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December 15, 2022
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Nations step up space cooperation



Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022
Scientists from Saudi Arabia will soon have the opportunity to carry out an experiment aboard China's Tiangong space station that is expected to help with the design and production of high-efficiency solar cells. According to an agreement signed in March 2021 by the Saudi Space Commission and China Manned Space Agency, the Saudi experiment will focus on studying the effects of cosmic rays on the performance of high-efficiency solar cells. Two institutions from Saudi Arabia, the National Cent ... read more

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Northrop Grumman increases hypersonic manufacturing production capacity and affordability
Elkton MD (SPX) Dec 14, 2022
Northrop Grumman has received funding through the Manufacturing and Industrial Technology Division of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for enhancements to its hypersonics manufacturing techn ... more
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China's new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activity
Bloomington IN (SPX) Dec 12, 2022
The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit. On Nov. 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from China's Gobi Desert carrying three taikonaut ... more
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NASA starts RS-25 engine testing for future Artemis missions
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 13, 2021
NASA will start hot fire testing for the production of new RS-25 engines that will power future Artemis missions to the Moon, and eventually Mars. ... more
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China launches two space experiment satellites
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Dec 13, 2022
China on Monday launched a Long March-4C rocket, placing a pair of satellites in space. The rocket blasted off at 4:22 pm (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest C ... more
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Orion splashes down in Pacific Ocean after trip around the moon
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2021
NASA's Orion capsule, after traveling 1.4 million miles through space, including orbiting the moon and collecting data, returned to Earth on Sunday. ... more
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After 15 Years, 1,000 Tests, Orion's Heat Shield Ready to Take the Heat
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2022
When Artemis I launched on Wednesday, Nov. 16, NASA's new mega Moon rocket carried the Orion spacecraft?- uncrewed, for now - into orbit for the first time, and a new era of lunar exploration began. ... more
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Smart Dragon 3 rocket makes maiden flight
Beijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2022
The Smart Dragon 3, a new solid-propellant carrier rocket, made its maiden flight on Friday afternoon, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), the country's leading space co ... more
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US conducts successful hypersonic missile test: Air Force
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2022
The US Air Force announced Monday it successfully tested a hypersonic missile, a cutting edge strategic weapon that is also being developed by China and Russia. ... more
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China's space station Tiangong enters new phase of application, development
Beijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2022
China's space station, Tiangong, will get busier exploring space science and technology in the following years, as the newly launched Shenzhou-15 mission wraps up the last stage of its construction ... more
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PSLV-XL rocket motor made by industry passes test: ISRO
Chennai, India (IANS) Dec 09, 2022
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the performance of the booster motor made by Economic Explosives Limited for its PSLV-XL rocket was satisfactory. The Indian space agency tes ... more
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China launches Long March 2D carrier rocket
Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022
China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket early on Friday morning to transport an Earth-observation satellite into space, according to the China National Space Administration. The rocket b ... more
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Evolving time-tested technology to outmatch hypersonic weapons inside the atmosphere
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 08, 2022
When it comes to defending against hypersonic weapons that move and maneuver at more than five times the speed of sound, you need layers of defense and multiple opportunities to take out the threat. ... more

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AFRL, CNM Ingenuity shift innovation to next level at Hyperdrive Space Summit
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Dec 08, 2022
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, partnered with CNM Ingenuity, or CNMI, the economic development arm of Central New Mexico Community College, to hold the 2022 Hyperdrive Space Summit in A ... more
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Launches secured for five Sentinel satellites
Paris (ESA) Dec 08, 2022
A contract signed between ESA and Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for five Copernicus Sentinels: Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, and the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A and ... more
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From Shetlands to Azores, Europe's space race takes off
Paris (AFP) Dec 8, 2022
Projects to develop space centres that can launch satellites into Earth's orbit are sprouting up around Europe, amid the soaring popularity of small rockets and the commercialisation of space. ... more
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NASA advances Artemis Moon rocket production for future missions
New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 08, 2022
NASA is moving forward with Space Launch System (SLS) production and assembly activities for future Artemis missions. The agency is optimizing manufacturing capabilities by enabling SLS core s ... more
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Can plasma instability in fact be the savior for magnetic nozzle plasma thrusters
Sendai, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2022
A research group has demonstrated that spontaneously excited plasma waves may be the solution to a long-associated problem with magnetic nozzle plasma thrusters, turning conventional thinking on its ... more
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New rocket successfully takes to outer space
Beijing (XNA) Dec 08, 2022
Kuaizhou 11, the newest model of carrier rocket developed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, carried out its first successful flight on Wednesday morning, lifting an experimental satellit ... more
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Southern Launch and ATSpace return to launch up to two Kestrel I rockets before the end of the year
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Dec 08, 2022
by Kurtis Eichler for The Lead After a severe electrical storm damaged an ATSpace rocket on the launch pad in November, the company has announced that repairs have been completed and they will atte ... more
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Britain set to launch its first space mission
Newquay UK (UPI) Dec 6, 2021
A tentative date has been set for Britain's first space launch. ... more
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China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts return safely, accomplishing many "firsts"
Beijing (XNA) Dec 06, 2022
Three Chinese astronauts on board the Shenzhou-14 manned spaceship returned to Earth safely on Sunday, after accomplishing many "firsts" during their six-month space station mission. Shenzhou- ... more
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China's deep space exploration laboratory eyes top talents worldwide
Beijing (XNA) Dec 06, 2022
China's deep space exploration laboratory, which started operation in June this year, is recruiting top talents from around the world, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on ... more
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Mars' thin and turbulent atmosphere leads to curiously sized dunes
Stanford CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2022
Among the mountainous dunes and small, undulating ripples of Mars' desert-like surface are sand structures, intermediate in size, that are not quite like anything on Earth. Stanford University scientists have now used an AI model to analyze a million Martian dunes and uncover how these sandy waves form on our sister planet at a scale - roughly 1 meter between crests - that previously seeme ... more
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NASA capsule Orion splashes down after record-setting lunar voyage
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2022
NASA's Orion space capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific on Sunday, completing the Artemis 1 mission - a more than 25-day journey around the Moon with an eye to returning humans there in just a few years. After racing through the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers) per hour, the uncrewed capsule floated down to the sea with the help of three large orange ... more
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Juno exploring Jovian moons during extended mission
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 15, 2022
NASA's Juno mission is scheduled to obtain images of the Jovian moon Io on Dec. 15 as part of its continuing exploration of Jupiter's inner moons. Now in the second year of its extended mission to investigate the interior of Jupiter, the solar-powered spacecraft performed a close flyby of Ganymede in 2021 and of Europa earlier this year. "The team is really excited to have Juno's extended ... more
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How the 'hell planet' got so hot
New York NY (SPX) Dec 09, 2022
New research sheds light on how the "hell planet" got so devilishly hot and how other worlds might become too toasty for life. That rocky world, 55 Cnc e (nicknamed "Janssen"), orbits its star so closely that a year lasts just 18 hours, its surface is a giant lava ocean, and its interior may be chock-full of diamond. The fresh insights come thanks to a new tool called EXPRES that captured ... more
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Orion splashes down in Pacific Ocean after trip around the moon
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2021
NASA's Orion capsule, after traveling 1.4 million miles through space, including orbiting the moon and collecting data, returned to Earth on Sunday. The 25 1/2-day Artemis I mission landed in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's Baja California at 12:40 p.m., NASA reported. "Splashdown! From Tranquility Base to Taurus-Littrow to the tranquil waters of the Pacific, the latest chapter of ... more
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+ Northrop Grumman increases hypersonic manufacturing production capacity and affordability
+ China launches two space experiment satellites
+ Smart Dragon 3 rocket makes maiden flight
+ US conducts successful hypersonic missile test: Air Force
+ China launches Long March 2D carrier rocket




Nations step up space cooperation
Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022
Scientists from Saudi Arabia will soon have the opportunity to carry out an experiment aboard China's Tiangong space station that is expected to help with the design and production of high-efficiency solar cells. According to an agreement signed in March 2021 by the Saudi Space Commission and China Manned Space Agency, the Saudi experiment will focus on studying the effects of cosmic rays ... more
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Asteroid Ryugu samples continue to shed light on solar system history
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 13, 2022
Nearly two years after Japanese mission Hayabusa2 returned to Earth, samples from asteroid Ryugu continue to reveal valuable information about the history of the early solar system. A study by scientists from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Universite Paris Cite and CNRS1, as part of an international consortium, reveals the isotopic composition of zinc and copper of asteroid Ryugu. ... more
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Lockheed Martin and Rafael collaborate on high-energy laser system
Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2022
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Ltd., of Israel, have signed a teaming agreement that includes jointly developing, testing and manufacturing High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) in the U.S. and Israel. The future joint-development will be based on the assets that have been developed independently by RAFAEL and the Ministry of Defense's Directorate of Defense ... more
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US plans to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine: media
Washington (AFP) Dec 14, 2022
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Webb Space Telescope, Keck team up to study Saturn's moon Titan
Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 02, 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has turned its infrared cameras on Saturn's moon Titan, giving astronomers another eye on the largest and one of the most unusual moons in the solar system. The only satellite with a dense atmosphere, it's also the only world besides Earth that has standing bodies of liquid on its surface, including rivers, lakes and seas - though the liquid is thought ... more
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