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Next-generation rocket for astronauts expected in 2027![]() Beijing (XNA) Nov 09, 2022 China's next-generation rocket to carry humans is expected to make its maiden flight around 2027, said a project manager. Zhao Xinguo, a senior rocket designer and head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology's rocket development department, said the new rocket, which has yet to be named, is an important backbone in China's ambitious plan to place its astronauts on the moon. "According to our schedule, all necessary conditions for the rocket's first launch mission will be ready in ... read more |
Subtropical Storm Nicole delays SpaceX launchWashington DC (UPI) Nov 8, 2021 SpaceX's next launch has been pushed back at least four days due to concerns about the recently formed Subtropical Storm Nicole. ... more
Gilmour Space completes final qualification test of Sirius rocket engineGold Coast, Australia (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 Australian rocket engineers at Gilmour Space Technologies have successfully completed the final qualification test of its main Sirius hybrid rocket engine, paving the way for the country's first orb ... more
NASA rolls Artemis I mission rocket back to launch pad ahead of Nov. 14 launchWashington DC (UPI) Nov 4, 2021 NASA is making another run at launching the Artemis I spacecraft on its maiden voyage to the moon, rolling the $4.1 billion rocket back onto the launch pad Thursday at Kennedy Space Center after months of delays pushed the liftoff to Nov. 14. ... more
China's mightiest liquid-propellant rocket engine passes key testBeijing (XNA) Nov 07, 2022 Engineers in China's space industry conducted a key test of the country's most powerful liquid-propellant rocket engine on Saturday, marking a large stride in the development of a super-heavy carrie ... more |
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Rocket Lab opens Archimedes Engine Test Stand at Stennis Space CenterStennis Space Center MS (SPX) Nov 07, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has kicked off operations for testing the Archimedes engine with a ribbon cutting ceremony at NASA's historic Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The Archimedes ... more
NASA rolls Moon rocket out to Kennedy Space Center launch padKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Nov 4, 2022 NASA rolled out its largest-ever rocket to a launch pad in Florida on Friday and will try again 10 days from now to blast off on a much-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon. ... more
Rocket Lab deploys 152nd satelliteLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2022 Rocket Lab USA Inc, (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched its 32nd Electron mission to deploy its 152nd satellite to orbit, a science payload for the Swedish National Space Agency. The MATS satel ... more
Astronauts enter China's Mengtian lab module for first timeBeijing (XNA) Nov 04, 2022 Chinese astronauts onboard the nation's Tiangong space station entered the Mengtian lab module on Thursday afternoon, several hours after the completion of the station's in-orbit assembly. Cre ... more |
SpaceX launches broadcast satellite to serve Europe, Africa, Middle EastWashington DC (UPI) Nov 3, 2021 SpaceX Thursday put the Hotbird 13G satellite into orbit for Eutelsat to bolster broadcast systems across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ... more
Rocket Lab set to attempt next mid-air helicopter rocket catchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has confirmed that it will attempt to catch an Electron rocket with a helicopter as it returns to Earth from space during the Company's next launch. Rocket Lab's ... more
NASA sounding rockets launch multiple science payloadsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2022 Newly proven technology developed at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility near Chincoteague, Virginia, turns a single sounding rocket into a hive deploying a swarm of up to 16 instruments. The technology ... more
Arianegroup to develop Phoebus for ESA to demonstrate future Ariane 6 Carbon Upper StageParis (ESA) Nov 03, 2022 ArianeGroup has received a 50-million-euro agreement from the European Space Agency (ESA) to continue the development of PHOEBUS, a super-light carbon composite upper stage demonstrator. This work w ... more |
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Iran says it successfully tested satellite launcherTehran (AFP) Nov 5, 2022 Iran announced Saturday the successful test flight of a rocket capable of propelling satellites into space, three months after launching a satellite with the help of Russia. ... more
China completes in-orbit maneuver to complete Tiangong space station assemblyBeijing (XNA) Nov 04, 2022 China's space industry achieved a historic new feat on Thursday as the in-orbit assembly of the country's Tiangong space station's T-shape configuration was completed. In a crucial, hourlong r ... more
Anatomy of the week the Musk tornado hit TwitterSan Francisco (AFP) Nov 6, 2022 The whirlwind week that Elon Musk took over Twitter began with sleepless nights for company engineers - and ended with half the staff getting the axe. ... more
China's Mengtian lab module docks with space station combinationBeijing (XNA) Nov 03, 2022 The Mengtian lab module has successfully docked with China's Tiangong space station combination, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Mengtian, Tiangong's second lab module, dock ... more
China's 'Palace in the sky' space station complete after successful launchWashington DC (UPI) Nov 01, 2022 China successfully launched the third and final module needed to complete the Tiangong Space Station. The Chinese National Space Administration announced its Mengtian module arrived in low Ear ... more |
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Can't Touch This: Sol 3640 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 02, 2022
We arrived at the spectacular workspace pictured above, but what made it spectacular - rocks - is what also made it tricky. Our left front wheel was propped up just enough on one of the lovely and interesting rocks to make it unsafe to unstow the arm. Thus, as Deirdra, one of my planning partners said - it felt like Mars was taunting us with some early 1990s MC Hammer.
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iSpace receives license to conduct business activity on the Moon from Japanese Government Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 09, 2022
CAPTOPM First License Granted Under Japan's Space Resources Act
ispace, inc. (ispace), a global lunar exploration company with its headquarters in Japan and regional offices in the United States and Europe, announced that it has received a license from the Japanese government to conduct business activity on the moon as part of its first lunar mission.
The approval, the first granted under ... more |
Mars and Jupiter moons meet Paris (ESA) Oct 17, 2022
ESA's Mars Express has captured the rare moment of Mars' small moon Deimos passing in front of Jupiter and its four largest moons - the focus of ESA's upcoming Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer launching next year. Celestial alignments like these enable a more precise determination of the martian moons' orbits.
Since arriving in orbit at the Red Planet in 2003, Mars Express routinely observes the ... more |
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Oldest planetary debris in our galaxy found from new study Warwick UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2022
Astronomers led by the University of Warwick have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that is accreting debris from orbiting planetesimals, making it one of the oldest rocky and icy planetary systems discovered in the Milky Way. Their findings are published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, which conclude that a faint white dwarf located 90 light years from Earth, as ... more |
Subtropical Storm Nicole delays SpaceX launch Washington DC (UPI) Nov 8, 2021
SpaceX's next launch has been pushed back at least four days due to concerns about the recently formed Subtropical Storm Nicole.
The company had been planning to launch its Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 satellites for the telecom company Intelsat from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force station on Tuesday.
"Teams at the Cape are preparing for Tropical Storm Nicole and are now targetin ... more |
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Astronauts enter China's Mengtian lab module for first time Beijing (XNA) Nov 04, 2022
Chinese astronauts onboard the nation's Tiangong space station entered the Mengtian lab module on Thursday afternoon, several hours after the completion of the station's in-orbit assembly.
Crew members of the Shenzhou XIV mission - mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong, Senior Colonel Liu Yang and Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe - opened Mengtian's hatch and entered the lab component at 3:12 ... more |
Twin tail revealed in new Hubble image of Didymos-Dimorphos system following DART impact Paris (ESA) Oct 21, 2022
Two tails of dust ejected from the Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system are seen in new images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, documenting the lingering aftermath of the NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impact on 27 September 2022 at 01:14 CEST. Current data show that DART shortened Dimorphos' original 11 hour and 55 minute orbit around Didymos by about 32 minutes.
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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 |
Ukraine hails arrival of Western air defence systems Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 7, 2022
Ukraine announced on Monday it had received more air defence systems from Western military allies, saying the weapons would help defend against Russian attacks that have recently targeted energy infrastructure.
"NASAMS and Aspide air defence systems arrived in Ukraine! These weapons will significantly strengthen the Ukrainian army and will make our skies safer," Defence Minister Oleksiy Rezn ... more |
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SwRI scientists compile Cassini's unique observations of Saturn's rings San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
Southwest Research Institute scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn's rings from the Cassini mission. The compilation, published recently in the scientific journal Icarus, will inform future investigations of the particle size distribution and composition of Saturn's rings, key elements to understanding their formation and evolution.
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New system designs nanomaterials that conduct heat in specific ways Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022
Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. Engineers employ heat sinks to keep chips cool, sometimes along with fans or liquid cooling systems; however, these methods often require a lot of energy to operate. ... more |
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Ride into microgravity with a 'spy' amongst numerous experiments Cologne, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2022
On 21 October 2022 at 09:25, the MAPHEUS 12 research rocket of the German Aerospace Center took off from the Esrange Space Center near Kiruna in northern Sweden. It reached an altitude of 260 kilometres before descending back to Earth on a parachute. On board for the first time were nerve cells. The goal is to understand how their electrical signals deviate in microgravity.
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Astronomers discover closest black hole to Earth Washington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2022
Astronomers using the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF's NOIRLab, have discovered the closest-known black hole to Earth. This is the first unambiguous detection of a dormant stellar-mass black hole in the Milky Way. Its close proximity to Earth, a mere 1600 light-years away, offers an intriguing target of study to advance our understanding of the evolution of binary systems.
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Lockheed Martin, Red Hat collaborate to advance artificial intelligence for military missions Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2022
Lockheed Martin and Red Hat, Inc. has announced a collaboration to advance artificial intelligence (AI) innovation at the edge on Lockheed Martin military platforms. Adopting the newly announced Red Hat Device Edge will enable Lockheed Martin to support U.S. national security missions by applying and standardizing AI technologies in geographically constrained environments.
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RDARS Eagle Nest Autonomous Drone-In-a-Box solution supports SpaceX Starlink Satellite Communications Toronto, Canada (SPX) Nov 04, 2022
RDARS Inc. (CSE: RDRS) (OTCQB: RDRSF), an autonomous robotics and drone technology company developing advanced systems for alarm system augmentation and surveillance, is pleased to announce its successful integration of the SpaceX Starlink High Speed internet services into its Eagle Nest Drone-in-a-Box product.
This achievement provides RDARS with a unique Eagle Watch data transmission pla ... more |
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