How would everybody feel about game threads? We're in the NBA and NHL finals, so there's some good discussion to be had. The Reddit game threads are all essentially Twitch chat at this point, so I'm hoping that this smaller community will be better....
NASA will partner with seven U.S. companies to meet future commercial and government needs, ultimately benefitting human spaceflight and the U.S. commercial low Earth orbit economy....
NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordable (arstechnica.com)
The US government is taking a serious step toward space-based nuclear propulsion (arstechnica.com)
Mars Sample Return Scientifically Critical, But Eye-Poppingly Expensive (spacepolicyonline.com)
Rocket Lab's Electron rocket fails during Capella Space launch (spacenews.com)
Pension fund sues Jeff Bezos and Amazon for not using Falcon 9 rockets (arstechnica.com)
[Meta] Game threads?
How would everybody feel about game threads? We're in the NBA and NHL finals, so there's some good discussion to be had. The Reddit game threads are all essentially Twitch chat at this point, so I'm hoping that this smaller community will be better....
Japan launches moon lander and X-ray observatory (spacenews.com)
FAA proposes rule to limit lifetime of upper stages in orbit (spacenews.com)
Small launch companies struggle to compete with SpaceX rideshare missions (spacenews.com)
Virgin Galactic to halt Unity suborbital flights by mid-2024 (spacenews.com)
Chinese scientist proposes solar system-wide resource utilization roadmap (spacenews.com)
NASA’s Mars Sample Return has a new price tag—and it’s colossal (arstechnica.com)
NASA should consider commercial alternatives to SLS, inspector general says (arstechnica.com)
Boeing finds new problems with Starliner space capsule and delays first crewed launch (www.npr.org)
Stoke Space puts its test rocket through a successful hop in central Washington state (www.geekwire.com)
Senate committee advances orbital debris removal bill (spacenews.com)
Starlink may account for up to 40% of SpaceX’s 2023 revenues (spacenews.com)
Space Force programs get trimmed in Senate appropriations bill (spacenews.com)
The Senate Appropriations Committee recommended about $1 billion in cuts from the U.S. Space Force’s $30 billion request.
Science, Hardware Launch on NASA’s Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission (www.nasa.gov)
Peregrine lander suffers anomaly after launch (spacenews.com)
NASA Psyche mission back on track for October launch (spacenews.com)
Launch roundup: Falcon Heavy to launch largest GEO satellite, Rocket Lab’s Electron to complete 40th flight - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
Second Orbiter transfer vehicle malfunctions (spacenews.com)
Seven US Companies Collaborate with NASA to Advance Space Capabilities (www.nasa.gov)
NASA will partner with seven U.S. companies to meet future commercial and government needs, ultimately benefitting human spaceflight and the U.S. commercial low Earth orbit economy....
Boeing hit with a lawsuit over alleged “theft” of SLS rocket tools (arstechnica.com)