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- FAA Waives Hera Launch – Falcon 9 Remains Grounded Space Scout · 8 Oct 2024 Falcon 9 currently finds itself in the midst of its third grounding in 2024. Following a successful launch of the Crew-9 mission and crew aboard Crew Dragon Freedom on September 28th, the Falcon 9 second stage experience...
- NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Exoskeleton’ Whirls Through Major Test NASA · 8 Oct 2024 A major component of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just took a spin on the centrifuge at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Called the Outer Barrel Assembly, this piece of the observato...
- China to launch new quantum communications satellites in 2025 SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2024 HELSINKI — China will launch new quantum satellites into low Earth orbit next year, according to a scientist leading the project. Two to three quantum communications satellites will be launched
- Moon vision ESA · 8 Oct 2024 A camera destined for the Moon became part of the astronauts’ toolkit during ESA’s latest PANGAEA geology training in Lanzarote, Spain.
- Dominican Republic signs Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2024 The Dominican Republic has signed the Artemis Accords, the 44th nation to do so, NASA announced Oct. 7.
- PLD Space unveils plans for larger launch vehicles and crewed spacecraft SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2024 Spanish startup PLD Space, currently developing a small launch vehicle, has outlined plans to work on progressively larger, reusable rockets as well as a crewed spacecraft.
- ESA’s Hera Planetary Defence Probe Launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 European Spaceflight · 8 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency’s Hera planetary defence probe has begun its two-year journey to a distant asteroid after being successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Hera was developed under ESA’s Space Safety...
- SpaceX Confirms Next Starship Test Will Try to Catch the Booster SpacePolicyOnline.com · 8 Oct 2024 SpaceX confirmed today that the next test flight of its giant Starship booster will include the first attempt to catch the booster as it returns to Earth if all conditions...
- Smallsats offer lessons for big science missions SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – As a group, NASA’s low-cost science missions have improved significantly. “There were lessons learned over the years that helped,” said Charles Norton, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory deputy
- SpaceX Targets October 13 for Starship 5th Flight Test & Historic Booster Catch Attempt The Launch Pad · 7 Oct 2024 SpaceX Targets October 13 for Starship 5th Flight Test & Historic Booster Catch Attempt
- NASA Project Manager Honors Mother’s Impact NASA · 7 Oct 2024 Lee esta historia en Español aquí. Patricia Ortiz is proud to be a first-generation Salvadoran American. Her mother, born and raised in El Salvador, came to the United States for a better opportunity despite not knowing...
- NASA Welcomes Dominican Republic as 44th Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 7 Oct 2024 The Dominican Republic is the latest nation to sign the Artemis Accords and joins 43 other countries in a commitment to advancing principles for the safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars and be...
- Against the Odds, Hera Lifts Off on Its Planetary Defense Mission SpacePolicyOnline.com · 7 Oct 2024 Despite a grim weather forecast, ESA’s Hera planetary defense spacecraft lifted off on time this morning enroute to the double asteroid Didymos/Dimorphos. Hera will study the after-effects of NASA’s 2022...
- Hera asteroid mission - launch highlights ESA · 7 Oct 2024 ESA’s Hera mission lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, USA, on 7 October at 10:52 local time (16:52 CEST, 14:52 UTC).
- Seraphim chooses 11 startups for 14th space accelerator SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2024 Seraphim Space announced the 11 startups joining the 14th round of its networking and mentoring accelerator program, which it said Oct. 7 has helped ventures raise more than $540 million since 2018.
- NASA: New Insights Into How Mars Became Uninhabitable Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 7 Oct 2024 Measurements from the agency’s Curiosity rover are providing clues as to how the Red Planet’s ancient climate transformed.
- Sols 4325-4326: (Not Quite) Dipping Our Toes in the Sand NASA · 7 Oct 2024 Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 If you read this blog very often, you know that nearly every time the rover stops for science, MAHLI and APXS focus on interesting (and accessible!) rocks as targets. The rover s...
- Tech Today: Spraying for Food Safety NASA · 7 Oct 2024 Whether protecting crops from diseases and pests or sanitizing contaminated surfaces, the ability to spray protective chemicals over important resources is key to several industries. Electrostatic Spraying Systems Inc. (...
- 40 Years Ago: STS-41G – A Flight of Many Firsts and Records NASA · 7 Oct 2024 The 13th flight of the space shuttle program and the sixth of Challenger, STS-41G holds many distinctions. As the first mission focused almost entirely on studying the Earth, it deployed a satellite, employed multiple in...
- NASA: New Insights into How Mars Became Uninhabitable NASA · 7 Oct 2024 NASA’s Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life – with evidence for widespread liquid water on the s...
- Instructions for Aliens NASA · 7 Oct 2024 The golden records placed aboard Voyager 1 and 2 each have a cover with special etchings, seen here in this photo from Sept. 4, 1977. These drawings show how the record should be used to receive a message from Earth. For...
- GLOBE Eclipse and Civil Air Patrol: An Astronomical Collaboration NASA · 7 Oct 2024 The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a volunteer organization that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force. The organization has an award-winning aerospace education program that promotes Scienc...
- Announcing DSI’s 11th Annual Space Resiliency Summit SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2024 Defense Strategies Institute is pleased to invite you to learn from and network with some of the most respected minds in the space community this December 4-5, at 151 St
- NASA, Smithsonian Open New Exhibit to Showcase Our Dynamic Earth NASA · 7 Oct 2024 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson joined the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington and agency leadership to unveil the new Earth Information Center exhibit during an early preview on...
- Hurricane Milton becomes second-fastest storm to reach Category 5 status Ars Technica · 7 Oct 2024 Tampa Bay has not been directly hit by a major hurricane since 1921.
- Hera asteroid mission liftoff ESA · 7 Oct 2024 ESA’s Hera mission lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, USA, on 7 October at 10:52 local time (16:52 CEST, 14:52 UTC).
- Falcon 9 launches ESA’s Hera asteroid mission SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2024 A Falcon 9 successfully launched a European asteroid mission Oct. 7 in a partial return to flight for the rocket.
- Perseverance Matters NASA · 7 Oct 2024 It is an important and exciting juncture in Mars exploration and astrobiology. This year, the SHERLOC instrument beat the odds and made one of the most exciting discoveries of the Mars 2020 mission.
- PLD Space Unveils Three New Rockets and a Crew Capsule European Spaceflight · 7 Oct 2024 Spanish launch provider PLD Space has introduced a family of new rockets that it plans to introduce beyond its Miura 5 rocket, which is expected to make its inaugural flight in 2025. The company also revealed that it was...
- Why are we going back to this asteroid? ESA · 7 Oct 2024 Hera, ESA’s first planetary defence mission, is headed to space.
- Looking to the next four years: strengthening America’s space leadership SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2024 Since the dawn of the space age, 14 successive United States presidents have been committed to developing space for the betterment of humankind and to advance our national interests. Today,
- Using roaches to minimise waste in space ESA · 7 Oct 2024 Waste management is a critical challenge for spaceflight. But what if the waste produced by astronauts could be sustainably transformed into something valuable in space? A Polish company thought about that and has come u...
- Mark Sonoda: Leading NASA’s Path to the Commercialization of Space NASA · 7 Oct 2024 With over 34 years of experience in human spaceflight, Mark Sonoda has witnessed some of NASA’s most pivotal moments, from the startup of the International Space Station to the retirement of the space shuttle. As the act...
- ESA’s Hera mission launched to asteroid binary as Falcon 9 returns to flight NASASpaceflight · 7 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission, which is traveling to asteroid Didymos and its moon Dimorphos as a follow-up to NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, beat weather odds and successfully l...
- The Spanish Space Agency Unveils Its New Logo European Spaceflight · 7 Oct 2024 Spain’s Minister of Science, Innovation, and Universities, Diana Morant has unveiled the first official logo for the fledgling Spanish space agency AEE. Despite being a founding member of the European Space Agency (ESA),...
- ESA’s Hera spacecraft launches on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida Spaceflight Now · 7 Oct 2024 The mission is a follow-on from NASA’s planetary defense mission, DART, which succeeded in changing the orbit of an asteroid around its larger neighbor. Liftoff happened at 10:52 a.m. EDT (1452 UTC).
- FAA Grants Single Launch Approval for Falcon 9 Hera Mission The Launch Pad · 6 Oct 2024 FAA Grants Single Launch Approval for Falcon 9 Hera Mission
- NASA and SpaceX Secure Falcon Heavy and Europa Clipper Ahead Of Hurricane Milton The Launch Pad · 6 Oct 2024 NASA and SpaceX Secure Falcon Heavy and Europa Clipper Ahead Of Hurricane Milton
- Scientists use data from BepiColombo flyby to discover features within Mercury’s magnetosphere NASASpaceflight · 6 Oct 2024 In June 2023, the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) BepiColombo mission performed a flyby of its target planet — Mercury. During the flyby, the spacecraft experienced a va...
- FAA clears Falcon 9 launch of Hera mission SpaceNews · 6 Oct 2024 The FAA has granted approval for the Falcon 9 launch of ESA’s Hera asteroid mission, but is keeping the vehicle grounded for now for other missions.