by David Todd | Jul 8, 2020 | exploration, Finance, NASA, Seradata News
The US Congress’ House Appropriations Committee is set to disappoint NASA over its budget request. NASA originally requested US$25.3 billion for the Fiscal Year 2021. Instead, the committee has decided to award US$22.6 billion instead to the Administration,... 
by David Todd | Jul 8, 2020 | commercial launch services, JAXA, Launches
JAXA, Japan’s equivalent of NASA, which is more formally known as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. has signed a deal with the Japanese firm IHI Aerospace to develop, build and operate the Epsilon-S solid fuel rocket. The idea is that IHI Aerospace will... 
by David Todd | Jul 7, 2020 | International Space Station, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
NASA has awarded the Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) spacecraft construction contract to General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group of San Diego, California. According to NASA, the award is a hybrid firm-fixed price, time and materials... 
by David Todd | Jul 6, 2020 | On a Sadder Note, Space Arts
We are sad to report the death of Ennio Morricone, 91, who died in hospital after complications following a fall. For aficionados of the Italian made “spaghetti” westerns, there was only one composer: Ennio Morricone. His scores for A Fistful of Dollars... 
by David Todd | Jul 6, 2020 | Launches, Military space, Satellites
Israel has launched a military reconnaissance satellite called Ofeq 16 (Ofek 16) at 0100 GMT on 6 July 2020 from its Palmachim launch site using its Shavit solid rocket launch vehicle. The spacecraft is reported to be capable of 0.5 m resolution imagery and is based...
