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NASA HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT CHIEF DOUG LOVERRO RESIGNS ON EVE OF HISTORIC SPACEX LAUNCH NASA HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT CHIEF DOUG LOVERRO RESIGNS ON EVE OF HISTORIC SPACEX LAUNCH - Doug Loverro, NASA's chief of human spaceflight, resigned from his post Monday (May 18) after less than a year on the job, the agency announced today (May 19). Loverro's resignation as Associate Administrator for NASA's Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate is a stunning development, as the agency counts down to the first orbital crew launch from U.S. soil in nearly a decade, which will take place on May 27.    More
(Source: Space.com - May 20)


SPACEX DELAYS NEXT STARLINK MISSION AFTER CREW LAUNCH SPACEX DELAYS NEXT STARLINK MISSION AFTER CREW LAUNCH - Citing a tropical storm in the downrange booster recovery zone, SpaceX said Monday that a launch of up to 60 more Starlink Internet satellites previously planned this week from Cape Canaveral has been delayed until after the launch of the company’s first crewed flight. A Falcon 9 rocket was scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad at 3:10 a.m. EDT (0710 GMT) Tuesday, but SpaceX said Monday it is standing down from the mission until after the Crew Dragon’s first launch with astronauts later this month.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - May 20)


CHINA FOCUS: MORE DETAILS OF CHINA'S SPACE STATION UNVEILED CHINA FOCUS: MORE DETAILS OF CHINA'S SPACE STATION UNVEILED - After the successful maiden flight of the Long March-5B large rocket and the testing of China's new-generation manned spaceship, more details of China's space station have been unveiled. The space station, expected to be completed around 2022, will operate in the low-Earth orbit at an altitude from 340 km to 450 km for more than 10 years...   More
(Source: Xinhua - May 20)


FINAL BEIDOU SATELLITE READY TO BE LAUNCHED NEXT MONTH FINAL BEIDOU SATELLITE READY TO BE LAUNCHED NEXT MONTH - China plans to launch the final satellite in the Beidou Navigation Satellite System's third-generation network next month, the China Satellite Navigation Office said. The launch will mark the completion of the domestically developed Beidou network, the country's largest space-based system and one of four global navigation networks, along with the United States' GPS, Russia's GLONASS and the European Union's Galileo.   More
(Source: China Daily - May 19)


SPACEX TO LAUNCH FIRST STARLINK SATELLITES TESTING 'VISORSAT' TO BLOCK SUN SPACEX TO LAUNCH FIRST STARLINK SATELLITES TESTING 'VISORSAT' TO BLOCK SUN - It's been nearly a year since SpaceX launched its first batch of Starlink broadband satellites, igniting a controversy over the surprising brightness of the orbiting routers that threatens to interfere with the observations of astronomers and other scientists.    More
(Source: CNET - May 18)


NASA AND 'KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM' CHALLENGE GAMERS TO RECREATE HISTORIC SPACEX LAUNCH TO SPACE STATION NASA AND 'KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM' CHALLENGE GAMERS TO RECREATE HISTORIC SPACEX LAUNCH TO SPACE STATION - It's safe to say NASA is pumped up for SpaceX's historic Crew Dragon launch. After all, the planned May 27 liftoff will mark the first time American astronauts will launch to the International Space Station from U.S. soil on an American spacecraft since 2011. To mark that event, NASA and Private Division — folks behind the upcoming space game "Kerbal Space Program 2" — are looking for gamers with the right stuff.   More
(Source: Space.com - May 18)


SPACE FORCE LAUNCHES ROBOTIC X-37B SPACE PLANE ON NEW MYSTERY MISSION SPACE FORCE LAUNCHES ROBOTIC X-37B SPACE PLANE ON NEW MYSTERY MISSION - The U.S. Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane successfully launched on its sixth mystery mission from Florida today (May 17). Riding atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, the clandestine craft blasted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station here at 9:14 a.m. EDT (1314 GMT). The on-time liftoff occurred just 24-hours after poor weather conditions at the Florida launch site forced ULA to scrub its original launch attempt, Saturday morning.    More
(Source: Space.com - May 17)


SPACE FORCE LAUNCH OF X-37B SPACE PLANE DELAYED BY BAD WEATHER SPACE FORCE LAUNCH OF X-37B SPACE PLANE DELAYED BY BAD WEATHER - The U.S. Space Force's next secret mission of a robotic X-37B space plane has been delayed at least 24 hours after bad weather thwarted a launch attempt today (May 16). An Atlas V rocket was scheduled to launch the X-37B from a pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida during a two-hour window this morning. But high winds, thick clouds and rain made liftoff impossible, according to launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA).   More
(Source: Space.com - May 17)


THESE EIGHT SATELLITES WILL TRACK HYPERSONIC WEAPONS THESE EIGHT SATELLITES WILL TRACK HYPERSONIC WEAPONS - The Space Development Agency wants to put an initial batch of satellites capable of tracking hypersonic weapons on orbit in fiscal 2022, according to a draft request for proposals the agency released May 11. The draft comes as SDA prepares to launch its first tranche of about 20 satellites in FY22, the first step toward its goal of hundreds of interconnected satellites operating in low Earth orbit. The agency is taking a spiral development approach, launching additional satellites with increasingly advanced capabilities in two-year tranches.   More
(Source: C4ISRNet - May 16)


6 PLANET SATELLITES WILL HITCH RIDES TO ORBIT WITH SPACEX STARLINK LAUNCHES 6 PLANET SATELLITES WILL HITCH RIDES TO ORBIT WITH SPACEX STARLINK LAUNCHES - Earth-observing satellites will tag along on two upcoming launches for SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation. Six SkySat spacecraft operated by San Francisco-based company Planet will ride to low Earth orbit (LEO) atop SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets in the near future, representatives of both companies announced Wednesday (May 13).   More
(Source: Space.com - May 16)

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