Plus: China delays Shenzhou-20 crew's return after debris impact
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OUR TOP STORY
| By Jeff Foust The renomination of Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator has been welcomed by much of the space industry, even as Isaacman defends positions he took in a policy manifesto.
Speakers and attendees at the Economist Space Summit in Orlando Nov. 5 praised the announcement a day earlier by President Donald Trump that he would again nominate Isaacman to lead NASA, more than five months after withdrawing his original nomination.
"I'm thrilled for Jared and for NASA and the country," said Andy Lapsa, chief executive of launch vehicle startup Stoke Space, during a fireside chat at the conference. "I think it's a great nomination."
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| | Blue Origin says the second launch of its New Glenn rocket, carrying a pair of NASA Mars spacecraft, is scheduled for Nov. 9. Liftoff for the NG-2 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 36 is expected around 2:45 p.m. Eastern time.
China's human spaceflight agency has delayed the scheduled return to Earth of a crewed Shenzhou spacecraft due to a suspected space debris impact. The Shenzhou-20 crew completed its six month stay at the Tiangong spacecraft and recently handed over control to the Shenzhou-21 crew upon their Nov. 4 arrival.
The Ariane 6 lifted off from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 4:02 p.m. Eastern, carrying Sentinel-1D. Like earlier Sentinel-1 satellites, Sentinel-1D will be used for Earth observation applications such as agriculture, flood monitoring and tracking ground motion.
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| | Speaking by video at the Economist Space Summit Nov. 6, Anna Gomez, one of three FCC commissioners, said actions by the current administration have weakened America's "soft power," creating challenges as the United States seeks support from other nations at the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference.
In an order issued Nov. 6, the FAA said it will restrict commercial launches to between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time beginning Nov. 10, citing strains on the air traffic control system during the government shutdown. | | |
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COMMERCIAL
| Geostationary satellite operator EchoStar is selling 15 megahertz of nationwide, unpaired AWS-3 uplink spectrum licenses to SpaceX to help improve SpaceX's direct-to-cell services in the United States, in return for $2.6 billion worth of the company's stock.
Intuitive Machines, a company that develops lunar landers and other vehicles, announced Nov. 4 it is buying Lanteris Space Systems, a satellite manufacturer formerly known as Maxar Space Systems. |
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