Sustainability is often an afterthought in space exploration—that needs to change as the industry grows, say researchers
Tuesday, 22 August 2023 16:09
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Aotearoa New Zealand is the latest country to enter the expanding and competitive international space market.
In the aerospace strategy and national space policy, the government lays out how it intends to grow the domestic space sector by launching rockets and satellites and promoting Earth observation research.
The documents indicate the government's general priorities in "protecting New Zealand's national interests" and the "responsible use of space".
Sustainability is a focus in both strategy and policy but is used interchangeably in three different contexts:
- To "sustain" the economic development of the industry
- to describe the benefits of aerospace technology for sustainability efforts, like monitoring climate change
- to describe the environmental impacts of aerospace activities, largely focused on space debris, while reducing emissions (though the latter is largely a concern for the aviation industry, not space).
When a part from India's recent rocket launch landed on Australian shores last month, it captured people's attention—and delivered a reminder that Earth's orbits are teeming with the discards of human endeavors in space.
Umbra selected to demonstrate space-based radar to track moving targets
Tuesday, 22 August 2023 15:33
Penetrating radar aboard the Chang'E-4 rover reveals layers of the moon's history
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A team of space scientists at the Planetary Science Institute, working with colleagues from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen University and the University of Aberdeen, has used data from China's Chang'E-4 rover to learn more about the history of the moon. In their study, reported in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, the group analyzed lunar-penetrating radar (LPR) data sent back from the rover.
China's Chang'E-4 rover has been wandering around on the far side of the moon since 2018. And during its meanderings, it has been sending radio signals downward using its LPR device.
NASA clears Crew-7 mission for launch to the space station
Tuesday, 22 August 2023 10:59
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Crew-7 has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, in the run-up to the International Space Station launch.
Crew-7 consists of ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, taking the role of Dragon spacecraft pilot, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli is commander, Satoshi Furukawa from JAXA and Konstantin Borisov from Roscomos are mission specialists.
This video shows scenes of Crew-7 arriving at the Kennedy Space Center, during launch rehearsal, and Andreas Mogensen training for his mission in space.
Andreas and Crew-7 will launch in the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Endurance from launch pad 39A. This is the launch pad for all crewed
Alternative models could clarify Universe's expansion debate
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The quest for the true value of the Hubble constant (H0) tension which gives a measure of the current expansion of the Universe is still on. The fervent debate today is about the discrepancy between the H0 values obtained from type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) and from the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMB), a radiation emitted from the early Universe close to its origin.
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The Land Surveyor 4A, the world's first synthetic aperture radar satellite in high-altitude orbit, has successfully moved into its preset orbital position and has unfolded its radar antennas, according to the China National Space Administration.
Dedicated to natural disaster prevention and mitigation, the remote-sensing satellite was carried into orbit on a Long March 3B rocket that was la US Space Force boosts resilience with Capella Federal's satellite services contract
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The satellite realm experienced a significant development as Capella Federal, a prominent subsidiary of Capella Space, secured a contract for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellite-Based Services (PLEO) via the U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC). This landmark contract facilitates a faster collaboration process between Capella, SSC, and the U.S. Space Force, aiming to widen the availability of rou Planet Labs secures deal with an Asian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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In a recent development in the realm of Earth observation technology, Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) revealed that they have clinched a contract to offer their global daily monitoring solution to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Asia. This high-value deal comes with a seven-figure annual contract value, emphasizing the significance of the collaboration.
For those unfamiliar with the industry b Local governments urged to boost remote sensing capabilities
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A senior environmental expert has called on local governments along the Yangtze River to improve their remote sensing-based aquatic ecological monitoring capabilities, as China plans to introduce an environmental evaluation and assessment mechanism that no longer focuses on pollution control in the basin of Asia's longest watercourse.
Based on pilot programs this year and the next, the nat Approaching the Ridgetop - "Bermuda Triangle" Ahead: Sols 3923-3925
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Earth planning date: Friday, August 18, 2023: The Gediz Vallis Ridge has been a long-term, and, at times, seemingly impossible goal of the Curiosity Rover mission. Our path to it has repeatedly been diverted from our first difficult climb onto the Greenhugh Pediment way back in 2020, our dead-end foray onto and across the pediment through a steep side ravine of the Gediz Vallis, ultimately block Study explains how part of the nucleolus evolved
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Inside all living cells, loosely formed assemblies known as biomolecular condensates perform many critical functions. However, it is not well understood how proteins and other biomolecules come together to form these assemblies within cells.
MIT biologists have now discovered that a single scaffolding protein is responsible for the formation of one of these condensates, which forms within India announces schedule of Moon mission's soft landing
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In an eagerly awaited announcement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has confirmed the Chandrayaan-3 mission's Lander Module is on track for a soft landing on the Moon's surface on August 23 at approximately 6:04 pm Indian Standard Time. This development has further ignited nationwide interest and excitement.
ISRO, showcasing its commitment to transparency and public engagemen NASA SpaceX Crew-7 'Go' for August 25 Launch
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The Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station has concluded, and teams are proceeding toward a planned liftoff at 3:49 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 25, from Launch Complex 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
On Aug. 20, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Endurance spacecraft rolled out to the pad at Launch Complex 39A. On T A "Jupiter" hotter than the Sun
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The search for exoplanets - planets that orbit stars located beyond the borders of our solar system - is a hot topic in astrophysics. Of the various types of exoplanets, one is hot in the literal sense: hot Jupiters, a class of exoplanets that are physically similar to the gas giant planet Jupiter from our own neighborhood. Unlike "our" Jupiter, hot Jupiters orbit very close to their stars, comp