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SpaceX fired back at the FAA over the agency's proposed fines for launch license violations, blaming the FAA for dragging its heels on what the company considered minor changes.

Read the article: https://spacenews.com/spacex-letter-criticizes-faa-for-systemic-challenges-in-launch-licensing/

Source: SpaceNews

Published on Sept. 20, 2024, 4:38 a.m.

The Senate Armed Services Committee released a collection of 93 amendments to the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act today. The NDAA is considered one of a very few “must pass”...

Read the article: https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/sasc-tees-up-extension-of-faa-learning-period-and-third-party-indemnification/

Source: SpacePolicyOnline.com

Published on Sept. 20, 2024, 2:51 a.m.

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund-backed Neo Space Group is looking to lease multi-orbit capacity to bolster its foothold in the satellite market, ahead of likely owning and operating its own constellation.

Read the article: https://spacenews.com/saudi-arabia-plots-space-industry-transformation/

Source: SpaceNews

Published on Sept. 19, 2024, 11:59 p.m.

During an event Thursday, NASA and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) signed a Space Act Agreement to increase engagement and equity for underrepresented students pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields and to improve access to agency activities and opportunities. “NASA and the NAACP share a longstanding commitment to […]

Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-naacp-partner-to-advance-diversity-inclusion-in-stem-fields/

Source: NASA

Published on Sept. 19, 2024, 11:34 p.m.

NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub and Oleg Kononenko, will depart from the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft, and return to Earth. Dyson, Chub, and Kononenko will undock from the orbiting laboratory's Prichal module at 4:37 a.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 23, heading for a parachute-assisted landing at […]

Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-astronaut-tracy-c-dyson-crewmates-return/

Source: NASA

Published on Sept. 19, 2024, 10:08 p.m.

In September 1969, celebrations continued to mark the successful first human Moon landing two months earlier, and NASA prepared for the next visit to the Moon. The hometowns of the Apollo 11 astronauts held parades in their honor, the postal service recognized their accomplishment with a stamp, and the Smithsonian put a Moon rock on […]

Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/history/55-years-ago-celebrations-for-apollo-11-continue-as-apollo-12-prepares-to-revisit-the-moon/

Source: NASA

Published on Sept. 19, 2024, 9:31 p.m.

After seeing the disruption that Starlink has had on the satellite communications market, Earth observation companies are closely watching Starshield.

Read the article: https://spacenews.com/earth-observation-companies-wary-of-starshield/

Source: SpaceNews

Published on Sept. 19, 2024, 9:28 p.m.

A simple turn of phrase was all it took for U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of Katherine Johnson's home state of West Virginia to capture the feeling in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. “It's been said that Katherine Johnson counted everything,” she said. “But today we're here to celebrate the one thing […]

Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/nasas-hidden-figures-honored-with-congressional-gold-medals/

Source: NASA

Published on Sept. 19, 2024, 9:25 p.m.

PARIS – Indian information technology giant Infosys announced plans Sept. 19 to invest about $2 million in Indian Earth-observation startup GalaxEye Space. “GalaxEye is proud to have Infosys, a global […]

Read the article: https://spacenews.com/infosys-invests-in-indian-earth-observation-startup-galaxeye/

Source: SpaceNews

Published on Sept. 19, 2024, 9:08 p.m.