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- Station Nation: Meet Carlos Fontanot, the Imagery Manager Leaving a Legacy of Visual Storytelling NASA · 1 Nov 2024 Born and raised in Mexico City, Carlos Fontanot has dedicated 34 years to NASA. He supports the International Space Station Mission Integration and Operations Office, ensuring that high-quality imagery enhances mission o...
- NASA Ames Recognizes Representative Eshoo for Her 32 Years of Service NASA · 1 Nov 2024 On Oct. 29, NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley hosted a gathering to recognize Representative Anna G. Eshoo for her 32 years of distinguished public service and her enduring support for the agency...
- I am Artemis: Lane Polak NASA · 1 Nov 2024 Growing up, Lane Polak didn’t have much interest in space. Instead, he was busy writing stories, doodling, or riding his skateboard. He later dreamed of becoming an author but also considered stepping into the arena as a...
- What’s Up: November 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA · 1 Nov 2024 Planets visible in November: Saturn shines in the south most of the night, Jupiter rises in the early evening, while Mars is visible in the early morning sky.
- Week in images: 28 October - 01 November 2024 ESA · 1 Nov 2024 Week in images: 28 October - 01 November 2024
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission NASA · 1 Nov 2024 After spending 235 days in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a post-flight news conference at 3:15 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 8, from the a...
- Apple commits $1.5 billion to Globalstar for expanded iPhone satellite services CNBC · 1 Nov 2024 Apple committed about $1.5 billion to satellite communications company Globalstar to fund the expansion of iPhone services, the companies disclosed in a securities filing on Friday.
- NASA’s Hubble, Webb Probe Surprisingly Smooth Disk Around Vega NASA · 1 Nov 2024 In the 1997 movie “Contact,” adapted from Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel, the lead character scientist Ellie Arroway (played by actor Jodi Foster) takes a space-alien-built wormhole ride to the star Vega. She emerges inside a s...
- Contract Specialist Miranda Meyer NASA · 1 Nov 2024 “Discipline is one of the things that they instill within you [in the military.] All the way starting in boot camp, [the goal] is doing the right thing when no one is looking. Integrity. “Whenever you’re in boot camp, th...
- NASA Offers Virtual Activities for 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission NASA · 1 Nov 2024 NASA invites the public to participate in virtual activities ahead of the launch of SpaceX’s 31st commercial resupply services mission for the agency. NASA and SpaceX are targeting 9:29 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 4, for the S...
- What is happening with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft? Ars Technica · 1 Nov 2024 Among the options NASA and Boeing are considering: A Starliner cargo flight.
- Rocket Report: New Glenn shows out; ULA acknowledges some fairing issues Ars Technica · 1 Nov 2024 "We have integrated some corrective actions and additional inspections."
- NASA panel calls on SpaceX to “maintain focus” on Dragon safety after recent anomalies SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2024 A recent series of anomalies by SpaceX prompted a warning by a NASA safety panel to stay focused on safety for crewed flights.
- Join the Space Resources Challenge ESA · 1 Nov 2024 The Space Resources Challenge was launched last week, an opportunity for innovators to pioneer the technologies that will help humankind live and work sustainably on the Moon.
- Earth from Space: Ross Island, Antarctica ESA · 1 Nov 2024 The icy landscape of Ross Island in Antarctica is featured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image from 3 February 2024, during the austral summer.
- Chinese launch startup Cosmoleap secures funding for rocket featuring chopstick recovery system SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2024 HELSINKI — Chinese launch firm Cosmoleap has secured more than 100 million yuan for the development of its Yueqian reusable rocket and a recovery system inspired by SpaceX. Cosmoleap announced
- Space is closer than you think: apply now to the ESA Student Internship Programme ESA · 1 Nov 2024 The 2025 ESA internship opportunities are now live! Positions are open in a wide range of fields, including engineering, science, IT, natural and social sciences, business, economics, and administrative services. This is...
- Advanced space tech for disaster response with Smart-Connect ESA · 1 Nov 2024 When disaster strikes, maintaining communication is critical. Yet, terrestrial (ground) networks are often compromised, leaving civilians stranded and first responders without access to vital information. Limited bandwid...
- European Commission Accepts ‘Best-and-Final Offer’ for IRIS2 Constellation European Spaceflight · 1 Nov 2024 The European Commission has announced that it has awarded the contract to build its IRIS2 satellite communications megaconstellation to the SpaceRISE consortium, led by SES, Eutelsat, and Hispasat. IRIS2 (Infrastructure...
- Sols 4350-4351: A Whole Team Effort NASA · 1 Nov 2024 Earth planning date: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024 Just like you and me, the Curiosity rover has a few idiosyncratic tendencies — special ways that the rover behaves that we, the team on Earth, have come to understand to be h...
- NASA Safety Panel Praises NASA’s Response To Starliner CFT Anomalies SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Nov 2024 NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel is praising NASA for how it dealt with decision-making when Boeing’s Starliner Crew Flight Test experienced several anomalies this summer. Ultimately NASA decided to return...
- International SWOT Satellite Spots Planet-Rumbling Greenland Tsunami NASA · 31 Oct 2024 Data from space shows water tilting up toward the north side of the Dickson Fjord as it sloshed from south to north and back every 90 seconds for nine days after a 2023 rockslide. The international Surface Water and Ocea...
- International SWOT Satellite Spots Planet-Rumbling Greenland Tsunami Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 31 Oct 2024 Data from space shows water tilting up toward the north side of the Dickson Fjord as it sloshed from south to north and back every 90 seconds for nine days after a 2023 rockslide.
- Europe advances delayed sovereign broadband constellation plan SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2024 The European Commission said Oct. 31 it is proceeding with delayed plans for a multi-orbit sovereign broadband constellation, after getting a best-and-final offer from a group led by a trio of domestic satellite operator...
- Atlas V set for final missions ahead of retirement NASASpaceflight · 31 Oct 2024 United Launch Alliance (ULA) will soon close out production of its Atlas V rocket, completing a stock of 15 boosters set to fly on contracted missions. With ULA’s future focus on the Vulcan rocket, Atlas V will aim to en...
- Voyager Space taps defense industry veteran to lead national security business SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2024 Former Raytheon executive Matt Magaña joins Voyager as the company looks to expand its role in defense
- Witch Nebula Casts Starry Spell NASA · 31 Oct 2024 This 2013 image taken by NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, captures a nebula that looks like a witch screaming. Perhaps that imagined scream is a creation spell, for the Witch Hat nebula’s billowy clou...
- Members of Congress seek details on Chandra funding and operations SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2024 Several members of Congress are seeking more details about the operation of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory amid proposals for steep budget cuts.
- New Glenn on the Roll Space Scout · 31 Oct 2024 Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has made it to Launch Complex 36 ahead of the massive rocket’s inaugural flight, scheduled for sometime this year.
- Webb and Hubble examine spooky galaxy pair ESA · 31 Oct 2024 Stare deeply at these galaxies. They appear as if blood is pumping through the top of a flesh-free face. The long, ghastly ‘stare’ of their searing eye-like cores shines out into the supreme cosmic darkness.
- Halloween on the International Space Station NASA · 31 Oct 2024 Although no ghouls or goblins or trick-or-treaters come knocking at the International Space Station’s front hatch, crew members aboard the orbiting facility still like to get in the Halloween spirit. Whether individually...
- Artemis I Moon Tree Stewards NASA · 31 Oct 2024 Artemis I Moon Tree seedlings continue to find new homes with schools, museums, libraries, universities, and community organizations across the contiguous United States. An open call to NASA’s Artifacts Module in Fall, 2...
- ‘Blood-Soaked’ Eyes: NASA’s Webb, Hubble Examine Galaxy Pair Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 31 Oct 2024 The telescope’s MIRI instrument, managed through launch by JPL, helps reveal new features of a galactic near-miss.
- Why NASA’s SPHEREx Mission Will Make ‘Most Colorful’ Cosmic Map Ever Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 31 Oct 2024 The space telescope will detect over 100 colors from hundreds of millions of stars and galaxies. Here’s what astronomers will do with all that color.
- Why NASA’s SPHEREx Mission Will Make ‘Most Colorful’ Cosmic Map Ever NASA · 31 Oct 2024 The space telescope will detect over 100 colors from hundreds of millions of stars and galaxies. Here’s what astronomers will do with all that color. NASA’s SPHEREx mission won’t be the first space telescope to observe h...
- CAS Space of China aims to go international SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2024 HELSINKI — Commercial launch provider CAS Space is looking to enter international markets to secure its long-term growth. CAS Space, a commercial spinoff from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),
- ‘Blood-Soaked’ Eyes: NASA’s Webb, Hubble Examine Galaxy Pair NASA · 31 Oct 2024 Stare deeply at these galaxies. They appear as if blood is pumping through the top of a flesh-free face. The long, ghastly “stare” of their searing eye-like cores shines out into the supreme cosmic darkness. It’s good fo...
- Spooky Earths seen by Hera’s HyperScout ESA · 31 Oct 2024 Spooky Earths seen by Hera’s HyperScout
- Europe says farewell to eclipse-making Proba-3 ESA · 31 Oct 2024 ESA’s solar eclipse-making Proba-3 mission is about to leave Europe, to head to its launch site in India. The mission’s two spacecraft – which will manoeuvre precisely in Earth orbit so that one casts a shadow onto the o...
- CNES to Develop Medical Imaging Tech for Crewed Moon and Mars Missions European Spaceflight · 31 Oct 2024 French space agency CNES has issued a call for a medical imaging system, primarily for diagnostic purposes, to support space station operations and crewed missions to the surfaces of the Moon and Mars. The Multimodal Ima...