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EYES IN THE SKY: THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF VERY LOW EARTH ORBIT (VLEO) FOR NATIONAL SECURITY EYES IN THE SKY: THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF VERY LOW EARTH ORBIT (VLEO) FOR NATIONAL SECURITY - The war in Ukraine spotlighted the power of satellite imagery in new ways, and has already changed the way the military uses orbital reconnaissance tactically and to shift public perception. As an example, when Russia was initially staging to invade Ukraine, the United States government purchased more commercial satellite imagery to provide a flow of information to the public and Ukraine at unprecedented levels, leaving no room for question of Russia’s intent. In the evolving landscape of satellite imagery for aerospace and defense, the strategic significance of very low Earth orbit (VLEO) is becoming increasingly apparent.   More
(Source: SpaceNews - Jan 25)


CHINESE ASTRONAUTS CHECK OUT NEWLY DELIVERED SPACE STATION SUPPLIES CHINESE ASTRONAUTS CHECK OUT NEWLY DELIVERED SPACE STATION SUPPLIES - Astronauts aboard China's space station have entered a newly arrived cargo spacecraft to begin sorting and checking out the goods. The freighter, called Tianzhou 7, launched on a Long March 7 rocket from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Jan. 17, arriving at the Tiangong space station just over three hours later.   More
(Source: Space.com - Jan 24)


IRAN SATELLITE LAUNCH RAISES CONCERN OVER MISSILE PROGRAM IRAN SATELLITE LAUNCH RAISES CONCERN OVER MISSILE PROGRAM - Official Iranian news agencies published images of a rocket blasting off, claiming that it carried and placed a homemade satellite to an orbit 750 kilometers above earth. The announcement — not yet verified independently — comes days after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) used ballistic missiles to hit targets in three neighboring countries, and on the same day its proxies launched several ballistic missiles at a US base in Iraq.   More
(Source: SatNews - Jan 24)


ALBEDO CLOSES $35M AT BOOSTED VALUATION TO BUILD SATELLITES THAT ORBIT VERY, VERY CLOSE TO EARTH ALBEDO CLOSES $35M AT BOOSTED VALUATION TO BUILD SATELLITES THAT ORBIT VERY, VERY CLOSE TO EARTH - Satellite startup Albedo aims to provide commercial orbital imagery so detailed that the military kept its own version under wraps — until it was leaked a few years ago by Donald Trump. In 2019, then-president Trump tweeted a detailed image of a heavily damaged Iranian launch pad captured by a classified military satellite. The image, which was declassified in 2022, revealed what many in the commercial Earth observation industry suspected: that U.S. defense had the ability to capture images at a staggeringly sharp 10-centimeter resolution.   More
(Source: TechCrunch - Jan 24)


COLORADO-BUILT WEATHER SATELLITE MAKES ITS WAY TO KENNEDY SPACE CENTER COLORADO-BUILT WEATHER SATELLITE MAKES ITS WAY TO KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - A satellite that will soon help deliver weather forecasts to your phone started its voyage from Aurora to Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Monday. The GOES-U, which will provide weather monitoring, including pinpointing and tracking where wildfires start, was built on Lockheed Martin's Littleton campus in conjunction with NOAA.   More
(Source: Axios - Jan 23)


EXPEDITION 70 AND AX-3 CREWS WORKING TOGETHER ON STATION EXPEDITION 70 AND AX-3 CREWS WORKING TOGETHER ON STATION - Eleven astronauts and cosmonauts from around the world are living and working together aboard the International Space Station today. The four Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) private astronauts met the seven Expedition 70 crew members on Saturday beginning two weeks of dual operations. The Ax-3 crew spent the weekend getting familiar with space station systems and emergency procedures before starting Monday with a full schedule of science and media activities.   More
(Source: NASA - Jan 23)


WATCH BALLOON-LIKE SPACE STATION MODULE EXPLODE (ON PURPOSE) DURING 1ST FULL-SCALE BURST TEST WATCH BALLOON-LIKE SPACE STATION MODULE EXPLODE (ON PURPOSE) DURING 1ST FULL-SCALE BURST TEST - That's one big bang for space station safety. Sierra Space deliberately blew up its first full-scale space station module prototype recently to get ready for future space missions that could take place as soon as 2030, the company announced on Monday (Jan. 22). The blast was equivalent to using 164 sticks of dynamite, officials said in an e-mailed statement to Space.com.   More
(Source: Space.com - Jan 23)


FOR A 4TH DAY, SPACEX STANDS DOWN FROM ATTEMPTING TO LAUNCH ITS FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CALIFORNIA FOR A 4TH DAY, SPACEX STANDS DOWN FROM ATTEMPTING TO LAUNCH ITS FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CALIFORNIA - Updated 9:40 p.m. EST: SpaceX has scrubbed the mission attempt on Sunday. The fourth time was not the charm to launch its latest batch of Starlink internet satellites. The company has been unable to launch the Starlink 7-11 mission for the past four consecutive days from Southern California. SpaceX is now targeting liftoff on Tuesday afternoon at 4:35 p.m. PST (7:35 p.m. EST, 0035 UTC). It blamed poor weather conditions for the reason they had to stand down from launch attempts on both Saturday and Sunday. They hadn’t started fueling when the scrubs were called.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jan 22)


AX-3 DOCKS TO STATION ABOARD DRAGON SPACECRAFT AX-3 DOCKS TO STATION ABOARD DRAGON SPACECRAFT - Axiom Mission 3 astronauts Michael López-Alegría, Walter Villadei, Marcus Wandt, and Alper Gezeravci arrived at the International Space Station at 5:42 a.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 20. Dragon docked to the orbital complex while the spacecraft was flying about 262 miles over the Pacific Ocean, west of South America.   More
(Source: NASA - Jan 21)


IRAN LAUNCHES SATELLITE THAT IS PART OF A WESTERN-CRITICIZED PROGRAM AS REGIONAL TENSIONS SPIKE IRAN LAUNCHES SATELLITE THAT IS PART OF A WESTERN-CRITICIZED PROGRAM AS REGIONAL TENSIONS SPIKE - Iran said Saturday it had conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit yet, the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles. The announcement comes as heightened tensions grip the wider Middle East over Israel's continued war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and just days after Iran and Pakistan engaged in tit-for-tat airstrikes in each others' countries.    More
(Source: ABC News - Jan 21)

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