inc., the world’s leading commercial provider of space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, today announced its Cluster 6 next-generation satellites is scheduled to launch during a 13-day window that opens on December 7 aboard the…