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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 08:47
Successful static firing test with DLR involvement
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 18, 2021
On 1 October 2021, an S50 solid-propellant rocket motor, which will form the first two stages of the new VLM-1 launch vehicle, successfully completed a static firing test in the operational area of Usina Coronel Abner (UCA), in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. The test was conducted by an engineering team from the Aeronautics and Space Institute, which is headquartered in Sao Jose d
On 1 October 2021, an S50 solid-propellant rocket motor, which will form the first two stages of the new VLM-1 launch vehicle, successfully completed a static firing test in the operational area of Usina Coronel Abner (UCA), in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. The test was conducted by an engineering team from the Aeronautics and Space Institute, which is headquartered in Sao Jose d
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 08:47
Next Generation Interceptor Program Achieves Critical System Requirements Review
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 06, 2021
Lockheed Martin has announced that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) approved its Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program's System Requirements Review (SRR) - six months after the initial development and demonstration contract award.
The MDA's NGI program is designed to protect the United States from complex, rogue threat, ballistic missile attacks. The interceptor is an end-to-end d
Lockheed Martin has announced that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) approved its Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program's System Requirements Review (SRR) - six months after the initial development and demonstration contract award.
The MDA's NGI program is designed to protect the United States from complex, rogue threat, ballistic missile attacks. The interceptor is an end-to-end d
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 08:47
Chinese astronaut bridges gender gap
Beijing (XNA) Oct 19, 2021
China's landmark six-month journey in space has left many curious about the differences between male and female astronauts.
Wang Yaping, a 41-year-old female astronaut from Shandong province in East China, became the first Chinese woman to enter China's space station after the trio settled inside the Tianhe core module last week.
"Astronauts need to meet high physical and emotional s
China's landmark six-month journey in space has left many curious about the differences between male and female astronauts.
Wang Yaping, a 41-year-old female astronaut from Shandong province in East China, became the first Chinese woman to enter China's space station after the trio settled inside the Tianhe core module last week.
"Astronauts need to meet high physical and emotional s
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 08:47
Test conducted to verify spacecraft technology, FM says
Beijing (XNA) Oct 19, 2021
The Chinese space test that drew great attention was made to verify reusable spacecraft technologies, not to test a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, as some foreign media claimed, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Responding to questions about the test, ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a daily briefing at the ministry in Beijing that he was told it was a regular test flight by
The Chinese space test that drew great attention was made to verify reusable spacecraft technologies, not to test a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, as some foreign media claimed, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Responding to questions about the test, ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a daily briefing at the ministry in Beijing that he was told it was a regular test flight by
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 08:47
China's longest-yet crewed space mission impressive, expert says
Beijing (XNA) Oct 19, 2021
China's Shenzhou XIII crewed spaceship successfully docked with the port of the space station core module Tianhe on Saturday, a move overseas experts have called another "key step" forward in China's space exploration.
Three Chinese astronauts aboard the Shenzhou XIII will stay in orbit for six months, making China's longest yet crewed mission for space station construction.
Denis Si
China's Shenzhou XIII crewed spaceship successfully docked with the port of the space station core module Tianhe on Saturday, a move overseas experts have called another "key step" forward in China's space exploration.
Three Chinese astronauts aboard the Shenzhou XIII will stay in orbit for six months, making China's longest yet crewed mission for space station construction.
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 08:47
Over half OneWeb constellation now deployed
London, UK (SPX) Oct 19, 2021
Arianespace has successfully performed Soyuz Flight ST36. This latest launch for OneWeb's placed 36 more satellites into orbit. ST36 represents an important step in OneWeb and Arianespace's partnership: the operator now has more than half, 358 satellites, of its constellation on orbit.
Performed on Thursday, October 14 at precisely 6:40 pm. local time at Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome (9:40
Arianespace has successfully performed Soyuz Flight ST36. This latest launch for OneWeb's placed 36 more satellites into orbit. ST36 represents an important step in OneWeb and Arianespace's partnership: the operator now has more than half, 358 satellites, of its constellation on orbit.
Performed on Thursday, October 14 at precisely 6:40 pm. local time at Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome (9:40
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China describes hypersonic test as a space vehicle trial
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 19, 2021
The Financial Times earlier reported that the test of the alleged hypersonic glider vehicle by China this summer "caught the US government by surprise" as it purportedly demonstrated the great progress achieved by Beijing in this area.
China did not carry out a test of hypersonic weapons, but instead carried out a trial of a spacecraft, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has st
The Financial Times earlier reported that the test of the alleged hypersonic glider vehicle by China this summer "caught the US government by surprise" as it purportedly demonstrated the great progress achieved by Beijing in this area.
China did not carry out a test of hypersonic weapons, but instead carried out a trial of a spacecraft, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has st
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 08:47
To watch a comet form, a spacecraft could tag along for a journey toward the sun
Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 18, 2021
Deep in the solar system, between Jupiter and Neptune, lurk thousands of small chunks of ice and rock. Occasionally, one of them will bump into Jupiter's orbit, get caught and flung into the inner solar system-towards the sun, and us.
This is thought to be the source of many of the comets that eventually pass Earth. A new study lays out the dynamics of this little-understood system. Among
Deep in the solar system, between Jupiter and Neptune, lurk thousands of small chunks of ice and rock. Occasionally, one of them will bump into Jupiter's orbit, get caught and flung into the inner solar system-towards the sun, and us.
This is thought to be the source of many of the comets that eventually pass Earth. A new study lays out the dynamics of this little-understood system. Among
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 08:35
The October Council edition of ESA Impact is online
ESA Impact October Council edition
Great images and videos of climate change on view, BepiColombo flies by Mercury, Cheops gets a surprise, and more
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Monday, 18 October 2021 15:34
Titan's river maps may advise Dragonfly's sedimental journey
With future space exploration in mind, a Cornell-led team of astronomers has published the final maps of Titan's liquid methane rivers and tributaries—as seen by NASA's late Cassini mission—so that may help provide context for Dragonfly's upcoming 2030s expedition.
The fluvial maps and details of their accuracy were published in the Planetary Science Journal. In addition to the maps, the work examined what could be learned by analyzing Earth's rivers by using degraded radar data—similar to what Cassini saw.
Like water on Earth, liquid methane and ethane fill Titan's lakes, rivers and streams. But understanding those channels—including their twists and branch-like turns—is key to knowing how that moon's sediment transport system works and the underlying geology.
"The channel systems are the heart of Titan's sediment transport pathways," said Alex Hayes, associate professor of astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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