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Maritime Launch and Skyrora partner to launch Skyrora XL from Spaceport Nova Scotia![]() Paris, France (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 Maritime Launch Services Inc. (Maritime Launch) (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) and Skyrora are pleased to announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent to launch Skyrora XL from Spaceport Nova Scotia. Maritime Launch is developing and operating Spaceport Nova Scotia, Canada's first orbital launch complex and the first commercial spaceport in North America. Headquartered in Edinburgh with facilities located across Europe, Skyrora designs, manufactures, and deploys launch vehicles for small satellite manuf ... read more |
Rocket Lab selects NASA Stennis Space Center for Neutron Engine Test FacilityLong Beach CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has selected NASA's historic Stennis Space Center in Mississippi as the location of its engine test facility for its reusable rocket, Neutron. The Archimedes ... more
NASA says delayed Moon rocket passed fueling testWashington (AFP) Sept 22, 2022 NASA said Wednesday it had successfully trialed the fueling process for its new rocket, after technical issues a few weeks ago halted two attempts to get the behemoth off the ground and headed towards the Moon. ... more
Artemis Cryogenic Demonstration test concludes, all objectives metKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 The launch director has confirmed all objectives have been met for the cryogenic demonstration test, and teams are now proceeding with critical safing activities and preparations for draining the ro ... more
Shenzhou XIV astronauts in 4-hour spacewalkBeijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2022 Chinese astronauts on the Shenzhou XIV mission completed their second spacewalk on Saturday afternoon, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe opened an extravehic ... more |
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Space missions bring Down-to-Earth benefitsBeijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2022 Spectacle of rocket launches draws throngs of visitors, newfound prosperity to township in coastal Hainan Editor's note: In this series, China Daily looks at some of the areas in which major p ... more
Arianespace signs agreement with SAB-LS for the provision of cubesat servicesParis, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 Arianespace has announced during the International Astronautical Congress, the signature of a multi-year framework agreement. The contract entrusts SAB-LS to co-operate as partner of Arianespace for ... more
Gilmour Space announces first 'Caravan' rideshare mission to LEOParis, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 Australian launch services company, Gilmour Space Technologies, has announced that it will launch a dedicated rideshare mission into low earth orbit (LEO) in late 2024. Unlike most rocket laun ... more
Rocket Lab to launch NOAA-supported Argos-4 Spacecraft for General AtomicsLong Beach CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) reports it will launch a dedicated Electron mission for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS). Electron is scheduled to launch the "It Argos Up From Her ... more |
Taikonauts in orbit salute China's manned space program on 30th anniversaryBeijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2022 The Shenzhou-XIV taikonauts, who are aboard the Tiangong space station, gave an off-Earth salute to all participants in China's 30-year manned space program on Wednesday. In a celebratory vide ... more
China's manned space program attracts more public attentionBeijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2022 China's manned space program, initiated 30 years ago, has grown more popular among Chinese people, who return with extensive support and a vision for space exploration. On Sept. 21, 1992, Chin ... more
Wagner Corp teams with Virgin Orbit to bring air-launch capability to AustraliaWellcamp, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), a leading launch provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Wagner Corporation, one of the region's most successful privately-owned companies and prop ... more
Spaceflight and Rocket Factory partner to fly Sherpa OTVs on RFA launches from EuropeParis, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 At the International Astronautical Congress 2022 (IAC), Spaceflight Inc., the leading global launch services provider, has announced it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for upcoming launch ... more |
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Northrop Grumman Meets Rocket Motor Casting Milestone on Road to Sentinel's First FlightPromontory UT (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully cast the LGM-35A Sentinel program's first inert stage-one and stage-two solid rocket motor set this summer. The casting event demonstrated the m ... more
SpinLaunch closes $71M Series B funding roundLong Beach CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 SpinLaunch reports that the company has closed a $71 million Series B funding round. The funds will be used to continue the development and commercialization of the world's first kinetic launch syst ... more
SpaceX wants to bring satellite internet to Iran: MuskWashington (AFP) Sept 20, 2022 SpaceX will apply for an exemption from US sanctions against Iran in a bid to offer its satellite internet service to the country, owner Elon Musk said on Monday. ... more
Shenzhou astronauts carry out second spacewalkBeijing (XNA) Sep 18, 2022 Crew members on the Shenzhou XIV mission stepped out of their spacecraft for the second spacewalk on Saturday afternoon, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in a brief ... more
Rocket Lab launches 30th Electron and 150th satellite to spaceLong Beach CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has delivered its 30th mission and 150th satellite to orbit following its latest successful Electron launch earlier Thursday. "The Owl Spreads Its Wings" ded ... more |
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InSight hears its first meteoroid impacts on Mars Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 21, 2022
NASA's InSight lander has detected seismic waves from four space rocks that crashed on Mars in 2020 and 2021. Not only do these represent the first impacts detected by the spacecraft's seismometer since InSight touched down on the Red Planet in 2018, it also marks the first time seismic and acoustic waves from an impact have been detected on Mars.
A new paper published Monday in Nature Geo ... more |
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Orbital Assembly and CisLunar Industries sign collaboration agreement Paris, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the leader in developing a commercially viable, space-based business park with variable gravity, has announced an agreement with CisLunar Industries to collaborate on providing metal-processing services on its Pioneer-classTM space station. OAC will provide on-orbit facilities to CisLunar Industries, and CisLunar Industries will provide metal processing as a s ... more |
First 3D renders from JunoCam data reveal "frosted cupcake" clouds on Jupiter Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Sep 22, 2022
Animations of the relative heights of the cloud tops of Jupiter reveal delicately textured swirls and peaks that resemble the frosting on top of a cupcake. The results have been presented by citizen scientist and professional mathematician and software developer, Gerald Eichstadt, at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2022 in Granada.
The animation uses data from JunoCam, the visible-l ... more |
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SwRI scientist helps identify new evidence for habitability in Enceladus's ocean San Antonio TX (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
The search for extraterrestrial life just got more interesting as a team of scientists including Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Christopher Glein has discovered new evidence for a key building block for life in the subsurface ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus. New modeling indicates that Enceladus's ocean should be relatively rich in dissolved phosphorus, an essential ingredient for life.
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Maritime Launch and Skyrora partner to launch Skyrora XL from Spaceport Nova Scotia Paris, France (SPX) Sep 22, 2022
Maritime Launch Services Inc. (Maritime Launch) (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) and Skyrora are pleased to announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent to launch Skyrora XL from Spaceport Nova Scotia. Maritime Launch is developing and operating Spaceport Nova Scotia, Canada's first orbital launch complex and the first commercial spaceport in North America. Headquartered in Edinburgh with faciliti ... more |
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Space missions bring Down-to-Earth benefits Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2022
Spectacle of rocket launches draws throngs of visitors, newfound prosperity to township in coastal Hainan
Editor's note: In this series, China Daily looks at some of the areas in which major progress has been made in the 10 years since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in November 2012.
Chen Li, a 62-year-old restaurant owner in Longlou, a coastal to ... more |
ESA tracks world-first asteroid deflection Paris (ESA) Sep 21, 2022
Next week, all eyes will be looking up as NASA intentionally crashes the 550 kg DART spacecraft into an orbiting asteroid at high speed. ESA's Estrack network of ground stations, Europe's 'eyes on the sky', will be particularly focused on the humanmade impactor, keeping track of it as it closes in on the 160-metre-wide moving target in the world's first test of asteroid deflection.
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Lockheed Martin delivers its highest powered laser to date to US Department Of Defense Bothell WA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering OUSD (R&E) a new benchmark: a tactically-relevant electric 300 kW-class laser, the most powerful laser that Lockheed Martin has produced to date. This 300 kW-class laser is ready to integrate with the DOD demonstration efforts including the U.S. Army's Indirect Fires Protection Capa ... more |
Lockheed Martin's next gen interceptor achieves communications testing milestone Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2022
Lockheed Martin recently validated prototype communications radio technology for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) during a recent test milestone.
The NGI's mission is to protect the U.S. homeland from increasing and evolving intercontinental ballistic missile threats. Critically, the interceptor and its components must be able to receive and share data from the ground and throughout t ... more |
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Saturn's rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon Boston MA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022
Swirling around the planet's equator, the rings of Saturn are a dead giveaway that the planet is spinning at a tilt. The belted giant rotates at a 26.7-degree angle relative to the plane in which it orbits the sun. Astronomers have long suspected that this tilt comes from gravitational interactions with its neighbor Neptune, as Saturn's tilt precesses, like a spinning top, at nearly the same rat ... more |
'Naturally insulating' material emits pulses of superfluorescent light at room temperature Raleigh NC (SPX) Sep 06, 2022
Researchers looking to synthesize a brighter and more stable nanoparticle for optical applications found that their creation instead exhibited a more surprising property: bursts of superfluorescence that occurred at both room temperature and regular intervals. The work could lead to the development of faster microchips, neurosensors, or materials for use in quantum computing applications, as wel ... more |
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How gravity gives astronomers a powerful lens on the universe Charlottesville VA (SPX) Sep 18, 2022
In 1919 astronomers Arthur Eddington and Andrew Crommelin captured photographic images of a total solar eclipse. The Sun was in the constellation Taurus at the time, and a handful of its stars could be seen in the photographs. But the stars weren't quite in their expected place. The tremendous gravity of the Sun had deflected the light of these stars, making them appear slightly out of place. It ... more |
Satellite mission confirms cornerstone of general relativity is unshakeable London, UK (SPX) Sep 16, 2022
The MICROSCOPE mission has confirmed the 'equivalence principle' with unprecedented accuracy, bolstering Einstein's general relativity.
The result, announced this week by a team led by the French space agency CNES, is a triumph for Einstein's general relativity. However, it also potentially rules out some candidate universal theories of physics.
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The Perseverance robotic arm tightrope of abrasion proximity science Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 22, 2022
The SHERLOC and PIXL proximity science instruments on Perseverance have enabled more detailed observations of Martian chemistry and minerology than ever before. PIXL can isolate features as small as a grain of sand. To achieve this, these instruments on the end of the robotic arm must be placed at a precise distance from the feature of interest - very close, but not too close. PIXL even has a "h ... more |
Northrop Grumman unveils first Australian MQ-4C Triton Palmdale CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022
Northrop Grumman has unveiled Australia's first MQ-4C Triton autonomous aircraft during a ceremony at its high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) aircraft production site in California. The event, attended by Australian, U.S. government and defense officials, highlights the continued progress of the MQ-4C Triton program for both the Royal Australian Air Force and U.S. Navy.
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