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Wednesday, 22 February 2023 11:02
SpaceX Endeavour's crew arrive at KSC ahead of launch
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Washington DC (UPI) Feb 21, 2023
An international team of astronauts and scientists arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, ahead of a six-month science mission to the International Space Station set to blast off on Sunday. Crew-6 comprises two NASA astronauts, mission commander Stephen Bowen and pilot Warren Hoburg, along with mission specialists Sultan Alneyadi from the United Arab Emirates and Andrey
An international team of astronauts and scientists arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, ahead of a six-month science mission to the International Space Station set to blast off on Sunday. Crew-6 comprises two NASA astronauts, mission commander Stephen Bowen and pilot Warren Hoburg, along with mission specialists Sultan Alneyadi from the United Arab Emirates and Andrey
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Wednesday, 22 February 2023 11:02
When data show up late: Sols 3746-3748
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 17, 2023
Today, I was heading for my computer when my colleagues went off to celebrate the end of the working week. Yes, that's right, planning started at 5 pm in my part of the world (the UK) today. That was one hour later than anticipated (and I would have missed all my colleagues going 'Have a good weekend!') Why that late? Most days, we start an hour earlier, at 8 am in Pasadena California, not
Today, I was heading for my computer when my colleagues went off to celebrate the end of the working week. Yes, that's right, planning started at 5 pm in my part of the world (the UK) today. That was one hour later than anticipated (and I would have missed all my colleagues going 'Have a good weekend!') Why that late? Most days, we start an hour earlier, at 8 am in Pasadena California, not
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Wednesday, 22 February 2023 11:02
Better tools needed to determine ancient life on Mars
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Ithaca NY (SPX) Feb 22, 2023
Current state-of-the-art instrumentation being sent to Mars to collect and analyze evidence of life might not be sensitive enough to make accurate assessments, according to a research team co-led by a Cornell University astronomer. In a paper published in Nature Communications, visiting planetary scientist Alberto Fairen, and an international team of researchers, claim that ancient organic
Current state-of-the-art instrumentation being sent to Mars to collect and analyze evidence of life might not be sensitive enough to make accurate assessments, according to a research team co-led by a Cornell University astronomer. In a paper published in Nature Communications, visiting planetary scientist Alberto Fairen, and an international team of researchers, claim that ancient organic
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Wednesday, 22 February 2023 11:02
Russian rescue mission for three space station astronauts set this week
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Washington DC (UPI) Feb 21, 2023
Russia's space agency Roscosmos' delayed rescue mission to send a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station and bring three astronauts back to Earth is scheduled to lift off Thursday night EDT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Russia originally had planned to send an unmanned Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to the space station Feb. 14 to substitute for the docked Soyuz MS-22
Russia's space agency Roscosmos' delayed rescue mission to send a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station and bring three astronauts back to Earth is scheduled to lift off Thursday night EDT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Russia originally had planned to send an unmanned Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to the space station Feb. 14 to substitute for the docked Soyuz MS-22
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Wednesday, 22 February 2023 11:02
Radiation-resistant Ka-band radio for LEO constellation offers speeds Beyond 5G
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 22, 2023
Axelspace Corporation Associate Professor Atsushi Shirane, and Professor Kenichi Okada and Assistant Professor Takashi Tomura of Tokyo Institute of Technology have successfully developed a radiation-resistant radio. The results of this research will be presented at ISSCC 2023, the world's largest international semiconductor-related conference, and Satellite 2023, scheduled to be held in the Unit
Axelspace Corporation Associate Professor Atsushi Shirane, and Professor Kenichi Okada and Assistant Professor Takashi Tomura of Tokyo Institute of Technology have successfully developed a radiation-resistant radio. The results of this research will be presented at ISSCC 2023, the world's largest international semiconductor-related conference, and Satellite 2023, scheduled to be held in the Unit
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Wednesday, 22 February 2023 11:02
Flight Crew Arrives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for Crew-6 Mission
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Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 21, 2023
The crew arrived on a NASA Gulfstream business jet from their home base at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and safely landed at the Launch and Landing Facility, the runway once used for space shuttle landings at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Touchdown was at approximately 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT) on Tuesday, February 21. The crew member
The crew arrived on a NASA Gulfstream business jet from their home base at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and safely landed at the Launch and Landing Facility, the runway once used for space shuttle landings at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Touchdown was at approximately 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT) on Tuesday, February 21. The crew member
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Wednesday, 22 February 2023 11:02
Redwire partners with Starfish Space for Otter Pup satellite docking mission
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Jacksonville FlL (SPX) Feb 22, 2023
Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) has partnered with Starfish Space to provide Redwire's ARGUS space domain awareness camera for Starfish Space's first-ever satellite docking mission, Otter Pup. Additionally, Redwire has secured a contract option with Starfish Space to demonstrate Redwire's Cerebro Resident Space Object tracking software in orbit upon the completion of the primary mission.
Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) has partnered with Starfish Space to provide Redwire's ARGUS space domain awareness camera for Starfish Space's first-ever satellite docking mission, Otter Pup. Additionally, Redwire has secured a contract option with Starfish Space to demonstrate Redwire's Cerebro Resident Space Object tracking software in orbit upon the completion of the primary mission.
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Wednesday, 22 February 2023 11:02
Newly discovered form of salty ice could exist on surface of extraterrestrial moons
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Seattle WA (SPX) Feb 22, 2023
The red streaks crisscrossing the surface of Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, are striking. Scientists suspect it is a frozen mixture of water and salts, but its chemical signature is mysterious because it matches no known substance on Earth. A team led by the University of Washington may have solved the puzzle with the discovery of a new type of solid crystal that forms when water and tabl
The red streaks crisscrossing the surface of Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, are striking. Scientists suspect it is a frozen mixture of water and salts, but its chemical signature is mysterious because it matches no known substance on Earth. A team led by the University of Washington may have solved the puzzle with the discovery of a new type of solid crystal that forms when water and tabl
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Wednesday, 22 February 2023 11:02
DoD invests additional $1.5M toward 3D-printed hypersonic rocket engine
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Washington DC (UPI) Feb 21, 2023
The Department of Defense awarded a $1.5 million contract to New Frontier Aerospace to continue its work on a 3D printed rocket engine. The aerospace manufacturer announced the deal in a press release on Tuesday with funding coming from the National Security Innovation Capital. The company is developing a plastic-fueled rocket engine called Mjolnir. Development began with a $750,000 co
The Department of Defense awarded a $1.5 million contract to New Frontier Aerospace to continue its work on a 3D printed rocket engine. The aerospace manufacturer announced the deal in a press release on Tuesday with funding coming from the National Security Innovation Capital. The company is developing a plastic-fueled rocket engine called Mjolnir. Development began with a $750,000 co
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Wednesday, 22 February 2023 11:02
Mercury's black disc helps sharpen Solar Orbiter's view
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Paris (ESA) Feb 22, 2023
This year started with a nice imaging opportunity for Solar Orbiter, and a chance to further improve the quality of its data. On 3 January 2023, inner planet Mercury crossed the spacecraft's field of view, resulting in a transit where Mercury appeared as a perfectly black circle moving across the face of the Sun. A number of the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter's instruments captured the transit. In
This year started with a nice imaging opportunity for Solar Orbiter, and a chance to further improve the quality of its data. On 3 January 2023, inner planet Mercury crossed the spacecraft's field of view, resulting in a transit where Mercury appeared as a perfectly black circle moving across the face of the Sun. A number of the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter's instruments captured the transit. In
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