Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2023
SES Space and Defense, a prominent player in the realm of satellite communications, has recently been awarded a pivotal contract to support the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). This five-year agreement, facilitated through the General Services Administration's (GSA) Complex Commercial SATCOM Solutions (CS3) contract vehicle, positions SES Space and Defense at the forefront of advan

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2023
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a Fortune 500 defense and space technology supplier, has recently announced the successful conclusion of its Lonestar program, a pivotal project designed to enhance space-based situational awareness for tactical military operations. The Lonestar tactical space support vehicle (TSSV) has been under the spotlight since its launch on July 1, 2022, from the Mojave Air and Space

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2023
NASA's innovative Starling spacecraft, comprising four CubeSats named Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde, have successfully maneuvered into a swarm configuration, marking a significant milestone in the mission. The Starling team at NASA has devoted the past two months to resolving technical issues and commissioning these spacecraft, ensuring they are operationally ready for their groundbreaking swar

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2023
In a recent development that has stirred the aerospace industry, a group of investors in Terran Orbital Corp. (NYSE: LLAP), collectively known as the "Concerned Investor Group," has called for immediate and significant changes in the company's leadership. This group, comprising Sophis Investments LLC, Roark's Drift LLC, and co-founders of Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems-Jordi Puig-Suari, Roland Coe

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 13, 2023
Scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) have discovered a new plasma instability that could dramatically reshape our understanding of cosmic rays and their influence on galaxy dynamics. This novel finding builds upon the foundational work of Victor Hess, who, in the early 20th century, first identified cosmic rays as extraterrestrial in origin, challenging the then-pre

Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 13, 2023
A spacecraft the size of a cereal box has collected precise measurements of the atmospheres of large and puffy planets called "hot Jupiters." The findings, led by a team from the University of Colorado Boulder, could help reveal how the atmospheres around these and a host of other worlds are escaping into space. The observations are the first results to come from a hard-working NASA spacec

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 13, 2023
First there was a gloriously dusty disk. Then the traceable tracks of "exocomets." But 15 years ago this fall, the star system Beta Pictoris yielded one of the most iconic pictures in astrophysics: a direct image of a planet orbiting another star. The young, bright star, some 63 light-years distant and visible to the naked eye, all but overwhelmed the faint light of the planet. When astron

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2023
In a groundbreaking development, scientists from the China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, in collaboration with researchers from Brown University and the University of Hawaii, have successfully measured the maturity index of lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-5 mission. This achievement marks a significant milestone in lunar research, shedding light on the space weathering processes o

Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2023
Now at 1,000 days on Mars, the mission has traversed an ancient river and lake system, collecting valuable samples along the way. Marking its 1,000th Martian day on the Red Planet, NASA's Perseverance rover recently completed its exploration of the ancient river delta that holds evidence of a lake that filled Jezero Crater billions of years ago. The six-wheeled scientist has to date collec

Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2023
Earth planning date: Monday, December 11, 2023: Today's 2-sol plan was a "Touch and Go" plan, where we do some short science activities (ChemCam and/or MAHLI and APXS) in our workspace early in the morning and then drive to a new workspace. Unfortunately, due to a minor issue with the arm, the weekend plan only partially executed. As Susane reported on Friday, we had planned to DRT the dark tone