NorthStar pivots to Rocket Lab following Virgin Orbit’s collapse
Thursday, 22 June 2023 04:37
Canada’s NorthStar Earth and Space has signed a multi-launch deal with Rocket Lab after Virgin Orbit’s bankruptcy shattered plans to start deploying its space situational awareness (SSA) satellites this summer.
Technical fault forces U.S. spy satellite launch to be postponed to Thursday
Thursday, 22 June 2023 04:28
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 21, 2023
The launch of United Launch Alliance's heavy space launch vehicle with a spy satellite aboard for the U.S. Defense Department's NROL-68 space reconnaissance program was aborted early Wednesday due to a technical glitch.
The launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida was called off due to "an issue with a ground systems pneumatic valve," and liftoff had been pushed back to
The launch of United Launch Alliance's heavy space launch vehicle with a spy satellite aboard for the U.S. Defense Department's NROL-68 space reconnaissance program was aborted early Wednesday due to a technical glitch.
The launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida was called off due to "an issue with a ground systems pneumatic valve," and liftoff had been pushed back to SETS' SPS-25 Propulsion System proves successful in space testing
Thursday, 22 June 2023 04:28
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2023
Space Electric Thruster Systems (SETS), a leading player in the field of electric propulsion systems utilizing Hall thrusters, has achieved a notable victory with the successful testing of its SPS-25 space propulsion system. The propulsion system was put through its paces on the EOS SAT-1 satellite, a piece of high-tech machinery developed by Dragonfly Aerospace specifically for the EOS Data Ana
Space Electric Thruster Systems (SETS), a leading player in the field of electric propulsion systems utilizing Hall thrusters, has achieved a notable victory with the successful testing of its SPS-25 space propulsion system. The propulsion system was put through its paces on the EOS SAT-1 satellite, a piece of high-tech machinery developed by Dragonfly Aerospace specifically for the EOS Data Ana Upgrades to KSC ground systems near completion for Artemis II
Thursday, 22 June 2023 04:28
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jun 22, 2023
As teams with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems Program at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare for the first major set of integrated ground system tests for Artemis II, the first crewed mission under Artemis, engineers have nearly completed upgrades to mobile launcher 1 and launch pad 39B.
Technicians repaired the elevators on the mobile launcher, which sustained damage du
As teams with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems Program at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare for the first major set of integrated ground system tests for Artemis II, the first crewed mission under Artemis, engineers have nearly completed upgrades to mobile launcher 1 and launch pad 39B.
Technicians repaired the elevators on the mobile launcher, which sustained damage du Introducing Commercial Crew-7
Thursday, 22 June 2023 04:28
Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2023
The final two crewmembers of Crew-7, for which ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is the pilot, have been announced. They will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) later this summer.
In addition to Andreas and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli who were already announced as Crew-7 pilots, Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos astronaut Konstantin Borisov will take two seats in
The final two crewmembers of Crew-7, for which ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is the pilot, have been announced. They will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) later this summer.
In addition to Andreas and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli who were already announced as Crew-7 pilots, Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos astronaut Konstantin Borisov will take two seats in Touch and Go: Sol 3865
Thursday, 22 June 2023 04:28
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 22, 2023
Earth planning date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Curiosity is currently trekking east along a small detour due to recent challenges on steep, rocky, sandy terrain. Today we planned 1 sol known as a 'Touch and Go': Curiosity spends a short time collecting science data including contact science activities, and then drives away on the same sol. These are useful plans when you have places to be, but don
Earth planning date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Curiosity is currently trekking east along a small detour due to recent challenges on steep, rocky, sandy terrain. Today we planned 1 sol known as a 'Touch and Go': Curiosity spends a short time collecting science data including contact science activities, and then drives away on the same sol. These are useful plans when you have places to be, but don Persevering across the upper fan in search of record-keeping rocks
Thursday, 22 June 2023 04:28
Gainesville FL (SPX) Jun 22, 2023
Sampling Martian rocks requires persistence! Right now, Perseverance is on the hunt for a conglomerate rock to sample for return to Earth - a task that is proving to be challenging. Two attempts were made to core at the Onahu outcrop, but the soft rock crumbled during each attempt.
The team set sights on a neighboring outcrop called Stone Man Pass, about 40 meters away, to search for a les
Sampling Martian rocks requires persistence! Right now, Perseverance is on the hunt for a conglomerate rock to sample for return to Earth - a task that is proving to be challenging. Two attempts were made to core at the Onahu outcrop, but the soft rock crumbled during each attempt.
The team set sights on a neighboring outcrop called Stone Man Pass, about 40 meters away, to search for a les Ecuador becomes 26th nation to sign space-exploration Artemis Accords
Thursday, 22 June 2023 04:28
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 21, 2023
Ecuador became the 26th nation to join the Artemis Accords Wednesday.
The accords "establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations, including those participating in NASA's Artemis program," according to NASA.
NASA says the Artemis Accords reinforce prior agreements regarding space exploration.
"The Artemis Accords reinforce and
Ecuador became the 26th nation to join the Artemis Accords Wednesday.
The accords "establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations, including those participating in NASA's Artemis program," according to NASA.
NASA says the Artemis Accords reinforce prior agreements regarding space exploration.
"The Artemis Accords reinforce and Unveiling Jupiter's upper atmosphere
Thursday, 22 June 2023 04:28
Newcastle upon Tyne UK (SPX) Jun 22, 2023
A North East planetary astronomer has been granted rare access to the world's largest deep-space telescope, providing him with a unique opportunity to discover more about the largest planet in our solar system - Jupiter.
Launched in December 2021, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) uses infrared radiation to look deep into space, meaning it can observe the first stars and even the fo
A North East planetary astronomer has been granted rare access to the world's largest deep-space telescope, providing him with a unique opportunity to discover more about the largest planet in our solar system - Jupiter.
Launched in December 2021, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) uses infrared radiation to look deep into space, meaning it can observe the first stars and even the fo NIST lays groundwork for future ultra-precise timing links to geosynchronous satellites
Thursday, 22 June 2023 04:28
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 22, 2023
Last year, scientists drove up Mauna Loa volcano on Hawai'i, aimed a laser at a reflector positioned on Haleakala peak on Maui, and beamed rapid pulses of laser light through 150 kilometers of turbulent air. While the pulses were exceedingly faint, they demonstrated a capability long sought by physicists: transmitting extremely precise time signals through the air between far-flung locations at
Last year, scientists drove up Mauna Loa volcano on Hawai'i, aimed a laser at a reflector positioned on Haleakala peak on Maui, and beamed rapid pulses of laser light through 150 kilometers of turbulent air. While the pulses were exceedingly faint, they demonstrated a capability long sought by physicists: transmitting extremely precise time signals through the air between far-flung locations at Milky Way's central black hole woke up 200 years ago
Thursday, 22 June 2023 04:28
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 22, 2023
Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, is far less luminous than other black holes at the centers of galaxies we can observe, which means our galaxy's central black hole has not been actively gobbling up material around it. Yet new evidence from NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) telescope suggests the ancient sleeping giant woke recently
Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, is far less luminous than other black holes at the centers of galaxies we can observe, which means our galaxy's central black hole has not been actively gobbling up material around it. Yet new evidence from NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) telescope suggests the ancient sleeping giant woke recently AST SpaceMobile confirms 4G capabilities to everyday smartphones directly from space
Thursday, 22 June 2023 04:28
Midland TX (SPX) Jun 22, 2023
AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, announced it has achieved repeated successful download speeds above 10 Mbps during testing of BlueWalker 3. Space-based cellular communications at 4G speeds using unmodified smartphones is another world first telecommunications achievement
AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, announced it has achieved repeated successful download speeds above 10 Mbps during testing of BlueWalker 3. Space-based cellular communications at 4G speeds using unmodified smartphones is another world first telecommunications achievement Ecuador signs Artemis Accords
Thursday, 22 June 2023 00:15
Ecuador joined the growing roster of countries backing the Artemis Accords for safe and sustainable space exploration June 21.
A trio of images highlight BepiColombo's third Mercury flyby
Wednesday, 21 June 2023 19:28
Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2023
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has made its third of six gravity assist flybys at Mercury, snapping images of a newly named impact crater as well as tectonic and volcanic curiosities as it adjusts its trajectory for entering Mercury orbit in 2025.
The closest approach took place at 19:34 UTC (21:34 CEST) on 19 June 2023, about 236 km above the planet's surface, on the night side of the p
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has made its third of six gravity assist flybys at Mercury, snapping images of a newly named impact crater as well as tectonic and volcanic curiosities as it adjusts its trajectory for entering Mercury orbit in 2025.
The closest approach took place at 19:34 UTC (21:34 CEST) on 19 June 2023, about 236 km above the planet's surface, on the night side of the p Detecting and estimating satellite maneuvers more accurately
Wednesday, 21 June 2023 18:52
Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Polytechnic University of Milan and the company GMV have developed a new methodology for detecting and estimating satellite maneuvers that improves the operation of the systems currently in use. This development, which is already being tested in operational environments, may help reduce the problem of space debris.
The number of satellites and fragments of space debris in Earth orbit currently amounts to around 30,000, according to the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA catalogs, although researchers in this field estimate the real number to be around 100,000.