ESA has no plans to develop space tourism
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
Colorado Springs CO (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2021
Space tourism is good for space in general but the European Space Agency (ESA) is currently not planning to develop it, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher told Sputnik.
"I think it is interesting to see that space is going into a wider domain, including space tourism. I consider this is good for the development of the space economy in general."Aschbacher said on the sidelines of the 36t
Space tourism is good for space in general but the European Space Agency (ESA) is currently not planning to develop it, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher told Sputnik.
"I think it is interesting to see that space is going into a wider domain, including space tourism. I consider this is good for the development of the space economy in general."Aschbacher said on the sidelines of the 36t Beyond Earth Releases Space Solar Power Report
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
New York NY (SPX) Aug 31, 2021
The Beyond Earth Institute (BEI) unveiled "Catching the Sun: A National Strategy for Space Solar Power," a new report on Space Solar Power (SSP) today. SSP uses solar panels in space to collect power from the Sun to serve the energy needs of the people on Earth. The full report can be downloaded here.
"It is rare when a single project can help us achieve so many goals" said Tony DeTora, Be
The Beyond Earth Institute (BEI) unveiled "Catching the Sun: A National Strategy for Space Solar Power," a new report on Space Solar Power (SSP) today. SSP uses solar panels in space to collect power from the Sun to serve the energy needs of the people on Earth. The full report can be downloaded here.
"It is rare when a single project can help us achieve so many goals" said Tony DeTora, Be GOLD's bird's-eye reveals dynamics in Earth's interface to space
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 31, 2021
New research using data from NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, or GOLD, mission, has revealed unexpected behavior in the swaths of charged particles that band Earth's equator - made possibly by GOLD's long-term global view, the first of its kind for this type of measurement.
GOLD is in geostationary orbit, which means it orbits around Earth at the same pace the planet
New research using data from NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, or GOLD, mission, has revealed unexpected behavior in the swaths of charged particles that band Earth's equator - made possibly by GOLD's long-term global view, the first of its kind for this type of measurement.
GOLD is in geostationary orbit, which means it orbits around Earth at the same pace the planet Navy conducts test of second stage rocket motor for hypersonic missiles
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 26, 2021
The Navy has successfully tested a second stage hypersonic rocket motor, the branch said Thursday.
Navy Strategic Systems Programs successfully conducted the initial live-fire test of the second stage Solid Rocket Motor on Wednesday, in Promontory, Utah, the Navy SSP said in a statement.
The test was done as a step toward developing a common hypersonic missile for the Army and Na
The Navy has successfully tested a second stage hypersonic rocket motor, the branch said Thursday.
Navy Strategic Systems Programs successfully conducted the initial live-fire test of the second stage Solid Rocket Motor on Wednesday, in Promontory, Utah, the Navy SSP said in a statement.
The test was done as a step toward developing a common hypersonic missile for the Army and Na Rogue Space and Firefly Aerospace sign Launch Service Agreement
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
Laconia NH (SPX) Aug 31, 2021
Rogue Space Systems Corporation, a U.S. company that is developing a smart spacecraft program and is planning to offer transport, and in-space services to the growing space market, and Firefly Aerospace, a leading provider of economical and dependable launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services, has announced they have signed a Launch Service Agreement (LSA). The agreement confirms that R
Rogue Space Systems Corporation, a U.S. company that is developing a smart spacecraft program and is planning to offer transport, and in-space services to the growing space market, and Firefly Aerospace, a leading provider of economical and dependable launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services, has announced they have signed a Launch Service Agreement (LSA). The agreement confirms that R AFRL extends capability for testing solid rocket motors with new equipment
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
Edwards AFB CA (AFNS) Aug 31, 2021
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Rocket Propulsion Division has a new capability, a Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar system, also known as a Kolsky bar, that measures stress at high strain rates and helps analyze material behavior under severe conditions.
"This system will give AFRL a new and unprecedented capability to test and gather data from any solid propellant we can manufacture," sai
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Rocket Propulsion Division has a new capability, a Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar system, also known as a Kolsky bar, that measures stress at high strain rates and helps analyze material behavior under severe conditions.
"This system will give AFRL a new and unprecedented capability to test and gather data from any solid propellant we can manufacture," sai Mars mission to pause for about 50 days
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2021
China's Tianwen 1 Mars mission will be inactivated for about 50 days from mid-September due to an expected disruption of its communications with Earth caused by solar electromagnetic radiation, the mission's chief designer said.
During the period, which will end in early November, the Zhurong rover and the mission's orbiter will suspend their working mode, Zhang Rongqiao of the China Natio
China's Tianwen 1 Mars mission will be inactivated for about 50 days from mid-September due to an expected disruption of its communications with Earth caused by solar electromagnetic radiation, the mission's chief designer said.
During the period, which will end in early November, the Zhurong rover and the mission's orbiter will suspend their working mode, Zhang Rongqiao of the China Natio World's first space junk cleaner satellite successfully picks up orbital debris
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 27, 2021
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists' database, there are more than 3,300 functioning satellites in orbit and thousands of pieces of junk that can be traced, including discarded boosters, derelict satellites, and pieces that have fallen off of vessels.
In a major development that may ease concerns that dead satellites are being left to litter space, Japan's private firm Astroscal
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists' database, there are more than 3,300 functioning satellites in orbit and thousands of pieces of junk that can be traced, including discarded boosters, derelict satellites, and pieces that have fallen off of vessels.
In a major development that may ease concerns that dead satellites are being left to litter space, Japan's private firm Astroscal Galaxies pump out contaminated exhausts
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 31, 2021
A team of astronomers led by Alex Cameron and Deanne Fisher from the ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D) used a new imaging system on at the WM Keck Observatory in Hawaii to confirm that what flows into a galaxy is a lot cleaner than what flows out.
"Enormous clouds of gas are pulled into galaxies and used in the process of making stars," said co-le
A team of astronomers led by Alex Cameron and Deanne Fisher from the ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D) used a new imaging system on at the WM Keck Observatory in Hawaii to confirm that what flows into a galaxy is a lot cleaner than what flows out.
"Enormous clouds of gas are pulled into galaxies and used in the process of making stars," said co-le Space exploration priority of nation's sci-tech agenda
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2021
President emphasizes cooperation on making bigger contributions to well-being of mankind
China is working on several huge space programs that aim to push forward the frontiers of its science, technology, engineering and exploration.
Once these programs are completed, the nation will have a massive space station, an unmanned outpost and more robots on the moon, and it is attempting to
President emphasizes cooperation on making bigger contributions to well-being of mankind
China is working on several huge space programs that aim to push forward the frontiers of its science, technology, engineering and exploration.
Once these programs are completed, the nation will have a massive space station, an unmanned outpost and more robots on the moon, and it is attempting to In a first, scientists capture a 'quantum tug' between neighboring water molecules
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
Menlo Park CA (SPX) Aug 26, 2021
Water is the most abundant yet least understood liquid in nature. It exhibits many strange behaviors that scientists still struggle to explain. While most liquids get denser as they get colder, water is most dense at 39 degrees Fahrenheit, just above its freezing point. This is why ice floats to the top of a drinking glass and lakes freeze from the surface down, allowing marine life to survive c
Water is the most abundant yet least understood liquid in nature. It exhibits many strange behaviors that scientists still struggle to explain. While most liquids get denser as they get colder, water is most dense at 39 degrees Fahrenheit, just above its freezing point. This is why ice floats to the top of a drinking glass and lakes freeze from the surface down, allowing marine life to survive c Netherlands completes deal to buy PAC-3 missile defense units
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
Dallas TX (SPX) Aug 27, 2021
US and Dutch officials recently formalized an agreement for the Netherlands to purchase Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors and related support equipment. With the signing, the Netherlands becomes the 12th customer of PAC-3 MSE and advances its missile defense technology from the PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) the country acquired in 2004.
"We're h
US and Dutch officials recently formalized an agreement for the Netherlands to purchase Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors and related support equipment. With the signing, the Netherlands becomes the 12th customer of PAC-3 MSE and advances its missile defense technology from the PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) the country acquired in 2004.
"We're h Russia confident in arms industry despite 'hostile' US sanctions
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
Moscow (AFP) Aug 24, 2021
Russia said Tuesday it was confident for the future of its arms industry even though the country faces what a senior official described as "unfair competition" and sanctions from the United States.
Moscow in recent years has worked to expand military partnerships abroad, a trend that has spurred criticism and concerns from Western capitals.
"We are doing everything we can to maintain our
Russia said Tuesday it was confident for the future of its arms industry even though the country faces what a senior official described as "unfair competition" and sanctions from the United States.
Moscow in recent years has worked to expand military partnerships abroad, a trend that has spurred criticism and concerns from Western capitals.
"We are doing everything we can to maintain our Air Force selects Ohio base for new Cyber Warfare Wing
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 07:51
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 26, 2021
The U.S. Air Force has selected the 179th Airlift Wing base in Mansfield, Ohio, as the location for the Air National Guard's first Cyber Warfare Wing.
Col. Todd Thomas, 179th Airlift Wing commander, said in a press release Thursday it would be a difficult transition, but a change that he strongly believes the airmen can make.
"Since becoming the wing commander, I have always told
The U.S. Air Force has selected the 179th Airlift Wing base in Mansfield, Ohio, as the location for the Air National Guard's first Cyber Warfare Wing.
Col. Todd Thomas, 179th Airlift Wing commander, said in a press release Thursday it would be a difficult transition, but a change that he strongly believes the airmen can make.
"Since becoming the wing commander, I have always told Doctoral student recruiting volunteers in effort to quadruple number of known active asteroids
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 06:18
The study of active asteroids is a relatively new field of solar system science, focusing on objects that have asteroid-like orbits but look more like comets, with visual characteristics such as tails.
Because finding an active asteroid is such a rare event, fewer than 30 of these solar system bodies have been found since 1949, so there is still much for scientists to learn about them. Roughly only one out of 10,000 asteroids are classified as active asteroids, so an enormous number of observations will be needed over the span of many years to yield a larger sample for study.
Through funding from a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award in 2018, doctoral student Colin Orion Chandler in Northern Arizona University's Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science just launched an ambitious new project, Active Asteroids, which is designed to engage volunteers in the search for more of these enigmatic objects.