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Aug. 8, 2019 • Visit us at 239T DAY 3 SHOW DAILY OFFICIAL SHOW DAILY OF THE 33RD AIAA/USU CONFERENCE ON SMALL SATELLITES NASA seeking proposals for cubesats on second SLS launch ASA is soliciting proposals to fly cubesats on the second flight of its Space Launch N System, even as those cubesats chosen for the first SLS launch patiently await their ride. At an agency town hall meeting during the Conference on Small Satellites Aug. 5, Renee Cox, deputy manager for SLS payload integration at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, said the agency was planning to fly cubesats on Artemis 2, the second flight of the SLS, tentatively sched- uled for 2022. “Recently we achieved a level of maturity that has allowed us to identify performance margin, so that means we get to fly cubesats,” she said of the decision to add cubesats to the mission. NASA announced in 2016 it would fly 13 cubesats on the first SLS mission, originally called Explora- tion Mission (EM) 1 and renamed Artemis 1 earlier this year. Those satellites include NASA-funded science and technology demonstration missions, payloads from international partners and compet- itors in the Cube Quest Challenge competition. As with the Artemis 1 mission, the cubesats flying on Artemis 2 will be mounted on the inside of a stage adapter ring between the SLS upper stage and the Orion spacecraft, and will be de- Renee Cox, deputy manager for SLS payload integration, at SmallSat on Wednesday holds a model of an adapter ployed after Orion separates. Unlike Artemis 1, ring that can accomodate six-unit and 12-unit cubesats between the SLS upper stage and Orion spacecraft. -
Espinsights the Global Space Activity Monitor
ESPInsights The Global Space Activity Monitor Issue 1 January–April 2019 CONTENTS SPACE POLICY AND PROGRAMMES .................................................................................... 1 Focus .................................................................................................................... 1 Europe ................................................................................................................... 4 11TH European Space Policy Conference ......................................................................... 4 EU programmatic roadmap: towards a comprehensive Regulation of the European Space Programme 4 EDA GOVSATCOM GSC demo project ............................................................................. 5 Programme Advancements: Copernicus, Galileo, ExoMars ................................................... 5 European Space Agency: partnerships continue to flourish................................................... 6 Renewed support for European space SMEs and training ..................................................... 7 UK Space Agency leverages COMPASS project for international cooperation .............................. 7 France multiplies international cooperation .................................................................... 7 Italy’s PRISMA pride ................................................................................................ 8 Establishment of the Portuguese Space Agency: Data is King ................................................ 8 Belgium and Luxembourg -
Espinsights the Global Space Activity Monitor
ESPInsights The Global Space Activity Monitor Issue 2 May–June 2019 CONTENTS FOCUS ..................................................................................................................... 1 European industrial leadership at stake ............................................................................ 1 SPACE POLICY AND PROGRAMMES .................................................................................... 2 EUROPE ................................................................................................................. 2 9th EU-ESA Space Council .......................................................................................... 2 Europe’s Martian ambitions take shape ......................................................................... 2 ESA’s advancements on Planetary Defence Systems ........................................................... 2 ESA prepares for rescuing Humans on Moon .................................................................... 3 ESA’s private partnerships ......................................................................................... 3 ESA’s international cooperation with Japan .................................................................... 3 New EU Parliament, new EU European Space Policy? ......................................................... 3 France reflects on its competitiveness and defence posture in space ...................................... 3 Germany joins consortium to support a European reusable rocket......................................... -
Espinsights the Global Space Activity Monitor
ESPInsights The Global Space Activity Monitor Issue 6 April-June 2020 CONTENTS FOCUS ..................................................................................................................... 6 The Crew Dragon mission to the ISS and the Commercial Crew Program ..................................... 6 SPACE POLICY AND PROGRAMMES .................................................................................... 7 EUROPE ................................................................................................................. 7 COVID-19 and the European space sector ....................................................................... 7 Space technologies for European defence ...................................................................... 7 ESA Earth Observation Missions ................................................................................... 8 Thales Alenia Space among HLS competitors ................................................................... 8 Advancements for the European Service Module ............................................................... 9 Airbus for the Martian Sample Fetch Rover ..................................................................... 9 New appointments in ESA, GSA and Eurospace ................................................................ 10 Italy introduces Platino, regions launch Mirror Copernicus .................................................. 10 DLR new research observatory .................................................................................. -
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership
Agenda Item 12 Report No EDI/48/18 HIGHLAND COUNCIL Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee: Date: 16 August 2018 Report Title: Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership Report By: Director of Development and Infrastructure 1. Purpose/Executive Summary 1.1 The purpose of this report is to provide Committee Members with an update on the activities being taken forward through the Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership (CNSRP). 2. Recommendations 2.1 Members are asked to: i. note progress to date; ii. welcome news of funding for the proposed Sutherland spaceport; and iii. agree to support efforts designed to improve flight connectivity at Wick John O’Groats airport. 3. Introduction 3.1 Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership was set up in late 2007 as an informal partnership of the main bodies with an economic and socio-economic remit in the Caithness and North Sutherland area. Its aim is to coordinate and lead the response to the socio-economic impacts associated with the decommissioning of the Dounreay nuclear site. The partners are The Highland Council, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland, Caithness Chamber of Commerce, The Scottish Government, Cavendish Dounreay Partnership and The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. 3.2 There are two levels of governance, an advisory board, consisting of local agencies and community representatives, and an executive group of Chief Executives and Senior Officials, including the Scottish Government. The latter was chaired, until recently, by Sir Anthony Cleaver, and will be chaired for the next 3 years by former Councillor, Iain Ross. 3.3 The contract to manage the closure of the Dounreay site was awarded in 2012 to a private sector consortium (the Cavendish Dounreay Partnership), and the current estimate is that the site will reach its “interim end-state” by 2030-2033. -
Espinsights the Global Space Activity Monitor
ESPInsights The Global Space Activity Monitor Issue 3 July–September 2019 CONTENTS FOCUS ..................................................................................................................... 1 A new European Commission DG for Defence Industry and Space .............................................. 1 SPACE POLICY AND PROGRAMMES .................................................................................... 2 EUROPE ................................................................................................................. 2 EEAS announces 3SOS initiative building on COPUOS sustainability guidelines ............................ 2 Europe is a step closer to Mars’ surface ......................................................................... 2 ESA lunar exploration project PROSPECT finds new contributor ............................................. 2 ESA announces new EO mission and Third Party Missions under evaluation ................................ 2 ESA advances space science and exploration projects ........................................................ 3 ESA performs collision-avoidance manoeuvre for the first time ............................................. 3 Galileo's milestones amidst continued development .......................................................... 3 France strengthens its posture on space defence strategy ................................................... 3 Germany reveals promising results of EDEN ISS project ....................................................... 4 ASI strengthens -
2019 IMPACT REPORT Applying Maxar Capabilities for a Better World TABLE of CONTENTS
2019 IMPACT REPORT Applying Maxar Capabilities For A Better World TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES Maxar is a trusted partner and innovator in Earth intelligence and space infrastructure. We serve the most discriminating and innovative government and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and navigate our changing planet; deliver global broadband LETTER FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 5 communications; and explore and advance the use of space. Our unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and a A GLOBAL COMPANY WITH A TRULY GLOBAL REACH 6 proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost-effectiveness. Maxar’s 5,800 team members in 30 global locations are inspired to OUR IMPACT PHILOSOPHY 8 harness the potential of space to help our customers create a better world. Maxar trades on the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock VIGNETTES 10 Exchange as MAXR. For more information, visit www.maxar.com. 1. EARTH 10 The Maxar Impact Report 2019 includes projects worked on or completed between January 1, 2019–December 31, 2019. The projects enclosed are representative of Maxar’s work, not exhaustive. 2 SPACE 16 3. OPEN DATA PROGRAM 24 Cover image courtesy REUTERS / Mohammad Ponir Hossain. 4 NEWS BUREAU 26 . 5 PURPOSE PARTNERS 30 6. COMMUNITY 32 LOOKING AHEAD TO 2020 40 Persistent Change Monitoring and GeoEye-1 | Dublin, Ohio, USA | 9 September 2019 3 LETTER FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER At Maxar, we bring together technologies that enable understanding, PURPOSE & VALUES exploration and communication across our planet and beyond. -
UK Spaceports and Launchers
UK spaceports UK spaceports and launchers UK spaceports and launchers Destination_space_phase_3_divider_artwork_19_v2.indd 3 20/09/2019 13:38 www.destinationspace.uk Destination_space_phase_3_divider_artwork_19_v2.indd 4 20/09/2019 13:38 www.destinationspace.uk UK spaceports and launchers ‘LaunchUK’ aims to enable small satellite launch and suborbital spaceflight from the UK. The space industry is rapidly growing Where will UK spaceports be? and evolving. A key driver is the demand for small satellites which provide data, Several locations in the UK are developing their communications and even platforms to spaceport ambition including: conduct scientific experiments. • Campbeltown Airport, Scotland • Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland The UK is set to be a key player on this • Snowdonia (Llanbedr Airport), Wales international stage, expanding not only • Cornwall Airport Newquay, England our own access to space, but providing an • Shetland, Scotland attractive investment opportunity for the • Sutherland, Scotland new generation of international commercial • Western Isles, Scotland space companies. Plans are now underway to develop Spaceports in the UK a vertical launch sites in Sutherland, Western Isles and Shetlands. The UK is renowned for its space industry Horizontal launch sites are proposed expertise with a skilled workforce and engineering at Cornwall, Snowdonia, Prestwick and capacity that sets the UK as a world leader in the Campbeltown. manufacture of small satellites. This first set of sites all intend to support the UK’s The UK is also in a great position to launch small developing small satellite launch operations, satellites into polar and sun-synchronous orbits. and horizontal launch sites could be used for The emergence of spaceports within the UK will suborbital passenger spaceflight in the future. -
SMALL SATELLITES – Economic Trends
SMALL SATELLITES Economic Trends Giovanni Facchinetti Intern – Defence SA – Space Industry and R&D Collaborations Master’s candidate – Universita’ Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milano Supervisors: Nicola Sasanelli AM Director – Space Industry and R&D Collaborations Defence SA Government of South Australia Michael Davis Chair SIAA – Space Industry Association of Australia www.spaceindustry.com.au Giovanni Cucinella Director, General IMT – Ingegneria Marketing Tecnologia www.imtsrl.it December 2016 “Quod Invenias Explorans Spatium Progressus Est Humanitatis” - Human Progress is in Space Exploration Hon Jay Weatherill - Premier of South Australia Facchinetti G, Sasanelli N, Davis M, Cucinella G SMALL SATELLITES – economic trends Disclaimer While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this report, the conclusions and the recommendations included in it constitute the opinions of the authors and should not be taken as representative of the views of Defence SA and the South Australian Government. No warranty, express or implied is made regarding the accuracy, adequacy, completeness, reliability or usefulness of the whole or any part of the information contained in this document. You should seek your own independent expert advice and make your own enquiries and satisfy yourself of all aspects of the information contained in this document. Any use or reliance on any of information contained in this document is at your own risk in all things. The Government of South Australia and its servants and its agents disclaim all liability and responsibility (including for negligence) for any direct or indirect loss or damage which may be suffered by any person through using or relying on any of the information contained in this document. -
Small Spacecraft Technology State of the Art
NASA/TP–2015–216648/REV1 Small Spacecraft Technology State of the Art Mission Design Division Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California December 2015 NASA STI Program . in Profile Since its founding, NASA has been dedicated • CONFERENCE PUBLICATION. to the advancement of aeronautics and space Collected papers from scientific and science. The NASA scientific and technical technical conferences, symposia, seminars, information (STI) program plays a key part or other meetings sponsored or in helping NASA maintain this important co-sponsored by NASA. role. • SPECIAL PUBLICATION. Scientific, The NASA STI Program operates under the technical, or historical information from auspices of the Agency Chief Information NASA programs, projects, and missions, Officer. It collects, organizes, provides for often concerned with subjects having archiving, and disseminates NASA’s STI. substantial public interest. The NASA STI Program provides access to the NASA Aeronautics and Space Database • TECHNICAL TRANSLATION. English- and its public interface, the NASA Technical language translations of foreign scientific Report Server, thus providing one of the and technical material pertinent to largest collection of aeronautical and space NASA’s mission. science STI in the world. Results are Specialized services also include creating published in both non-NASA channels and custom thesauri, building customized by NASA in the NASA STI Report Series, databases, and organizing and publishing which includes the following report types: research results. • TECHNICAL PUBLICATION. Reports of For more information about the NASA STI completed research or a major significant Program, see the following: phase of research that present the results of NASA programs and include extensive • Access the NASA STI program home page data or theoretical analysis. -
Dragon Fire! Copy Subscriber
SpaceFlight A British Interplanetary Society publication Volume 61 No.5 May 2019 £5.25 Dragon fire! copy Subscriber Apollo feedback 05> Commercial space 634089 Steps back to the Moon 770038 Remembering Apollo 10 9 copy Subscriber CONTENTS Features 16 Return of the Dragon SpaceX has taken a big step forward by successfully launching its Dragon 2 crew- carrying capsule to the International Space Station but how long before astronauts get to ride the latest people-carrier? 2 Letter from the Editor 18 The Impact of Apollo – Part 2 Nick Spall FBIS looks at the technological and The excitement just keeps on inspirational legacy of the Apollo Moon shots growing! No sooner did we have and finds value in the money spent. the first uncrewed landing on the far side of the Moon by China than Israel launched the first privately 22 Apollo 10 – so near, yet so far funded spacecraft to head for a David Baker recalls events 50 years ago when lunar touchdown. Then, NASA three astronauts got closer to the Moon than boss Jim Bridenstine advised ever before and yet left the final descent to glory Congress that its flagship rocket, to the next mission in line, clearing the way for 16 the Space Launch System, may the first landing. not be ready to launch Orion in 2020 as planned, while calling on 32 Commercial Space commercial providers to step up Using a wide range of commercial providers, and fly the mission to fast-track humans back on the Moon in 2028 NASA is building a roadmap to the Moon with (page 2). -
RRF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT -- RRF MISSION & ARTHUR-1 – with Spacex Falcon 9
Rue André Dumont 9 1435 Mont-Saint-Guibert Belgium T: +32 (0)483 23 56 96 www.aerospacelab.be RRF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT -- RRF MISSION & ARTHUR-1 – With SpaceX Falcon 9 Internal Reference ASL-INT-LEGAL-EIA Issue 01 Revision 00 Issue date 19/05/2020 Classification Legal Project RRF Signatures Company Name Signature Author Aerospacelab Paul Mauhin Review Aerospacelab Gonçalo Graças Approval Aerospacelab Benoit Deper This document is the property of Aerospacelab and its publication is authorized within the frame of the law of 17 September 2005. Internal reference: ASL-INT-LEGAL-EIA Issue: 01 Revision: 00 Disclaimer The information contained in this document is confidential, privileged and only for the information of the intended recipient and may not be used, published, or redistributed without the prior written consent of Aerospacelab. Distribution List Company Name Copy type Belspo Electronic Applicable Documents [A1] SF2018-160 Aerospacelab ARLSA Referenced Documents [R1] SpaceX Rideshare Payload User’s Guide (2019) [R2] ESA/ADMIN/IPOL(2014)2 Space Debris Mitigation Policy for Agency Projects [R3] ESSB-HB-U-002 ESA Space Debris Mitigation Compliance Verification Guidelines [R4] ECSS-U-AS-10C Space systems – Space Debris Mitigation Requirements [R5] ECSS-M-ST-10C Project Planning and Implementation [R6] ECSS-E-ST- 10-02C Rev.1 Verification Guidelines [R7] ASL-RRF-DR-SDR System Design Report [R8] TEC-SY/129/2013/SPD/RW Product and Quality Assurance Requirements for In-Orbit Demonstration CubeSat Projects [R9] TEC-SY/128/2013/SPD/RW Tailored ECSS Engineering Standards for In-Orbit Demonstration CubeSat Projects This document is the property of Aerospacelab and its publication is authorized within the frame of the law of 17 September 2005.