There were a number of launch and spacecraft orders ranging from small to big this month. The story that grabbed headlines was NASA’s construction order to SpaceX for a craft to deorbit the ISS in 2030 or soon after. See our story here. Of the more mainstream...
We are cutting through the orbital debris for you. In other words, we’re keeping an eye on space news on the web so you don’t have to. Here is our round-up of the most important, and interesting, space news stories of June (space orders can be found in...
After the plethora of orders in April, May’s orders seemed paltry. Nevertheless, there were a few to note: The biggest order for a single mission was a €340 million (US$369 million) one to Airbus DS for the Vigil solar storm warning spacecraft. It is to operate...
On the ISS, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin boarded Crew Dragon – NASA Crew 8 (Endeavour) on 2 May. They undocked from the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module (IDA-2) on the...
We’re keeping an eye on space news on the web so you don’t have to wade through it all. Apart from our own stories, here is our round-up of the most important, and interesting, space news stories of May (space orders can be found in another post): ...
A US$175 million insurance claim has been filed for the ‘total loss’ of the SkyTerra-1 communications satellite, after its 22 m diameter main mesh antenna developed a fault, Seradata understands. No details have been released by its owner, Ligado Networks (formerly...
