Virgin Galactic to renew Spaceplane Flights
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 05:15
Washington DC (VOA) Mar 07, 2023
Virgin Galactic has completed improvements to its VSS Unity spaceplane. The company plans to restart a passenger flight program this year, the company said Tuesday.
Virgin Galactic suspended flights of the Unity and its carrier plane, the VMS Eve, in 2021 to work on the craft. The VSS Unity launches from the surface of the Eve after that plane carries the spacecraft up.
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Virgin Galactic has completed improvements to its VSS Unity spaceplane. The company plans to restart a passenger flight program this year, the company said Tuesday.
Virgin Galactic suspended flights of the Unity and its carrier plane, the VMS Eve, in 2021 to work on the craft. The VSS Unity launches from the surface of the Eve after that plane carries the spacecraft up.
Virgin Galact Japan's new H3 rocket fails to reach orbit, self-destruct command issued
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 05:15
Space Coast FL (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
On Tuesday, Japan's next-generation H3 rocket failed after liftoff, prompting the space agency to issue a destruct command after concluding that the mission could not be completed.
The H3 successfully launched after a failed attempt last month when the vehicle's two solid rocket boosters failed to ignite as planned, and aborted right at liftoff.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) laun
On Tuesday, Japan's next-generation H3 rocket failed after liftoff, prompting the space agency to issue a destruct command after concluding that the mission could not be completed.
The H3 successfully launched after a failed attempt last month when the vehicle's two solid rocket boosters failed to ignite as planned, and aborted right at liftoff.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) laun SpaceX CRS-27 delivers truck load of research projects to ISS
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 05:15
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
NASA's 27th SpaceX commercial resupply services (CRS) mission is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in March. The scientific experiments and technology demonstrations carried by the uncrewed Dragon spacecraft examine how the heart changes in space, test a student-designed camera mount, compare surfaces that control biofilm for
NASA's 27th SpaceX commercial resupply services (CRS) mission is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in March. The scientific experiments and technology demonstrations carried by the uncrewed Dragon spacecraft examine how the heart changes in space, test a student-designed camera mount, compare surfaces that control biofilm for Flat, pancake-sized metalens images lunar surface in an engineering first
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 05:15
University Park PA (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
Astronomers and amateurs alike know the bigger the telescope, the more powerful the imaging capability. To keep the power but streamline one of the bulkier components, a Penn State-led research team created the first ultrathin, compact metalens telescope capable of imaging far-away objects, including the moon.
Metalenses comprise tiny, antenna-like surface patterns that can focus light to
Astronomers and amateurs alike know the bigger the telescope, the more powerful the imaging capability. To keep the power but streamline one of the bulkier components, a Penn State-led research team created the first ultrathin, compact metalens telescope capable of imaging far-away objects, including the moon.
Metalenses comprise tiny, antenna-like surface patterns that can focus light to Can artificial intelligence help find life on Mars or icy worlds?
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 05:15
Mountain View CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
Wouldn't finding life on other worlds be easier if we knew exactly where to look? Researchers have limited opportunities to collect samples on Mars or elsewhere or access remote sensing instruments when hunting for life beyond Earth. In a paper published in Nature Astronomy, an interdisciplinary study led by SETI Institute Senior Research Scientist Kim Warren-Rhodes, mapped the sparse life hidde
Wouldn't finding life on other worlds be easier if we knew exactly where to look? Researchers have limited opportunities to collect samples on Mars or elsewhere or access remote sensing instruments when hunting for life beyond Earth. In a paper published in Nature Astronomy, an interdisciplinary study led by SETI Institute Senior Research Scientist Kim Warren-Rhodes, mapped the sparse life hidde Tracing 13 billion years of history by the light of ancient quasars
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 05:15
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
Astrophysicists in Australia have shed new light on the state of the universe 13 billion years ago by measuring the density of carbon in the gases surrounding ancient galaxies.
The study adds another piece to the puzzle of the history of the universe.
"We found that the fraction of carbon in warm gas increased rapidly about 13 billion years ago, which may be linked to large-scale hea
Astrophysicists in Australia have shed new light on the state of the universe 13 billion years ago by measuring the density of carbon in the gases surrounding ancient galaxies.
The study adds another piece to the puzzle of the history of the universe.
"We found that the fraction of carbon in warm gas increased rapidly about 13 billion years ago, which may be linked to large-scale hea Solved: The Mystery of the Cloudy Filters
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 05:15
Gaithersburg MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
There's a mystery happening in some satellites facing the Sun, and scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) are on the case. The team has been trying to figure out what is clouding up and compromising the performance of tiny, thin metal membranes that filter sunlight as it enters detectors that monitor t
There's a mystery happening in some satellites facing the Sun, and scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) are on the case. The team has been trying to figure out what is clouding up and compromising the performance of tiny, thin metal membranes that filter sunlight as it enters detectors that monitor t Astronomers detect radio recombination lines of carbon oxygen ions for first time
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 05:15
Shanghai, China (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
A research team from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has detected radio recombination lines (RRLs) of ions heavier than helium for the first time, using the TianMa 65-m Radio Telescope (TMRT). These lines were assigned to carbon and/or oxygen ions.
Ionized gas is the most widely distributed interstellar gas component and an important laborato
A research team from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has detected radio recombination lines (RRLs) of ions heavier than helium for the first time, using the TianMa 65-m Radio Telescope (TMRT). These lines were assigned to carbon and/or oxygen ions.
Ionized gas is the most widely distributed interstellar gas component and an important laborato Globalstar to Deliver 5G Private Networks and Services Powered by Qualcomm 5G RAN Platforms
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 05:15
Covington LA (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT), a leading telecom infrastructure provider, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. involving a portfolio of 5G Private Network technologies, including Qualcomm FSM 5G RAN Platforms for small cells, as well as select Qualcomm Snapdragon Modem-RF Systems, supporting Rel 15/16, that will utilize Globalstar Band n53 terr
Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT), a leading telecom infrastructure provider, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. involving a portfolio of 5G Private Network technologies, including Qualcomm FSM 5G RAN Platforms for small cells, as well as select Qualcomm Snapdragon Modem-RF Systems, supporting Rel 15/16, that will utilize Globalstar Band n53 terr Radio interference from satellites is threatening astronomy but there are solutions
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 05:15
Washington DC (The Conversation) Mar 07, 2023
Visible light is just one part of the electromagnetic spectrum that astronomers use to study the universe. The James Webb Space Telescope was built to see infrared light, other space telescopes capture X-ray images, and observatories like the Green Bank Telescope, the Very Large Array, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array and dozens of other observatories around the world work at radio wavelengths
Visible light is just one part of the electromagnetic spectrum that astronomers use to study the universe. The James Webb Space Telescope was built to see infrared light, other space telescopes capture X-ray images, and observatories like the Green Bank Telescope, the Very Large Array, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array and dozens of other observatories around the world work at radio wavelengths AST SpaceMobile Announces Teaming Agreement with Fairwinds Technologies
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 05:15
Midland TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
AST SpaceMobile Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, has announced a teaming agreement with Fairwinds Technologies LLC to explore potential opportunities to jointly market AST SpaceMobile's planned services and innovative satellite technologies to the military market.
Fairwinds dev
AST SpaceMobile Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, has announced a teaming agreement with Fairwinds Technologies LLC to explore potential opportunities to jointly market AST SpaceMobile's planned services and innovative satellite technologies to the military market.
Fairwinds dev Japan H3 rocket fails, destruct command issued
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 01:47
Tokyo (AFP) March 7, 2023
Japan's next-generation H3 rocket failed after liftoff on Tuesday, with the space agency issuing a destruct command after concluding the mission could not succeed.
The failure is a blow for Japan's space agency JAXA, after the rocket failed to even lift off on its first try last month.
Tuesday's launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan initially appeared to be a su
Japan's next-generation H3 rocket failed after liftoff on Tuesday, with the space agency issuing a destruct command after concluding the mission could not succeed.
The failure is a blow for Japan's space agency JAXA, after the rocket failed to even lift off on its first try last month.
Tuesday's launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan initially appeared to be a su Ukrainian government criticizes Vega C investigation
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 00:17
The Ukrainian government claims that European investigators were “premature” in concluding that a component from a Ukrainian company was the blame for the failed Vega C launch last December.
Investors in space startups see hurdles in defense market
Monday, 06 March 2023 21:16
In some sectors of the space industry, innovative technologies from startups don’t stand much of a chance to be part of a DoD program due to institutional and cultural barriers, said Jordan Noone, co-founder and general partner of Embedded Ventures.
NASA's Curiosity views first 'sun rays' on Mars
Monday, 06 March 2023 18:30
Martian sunsets are uniquely moody, but NASA's Curiosity rover captured one last month that stands out. As the sun descended over the horizon on Feb. 2, rays of light illuminated a bank of clouds. These "sun rays" are also known as crepuscular rays, from the Latin word for "twilight.