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NASA, Boeing teams achieve milestone ahead of crewed flight![]() Houston TX (SPX) Jan 23, 2023 NASA and Boeing recently completed a full start to finish integrated mission dress rehearsal for the company's CST-100 Starliner flight with astronauts to the International Space Station, which is scheduled to launch in April 2023. The Crew Flight Test, or CFT, will launch NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams on Starliner - atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket - from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Pro ... read more |
Chinese astronauts send Spring Festival greetings from space stationBeijing (XNA) Jan 23, 2023 The Shenzhou-15 astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu sent their Spring Festival greetings from China's Tiangong space station in a video released by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA ... more
China to launch 200-plus spacecraft in 2023Beijing (XNA) Jan 20, 2023 The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) plans to launch more than 200 spacecraft with over 60 space missions in 2023, according to a company report released Wednesday. Th ... more
SpaceX rocket launches U.S. military satellite into orbitWashington DC (UPI) Jan 18, 2023 Elon Musk's SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets Wednesday morning with a GPS satellite on board, part of a U.S. Space Force program to have a constellation of 32 navigation satellites orbiting the Earth. ... more
Structural details of Long March 9 revealedBeijing (XNA) Jan 19, 2023 Chinese rocket researchers are now definite on the overall structural design for the nation's super-heavy carrier rocket, known as the Long March 9, a project insider said on Wednesday. Gu Min ... more |
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China's space industry hits new heightsBeijing (XNA) Jan 17, 2023 China's space industry had a busy year in 2022, the highlight of which was completion of one of the world's largest and most sophisticated orbiting infrastructures, the Tiangong space station. ... more
SEXBOMB being moved to Cornwall Space Port for hypersonic developmentsEdmonton, Canada (SPX) Jan 17, 2023 Space Engine Systems Inc. (SES) is a Canadian based company that claims to be a trucking company to anywhere in space and mainly focussed on the Lunar Mission. SES space planes use air breathi ... more
Vulcan rocket one step closer to launchDecatur AL (SPX) Jan 15, 2023 The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket has begun its journey to the launch site in preparation for the first test flight. The certification flight one (Cert-1) rocket was completed, ... more
Sweden opens Mainland Europe's first spaceportWashington DC (UPI) Jan 13, 2023 Sweden on Friday inaugurated and officially opened Mainland Europe's first space facility for satellite launches. ... more |
Update on "Start Me Up" mission anomalyLong Beach CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2023 Preliminary analysis of data from the Start Me Up mission has begun to shed light on the outcome of the January 9th flight and next steps to follow. The Start Me Up mission was the first orbit ... more
Arctic Sweden in race for Europe's satellite launchesEsrange Space Centre, Sweden (AFP) Jan 13, 2023 As the mercury drops to minus 20 Celsius, a research rocket lifts off from one of the world's northernmost space centres, its burner aglow in the twilight of Sweden's snowy Arctic forests. ... more Washington DC (UPI) Jan 11, 2023 SpaceX confirmed Wednesday its Dragon cargo spacecraft successfully splashed down off the coast of Florida after returning from the International Space Station. ... more
Rocket Lab sets new date for first Electron launch from U.S. soilWallops Island VA (SPX) Jan 11, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced the launch window for its first Electron mission from U.S. soil is scheduled to open on January 23, 2023 with back-up dates extending through early F ... more |
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Private U.S. space company ABL fails to launch from AlaskaWashington DC (UPI) Jan 11, 2023 An effort to put a satellite launcher into low-Earth orbit from Alaska's Kodiak Island failed after the rocket crashed back to the launchpad, destroying the facility, private U.S. company ABL Space Systems said. ... more
First rocket launch of the New Year leaves Wenchang for spaceBeijing (XNA) Jan 10, 2023 China launched a Long March 7A rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province on Monday morning, sending three satellites into space as part of its first space mission of 2023. ... more
NASA selects experimental space technology concepts for initial studyWashington DC (SPX) Jan 10, 2023 Imagine a future in space where pellet-beam propulsion systems speed up travel to other worlds, pipelines on the Moon transport oxygen between settlements, and Martian bricks grow on their own befor ... more
UK space chiefs vows to try again after failed rocket launchLondon (AFP) Jan 10, 2023 Space sector bosses on Tuesday said they were disappointed by the failure of the country's historic first attempt to launch satellites from UK soil but pledged to investigate and try again. ... more
SpaceX to launch 51 Starlink satellites after weather delayWashington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2023 SpaceX is counting down to launch another group of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit Tuesday night following a weather delay in California. ... more |
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Our Encanto: Sols 3716-3717 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 19, 2023
Yesterday's plan executed successfully including a short bump that placed us in front of an interesting block that may just contain our next drilled target!
Before the science team commits to drilling the target "Encanto," we will first investigate the chemistry and composition of the target using APXS, ChemCam, and Mastcam (using their multispectral capability), to ensure that it is scien ... more |
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Light-based tech could inspire Moon navigation and next-gen farming Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jan 19, 2023
Super-thin chips made from lithium niobate are set to overtake silicon chips in light-based technologies, according to world-leading scientists in the field, with potential applications ranging from remote ripening-fruit detection on Earth to navigation on the Moon.
They say the artificial crystal offers the platform of choice for these technologies due to its superior performance and rece ... more |
Exotic water ice contributes to understanding of magnetic anomalies on Neptune and Uranus Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Jan 23, 2023
Ordinary everyday ice, like the ice produced by a fridge, is known to scientists as hexagonal ice (ice Ih), and is not the only crystalline phase of water. More than 20 different phases are possible. One of them, called "superionic ice" or "ice XVIII", is of particular interest, among other reasons, because it is thought to make up a large part of Neptune and Uranus, planets frequently referred ... more |
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New small laser device can help detect signs of life on other planets College Park MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2023
As space missions delve deeper into the outer solar system, the need for more compact, resource-conserving and accurate analytical tools has become increasingly critical-especially as the hunt for extraterrestrial life and habitable planets or moons continues.
A University of Maryland-led team developed a new instrument specifically tailored to the needs of NASA space missions. Their mini ... more |
SpaceX rocket launches U.S. military satellite into orbit Washington DC (UPI) Jan 18, 2023
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets Wednesday morning with a GPS satellite on board, part of a U.S. Space Force program to have a constellation of 32 navigation satellites orbiting the Earth.
The rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 7:24 a.m. EST carrying the fifth Lockheed Martin-made Space Vehicle 6 of the so-called GPS 3 constel ... more |
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China to launch 200-plus spacecraft in 2023 Beijing (XNA) Jan 20, 2023
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) plans to launch more than 200 spacecraft with over 60 space missions in 2023, according to a company report released Wednesday.
The CASC report unveiled plans for the country's space science and technology activities in 2023. It said that the Tianzhou 6 cargo craft, the Shenzhou XVI and the Shenzhou XVII flight missions would ta ... more |
NASA's Lucy Mission Suspending Further Solar Array Deployment Activities Washington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2023
NASA's Lucy mission team has decided to suspend further solar array deployment activities. The team determined that operating the mission with the solar array in the current unlatched state carries an acceptable level of risk and further deployment activities are unlikely to be beneficial at this time. The spacecraft continues to make progress along its planned trajectory.
Shortly after th ... 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 |
Netherlands set to boost push for Patriot missile defenses in Ukraine Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2023
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Tuesday he intends to join German-US efforts to arm Ukraine with sophisticated Patriot air-defense systems, citing the "horrible" Russian missile strike on a Dnipro apartment building.
Rutte told President Joe Biden at a White House meeting that "we have the intention to join what you're doing with Germany on the Patriots project, the air-defense system. ... more |
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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 |
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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Underground Italian lab searches for signals of quantum gravity Washington DC (SPX) Dec 20, 2022
For decades physicists have been hunting for a quantum-gravity model that would unify quantum physics, the laws that govern the very small, and gravity. One major obstacle has been the difficulty in testing the predictions of candidate models experimentally. But some of the models predict an effect that can be probed in the lab: a very small violation of a fundamental quantum tenet called the Pa ... more |
Physical effect also valid in the quantum world Bonn, Germany (SPX) Jan 22, 2023 Physicists at the University of Bonn have experimentally proven that an important theorem of statistical physics applies to so-called "Bose-Einstein condensates." Their results now make it possible to measure certain properties of the quantum "superparticles" and deduce system characteristics that would otherwise be difficult to observe. The study has now been ... more |
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ChatGPT bot 'for professional use' on the way San Francisco (AFP) Jan 11, 2023
Hot startup OpenAI on Wednesday initiated a waitlist for a professional and paid version of its software ChatGPT, which has sparked debate about artificial intelligence and the future of work.
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman teased an upcoming version of ChatGPT "geared for professional use" as media reports swirled that Microsoft plans to invest $10 billion in the startup.
Microsoft, wh ... more |
Swift developing flight planning software for drones in urban environments San Clemente CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2023
Swift Engineering announced its Japanese Subsidiary, Swift Xi, signed an agreement with Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in a project called "Digital Infrastructure Development Project for Digital Transformation of Industries: Research and development on 3D spatial information infrastructures." Both Swift Tactical Systems and Swift Engineering will sup ... more |
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