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What should be much more of a concern to U.S. policymakers is that China relies far less on space for critical GPS-like services than we do.","publishedAt":"2023-05-22T12:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-22T12:43:10.058Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19389,"title":"China launches new science probes, SAR sat and replacement Beidou satellite","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/china-launches-new-science-probes-sar-sat-and-replacement-beidou-satellite\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CZ2C-Macau-science-1A-1B-Luojia-2-01-21may2023-OS.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"China conducted a pair of launches last week to replenish its Beidou navigation system and send science and radar tech test satellites into orbit.","publishedAt":"2023-05-22T11:54:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-22T13:40:43.735Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"c1453f98-605e-4691-9722-a16657fb7fdf","provider":"Launch Library 2"},{"id":"b88161d9-bf69-4a39-97c1-f912ea796d70","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19388,"title":"Space Force turns to metaverse to predict effects of spaceport congestion\u00a0","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/space-force-turns-to-metaverse-to-predict-effects-of-spaceport-congestion\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2DA0450-scaled.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Space launch operations at Cape Canaveral, the nation\u2019s busiest spaceport, were recently replicated in a digital 3D \u201cmetaverse\u201d that merged virtual and physical worlds.","publishedAt":"2023-05-22T11:32:01.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-22T11:33:08.864Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19386,"title":"Axiom Space Private Astronauts Headed to International Space Station","url":"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/axiom-space-private-astronauts-headed-to-international-space-station","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/axiom_2_launch_1.jpg?itok=gtf445OG","newsSite":"NASA","summary":"Four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. 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With more than 4,000 satellites operating in orbit, the Elon Musk-owned company\u2019s global coverage is active in over 50 countries around the world.","publishedAt":"2023-05-18T16:40:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-18T16:43:36.339Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19349,"title":"Space Force delivers second U.S. payload to be hosted on Japanese satellite","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/space-force-delivers-second-u-s-payload-to-be-hosted-on-japanese-satellite\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image005.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"The U.S. Space Force announced May 17 it has delivered the second of two payloads to be hosted on Japanese satellites under an agreement the United States signed with Japan in 2020.","publishedAt":"2023-05-18T16:05:30.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-19T08:09:35.362Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"b89ab080-66c3-4831-85a9-38d85da71d30","provider":"Launch Library 2"},{"id":"0680d9c6-8b90-405e-bbe0-167cd48e36bb","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19347,"title":"Zeno Power gets $30 million to build radioisotope-powered satellite for U.S. military","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/zeno-power-gets-30-million-to-build-radioisotope-powered-satellite-for-u-s-military\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ZENO-POWER-SATELLITE-V2-scaled.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Zeno Power Systems, a startup developing a propulsion system that uses radioisotopes, was awarded a $30 million contract to demonstrate the technology on a U.S. military satellite.","publishedAt":"2023-05-18T13:11:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-18T13:13:08.562Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19348,"title":"Space cybersecurity firm SpiderOak gets new investors","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/space-cybersecurity-firm-spideroak-gets-new-investors\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FsewIZiXsAgEaTq.jpeg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"SpiderOak, a firm that specializes in cybersecurity for space systems, on May 18 announced new strategic investors.","publishedAt":"2023-05-18T13:10:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-18T13:13:08.560Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19346,"title":"U.K. government won\u2019t buy Virgin Orbit","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/u-k-government-wont-buy-virgin-orbit\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cosmicgirl-cornwall.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"The British government, which helped buy OneWeb out of bankruptcy three years ago, has no plans to do the same with launch company Virgin Orbit, a government minister said May 17.","publishedAt":"2023-05-18T10:13:39.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-18T10:23:08.212Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19345,"title":"Amini gets initial funding for closing Africa\u2019s environmental data gap","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/amini-gets-initial-funding-for-closing-africas-environmental-data-gap\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Amini-Main-Team-Picture-scaled.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Climate data startup Amini has raised $2 million for a satellite constellation to gather more Africa-focused environmental information.","publishedAt":"2023-05-18T05:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-18T05:43:08.675Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19354,"title":"SpaceX plans to launch Falcon 9 from both the East and West coasts hours apart","url":"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-plans-launch-falcon-9-from-both-the-east-and-west-coasts-hours-apart\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/U5A1442-1.jpg","newsSite":"Teslarati","summary":"SpaceX plans to launch two Falcon 9 rockets hours apart from Florida and California. 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Despite a troubled start to its life, Skylab pioneered long-duration spaceflight, and fifty years later lessons learned in this program are still contributing to the success of the International Space Station.","publishedAt":"2023-05-14T17:18:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-14T20:02:33.053Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"224c8fb5-11a0-4bdf-a1d2-1b4ef197eec1","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19303,"title":"Astroscale and Momentus offer concept for reboosting Hubble","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/astroscale-and-momentus-offer-concept-for-reboosting-hubble\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/hubble-sts125release.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Two companies have disclosed details about how they could raise the orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope as NASA evaluates that and other concepts offered to the agency.","publishedAt":"2023-05-14T16:01:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-14T16:03:09.018Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"9d2a03ff-1fb2-4519-bcdb-ba9f84e61d3d","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19301,"title":"SpaceX launches Starlink Group 5-9 to low Earth orbit","url":"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2023\/05\/starlink-group-5-9\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NSF-2023-05-14-06-13-58-203-1170x654.jpg","newsSite":"NASASpaceflight","summary":"SpaceX launched another batch of 56 Starlink internet communication satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) on Sunday, May 14, at 01:03 EDT (05:03 UTC). Launching from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Florida, the Starlink Group 5-9 mission marks SpaceX\u2019s fourth launch in May.","publishedAt":"2023-05-13T20:10:47.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-14T12:53:12.312Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"f5a3eb4c-9eb5-4e28-acfb-7903a9e11371","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19300,"title":"Virgin Orbit extends deadline for bankruptcy auction bids","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/virgin-orbit-extends-deadline-for-bankruptcy-auction-bids\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vorb-march2023.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Virgin Orbit has extended the deadline for bids as part of its bankruptcy auction process that the company says has attracted interest from dozens of potential bidders.","publishedAt":"2023-05-13T14:06:13.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-13T14:13:08.009Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19299,"title":"Space Development Agency issues draft solicitation for 100 satellites","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/space-development-agency-issues-draft-solicitation-for-100-satellites\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-17-at-12.44.28-PM-copy-e1683928998704.png","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"In a May 11 draft solicitation, the agency laid out its requirements for 100 \u201cAlpha\u201d satellites that will be part of a mesh network known as Transport Layer Tranche 2.","publishedAt":"2023-05-12T22:10:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-12T22:13:08.034Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19298,"title":"Media, Public Invited to Meet Solvers in NASA Space Food Challenge","url":"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/media-public-invited-to-meet-solvers-in-nasa-space-food-challenge","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/space_station_fresh_fruit_goodies_food_main_0.jpg?itok=1QGHKbRH","newsSite":"NASA","summary":"NASA will announce the second phase winners of its Deep Space Food Challenge, a global competition to help develop innovative food systems for future spacefarers on long-term exploration missions, on Friday, May 19.","publishedAt":"2023-05-12T21:03:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-12T21:03:20.790Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19297,"title":"Vulcan conducts launch day dress rehearsal as the final Delta IV Heavy arrives at Cape Canaveral","url":"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2023\/05\/vulcan-dress-rehearsal\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/52890369216_ea259ac8f1_c.jpg","newsSite":"NASASpaceflight","summary":"Action finally returned to the United Launch Alliance\u2019s (ULA) Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) as the Vulcan-Centaur rocket rolled out to the pad on May 11 for further testing ahead of its debut flight. Meanwhile, ULA offloaded its final Delta IV Heavy rocket from their Rocketship vessel.","publishedAt":"2023-05-12T20:45:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-15T12:33:24.705Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"b973e965-3901-4bda-9236-b0afee33f388","provider":"Launch Library 2"},{"id":"8cfa00a5-a72e-48b7-80bd-944664688f59","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19296,"title":"Eutelsat eager for OneWeb uplift as broadcast sales plummet","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/eutelsat-eager-for-oneweb-uplift-as-broadcast-sales-plummet\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Eutelsat-HQ-e1572554305787.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"A shrinking broadcast business led to another drop in revenues for Eutelsat as the French satellite operator edges closer to merging with OneWeb, the low Earth orbit constellation set to boost its shift into connectivity services.","publishedAt":"2023-05-12T19:29:17.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-12T19:33:08.226Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19295,"title":"NASA Sets Coverage for Axiom Mission 2 Briefings, Events, Broadcast","url":"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-sets-coverage-for-axiom-mission-2-briefings-events-broadcast","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/nhq202204080019orig.jpeg?itok=omloWLeF","newsSite":"NASA","summary":"NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.","publishedAt":"2023-05-12T16:43:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-13T16:15:06.179Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"0297d3dc-0513-450a-babc-6f3da8e8c181","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[{"id":374,"provider":"Launch Library 2"},{"id":373,"provider":"Launch Library 2"},{"id":758,"provider":"Launch Library 2"}]},{"id":19293,"title":"The Ariane 6 rocket will now debut no earlier than the spring of 2024","url":"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2023\/05\/the-ariane-6-rockets-debut-will-slip-into-2024-the-question-is-how-far\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Under_the_stars_on_the_Ariane_6_launch_pad.png","newsSite":"Arstechnica","summary":"With further Ariane 6 delays, Europe has missed a huge opportunity.","publishedAt":"2023-05-12T14:53:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-12T15:25:34.022Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"3e461ec0-8b64-4804-b9aa-e1e1f066065a","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19292,"title":"NASA Provides Coverage of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Meeting","url":"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-provides-coverage-of-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-meeting","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/nasa_meatball_1.jpg?itok=GPrBmBv4","newsSite":"NASA","summary":"NASA is holding a public meeting at 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 31, of its independent study team on categorizing and evaluating data of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). 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The space tourism company was founded in 2019, selling yet-to-happen high-altitude balloon flights.","publishedAt":"2023-05-11T17:42:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-11T17:43:38.540Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19280,"title":"Images From NASA's Perseverance May Show Record of Wild Martian River","url":"https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/news\/9399\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/system\/news_items\/main_images\/9399_PIA25829-web.jpg","newsSite":"NASA","summary":"Evidence left in rocks is leading scientists to rethink what watery environments looked like on ancient Mars.","publishedAt":"2023-05-11T15:43:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-11T17:35:20.638Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"c4db6995-f25f-4608-8eb9-ce95d5226af2","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19279,"title":"The answer to solving the digital divide is hybrid connectivity infrastructures","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/the-answer-to-solving-the-digital-divide-is-hybrid-connectivity-infrastructures\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Brian_global_digital_divide_connected_by_hybrid_connectivity_in_e13c0456-d7f9-4fdd-b4ed-f612a3b9e319.png","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Satellite and terrestrial communications infrastructures must evolve to democratize access to connectivity worldwide.\u00a0 As a fundamental need in today\u2019s technology-driven society, hybrid network infrastructures can democratize access to connectivity for American citizens and the nearly three billion people in the world who remain unconnected.","publishedAt":"2023-05-11T15:12:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-11T15:13:08.166Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19278,"title":"Foust Forward | Big opportunities for big science with big rockets","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/foust-forward-big-opportunities-for-big-science-with-big-rockets\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Starship_2023-04-16_SpaceX.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Attendees of this year\u2019s Space Symposium were understandably distracted by what was going on a thousand miles from Colorado Springs. The conference was bookended by SpaceX\u2019s first attempt to launch [\u2026]","publishedAt":"2023-05-11T14:21:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-11T14:33:08.724Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19277,"title":"China\u2019s spaceplane conducted proximity and capture maneuvers with subsatellite, data suggests","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/chinas-spaceplane-conducted-proximity-and-capture-maneuvers-with-subsatellite-data-suggests\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PRC-Spacecraft2-and-Object-J-possible-docking-Nov-25-24-Dec.png","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"China\u2019s secretive spaceplane may have performed multiple recaptures of an object it released into orbit during its recently completed second flight as part of on-orbit testing.","publishedAt":"2023-05-11T11:49:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-11T11:53:08.080Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"4edae34f-34fc-4b80-b806-23c242fa2ad6","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19275,"title":"EchoStar has fingers crossed for August Falcon Heavy launch","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/echostar-has-fingers-crossed-for-august-falcon-heavy-launch\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rsz_jupiter_3_-_launch_configuration.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"EchoStar said its long-awaited Jupiter 3 satellite should be ready for a Falcon Heavy launch in August, although its deployment faces further delays if a higher priority government project takes this window.","publishedAt":"2023-05-10T23:30:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-11T06:51:10.214Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"72491a20-315d-4aea-b6df-d1202930bd60","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19274,"title":"Redwire reports record revenue as it seeks profitability","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/redwire-reports-record-revenue-as-it-seeks-profitability\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/irosa-deployed.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Redwire reported record revenue in the first quarter as the space technology company gets closer to profitability.","publishedAt":"2023-05-10T22:45:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-10T22:53:08.140Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19273,"title":"SpaceX successfully launches 51 Starlink satellites","url":"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-starlink-successfully-launches-51-satellites\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-10-160951.jpg","newsSite":"Teslarati","summary":"SpaceX successfully launched 51 additional Starlink satellites today, bringing its grand total to 4,391. 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Not cash subsidies, but rather open competition and contracts that promote the development of the industrial base by tasking these companies to provide the products and services DoD, the intelligence community, NASA, NOAA, and other agencies need.","publishedAt":"2023-05-10T18:54:31.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-10T19:03:08.076Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19267,"title":"EnduroSat raises $10 million","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/endurosat-raises-10-million\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rsz_cs_2.png","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"European satellite-as-a-service startup EnduroSat raised $10 million in a Series A investment round.","publishedAt":"2023-05-10T18:27:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-10T18:33:09.049Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19266,"title":"Vast says it will launch its first space station in 2025 on a Falcon 9","url":"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2023\/05\/vast-says-it-will-launch-its-first-space-station-in-2025-on-a-falcon-9\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/645af1f6b2f0b5dd845bf52e_VAST-Haven-1_Hero.jpg","newsSite":"Arstechnica","summary":"\"We have a clear path for how we're going to get there.\"","publishedAt":"2023-05-10T15:19:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-11T06:57:43.389Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"99875c7b-400c-40e2-b16c-bb9b2a02a0d8","provider":"Launch Library 2"},{"id":"4cc61288-6f94-41de-8fd5-7fe4d72aedfb","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19265,"title":"On National Security | The space surveillance arms race is in full swing","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/on-national-security-the-space-surveillance-arms-race-is-in-full-swing\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NorthropGrumman-BuiltSpaceSensorSatellitesLaunchinSupportofUSSpaceForce-8Mission_1.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"For some time now, alarms have been sounding in the United States military over activities of Chinese and Russian spacecraft in orbit that are viewed as potentially threatening. 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For 2023 and beyond, look for the sector to maintain its robust growth.","publishedAt":"2023-05-09T16:38:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-09T16:43:08.179Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19250,"title":"Orbital Outpost X raises $5 million","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/orbital-outpost-x-raises-5-million\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rsz_oo1_-_c_1.png","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Orbital Outpost X, a Silicon Valley space technology startup formerly called Space Villages, received a $5 million convertible note from Space Infrastructures Ventures of the Netherlands.","publishedAt":"2023-05-09T15:58:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-09T16:03:08.036Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19249,"title":"NASA Announces Upcoming Retirement of Space Technology Head","url":"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-announces-upcoming-retirement-of-space-technology-head","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/jim_reuter_1.jpg?itok=xEvy2h4w","newsSite":"NASA","summary":"James L. Reuter, associate administrator for NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), announced Tuesday he will retire from NASA after 40 years of service. Reuter's retirement will be effective Friday, June 30.","publishedAt":"2023-05-09T14:03:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-09T14:03:21.221Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19247,"title":"Ambitious Arab mission to explore seven asteroids, including a very red one","url":"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2023\/05\/ambitious-arab-mission-to-explore-seven-asteroids-including-a-very-red-one\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/trans-Neptunian-objects-artist-illustration.jpg","newsSite":"Arstechnica","summary":"The mission could uncover secrets about objects beyond Neptune.","publishedAt":"2023-05-09T13:03:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-09T13:13:19.301Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19248,"title":"NOAA kicks off NEON weather satellite 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Our collective dysphasia makes it harder for space companies to raise money and dramatically more difficult to sustain support in Washington.","publishedAt":"2023-05-08T18:49:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-08T18:53:07.742Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19239,"title":"Blue Origin picking up the pace at the Cape","url":"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2023\/05\/blue-origin-pace-cape\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IF3A3202-wmarked-1170x780.jpeg","newsSite":"NASASpaceflight","summary":"While SpaceX has captured headlines with its first test flight of Starship, Blue Origin, the company founded by rival billionaire Jeff Bezos, is ramping up work on its own reusable heavy-lift rocket and a reusable Starship-like vehicle.","publishedAt":"2023-05-08T18:35:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-05-08T18:43:19.742Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19238,"title":"NASA, Rocket Lab Launch First Pair of Storm Observing 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JUICE had little-to-no issues during the launch sequence, right from blasting off atop an Ariane 5 rocket from the Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana within a one-second launch window, to deploying its massive solar arrays.","publishedAt":"2023-04-29T00:37:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-29T06:06:15.435Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"4066e51e-93ce-46f7-9806-9d2d712107a6","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19153,"title":"Orienspace of China targets first launch in second half of the year","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/orienspace-of-china-targets-first-launch-in-second-half-of-the-year\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/orienspace-gravity1-premises-tour-april2023.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Chinese rocket startup Orienspace is moving towards a debut launch from a sea platform with a solid rocket later this year.","publishedAt":"2023-04-28T20:59:17.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-28T20:59:47.445Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19152,"title":"Air Force navigation satellite experiment applying lessons from GPS","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/air-force-navigation-satellite-experiment-applying-lessons-from-gps\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/220623-F-F3963-1033-scaled.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"The U.S. Air Force Navigation Technology Satellite-3 \u2014 a flight experiment seven years in the making \u2014 is undergoing final tests ahead of a projected 2024 launch.","publishedAt":"2023-04-28T20:30:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-28T20:39:48.175Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19151,"title":"Astra, Exotrail win satellite propulsion orders","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/astra-exotrail-win-satellite-propulsion-orders\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/astra-engine-devkit.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Astra Space and Exotrail have won orders for satellite electric propulsion systems as they work to scale up production of those products.","publishedAt":"2023-04-28T19:15:38.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-28T19:19:47.828Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19150,"title":"SpaceX prepares for Falcon and Falcon 9 double header, weather may play spoiler","url":"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/falcon-heavy-falcon-9-double-header-launch-weather-spoiler\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/U5A9914.jpg","newsSite":"Teslarati","summary":"SpaceX is targeting launches of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy later this evening. The Falcon 9 carrying SES O3b mPower satellite...","publishedAt":"2023-04-28T19:10:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-29T06:06:38.520Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"ff9b6a09-2b5a-4ca3-934e-c86db21b7a1b","provider":"Launch Library 2"},{"id":"8b1067dd-81c6-4bc3-b0f1-45f78963716f","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19149,"title":"Spaceport Cornwall expands facilities following Virgin Orbit failure","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/spaceport-cornwall-expands-facilities-following-virgin-orbit-failure\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/launcherone-cornwall.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Spaceport Cornwall, which provided the runway for Virgin Orbit\u2019s failed launch from the U.K. in January, opened a new operations facility April 27 to attract more businesses in the wake of its flagship customer\u2019s bankruptcy.","publishedAt":"2023-04-28T18:24:40.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-29T06:06:46.173Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"b0fbc1b8-f822-4345-95af-85782e2669d3","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19147,"title":"SpaceX launches O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 mission from Florida","url":"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2023\/04\/o3b-mpower-3-4\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NSF-2023-04-28-23-15-45-778-1.jpg","newsSite":"NASASpaceflight","summary":"As SpaceX resumed Falcon launches after Starship\u2019s exhilarating first orbital flight test last week, the company launched the O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 mission on Friday. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station came at 6:16 pm EDT (22:16 UTC).","publishedAt":"2023-04-28T17:10:49.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-29T06:06:53.332Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"ff9b6a09-2b5a-4ca3-934e-c86db21b7a1b","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19145,"title":"Europe\u2019s major new interplanetary spacecraft has a slight problem","url":"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2023\/04\/europes-major-new-interplanetary-spacecraft-has-a-slight-problem\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Juice_s_longest_antenna_awaits_deployment.png","newsSite":"Arstechnica","summary":"Various options are still available to nudge the important instrument.","publishedAt":"2023-04-28T14:36:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-28T16:25:33.979Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"4066e51e-93ce-46f7-9806-9d2d712107a6","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19144,"title":"Rocket Report: Feds assess Starship fallout; Sweden accidentally bombs Norway","url":"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2023\/04\/rocket-report-feds-assess-starship-fallout-sweden-accidentally-bombs-norway\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/52798179233_97a4744891_k.jpg","newsSite":"Arstechnica","summary":"\"It is crucial that those responsible immediately inform the relevant Norwegian authorities.\"","publishedAt":"2023-04-28T11:15:47.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-28T16:25:41.679Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"e32d375f-0d6e-4e54-b4f2-2b49db657fca","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19143,"title":"China to establish organization to coordinate international moon base","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/china-to-establish-organization-to-coordinate-international-moon-base\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ilrs-glex2021-june16-phase3.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"China National Space Administration will soon set up an organization to oversee and coordinate the China-led International Lunar Research Station.","publishedAt":"2023-04-28T07:59:35.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-28T07:59:48.444Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19146,"title":"Download the 2023 Space Symposium Daily","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/download-the-2023-space-symposium-daily\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/symposium_cover.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"SpaceNews\u00a0produced the official Show Daily for all three exhibit days of the 38th Space Symposium at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, April 17-20, 2023.","publishedAt":"2023-04-28T06:11:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-28T16:09:47.832Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19142,"title":"Nelson expects SpaceX to be ready for next Starship launch within months","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/nelson-expects-spacex-to-be-ready-for-next-starship-launch-within-months\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/starship-liftoff-april2023.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told a House committee that SpaceX\u2019s truncated Starship test flight was not a major setback in plans to use that vehicle to land astronauts on the moon as soon as 2025.","publishedAt":"2023-04-28T03:16:39.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-28T06:22:22.949Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"id":"e32d375f-0d6e-4e54-b4f2-2b49db657fca","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":19141,"title":"How Chang Zheng 9 arrived at the \u201cStarship-like\u201d design","url":"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2023\/04\/cz-9-update\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/77d13d6d-781d-4a2d-afa0-276ec1d7f67f.jpeg","newsSite":"NASASpaceflight","summary":"China has been very agile in developing its super-heavy lift vehicle Chang Zheng 9 (CZ-9). It initially started as a fully expendable rocket, like the Ares V or SLS rockets, but over the years developed into at first a partially reusable concept, and recently, with Starship becoming more real, it changed its design again to become a fully reusable launch vehicle. Today we want to look at the road to that design.","publishedAt":"2023-04-28T00:01:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-28T00:09:59.727Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19140,"title":"Russia commits to ISS extension to 2028","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/russia-commits-to-iss-extension-to-2028\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ISS-in-2021-as-seen-from-Dragon_NASA.jpeg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"The Russian government has agreed to continue participation in the International Space Station to at least 2028, the last partner to agree to an extension of the station\u2019s operations.","publishedAt":"2023-04-27T23:47:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-27T23:49:48.127Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19138,"title":"Chinese state-owned academy makes rocket engines available to commercial space firms","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/chinese-state-owned-academy-makes-rocket-engines-available-to-commercial-space-firms\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Tianlong2-launch-2april2023-Space-pioneer-1.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"China\u2019s main space contractor is marketing reusable rocket engines to speed up development of China\u2019s commercial space sector.","publishedAt":"2023-04-27T21:01:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-27T21:09:48.229Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19136,"title":"Spain\u2019s Satlantis expands into thermal imagery with UK investment","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/spains-satlantis-expands-into-thermal-imagery-with-uk-investment\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/photo1.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Spanish Earth observation satellite provider Satlantis has bought a majority stake in British university spin-out SuperSharp to expand into the thermal imaging market.","publishedAt":"2023-04-27T20:39:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-27T20:49:47.627Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19137,"title":"Light Steering Technologies claims $1.25 million Air Force contract","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/light-steering-technologies-claims-1-25-million-air-force-contract\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rsz_3screen_shot_2023-04-26_at_84014_pm.png","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"New Hampshire startup Light Steering Technologies won a $1.25 million U.S. Air Force contract for angular pointing technology with small satellite applications.","publishedAt":"2023-04-27T20:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-27T20:49:47.630Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19134,"title":"Entrepreneurs to Pitch Ideas for Future in NASA \u2018Space Tank\u2019","url":"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/entrepreneurs-to-pitch-ideas-for-future-in-nasa-space-tank","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/52573355372_8094630f72_o.jpeg?itok=VJU7wP3c","newsSite":"NASA","summary":"College students in NASA\u2019s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Innovation and Technology Tech Transfer Idea Competition (MITTIC) will pitch their projects during a \u201cSpace Tank\u201d at Space Center Houston on Friday, April 28. The competition will begin at 9:30 a.m. EDT, and the winning team will be announced at 1 p.m.","publishedAt":"2023-04-27T18:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-27T18:30:03.631Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19132,"title":"Raytheon rethinks strategy to compete in military satellite market","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/raytheon-rethinks-strategy-to-compete-in-military-satellite-market\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blackjack_Space_Image-copy.png","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Raytheon is building seven satellites for the Space Development Agency but plans to pursue a different strategy in future SDA satellite procurements.","publishedAt":"2023-04-27T17:49:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-27T17:49:47.751Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":19133,"title":"Albedo wins Air Force contract to supply thermal imagery at night","url":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/albedo-wins-air-force-contract-to-supply-thermal-imagery-at-night\/","imageUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rsz_albedo_vis-sharpened_thermal_imagery_updated.jpg","newsSite":"SpaceNews","summary":"Earth observation startup Albedo announced a $1.25 million contract to provide the National Air and Space Intelligence Center with thermal infrared imagery for nighttime applications.","publishedAt":"2023-04-27T17:43:14.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-04-27T17:49:47.754Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]}]}