SpaceNews This Week | Trump mum on Ex-Im Bank during Boeing stop

February 17, 2017 View this email in your browser Trump mum on Ex-Im Bank during speech at Boeing plant Caleb Henry — President Donald Trump made no mention of the U.S. Export-Import Bank during a speech Feb. 17 some had expected to include a call for restoring the bank's full lending authority. Ex-Im has lacked a full board of directors since Congress reauthorized the bank in December 2015 (after letting its charter lapse for the first time in its 82-year history), limiting the executive-branch institution from providing loans greater than $10 million. Boeing, the largest exporter in the country, has relied on the federal institution to help finance large aerospace projects, namely aircraft and satellites. Tarnacki to lead Aerojet Rocketdyne Space Business Unit Phillip Swarts — Aerojet Rocketdyne announced Friday that Air Force veteran Jerry Tarnacki will head up the company's recently formed Space Business Unit. Tarnacki will oversee "all NASA programs, defense and commercial launch systems, advanced space and launch strategy programs, and in-space propulsion system programs supported by sites throughout the country." NASA to keep Juno in longer orbit Jeff Foust —NASA announced Feb. 17 that it will keep its Juno spacecraft in a longer orbit around Jupiter than originally planned because of concerns with the spacecraft's main engine. SN FIRST UP Satcom is our new, weekly rundown of what's happening in the satellite telecommunications industry. Every Wednesday, you will receive a handpicked selection of news and info that matters to satellite professionals.  Sign up now. NASA developing contingency plan for commercial crew delays Jeff Foust — NASA plans to complete by the middle of March a contingency plan for ensuring access to the International Space Station should its two commercial crew partners suffer additional delays. Luxembourgian minister unwilling to let ESA asteroid mission die without a fight Caleb Henry— A Luxembourgian politician wants to breathe new life into the European Space Agency's cancelled Asteroid Impact Mission (AIM) despite the program not garnering enough financial support to move forward. SpaceX delays next Iridium launch two months Caleb Henry — Iridium Communications says SpaceX has pushed back the launch of its second batch of next-generation satellites from mid-April to mid-June, a move that shifts the expected completion date for Iridium Next to the middle of 2018. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Copyright © 2017 SpaceNews Inc., All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: SpaceNews Inc. 1414 Prince St, Suite 204 Alexandria, VA 22314