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- Third Time’s the Charm? ESA Once Again Publishes 60T Rocket Study Call European Spaceflight · 12 Dec 2024 The European Space Agency has published a third iteration of a proposed pathfinder study for the development of a European reusable super heavy-lift rocket capable of delivering 60 tonnes to low Earth orbit. ESA publishe...
- House Passes Final FY2025 NDAA SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Dec 2024 The FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act cleared the House today. Congress has passed an NDAA every year since the first in 1961 regardless of rancorous divisions and appears on track
- Artemis Accords Reach 50 with Panama and Austria SpacePolicyOnline.com · 11 Dec 2024 Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords today. That brings to 50 the number of countries that have signed the U.S.-led non-binding principles for responsible behavior on the Moon in
- Sols 4389-4390: A Wealth of Ripples, Nodules and Veins NASA · 11 Dec 2024 Earth planning date: Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 We are continuing to edge our way around the large “Texoli” butte. Much of the bedrock we have been traversing recently looks pretty similar — paler-colored laminated bedrock — b...
- Jared Isaacman on U.S. space competitiveness: ‘We can’t be second’ SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2024 Trump’s pick to lead NASA says the private sector has to lead the way in innovation
- Ames Engineers Recognized as Technology Rising Stars at Women of Color STEM Conference NASA · 11 Dec 2024 In October 2024, Michelle Dominguez and Dorcas Kaweesa from the Ames Aeromechanics Office were each awarded as a “Technology Rising Star” at the Women of Color STEM Conference in Detroit, Michigan. Rising Star awards are...
- Artemis in Motion Listening Sessions NASA · 11 Dec 2024 Through Artemis in Motion Sessions, NASA Seeks Moon Storytelling Ideas As NASA pioneers new technologies and methods for storytelling in space for the benefit of humanity, the agency is hosting Artemis in Motion listenin...
- Artemis Accords Reach 50 Signatories as NASA Welcomes Panama, Austria NASA · 11 Dec 2024 Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords Wednesday during separate signing ceremonies at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 49th and 50th nations to commit to the responsible exploration of space for all...
- Fleet Space raises $100 million to advance mineral exploration on Earth and beyond SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2024 Australia’s Fleet Space Technologies has raised $100 million to expand its satellite-based mineral exploration capabilities and take the technology to the moon.
- Orbite to expand luxury space training with Series A funding SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – Spaceflight training startup Orbite has raised $4 million to expand its business, which combines astronaut training with luxury vacations. After raising $4 million in a Series A […]
- Artemis II Core Stage Goes Vertical NASA · 11 Dec 2024 NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket core stage is vertical in High Bay 2 on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The core stage arrived on July...
- Omani space company signs up to China’s ILRS moon base project SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2024 HELSINKI — An Omani space company has joined China’s effort to build its International Lunar Research Station as Beijing continues efforts to attract partners. Wu Weiren, chief designer of China’s […]
- New Glenn approaches hot fire ahead of debut launch NASASpaceflight · 11 Dec 2024 Blue Origin’s heavy-lift New Glenn rocket is just a few milestones from its maiden launch.…
- Atmospheric Probe Shows Promise in Test Flight NASA · 11 Dec 2024 The most effective way to prove a new idea is to start small, test, learn, and test again. A team of researchers developing an atmospheric probe at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, are taki...
- U.S. Space Force unit in Europe navigates critical satellite operations SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2024 The ongoing Ukraine conflict serves as a testing ground for space-based capabilities and as a laboratory for military adaptability
- NASA-DOD Study: Saltwater to Widely Taint Coastal Groundwater by 2100 Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 11 Dec 2024 Intrusion of saltwater into coastal groundwater can make water there unusable, damage ecosystems, and corrode infrastructure.
- NASA believes it understands why Ingenuity crashed on Mars Ars Technica · 11 Dec 2024 Engineers are already beginning to plan for possible follow-on missions.
- NASA-DOD Study: Saltwater to Widely Taint Coastal Groundwater by 2100 NASA · 11 Dec 2024 Intrusion of saltwater into coastal groundwater can make water there unusable, damage ecosystems, and corrode infrastructure. Seawater will infiltrate underground freshwater supplies in about three of every four coastal...
- NASA Study: Crops, Forests Responding to Changing Rainfall Patterns NASA · 11 Dec 2024 Earth’s rainy days are changing: They’re becoming less frequent, but more intense. Vegetation is responding.
- Science Photo Album Showcases Space Station Research in 2024 NASA · 11 Dec 2024 That’s a wrap! Astronauts aboard the International Space Station conducted hundreds of science experiments and technology demonstrations during 2024. Crew members participated in research across a variety of scientific d...
- They Grow So Fast: Moon Tree Progress Since NASA’s Artemis I Mission NASA · 11 Dec 2024 In the two years since NASA’s Orion spacecraft returned to Earth with more than 2,000 tree seedlings sourced in a partnership with USDA Forest Service, Artemis I Moon trees have taken root at 236 locations across the con...
- Found: First Actively Forming Galaxy as Lightweight as Young Milky Way NASA · 11 Dec 2024 For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected and “weighed” a galaxy that not only existed around 600 million years after the big bang, but is also similar to what our Milky Way galaxy’s mass might h...
- Paxi explores ice ESA · 11 Dec 2024 English Paxi explores ice
- GSFC Data Science Group Releases Innovative Foundation Model: SatVision Top-Of-Atmosphere (TOA) NASA · 11 Dec 2024 At Goddard Space Flight Center, the GSFC Data Science Group has completed the testing for their SatVision Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) Foundation Model, a geospatial foundation model for coarse-resolution all-sky remote sensi...
- NASA Performs First Aircraft Accident Investigation on Another World Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 11 Dec 2024 The review takes a close look the final flight of the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which was the first aircraft to fly on another world.
- NASA Performs First Aircraft Accident Investigation on Another World NASA · 11 Dec 2024 The review takes a close look the final flight of the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which was the first aircraft to fly on another world. Engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and A...
- The Exploration Company Completes Key Testing Milestone for Mission Possible European Spaceflight · 11 Dec 2024 The Exploration Company has completed a critical milestone in the development of its Mission Possible capsule, successfully simulating the mission’s launcher release phase. Founded in 2021, The Exploration Company is dev...
- Space data centers will connect us faster and more sustainably than ever before SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2024 Deep tech innovation is creating extraordinary business and societal opportunities in space — not least the prospect of space-based data centers and distributed network infrastructure that will connect humanity in […]
- AI-powered satellite data reveals clouds in 3D ESA · 11 Dec 2024 Launched in May 2024, ESA’s EarthCARE satellite is nearing the end of its commissioning phase with the release of its first data on clouds and aerosols expected early next year. In the meantime, an international team of...
- Maxar partners with Satellogic to enhance monitoring for defense agencies SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2024 The agreement grants Maxar exclusive rights to task, collect and distribute imagery from Satellogic’s high-revisit satellite constellation to support the U.S. government and international partners
- Executives urge closer integration of commercial and military tech SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2024 Despite recent progress, space industry executives stress the need for greater integration of commercial technology with military capabilities to enhance the resilience and effectiveness of hybrid architectures.
- Space elf on the shelf ESA · 11 Dec 2024 From the ESA Blogs.
- Ranking the 25 coolest things in space so far during the 21st century Ars Technica · 11 Dec 2024 Taking stock of spaceflight one-quarter of the way through the 2000s.
- China set to launch first Guowang megaconstellation satellites on Long March 5B SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2024 HELSINKI — China appears set to launch the first satellites for a long-expected national low Earth orbit megaconstellation after rollout of a Long March 5B rocket at Wenchang spaceport. Images […]
- NASA sees progress in funding key heliophysics mission SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2024 The director of NASA’s heliophysics division is cautiously optimistic that a major mission targeted for cancellation in the agency’s budget proposal will be saved.
- Geomagnetic storms cause “mass migrations” of satellites SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2024 A pair of major geomagnetic storms this year led to unprecedented “mass migrations” of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit that create new concerns about space traffic coordination.
- CNES Extends Mission to Identifying Interfering Terrestrial Transmitters European Spaceflight · 11 Dec 2024 CNES has extended a contract with U-Space for its NESS initiative, which is focused on identifying terrestrial transmitters that intentionally or unintentionally disrupt GNSS satellite navigation signals. GNSS systems li...
- U.S. and Japan forge stronger space alliance to counter China SpaceNews · 10 Dec 2024 Brig. Gen. Mastalir: ‘We have to be prepared for spacecraft that are consistently maneuvering’
- Ship 33 prepares for engine testing, Booster 14 Completes Static Fire NASASpaceflight · 10 Dec 2024 Three weeks after Flight 6, SpaceX has static fired Booster 14 and is preparing to…
- Intelsat 33e demise exposes vulnerabilities in the space domain SpaceNews · 10 Dec 2024 Intelsat 33e’s break-up in geostationary orbit highlights an emerging threat for the contested space domain, an executive at U.S.-based space-tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions said Dec. 10 during the Spacepower Conf...