Driving mobility into the third dimension
Friday, 27 January 2023 11:05
After selecting all partners for structural elements of its eVTOL prototype, Airbus is now focusing on two major features of CityAirbus NextGen: the electrical power distribution system (EPDS) and the human-machine interface.
Airbus has announced the selection of Eaton and Crouzet to provide the EPDS and the human-machine interface of CityAirbus NextGen, respectively. The providers' valuab Waseda researchers measure boron flux in high-energy cosmic rays with CALET
Friday, 27 January 2023 11:05
Cosmic rays (CR) constitute high-energy particles that mainly originate outside our solar system. These primary CR interact with interstellar matter to produce secondary CR. The secondary nature of their origin is reflected in the higher abundance of light elements, such as boron (B), in secondary CR relative to the solar system. Likewise, the primary CR can be quantified in terms of the amount Microsoft invests billions in ChatGPT firm OpenAI
Friday, 27 January 2023 11:05
Microsoft on Monday said it had extended its partnership with OpenAI, the research lab and creator of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot that has sparked widespread fears of cheating in schools and universities.
In a company blog post tweeted by CEO Satya Nadella, the tech giant announced a "multiyear, multibillion dollar investment to accelerate AI breakthroughs" that would be "bro Lockheed Martin achieves first light in latest laser lab demonstration
Friday, 27 January 2023 11:05
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 Janus considering alternative missions after losing original ride
Friday, 27 January 2023 10:59
A NASA asteroid smallsat mission that lost its original ride to space is considering alternative missions while also accommodating performance issues with its propulsion system.
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U.S. sanctions Chinese satellite firm for allegedly supplying SAR imagery to Russia’s Wagner Group
Friday, 27 January 2023 09:26
The U.S. has sanctioned a Chinese small satellite manufacturer for allegedly supplying Russia's Wagner Group with radar satellite imagery of Ukraine to support its combat operations
ESA branded merchandise made easy
Friday, 27 January 2023 08:20
We’ve just made it easier to use the ESA brand to create merchandise or materials for events. If you are interested in producing and selling merchandising that shows the ESA logo, the ESA flags patch or ESA’s mission patches, there is now a simple way to request the use of ESA emblems.
Tempestuous young stars in Orion
Friday, 27 January 2023 07:54
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Thursday, 26 January 2023 23:16
Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper met with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Jan. 26 and urged him to reverse the Air Force’s decision to relocate U.S. Space Command headquarters
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Supporting military operations on Earth to remain U.S. Space Force’s top priority
Thursday, 26 January 2023 21:30
Top acquisition executive Frank Calvelli said the Space Force must focus on advancing satellites systems for military operations on Earth
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NASA's Webb Telescope receives top space foundation award
Thursday, 26 January 2023 20:42
NASA marks 20 years since space shuttle Columbia disaster
Thursday, 26 January 2023 20:18
How cells could help Artemis astronauts exercise
Thursday, 26 January 2023 17:50
In 2033, NASA and China plan to send the first crewed missions to Mars. These missions will launch every two years when Earth and Mars are at the closest points in their orbits (Mars Opposition). It will take these missions six to nine months to reach the Red Planet using conventional technology. This means that astronauts could spend up to a year and a half in microgravity, followed by months of surface operations in Martian gravity (roughly 40% of Earth gravity). This could have drastic consequences for astronaut health, including muscle atrophy, bone density loss, and psychological effects.
Aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts maintain a strict exercise regimen to mitigate these effects.
Expansion of ESA’s 5G/6G Hub moves ahead
Thursday, 26 January 2023 14:57
An ambitious new development phase of ESA’s 5G/6G Hub has begun.
Radar images capture new Antarctic mega-iceberg
Thursday, 26 January 2023 14:27
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Using radar images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, the animation shows the A81 iceberg breaking away from the Brunt Ice Shelf on 25 January 2023. The new berg is estimated to be around 1550 sq km, which is around the size of Greater London, and is approximately 150 m thick. It calved when the crack known as Chasm-1 split northwards severing the west part of the ice shelf.
The white square indicated the final breakpoint near the McDonald Ice Rumples.
Routine monitoring from satellites offers unparalleled views of events happening in remote regions. The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission carries