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- Mars Next and “All of the Above” SpaceNews · 13 Dec 2024 As the next administration takes shape, countless voices are vying for influence over the future of America’s space program. I’d wager one in particular — someone apparently very close to […]
- NASA Outlines Latest Moon to Mars Plans in 2024 Architecture Update NASA · 13 Dec 2024 As NASA develops a blueprint for space exploration throughout the solar system for the benefit of humanity, the agency released several new documents Friday updating its Moon to Mars architecture. The roadmap sets NASA o...
- Trump’s second term can achieve the bipartisan goal of resilient satellites SpaceNews · 13 Dec 2024 After a heated and polarized presidential campaign, both parties have shifted their focus to the 2026 midterm elections and the 2028 presidential race — the Republicans aiming to solidify their […]
- ESCAPADE looking at 2025 and 2026 launch options SpaceNews · 13 Dec 2024 A NASA Mars smallsat mission previously planned to launch on the inaugural flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn this fall is now examining options for launches in 2025 and 2026.
- Hubble Images a Grand Spiral NASA · 13 Dec 2024 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the glorious spiral galaxy NGC 5643, which is located roughly 40 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus, the Wolf. NGC 5643 is a grand design spiral, which...
- Rocket Report: Ukrainian launch firm finds Maine home, Long March-8A debut near Ars Technica · 13 Dec 2024 "I am convinced that a collaboration between Avio and MaiaSpace could be established."
- Virgin Galactic signs agreement to study suborbital spaceflights from Italian spaceport SpaceNews · 13 Dec 2024 Virgin Galactic has signed an agreement with the Italian government that brings the company a step closer to operating its suborbital spaceplanes in that country.
- HyPrSpace Achieves Key Milestone in Baguette One Rocket Development European Spaceflight · 13 Dec 2024 French launch startup HyPrSpace has announced that it has completed preliminary design reviews (PDRs) for its Baguette One and Orbital Baguette One rockets. Founded in 2019, HyPrSpace is developing a micro-launcher rocke...
- Join ESA FutureNAV Industry Day 2025 ESA · 13 Dec 2024 The first FutureNAV Industry Day, on 18 February 2025, will bring together European stakeholders in satellite navigation to explore the future of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies. This gathering will...
- Earth from Space: Jakobshavn Glacier, Greenland ESA · 13 Dec 2024 From the ESA Blogs.
- Growing a business: from apps to software for space on Proba-3 ESA · 13 Dec 2024 A key element of ESA’s role as Europe’s space agency is the expansion of space knowhow, by encouraging new actors into the field. Case in point: a Polish software company previously specialising in smartphone apps took o...
- Space Force to test modular satellite technology in upcoming mission SpaceNews · 13 Dec 2024 A "plug-and-play" satellite interface developed by The Aerospace Corporation will be used to build a small satellite for a tactically responsive space mission
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California Spaceflight Now · 12 Dec 2024 The launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base comes on the heels of leaders from the U.S. Space Force gathering to discuss how to adjust to a rapidly increasing launch cadence for both the Eastern Range and Western Range....
- Major Paradigm Shifts Needed for NASA’s Future Mars Exploration Science Program SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Dec 2024 NASA has a new 20-year plan for robotic exploration of Mars that calls for major paradigm shifts in how the agency approaches exploration of the Red Planet. The future should
- Starship and other launch site preparations in Florida moving into a higher gear NASASpaceflight · 12 Dec 2024 The long-awaited Starship ramp-up in Florida has begun, with work increasing at Pad 39A on…
- Hubble Captures an Edge-On Spiral with Curve Appeal NASA · 12 Dec 2024 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy, named UGC 10043. We don’t see the galaxy’s spiral arms because we are seeing it from the side. Located roughly 150 million light-years from Earth in th...
- NASA Kennedy Top 24 Stories of 2024 NASA · 12 Dec 2024 From sending crew members to the International Space Station to launching a spacecraft to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to determine if it could support life, 2024 was a busy record setting year for NASA and its partners at...
- Locus Lock to expand GNSS receiver production with new funding SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – Colorado startup Locus Lock has raised venture capital to produce global navigation satellite system receivers for maritime, airborne, terrestrial and space applications. “Sensors for advanced and autonom...
- U.S. military increases reliance on commercial industry for space intelligence SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2024 Gen. Stephen Whiting: The military is getting ‘fantastic insight’ on potential threats in orbit
- NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reaches Top of Jezero Crater Rim NASA · 12 Dec 2024 The road ahead will be even more scientifically intriguing, and probably somewhat easier-going, now that the six-wheeler has completed its long climb to the top. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has crested the top of Jeze...
- NASA Gives The World a Brake NASA · 12 Dec 2024 Just as NASA needs to reduce mass on a spacecraft so it can escape Earth’s gravity, automotive manufacturers work to reduce weight to improve vehicle performance. In the case of brake rotors, lighter is better for a vehi...
- Key Considerations When Developing Avionics for Safety-Critical Systems NASA · 12 Dec 2024 This article is from the 2024 Technical Update. Multiple human spaceflight programs are underway at NASA including Orion, Space Launch System, Gateway, Human Landing System, and EVA and Lunar Surface Mobility programs. A...
- Webb finds primeval star-forming galaxy that is lightweight ESA · 12 Dec 2024 For the first time, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has detected and ‘weighed’ a galaxy, in the early Universe, that has a mass that is similar to what our Milky Way galaxy’s mass might have been at the same...
- 6DOF Check Cases NASA · 12 Dec 2024 This article is from the 2024 Technical Update. In 2015, the NESC released benchmark Earth-based check-cases for well specified, rigid-body, six-degree-of-freedom (6DOF) aero/spacecraft models to promote consistent and a...
- Sols 4391-4392: Rounding the Bend NASA · 12 Dec 2024 Earth planning date: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 For planning today, we have a beautiful view of the northern tip of Texoli, as seen in the image foreground. Unfortunately, the rocks that make the view so pretty also made i...
- Helium Conservation by Diffusion Limited Purging of Liquid Hydrogen Tanks NASA · 12 Dec 2024 This article is from the 2024 Technical Update. The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) has developed an analytical model that predicts diffusion between two gases during piston purging of liquid hydrogen (LH2) tan...
- Belarus claims to have developed a Starlink analog for its troops Ars Technica · 12 Dec 2024 Mom, can we have a Starlink? Mom: We have a Starlink at home
- Considerations for Using Autonomous Flight Termination Softwarein Crewed Launch Vehicles NASA · 12 Dec 2024 This article is from the 2024 Technical Update Autonomous flight termination systems (AFTS) are being progressively employed onboard launch vehicles to replace ground personnel and infrastructure needed to terminate flig...
- Material Compatibility of Common Aerospace Metals in MMH/MON-3 NASA · 12 Dec 2024 This article is from the 2024 Technical Update. The NESC evaluated material compatibility of some common aerospace metals in monomethylhydrazine (MMH) and nitrogen tetroxide (MON-3). Previous work had identified a lack o...
- NASA’s Juno Mission Uncovers Heart of Jovian Moon’s Volcanic Rage NASA · 12 Dec 2024 A new study points to why, and how, Io became the most volcanic body in the solar system. Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that the volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io are each likely powered by...
- L3Harris ramps up satellite production in response to military demand SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2024 The company plans to open a new infrared sensor payload factory
- NASA Successfully Integrates Roman Mission’s Telescope, Instruments NASA · 12 Dec 2024 NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission’s telescope and two instruments onto the instrument carrier, marking the completion of the Roman payload. Now the team at NASA’s Godda...
- Smile's other half arrives | Let’s Smile (action snippet) ESA · 12 Dec 2024 On 9 December 2024, the Smile Platform arrived safely at Amsterdam Schiphol airport and was subsequently transported to ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. It came a...
- Cofactr raises money to enhance supply chain and logistics platform SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – New York startup Cofactr raised $17.2 million in a series A investment round. With the new funding, Cofactr will hire engineering and customer-service personnel to support its […]
- Companies seek more support for Space Force’s commercial reserve initiative SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2024 Private companies called for more support Dec. 11 to better prepare for the U.S. Space Force’s upcoming commercial reserve program, which aims to tap into their space assets during crises or emergencies.
- Jared Isaacman makes first public remarks since nomination for NASA Administrator Spaceflight Now · 12 Dec 2024 Isaacman spoke before the Space Force Association’s Spacepower Conference on Wednesday. While not directly addressing the nomination, his comments will become part of the record scrutinized by senators during the confirm...
- JPL completes investigation of Ingenuity’s final flight SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2024 NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter crashed early this year when its navigation system was confused by the featureless terrain it was flying over, project engineers concluded.
- Pathfinder activity to pave the way for European very heavy reusable rocket ESA · 12 Dec 2024 From the ESA Blogs.
- Artemis Accords reach 50 signatories with Panama and Austria SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2024 Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords Dec. 11 as the document, outlining principles for responsible space exploration, hit a milestone of 50 signatories.
- ESA to support Indian human spaceflight missions ESA · 12 Dec 2024 On 4 December 2024, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) signed an agreement that will see ESA provide ground station support to the missions in ISRO’s Gaganyaan human spacefl...