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• newSpace News: NASA's Mars 2020 gets a dose of space here on Earth - Lake County News
  Space News: NASA's Mars 2020 gets a dose of space here on Earth  Lake County NewsThe completed spacecraft that will carry the Mars 2020 rover to the Red Planet, next year hangs suspended by cables inside the Space Simulator Facility at ...
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• newWow! This Is What SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Look Like in the Night Sky - Space.com
  Wow! This Is What SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Look Like in the Night Sky  Space.comA satellite tracker has spotted SpaceX's Starlink fleet in the sky a day after the 60-satellite launch. The view is amazing!
  - 8 hours ago 25 May 19, 3:41am -
• newSpaceX raises over $1 billion through two funding rounds - SpaceNews
  SpaceX raises over $1 billion through two funding rounds  SpaceNewsSpaceX launches dozens of 'Starlink' internet satellites into space — its heaviest payload ever  NBC NewsSpaceX Will Make History with 60-Satellite Launch Tonight  Space…
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• newCommunication after SpaceX Crew Dragon anomaly 'was poor,' NASA Administrator says - WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
  Communication after SpaceX Crew Dragon anomaly 'was poor,' NASA Administrator says  WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlandoAfter a question from News 6, Bridenstine acknowledged communications after the SpaceX mishap could have been better.
  - 17 hours ago 24 May 19, 7:09pm -
• newApollo 11 at 50 Archives - SpaceNews
  Apollo 11 at 50 Archives  SpaceNewsFifty-eight years ago, almost to the day, President Kennedy declared what was, at the time, a bold national goal: To send a man to the moon within a decade, ...
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• newMeteor magnets in outer space—study finds elusive giant planets - Phys.org
  Meteor magnets in outer space—study finds elusive giant planets  Phys.orgAstronomers believe planets like Jupiter shield us from space objects that would otherwise slam into Earth. Now they're closer to learning whether giant planets ...
  - 20 hours ago 24 May 19, 3:52pm -
• newBoeing completes tests of Starliner thrusters - SpaceNews
  Boeing completes tests of Starliner thrusters  SpaceNewsBoeing has completed ground testing of the thrusters for its Starliner commercial crew vehicle, nearly a year after a setback in earlier testing of them.
  - 20 hours ago 24 May 19, 3:44pm -
• newOp-Ed | Time to go back to the moon, to truly stay - SpaceNews
  Op-Ed | Time to go back to the moon, to truly stay  SpaceNewsIn responding to the president's desire to return Americans to the moon within his planned term of office, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine faces several ...
  - 20 hours ago 24 May 19, 3:25pm -
• newCrunch time: Rocket companies in all-out battle for Air Force award - SpaceNews
  Crunch time: Rocket companies in all-out battle for Air Force award  SpaceNewsThis article originally appeared in the May 20, 2019 issue of SpaceNews magazine. The U.S. Air Force has given United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Northrop ...
  - 23 hours ago 24 May 19, 12:57pm -
• Sirangelo leaves NASA after exploration reorganization scrapped - SpaceNews
  Sirangelo leaves NASA after exploration reorganization scrapped  SpaceNewsA former space industry executive who joined NASA to guide its revamped lunar exploration strategy has left the agency after just a month and a half.
  - 1 day ago 24 May 19, 11:29am -
• Asteroid with its own moon will swing by Earth this weekend - 9news.com.au
  Asteroid with its own moon will swing by Earth this weekend  9news.com.auA huge double asteroid is streaking toward Earth, but scientists say it will pass by with plenty of room to...
  - 1 day ago 24 May 19, 1:54am -
• Senate Armed Services OKs Space Force with conditions - SpaceNews
  Senate Armed Services OKs Space Force with conditions  SpaceNewsThe SASC bill seeks to minimize cost and ease the growing pains of establishing a new *service* by making the commander of Air Force Space Command also ...
  - 2 days ago 23 May 19, 11:15pm -
• Amazon activates ground station business with first two of 12 stations - SpaceNews
  Amazon activates ground station business with first two of 12 stations  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — Some six months after announcing plans to disrupt the satellite ground station business, Amazon has started *service* at its first two sites.
  - 2 days ago 23 May 19, 11:00pm -
• Congress worries authorities it gave DoD might backfire - SpaceNews
  Congress worries authorities it gave DoD might backfire  SpaceNewsThis article was first published in the SN Military.Space newsletter. If you would like to get our news and insights for national security space professionals every ...
  - 2 days ago 23 May 19, 10:43pm -
• China suffers Long March 4 failure - SpaceNews
  China suffers Long March 4 failure  SpaceNewsEditors note: China's state-run Xinhua news agency has since confirmed the failure of a Long March 4 carrying the Yaogan-33 satellite. “The first and second ...
  - 2 days ago 23 May 19, 3:44pm -
• Op-Ed | Preserving NewSpace innovation while championing M&A in our ecosystem - SpaceNews
  Op-Ed | Preserving NewSpace innovation while championing M&A in our ecosystem  SpaceNewsThe NewSpace sector is expected to grow from a $350 billion global industry in 2018 to a trillion dollar one by 2040, according to a Morgan Stanley report.
  - 2 days ago 23 May 19, 2:37pm -
• How Dead Aliens Could Help Save Humanity - Space.com
  How Dead Aliens Could Help Save Humanity  Space.comThose who don't learn the lessons of an extinct alien civilization's fall may be doomed to repeat it. Humanity appears to be going down a dangerous path. We've ...
  - 2 days ago 23 May 19, 11:00am -
• NOAA seeks funding for innovative technologies, novel partnerships - SpaceNews
  NOAA seeks funding for innovative technologies, novel partnerships  SpaceNewsThis article originally appeared in the May 6, 2019 issue of SpaceNews magazine. NOAA's Satellite and Information *Service* is requesting nearly $17.3 million in ...
  - 2 days ago 23 May 19, 6:02am -
• A Critical Hit to Huawei, the Student Space Race, and More News - WIRED
  A Critical Hit to Huawei, the Student Space Race, and More News  WIREDTrouble is brewing for a Chinese electronics giant, students sent a rocket into actual space, and the highly infectious measles just won't go away. Here's the ...
  - 3 days ago 22 May 19, 10:58pm -
• Olis Robotics Archives - SpaceNews
  Olis Robotics Archives  SpaceNewsOlis Robotics is working to demonstrate the application of its autonomy software for NASA, the Air Force and others space customers to support internal and ...
  - 3 days ago 22 May 19, 10:45pm -
• Olis Robotics sees many space applications for autonomy software - SpaceNews
  Olis Robotics sees many space applications for autonomy software  SpaceNewsPASADENA, Calif. – Olis Robotics, a company that offers software for mobile remote robots, sees many applications for its artificial intelligence to support ...
  - 3 days ago 22 May 19, 10:44pm -
• Momentum grows for nuclear thermal propulsion - SpaceNews
  Momentum grows for nuclear thermal propulsion  SpaceNewsWith congressional funding and industry support, nuclear thermal propulsion is making progress for potential use on future NASA deep space missions.
  - 3 days ago 22 May 19, 9:43pm -
• Are laser links ready for prime time? - SpaceNews
  Are laser links ready for prime time?  SpaceNewsPASADENA, Calif. — Although NASA's Mars Laser Communications Demonstration never flew, the project proceeded far enough to establish a price for ...
  - 3 days ago 22 May 19, 8:37pm -
• Companies encourage NASA to press ahead with LEO commercialization efforts - SpaceNews
  Companies encourage NASA to press ahead with LEO commercialization efforts  SpaceNewsCompanies propsing commercial space stations are wondering if NASA's support for such work has been overshadowed by the agency's rush back to the moon.
  - 3 days ago 22 May 19, 7:23pm -
• An embarrassment of rockets? - SpaceNews
  An embarrassment of rockets?  SpaceNewsThis article originally appeared in the May 6, 2019 issue of SpaceNews magazine. Some people see the proliferation of startups developing rocket engines as a ...
  - 3 days ago 22 May 19, 4:03pm -
• Inflection point coming for antenna equation - SpaceNews
  Inflection point coming for antenna equation  SpaceNewsPASADENA, Calif. — As the cost of phased array antennas drops, the technology becomes increasing attractive to commercial customers like Kongsberg ...
  - 3 days ago 22 May 19, 4:03pm -
• Not everyone on Capitol Hill disapproves of the Air Force launch strategy - SpaceNews
  Not everyone on Capitol Hill disapproves of the Air Force launch strategy  SpaceNewsThis article was first published in the SN Military.Space newsletter. If you would like to get our news and insights for national security space professionals ever…
  - 3 days ago 22 May 19, 4:03pm -
• Viasat selected to develop military Link 16 communications satellite in low Earth orbit - SpaceNews
  Viasat selected to develop military Link 16 communications satellite in low Earth orbit  SpaceNewsPresident Ken Peterman says the company will be the first to prototype and test space-based Link 16 radios. WASHINGTON — Viasat announced May 22 it…
  - 3 days ago 22 May 19, 12:55pm -
• House bill restores funding to Earth science and astrophysics missions - SpaceNews
  House bill restores funding to Earth science and astrophysics missions  SpaceNewsHouse appropriators criticized NASA for seeking to cancel “legacy” science programs in favor of new exploration work, restoring funding for those missions.
  - 3 days ago 22 May 19, 11:26am -
• US launch companies not worried about Chinese competition - SpaceNews
  US launch companies not worried about Chinese competition  SpaceNewsDespite the growth of commercial Chinese launch developers, executives with American companies said they're not worried about any potential competition.
  - 3 days ago 22 May 19, 12:20am -
• Defense Innovation Unit aims to award contracts in 60 days - SpaceNews
  Defense Innovation Unit aims to award contracts in 60 days  SpaceNewsPASADENA, Calif. — The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), an agency created in 2015 to accelerate the adoption of commercial technology to solve national ...
  - 4 days ago 21 May 19, 11:02pm -
• Industry seeks more time to review revised commercial launch regulations - SpaceNews
  Industry seeks more time to review revised commercial launch regulations  SpaceNewsPASADENA, Calif. — Dissatisfied with the length and *content* of proposed rules to streamline commercial launch and reentry regulations, industry officials say ..…
  - 4 days ago 21 May 19, 10:06pm -
• Air Force SMC seeks to expand development testing - SpaceNews
  Air Force SMC seeks to expand development testing  SpaceNewsPASADENA, Calif. – The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) is eager to increase development testing of space technology. “We have to do fast ...
  - 4 days ago 21 May 19, 10:04pm -
• Tethers Unlimited developing satellite servicer for LEO missions - SpaceNews
  Tethers Unlimited developing satellite servicer for LEO missions  SpaceNewsTethers Unlimited is designing a satellite servicing vehicle that would leverage technologies developed for the U.S. Defense Department and NASA to *service* ...
  - 4 days ago 21 May 19, 9:33pm -
• Schedule woes for GPS 3 ground control system far from over, warns GAO - SpaceNews
  Schedule woes for GPS 3 ground control system far from over, warns GAO  SpaceNewsGAO predicts the OCX schedule will continue to slip. Raytheon: “The GAO findings are inaccurate.” WASHINGTON — A troubled ground control system for the ...
  - 4 days ago 21 May 19, 7:55pm -
• Safety last: Reckless behavior provides China with economic competitive advantages in space launch - SpaceNews
  Safety last: Reckless behavior provides China with economic competitive advantages in space launch  SpaceNewsThis article originally appeared in the May 20, 2019 issue of SpaceNews magazine. Space launch is becoming a highly competitive market and…
  - 4 days ago 21 May 19, 4:08pm -
• In 2020, NASA Will Send Living Things to Deep Space for First Time Since Apollo - Space.com
  In 2020, NASA Will Send Living Things to Deep Space for First Time Since Apollo  Space.comNASA is getting ready to launch living creatures to deep space for the first time in nearly five decades.
  - 4 days ago 21 May 19, 4:05pm -
• EchoStar selling broadcast business, including nine satellites, to Dish for $800 million - SpaceNews
  EchoStar selling broadcast business, including nine satellites, to Dish for $800 million  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — EchoStar Corp. on May 20 agreed to sell its waning broadcast satellite services business to Dish Networks for $800 million, reshaping…
  - 5 days ago 20 May 19, 5:03pm -
• Achieving Bezos' bold vision of space settlement requires bold policy direction - SpaceNews
  Achieving Bezos' bold vision of space settlement requires bold policy direction  SpaceNewsThose who watched the full 51-minute version of Jeff Bezos' May 9 Blue Moon announcement were treated to a tutorial on the work of Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill.
  - 5 days ago 20 May 19, 1:08pm -
• SpaceX files bid protest in federal court - SpaceNews
  SpaceX files bid protest in federal court  SpaceNewsARCADIA, Calif. — SpaceX filed a bid protest in federal court against the government May 17, but most details about the protest, including the specific award ...
  - 5 days ago 20 May 19, 11:07am -
• Industry wants NASA to move ahead quickly on Gateway module - SpaceNews
  Industry wants NASA to move ahead quickly on Gateway module  SpaceNewsIn order to meet the goal of landing humans on the moon in 2024, NASA needs to get one element of its lunar Gateway on contract in the near future.
  - 5 days ago 20 May 19, 4:20am -
• House appropriators deny Space Force funding, call on DoD to study alternatives - SpaceNews
  House appropriators deny Space Force funding, call on DoD to study alternatives  SpaceNewsThe HAC draft report notes that the decision to not back the $72 million request should not be read as a complete rejection of the idea of establishing a Spa…
  - 6 days ago 19 May 19, 9:43pm -
• Thornberry bill would help venture-backed startups compete for DoD small business awards - SpaceNews
  Thornberry bill would help venture-backed startups compete for DoD small business awards  SpaceNewsThornberry is proposing legislation that would make it easier for startups like Capella Space to continue to get private funding and compete for DoD…
  - 7 days ago 18 May 19, 8:48pm -
• SpaceX Is Building a 'Starship' Rocket Prototype in Florida, Too - Space.com
  SpaceX Is Building a 'Starship' Rocket Prototype in Florida, Too  Space.comSpaceX hopes a little friendly competition will improve the design of its Mars spaceship. The company has already built a scaled-down prototype of that ...
  - 7 days ago 18 May 19, 11:45am -
• NASA spending bill clears House subcommittee - SpaceNews
  NASA spending bill clears House subcommittee  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — A House appropriations subcommittee approved a spending bill May 17 that provides NASA with more than $22.3 billion but largely ignores ...
  - 8 days ago 17 May 19, 9:10pm -
• NASA selects 11 companies for lunar lander studies - SpaceNews
  NASA selects 11 companies for lunar lander studies  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — NASA announced May 16 it has selected 11 companies to begin studies and initial prototype development of portions of lunar landers the ...
  - 8 days ago 17 May 19, 11:25am -
• Space officers could have a better chance of promotion under new proposed guidelines - SpaceNews
  Space officers could have a better chance of promotion under new proposed guidelines  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — The Air Force is considering changing how it evaluates officers who are up for promotion. According to a draft proposal that will be deba…
  - 9 days ago 16 May 19, 8:39pm -
• Senate hearing examines commercial implications of Space Force - SpaceNews
  Senate hearing examines commercial implications of Space Force  SpaceNewsWhile debate about establishing a Space Force has centered on its national security implications, a recent Senate hearing examined commercial issues.
  - 9 days ago 16 May 19, 8:58am -
• Landspace assembles methalox engine, signs international agreements - SpaceNews
  Landspace assembles methalox engine, signs international agreements  SpaceNewsHELSINKI — Chinese private launch firm LandSpace has completed assembly of a liquid methane-liquid oxygen rocket engine for its new Zhuque-2 launch ...
  - 9 days ago 16 May 19, 7:00am -
• Musk says Starlink “economically viable” with around 1000 satellites - SpaceNews
  Musk says Starlink “economically viable” with around 1000 satellites  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — SpaceX shared details about its largely secretive Starlink constellation program March 15, providing updated targets for commercial *service*, ...
  - 10 days ago 15 May 19, 7:00am -
• The new frontier of national security and exploration is in the heavens - SpaceNews
  The new frontier of national security and exploration is in the heavens  SpaceNewsFifty years after man's first steps on the moon, the future of human exploration in the final frontier is at a critical turning point. American leadership in space i…
  - 10 days ago 15 May 19, 7:00am -
• Troubleshooting of Mars InSight instrument continues - SpaceNews
  Troubleshooting of Mars InSight instrument continues  SpaceNewsEngineers are continuing to work to free an instrument on NASA's InSight Mars lander that remains stuck just below the surface.
  - 10 days ago 15 May 19, 7:00am -
• Download your News from Satellite 2019 digital edition - SpaceNews
  Download your News from Satellite 2019 digital edition  SpaceNewsThe SpaceNews News from Satellite 2019 cover editorial team produced a daily email newsletter and all-day web coverage during the Satellite 2019 ...
  - 11 days ago 14 May 19, 7:00am -
• House appropriators restrict funds for Space Development Agency - SpaceNews
  House appropriators restrict funds for Space Development Agency  SpaceNewsThe legislation restricts funds for the SDA and provides $15 million to further study the establishment of a Space Force. WASHINGTON — House appropriators ...
  - 11 days ago 14 May 19, 7:00am -
• Cost of Delta 4 Heavy launches is down but the real price is a secret - SpaceNews
  Cost of Delta 4 Heavy launches is down but the real price is a secret  SpaceNewsThe Air Force announcement that it is paying ULA $449.8 million for three Delta 4 Heavy launches is only half the story. WASHINGTON — The Air Force Space ...
  - 11 days ago 14 May 19, 7:00am -