TOKYO (JAXA PR) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ( JAXA ) started accepting applications for new astronaut candidates from noon on December 20, 2021 ( Monday), and ended at noon on March 4, 2022 ( Friday ). The number of applicants *1 who have applied from many people and completed the application procedure as of noon on March 4 ( Friday) is as follows. Number of applicants (as of 3/4 noon): 1,563 (female ratio: 20%) The final number of applicants*2 will be confirmed after the deadline for submitting the health […]

VANCOUVER, BC, March 19, 2022 (EarthDaily Analytics PR) – EarthDaily Analytics Corp. (“EDA” or the “Company”), a vertically-integrated data processing and analytics company pairing cutting-edge Big Data tools with proven Space technologies, today announced the appointment of James Tansey as Vice President of EarthDaily’s Carbon Analytics initiatives.

Tansey has twenty years of experience leading and applying cutting-edge academic research to solve the greatest challenges facing the world, with a particular focus on the use of technology to achieve impact and sustainable investment goals. In his role as VP of Carbon Analytics at EDA, Tansey will lead the development and deployment of a service offering utilizing both existing satellite-derived geoanalytics capabilities and the forthcoming EarthDaily Constellation to provide corporations, investors, and government regulators with the ability to monitor and assure ESG mandates and regulatory compliance globally with scientific-quality data updated on a daily basis. This service will focus in particular on commercial opportunities in the rapidly growing carbon markets.

SAN FRANCISCO (Astranis PR) — Astranis Space Technologies Corp. today announced that the first MicroGEO satellite is ready for launch after successful completion of final testing.

Astranis has now completed all major tests necessary for its first MicroGEO spacecraft to be ready to ship to the launch site, including vibration and vibroacoustic tests, final solar array and antenna deployment tests, propulsion system tests, software tests, and electrical checkouts. This follows a successful thermal-vacuum, or TVAC, test campaign that was concluded late last year.

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. (SpaceX PR) — On Saturday, March 19 at 12:24 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, completing the first twelfth launch and landing of an orbital class rocket booster. This Falcon 9 first stage booster previously launched Dragon’s first crew demonstration mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7, and […]

TASS reports that Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin has given International Space Station’s partners NASA, European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency until the end of this month to lift what he called illegal sanctions against Russian aerospace companies over the invasion of Ukraine. “We will wait until the end of March. The lack of response or a negative response would be a basis for our decision,” he said, […]

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Virgin Orbit PR) — The Government of Poland has signed a letter of intent to partner with Virgin Orbit to bring the first-ever air launch capabilities to Eastern Europe. This includes investment in a spaceport, which will become a launch hub for surrounding Baltic nations.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., March 18, 2022 (CASIS PR) – The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS), manager of the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory, issued a new research solicitation today focused on education and digital engagement utilizing the unique assets of the orbiting laboratory.

The ISS National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) “Leveraging the ISS National Lab to Enable Digital Engagement in K-12 and Higher Education” is open to U.S.-based entities seeking to establish or expand programs and products for students of all ages, particularly those from underserved communities. This research announcement will include up to $400,000 in total funding for multiple selected projects.

HOUSTON (NASA PR) — NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei arrived at the International Space Station on April 9, 2021, and is expected to return home March 30, 2022, after spending 355 days in low-Earth orbit. This duration breaks the previous record, held by retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, by 15 days.

Vande Hei will return in a Soyuz spacecraft as scheduled alongside cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov.

Former Senior U.S. National Security Officials Susan M. Gordon, Richard V. Spencer and Ryan D. McCarthy to Lead Proxy Board

LONDON and HOUSTON, March 17, 2022 (OneWeb PR) — OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, today announced that the U.S. Government has approved its appointment of three former senior U.S. national security officials to serve as members of a Proxy Board for OneWeb Technologies. OneWeb Technologies, formerly TrustComm, is OneWeb’s U.S. proxy focused on solving secure, mission-critical real-time connectivity challenges for customers in the U.S. 

The Proxy Board was appointed to protect U.S. classified information and ensure OneWeb Technologies’ compliance with all U.S. Government regulations.

LOUISVILLE, Colo. (Sierra Space PR) – Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company with 1,100 employees, more than 500 missions and over 30 years of space flight heritage, and Kanematsu Corporation announced today that the companies have jointly signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oita Prefecture agreeing to investigate Oita Airport in Kunisaki, Oita, Japan, as a potential landing site in Asia for Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser® spaceplane.

With the announcement, Sierra Space and Kanematsu will work together to identify and develop new business opportunities for Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser in Japan and across the Asian continent.

A three man crew of Russian cosmonauts entered the International Space station today wearing bright yellow flight suits with blue trim — colors very similar to those used on the flag of Ukraine, which Russia invaded last month. Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, and Sergey Korsakov arrived at the station on the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft at 3:12 p.m. EDT. They were launched aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It’s possible […]

KENT, Wash. (Blue Origin PR) — Blue Origin’s 20th flight of New Shepard has shifted to Tuesday, March 29. Pete Davidson is no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission. We will announce the sixth crew member in the coming days.

This mission is the fourth human flight for the New Shepard program and the 20th in its history.  

Live launch coverage begins on BlueOrigin.com at T-60 minutes from Launch Site One in West Texas.