All-private Axiom mission to ISS could launch as early as April 3
Sunday, 27 March 2022 01:39
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 25, 2021
Axiom Space, a private space company, expects to send the first all-private crew to the International Space Station as early as April 3 pending weather conditions and other scheduling concerns, NASA officials said Friday.
The Ax-1 mission passed its flight readiness review, representatives from NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX - which is providing a Falcon 9 rocket to launch the mission --
Axiom Space, a private space company, expects to send the first all-private crew to the International Space Station as early as April 3 pending weather conditions and other scheduling concerns, NASA officials said Friday.
The Ax-1 mission passed its flight readiness review, representatives from NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX - which is providing a Falcon 9 rocket to launch the mission -- NASA provides update to astronaut moon lander plans under Artemis
Sunday, 27 March 2022 01:39
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 25, 2022
As NASA makes strides to return humans to the lunar surface under Artemis, the agency announced plans Wednesday to create additional opportunities for commercial companies to develop an astronaut Moon lander.
Under this new approach, NASA is asking American companies to propose lander concepts capable of ferrying astronauts between lunar orbit and the lunar surface for missions beyond Arte
As NASA makes strides to return humans to the lunar surface under Artemis, the agency announced plans Wednesday to create additional opportunities for commercial companies to develop an astronaut Moon lander.
Under this new approach, NASA is asking American companies to propose lander concepts capable of ferrying astronauts between lunar orbit and the lunar surface for missions beyond Arte Sols 3422-3423 Studying the Silly Place
Sunday, 27 March 2022 01:39
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 25, 2022
No, Silly Place hasn't become a new place name, but I totally agree with Ryan, who was yesterday's blogger, that this is not our usual terrain. Would I want to go for a hike there, if I could? Sure, but very carefully, because this isn't a place to risk a fall. Too many pointy rocks, so, silly place certainly fits. The MAHLI image above is probably somewhere in the pile of rocks you saw under th
No, Silly Place hasn't become a new place name, but I totally agree with Ryan, who was yesterday's blogger, that this is not our usual terrain. Would I want to go for a hike there, if I could? Sure, but very carefully, because this isn't a place to risk a fall. Too many pointy rocks, so, silly place certainly fits. The MAHLI image above is probably somewhere in the pile of rocks you saw under th China releases images of Martian dust taken by Tianwen-1 orbiter
Sunday, 27 March 2022 01:39
Beijing (XNA) Mar 25, 2022
China's Tianwen-1 orbiter has beamed back high-resolution images of Mars, showing dust storms on the surface of the planet.
Released by the China National Space Administration on Thursday, the new pictures with a resolution of 0.5 meters were captured by a camera on the probe, which has been operating in orbit for 609 days at a distance of 277 million km from Earth.
Track marks left
China's Tianwen-1 orbiter has beamed back high-resolution images of Mars, showing dust storms on the surface of the planet.
Released by the China National Space Administration on Thursday, the new pictures with a resolution of 0.5 meters were captured by a camera on the probe, which has been operating in orbit for 609 days at a distance of 277 million km from Earth.
Track marks left What will Australia's new Defence Space Command do
Sunday, 27 March 2022 01:39
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 25, 2022
Australia established a Defence Space Command in January this year, "to achieve our strategic space ambitions and lead the effort to assure Australia's access to space". The government also plans to spend around A$7 billion on space defence over the next decade.
Many areas within defence are already engaged in space activities, but Defence Space Command will bring them together. It will ai
Australia established a Defence Space Command in January this year, "to achieve our strategic space ambitions and lead the effort to assure Australia's access to space". The government also plans to spend around A$7 billion on space defence over the next decade.
Many areas within defence are already engaged in space activities, but Defence Space Command will bring them together. It will ai Chaos terrains on Europa could be shuttling oxygen to ocean
Sunday, 27 March 2022 01:39
Austin TX (SPX) Mar 25, 2022
Salt water within the icy shell of Jupiter's moon Europa could be transporting oxygen into an ice-covered ocean of liquid water where it could potentially help sustain alien life, according to a team of researchers led by The University of Texas at Austin.
This theory has been proposed by others, but the researchers put it to the test by building the world's first physics-based computer si
Salt water within the icy shell of Jupiter's moon Europa could be transporting oxygen into an ice-covered ocean of liquid water where it could potentially help sustain alien life, according to a team of researchers led by The University of Texas at Austin.
This theory has been proposed by others, but the researchers put it to the test by building the world's first physics-based computer si Scientists develop most detailed model of the early universe to date
Sunday, 27 March 2022 01:39
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 25, 2022
It all started around 13.8 billion years ago with a big, cosmological "bang" that brought the universe suddenly and spectacularly into existence. Shortly after, the infant universe cooled dramatically and went completely dark.
Then, within a couple hundred million years after the Big Bang, the universe woke up, as gravity gathered matter into the first stars and galaxies. Light from these
It all started around 13.8 billion years ago with a big, cosmological "bang" that brought the universe suddenly and spectacularly into existence. Shortly after, the infant universe cooled dramatically and went completely dark.
Then, within a couple hundred million years after the Big Bang, the universe woke up, as gravity gathered matter into the first stars and galaxies. Light from these Astronomers reveal remarkable simulations of the early universe
Sunday, 27 March 2022 01:39
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 25, 2022
It looks like fireflies flickering in the darkness. Slowly, more and more amass, lighting up the screen in large chunks and clusters. But this is not a video about insects. It's a simulation of the early universe, a time after the Big Bang when the cosmos transformed from a place of utter darkness to a radiant, light-filled environment.
The stunning video is part of a large suite of simula
It looks like fireflies flickering in the darkness. Slowly, more and more amass, lighting up the screen in large chunks and clusters. But this is not a video about insects. It's a simulation of the early universe, a time after the Big Bang when the cosmos transformed from a place of utter darkness to a radiant, light-filled environment.
The stunning video is part of a large suite of simula Scientists solve solar secret
Sunday, 27 March 2022 01:39
Dunedin, New Zealand (SPX) Mar 25, 2022
The further we move away from a heat source, the cooler the air gets. Bizarrely, the same can't be said for the Sun, but University of Otago scientists may have just explained a key part of why.
Study lead Dr Jonathan Squire, of the Department of Physics, says the surface of the Sun starts at 6000 degC, but over a short distance of only a few hundred kilometers, it suddenly heats up to mor
The further we move away from a heat source, the cooler the air gets. Bizarrely, the same can't be said for the Sun, but University of Otago scientists may have just explained a key part of why.
Study lead Dr Jonathan Squire, of the Department of Physics, says the surface of the Sun starts at 6000 degC, but over a short distance of only a few hundred kilometers, it suddenly heats up to mor Gilmour Space wins major grant to develop Australia's space manufacturing capability
Sunday, 27 March 2022 01:39
Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) Mar 25, 2022
A $157 million bid led by Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies to grow sovereign space manufacturing in Australia has been awarded the largest Modern Manufacturing Initiative Collaboration (MMIC) grant for Space by the Federal Government.
Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor MP said in a statement that the Government's $52 million co-investment in the A
A $157 million bid led by Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies to grow sovereign space manufacturing in Australia has been awarded the largest Modern Manufacturing Initiative Collaboration (MMIC) grant for Space by the Federal Government.
Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor MP said in a statement that the Government's $52 million co-investment in the A High Throughput Satellites set to boom
Sunday, 27 March 2022 01:39
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 25, 2022
Euroconsult has released the 6th edition of its High Throughput Satellites (HTS) report - its in-depth analysis of geostationary (GEO) and non-geostationary (NGSO) HTS markets including major drivers, strategic issues, competitive landscape and detailed forecasts of capacity supply and associated demand take-up.
After helping reshape the satellite communications industry through their ever
Euroconsult has released the 6th edition of its High Throughput Satellites (HTS) report - its in-depth analysis of geostationary (GEO) and non-geostationary (NGSO) HTS markets including major drivers, strategic issues, competitive landscape and detailed forecasts of capacity supply and associated demand take-up.
After helping reshape the satellite communications industry through their ever Tailwind completes Terran Orbital acquisition process
Sunday, 27 March 2022 01:39
Boca Raton FL (SPX) Mar 25, 2022
Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: TWNT) has announced the completion of its business combination with Terran Orbital Corporation ("Terran Orbital"), a leading small satellite manufacturer primarily serving the United States aerospace and defense industry.
In connection with the completion of the business combination, Tailwind Two has been renamed Terran Orbital Corporation (the "Compan
Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: TWNT) has announced the completion of its business combination with Terran Orbital Corporation ("Terran Orbital"), a leading small satellite manufacturer primarily serving the United States aerospace and defense industry.
In connection with the completion of the business combination, Tailwind Two has been renamed Terran Orbital Corporation (the "Compan French startup raises funding to develop solar sails
Saturday, 26 March 2022 21:52
A French startup has raised an initial round of funding to begin testing of solar sails it believes can sharply reduce the cost of deep space missions.
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Intelsat rolls out network service that integrates Starlink and geostationary satellites
Saturday, 26 March 2022 19:53
Satellite operator Intelsat is offering a managed network service that integrates geostationary satellites, SpaceX’s Starlink low Earth orbit constellation and cellular broadband.
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FAA again delays completion of Starship environmental review
Saturday, 26 March 2022 15:40
The FAA has again delayed completion of an environmental assessment for orbital launches of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle from Texas, although it may have no effect on near-term launch plans.
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