NASA will not repair a faulty electronics unit on the Orion spacecraft recently completed for the Artemis 1 mission after concluding there was sufficient redundancy in the overall system.
OneWeb resumed deployment of its broadband satellite constellation with a Dec. 18 launch of 36 satellites, the first since the company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
The Chang'e-5 return capsule containing around 2 kilograms of drilled and scooped lunar material landed in the grasslands of Siziwang Banner Dec.16 at 12:59 p.m. Recovery vehicles located the capsule shortly after.
ESA announced Dec. 17 that the ESA Council selected Josef Aschbacher (right) to be the next director general, effective at the end of June 2021 for a four-year term. Aschbacher has been director of ESA's Earth observation programs and head of ESA's ESRIN research center in Italy since 2016.
Small launch vehicle developer Astra Space fell just short of reaching orbit on its second launch attempt Dec. 15, but the company is "beyond ecstatic" with the performance of the rocket.
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SpaceNews This Week | NASA to skip repair of Orion electronics unit • OneWeb resumes launches • China recovers Chang’e-5 moon samplesVipinKumar R. Pawar
December 19, 2020
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