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  Washington DC (UPI) Feb 5, 2021 SpaceX will delay the launch of the Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission until Monday at 5:32 p.m. EST, after unfavorable weather conditions held up Sunday's planned launch. The rocket was scheduled to lift off at 5:32 p.m. EST on Sunday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It was initially delayed by two hours as conditions were 30% favorable for lift off, SpaceX said. It was delayed by another two hours, slated for 9:32 p.m. EST, before being called off for the day. "Standing ... read more |
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Poland's SatRev signs on for future Virgin Orbit flightsLong Beach CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2023 Virgin Orbit (NASDAQ: VORB) and Poland-based satellite manufacturer SatRev announced a follow-on launch services agreement (LSA) for additional launches of SatRev's satellites in 2023 and beyond. ... more 
SpaceX successfully launches 53 Starlink satellitesWashington DC (UPI) Feb 2, 2023 SpaceX successfully launched 53 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit early Thursday from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. ... more  
China's Deep Space Exploration Lab eyes top global talentsBeijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2023 China's Deep Space Exploration Lab (DSEL) said Monday that it is inviting top global talents to apply for the 2023 Overseas Outstanding Young Talents Program, to promote the development of deep-spac ... more 
Lockheed Martin team up with DARPA and AFRL for hypersonicsPalmdale CA (SPX) Jan 31, 2023 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) team accomplished their primary objectives durin ... more |
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Columbia disaster that scuttled the space shuttleParis (AFP) Jan 30, 2023 America may now be aiming to put astronauts back on the Moon, but for years the United States turned its back on manned missions after the Columbia space shuttle disaster. ... more 
NASA validates revolutionary propulsion design for deep space missionsHuntsville AL (SPX) Jan 26, 2023 As NASA takes its first steps toward establishing a long-term presence on the Moon's surface, a team of propulsion development engineers at NASA have developed and tested NASA's first full-scale rot ... more 
MIT Gas Turbine Laboratory prepares to jet into the futureBoston MA (SPX) Jan 26, 2023 In 1941, the National Academy of Sciences appointed a committee to assess the use of gas turbine engines - which use heat released during fuel combustion to produce thrust for propulsion - in aviati ... more 
Isar Aerospace and Spaceflight Inc sign launch agreement to service global marketMunich, Germany (SPX) Jan 26, 2023 European launch service company Isar Aerospace, and U.S.-based Spaceflight Inc., the leading global launch services provider, announced they have signed a multi-launch services agreement. Under the ... more |
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NASA safety system enables Rocket Lab launch from WallopsWallops Island VA (SPX) Jan 26, 2023 A revolutionary NASA flight safety system has enabled a new era of space transportation with the successful flight of Rocket Lab USA's Electron rocket Jan. 24, from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in ... more 
Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crew and Service Modules MatedKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jan 25, 2023 The Boeing CST-100 Starliner's crew and service modules were connected, or mated, on Jan. 19 in advance of the first launch with astronauts to the International Space Station on the company's next-g ... more 
NASA, DARPA will test nuclear engine for future Mars missionsWashington DC (SPX) Jan 25, 2023 NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced Tuesday a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, an enabling capability for NASA crewed missi ... more 
DARPA, NASA Collaborate on Nuclear Thermal Rocket EngineWashington DC (SPX) Jan 25, 2023 DARPA, via its Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program, is collaborating with NASA to build a nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) engine that could expand possibilities for the s ... more |
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Stratolaunch creates Advanced Program Office at Purdue for hypersonicsWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Jan 24, 2023 Stratolaunch LLC and Purdue University are pleased to announce they have established a partnership dedicated to accelerating the time required to design, build, test and fly hypersonic vehicles. ... more 
Rocket Lab launches first Electron mission from USWallops Island VA (SPX) Jan 24, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has launched its 33rd Electron rocket and first mission from Virginia. The "Virginia is for Launch Lovers" mission lifted off at 18:00 EST on January 24th from Rocket Lab Launch ... more 
NASA, Boeing teams achieve milestone ahead of crewed flightHouston 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 s ... 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 |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 04, 2023 
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover took an image on December 18th, 2022, during its 650th day of mission that captured the Mars Helicopter Ingenuity near the base of Jezero Crater's river delta, approximately 1,115 feet (340 meters) away from the rover. The image was captured using the left camera of Mastcam-Z with an RGB color filter and the middle of its seven zoom settings, at a focal length of 6 ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 03, 2023 
ESA's geology training course PANGAEA has come of age with the publication of a paper that describes the quest for designing the best possible geology training for the next astronauts to walk on the surface of the Moon.
Since 2016, PANGAEA has equipped ten astronauts from three space agencies with the foundational knowledge and skills in field geology required for lunar exploration.
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Jan 27, 2023 
The JunoCam imager aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft did not acquire all planned images during the orbiter's most recent flyby of Jupiter on Jan. 22. Data received from the spacecraft indicates that the camera experienced an issue similar to one that occurred on its previous close pass of the gas giant last month, when the team saw an anomalous temperature rise after the camera was powered on in pre ... more |
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 Heidelberg (SPX) Feb 03, 2023 
A team of astronomers led by MPIA scientist Diana Kossakowski have discovered an Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of the red dwarf star Wolf 1069. Although the rotation of this planet, named Wolf 1069 b, is probably tidally locked to its path around the parent star, the team is optimistic it may provide durable habitable conditions across a wide area of its dayside. The absenc ... more |
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 Long Beach CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2023 
Virgin Orbit (NASDAQ: VORB) and Poland-based satellite manufacturer SatRev announced a follow-on launch services agreement (LSA) for additional launches of SatRev's satellites in 2023 and beyond.
This new agreement provides SatRev with the flexibility to launch 500 kg over multiple launches to a variety of different orbital planes from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California, USA and/o ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2023 
China's Deep Space Exploration Lab (DSEL) said Monday that it is inviting top global talents to apply for the 2023 Overseas Outstanding Young Talents Program, to promote the development of deep-space exploration.
According to the DSEL, the program, funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, aims to attract outstanding young scholars from overseas, who have made achievement ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 02, 2023 
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) today makes its closest approach to Earth before likely leaving our Solar System forever. At billions of years old and not seen since Neanderthals roamed, the green comet continues to intrigue as it grows an apparent third tail and unexpectedly - but intriguingly - failed to wow scientists when observed in x-ray light.
Grab a pair of (good) binoculars and under dark s ... more |
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 Bothell WA (SPX) Jan 24, 2023 
Lockheed Martin achieved first light from the Directed Energy Interceptor for Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System (DEIMOS) system, which verifies that the laser's optical performance parameters align with the system design parameters.
Lockheed Martin's 50 kW-class DEIMOS system is a ruggedized, tactical laser weapon system that can be integrated into the Stryker combat vehicle to deliv ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Jan 20, 2023 
The Kremlin refused to say Friday whether Russia was preparing for strikes on the capital after images of missile defence systems on several Moscow rooftops circulated on social media.
The pictures appeared to show a Pantsir anti-aircraft system installed on the defence ministry building along the Moskva River, which was visible Friday on the main ministry building in the capital.
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 
When a Southwest Research Institute scientist discovered surprising evidence that Saturn's smallest, innermost moon could generate the right amount of heat to support a liquid internal ocean, colleagues began studying Mimas' surface to understand how its interior may have evolved.
Numerical simulations of the moon's Herschel impact basin, the most striking feature on its heavily cratered s ... 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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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Feb 03, 2023 
Astronomers have directly measured the mass of a dead star using an effect known as gravitational microlensing, first predicted by Einstein in his General Theory of Relativity, and first observed by two Cambridge astronomers 100 years ago.
The international team, led by the University of Cambridge, used data from two telescopes to measure how light from a distant star bent around a white d ... more |
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 Warwick UK (SPX) Feb 03, 2023 
Protons have puzzled scientists for decades. Smaller than wavelengths of light, they are invisible, so cannot be measured using conventional methods. In a worldwide first, scientists from across the globe have used a high-energy neutrino beam to tackle this tiny - yet simultaneously huge - challenge.
Unable to see the subatomic particles, researchers, including those from the University of ... more |
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 Columbus OH (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 
When it comes to the evolution of mobile robots, it may be a long time before legged robots are able to safely interact in the real world, according to a new study.
Led by a team of researchers at The Ohio State University, the study published recently in the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2022 describes a framework for testing and characterizing ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 3, 2023  Beijing said on Friday it regretted an "unintended" breach of US airspace by what it described as an unmanned civilian airship, after the Pentagon said it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon.
"The airship is from China," a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. "It is a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes."
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