Image: Part of an Ariane 5 launcher in a large warehouse

Image: Launcher booster on top of a platform running along rails, pulled by a lorry. The image is taken outdoors, the sky is cloudy, in the foreground is a path and some trees

Beijing (XNA) Mar 01, 2023
The in-orbit Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-15 crew successfully obtained the three-dimensional structural images of their skin cells with the country's self-developed two-photon microscope, its developer announced Monday. The event, the first of its kind worldwide, marked the success of the in-orbit verification experiments of the two-photon microscope, providing a promising tool for

McLean VA (SPX) Mar 01, 2023
Intelsat has announced the successful completion of inflight testing of its new electronically steered array (ESA) antenna. This antenna enables global streaming-fast Wi-Fi service and is available to airlines around the world. Intelsat's ESA is the only commercially available antenna in the aviation industry that can operate between low Earth orbit satellites and geostationary satellites.

Aarhus, Denmark (SPX) Feb 28, 2023
The RNA molecule is commonly recognized as messenger between DNA and protein, but it can also be folded into intricate molecular machines. An example of a naturally occurring RNA machine is the ribosome, that functions as a protein factory in all cells. Inspired by natural RNA machines, researchers at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) have developed a method called "RNA orig

Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 01, 2023
On our weekly day off from planning, we awaited the triage data for Drill Sol 1 to confirm if Tapo Caparo seemed more drillable. After receiving the MAHLI image early in the day, we saw DRT scratches and a divot from the preload test, indicating that this upper unit of the Marker Band might not be as hard as our last few drill targets. After the geochemistry data from APXS and ChemCam came down,

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 01, 2023
NASA has awarded a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under the Office of Strategic Infrastructure to Two Hana Independence Ocean West LLC, of El Segundo, California. The work involves the maintenance, repairs, alterations, and facility assessments/analyses for the NASA Headquarters building located in Washington, D.C. Under this agreement, the government will issue fixed price B

Calgary, Canada (SPX) Feb 28, 2023
North American Helium Inc. report in late 2022 and January of 2023 it successfully brought two additional helium purification facilities on production. One facility is located approximately 20km southeast of Consul, Saskatchewan and the second is located approximately 15km southwest of Eastend, Saskatchewan. Commenting on this operational achievement, Mr. Marlon McDougall, President and CO

Pwllheli, United Kingdom (AFP) March 2, 2023
Night falls over Ynys Enlli. The remote Welsh island's sky turns impossibly black. Planets rise and shooting stars streak overhead, while the Northern Lights send flares of green and red across the sea. The rugged outcrop has become Europe's first "Dark Skies Sanctuary", one of just 17 places around the world to achieve international recognition for their ultra-low light pollution and p

Long Beach CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has secured a multi-launch deal for a rapid succession of four Electron missions for Capella Space, an American space tech company and the world's leading provider of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery. Scheduled for launch beginning in the second half of 2023, each Electron mission will deploy a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a