33rd Space Symposium
Space plays key role in $9 trillion data market
In a world economy worth an estimated $90 trillion, the market for information that could be obtained from physical observations will be worth at least $9 trillion, said Lars Dyrud, OmniEarth chief executive.
Russia open to keeping ISS going past 2024
At a press conference during the Space Symposium, Igor Komarov, director general of Roscosmos, said he was ready to discuss an extension of the ISS to at least 2028.
U.S. Air Force creating new three-star position in charge of space
The U.S. Air Force is creating a new deputy chief of staff for space position to be filled by a three-star general, Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, the head of Air Force Space Command, announced Tuesday.
Global-IP picks SpaceX to launch its Boeing-built satellite
Global-IP Cayman, a Cayman Islands-based startup, has picked SpaceX to launch a high-throughput satellite it has under contract to Boeing.
Le Gall confident French Guiana launches will resume “in the coming days”
The head of the French space agency expects launch activity will resume soon at the European spaceport in French Guiana, where political protests have grounded Arianespace launches for the past two weeks.
The JICSpOC is dead; Long live the National Space Defense Center
One of the national security space sector’s longest acronyms just got a lot shorter.
Rogers calls for separate “Space Corps” within the Air Force
Rep. Mike Rogers said the U.S. Air Force needs a separate “Space Corps” to handle military operations in orbit, as a first step in creating a completely separate military branch.
Op-ed | Wishful thinking collides with policy, economic realities in ‘Capitalism in Space’
The price competition created by SpaceX has not resulted in new demand coming to the market, merely a reallocation of market share among suppliers, largely to the detriment of the European Ariane launcher and the Russians. This is good for the United States, but it doesn’t mean there’s a commercially viable launch market without government supports.
For Rep. Rogers, fighting through a war in space starts with fixing acquisition
The Alabama Republican has vowed to make “major reform” of the national security space sector a centerpiece of this year’s defense authorization bill.
Launchspace pitches debris sweeper that doubles as satellite tracker
Launchspace Technologies Corp. proposes sending platforms as large as football fields into low Earth orbit to sweep up space debris. The platforms also would be equipped with sensors to help U.S. government agencies detect and track orbiting satellites and debris.
Space-tracking ideas proliferating as fast as orbital debris
Commercial firms are developing models, simulations, algorithms and proposing new sensors to help the government improve its ability to tackle the problems of adversaries and orbital debris threatening U.S. satellites.
NOAA exploring greater use of alternative satellite weather data
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is exploring ways to deal with a proposed cut in future weather satellite programs, including greater use of commercial and international data sources over the long term.
Zipline system to carry crews away from Starliner in an emergency
Boeing and United Launch Alliance showed off an astronaut safety system during a media event the day before the 33rd Space Symposium.
Space Foundation has a new CEO
The Space Foundation has hired a new chief executive. The organization announced Thursday that Thomas E. "Tom" Zelibor, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, will start as its new CEO April 30.
Blue Origin erects New Shepard outside the Broadmoor
Crews worked through the night installing Blue Origin’s hard-to-miss display outside the main exhibit hall at the 33rd Space Symposium here.
News from the 33rd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs
The Space Symposium, held at The Broadmoor hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has brought together space leaders from around the world to discuss, address and plan for the future of space since the inaugural event in 1984.
