![]() The NASA Authorization Act is now law.NanoAvionics is expanding its product line with two satellite buses, one capable of hosting payloads up to 145 kilograms and another up to 22 kilograms.Lockheed Martin Ventures will be doubling its fund from $200 million to $400 million, and a notable portion of that additional money will go to space technologies, executives said.The Indian Space Research Organization said it was assembling a committee to analyze the issue and provide recommendations for future missions. India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle experienced a critical anomaly during its maiden flight, resulting in a complete loss of payload.Galactic Energy, a Chinese launch company, conducted its third successful flight of the Ceres-1 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. ![]() Federal Communications Commission denied a bid by SpaceX for nearly $900 million in rural internet connection subsidies for its Starlink service, because the company “failed to demonstrate that the providers could deliver the promised service.” The European Space Agency is in preliminary talks with SpaceX to use Falcon 9 rockets to fill the gap left by Russia’s Soyuz and ongoing delays of Arianespace’s Ariane 6 rocket.Helios, based in Israel, says it developed a reactor capable of extracting oxygen from lunar regolith, while Eta Space would liquify and store the oxygen in cryogenic tanks. Eta Space and Helios want to develop an oxygen production and liquefaction plant on the moon.D-Orbit signed a contract with Swiss nanosatellite company Astrocast to launch 20 Astrocast sats over multiple launches, for an agreement lasting three years.Capella Space revealed a new generation of synthetic aperture radar satellites that the company says will have higher-quality image resolution and upgraded payload downlink antennae, for launch in early 2023.Benchmark Space Systems acquired electric propulsion tech from Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation, which it will use to create a hybrid chemical-electric propulsion system.SpaceX got one step closer to the first orbital test flight of its launch system Starship with the successful static fire tests of a prototype Super Heavy booster for a Starship vehicle, testing a total of three Raptor 2 engines.OneWeb and Intelsat are partnering to deliver in-flight internet, despite having a somewhat tumultuous history.
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