ASTRONAUTICAL NEWS Tuesday 19 April 2022
Astronautical News
ASTRONAUTICAL NEWS Tuesday 19 April 2022
A daily roundup of space news
A second chance at the MoonNASA announced last month it will hold a new competition to select a second lunar lander
for the Artemis program alongside SpaceX’s Starship. Jeff Foust reports this gives
companies that lost the first time a second shot, but perhaps with different designs and
different partners.
JAXA allows researchers to connect to ISS research via cloud computingThe Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has sent users to the mission equipment
installed on the outboard experiment platform.
US pledges not to conduct destructive anti-satellite testsThe Biden administration wants other countries to sign on to its pledge not to conduct
destructive anti-satellite missile tests in space.
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches NROL-85 mission from VandenbergThe National Reconnaissance Office successfully launched the NROL-85 mission aboard a
reflown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
China’s Chang Zheng 3B/E launches ChinaSat 6DChina has successfully launched the ChinaSat 6D satellite into geostationary transfer
orbit Friday via the Chang Zheng 3B/E rocket.
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