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- Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches cargo resupply mission to ISS, Roscosmos and Rocket Lab also launch NASASpaceflight · 4 Nov 2024 This week got off to a flying start when new science experiments and cargo were launched to the International Space Station, and Roscosmos launched ionospheric research satellites. Rocket Lab has also launched its Electr...
- EOI Space Achieves Milestone with Successful Testing of Flight Propulsion System SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2024 Louisville, Colorado — November 4, 2024 – EOI Space is thrilled to announce the successful completion of the first phase testing of our leading-edge, sixth-generation hall effect thruster (HET-F). The
- Lagniappe for November 2024 NASA · 4 Nov 2024 Explore Lagniappe for November 2024 featuring: Gator Speaks The month of October is known for becoming cooler in these parts, and there sure were plenty of recent cool moments for NASA Stennis that set the tone for the f...
- From Logistics to Legacy: NASA Employee is a Part of Something Great NASA · 4 Nov 2024 Every task at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, is not simply work for Tessa Keating – it is a meaningful step toward a part of something great. “It has been a dream career. I count it an honor...
- NASA Stennis Plants Artemis Moon Tree NASA · 4 Nov 2024 A tree-planting ceremony at NASA’s Stennis Space Center on Oct. 29 celebrated NASA’s successful Artemis I mission as the agency prepares for a return around the Moon with astronauts on Artemis II. “We already have a thri...
- Station Science Top News: Nov. 1, 2024 NASA · 4 Nov 2024 Bioprinted patches could help wounds heal Researchers successfully demonstrated the function of a handheld bioprinter that could provide a simple and effective way to treat wounds in space using human skin cells. Crews c...
- SpaceX launches 31st cargo resupply mission to the space station for NASA Spaceflight Now · 4 Nov 2024 A Cargo Dragon spacecraft launched to begin its fifth journey to the International Space Station, carrying with it more than 6,000 pounds of science and supplies. Liftoff happened at 9:29 p.m. EST Monday (0229 UTC Tuesda...
- Still Kickin’ Since the ’70s: NASA’s Voyager Mission Keeps Exploring NASA · 4 Nov 2024 NASA’s Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it’s making history as it conducts new science. But how are two spacecraft from the ’70s not just surviving, but thriving farther out in space than any other spacecraf...
- NASA, Bhutan Conclude Five Years of Teamwork on STEM, Sustainability NASA · 4 Nov 2024 NASA and the Kingdom of Bhutan have been actively learning from each other and growing together since 2019. The seeds planted over those years have ripened into improved environmental conservation, community-based natura...
- Atlantis Begins 13th Space Trip NASA · 4 Nov 2024 Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off in this Nov. 3, 1994, image, with NASA astronauts Donald R. McMonagle, Curtis L. Brown, Jr., Ellen S. Ochoa, Scott E. Parazynski, and Joseph R. Tanner, and ESA (European Space Agency) ast...
- Professional Learning: Using Children’s Books to Build STEM Habits of Mind NASA · 4 Nov 2024 On October 14, 2024, the Science Activation program’s NASA eClipsTM Education team from the National Institute of Aerospace’s Center for Integrative Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) Education (NIA-C...
- NASA’s NEOWISE Spacecraft Re-Enters Atmosphere, But More Discoveries Await! NASA · 4 Nov 2024 NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) spacecraft re-entered and burned up in Earth’s atmosphere on Friday night, as expected. Launched in 2009 as the WISE mission, the spacecraft has been...
- Final Venus Flyby for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Queues Closest Sun Pass NASA · 4 Nov 2024 On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within 233 miles (376 km) of Venus’ surface. The flyby will adjust Parker’s trajectory into its final o...
- Sadie Coffin Named Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences/NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series Fellow NASA · 4 Nov 2024 In August, the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS) announced a fellowship opportunity in partnership with the NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series. Fifty-five people applied! The applications came from...
- Op-Ed: Contracts are Tools; Not One Size Fits All Space Scout · 4 Nov 2024 Procurement and acquisition is one of the most important aspects of any space program or project. It’s not glamorous or dramatic, it doesn’t reveal new secrets or transform our understanding of the cosmos. It is, however...
- China reveals a new heavy lift rocket that is a clone of SpaceX’s Starship Ars Technica · 4 Nov 2024 The Long March 9 gets flaps and a reusable upper stage.
- Rocket Lab confirms plan to bid for Pentagon launch contracts with new medium rocket SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2024 The company will submit a proposal to on-ramp its Neutron vehicle in the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program
- Antaris™ and SEAKR Engineering LLC Collaborate to Drive Speed and Efficiency in Satellite Development SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2024 SEAKR hardware components to integrate into the Antaris Cloud Platform to support the need for end-to-end Full Mission Virtualization™ across multiple Department of Defense contracts. Los Altos, CA – November
- Australia abandons $5 billion geostationary satellite program to explore ‘multi-orbit’ options SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2024 The Australian Department of Defence pulls the plug on the JP9102 geostationary satellite program awarded to Lockheed Martin in 2023
- The solar cycle, a heartbeat of stellar energy ESA · 4 Nov 2024 The Sun follows a roughly 11-year rhythm of waking up and becoming very active before calming down again, a stellar beat known as the solar cycle. This affects Earth because it shapes space weather, determining how much...
- Five years of the Space Force’s strategic progress SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2024 This December, the Space Force celebrates its fifth birthday. For some, this will come as a surprise. Has it really been five years already? For others, there will surely be
- 30 Years Ago: STS-66, the ATLAS-3 Mission to Study the Earth’s Atmosphere NASA · 4 Nov 2024 On Nov. 3, 1994, space shuttle Atlantis took to the skies on its 13th trip into space. During the 11-day mission, the STS-66 crew of Commander Donald R. McMonagle, Pilot Curtis L. Brown, Payload Commander Ellen Ochoa, an...
- NASA seeks continuity in human spaceflight programs in next administration SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2024 A top NASA official urged the next administration to maintain current plans to return humans to the moon, warning that a change of destinations could result in a loss of U.S. leadership in space.
- POLARIS Spaceplanes Begins Flight Tests of MIRA II Demonstrator European Spaceflight · 4 Nov 2024 Bremen-based POLARIS Spaceplanes completed an initial flight test campaign of its MIRA II demonstrator between 25 and 27 October. The company is now preparing for the vehicle’s first rocket-powered flight. Founded in 201...
- Japan launches Kirameki 3 military communications satellite with H3 rocket SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2024 HELSINKI — Japan launched the Kirameki 3 communications satellite for defense purposes early Monday with the fourth flight of the H3 rocket. The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 rocket lifted
- What’s Happening in Space Policy November 3-9, 2024 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Nov 2024 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of November 3-9, 2024 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess...
- Airbus keeps options open for European industry consolidation SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2024 Airbus is keeping its options open for some kind of merger of its space business with another company as it continues to assess potential additional losses there.
- Shenzhou-18 Crew Back on Earth SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Nov 2024 China has completed another crew rotation on its Tiangong-3 space station. The Shenzhou-18 crew landed in the Gobi Desert today after about six months in space. Their replacements on Shenzhou-19...
- Helium issue on Falcon 9 booster scrubs Starlink 6-77 mission at Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 3 Nov 2024 Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was set for 4:57 p.m. EST (2157 UTC) Sunday before the mission was scrubbed. SpaceX has not announce a new launch date or time for the mission.
- ULA’s Vulcan rocket in “final phase” of certification, awaiting first national security launch date Spaceflight Now · 3 Nov 2024 Vulcan completed the second of two planned certification mission on Oct. 4. ULA began stacking the rocket for the USSF-106 mission on Oct. 21.
- Launch of DLR Reusable Flight Experiment Pushed to Late 2026 European Spaceflight · 2 Nov 2024 The German Space Agency, DLR has revealed that the launch of its Reusable Flight Experiment (ReFEx) demonstrator has slipped by another year to late 2026. Work on the ReFEx demonstrator began in 2017 with the aim of demo...
- Starship booster catch brings NASA, SpaceX closer to Artemis 3 Moon landing Spaceflight Now · 1 Nov 2024 As a milestone for NASA’s Human Landing System program, SpaceX is working towards an on-orbit propellant transfer demonstration campaign, beginning in spring 2025. The Artemis 3 Moon landing is targeting touchdown in Fal...
- Globalstar soars on Apple’s $1.7 billion satellite investment SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2024 Satellite operator Globalstar stock closed up more than 30% Nov. 1 after disclosing Apple’s plans to inject $1.7 billion for a new constellation to improve space-based communications for iPhones.
- Astranis partners with Xona Space for U.S. military GPS backup program SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2024 Astranis secured an $8 million contract for the initial design phase of the Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) program
- NASA Awards Contract for Refuse and Recycling Services NASA · 1 Nov 2024 NASA has awarded the Custodial and Refuse/Recycle Services contract to Ahtna Integrated Services LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, to provide trash, waste, and recycling services at the agency’s Ames Research Center in Californi...
- NASA’s New Edition of Graphic Novel Features Europa Clipper NASA · 1 Nov 2024 NASA has released a new edition of Issue 4 of the Astrobiology Graphic History series. The issue now includes NASA’s Europa Clipper mission.
- From Mars Rovers to Factory Assembly Lines NASA · 1 Nov 2024 NASA-funded AI technology enabling autonomous rovers and drones now keeps an eye on conveyor belts
- Starship preparations to return to the Roberts Road facility NASASpaceflight · 1 Nov 2024 SpaceX is laying the groundwork for expansion at its Roberts Road facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Driven by a commitment to future advancements, SpaceX continuously enhances its infrastructure along t...
- Losing GPS could cost billions, so the Space Force is having companies like Astranis build a backup network CNBC · 1 Nov 2024 The U.S. Air Force began deploying the Global Positioning System — more commonly known as GPS — nearly 50 years ago, satellites which have become critical infrastructure for both the military and the economy.
- 30 Years On, NASA’s Wind Is a Windfall for Studying our Neighborhood in Space NASA · 1 Nov 2024 Picture it: 1994. The first World Wide Web conference took place in Geneva, the first Chunnel train traveled under the English Channel, and just three years after the end of the Cold War, the first Russian instrument on...