SDA seeks commercial Earth-observation data
Friday, 11 February 2022 03:16
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The Defense Department’s Space Development Agency is looking for ways to rapidly acquire Earth observation data.
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Arianespace launches 34 OneWeb satellites in first mission of 2022
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Arianespace launched another batch of OneWeb satellites Feb. 10 in the launch provider’s first mission of 2022.
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DoD and satcom industry to work out details of how to build ‘zero trust’ networks
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The Pentagon is now looking at how it will implement a 'zero trust' cybersecurity architecture across all DoD systems.
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NASA selects two heliophysics missions
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NASA has selected a spacecraft to study the sun’s corona and a cluster of smallsats to monitor turbulence in the solar wind as its next Explorer-class heliophysics missions.
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ESA to host flagship office to coordinate global climate models
Thursday, 10 February 2022 23:21 Write a comment
The European Space Agency announced plans Feb. 9 to host an international office to coordinate global climate modeling efforts for at least five years.
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Space Force eyes its own version of the metaverse
Thursday, 10 February 2022 22:31 Write a comment
The Space Force could create our own version of the metaverse to train guardians, said Lisa Costa, chief technology and innovation officer.
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New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun Environment
Thursday, 10 February 2022 20:00 Write a comment
NASA has selected two science missions – the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm – to help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space environment. Astra launch of NASA-sponsored cubesats fails
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The first operational launch of Astra’s Rocket 3.3 vehicle failed Feb. 10 when the rocket’s upper stage appeared to tumble out of control after stage separation.
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Musk to give rare presentation on ambitious Starship rocket
Thursday, 10 February 2022 17:28 Write a comment
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is set Thursday night to deliver an eagerly-awaited update on SpaceX's Starship, a prototype rocket the company is developing for crewed interplanetary exploration.
The tycoon will make his presentation at SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca Chica, south Texas, at 8:00 pm local time (0200 GMT Friday), against the impressive backdrop of the spacecraft in its fully-stacked configuration, standing 394 feet (120 meters) tall.
It will be Musk's first detailed progress report since 2019—though he often provides small updates on Twitter—and is expected be live-streamed on the company's website.
Space Force eager to invest in debris removal projects
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The Space Force wants to partner with private companies on debris removal initiatives, said vice chief of space operations Gen. David “DT” Thompson.
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Artemis I – European Service Module perspective
Thursday, 10 February 2022 17:00 Write a comment
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The Orion spacecraft with European Service Module will fly farther from Earth than any human-rated vehicle has ever flown before. This video gives an overview of the first mission – without astronauts – for Artemis, focussing on ESA’s European Service Module that powers the spacecraft.
The spacecraft will perform a flyby of the Moon, using lunar gravity to gain speed and propel itself 70 000 km beyond the Moon, almost half a million km from Earth – further than any human has ever travelled.
On its return journey, Orion will do another flyby of the Moon before heading back
NASA to Discuss Webb Telescope Progress, Mirror Alignment
Thursday, 10 February 2022 16:38 Write a comment
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 11, to share progress made in the early stages of aligning the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors. Final figures show astronaut applicants from all ESA Member States
Thursday, 10 February 2022 15:05 Write a comment
The final figures are in and the number of people who applied to ESA’s 2021-22 astronaut vacancy has been broken down by Member and Cooperating State.
The window to apply for ESA’s astronaut vacancy opened on 31 March 2021 and closed 18 June. It marked the Agency’s first call for new astronauts in over 10 years and the first-time candidates with a physical disability had been invited to apply.
Introducing ESA Vigil: Earth's devoted solar defender
Thursday, 10 February 2022 14:08 Write a comment
Once known as Lagrange, ESA's upcoming space weather mission needed a new name that would reflect its vital role: helping to protect Earth's infrastructure, satellites, inhabitants and space explorers from unpredictable but violent solar events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
With 5422 submissions from across Europe and indeed around the world—and after weeks of deliberation, countless spreadsheets, three diverse and expert judges and a lively debate—a new name has been selected for our upcoming space weather mission: ESA Vigil.
Thousands of thoughtful, clever and funny names were submitted in the Agency's #NameTheMission mission contest, which ran from May to September 2021.
Once submissions closed, a team from ESA's Communication department and Space Weather Office reviewed all submissions putting a shortlist of just nine names before a panel of invited, external judges.
Armed with their top three respective choices, the judges then took part in a lively, two-hour video chat in which they made the case for their favourite and deliberated the merits of each.
Chinese space launch startups attract a frenzy of investment
Thursday, 10 February 2022 12:50 Write a comment
A number of China’s emerging rocket companies have secured major funding rounds in recent weeks as competition to reach orbit intensifies.