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SpaceX launches first C-band television broadcast satellite into space for SES![]() Washington DC (UPI) Jun 30, 2021 The first television broadcast satellite under SES's C-band lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday evening on a SpaceX rocket. SES, a video and data solutions company, said the satellite will free up the lower 300 MHz of C-band spectrum to ensure the company can provide video and data services to its customers while enabling wireless operators to quickly deploy 5G services across the United States. The SES-22 satellite is the first of six geostationary satellites that SES ordered to ... read more |
Successful high-speed flight experiments with new sounding rocket configurationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 30, 2022 Reusable launch systems are exposed to high dynamic and thermo-mechanical loads during their return to Earth. The German Aerospace Center has now successfully tested high temperature structures, adv ... more
Shenzhou XIII astronauts doing well after returning to EarthBeijing (XNA) Jun 30, 2022 The three crew members of the Shenzhou XIII have recovered from the physical effects of their six-month mission and will return to routine training after medical assessment, according to the chief o ... more
Virgin Orbit establishes sew Brazilian subsidiary; now licensed for launch operations in AlcantaraLong Beach CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) alongside the Brazilian Space Agency has announced Virgin Orbit has been formally granted an operator's license to allow LauncherOne launch operations in Brazil. Th ... more
NASA, Rocket Lab launch orbiter to help pave way for astronauts' return to moonWashington DC (UPI) Jun 28, 2021 NASA's CAPSTONE mission spacecraft lifted off into space Tuesday morning on a mission to orbit the moon, moving scientists closer to returning astronauts. ... more |
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NASA completes Wet Dress Rehearsal, moves forward toward launchWashington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 NASA has analyzed the data from the wet dress rehearsal conducted Monday, June 20, and determined the testing campaign is complete. The agency will roll Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion back to t ... more
NASA blasts off from Australian Outback in 'historic' launchSydney (AFP) June 26, 2022 NASA's first-ever launch from a commercial site outside of the United States blasted off from Australia's Outback late Sunday, in a "historic" moment for the country's space industry. ... more
Iran launches 2nd home-made 'Zoljanah' satellite carrierTehran, Iran (IRNA) Jun 26, 2022 Spokesman of the Space Department of the Iranian Defense Ministry Ahmad Hosseini said on Sunday that Iran launched a second homemade "Zoljanah" satellite carrier. Hosseini said that the perfor ... more
Virgin Orbit on target for next launch window to open June 29Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2022 Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB)'s launch system is in place at the Mojave Air and Space Port. The dress rehearsals are complete, and the company remains on track for its upcoming Straight Up launch, wit ... more |
Busek scales thruster production for Airbus OneWeb satellitesNatick MA (SPX) Jun 24, 2022 The in-space propulsion firm Busek Co. confirmed its supply of BHT-350 Hall effect thrusters for a range of missions supported by Airbus OneWeb Satellites (AOS). The Busek thrusters have been engine ... more
SES's C-band satellite launched onboard SpaceX Falcon 9Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 30, 2022 SES has announced that the SES-22 satellite was successfully launched into space onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX's Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Flori ... more
First Ariane 5 launch of 2022 is a success for Malaysia and India clientsKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 22, 2022 On Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 06:50 pm local time, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (South America), successfully orbiting t ... more
Chinese official says its Mars sample mission will beat NASA back to EarthWashington DC (UPI) Jun 22, 2022 A senior Chinese space official said on Monday the country is on track to bring back rocks from the surface of Mars two years ahead of the planned joint effort by NASA and the European Space Agency ... more |
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Go ahead for second round of micro-launcher payload competitionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 On 20 June 2022, the German Space Agency (DLR) launched the second round of its competition for zero-cost flights of small satellites on microlaunchers developed and constructed in Germany. This mar ... more
NASA fully loads Artemis 1 rocket with fuel in successful 'wet' rehearsalWashington DC (UPI) Jun 21, 2022 NASA's fourth attempt Monday to complete a practice launch day exercise for its huge uncrewed moon rocket Artemis 1 was deemed a success at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Crews were able ... more
NASA Moon rocket test met 90% of objectivesWashington (AFP) June 21, 2022 NASA's fourth attempt to complete a critical test of its Moon rocket achieved around 90 percent of its goals, but there's still no firm date for the behemoth's first flight, officials said Tuesday. ... more
SpaceX launches three rockets in 36 hoursWashington DC (UPI) Jun 21, 2022 SpaceX launched three missions in just over 36 hours, including two from Florida's Space Coast with most recent a two-stage Falcon 9 early Sunday. The third rocket lifted off from Florida's Ca ... more
South Korea launches domestically-developed space rocketSeoul (AFP) June 21, 2022 South Korea launched its first domestically-developed space rocket on Tuesday, the government said, the country's second attempt after a launch last October failed. ... more |
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My Favorite Martian Image: 'Enchanted' Rocks at Jezero Crater Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 30, 2022
Not even Obi-Wan Kenobi could convince Perseverance's Katie Stack Morgan that these are not the rocks she's looking for.
Ask any space explorer, and they'll have a favorite photograph or two from their mission. For Katie Stack Morgan, the deputy project scientist for NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, the first close-up image of layered rocks at the base of Jezero Crater's ancient river delta ... more |
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spots rocket impact site on Moon Tempe AZ (SPX) Jun 24, 2022
Astronomers discovered a rocket body heading toward a lunar collision late last year. Impact occurred March 4, with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter later spotting the resulting crater. Surprisingly the crater is actually two craters, an eastern crater (18-meter diameter, about 19.5 yards) superimposed on a western crater (16-meter diameter, about 17.5 yards).
The double crater was unex ... more |
You can help scientists study the atmosphere on Jupiter Minneapolis MN (SPX) Jun 23, 2022
A new citizen science project, led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities with support from NASA, allows volunteers to play an important role in helping scientists learn more about the atmosphere on Jupiter. Citizen scientists can help astrophysicists categorize tens of thousands of stunning images taken from the Juno spacecraft with just a web browser.
The planet Jupite ... more |
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Long-term liquid water also on non-Earth-like planets Bern, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
Liquid water is an important prerequisite for life to develop on a planet. As researchers from the University of Bern, the University of Zurich and the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS report in a new study, liquid water could also exist for billions of years on planets that are very different from Earth. This calls our currently Earth-centred idea of potentially habitabl ... more |
SpaceX launches first C-band television broadcast satellite into space for SES Washington DC (UPI) Jun 30, 2021
The first television broadcast satellite under SES's C-band lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday evening on a SpaceX rocket.
SES, a video and data solutions company, said the satellite will free up the lower 300 MHz of C-band spectrum to ensure the company can provide video and data services to its customers while enabling wireless operators to quickly deploy 5G services across t ... more |
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Shenzhou XIII astronauts doing well after returning to Earth Beijing (XNA) Jun 30, 2022
The three crew members of the Shenzhou XIII have recovered from the physical effects of their six-month mission and will return to routine training after medical assessment, according to the chief of the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Division.
Major General Jing Haipeng, commander of the division, told a news conference at the unit's headquarters in northwestern Beijing on Tuesday tha ... more |
Exotic carbon microcrystals in meteorite dust Chelyabinsk, Russia (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
The largest meteorite observed so far this century entered the Earth's atmosphere above Chelyabinsk in the Southern Urals, Russia on February 15, 2013. Unusually, dust from the surface of this meteorite survived its fall and is being extensively studied.
This dust includes some unusually shaped microcrystals of carbon. A study of the morphology and simulations of the formation of these cry ... more |
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Directed Energy leader recaps time in AFRL, looks ahead to space position Kirtland AFB NM (AFRL) Jun 16, 2022
Dr. Kelly Hammett, who has led the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate for the past six years, departed AFRL June 6 for his new assignment as director of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SpRCO), both located on Kirtland AFB.
"I will miss bragging on the Directed Energy team, and all that we accomplished in the six years I was in the director's seat," said Hammett. ... more |
Canada announces new Arctic air, missile defenses with US Ottawa (AFP) June 20, 2022 Canada's defense minister announced upgrades to Arctic air and missile defenses with the United States on Monday, citing growing threats from Russia and new technologies such as hypersonic missiles.
At a news conference at Canada's largest air base in Trenton, Ontario, Minister Anita Anand outlined Can$4.9 billion (US$3.8 billion) in military spending over the next six years.
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SwRI researcher shows how elliptical craters could shed light on age of Saturn's moons San Antonio TX (SPX) Jun 22, 2022
A new SwRI study describes how unique populations of craters on two of Saturn's moons could help indicate the satellites' age and the conditions of their formation. Using data from NASA's Cassini mission, SwRI postdoctoral researcher Dr. Sierra Ferguson surveyed elliptical craters on Saturn's moons Tethys and Dione for this study, which was co-authored by SwRI Principal Scientist Dr. Alyssa Rhod ... more |
A mirror tracks a tiny particle Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 30, 2022
Levitated nanoparticles are promising tools for sensing ultra-weak forces of biological, chemical or mechanical origin and even for testing the foundations of quantum physics. However, such applications require precise position measurement. Researchers at the Department of Experimental Physics of the University of Innsbruck, Austria, have now demonstrated a new technique that boosts the efficien ... more |
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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 |
Physicists confront the neutron lifetime puzzle Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
To solve a long-standing puzzle about how long a neutron can "live" outside an atomic nucleus, physicists entertained a wild but testable theory positing the existence of a right-handed version of our left-handed universe. They designed a mind-bending experiment at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to try to detect a particle that has been speculated but not spotted. If fo ... more |
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Humans in the loop help robots find their way Houston TX (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
Just like us, robots can't see through walls. Sometimes they need a little help to get where they're going. Engineers at Rice University have developed a method that allows humans to help robots "see" their environments and carry out tasks. The strategy called Bayesian Learning IN the Dark - BLIND, for short - is a novel solution to the long-standing problem of motion planning for robots that wo ... more |
Key milestones achieved in Manned-Unmanned Teaming for future air power Paris, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2022
The ability to task unmanned systems from a manned aircraft is an important force multiplier in Airbus' vision for future air power, with a wide range of applications extending to combat scenarios and beyond.
As a pioneer in the realm of Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T), Airbus has developed an ambitious technological roadmap to make this innovative concept - which boosts the effectiveness ... more |
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