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- View from Hera’s Asteroid Deck ESA · 27 Sep 2024 View from Hera’s Asteroid Deck
- The journey of Juice – episode 1 ESA · 27 Sep 2024 ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice), is on an epic eight-year journey to Jupiter. This first episode of ‘The journey of Juice’ tells the story of Juice’s first months in space, from its launch on 14 April 2023 to it...
- University researchers flag cislunar space debris concerns SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2024 GOLDEN, Colorado — The increased amount of space hardware flying through cislunar space and around the moon is, among experts, a growing worry. Even one fragmentation event can have calamitous
- MaiaSpace to use former Soyuz launch pad in French Guiana SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2024 The French space agency CNES has selected MaiaSpace, a startup backed by ArianeGroup developing a reusable small launch vehicle, to take over a launch pad in French Guiana originally built for the Soyuz rocket.
- Hubble Captures Stellar Nurseries in a Majestic Spiral NASA · 27 Sep 2024 This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy IC 1954, located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Horologium. It sports a glowing bar in its core, majestically winding...
- Hubble Captures Steller Nurseries in a Majestic Spiral NASA · 27 Sep 2024 This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy IC 1954, located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Horologium. It sports a glowing bar in its core, majestically winding...
- NASA funds Starfish Space debris inspection mission SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2024 NASA awarded a $15 million contract to Starfish Space to fund development of a debris inspection mission as the agency examines the future of a bigger satellite servicing project.
- Earth from Space: Northern Territory, Australia ESA · 27 Sep 2024 This image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission reveals the impact of severe flooding following heavy rain that hit Australia’s Northern Territory in March 2024.
- D-Orbit raises 150 million euros in two-part Series C round SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2024 PARIS — Italian space logistics firm D-Orbit has raised 150 million euros ($168 million) in a two-part Series C funding round. After announcing investments of 100 million euros in January,
- MaiaSpace Tapped to Take Over Soyuz Site in French Guiana European Spaceflight · 26 Sep 2024 MaiaSpace, a subsidiary of ArianeGroup, has received approval from CNES to repurpose the Soyuz launchpad in French Guiana for its operations. Founded in late 2021, MaiaSpace is developing a two-stage, partially reusable...
- NASA Hosts Two Workshops for Consultation on LEO Microgravity Strategy NASA · 26 Sep 2024 As part of NASA’s effort to advance microgravity science, technology, and exploration in low Earth orbit (LEO), the agency conducted two stakeholder workshops in London and Washington to solicit feedback from the interna...
- ISS finishes out eventful third quarter of 2024 with Expedition 71 giving way to Expedition 72 NASASpaceflight · 26 Sep 2024 The International Space Station (ISS) has spent the last three months with a larger crew complement than usual following the Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) docking with the ISS on June 6. However, the Station’s crew co...
- FCC releases more radio waves for NGSO broadband SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2024 The Federal Communications Commission voted Sept. 26 to open up more spectrum to Starlink and other non-geostationary satellite operators to improve broadband speeds in the United States.
- Space Force kicks off $1 billion cloud-based satellite operations program SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2024 The Space Rapid Capabilities Office in June selected 20 technology companies to participate in the R2C2 program
- Space Force hails progress in missile-warning satellite program SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2024 The procurement of massive satellites for missile detection is moving forward despite shift to LEO systems
- Air France plans to connect entire fleet to Starlink Wi-Fi SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2024 Air France announced plans Sept. 26 to begin rolling out free Starlink broadband services across its entire fleet in the summer, becoming the latest major airline to partner with SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation.
- Air France makes huge Starlink commitment Teslarati · 26 Sep 2024 Air France will depend on SpaceX’s Starlink for high-speed internet service across its entire fleet of aircraft, it confirmed today. “From 2025...
- NASA’s BioSentinel Studies Solar Radiation as Earth Watches Aurora NASA · 26 Sep 2024 In May 2024, a geomagnetic storm hit Earth, sending auroras across the planet’s skies in a once-in-a-generation light display. These dazzling sights are possible because of the interaction of coronal mass ejections – exp...
- LUNA analog facility – The Moon on Earth ESA · 26 Sep 2024 LUNA recreates the Moon's surface on Earth next to ESA’s Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. The collaborative project between ESA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will provide a training ground for astronau...
- Hubble sees black hole beam boosting stellar eruptions ESA · 26 Sep 2024 In a surprise finding, astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to erupt along its...
- Sentinel-2C captures stunning glimpse of the Moon ESA · 26 Sep 2024 On 20 September, the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite captured its first stunning image of the Moon, achieved by rolling the satellite sideways in a unique manoeuvre. Although Sentinel-2C is primarily designed for Earth...
- Turbulence in the Sun’s corona ESA · 26 Sep 2024 Solar wind is a never-ending stream of charged particles coming from the Sun. Rather than a constant breeze, this wind is rather gusty. As solar wind particles travel through space, they interact with the Sun's variable...
- Pioneer of Change: America Reyes Wang Makes NASA Space Biology More Open NASA · 26 Sep 2024 As humans return to the Moon and push on toward Mars, scientists are ramping up research into the effects of space on the body to make sure astronauts stay healthy on longer missions. This research often involves spacefl...
- NASA Stennis Completes Key Test Complex Water System Upgrade NASA · 26 Sep 2024 For almost 60 years, NASA’s Stennis Space Center has tested rocket systems and engines to help power the nation’s human space exploration dreams. Completion of a critical water system infrastructure project helps ensure...
- Look inside ESA’s Hera asteroid mission ESA · 26 Sep 2024 Hera is ESA's first planetary defence mission, set to probe the lingering mysteries of a unique target among the 1.3 million known asteroids of our Solar System: the first body to have had its orbit shifted by human acti...
- NASA’s Hubble Finds that a Black Hole Beam Promotes Stellar Eruptions NASA · 26 Sep 2024 In a surprise finding, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to erupt along its traje...
- Let It Go: (After Latching) Challenge NASA · 26 Sep 2024 NASA is seeking innovative solutions for a synchronized antenna deployment system. The primary objective is to develop a mechanism that ensures sequential deployment of antenna panels, addressing a critical aspect of spa...
- NASA’s Artemis Science Instrument Gets Tested in Moon-Like Sandbox NASA · 26 Sep 2024 Scientists and engineers tested NASA’s LEMS (Lunar Environment Monitoring Station) instrument suite in a “sandbox” of simulated Moon “soil.”
- Congress Clears CR, Heads Home with To-Do List Largely Untouched SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Sep 2024 The House and Senate have passed a Continuing Resolution to keep the government operating for another three months. They quickly headed out of town, earlier than scheduled, both to beat...
- NASA Invites Public to Join as Virtual Guests for SpaceX Crew-9 Launch NASA · 26 Sep 2024 NASA invites the public to participate as virtual guests in the launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission. NASA astronaut Nick Hague, commander, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, mission specialist, will emb...
- Hydrosat extends reach in Latin America SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2024 SAN FRANCISCO — Washington-based thermal data and analytics startup Hydrosat is expanding its Latin American business. Mexico’s EE Print Pack, Rex Irrigación Huasteca and Grupo Inders will provide “growers across
- Juice spacecraft forming wake in solar wind ESA · 26 Sep 2024 A spacecraft in flight cannot help but change the space about it – which can pose problems. A new paper in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics presents a study on how ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juic...
- Katie Wall, True Anomaly Director of Government Affairs — Leading Women in Space SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2024 In this episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Katie Wall, Director of Government Affairs, True Anomaly.
- Blue Origin tests New Glenn upper stage SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2024 Blue Origin successfully tested the upper stage of its first New Glenn rocket, but on a schedule that appears to vindicate a NASA decision not to use it for a mid-October launch of a Mars mission.
- Japan launches IGS Radar 8 reconnaissance satellite with penultimate H-2A rocket SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2024 HELSINKI — Japan launched the classified IGS-Radar 8 satellite early Thursday with the second-to-last H-2A rocket. A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-2A rocket in a figuration with a pair of
- GMV Awarded €107M Contract to Develop EU GOVSATCOM Hub European Spaceflight · 26 Sep 2024 The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has awarded GMV a contract to design, develop, and deploy the Communications Hub for the EU’s GOVSATCOM system. The Governmental Satellite Communications (GOVSATC...
- Leidos replaces Lockheed Martin on Artemis rover team SpaceNews · 25 Sep 2024 Lunar Outpost, one of three companies that won NASA contracts earlier this year to begin design work on Artemis lunar rovers, has added Leidos to its team after parting ways with Lockheed Martin.
- FAA, SpaceX Spar Over Fines, Starship IFT-5 Delay SpacePolicyOnline.com · 25 Sep 2024 FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker and SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk are at odds over fines the FAA wants to impose because SpaceX allegedly did not adhere to regulatory...
- SARP West 2024 Oceans Group NASA · 25 Sep 2024 Faculty Advisor: Dr. Henry Houskeeper, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Graduate Mentor: Lori Berberian, University of California, Los Angeles Lori Berberian, Graduate Mentor Emory Gaddis Leveraging High Resolution Pla...
- SARP West 2024 Whole Air Sampling (WAS) Group NASA · 25 Sep 2024 Faculty Advisor: Dr. Donald Blake, University of California, Irvine Graduate Mentor: Katherine Paredero, Georgia Institute of Technology Katherine Paredero, Graduate Mentor Mikaela Vaughn Urban Planning Initiative: Inves...