ASTRONAUTICAL NEWS Tuesday 12 April 2022
Astronautical News
ASTRONAUTICAL NEWS Tuesday 12 April 2022
A daily roundup of space news
A megaconstellation megadealAmazon announced last week the biggest commercial launch deal ever, purchasing up to
83 launches over five years from three companies, a deal worth several billion dollars.
Jeff Foust reports on the details of the contracts and what it means for a launch industry
already suffering from a lack of supply.
’Magnetic anomalies’ may be protecting the moon’s ice from melting’Magnetic anomalies’ may be shielding ice in the moon’s pitch-black craters, new
research suggests.
Capacity crunch may abort U.S. satellite boom as sanctions threaten Russia launchesU.S. rocket companies are facing the daunting task of ferrying hundreds of satellites to
space in the coming years as sanctions sideline the Russian space launch industry.
First all-private mission docks with ISSThe crew from the first all-private mission to the International Space Station docked with
the orbital outpost, a historic moment marked by a ceremonial welcome from astronauts
on board.
Ride Into Orbit Secured for Copernicus Sentinel-1CA contract signed with Arianespace secures the launch for the third Copernicus Sentinel-1
satellite. Scheduled to lift off on ESA’s new Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in
French Guiana in the first half of 2023, Sentinel-1C will continue the critical task of
delivering key radar imagery for a wide range of services, applications and science - all of
which benefit society.
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