September 20, 2023 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay.
- Sierra Space successfully completes the fifth test-to-failure of a subscale prototype of its inflatable LIFE space station module
You can watch the test here, cued to begin at the start of the test and after five minutes of PR blather. The success of the test now allows the company to proceed to full scale development.
- First satellite built in Hong Kong successfully completed
This satellite is the first in a proposed 360 satellite constellation for “communications and remote sensing,” with the first launch planned for November. I suspect the Chinese government’s take-over of Hong Kong, including the crushing of freedoms there, includes maintaining close control of this project as well.
- Rocket Factory Augsburg reveals its proposed unmanned cargo freighter for space stations, dubbed Argo
This German company is the second in Europe to propose such a cargo spacecraft, following the French company, the Exploration Company.
No political column from me today. I needed a break.
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay.
- Sierra Space successfully completes the fifth test-to-failure of a subscale prototype of its inflatable LIFE space station module
You can watch the test here, cued to begin at the start of the test and after five minutes of PR blather. The success of the test now allows the company to proceed to full scale development.
- First satellite built in Hong Kong successfully completed
This satellite is the first in a proposed 360 satellite constellation for “communications and remote sensing,” with the first launch planned for November. I suspect the Chinese government’s take-over of Hong Kong, including the crushing of freedoms there, includes maintaining close control of this project as well.
- Rocket Factory Augsburg reveals its proposed unmanned cargo freighter for space stations, dubbed Argo
This German company is the second in Europe to propose such a cargo spacecraft, following the French company, the Exploration Company.
No political column from me today. I needed a break.