According to the Space Foundation's annual report, the global space economy netted $447 billion in 2020. Commercial space activity alone rose to nearly $357 billion, representing 80% of the total space economy. Launch attempts, which totaled 145, were the highest in history.
NASA's CAPSTONE Readies for Launch | NASA
NASA grants awards to three companies for nuclear power on the Moon - SpaceWatch.Global
Edinburgh, 28 June 2022. – NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have selected three design concept proposals for a fission surface power system design to advance space nuclear technologies, NASA said. The design could launch by the end of the decade for a lunar demonstration.
Interplanetary Initiative expands pilot project portfolio, addressing range of topics | ASU News
The Future of Laser Communications in Space
A newly developed optical receiver detects the direction of the incident laser beam. This technological advancement, introduced by the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation , will have a significant impact on future optical space communications.
Space exploration has thrived since the first space flight several decades ago. Along with scientific inquiry, recent commercial space travel has brought many government and private companies into the space industry.
A first, private payloads set for space launch : The Tribune India
The ball has been set rolling for space activities by private firms with the Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on Monday announcing that it had authorised two start-ups to launch their payloads aboard the ISRO's workhorse PSLV on June 30. - iStock
The authorisations were the first to private entities by IN-SPACe, an autonomous single-window nodal agency under the Department of Space.
ESA - Contract secures design for ESA's FORUM satellite
ESA has awarded a contract worth €160 million to Airbus in the UK to build the Earth Explorer FORUM satellite. This exciting new mission will yield unique insight into the planet's radiation budget and how it is controlled – thereby filling in a critical missing piece of the climate jigsaw.
July 2022 - Peeling Back the Onion on Space Crowding: Myths vs. Reality | Via Satellite
As more countries and constellation providers launch into space, the urgency for better space situation awareness and potential collision risks grows.
Based on ESA models, there are likely more than 1 million objects larger than 1 centimeter, the report states.
McKinsey's report finds that the number of active satellites in space has doubled over the last two years and by the end of the decade SpaceX's satellite launches are expected to exceed the number of satellites the world has sent into space since Sputnik.
Beyond Gravity launches startup program "Launchpad" | CompositesWorld
Incubator supports startups and their early ideas around space technology to lead concepts to seed-funding maturity.
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International space supplier, Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space, Zürich, Switzerland), is launching its own startup program “Launchpad” in October 2022. The incubator will support young startups and their promising ideas around space technology.
House appropriators partially restore funding for planetary defense mission - SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — House appropriators partially restored funding for a planetary defense mission as part of a spending bill while also raising concerns about NASA's closure of an airborne observatory and plans to return samples from Mars.
The House Appropriations Committee released June 27 the report accompanying its commerce, justice and science (CJS) spending bill for fiscal year 2023, due to be marked up by the full committee June 28. The CJS appropriations subcommittee approved the bill without debate June 22.
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