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Vast reschedules Haven-1 launch for 2026
Posted: Sat, Feb 8 12:55 PM ET (1755 GMT)
Haven-1 space station (Vast) Vast has started testing a qualification article of its Haven-1 commercial space station while pushing back its launch date. The company announced Thursday that the primary structure qualification article for its Haven-1 station passed initial pressurization tests recently, giving the company confidence in its design. Vast announced Haven-1 in May 2023 and said at the time it was targeting a launch of the single-module station as soon as August 2025. Vast now says that launch is projected for no earlier than May 2026 based on a better understanding of what it will take to complete the station. Even with the delay, Vast argues that Haven-1 gives the company an edge when competing for the next phase of NASA's Commercial LEO Development program to support work on larger commercial space stations.


Astrobotic to fly Astrolab rover on Griffin-1 lander
Posted: Sat, Feb 8 12:52 PM ET (1752 GMT)
Griffin lander and FLIP rover (Astrobotic) Astrobotic's Griffin lander will transport a rover built by Astrolab to the moon. The companies announced a deal Wednesday for Astrobotic to take Astrolab's FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform, or FLIP, rover to the south polar region of the moon as soon a the end of this year. FLIP is a technology demonstrator for Astrolab's larger FLEX lunar rover. FLIP is similar in size to VIPER, the NASA lunar rover that was the original payload for the Griffin-1 mission until NASA decided last summer to cancel VIPER. Astrobotic said it talked with more than 60 organizations interested in flying payloads in place of VIPER on the lander, and found Astrolab to be the best fit.


Kremlin replaces head of Roscosmos
Posted: Sat, Feb 8 12:46 PM ET (1746 GMT)
The Kremlin has abruptly replaced the head of the space agency Roscosmos. The government announced Thursday that it had relieved Yury Borisov as leader of...


Thales Alenia Space to build Gateway airlock module for UAE
Posted: Sat, Feb 8 12:44 PM ET (1744 GMT)
The UAE has selected Thales Alenia Space to build an airlock module for the lunar Gateway. Thales and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre signed...


SpaceX launches Maxar WorldView Legion imaging satellites
Posted: Sat, Feb 8 12:41 PM ET (1741 GMT)
SpaceX launched a third pair of WorldView Legion imaging satellites for Maxar Tuesday. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 6:13 pm EST (2213 GMT)...





Friday, February 14
Firefly Aerospace Wins Victus Sol Mission Contract
Aviation Week — 6:05 am ET (1105 GMT)
U.S. Space Force to beef up Japan unit amid growing threat in region
Kyodo International — 6:04 am ET (1104 GMT)
Jeff Bezos-Backed Blue Origin to Cut 10% of Its Workforce
Bloomberg News — 6:02 am ET (1102 GMT)
Blue Origin lays off over 1,000 employees
Spectrum News — 6:01 am ET (1101 GMT)
Blue Origin is laying off around 10 percent of workers
The Verge — 6:00 am ET (1100 GMT)
Blue Origin to lay off 10% of employees
Axios — 5:57 am ET (1057 GMT)
Elon Musk confident Starbase will become official Texas city
Houston Chronicle — 5:52 am ET (1052 GMT)
To infinity and beyond in space and M&A
India Business Law Journal — 5:49 am ET (1049 GMT)
Space tourism threatens tranquillity of moon, scientists fear
The Times of London — 5:46 am ET (1046 GMT)
Former ISRO chairman S Somanath advocates for space parks across India
The Economic Times (India) — 5:41 am ET (1041 GMT)
Somanath: Setting up space parks next step forward
The New Indian Express — 5:40 am ET (1040 GMT)


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