SPACE AND AEROSPACE

North Korea vouches to launch a second spy satellite afterthe failure to launch the first one atop Chollima 1.

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s rocket launch during a news program, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 19, 2023. Top North Korean officials vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as they called their country’s first, and failed, launch last […]

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China is attracting partners for their International LunarResearch Station (ILRS) with countries like Russia,Pakistan, and the Asia Pacific Space CooperationOrganization (APSCO) joining the China-led grouping.Venezuela has shown interest in joining the grouping aswell. The ILRS mission aims to create a permanent baseon the Moon by the 2030s.

LEYLAND, United Kingdom — China says a number of countries have committed to join its International Lunar Research Station moon base initiative. Russia, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) have signed agreements to engage in the ILRS, with more than ten further countries and organizations currently negotiating agreements, according […]

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Sidus Space partners Maris-Tech Ltd. to develop a systemfor peripheral recording, photography, artificialintelligence, and transmission for nanosatellites andspace tools.

Platform will allow cameras in space to take and transmit high-quality video and still images and implement edge AI algorithms in real-time CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), a multi-faceted Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company, today announced an agreement with Maris-Tech Ltd. (Nasdaq: MTEK) (“Maris-Tech” or the “Company”), a […]

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GOVERNMENT UPDATES SPACE AND AEROSPACE

Safran Electronics & Defense and Terran Orbital sign amemorandum of understanding (MoU) to examine andverify the essential requirements for manufacturing nextgeneration electric propulsion systems for satellites in theUnited States. The initiative will utilize Safran’s PPSX00plasma thruster as the basis for the development.

A rendering of the PPSX00 plasma thruster, which Safran Spacecraft Propulsion, a subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense, debuted September 2022 at the International Astronautical Congress in France. (Image Credit: Safran)  Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, June 23, 2023 – Safran Electronics & Defense and Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Agreement […]

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India joins the Artemis Accords, becoming the twentyseventh member, at a ceremony in Washington DC. TheAccords guide principles related to space explorationcooperat ion among nat ions , including thoseparticipating in NASA’s Artemis program. India’sambassador to the United States, Amb. Taranjit SinghSandhu, signed on behalf of India, in the presence ofNASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

Indian Ambassador Taranjit Sandhu, signs the Artemis Accords, as U.S. Department of State, Deputy Assistant Secretary for India, Nancy Jackson, left, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Indian Space Research Organization, Space Counsellor, Krunal Joshi, right, look on, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington. India is the 27th country to sign […]

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In a collaborative effort, NASA is joining forces with seven U.S. companies to advance human spaceflight capabilities and nurture the commercial low Earth orbit economy in the United States. Selected companies include Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, Sierra Space Corp, Space Exploration Technologies Corp, Special Aerospace Services, ThinkOrbital Inc, and Vast Space LLC.

NASA will partner with seven U.S. companies to meet future commercial and government needs, ultimately benefitting human spaceflight and the U.S. commercial low Earth orbit economy. Through unfunded Space Act Agreements, the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities-2 initiative (CCSC-2) is designed to advance commercial space-related efforts through NASA contributions of technical expertise, assessments, lessons […]

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Spire Global, a leading provider of space-based services and analytics, successfully launches and contacts two satellites during the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission. The nanosatellites carry optical inter-satellite link payloads which will enhance communication security and reduce data latency.

The Company is one of the first to successfully qualify, demonstrate and operationalize optical inter-satellite link (OISL) technology on a nanosatellite VIENNA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, successfully launched and made contact with two satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission carrying […]

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NASA and Boeing announce the aircraft resulting from the agency’s sustainable flight demonstrator project has received the designation X-66A from the U.S. Air Force.

NASA and Boeing said Monday the aircraft produced through the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project has been designated by the U.S. Air Force as the X-66A. The new X-plane seeks to inform a potential new generation of more sustainable single-aisle aircraft – the workhorse of passenger airlines around the world. Working with NASA, Boeing will […]

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