ASTRONAUTICAL NEWS Thursday 7 April 2022
Astronautical News
ASTRONAUTICAL NEWS Thursday 7 April 2022
A daily roundup of space news
Effective altruism, corporate responsibility, and space sustainabilityCompanies in the aerospace and defense industry say they are taking steps to address
environmental and sustainability issues. Layla Martin finds flaws in their arguments and a
need for them to be more responsible, particularly when it comes to space sustainability.
From sample to results: in-space data analysis enables quicker data returnSpace-based computing has achieved a significant milestone by enabling investigators
conducting an experiment onboard the International Space Station (ISS) to go from
sample analysis to results while the experiment was on station. The ability to process
data onboard the ISS drastically reduces the time required for investigators to get data.
Amazon signs on launch partners for space internetAmazon announced deals for scores of launches to deploy a "constellation" of satellites in
low orbit around the Earth to provide internet service to people below. Amazon said that
its contracts with Arianespace, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are the
largest commercial procurement of launch vehicles in history.
UAE working with Blue Origin to establish spaceportIbrahim Al Qasim, deputy director general of the UAE Space Agency has said that an
agreement signed in 2019 with Virgin Galactic to bring space tourism flights to Al Ain
Airport is no longer in effect, without explaining further. Instead, the country is now
working with Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin to set up spaceports.
Keep space dialogue going, astronautics federation saysRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed many space ties to the breaking point. Philippe
Cosyn describes how one organization wants to keep peaceful cooperation in space going
despite what’s happening on Earth.
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