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☆ SpaceX President Says Satellite-Internet Business Expected to Make Money This Year
  + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A top executive at SpaceX said key business lines are making money, discussing how parts of the privately held company are performing. Gwynne Shotwell , who for years has led SpaceX as president alongside Elon Musk, said this week that one of its main rocket-launch offerings that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relies on had become a moneymaker for the company.
☆ SpaceX Limits Ukraine’s Military Use of Starlink Satellite Business
  + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
WASHINGTON—SpaceX has taken steps to limit Ukraine’s use of the company’s satellite-internet connections for military purposes, a top executive at the Elon Musk-founded company said Wednesday. SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said SpaceX had worked to restrict the country from using Starlink, as the company’s satellite-internet business is called, for military purposes.
☆ Near-Collisions on Runways in New York and Texas Rattle Aviation Officials
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A FedEx cargo plane was involved in a close call on a runway in Austin, Texas, this month. WASHINGTON—Air-safety officials and members of Congress are raising fresh concerns about recent near-collisions on runways in New York and Texas, close calls that threatened a relatively long stretch without domestic aviation accidents involving major planes. “We can’t take our eye off the ball,” Rep. Brian Babin (R., Texas) said at a House Transportation Committee hearing Tuesday focused on the Federal Aviation Administration.
☆ FedEx, Southwest Planes May Have Come Within 100 Feet of Each Other During Close Call
  + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Alison Sider | Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A FedEx Corp. flight landing at Austin’s airport last weekend appeared to come within 100 feet of a Southwest Airlines flight taking off, according to the head of the safety agency leading the investigation into the incident, the second such close call in three weeks. “FedEx was right over that Southwest plane at one point and they were both going down the runway, with one over the other,” Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said in an interview.
☆ Southwest, FedEx Planes Came Within a Thousand Feet in Austin on Saturday
  + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | Alison Sider | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Concerns have been raised about the potential for collisions on runways and taxiways in recent years. Southwest Airlines Co. and FedEx Corp. planes came within a thousand feet of each other Saturday morning near a runway at the Austin, Texas, airport, a close call that air-safety officials are investigating. Around 6:40 a.m. CT, a FedEx Boeing Co. 767 cargo plane was cleared to land on one of the runways at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said, citing preliminary information.
☆ Air-Safety Officials Investigate Close Call Between FedEx and Southwest Planes in Austin
  + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | Alison Sider | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board have opened probes into the incident, which occurred at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. U.S. aviation-safety agencies said they are investigating an incident Saturday at the airport in Austin, Texas, where planes operated by Southwest Airlines Co. and FedEx Corp. could have collided. Around 6:40 a.m. CT, a FedEx cargo plane was cleared to land on one of the runways at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said, citing preliminary information. Shortly before that aircraft was set to land, an air-traffic controller cleared a Southwest flight to depart from the same runway, he said.
☆ FAA Suspends Access for Contract Personnel Involved in Flight Disruption
  + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Andrew Tangel | Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The FAA system outage resulted in widespread disruptions to U.S. air travel earlier this month. A contractor’s personnel directly involved in a Federal Aviation Administration outage earlier this month have lost access to agency facilities and systems while the matter is being investigated, the air-safety regulator told congressional officials. The FAA system outage resulted in widespread disruptions to U.S. air travel on Jan. 11, including a nearly two-hour halt to domestic departures.
☆ FAA Says Contractor Unintentionally Caused Outage That Disrupted Flights
  + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Andrew Tangel | Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A breakdown with the Notam system prompted the FAA to halt domestic departures and contributed to nationwide cancellations. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that a contractor working for the air-safety regulator had unintentionally deleted computer files used in a pilot-alert system, leading to an outage that disrupted U.S. air traffic last week. The agency, which declined to identify the contractor, said its personnel were working to correctly synchronize two databases—a main one and a backup—used for the alert system when the files were unintentionally deleted.
☆ Boeing Bets on Experimental Jetliner Flight in 2028
  + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Doug Cameron | Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Boeing Co. won a NASA-backed contest to build a prototype of a new, fuel-efficient jetliner that officials said the company aims to fly for the first time in 2028. The plane the aerospace giant plans to develop would install longer, thinner wings supported from below on a single-aisle fuselage, a design that officials said would cut down on fuel needs. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration didn’t disclose the names of rivals who participated in its competition, which was aimed at kick-starting the development of more environmentally friendly aircraft.
☆ U.S., Russia Agree to Use Russian Ship for Backup Space Station Mission
  + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The space agencies for the U.S. and Russia agreed that a Russian spacecraft will fly next month to the International Space Station to retrieve three people, after a leak emerged on the Russian ship that flew them to the facility. Officials are still determining when the trio would board the empty ship, called Soyuz MS-23, for a return trip to Earth after it docks to the research facility. They are expected to remain in orbit for several extra months, beyond their planned six-month mission.
☆ FAA Pilot-Alert System Breakdown Followed Years of Warnings
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Andrew Tangel | Micah Maidenberg | Alison Sider | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Federal aviation regulators, lawmakers and air safety advocates have for years warned about outdated technology and other problems with the pilot-alert system that brought U.S. air travel to a halt this week. Technology that supports the Federal Aviation Administration’s Notice to Air Missions, or Notams, alert system is “failing vintage hardware” that needs to be quickly replaced, according to the Transportation Department’s most recent budget request for the FAA. Pilots and industry officials said that the format and distribution system for the notices, which can contain extraneous information, can make them difficult for pilots to digest.
☆ Space Launches Should Withstand Chinese Challenge, Pentagon Mandate Says
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Doug Cameron | Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The next generation of rockets built to launch U.S. spy satellites into orbit will have to be capable of fending off interference by China and Russia, according to people briefed on a coming Pentagon competition. The Defense Department is preparing to issue new requirements for the contractors vying to build the rockets, intended to counter China’s growing capabilities in space. That marks a change from previous contract awards, which were driven primarily by reliability and cost concerns.
☆ SpaceX Aims to Increase Launches as Rivals Prep New Rockets
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
SpaceX is pushing to increase its flight rate this year as competitors work to debut new vehicles for the launch market. The rocket-and-satellite company Elon Musk leads is aiming to conduct up to 100 orbital flights in 2023, Mr. Musk said in a tweet last August. That would represent a 64% jump compared with the 61 missions the company handled last year—itself the top number among private and government rocket launchers around the world, according to a new report from astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who tracks global space flight.
☆ Elon Musk’s SpaceX Stake Moves Lower, But Executive Retains Control
  + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Elon Musk’s finances have gained increased attention because of his purchase of Twitter. Elon Musk‘s ownership stake in SpaceX has declined in recent years but the chief executive has kept control over the rocket company he founded two decades ago, regulatory filings show. A trust associated with Mr. Musk owns 42% of SpaceX, according to a document the company filed last week with the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates its Starlink satellite-broadband unit. The trust had held a 54% stake in the company as of November 2016, a filing from then shows.
☆ Two Airbus Satellites Are Lost After Rocket Fails
  + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Arianespace’s Vega C rocket, which carried satellites developed by Airbus, lifted off from its launchpad in French Guiana on Tuesday. Two Earth-imagery satellites developed by aerospace company Airbus SE were lost after the rocket they were on failed shortly after liftoff Tuesday night. Arianespace SAS, the company operating the rocket, said Wednesday that an engine on part of the vehicle had experienced a drop in pressure. That prompted officials overseeing safety for the flight to send a command to destroy the vehicle, in keeping with standard operating procedures.
☆ Elon Musk’s SpaceX Prepares for Starship Launch
  + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
SpaceX is gearing up for a key test of its immense rocket that is designed for commercial launches, as well as the Mars mission Elon Musk has long sought. Near a beach east of Brownsville, Texas, employees at Mr. Musk’s space company are preparing for the inaugural orbital flight of Starship, the towering rocket system the company has been developing for years to one day launch into deep space. The initial test mission would last around 90 minutes, beginning with a fiery blast of the ship’s booster over the Gulf of Mexico, SpaceX has said in a regulatory filing.
☆ NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Set to Attempt Return as First Artemis Mission Ends
  + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The final leg of NASA’s inaugural Artemis mission is expected to unfold Sunday as the spacecraft the agency sent to orbit the moon tries to return to Earth. The crew module on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Orion spacecraft is slated to land under parachutes in the Pacific Ocean around 12:40 p.m. ET Sunday, off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California, according to NASA’s re-entry plan.
☆ NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission Concludes With Orion Splashdown in the Pacific
  + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Orion spacecraft returned to Earth after a nearly monthlong voyage that took it to orbit the moon, concluding a test flight that the agency deemed a success and helping to reinvigorate its ambitions for deep-space exploration. After facing intense heat when it hurtled through the atmosphere, the Orion crew module—a gumdrop-shaped vehicle that astronauts are expected to travel in during future missions—landed in the Pacific Ocean under parachutes at 12:40 p.m. ET on Sunday, the agency said. The splashdown was west of Baja California in Mexico.
☆ NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Lands After Journey to Moon in Key Test for Artemis Mission
  + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
NASA’s Orion spacecraft hurtled through the atmosphere and landed in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, concluding a nearly monthlong test mission that sent it around the moon. The Orion crew module—a gumdrop-shaped vehicle that astronauts are expected to travel in during future Artemis missions—faced a significant test before splashing down under parachutes west of Baja California in Mexico. Its heat shield was expected to encounter temperatures of up to 5,000 degrees as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere from its journey orbiting the moon.
☆ NASA Prepares for Orion Spacecraft Splashdown to Conclude Artemis I Mission
  + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
NASA’s Artemis moon mission is set to conclude this weekend when the agency attempts to return part of the Orion spacecraft to Earth, a maneuver that will expose the vehicle to intense heat after a nearly monthlong journey. The crew module on the agency’s Orion spacecraft is expected to land under parachutes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California in Mexico around 12:40 p.m. ET on Sunday, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
☆ Elon Musk’s SpaceX Courts Military With New Starshield Project
  + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | Drew Fitzgerald | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
SpaceX has for years launched payloads for the Pentagon, NASA and other government customers. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is stepping up its efforts to win more national-security business after years of keeping its work under wraps. The Hawthorne, Calif.-based company this month posted more than 30 job openings on its website for Starshield, a business that it says offers Earth observation, communication and other services to government clients. Most of the job listings say a top-secret clearance is preferred or required.
☆ Jeff Bezos’s Space Company Bids Again for NASA Moon Lander, After SpaceX Win
  + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, said it is part of a group that has bid to develop a lunar lander. Jeff Bezos‘s space company said it is making another run at the moon, after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration chose rival SpaceX to handle a high-profile lunar mission last year. Blue Origin LLC, the space company Mr. Bezos founded and has backed, said Tuesday in a tweet that it is part of a group that submitted a bid to develop a lunar lander capable of transporting NASA astronauts to the surface of the moon on future missions for Artemis, the agency’s space-exploration program. Blue Origin’s partners on its bid include Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co.
☆ Elon Musk’s SpaceX Wins Go-Ahead for 7,500 More Starlink Satellites, After Aiming for 30,000
  + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | Drew Fitzgerald | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Elon Musk has described the Starlink internet business as a way for SpaceX to raise funds for a mission to Mars, and he has discussed investing at least $5 billion in the service. U.S. regulators granted SpaceX permission to launch up to 7,500 upgraded satellites for its Starlink internet business, but withheld approval for a larger network sought by the Elon Musk-led business. The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday that deploying more SpaceX satellites would be in the public interest, but it stopped short of immediately clearing the nearly 30,000 satellites it requested. The agency’s order, however, left the door open for further deployments by the company in the future.
☆ NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Makes Close Approach to Moon During Artemis Flight
  + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
NASA’s Orion spacecraft approached the moon Monday morning, the agency said, as it maneuvered to enter a lunar orbit where it is expected to spend close to a week. Orion sped just 81 miles above the far side of the moon shortly before 8 a.m. ET, according to a National Aeronautics and Space Administration live stream. That distance is expected to be the nearest the uncrewed ship will come to the lunar surface during the nearly 26-day Artemis I mission that began Wednesday, when NASA blasted Orion into space on top of a powerful Space Launch System rocket.
☆ Eight Fired SpaceX Employees Allege Company Violated Labor Law
  + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Several former SpaceX employees alleged that the company violated federal labor law when it fired them after they took issue with CEO Elon Musk‘s behavior online and SpaceX’s internal culture, the former employees’ attorneys said. In charges filed individually Wednesday with the National Labor Relations Board, the eight former employees said they were terminated by SpaceX because they were part of a bigger group that raised concerns about Mr. Musk in a letter to executives earlier this year, the attorneys said.
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