Space and Astronomy

 A plan floated by military agencies to interconnect commercial and government satellite networks into a “hybrid” space architecture seems impractical, industry executives said. The post Space Force goal of a multi-vendor space network called impractical appeared first on SpaceNews.   A plan floated by military agencies to interconnect commercial and government satellite networks into a …

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 Representatives of national space agencies provided updates on upcoming missions at the 74th International Astronautical Congress Monday. The post Heads of agencies update on crewed, robotic lunar plans appeared first on SpaceNews.   Representatives of national space agencies provided updates on upcoming missions at the 74th International Astronautical Congress Monday. The post Heads of agencies …

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 The return to flight of Europe’s Vega C small launch vehicle has slipped to late 2024 after the European Space Agency concluded a rocket motor nozzle needs to be redesigned. The post ESA delays Vega C return to flight to late 2024 appeared first on SpaceNews.   The return to flight of Europe’s Vega C …

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 A short-term funding bill passed at the last minute includes a three-month extension of the “learning period” limiting regulations on commercial spaceflight participant safety. The post Stopgap spending bill includes FAA learning period extension appeared first on SpaceNews.   A short-term funding bill passed at the last minute includes a three-month extension of the “learning …

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 NASA has selected SpaceX to launch a pair of smallsats to study space weather as part of a rideshare mission in 2025. The post NASA selects SpaceX for rideshare launch of smallsat mission appeared first on SpaceNews.   NASA has selected SpaceX to launch a pair of smallsats to study space weather as part of …

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 NASA has agreed to extend operations of its New Horizons spacecraft through late this decade to support “multidisciplinary” science that could include another Kuiper Belt object flyby. The post NASA to extend New Horizons mission through late 2020s appeared first on SpaceNews.   NASA has agreed to extend operations of its New Horizons spacecraft through …

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 The Space Development Agency awarded a $14.2 million contract to General Atomics to produce two optical communications terminals hosted on two small satellites for an in-space demonstration. The post Space Development Agency funds demonstration of satellite laser links in ‘degraded’ environments appeared first on SpaceNews.   The Space Development Agency awarded a $14.2 million contract …

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 The American subsidiary of Japanese company ispace has revised the design of a lunar lander it is providing for a NASA mission, pushing back the launch of that mission by a year. The post Ispace revises design of lunar lander for NASA CLPS mission appeared first on SpaceNews.   The American subsidiary of Japanese company …

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 China will launch its Chang’e-6 lunar sample return mission next year in an attempt at a first-ever collection of material from the far side of the moon. The post China to attempt lunar far side sample return in 2024 appeared first on SpaceNews.   China will launch its Chang’e-6 lunar sample return mission next year …

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 NASA has postponed the launch of the asteroid mission Psyche a week to update the configuration of thrusters on the spacecraft. The post NASA delays Psyche launch a week appeared first on SpaceNews.   NASA has postponed the launch of the asteroid mission Psyche a week to update the configuration of thrusters on the spacecraft. …

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