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  Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 27, 2022 The ZK 1A, a new model of carrier rocket, conducted its debut flight at noon on Wednesday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, becoming the country's largest and most powerful solid-propellant rocket. Designed and built by CAS Space, a Beijing-based rocket company owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the rocket blasted off at 12:12 pm and soon placed six satellites into preset orbits, CAS Space said in a news release. All of the satellites are tasked with carryi ... read more |
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NASA prepares for Space Launch System rocket services contractWashington DC (SPX) Jul 27, 2022 As NASA prepares for the first integrated flight test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft to the Moon this summer as part of Artemis, the agency is moving toward a servi ... more 
CAA launches consultation on UK space launch from CornwallLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a consultation for the public and businesses to have their say on the assessment of environmental effects made by both Virgin Orbit and Spaceport C ... more 
China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 back from missionsBeijing (XNA) Jul 27, 2022 China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 returned to its homeport on Monday morning after completing three maritime monitoring missions. During the 60-day voyage, the vessel has sailed more than ... more 
Researchers: Chinese rocket stage to hit Earth in uncontrolled descentWashington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2021 A hunk of Chinese space rocket junk weighing roughly 25 tons will fall back to Earth on Sunday, according to researchers at the Aerospace Corp.'s Center for Orbital Re-entry and Debris Studies. ... more |
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China's Tianzhou-3 cargo craft re-enters atmosphere under controlBeijing (XNA) Jul 28, 2022 China's Tianzhou-3 cargo craft re-entered the atmosphere in a controlled manner at 11:31 a.m. (Beijing Time) Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Most of the spacecraf ... more 
Rocket launches can create night-shining clouds away from the polesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 Near Earth's North and South poles, wispy, iridescent clouds often shimmer high in the summertime sky around dusk and dawn. These night-shining, or noctilucent, clouds are sometimes spotted farther ... more 
China successfully launches lab to Tiangong space stationWashington DC (UPI) Jul 25, 2021 China has successfully launched a laboratory to its space station orbiting Earth, the Asian nation's space agency said. ... more 
China releases images of Martian satelliteBeijing (XNA) Jul 26, 2022 China's Tianwen-1 probe beamed back high-resolution images of Mars' natural satellite Phobos on Saturday, marking the second anniversary of the launch. Phobos and Deimos are two natural satell ... more |
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Chinese astronauts set up new lab on space stationBeijing (AFP) July 25, 2022 Astronauts entered the new lab module of China's space station for the first time Monday, in a major step towards completing the orbital outpost by the end of the year. ... more 
Marine Management Organisation opens consultation on Virgin Orbit launch siteLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is consulting on the determination of a marine licence application from Virgin Orbit, proposing to launch a satellite from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay. ... more 
SpaceX breaks its annual record with 32nd successful launch in 2022Washington DC (UPI) Jul 22, 2021 SpaceX on Friday broke its annual record with the completion of its 32nd successful launch in 2022, having completed 31 successful launches in 2021. ... more 
China launches six new satellitesJiuquan (XNA) Jul 28, 2022 China on Wednesday sent six new satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellites, including a new space technology test satellite and a test sa ... more |
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China's space station expanding nation technology base Beijing (XNA) Jul 25, 2022 The Wentian space lab will help to greatly advance scientific research and the development of technology in China, providing a unique platform for experiments that are difficult or impossible to be ... more 
Northrop Grumman and NASA test SLS boosterPromontory UT (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 Northrop Grumman and NASA have conducted a full-scale static fire of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket motor, known as Flight Support Booster-2. The five-segment solid rocket booster is the wo ... more 
Australian rocketry team regains sky wings with triple win at Spaceport America CupSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 The USYD Rocketry Team has been announced as the overall winner of the Spaceport America Cup intercollegiate rocketry competition, held annually in New Mexico. Competing against 97 student teams fro ... more
China prepares to launch Wentian lab moduleWenchang (XNA) Jul 20, 2022 The combination of China's space station lab module Wentian and a Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launch area, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Monday. The ... more 
Third Test Flight for DARPA's HAWC Yields New Performance DataWashington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2022 DARPA's Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC), a missile program conducted in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, completed another successful free flight in early July. This is the second ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 27, 2022 
We have come to the end of our detour to image the "Bolivar" butte and are starting back to the MSAR (Mount Sharp Ascent Route). This plan provides the last chance to image Bolivar from this vantage point, with the aim of characterizing, so Mastcam is taking one final large mosaic of the butte, before we move on and it is blocked from our sight.
We cannot drive up the side of Bolivar (alth ... more |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 27, 2022 
It faced the quicksand-like soil in the "sink tank," climbed the "tilt bed," and conquered boulders and craters. NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) prototype recently endured the most realistic tests to-date of its ability to drive through the most difficult terrain during its mission to the Moon's South Pole.
Engineers tested the latest VIPER mobility engineeri ... more |
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 
Because it's bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new UC Riverside research shows Jupiter's massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night sky.
"It's long bothered me why Jupiter doesn't have even more amazing rings that would put Saturn's to shame," said UCR astrophysicist Stephen Kane, who led the research.
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
Planetary scientist Katarina Miljkovic is available to discuss the nature of planets in Melbourne this week. It's part of a national tour of public and school talks promoting opportunities for women in physics.
The planets in our solar system are vastly different although they all formed from the same cloud of gas and dust around a star - our sun. Why is this?
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 27, 2022 
As NASA prepares for the first integrated flight test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft to the Moon this summer as part of Artemis, the agency is moving toward a services contract model for long-term SLS hardware production and operations to reduce costs.
"SLS is not just a NASA investment, it has been a national investment. Through this contract approach, we ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2021 
A hunk of Chinese space rocket junk weighing roughly 25 tons will fall back to Earth on Sunday, according to researchers at the Aerospace Corp.'s Center for Orbital Re-entry and Debris Studies.
CORDS researchers predict the rocket body re-entry into Earth's atmosphere will happen Sunday based on current projections.
Aerospace plans to host a Twitter discussion Thursday with other ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
Scientists from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission recently learned that surface regeneration happens a lot quicker on asteroids than on Earth. By analyzing rock fractures on asteroid Bennu from high-resolution images taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, the team discovered that the Sun's heat fractures rocks on Bennu in just 10,000 to 100,000 years. This information will help scientists estimate how long ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 
Dragonfire, the UK's Laser Directed Energy Programme (LDEW) led by MBDA, has successfully begun a series of trials to prove the accuracy and power of the novel laser weapon.
The first of these trials recently conducted by the Dragonfire consortium - a joint industry and UK MOD collaboration between MBDA, Leonardo, QinetiQ and Dstl - at low power proved the system can successfully track air ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
The Department of Defense has awarded two firm fixed price Other Transaction (OT) Agreement modifications to exercise options; one to Northrop Grumman and one to Raytheon through the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) authority under 10 U.S.C. 4022.
Each modification has an approximate value of $41.5M and an anticipated Period of Performance through February 2023. These modifications will allo ... more |
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 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 |
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 Tokushima, Japan (SPX) Jul 17, 2022 
Raman spectroscopy, an optical microscopy technique, is a non-destructive chemical analysis technique that provides rich molecular fingerprint information about chemical structure, phase, crystallinity, and molecular interactions. The technique relies on the interaction of light with chemical bonds within a material.
However, since light is a wave, optical microscopes are unable to resolve ... more |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 
Researchers at ETH Zurich have redetermined the gravitational constant G using a new measurement technique. Although there is still a large degree of uncertainty regarding this value, the new method offers great potential for testing one of the most fundamental laws of nature.
The gravitational constant G determines the strength of gravity - the force that makes apples fall to the ground o ... more |
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Matsumoto, Japan (SPX) Jul 26, 2022
The team* led by Prof. Toru Misawa of the School of General Education, Shinshu University found for the first time that the internal donut-shaped structure of the central nuclei of bright galaxies in the distant universe can have an "anisotropic" effect on the gas distributed over a vast area around them.
Because luminous nuclei of distant galaxies (qua ... more |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 
When communication lines are open, individual agents such as robots or drones can work together to collaborate and complete a task. But what if they aren't equipped with the right hardware or the signals are blocked, making communication impossible? University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers started with this more difficult challenge. They developed a method to train multiple agents to ... more |
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 Arlington VA (SPX) Jul 28, 2022 
Raytheon Technologies' (NYSE: RTX) corporate venture capital group, RTX Ventures, has signed an agreement to invest in VerdeGo Aero to accelerate the development of hybrid-electric propulsion technologies for advanced air mobility applications. This investment will also provide opportunities for VerdeGo Aero to collaborate with Pratt and Whitney on future product development.
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