TECHNICAL FAULT FORCES U.S. SPY SATELLITE LAUNCH TO BE POSTPONED TO THURSDAY - The launch of United Launch Alliance's heavy space launch vehicle with a spy satellite aboard for the U.S. Defense Department's NROL-68 space reconnaissance program was aborted early Wednesday due to a technical glitch. The launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida was called off due to "an issue with a ground systems pneumatic valve," and liftoff had been pushed back to Thursday at 3:25 a.m. EDT, ULA said in a Twitter post.    More
(Source: UPI - Jun 22)

INTRODUCING CREW-7! - The final two crewmembers of Crew-7, for which ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is the pilot, have been announced. They will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) later this summer. In addition to Andreas and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli who were already announced as Crew-7 pilots, Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos astronaut Konstantin Borisov will take two seats in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.   More
(Source: ESA - Jun 21)

NASA PLANS COVERAGE OF ROSCOSMOS SPACEWALK OUTSIDE SPACE STATION - NASA will provide live coverage as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Thursday, June 22, for station upgrades and retrieval of equipment. Coverage will begin at 9:45 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. The spacewalk is expected to begin about 10:20 a.m. and last up to seven hours.   More
(Source: NASA - Jun 21)

CHINA LAUNCHES NEW SPACE EXPERIMENT SATELLITE - China on Tuesday launched a Long March-6 carrier rocket to place a new experiment satellite in space. The rocket carrying the Shiyan-25 experiment satellite lifted off at 11:18 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi. The satellite successfully entered the preset orbit. This satellite will mainly be used to carry out new Earth-observation technology experiments.   More
(Source: Xinhua - Jun 21)

FAA REDUCES AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS FOR CAPE CANAVERAL LAUNCHES - The Federal Aviation Administration has started to reduce the amount of airspace it closes for launches from Cape Canaveral as part of efforts to limit the impact of growing launch activity on commercial aviation. The FAA recently introduced a revised zone of restricted airspace around and extending offshore for many launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and the Kennedy Space Center. The revised zone keeps open airspace to the north of the spaceports that had previously been closed for all launches.   More
(Source: SpaceNews - Jun 21)

INDONESIA’S SATRIA-1 DEPLOYS SOLAR PANELS AHEAD OF GEOSTATIONARY TRIP - Indonesia’s Satria-1 broadband satellite deployed its solar panels after launching on a SpaceX Falcon 9 to geosynchronous transfer orbit over the weekend, manufacturer Thales Alenia Space said June 19. It will take about five months for Indonesia’s first very high throughput (VHTS) satellite to reach its 146 degrees East orbital slot via onboard electric propulsion, Thales Alenia Space spokesperson Sandrine Bielecki said.   More
(Source: SpaceNews - Jun 20)

AP: VIDEO OF WATER IN A GLASS ON CHINA'S SPACE STATION NOT PROOF OF 'DECEPTION' - A compilation of footage filmed aboard China's space station, has raised suspicion online about its actual location. In the footage from a science lecture by the Shenzhou-13 crew at the space station on December 9, 2021, a stagnant glass of water was seen on a workbench, which some said was a prove that the footage wasn't actually filmed in space.   More
(Source: CGTN - Jun 20)

NORTH KOREA CALLS FAILED SPY SATELLITE LAUNCH ‘THE MOST SERIOUS’ SHORTCOMING, VOWS 2ND LAUNCH - op North Korean officials vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as they called their country’s first, and failed, launch last month “the most serious” shortcoming this year and harshly criticized those responsible, state media reported Monday. In late May, a North Korean rocket carrying a military reconnaissance satellite crashed soon after liftoff, posing a setback to leader Kim Jong Un’s push to acquire a space-based surveillance system to better monitor the United States and South Korea.   More
(Source: AP News - Jun 19)

SPACEX LAUNCHES SATRIA-1 COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE FOR INDONESIA, LANDS ROCKET AT SEA - SpaceX launched a new Indonesian communications satellite into orbit from Florida on Sunday (June 18) and capped the flight with a flawless rocket landing at sea. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the SATRIA-1 telecommunications satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, soaring into the early evening sky at 6:21 p.m. EDT (2221 GMT) after a 15-minute delay due to high winds.   More
(Source: Space.com - Jun 19)

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