GHGSat taps Spire to expand greenhouse gas monitoring constellation
Thursday, 15 September 2022 11:52Spire Global said Sept. 15 it will build three 16U cubesats launching in 2023 to expand Canadian greenhouse gas-monitoring operator GHGSat’s constellation.
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World's first satellite with both SAR and Optical Payloads will revolutionize geospatial imaging
Thursday, 15 September 2022 10:47Antaris, the software platform provider for space, and GalaxEye, an imaging satellite operator, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to create the world's first satellite featuring both SAR and optical sensors on a single satellite. The MOU highlights a unique commitment between three Indian space leaders-GalaxEye, Ananth Technologies and XDLINX Labs-and US-based satellite
In-flight call between European Parliament and Samantha Cristoforetti
Thursday, 15 September 2022 10:00On 15 September 2022, ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti conducted an in-flight call with the European Parliament from the International Space Station. In conversation with President Metsola and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, she provided insights into the importance Europe’s presence in space, as well as the scientific and technological progress enabled by its activities. The three also touched on Samantha’s upcoming commandership, life on the Station, and the pressing issue of space debris.
Satlantis orders OHB Sweden satellites for multispectral mission
Thursday, 15 September 2022 09:54Satlantis, a Spanish Earth-observation technology company, signed a contract Sept. 14 to buy two multispectral microsatellites from OHB Sweden.
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NASA requests proposals for two ISS private astronaut missions
Thursday, 15 September 2022 09:37NASA is requesting proposals for two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station in 2023 and 2024, enforcing a requirement such missions be commanded by former NASA astronauts.
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Vast Space to develop artificial-gravity space station
Thursday, 15 September 2022 07:43Vast Space, a Southern California startup founded by cryptocurrency billionaire Jed McCaleb, plans to establish an artificial-gravity space station in low-Earth orbit.
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Space startups pitch to fly at IAC 2022
Thursday, 15 September 2022 07:30ESA will introduce ten promising entrepreneurs in its start-up competition held at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2022) in Paris from 18–22 September.
New launch vehicles inch towards the pad
Thursday, 15 September 2022 07:24Several new launch vehicles, some years behind their original schedules, are now expected to make their inaugural launches within the next year.
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A new space race? China adds urgency to US return to moon
Thursday, 15 September 2022 07:10No sighting in northern Philippines of Chinese rocket debris
Thursday, 15 September 2022 07:04Telespazio signs European distribution deal for NorthStar’s SSA data
Thursday, 15 September 2022 06:49European space mission integrator Telespazio said Sept. 14 it has signed a deal to distribute Canadian startup NorthStar Earth & Space’s planned space domain awareness services.
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ESA’s Test Centre expands
Thursday, 15 September 2022 06:49Wind drives geology on Mars these days
Wednesday, 14 September 2022 23:23A new paper based on exploration by the NASA's Curiosity Mars rover-and reviewed by an astronaut while she was on the International Space Station (ISS), in what may be a first for peer-reviewed science literature-describes how dramatically different geology on Mars works from that on Earth. The paper is part of an ongoing attempt to understand the rock cycle on the Red Planet-that is, how
Discovery Telescope plays key role in DART planetary defense test mission
Wednesday, 14 September 2022 23:23Within two weeks, the DART spacecraft will impact the asteroid moon Dimorphos as it completes the world's first planetary defense test mission. The success of the effort relies heavily on the Lowell Discovery Telescope, which scientists are using for both before- and after-impact observations. The DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission is an outgrowth of ongoing interest in planet
Simulation aids the search for the origin of cosmic rays
Wednesday, 14 September 2022 23:23Cosmic rays seem to surround us everywhere. This is precisely what makes it difficult to find its sources. It would be helpful if we could trace their path through space. A new programme can help. An international research team has developed a computer programme that can simulate the transport of cosmic rays through space. The researchers hope it will help them solve the mystery of the sou