REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (Northrop Grumman PR) – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently completed the preliminary design review for a high-energy laser prototype that will feature an architecture scalable to more than a megawatt for the U.S. Department of Defense. The review establishes the company’s technical approach for precise, low-cost, speed-of-light technology for military operations.

On Sunday, July 10 at 6:39 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. SpaceX has now launched 2,805 Starlink satellites, with 2,518 still operating, according to Jonathan’s Space Report. This Falcon 9 first stage booster previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and three Starlink missions.

by Jeanne Dailey
Air Force Research Laboratory Public Affairs

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate spaceflight experiment Recurve was launched July 2, 2022, from the Mojave Air and Space Port on the Virgin Orbit space system in California. The launch supported the U.S. Space Force’s STP-S28A mission and carried six additional payloads for the Department of Defense Space Test Program (STP).

Recurve is the latest in several low-cost CubeSats designed, built and operated entirely in house at the Space Vehicles Directorate located on Kirtland AFB.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (CASIS PR) – In the absence of effective countermeasures, prolonged spaceflight can result in many of the same physiological changes associated with aging—bone loss, muscle deterioration, and altered immune system function—only at a much quicker rate. This makes the microgravity environment of the International Space Station (ISS) a valuable platform for research on conditions associated with the aging process.

This week on The Space Show with Dr. David Livingston: Tuesday, July 12 — 7 PM PDT (9 PM CDT; 10 PM EDT): Guests: Gary Calnan. Our guest talks Cislunar Industries, debris removal and more. Check out his website, https://www.cislunarindustries.com Wednesday, July 13 — 10 PM PDT (12 AM CDT; 1 AM EDT): Hotel Mars pre-recorded with Laura Montgomery. Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Laura Montgomery Artemis and space law Friday, July 15 — 9:30-11 […]

BOCA RATON, Fla. (Terran Orbital Corporation PR) — Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States and Allied aerospace and defense industries, today announced the appointment of Jonathan Siegmann as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Mr. Siegmann will lead Terran Orbital’s investor relations, M&A, and venture efforts among other development initiatives. Marc Bell, Terran Orbital’s Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer commented, […]

The activity follows approval for satellite-driven 5G non-terrestrial networks (5G NTNs) from the 3GPP global telecommunications standards’ body

5G non-terrestrial networks could help to provide complete global 5G coverage – including areas currently not served by terrestrial networks

This initial work in France would be to test and validate 5G NTN to gain leverage from the satellite and ICT ecosystem  

STOCKHOLM (Ericsson PR) — Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), French aerospace company Thales (Euronext Paris: HO), and wireless technology innovator Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) are planning to take 5G out of this world and across a network of Earth-orbiting satellites.

The new team builds on World View’s existing safety protocols as the company readies for human flights in 2024

TUSCON, Ariz. (World View PR) – World View, the leading stratospheric exploration and space tourism company, hired three new industry experts to establish and lead a new safety program that includes the company’s testing and safety protocols ahead of human space flights starting in 2024. The new personnel will build on World View’s existing safety protocols and risk assessment procedures that have successfully guided more than 100 uncrewed flights and remote sensing missions for commercial and government customers. In turn, the committee’s work will provide the additional measures needed for World View to begin space tourism missions in two years.

President Joe Biden has decided to move up the unveiling of the first image from the James Webb Space Telescope to Monday at 5 p.m. He will unveil it from the White House with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

A live stream of the event will be available on NASA TV. The image will be available simultaneously on NASA’s website.

NASA will unveil additional images as planned on Tuesday along with Canadian Space Agency and European Space Agency representatives.

SOLNA, Sweden (SSC PR) — Swedish Space Corporation has appointed two new Presidents of divisions to be part of the company’s executive committee. Nick Priborsky, currently the President of Engineering Services, will take over as new President of Satellite Management Services, SaMS.

Meanwhile, long-time SSC colleague Nathalie Fortier replaces Nick as the President of Engineering Services, leaving her current role as the Head of Business Development. Both will start their new positions from July 1^st.

“It’s with much pleasure that I’m welcoming Nathalie and Nick to their new roles in SSC, although their faces are very much familiar to most of us at SSC from their many years within the company. Over their years with SSC, both Nick and Nathalie have gathered extensive knowledge and understanding of this company which will be of great value in their new roles,” says Stefan Gardefjord, CEO of SSC.

AALBORG, Denmark (GomSpace PR) — GomSpace has received an  authorisation to proceed (ATP) from Unseen Labs to initiate production of key products for an upcoming satellite project. The ATP value is 12 MSEK. Products are expected to be ready by the end of 2022. The purpose of the ATP is to ensure availability of specific products that currently have long lead times due to the current worldwide shortage of semiconductor […]

The Aerospace Corporation’s Slingshot 1 mission is preparing to fast-track the development of modular and autonomous technologies on next-generation satellite systems using on-orbit experiments.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (The Aerospace Corporation PR) — Space is rapidly evolving into a more dynamic and challenging domain, requiring more resilient and responsive architectures and processes that accelerate and streamline access to orbit while harnessing cutting-edge innovations to provide greater flexibility and adaptability for space systems.