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Daily Archives: January 7, 2024
Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission – NASA
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Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of the eighth SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will carry crew to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission. This mission is part of NASAs Commercial Crew Program.
The targeted launch date for the agencys SpaceX Crew-8 mission is no earlier than mid-February from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch will carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and mission specialist Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut mission specialist Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station to conduct a wide range of operational and research activities.
If your passion is to communicate and engage the world online, then this is the event for you! Seize the opportunity to see and share the #Crew8 mission launch.
A maximum of 50 social media users will be selected to attend this three-day event and will be given access similar to news media.
NASA Social participants will have the opportunity to:
NASA Social registration for the Crew-8 launch opens on Friday, Jan. 5, and the deadline to apply is at 3 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 9. All social applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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Users on all social networks are encouraged to use the hashtag #NASASocial and #Crew8. Updates and information about the event will be shared on X via @NASASocial and @NASAKennedy, and via posts to Facebook and Instagram.
Registration for this event opens Friday, Jan. 5, and closes at 3 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Registration is for one person only (you) and is non-transferable. Each individual wishing to attend must register separately. Each application will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Because of the security deadlines, registration is limited to U.S. citizens. If you have a valid permanent resident card, you will be processed as a U.S. citizen.
After registrations have been received and processed, an email with confirmation information and additional instructions will be sent to those selected. We expect to send the acceptance notifications on Jan. 17.
All social applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Those chosen must prove through the registration process they meet specific engagement criteria.
If you do not make the registration list for this NASA Social, you still can attend the launch offsite and participate in the conversation online. Find out about ways to experience a launch here.
Registration indicates your intent to travel to NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida and attend the three-day event in person. You are responsible for your own expenses for travel, accommodations, food, and other amenities.
Some events and participants scheduled to appear at the event are subject to change without notice. NASA is not responsible for loss or damage incurred as a result of attending. NASA, moreover, is not responsible for loss or damage incurred if the event is cancelled with limited or no notice. Please plan accordingly.
Kennedy is a government facility. Those who are selected will need to complete an additional registration step to receive clearance to enter the secure areas.
IMPORTANT: To be admitted, you will need to provide two forms of unexpired government-issued identification; one must be a photo ID and match the name provided on the registration. Those without proper identification cannot be admitted.
For a complete list of acceptable forms of ID, please visit: NASA Credentialing Identification Requirements.
All registrants must be at least 18 years old.
Many different factors can cause a scheduled launch date to change multiple times. If the launch date changes, NASA may adjust the date of the NASA Social accordingly to coincide with the new target launch date. NASA will notify registrants of any changes by email.
If the launch is postponed, attendees will be invited to attend a later launch date. NASA cannot accommodate attendees for delays beyond 72 hours.
NASA Social attendees are responsible for any additional costs they incur related to any launch delay. We strongly encourage participants to make travel arrangements that are refundable and/or flexible.
If you cannot come to the Kennedy Space Center and attend in person, you should not register for the NASA Social. You can follow the conversation online using #NASASocial.
You can watch the launch on NASA Television or http://www.nasa.gov/live. NASA will provide regular launch and mission updates on @NASA, @NASAKennedy, and @Commercial_Crew.
If you cannot make this NASA Social, dont worry; NASA is planning many other Socials in the near future at various locations! Check backherefor updates.
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SpaceX sues US agency that accused it of firing workers critical of Elon Musk – Reuters
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SpaceX launches first set of satellites with direct-to-cell capabilities – Reuters
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SpaceX launches Ovzon’s debut broadband satellite – SpaceNews
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TAMPA, Fla. Swedish satcom service provider Ovzons first fully owned satellite lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Jan. 3, closing a chapter on years of launch and manufacturing setbacks for the broadband spacecraft.
The Ovzon 3 satellite launched toward geostationary orbit at 6:04 p.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, and separated from the rocket around 38 minutes later.
Maxar Technologies, Ovzon 3s manufacturer, said it has successfully contacted the satellite, which is now due to spend several months climbing to its orbital slot at 59.7 degrees East by using onboard electric propulsion. Ovzon 3s mobile connectivity services are slated to begin by the middle of the year if in-orbit health checks are successful.
Ovzon ordered the 1,500 kilogram satellite from Maxar in 2018 and had originally lined up a launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy in 2021.
The company switched launch providers in 2019 after what it said was a better offer from Arianespace, only to miss a ride on one of the last remaining Ariane 5 rockets following pandemic-related production issues at Maxar.
The Ovzon 3 mission was moved back to SpaceX in early 2023, but final assembly and testing delays along with work taking longer than expected to switch to a Falcon 9 pushed launch plans to late 2023, when poor weather bumped the mission to Jan. 3.
Ovzon twice had to get extensions from international regulators to the date it must begin providing services from the satellite or risk losing priority spectrum rights following the setbacks.
The latest regulatory extension pushed this deadline to July 4, which Ovzon CEO Per Norn said the company is on track to meet after the successful launch.
Ovzon was founded in 2006 with a focus on providing mobile satellite terminals, and later branched out to offer end-to-end connectivity services by leasing satellite capacity from third parties such as Intelsat.
The company provides broadband services mainly for government customers across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
While the U.S. Department of Defense has traditionally been Ovzons largest customer, the operator sees opportunities to expand across Europe with its own satellite, the first commercial geostationary spacecraft to be deployed by a privately funded Swedish company.
The satellite has five steerable beams and a reprogrammable onboard processor that acts as a mesh network to enable remote satellite terminals to operate independently of a teleport a capability seeing rising demand from government customers following Russias invasion of Ukraine, according to Ovzon.
Ovzon 3 marked SpaceXs second launch of 2024 and was the 10th flight for the Falcon 9s first stage booster. The booster successfully returned to a nearby landing zone around eight minutes after lift-off for future reuse.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Ovzon-3 satellite, kicking off launch year at the Cape Spaceflight Now – Spaceflight Now
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The first Falcon 9 rocket to launch from Florida in 2024 lifts off from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now
The orbital launch year in Florida began in the same way it ended 2023: with the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. On board the workhorse launch vehicle was a communications satellite for Sweden-based Ovzon. Liftoff of the rocket happened at the opening of a ten-minute launch window that began at 6:04 p.m. EST (2304 UTC). It marked the second Falcon 9 flight in less than 24 hours, following the launch of 21 Starlink satellites from California late Tuesday.
The mission sent the Ovzon-3 satellite to geostationary orbit, marking the first, privately-funded Swedish satellite launched.
Spaceflight Now will have live coverage with commentary from the Cape beginning about an hour before liftoff.
Sweden has a strong history with the satellite area, but this is a first for Sweden and I think thats something were very proud of, said Kristofer Alm, the Chief Marketing Officer for Ovzon. And I think that Sweden is a very strong based to continue our development.
Following liftoff on Wednesday, the satellite will spend the next three months reaching its orbital slot of 59.7 East. Once it gets there, Ovzon will begin its full testing campaign. The plan is that by mid-2024, the satellite will be full operational.
The good thing is were not finished then. Were going to keep adding capabilities, Alm said. Obviously, some of those capabilities will be customer-driven, some that we will do because its on our roadmap.
At its core, the Ovzon-3 satellite is designed for critical missions with so-called near-peer capabilities. Alm said the idea is for the satellite to be operable without being reliant on the ground segment of the architecture, helping it be resistant to jamming or other intrusive operations.
The satellite features five steerable spot beams that allow it to adjust where it is delivering the greatest user capacity and will function with Ovzons suite of satellite terminals.
Defense is our main target market. Defense is where weve been most successful, but weve started to broaden. We have national security, public safety, Alm said. So were doing like fire and rescue services in Italy and other parts of Europe where they need mobile terminals, robust terminals. They need a service that can be quickly activated.
And thats another part of our advantage, that we have the full-service chain. So, we can activate and deploy a network in basically 24 hours, Alm added.
Ovzon was founded in 2006 to offer a service of leasing on-orbit capacity through the use of its on-the-ground terminals. One of the companys main customers historically has been the U.S. Department of Defense.
Alm said as the years went on, Ovzon leaders decided that having their own satellite was important to expand their capabilities and offer a new service for government customers within the European market.
Weve always been a Swedish company with a U.S. customer base and now were a Swedish company with a U.S. and a European customer base and I think thats really exciting, Alm said.
Alm pointed to the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine as a moment of evolution in regards of the global community having a greater appreciation for having resident critical communications. He said the market is now more ready for this type of service than it was even just two years ago.
One thing that happened when the Russians went into Ukraine was they jammed satellite communications. And how did they do that? Well, they knocked out the ground segment, Alm said. Our satellite can function without the ground segment. So, when we tell that to our customer, theyre like Ooh.
So, they have studied whats going on there and we can bring capabilities to address that, Alm added. And thats meant that the narrative that we are putting forth has become extremely relevant for a lot of European customers right now.
The debut of Ovzons first satellite marks the first privately-funded satellite for Sweden, but it has also faced some headwinds. A combination of production delays and the COVID-19 pandemic put the satellite notably behind schedule and the cost heading into the launch was estimated around 2 billion Swedish kronoa (equivalent to roughly $195 million). It was original scheduled to launch on an Ariane 5 but was not ready to fly before the European workhorse rocket was retired.
Alm said despite the struggles, theyve had strong support from their financial backers on their way to launch.
Of course, the expectations are high and now that were [ready to launch] theyre going to be even higher, but I think we see that as a challenge and were ready to embrace it, Alm said. Obviously, its up to us to deliver now and I think thats part of the excitement ahead because now were given a tool that will allow us to continue the growth that weve been on.
The launch of the Ovzon-3 satellite continues what SpaceX hopes to be a historically busy year for the company. The mission will be the second orbital launch of 2024 for SpaceX and the first of the year with a paying customer.
The first stage booster supporting this mission, tail number B1076, will be making its 10th flight to date and will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station about eight minutes after liftoff.
This mission kicks off a busy couple of months for SpaceX that will be highlighted by the launch of two crewed missions to the International Space Station, the launch of a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft to the ISS and a Moon-bound mission with Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander.
In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, SpaceX Vice President of Launch Kiko Dontchev reiterated the companys goal of launching 144 times before the year is out.
The launch system (pads, recovery, flight hardware) needs to be capable of 13 [per] month so we can play catch up when planned maintenance, debacles and weather inevitably slow us down, he wrote.
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SpaceX deploys direct-to-smartphone satellites in first launch of 2024 – SpaceNews
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TAMPA, Fla. SpaceX launched its first batch of Starlink satellites designed to connect directly to unmodified smartphones Jan. 2 after getting a temporary experimental license to start testing the capability in the United States.
Six of the 21 Starlink satellites that launched on a Falcon 9 rocket at 10:44 p.m. Eastern from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, carry a payload that the company said could provide connectivity for most 4G LTE devices when in range.
SpaceX plans to start enabling texting from space this year in partnership with cellular operators, with voice and data connectivity coming in 2025, although the company still needs regulatory permission to provide the services commercially.
Initial direct-to-smartphone tests would use cellular spectrum from SpaceXs U.S. mobile partner T-Mobile. SpaceX has also partnered with mobile operators in Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, New Zealand, and Switzerland.
During the launch webcast, Kate Tice, SpaceX senior manager for quality systems engineering, said the first six direct-to-cell satellites would be brighter than the 15 Starlink V2 Mini broadband satellites joining the mission without the hardware to connect to smartphones.
SpaceX plans to work with astronomers to review the impact on their observations before making hardware adjustments to ensure its direct-to-cell spacecraft are as dim as possible, Tice added.
In November, SpaceX told the Federal Communications Commission that it expected to deploy 840 direct-to-cell satellites over the following six months.
Its first direct-to-cell launch was originally slated for mid-December, but was delayed to become SpaceXs first mission in 2024 and 296th overall.
This was also the first flight for the booster on the Falcon 9 mission, which landed shortly after lift-off on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean for reuse.
SpaceX announced 11:47 p.m. Eastern that the Falcon 9 had deployed all 21 Starlink satellites.
The 15 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on the mission will add more capacity to SpaceXs existing low Earth orbit broadband constellation, which provides high-speed broadband to tailor-made fixed and mobile satellite user terminals.
Meanwhile, early-stage ventures AST SpaceMobile and Lynk Global are closing in on fundraising deals to expand their dedicated direct-to-device constellations.
AST SpaceMobile said Jan. 2 it is seeking to secure funds this month from multiple parties ahead of launching its first five commercial satellites early this year on a Falcon 9.
Lynk Global, which is currently providing intermittent texting and other low-bandwidth services to phones outside cellular networks in parts of the Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, and Palau, plans to raise funds by merging with a shell company run by former professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez.
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SpaceX is suing to bust up federal union protections – The Verge
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SpaceX is suing the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after the agency accused the Elon Musk-owned company of illegally firing employees. In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Thursday, SpaceX claims the NLRBs actions are unconstitutional.
On Wednesday, the NLRB filed a complaint alleging SpaceX illegally fired a group of employeesfor drafting an open letter that criticized Musks behavior. The NLRB also claims SpaceX interrogated employees about their involvement with the letter and encouraged employees to quit if they participated in organized activities.
Now, SpaceX is responding with a lawsuit that says the open letter was a distraction to SpaceX employees around the country. It claims the NLRBs proceedings, which involve a hearing in front of an NLRB administrative law judge (ALJ), violate SpaceXs constitutional right to trial by jury. The company also accuses NLRB of violating the Constitutions rules on the separation of powers, stating the agencys structure is miles away from the traditional understanding of the concept. The NLRB declined to comment.
SpaceX is asking the court to deem the provisions restricting the removal of NLRB members and ALJs unconstitutional, as well as declare that the NLRBs proceedings deprive SpaceX of its right to trial. Its also asking the court to pause the current proceedings. A hearing is scheduled in front of an NLRB ALJ on March 5th, 2024, but theres an option to appeal the decision to the board and then a federal appeals court.
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SpaceX back with 1st Space Coast launch of the year – Phys.org
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SpaceX launches the first set of Starlink satellites for T-Mobile’s direct-to-cell plan – GeekWire
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SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to space from a California launch pad. (SpaceX via Twitter/X)
The first satellites capable of providing direct-to-cellular service via SpaceXs Starlink network and T-Mobiles cellular network have been sent into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Six of the cell-capable satellites were among a batch of 21 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 7:44 p.m. PT Tuesday. The satellites were deployed successfully, and the rockets first-stage booster made a routine landing on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean.
SpaceX plans to launch hundreds of the upgraded satellites in the months ahead, with the aim of beginning satellite-enabled texting later this year. 4G LTE satellite connectivity for voice and data via unmodified mobile devices would follow in 2025, pending regulatory approval.
Todays launch is a pivotal moment for this groundbreaking alliance with SpaceX and our global partners around the world, as we work to make dead zones a thing of the past, Mike Katz, president of marketing, strategy and products for Bellevue, Wash.-based T-Mobile, said today in a news release.
The partnership between SpaceX and T-Mobile is one of several efforts to merge the realms of satellite telecom service and cellular service. The most recent models of Apples iPhone already offer emergency texting service via satellite. Amazons Project Kuiper satellite effort is partnering with Verizon and other telecom companies for hybrid connectivity. AST SpaceMobile (which has AT&T as a partner) and Lynk Global are among other players in the market.
In the 16 months since T-Mobile and SpaceX announced their partnership, other wireless providers have signed up for Starlinks direct-to-cell service, including Rogers in Canada, Optus in Australia, One NZ in New Zealand, KDDI in Japan, Salt in Switzerland, and Entel in Chile and Peru. And the invitation still stands for any carrier with the shared goal of global connectivity to join, T-Mobile said.
Over the next few months, SpaceX and T-Mobile will be testing direct-to-cell service on a limited basis in sites across the U.S. including Redmond, Wash., where Starlink satellites are manufactured to ensure that the system wont interfere with other telecom services.
The development of SpaceXs Starship / Super Heavy launch system is another variable in the timeline: Once Starship enters service, that would accelerate the deployment of SpaceXs next-generation Starlink satellites.
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