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  Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency's new flagship program, Artemis. The 32-story tall Space Launch System (SLS) blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 01:47 am (0647 GMT), producing a record 8.8 million pounds (39 meganewtons) of thrust. "What you have done today will inspire generations to come, thank you!" Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA's ... read more |
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SpaceRyde announces multiple launch agreements with ISILAUNCHConcord, Canada (SPX) Nov 16, 2022 SpaceRyde, the space transportation company building the interplanetary logistics infrastructure known as the Rocket Network, has has announced multiple launch agreements with ISILAUNCH, a launch se ... more 
Benchmark Space Systems expands global production to meet rising propulsion system demandBremen, Germany (SPX) Nov 16, 2022 With its Halcyon propulsion systems playingpivotal roles in key military and commercial space missions this year, Benchmark Space Systems has announced it has tripled its team from 30 to 83 and boos ... more 
To orbit and back with Space RiderParis (ESA) Nov 16, 2022 Europe's bid to deliver a return-to-Earth service for in-orbit transportation and research projects is rapidly taking shape, with teams working on the Space Rider spacecraft gearing up for a series ... more 
Liftoff! NASA successfully launches mega Moon rocketKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency's new flagship program, Artemis. ... more |
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Phantom Space conducts successful stage hot fire test for new rocketTucson AZ (SPX) Nov 15, 2022 Phantom Space Corporation (Phantom), a space applications company providing launch services and satellite manufacturing to business and government clients, has announced a successful stage hot fire ... more 
NASA views images, confirms discovery of Shuttle Challenger artifactWashington DC (SPX) Nov 11, 2022 NASA leaders recently viewed footage of an underwater dive off the East coast of Florida, and they confirm it depicts an artifact from the space shuttle Challenger. The artifact was discovered ... more 
Hurricane causes only minor damage to Artemis rocketWashington (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 After initial visual inspections, NASA said on Thursday that its new mega moon rocket apparently suffered no major damage after Hurricane Nicole hit Florida. ... more 
ULA launches weather satellite for NOAA and Re-entry test for NASAWashington DC (SPX) Nov 11, 2022 United Launch Alliance has successfully launched the third in a series of polar-orbiting weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at 1:49 a.m. PST Thursday, ... more |
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Piece of Challenger space shuttle found off Florida coast Washington (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 Divers searching for a World War II-era aircraft near the Bermuda Triangle have found a piece of an entirely different sort of vessel: part of the US Challenger space shuttle that exploded soon after takeoff in 1986. ... more 
US military space drone returns to Earth after 908 days in orbitWashington (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 A US military space drone landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday after nearly two and a half years in orbit, Boeing said. ... more
NASA sticks to plan to launch Moon rocket WednesdayWashington (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 NASA said Friday it plans to attempt its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon as scheduled next Wednesday, after inspections revealed only minor damage from Hurricane Nicole's passage through Florida. ... more 
Artemis I rocket received only minimal damage from Hurricane Nicole, NASA saysWashington DC (UPI) Nov 11, 2021 NASA said Friday it would proceed with the Artemis I launch after inspections showed minimal damage to the rocket from Hurricane Nicole. ... more |
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Television crew finds remnants of Challenger in Atlantic OceanWashington DC (UPI) Nov 11, 2021 Divers off the east coast of Florida have discovered remnants from the Space Shuttle Challenger which exploded after liftoff from Cape Canaveral more than 36 years ago. ... more  
China launches spacecraft carrying cargo for space stationBeijing (XNA) Nov 11, 2022 China launched the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft on Saturday morning to transport fuel and supplies to the country's orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. ... more 
China's cargo spacecraft sets new world recordBeijing (XNA) Nov 11, 2022 The Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft launched on Saturday morning has docked with the Tiangong space station around noon, setting a world record for the fastest rendezvous and docking operations between ... more 
Twitter chaos deepens as key executives quitSan Francisco (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter descended ever deeper into chaos on Thursday as key security executives resigned from the platform, drawing a sharp warning from US regulators. ... more 
Rocket Lab announces launch window for inaugural Electron launch from Wallops IslandWallops Island VA (SPX) Nov 10, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced it plans to launch its first Electron mission from Virginia during a launch window opening December 7 EST. The mission, named "Virginia is for Launc ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 16, 2022 
ESA's Mars Express has revealed that Mars churns up surprisingly Earth-like cloud patterns that are reminiscent of those in our planet's tropical regions.
Earth and Mars have vastly different atmospheres. The dry, cold atmosphere of Mars is composed almost entirely of carbon dioxide while Earth's is rich in nitrogen and oxygen. Its atmospheric density is less than one fiftieth of Earth's a ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 16, 2022 
The return to the Moon is just around the corner with the launch of NASA's Artemis I mission early this morning. After several postponements, Artemis I is taking humankind back to the Moon almost exactly 50 years after the last Apollo flight in December 1972.
On board are the #LunaTwins of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR). The two astronaut phant ... more |
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 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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 Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 15, 2022 
Observations and simulations of 237 white dwarfs strengthen the evidence that planets and stars rapidly form together and become planetary systems. An international team of astronomers and planetary scientists, including Tim Lichtenberg of the University of Groningen's Kapteyn Institute, published their findings on Monday in Nature Astronomy.
Planets form in a disk of hydrogen, helium and ... more |
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 Concord, Canada (SPX) Nov 16, 2022 
SpaceRyde, the space transportation company building the interplanetary logistics infrastructure known as the Rocket Network, has has announced multiple launch agreements with ISILAUNCH, a launch services subsidiary of Netherlands based ISIS - Innovative Solutions in Space B.V. (ISISPACE) - with over 570 customer satellites, including Planet, brought to orbit.
The MLA is an agreement for f ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 11, 2022 
China launched the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft on Saturday morning to transport fuel and supplies to the country's orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said in a news release that a Long March 7 rocket carrying the robotic cargo ship blasted off at 10:03 am at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province.
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 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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 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 |
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 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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 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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 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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 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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 Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 11, 2022 
Black holes are the most extreme objects in the universe, packing so much mass into so little space that nothing - not even light - can escape their gravitational pull once it gets close enough. Understanding black holes is key to unravelling the most fundamental laws governing the cosmos, because they represent the limits of two of the best-tested theories of physics: the theory of general rela ... more |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) Nov 16, 2022 
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a ring-shaped soft robot capable of crawling across surfaces when exposed to elevated temperatures or infrared light. The researchers have demonstrated that these "ringbots" are capable of pulling a small payload across the surface - in ambient air or under water, as well as passing through a gap that is narrower than its ring size.
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 16, 2022 
China has made significant advancements in the security and defence industries, and the Zhuhai airshow showcases its cutting-edge military weaponry technology. This includes concept fighter aircraft like the J-20 and J-16 as well as state-of-the-art unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including stealth and hypersonic models like the MD-22. The MD-22 hypersonic UAV is said to be a unique idea that c ... more |
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