[Space] 2022.06.01

Xairos is a startup building a secure global timing service 1000x more accurate than GPS. $500K in contracts from the US Air Force, NASA and Navy. Closes June 2, 2022. [Forward]

Design, build, and demonstrate a prototype that addresses technology gaps in power transmission and energy storage on the lunar surface. Total prize purse: $4.5 million. Deadline: June 15, 2022. [Forward]

J-CanSat is a picosatellite STEM kit created to promote access to space technologies to students, researchers, and space enthusiasts. Kits range from $170-$323. Closing date: July 13, 2022. [Forward]

Create assets and scenarios for the new Mars XR Operations Support System (XOSS) environment, using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 5. $70,000 in total prizes. Close date: July 26, 2022. [Forward]

The Society presents several awards and prizes to support scientists in astronomy and geophysics. Anyone can submit a nomination. Deadline for nominations is July 31, 2022. [Forward]

Four teams will be awarded $5,000 to build their data recovery prototypes and conduct a test drop of their system in New Mexico in 2023. Deadline: September 15, 2022. [Forward]

Launch to space on the New Shepard rocket. Flights are 11 minutes, and passengers pass the Kármán Line reaching 3x the speed of sound. [Forward]

Virgin Galactic is taking reservations for suborbital flights ($450,000 total ticket price, $150,000 deposit). They expect to begin commercial human suborbital missions before the end of 2022. [Forward]

Book your six-hour voyage on Spaceship Neptune now for 2025 and see Earth from space. Book an individual seat or a full 8 person capsule. $125,000 per space explorer. [Forward]

XPRIZE Carbon Removal is aimed at tackling climate change and advancing space exploration. Teams will create and demonstrate solutions that can pull carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere or oceans. [Forward]

Part of Asia Tech x Singapore. Satellite operators, telcos and network providers, and enterprise and government end users are encouraged to attend. Takes place in Singapore. June 1-3, 2022. [Forward]

This free, hybrid workshop will highlight ways to utilize public-private partnerships to enable missions within the New Space ecosystem. National Academy of Sciences Building, Washington DC. June 13-14, 2022. [Forward]

Observational astronomers, theorists, and experimentalists will shed light on the lifecycle of cosmic PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.) Aarhus University, Denmark. Early-bird registration closes July 1. September 5-9, 2022. [Forward]

NASA scientist Naomi Rowe-Gurney will explore the big science questions the Webb telescope could answer in this online event. Pay what you can. July 12, 2022. [Forward]

Global leaders in Air and Space Power will discuss retaining operational advantage. Virtual and in-person tickets: £150+VAT to £799+VAT. IET, Savoy Place, London, England. July 13-14, 2022. [Forward]

COSPAR’s mission is to assemble a worldwide community of scientists who are dedicated to international cooperation in space research. Athens, Greece. July 16-24, 2022. [Forward]

Online or in-person registration options are available. In-person grants access to the summit in Paris, including all official social events. Online: €540. In-person: €2,100 - €3,480. September 12-16, 2022. [Forward]

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Space Perspective is developing a stratospheric balloon designed to carry passengers to an altitude of 30 kilometers. Investors include Silicon Valley Bank and Henry Kravis, co-founder of KKR. [Forward]

Orienspace is developing “Gravity-1,” a medium-lift launch vehicle that will be the largest-capacity launcher in China’s commercial space sector. The investment round was led by HikeCapital and CMBC Int’l Holdings. [Forward]

The contract gives the Japan Air Self Defense Force access to data gathered by LeoLab’s global network of phased array radars and training on LeoLabs’ tracking, monitoring, and collision-avoidance services. [Forward]

The capital will be used to launch a new class of autonomous lunar rovers. The round was led by Explorer 1 Fund, with participation from Promus Ventures and Space Capital. [Forward]

Relativity Space uses large 3-D printers and an in-house metal-making process to build 95% of the parts that go into its rockets. Relativity was last valued at $4.2 billion. [Forward]

The accelerator helps early-stage companies learn how to grow their businesses with cloud and analytic technologies. Startups include: Albedo, Blue Sky Analytics, EOS Data Analytics, Epsilon3, Kayhan Space, and more. [Forward]

The goal is to develop a mission to demonstrate the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) in orbit. IPFS is an open-source, blockchain network that stores information that can be shared by users. [Forward]

Starliner completed its orbital mission, though two orbital maneuvering and attitude control (OMAC) thrusters had to be shut off during the insertion burn due to “a chamber drop in pressure.” [Forward]

SpaceX is looking to bring in $1.725 billion in new capital at a price of $70 per share—a 25% increase in share price, raising SpaceX’s valuation to $127 billion. [Forward]

After four years, NASA's InSight lander will retire in July due to accumulated dust on its solar panels sapping its power. [Forward]

NASA's Psyche spacecraft was delayed at least 1.5 months, until no earlier than September 20, because of a problem with the spacecraft’s software. [Forward]

The Transporter-5 mission carried 59 payloads, including satellites, orbital transfer vehicles, and non-deploying hosted payloads. Companies that had payloads aboard Transporter-5 were Exolaunch, HawkEye 360, Momentus, and more. [Forward]

Some scientists believe the two galaxies, DF2 and DF4, formed in a high-speed collision. Their stars move so slowly that dark matter was not needed to explain their orbits. [Forward]

Alberto Caballero believes there’s a 0.0014% chance of Earth being invaded. Given the frequency of invasions has gradually decreased over history, he argues advanced civilizations are less likely to attack. [Forward]

An amateur astronomer describes how to use the transit method to detect a planet orbiting a distant star, as well as the tools and software necessary. [Forward]