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- Better data, innovation and regulation needed to tackle growing space debris threat SpaceNews · 24 Nov 2024 HELSINKI — Managing the growing threat of space debris requires greater urgency, with improved sensor capability, filling data gaps, economic incentives and new technologies all needed, according to a panel […]
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 24 Nov 2024 SpaceX’s senior director of satellite engineering said following regulatory approval, the DTC constellation will allow texting at the onset and data usage beginning in 2025. Liftoff of the Starlink 12-1 mission from pad...
- NASA to make lunar cargo delivery awards to Blue Origin and SpaceX SpaceNews · 24 Nov 2024 NASA plans to use cargo versions of Artemis lunar landers under development by Blue Origin and SpaceX to deliver a pressurized rover and surface habitat to the lunar surface in the early 2030s.
- New study provides explanation behind origins of Martian moons Phobos and Deimos NASASpaceflight · 24 Nov 2024 Using supercomputer simulations, a team of NASA scientists recently modeled the destruction of an asteroid…
- What’s Happening in Space Policy November 24-December 7, 2024 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 24 Nov 2024 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the next two weeks, November 24-December 7, 2024, and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are
- FAA updates environmental review for increased Starship launches SpaceNews · 24 Nov 2024 An environmental review brings SpaceX one step closer to increasing the launch rate of its Starship vehicle from Texas.
- SpaceX to launch 20 Starlink satellites on the 400th Falcon 9 rocket Spaceflight Now · 24 Nov 2024 The Saturday night launch will include another batch of 20 Starlink satellites that include Direct to Cell capabilities. The Starlink 9-13 mission will launch from pad 4E no earlier than 9:25 p.m. PST (12:25 a.m. EST, 05...
- ESA Expands Support for Emerging European Launch Providers with Additional €44.22 Million The Launch Pad · 23 Nov 2024 ESA Expands Support for Emerging European Launch Providers with Additional €44.22 Million
- The Exploration Company Secures $160 Million for Nyx Spacecraft Development The Launch Pad · 23 Nov 2024 The Exploration Company Secures $160 Million for Nyx Spacecraft Development
- ABL Space Systems Exits Commercial Launch Market, Shifts to Missile Defense The Launch Pad · 23 Nov 2024 ABL Space Systems Exits Commercial Launch Market, Shifts to Missile Defense
- Impulse Space Contracts Three SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches for Helios Transfer Vehicle The Launch Pad · 23 Nov 2024 Impulse Space Contracts Three SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches for Helios Transfer Vehicle
- Sol 4370-4371: All About the Polygons NASA · 23 Nov 2024 Earth planning date: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 We planned two very full sols today! The sol 4369 drive completed successfully, and the rover was in a stable enough position that we could unstow the arm — something we don’...
- First and Second Stages for Next Ariane 6 Flight En Route European Spaceflight · 23 Nov 2024 ArianeGroup has confirmed that the first and second stages for the next Ariane 6 flight have begun the transatlantic voyage aboard the sail-assisted transport ship Canopée. The first Ariane 6 flight was launched on 9 Jul...
- Artemis and the New Administration SpacePolicyOnline.com · 23 Nov 2024 As the NASA community ponders how the agency, especially the Artemis program, may fare in the second Trump Administration, one industry veteran is suggesting a new policy approach: have NASA
- Blue Origin raises its first flight worthy New Glenn into launch position ahead of final testing Spaceflight Now · 23 Nov 2024 Blue Origin aims to launch its first mission before the end of 2024. It will carry the company’s Blue Ring technology as its primary payload.
- Denmark The 48th Nation to Sign Artemis Accords The Launch Pad · 23 Nov 2024 Denmark The 48th Nation to Sign Artemis Accords
- Rocket Lab Signs First Customer for Neutron, Targets Mid-2025 Launch The Launch Pad · 23 Nov 2024 Rocket Lab Signs First Customer for Neutron, Targets Mid-2025 Launch
- Dr. Misty Davies – American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 2024 Fellow NASA · 22 Nov 2024 In May 2024, Dr. Misty Davies joined the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Class of 2024 Fellows at a ceremony in Washington, DC. The AIAA website states that, “AIAA confers Fellow upon individual...
- Extreme Weather: Revolutionizing Weather Preparedness with Space Technology SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2024 Join us November 20 at 1:00 PM EST for a discussion on a groundbreaking initiative from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) — a $700 million investment in data labeling to empower artificial intelligence in...
- SARP East 2024 Ocean Remote Sensing Group NASA · 22 Nov 2024 Faculty Advisors: Dr. Tom Bell, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Dr. Kelsey Bisson, NASA Headquarters Science Mission Directorate Graduate Mentor: Kelby Kramer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kelby Kramer, Gra...
- SARP East 2024 Atmospheric Science Group NASA · 22 Nov 2024 Faculty Advisors: Dr. Guanyu Huang, Stony Brook University Graduate Mentor: Ryan Schmedding, McGill University Ryan Schmedding, Graduate Mentor Danielle Jones Remote sensing of poor air quality in mountains: A case study...
- SARP East 2024 Hydroecology Group NASA · 22 Nov 2024 Faculty Advisors: Dr. Dom Ciruzzi, College of William & Mary Graduate Mentor: Marley Majetic, Pennsylvania State University Marley Majetic, Graduate Mentor Jordan DiPrima How are different land cover types affected by la...
- SARP East 2024 Terrestrial Fluxes Group NASA · 22 Nov 2024 Faculty Advisors: Dr. Lisa Haber, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Brandon Alveshere, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Chris Gough, Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Mentor: Mindy Priddy, Virginia Commonw...
- NASA Awards Safety, Health, Medical, Mission Assurance Contract NASA · 22 Nov 2024 NASA has awarded Bastion Technologies Inc., of Houston, the Center Occupational Safety, Health, Medical, System Safety and Mission Assurance Contract (COSMC) at the agency’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon V...
- NASA Leadership to Visit, Strengthen Cooperation with Mexico NASA · 22 Nov 2024 NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, will travel to Mexico City on Sunday, Nov. 24, for a multi-day trip to build on previous engagements an...
- Icelandic Cyclones NASA · 22 Nov 2024 The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer flying aboard NASA’s Terra satellite took this picture of two cyclones near Iceland on Nov. 20, 2006. Though we usually think of cyclones occurring in the tropics, these...
- Relativity, Amazon, and NASA continue work on Cape infrastructure NASASpaceflight · 22 Nov 2024 In addition to SpaceX’s work, Cape Canaveral has been busy with Relativity Space focusing on…
- Why NASA Is a Great Place to Launch Your Career NASA · 22 Nov 2024 Recently recognized as the most prestigious internship program by Vault.com, NASA has empowered countless students and early-career professionals to launch careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (ST...
- How real is this European space startup that aims to launch astronauts? Ars Technica · 22 Nov 2024 "I know it's super hard, and I know it was crazy."
- Blue Origin launches ninth crewed New Shepard suborbital mission SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2024 Blue Origin flew six people, including a pair of repeat customers and a science communicator, on the latest New Shepard suborbital spaceflight mission Nov. 22.
- DirecTV calls time on plans to merge with Dish SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2024 DirecTV is walking away from plans to buy Dish Network over a failed debt-exchange offer, although some analysts expect the satellite TV providers will return to the deal table given the potential for billions of dollars...
- Texas A&M Breaks Ground at NASA Johnson for Giant Leap in Space Innovation NASA · 22 Nov 2024 The future of human space exploration took a bold step forward at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Nov. 15, 2024, as Texas A&M University leaders’ broke ground for the Texas A&M University Space Institute. Texas...
- Week in images: 18-22 November 2024 ESA · 22 Nov 2024 Week in images: 18-22 November 2024
- Media invitation: Sentinel-1C pre-launch media briefings ESA · 22 Nov 2024 Media invitation: Sentinel-1C pre-launch media briefings
- ESA Awards Hemeria €9.8M Contract for Space Weather Nanosatellite European Spaceflight · 22 Nov 2024 The European Space Agency has awarded a €9.8 million contract to French aerospace and defence firm Hemeria to design, build, and operate the agency’s first space weather nanosatellite. Called Swing (Space Weather Ionosph...
- Rocket Report: Next Vulcan launch slips into 2025; Starship gets a green light Ars Technica · 22 Nov 2024 "Constellation companies and government satellite operators are desperate."
- Hubble Captures an Edge-On Spiral with Curve Appeal NASA · 22 Nov 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...
- Europe weighs impact of Trump administration on space cooperation SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2024 The election of Donald Trump as president is causing shockwaves in Europe’s space community, with some calling for increased spending on space capabilities to reduce reliance on the United States.
- China quietly tested its first inflatable space module in orbit SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2024 BREMEN, Germany — China tested out a small expandable module in orbit during the recent Shijian-19 mission, an update more than a month after the spacecraft’s landing reveals. The Shijian-19 […]
- Moving Sentinel-1C to Vega-C's Vampire payload adapter ESA · 22 Nov 2024 Moving Sentinel-1C to Vega-C's Vampire payload adapter