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  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 17, 2022 NASA has awarded a contract modification to SpaceX to further develop its Starship human landing system to meet agency requirements for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis. With this addition, SpaceX will provide a second crewed landing demonstration mission in 2027 as part of NASA's Artemis IV mission. "Returning astronauts to the Moon to learn, live, and work is a bold endeavor. With multiple planned landers, from SpaceX and future partners, NASA will be better positioned ... read more |
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Shenzhou XIV taikonauts perform third spacewalkBeijing (XNA) Nov 17, 2022 The Shenzhou XIV crew on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station is conducting their extravehicular activities for the third time, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Command ... more 
Galactic Energy carries out fourth successful launchJiuquan (XNA) Nov 17, 2022 Galactic Energy, a private carrier rocket maker in Beijing, carried out the fourth flight mission of its CERES 1 rocket on Wednesday afternoon to deploy five Earth-observation satellites into orbit. ... 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 
Rocket Factory Augsburg to use test infrastructure at DLR LampoldshausenBremen, Germany (SPX) Nov 17, 2022 Space start-ups with micro-launcher projects will be important players in European space transport in the future. So-called micro-launchers are smaller rockets that can carry payloads of up to one t ... more |
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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 
Liftoff! NASA launches mega Moon rocket, ushering new era of explorationKennedy 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 
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 
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 |
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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 
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 
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 |
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 Flagstaff AZ (SPX) Nov 17, 2022 
Is there life in Martian caves? It's a good question, but it's not the right question-yet. An international collaboration of scientists led by NAU researcher Jut Wynne has dozens of questions we need asked and answered. Once we figure out how to study caves on the Moon, Mars and other planetary bodies, then we can return to that question.
Wynne, an assistant research professor of cave ecol ... more |
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 Boca Raton FL (SPX) Nov 16, 2022 
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, has announced the successful launch of LunIR. The Moon-mapping satellite is the second Terran Orbital-developed lunar satellite to launch this year - the first being CAPSTONE. Launched on June 28, CAPSTONE became the first satellite to enter a Near-Rectili ... 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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 Leiden, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 17, 2022 
Northern lights, stellar winds and exoplanets. This is what astronomer's PhD research revolved around. PhD candidate astronomer Rob Kavanagh developed mathematical models to better understand the interactions between exoplanets and stellar winds and to define features of exoplanets. He will receive his doctorate on 15 November.
Exoplanets are planets that orbit around other stars than the ... more |
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 Paris (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 of drop tests in 2023. Drop tests with small-scale models will be followed by a full-scale test in anticipation of inaugural flight towards the end of 2024.
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 17, 2022 
The Shenzhou XIV crew on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station is conducting their extravehicular activities for the third time, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
Commander Chen Dong has already gotten out of the space station, and crew member Cai Xuzhe will subsequently exit. Taikonaut Liu Yang is inside the core module to support her crewmates, the agency said in a ... more |
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 Ontario, Canada (SPX) Nov 17, 2022 
The Winchcombe meteorite, a rare carbonaceous meteorite which crashed onto a driveway in Gloucestershire in 2021, has been found to contain extra-terrestrial water and organic compounds that reveal insights into the origin of Earth's oceans. A new study, published by Science Advances, led by experts from the Natural History Museum and the University of Glasgow reports the orbital history and fir ... more |
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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.
"For nearly two decades, N ... more |
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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.
The research te ... more |
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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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