Spaceleaks daily: Mar 15, 2021

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Spaceleaks daily: Mar 15, 2021

Worldwide:

• NSIL invites Indian industry to manufacture polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) rockets
• ISRO launches sounding rocket RH-560 to study attitudinal variations in the neutral winds and plasma dynamics
• China lofts three military Yaogan satellites in Chang Zheng 4C launch
• China’s Moon Exploration Chief details Lunar research station
• Spacewalkers vent coolant lines and mate cables outside space station

Business:

• Chinese private firm Rocket Pi to build space lab by 2025
• SEAKR wins $60 million DARPA contract to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations
• NASA awards Rapid IV On-Ramp 1 Contract for Spacecraft Systems, Services
• ELSA-d mission licence approved by UK Space Agency

Technology:

• Garbage pallet jettisoned from space station will stay in orbit two-to-four years
• SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on a record 9th flight and stuck the landing

Science:

• Australia’s first satellite that can help detect bushfires within one minute of ignition set for launch

The ASCEND 16 March Summit: Next-Generation Workforce will be tomorrow 1000 – 1400 hrs ET USA.