Satellite News

SpaceX is replacing two engines on the Falcon 9 rocket that will launch its next NASA astronaut mission after spotting a problem on an earlier launch.

Investment in the Russian-Kazakh rocket launch pad Baiterek [aka Baitarek] project totals around US$1 billion, Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin was quoted as saying.

NASA’s Robotic Refuelling Mission 3 (RRM3) has successfully completed its second set of robotic tool operations on the International Space Station, demonstrating key techniques for transferring cryogenic fluids, used as coolants, propellants, or for life support systems in orbit.

Design work on systems of Clearspace-1, a mission to remove space debris from the orbit, began in Europe this summer, the head of the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Moscow office, Rene Pischel, was quoted as saying.

NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have finalised an agreement to collaborate on the Artemis Gateway. The agreement marks NASA’s first formal commitment to launch international crew members to the lunar vicinity as part of NASA’s Artemis missions.

Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos will start establishing a new cluster of over 600 satellites under the Sfera (Sphere) programme from 2021, Roskosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin announced.

The Boeing Company reported financial results for the third quarter 2020.

The satellites lifted off today (Oct. 28) atop a Rocket Lab Electron booster, which launched from the company’s New Zealand pad at 5:14 p.m. EDT (2114 GMT; 10:14 a.m. on Oct. 29 local New Zealand time).