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- Read With NASA: Books, More to Inspire Young Explorers NASA · 22 Oct 2024 Stories open up new worlds and spark curiosity in readers of all ages – and NASA is using the power of storytelling to encourage the Artemis Generation to explore STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)....
- Aptos Orbital unveils device for onboard processing, communications and cloud services SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Silicon Valley startup Aptos Orbital unveiled Oct. 22 an artificial intelligence device for space-based processing, communications and cloud services. “Today’s satellites are siloed from modern cl...
- U.S. Space Force faces growing demands in Indo-Pacific amid calls for expansion SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 For U.S. commanders, a key concern is how to defend critical space infrastructure from adversaries’ anti-satellite weapons
- ESA Impact Council Edition: Your update on space achievements ESA · 22 Oct 2024 ESA Impact Council Edition: Your update on space achievements
- I Am Artemis: Casey Wolfe NASA · 22 Oct 2024 While precision, perseverance, and engineering are necessary skills in building a Moon rocket, Casey Wolfe knows that one of the most important aspects for the job is teamwork. “Engineering is vital, but to get this type...
- SpaceX Secures $733.5 Million US National Security Launch Contracts The Launch Pad · 22 Oct 2024 SpaceX Secures $733.5 Million US National Security Launch Contracts
- China Unveils Venus Atmosphere Sample Mission As Part Of Long Term Space Science Roadmap The Launch Pad · 22 Oct 2024 China Unveils Venus Atmosphere Sample Mission As Part Of Long Term Space Science Roadmap
- Meloë Kacenelenbogen Eyes the Future of Air Quality, Climate Research NASA · 22 Oct 2024 A mentor of research scientist Meloë Kacenelenbogen once shared a sentiment from French author André Gide: “You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Kacenelenbogen pushes be...
- Sols 4338-4340: Decisions, Decisions NASA · 22 Oct 2024 Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 On sol 4338, we have a science block planned as well as some arm activities. Our science activities include a ChemCam observation of “Donkey Lake.” This is a bedrock target with...
- NASA Reveals Prototype Telescope for Gravitational Wave Observatory NASA · 22 Oct 2024 NASA has revealed the first look at a full-scale prototype for six telescopes that will enable, in the next decade, the space-based detection of gravitational waves — ripples in space-time caused by merging black holes a...
- The economic case for a Space Critical Infrastructure model SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 The utility of space-based services and information is beyond reproach, as reflected in the increasing demand for space services on the part of Earthlings. So great is the demand that
- Chris Moran, Lockheed Martin Ventures – Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Chris Moran, Vice President and General Manager, Lockheed Martin Ventures (LMV). LMV is Lockheed Martin's Venture C...
- Gateway: Life in a Lunar Module NASA · 22 Oct 2024 Teams at NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and Thales Alenia Space, including astronauts Stan Love and Luca Parmitano, came together in Turin, Italy, this summer for a test run of Gateway, humanity’s first space station...
- 'Alien' signal decoded ESA · 22 Oct 2024 'Alien' signal decoded
- Space Force refining commercial backup plan for military satellites SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 The Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve would allow the military to tap into commercial space assets, such as satellites and communication systems, during crises or emergencies.
- Foust Forward | Elon Musk, SpaceX and the perils of social media distractions SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 Nearly 12 hours after the successful Falcon 9 launch of a Crew Dragon mission on Sept. 28, SpaceX announced there had been “an off-nominal deorbit burn” by the upper stage
- Venus atmosphere sample return noted in China’s long-term space science roadmap SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 HELSINKI — China has unveiled a long-term roadmap to guide its space science programs up to 2050, including a mission to collect a sample of the Venusian atmosphere. The Chinese
- NASA on track to decide new approach for MSR by end of year SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 NASA officials say the agency is on track to decide by the end of the year how to revise the Mars Sample Return (MSR) architecture to lower its costs and shorten its schedule.
- Space Force to increase spending on low Earth orbit satellite services SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 The Proliferated Low Earth Orbit satellite services program, launched in 2023, has already used $660 million of its allocated $900 million budget in just over a year
- Proteus and SAIC form strategic partnership SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Los Angeles startup Proteus Space announced a strategic partnership Oct. 22 with government contractor SAIC. In addition, SAIC made a “significant investment” in the startup. The
- CNES to Flight Test Early Prototype of a European Spacesuit European Spaceflight · 22 Oct 2024 The French space agency CNES has published a call for the development, manufacture, and flight testing of an early prototype of a European intravehicular activity (IVA) spacesuit. Between late 2023 and early 2024, Sparta...
- China launches 3 Tianping-3 radar calibration satellites SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2024 HELSINKI — China launched a trio of satellites late Monday for ground radar equipment calibration and other measurements. A Long March 6 rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center,
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches 400th orbital flight; Blue Origin, China launch missions NASASpaceflight · 21 Oct 2024 Blue Origin tested its second human-rated New Shepard capsule this week, which had been delayed twice since the start of the month. The week has also seen two launches from China while a fourth flight of the Japanese H3...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starlink mission following scrub due to poor booster recovery weather Spaceflight Now · 21 Oct 2024 The mission will bring the total number of orbital launches from Florida in 2024 to 72, tying the total for 2023. Liftoff is set for no earlier than Wednesday at 5:47 p.m. EDT (2147 UTC) from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Spa...
- Luxembourg joins OQ Technology’s 30 million euro investment plan SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2024 Luxembourg’s government has backed a significant chunk of OQ Technology’s ongoing 30 million euro ($32 million) Series B funding round, according to the Luxembourg-based operator of small narrowband satellites.
- NASA Invites Media to Chile Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony NASA · 21 Oct 2024 Chile will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 25, at NASA’s Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will host Aisén Etcheverry, Chile’s minister of science, techno...
- On the Road Again… NASA · 21 Oct 2024 In this image from Oct. 3, 2024, NASA’s mobile launcher 1 makes its way back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after undergoing upgrades and tests in preparation for the agency’s...
- TEAM II Test NASA · 21 Oct 2024 This is a test.
- Station Science Top News: Oct. 18, 2024 NASA · 21 Oct 2024 Microgravity had no immediate effect on a person’s ability to perceive the height of an object, indicating that astronauts can safely perform tasks that rely on accurate and precise height judgments soon after arrival in...
- 35 Years Ago: STS-34 Sends Galileo on its Way to Jupiter NASA · 21 Oct 2024 On Oct. 18, 1989, space shuttle Atlantis took off on its fifth flight, STS-34, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Its five-person crew of Commander Donald E. Williams, Pilot Michael J. McCulley, and Missi...
- Emilia-Romagna hit by severe flooding ESA · 21 Oct 2024 Cities in Emilia-Romagna, a region in northern Italy, have been hit by severe flooding after heavy rainfall over the weekend. Flooded areas are visible in this multi-temporal image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 m...
- Solar power from space? Actually, it might happen in a couple of years. Ars Technica · 21 Oct 2024 From Robinhood to slinging photons.
- CNES to Test Upgraded FROG Reusable Rocket Demonstrator in 2025 European Spaceflight · 21 Oct 2024 The French space agency CNES will begin flight testing a small reusable rocket demonstrator called FROG-H in 2025. In 2017, CNES launched its Rocket for GNC demonstration (FROG) project, aiming to test landing algorithms...
- Northrop Grumman unveils flying data center for military intelligence SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2024 The airborne system is designed to collect and process real-time data from satellites, drones, ground and maritime sensors
- Argotec inaugurates new satellite factory SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2024 Italian smallsat manufacturer Argotec formally opened a new manufacturing facility that will allow it to increase its production rate while it looks at new business opportunities in Europe and the United States.
- The evolution of the Space Force in an increasingly commercial space age SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2024 The U.S. Space Force is mandated to “organize, train and equip” forces to protect American interests in space. That sounds straightforward on paper. In practice, however, the very definition of
- Student-led Group Performs Europe’s First Reusable Rocket Hop European Spaceflight · 21 Oct 2024 A reusable rocket demonstrator built by a group of students from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne in Switzerland has successfully completed a 105-metre free flight. The Gruyère Space Program (GSP) was c...
- What’s Happening in Space Policy October 20-26, 2024 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 20 Oct 2024 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of October 20-26, 2024 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess...
- SpaceX launches 20 spare satellites for rival OneWeb LEO constellation SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2024 SpaceX launched 20 spare OneWeb satellites Oct. 20 to strengthen the resiliency of French operator Eutelsat’s low Earth orbit broadband network.
- To the astonishment of forecasters, a tiny hurricane just sprang up near Cuba Ars Technica · 20 Oct 2024 As of Saturday evening, hurricane-force winds extended just 5 miles from the center.