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NRL CIRCE spacecraft to be part of historic UK launch![]() Washington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2022 A joint U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)/ U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) experiment is preparing to measure Earth's ionosphere and particle radiation environment as part of the Coordinated Ionospheric Reconstruction CubeSat Experiment (CIRCE) mission. Space Systems Command is partnering with Virgin Orbit National Systems, a U.S.-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary to Virgin Orbit, to launch CIRCE. The satellites, which contain twin 6U CubeSats, will fly in a circular o ... read more |
NASA Marshall Team Delivers Tiny, Powerful 'Lunar Flashlight' Propulsion SystemHuntsville AL (SPX) Jun 09, 2022 Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, have built some of the largest rocket engines ever to light up the icy reaches of space. Now Marshall and its commercial part ... more
SpaceX launches Nilesat 301 satellite, recovers Falcon 9 first stageWashington DC (UPI) Jun 8, 2021 SpaceX on Wednesday launched a communications satellite and recovered its Falcon 9 rocket at sea. ... more
NASA Supplier Completes Manufacturing Artemis III SLS Booster MotorsPromontory UT (SPX) Jun 09, 2022 The 10 Space Launch System (SLS) rocket motor segments that will help launch the Artemis III crew on their mission to land on the Moon are complete. Teams finished manufacturing the segments for the ... more
Shenzhou XIV astronauts transporting supplies into space stationBeijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2022 Crew members of the Shenzhou XIV spaceflight have begun to transport living and mission supplies to the Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in a ... more |
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NASA rolls SLS moon rocket back out to Kennedy Space Center launch padWashington DC (UPI) Jun 07, 2022 NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket reached the launching pad at Kenndy Space Center in Florida Monday morning after its slow-rolling 4.2-mile hike. The tr ... more
Subscale booster motor for future Artemis missions fires up at MarshallHuntsville AL (SPX) Jun 06, 2022 Engineers successfully fired a 2-foot-diameter, subscale solid rocket booster June 1, 2022, at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The test, conducted in Marshall's Eas ... more
China sends three astronauts to Tiangong Space StationWashington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2022 China on Sunday successfully launched a manned mission to its Tiangong Space Station. The three-person crew launched on the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft from the Jiquan Satellite Launch Center in th ... more
China discloses tasks of Shenzhou-14 crewed space missionJiuquan (XNA) Jun 06, 2022 The upcoming Shenzhou-14 crewed space mission will complete the construction of the Tiangong space station, with a basic three-module structure consisting of the core module Tianhe and the lab modul ... more |
UK and US to launch Joint Mission Aboard UK's first Virgin Orbit orbital flightLong Beach CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2022 Satellite launch company Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) announces today that a joint mission between the United Kingdom's Defense Science and Technology Laboratory and the United States Naval Research ... more
CIRCE space weather suite announced for first UK satellite launchLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 08, 2022 The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory's (Dstl) miniaturised space weather instrumentation suite will be one of the payloads aboard Virgin Orbit which is targeting the first UK satellite laun ... more
Three Chinese astronauts arrive at space stationBeijing (AFP) June 5, 2022 Three Chinese astronauts arrived at the country's space station on Sunday, the Chinese space agency for human flights said, the latest stride in Beijing's aim to become a major space power. ... more
China sends three astronauts to complete space stationBeijing (AFP) June 5, 2022 China on Sunday launched a rocket carrying three astronauts on a mission to complete construction on its new space station, the latest milestone in Beijing's drive to become a major space power. ... more |
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Ursa Major announces new engine to replace unavailable Russian-made enginesDenver CO (SPX) Jun 02, 2022 Ursa Major, America's only privately funded company that focuses solely on rocket propulsion, has introduced the latest in its line of engines. Arroway is a 200,000-pound thrust liquid oxygen and me ... more
Southern Launch receives further Government fundingAdelaide, Australia (SPX) May 31, 2022 Australian spaceport and space mission provider, Southern Launch, has been awarded an Australian Space Agency Moon to Mars Grant for their mobile launch rail. The almost $1 million grant will ... more Nanjing (XNA) May 29, 2022 China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 Thursday set sail for its first voyage this year from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province. The vessel will carry out its 100th maritime mission during this ... more
Debris from Chinese rocket reenters atmosphere, mostly burning upBeijing (XNA) May 27, 2022 Debris from the last stage of the Long March-7 Y5 carrier rocket reentered the atmosphere at 5:34 p.m. on Wednesday (Beijing Time), the China Manned Space Agency said. The vast majority of the ... more
Upper Stage Propulsion System for future Artemis mission reaches major milestoneDecatur AL (SPX) May 26, 2022 While the Artemis I team prepares for its upcoming mission, NASA and contractor teams are already building rockets to support future Artemis Moon missions. In United Launch Alliance's (ULA) factory ... more |
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Bacterial cellulose enables microbial life on Mars Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 07, 2022
An international research team including the University of Gottingen has investigated the chances of survival of kombucha cultures under Mars-like conditions. Kombucha is known as a drink, sometimes called tea fungus or mushroom tea, which is produced by fermenting sugared tea using kombucha cultures - a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. Although the simulated Martian environment destroye ... more |
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France Signs Artemis Accords as French Space Agency Marks Milestone Washington DC (SPX) Jun 09, 2022
France is the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords, affirming its commitment to sustainable space exploration that follows a common set of principles promoting beneficial use of space for all of humanity.
Philippe Baptiste, president of the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) - the French space agency - signed the document during an event hosted by the Ambassador of France to t ... more |
NASA's Europa Clipper Mission Completes Main Body of the Spacecraft Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 08, 2022
The agency's mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon takes a big step forward as engineers deliver a major component of the spacecraft.
The main body of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has been delivered to the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Over the next two years there, engineers and technicians will finish assembling the craft by hand before testing it to make ... more |
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Geology from 50 light-years away Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 07, 2022 With its mirror segments beautifully aligned and its scientific instruments undergoing calibration, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is just weeks away from full operation. Soon after the first observations are revealed this summer, Webb's in-depth science will begin.
Among the investigations planned for the first year are studies of two hot exoplanets cla ... more |
SpaceX launches Nilesat 301 satellite, recovers Falcon 9 first stage Washington DC (UPI) Jun 8, 2021
SpaceX on Wednesday launched a communications satellite and recovered its Falcon 9 rocket at sea.
Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying a Nilesat 301 satellite at 5:04 p.m. on Wednesday.
The rocket's first stage booster returned to earth about 8 minutes and 45 seconds after launch and touched down on SpaceX's Just Read the Instructions d ... more |
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China sends three astronauts to Tiangong Space Station Washington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2022
China on Sunday successfully launched a manned mission to its Tiangong Space Station.
The three-person crew launched on the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft from the Jiquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 10:44 a.m. local time with the astronauts entering the Tianhe core module at 8:50 p.m.
The astronauts - Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe - will live and work in space for six m ... more |
Comet Interceptor approved for construction Paris (ESA) Jun 09, 2022
ESA's Comet Interceptor mission to visit a pristine comet or other interstellar object just starting its journey into the inner Solar System has been 'adopted' this week; the study phase is complete and, following selection of the spacecraft prime contractor, work will soon begin to build the mission.
Comet Interceptor will share a ride into space with ESA's Ariel exoplanet mission in 2029. The ... more |
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AFRL partners with NMSU to test cooling solutions for directed energy weapons Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) May 26, 2022
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Directed Energy Directorate recently signed a five-year Strategic Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) with New Mexico State University (NMSU) in Las Cruces that extends the loan of a laser diode system NMSU will use in testing novel cooling solutions for directed energy laser and high power microwave systems.
"Heat is one of the major bottlenec ... more |
Belarus buys S-400, Iskander missiles from Russia: Lukashenko Moscow (AFP) May 19, 2022
Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country bought Iskander nuclear-capable missiles and S-400 anti-aircraft anti-missile systems from Russia.
The announcement came on the 85th day of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, with thousands killed. Belarus, Moscow's main ally, has allowed Russian troops to use the country bordering Ukraine as a rear base.
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Scientists model landscape formation on Titan, revealing an Earth-like alien world Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2022
Saturn's moon Titan looks very much like Earth from space, with rivers, lakes, and seas filled by rain tumbling through a thick atmosphere. While these landscapes may look familiar, they are composed of materials that are undoubtedly different - liquid methane streams streak Titan's icy surface and nitrogen winds build hydrocarbon sand dunes.
The presence of these materials - whose mechani ... more |
New silicon nanowires can really take the heat Berkeley CA (SPX) May 18, 2022 |
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Detecting new particles around black holes with gravitational waves Amsterdam. Netherlands (SPX) Jun 08, 2022
Clouds of ultralight particles can form around rotating black holes. A team of physicists from the University of Amsterdam and Harvard University now show that these clouds would leave a characteristic imprint on the gravitational waves emitted by binary black holes.
Black holes are generally thought to swallow all forms of matter and energy surrounding them. It has long been known, howeve ... more |
The end of the cosmic dawn Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2022
A group of astronomers led by Sarah Bosman from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have robustly timed the end of the epoch of reionisation of the neutral hydrogen gas to about 1.1 billion years after the Big Bang. Reionisation began when the first generation of stars formed after the cosmic "dark ages", a long period when neutral gas alone filled the Universe without any sources of light. T ... more |
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DARPA's ANSR to Improving Trustworthy AI Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2022
Despite recent improvements to machine learning (ML) algorithms and assurance technologies, high levels of autonomy still remain elusive.
The reasons for this are twofold. First, data-driven ML lacks transparency, interpretability, and robustness and has unsustainable computational and data needs. Second, traditional approaches to building intelligent applications and autonomous systems th ... more |
Mayman Aerospace Speeder disrupts aviation with compact optionally piloted VTOL Ventura CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2022
Mayman Aerospace unveiled a flight-ready prototype of its Speeder Air Utility Vehicle (AUV) at this year's annual Draper Venture Network CEO Summit in northern California. The debut appearance of the P2 Speeder, an aviation disrupting aircraft, represents a significant milestone for the compact, multi-use vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle. Boasting eight jet engines, the aircraft gener ... more |
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