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Tianzhou 4 deploys minisatellite![]() Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 China has recently conducted an in-orbit test of a robotic cargo spacecraft to deploy miniature satellites, according to a project insider. In the test that took place on Nov 14, the Tianzhou 4 cargo ship, which was on its journey back to Earth, deployed a CubeSat named SmartSat 3A into a low-Earth orbit about 380 kilometers above the ground, said Liu Likun, founder and CEO of Smart Satellite, a private satellite maker in Beijing that built the SmartSat 3A. The minisatellite was accurately p ... read more |
Shenzhou XV to begin mission to space soonBeijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 China will conduct its Shenzhou XV manned spaceflight in coming weeks, sending three astronauts into orbit for a six-month stay inside the country's Tiangong space station. The Long March 2F c ... more
China aims to establish new global partnership in space exploration, innovation: CNSAHaikou, China (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 China is aiming to establish a new global partnership in space exploration and innovation, in an effort to build a community with shared future for humanity in outer space, according to a statement ... more
Chen Dong sets national record for longest time in spaceBeijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 Chen Dong has set a new record for the most cumulative days living and working in space by a Chinese astronaut. The China Manned Space Agency said on Tuesday that the two-time space traveler, ... more
NASA selects Rocket Lab to launch TROPICS MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by NASA to launch the Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) miss ... more |
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Airbus and ArianeGroup sign Ariane 6 transition batch contract in SpainMadrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 23, 2022 Airbus and ArianeGroup have signed a contract for the next transition batch of Ariane 6 large carbon fibre structures. The contract includes the manufacturing and supply of innovative, large, lightw ... more
Space belongs to humanity, come share it with ChinaBeijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 At the UN/China space exploration and innovation partnership conference on Monday, the China National Space Administration raised eight issues in the keynote speech delivered by its deputy director ... more
China lays out plan for future deep space explorationBeijing (XNA) Nov 25, 2022 China has made an ambitious road map for its future lunar exploration programs, including an international scientific outpost, according to the programs' chief planner. Wu Weiren, an academician of ... more
SpaceX Falcon 9 carries Eutelsat communications satellite in final launchWashington DC (UPI) Nov 23, 2021 A SpaceX rocket carrying a communications satellite blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday night on a mission that will allow improved internet connectivity for passengers aboard ships and planes. ... more |
Xi: China open to space exchanges, cooperationBeijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 President Xi Jinping reiterated on Monday China's wish to work with other nations to carry out space exploration and development. Xi wrote in a congratulatory letter to the United Nations/China 2nd ... more
France, Germany, Italy agree on next-generation space rocketsParis (AFP) Nov 22, 2022 France, Germany and Italy, the three biggest contributors to the European Space Agency, said Tuesday they have agreed to guarantee the future of the next-generation Ariane 6 and Vega-C rocket launcher systems. ... more
SpaceX Dragon supply ship launch scrubbed by bad weatherWashington DC (UPI) Nov 22, 2021 The launch of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station was scrubbed Tuesday afternoon because of bad weather, NASA officials said. ... more
Rocket Lab completes final launch rehearsal ahead of first Electron Mission from USWallops Island VA (SPX) Nov 22, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has completed a final launch rehearsal and is ready for lift-off for its first mission from U.S. soil as early as December 7. The mission will take place from Roc ... more |
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LOFTID inflatable heat shield test a success, early results showWashington DC (SPX) Nov 21, 2022 NASA's Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, or LOFTID, launched on Nov. 10, 2022, to demonstrate inflatable heat shield technology that could be key to landing humans on Mars. ... more
Arianespace Vega C mission set to complete Pleiades Neo constellationKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 18, 2022 On Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 10:47 pm local time (01:47 am (UTC) on Friday, November 25), Arianespace's first Vega C mission will lift off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, with the 30c ... more
First privately built Indian space rocket launchesChennai, India (AFP) Nov 18, 2022 The first privately developed Indian rocket lifted off into the upper reaches of the atmosphere on Friday, in another milestone in the country's push to become a major space power. ... more
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
NASA Awards SpaceX Second Contract Option for Artemis Moon LandingWashington 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. W ... more |
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A picture is worth a thousand words Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 24, 2022
From the image Perseverance recently took at Yori Pass, we can see that there are gray rocks scattered on top of a tan colored rock surface below. What do these different colors tell us? As planetary geologists, our job is to figure out through physical and chemical observations the story that these rocks tell us about Yori Pass and its place within the delta in Jezero Crater. Color is one of th ... more |
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CAPSTONE forges new path for NASA's future Artemis lunar mission Washington DC (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft has completed final maneuvers to place it in its target orbit around the Moon, refining its path in the orbit it arrived to last week.
The spacecraft now is in the operational phase of its pathfinding mission, during which it will test an orbit key to future Artemis missions and demonstrate new technologies for spacecraft operating near the Moon.
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NASA's Europa Clipper gets its wheels for traveling in deep space Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 24, 2022
The enormous spacecraft that will head to Jupiter's moon Europa uses four large reaction wheels to help keep it oriented. Just as NASA's Mars rovers rely on robust wheels to roam the Red Planet and conduct science, some orbiters rely on wheels, too - in this case, reaction wheels - to stay pointed in the right direction.
Engineers and technicians at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Sout ... more |
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NASA's Webb reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world's skies.
While Webb and other space telescopes, including NASA's Hubble and Spitzer, previously have revealed isolated ingredients of this broiling planet's atmosphere, the new readings from Webb provide a full menu of atoms, molecules, and even signs of active chemistry and clo ... more |
SpaceX Falcon 9 carries Eutelsat communications satellite in final launch Washington DC (UPI) Nov 23, 2021
A SpaceX rocket carrying a communications satellite blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday night on a mission that will allow improved internet connectivity for passengers aboard ships and planes.
The Eutelsat-10B satellite lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 atop the Falcon 9 rocket at 9:57 p.m. before assuming a super synchronous geostationary transfer orbit around the Ear ... more |
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Space belongs to humanity, come share it with China Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
At the UN/China space exploration and innovation partnership conference on Monday, the China National Space Administration raised eight issues in the keynote speech delivered by its deputy director Wu Yanhua, which should inspire anybody who has concerns about China's space program.
China made clear, in no ambiguous terms, its basic principles about human space exploration, namely openness ... more |
New research reveals space debris, invisible meteors and near-Earth asteroids Umea, Sweden (SPX) Nov 24, 2022
In a new thesis from the Swedish Institute of Space Physics and Umea University, unique methods for the analysis of radar data and simulations of meteoroids in the solar system are presented. The methods have been applied to confirm the existence of rare high-altitude meteors as well as to measure space debris from the Kosmos-1408 satellite. On November 25, Daniel Kastinen defends his doctoral t ... more |
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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 |
Millennium Space Systems completes Missile Track Custody, Mission Payload Critical Design Review Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2022
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, completed a Critical Design Review for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command's Missile Track Custody, or MTC, program mission payload.
"This initial CDR process marks 18 months of hard design work that is necessary to build the next generation of affordable OPIR sensors that can detect and maintain custody of emerging missile threats," sta ... 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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Exploring the duality of gravity and gauge theory Washington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2022
The gauge/gravity duality states that gravity and quantum spacetime emerge from a quantum gauge theory, which lives at the boundary between both theories. Over the past 25 years, this duality, with concrete instances uncovered by string theory, has revolutionised our understanding of systems ranging from black holes, to matter made up of strongly interacting quantum particles featuring intricate ... more |
New interactive map lets you scroll through the Universe Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2022
A new map of the universe displays for the first time the span of the entire known cosmos with pinpoint accuracy and sweeping beauty. Created by Johns Hopkins University astronomers with data mined over two decades by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the map allows the public to experience data previously only accessible to scientists. The interactive map, which depicts the actual position and real ... more |
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Flocks of assembler robots show potential for making larger structures Boston MA (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
Researchers at MIT have made significant steps toward creating robots that could practically and economically assemble nearly anything, including things much larger than themselves, from vehicles to buildings to larger robots. The new work, from MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA), builds on years of research, including recent studies demonstrating that objects such as a deformable airplane wi ... more |
Taiwan's Chien Hsiang loitering drone was designed to destroy enemy radar and UAVs Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 22, 2022
Taiwan's domestically produced drone technology, developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), which develops military technology, was displayed to the public shortly after the conclusion of China's annual air show at Zhuhai, as debates intensify over the likelihood of a Chinese invasion of its tiny island nation sibling, exacerbated by the conflict in Ukrain ... more |
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