Two CubeSats to shed light on space weather disturbances
Friday, 30 December 2022 15:59
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Two CubeSats, or small satellites, are on a quest to provide insight on space weather disturbances and the subsequent impact on communication signals. The dynamic duo, the Plasma Enhancements in the Ionosphere-Thermosphere Satellite (petitSat) and Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT), arrived at the International Space Station on Nov. 27, 2022, as part of SpaceX's 26th commercial resupply mission for NASA. Both CubeSats deployed from the space station on Dec. 29, 2022, at 8:55 a.m. EST.
Scientists on both missions are most interested in studying a layer in Earth's upper atmosphere known as the ionosphere.
China looks to build space partnerships with Gulf nations
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China is aiming to grow cooperation with emerging space nations including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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NASA: New topography satellite masts unfurl successfully
Friday, 30 December 2022 12:24 Write a comment
NASA said on Wednesday that the large mast and antenna panels on its new Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite successfully unfurled last week over a four-day process.
The satellite, also known as SWOT, was designed to capture precise measurements of the height of water in Earth's freshwater bodies and the ocean. It will also collect data on lakes and reservoirs larger than 15 ac SpaceX completes record year with Israeli imaging satellite launch
Friday, 30 December 2022 12:16 Write a comment
SpaceX capped off the busiest year in its two-decade history Dec. 30 with a Falcon 9 launch of a commercial Israeli imaging satellite.
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ESA to hire more staff after budget increase
Friday, 30 December 2022 00:21 Write a comment
Fresh off of securing a significant budget increase, the European Space Agency plans to hire 200 new employees in 2023 to help it implement new projects.
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Cubesat launched on Artemis 1 trying to fix propulsion system
Thursday, 29 December 2022 12:01 Write a comment
A cubesat launched on Artemis 1 missed its original chance to go into orbit around the moon but could still carry out its primary mission if engineers fix its thrusters in the coming weeks.
China sends second Shiyan-10 test satellite sent into orbit with its final launch of 2022
Thursday, 29 December 2022 11:16 Write a comment
China has conducted its 64th and final launch of the year, sending the Shiyan-10 (02) into orbit from Xichang spaceport.
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NASA, SpaceX to Study Hubble Telescope Reboost Possibility
Thursday, 29 December 2022 09:33 Write a comment
he non-exclusive SpaceX study regarding the possibilities of reboosting the Hubble Space Telescope is ongoing. On Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, NASA issued a Request for Information to seek additional information about commercial capabilities available to reboost a satellite in orbit, using Hubble as a demonstration, at no cost to the government.
There are no plans at this time for NASA to cond Falcon 9 rocket launches 54 Starlink satellites
Thursday, 29 December 2022 09:33 Write a comment
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 54 Starlink Internet satellites launched from Florida on Wednesday as part of a mission to begin populating a new orbital shell authorized by federal regulators.
The rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 4:34 a.m. The mission was SpaceX's 60th of the year, nearly double the total from last year. One more launch is scheduled for the end of Researchers discover solar wind-derived water in lunar soils
Thursday, 29 December 2022 09:33 Write a comment
Due to its crucial importance in future space exploration, the abundance, distribution and origin of lunar surface water have received a lot of attention recently.
A joint research team from the National Space Science Center (NSSC) and the Institute of Geology and Geophysics (IGG), both affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), have discovered that the Chang'e-5 lunar soil gra Chinese commercial space company to launch stackable satellites
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China's private company GalaxySpace is accelerating the research and development of flat-panel stackable satellites, for rapid construction of a satellite internet constellation.
GalaxySpace said the design enables dozens of satellites to be stacked on top of each other like tablet personal computers and be launched at the same time on a single rocket. It can greatly improve the use effici SPIDER launches from Antarctica
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A team of scientists including physicist Johanna Nagy at Washington University in St. Louis successfully launched a balloon-borne experiment studying the early universe on Dec. 21. The instrument, called SPIDER, was carried aloft by a scientific balloon from its launch pad in Antarctica.
Nagy, an assistant professor of physics in Arts and Sciences, is one of a team of scientists who will u Precise FAST observations reveal circular polarization in active repeating fast radio bursts
Thursday, 29 December 2022 09:33 Write a comment
A research team led by Prof. LI Di from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has revealed circular polarization in active repeating fast radio bursts based on precise observations of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST).
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are the most luminous radio flashes in the universe. The estimated equivalent e Op-ed | Promoting, protecting and defending freedom’s expansion in space
Wednesday, 28 December 2022 21:19 Write a comment
It is imperative for the U.S. government and commercial space ventures to enhance collaboration and coordination to secure the high frontier for freedom’s sake.
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Thales Alenia Space studying reusable spacecraft for in-orbit manufacturing
Wednesday, 28 December 2022 13:29 Write a comment
Uncrewed rather than crewed spacecraft will be key to realizing an emerging in-orbit manufacturing industry, according to a European venture that has tasked Thales Alenia Space to develop a vehicle called REV1 for missions starting in late 2025.