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- Military’s weather satellite program in flux as Space Force evaluates options SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2024 ‘We are in the middle of doing analysis’
- Starship Flight Five conducts Full-Stack Testing ahead of Launch NASASpaceflight · 24 Sep 2024 SpaceX has completed initial pre-launch testing of the Flight 5 Starship. However, the launch date currently remains over two months away due to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) noting they do not expect to issu...
- Arctic Sea Ice Near Historic Low; Antarctic Ice Continues Decline NASA · 24 Sep 2024 Arctic sea ice retreated to near-historic lows in the Northern Hemisphere this summer, likely melting to its minimum extent for the year on Sept.11, 2024, according to researchers at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Da...
- Educational Activities in Space NASA · 24 Sep 2024 Science in Space: September 2024 As students of all ages returned to school this month, crew members on the International Space Station continue to conduct a variety of educational programs and activities that support le...
- NASA Helps Build New Federal Sea Level Rise Website NASA · 24 Sep 2024 Designed to be user-friendly, the resource contains the latest sea level data, explainers, and other information from several U.S. agencies. The U.S. Interagency Task Force on Sea Level Change launched the U.S. Sea Level...
- NASA Helps Build New Federal Sea Level Rise Website Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 24 Sep 2024 Designed to be user-friendly, the resource contains the latest sea level data, explainers, and other information from several U.S. agencies.
- Girls in STEM Inspired to Fly High at NASA Kennedy NASA · 24 Sep 2024 For the third straight year, scores of young women flew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to learn how to make their aviation dreams take flight as part of the Delta Air Lines Women Inspiring our Next Generation...
- Crew-9 Set to Launch with Two Astronauts Space Scout · 24 Sep 2024 In periods of uncertainty, one thing is clear in spaceflight - the show must go on. With this mantra in mind, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are preparing to launch on the agency’s S...
- Lead Astromaterial Curation Engineer Salvador Martinez III NASA · 24 Sep 2024 “My parents came here from Mexico with the vision of giving us a better life than they had but, times were tough. When I was young, there were many days and nights where we had to get by with what we had. My dad worked h...
- Draco mission made for destruction ESA · 24 Sep 2024 Over the nearly 70 years of spaceflight, about 10 000 intact satellites and rocket bodies have reentered the atmosphere with many more to follow. Yet for such a ubiquitous event, we still lack a clear view on what actual...
- For the first time, Blue Origin has ignited an orbital rocket stage Ars Technica · 24 Sep 2024 Monday's test checked an important box for Blue Origin.
- Planet unveils Forest Carbon Monitoring dataset SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – Earth observation company Planet unveiled a product Sept. 24 for monitoring global forests. Planet’s Forest Carbon Monitoring product offers quarterly estimates of the amount of carbon stored
- Maxar Intelligence opens international headquarters in London SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2024 Maxar’s UK office will serve as the central hub for its international government business
- Viasat wins $33 million U.S. Air Force contract for satellite communications antennas SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2024 The contract is part of the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program
- LUNA infographics ESA · 24 Sep 2024 LUNA infographics
- House passes NASA authorization bill SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2024 The House passed a new NASA authorization bill Sept. 23 that would largely keep the agency on course in its human spaceflight and science programs while directing it to prepare several reports.
- Jielong-3 sea launch sends 8 satellites into orbit SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2024 HELSINKI — China launched its fourth Jielong-3 solid rocket from a sea platform late Monday, putting eight remote sensing satellites into sun-synchronous orbit. The fourth Jielong-3 (Smart Dragon-3) lifted off
- House Passes 2024 NASA Authorization and ASCEND Acts SpacePolicyOnline.com · 24 Sep 2024 The House passed two bipartisan NASA bills today. The 2024 NASA Authorization Act reaffirms support for NASA’s broad portfolio of programs in human spaceflight, science, aeronautics, and technology. The Accessing...
- Firefly Aerospace wins contract to launch NOAA QuickSounder SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2024 SAN FRANCISCO — Firefly Aerospace won a contract to launch Quicksounder, a prototype for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s next-generation of environmental satellites in low-Earth orbit. The value of
- NASA, US Department of Education Bring STEM to After-School Programs NASA · 23 Sep 2024 NASA and the U.S. Department of Education are teaming up to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education during after-school hours. The interagency program aims to reach approximately 1,...
- Ariane 6 Upper Stage Test Article Makes Way for Phoebus European Spaceflight · 23 Sep 2024 A test article of the Ariane 6 upper stage has been removed from its purpose-built test stand in Lampoldshausen to make way for the Phoebus upper stage demonstrator. The P5.2 Ariane 6 upper stage test stand was built at...
- Space Force taps four companies to design ‘Resilient GPS’ satellites SpaceNews · 23 Sep 2024 The Space Systems Command awarded contracts to Astranis, Axient, L3Harris and Sierra Space
- New Video Series Spotlights Engineers on NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission NASA · 23 Sep 2024 With NASA’s Europa Clipper just weeks away from launch, five short videos give a behind-the-scenes peek at some of the engineers dedicated to making the mission a success. What does it take to build a massive spacecraft...
- New Video Series Spotlights Engineers on NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 23 Sep 2024 With NASA’s Europa Clipper just weeks away from launch, five short videos give a behind-the-scenes peek at some of the engineers dedicated to making the mission a success.
- Expedition 71 Soyuz Landing NASA · 23 Sep 2024 NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is seen smiling and holding a gifted matryoshka doll outside the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft after she landed with Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, in a remote area near the...
- US, Republic of Korea Sign Statement to Advance Aerospace Cooperation NASA · 23 Sep 2024 NASA and the Republic of Korea’s newly created Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) signed a joint statement of intent Thursday affirming their interest to advance cooperation in space exploration, science, and aeronaut...
- NASA SPAR Lab shares AI tool for spacecraft SpaceNews · 23 Sep 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – Artificial intelligence promises to make spacecraft increasingly resilient and capable of gathering data without waiting for instructions from ground controllers. “We’ve been limited with the way we’ve
- NASA Selects Launch Provider for New NOAA Environmental Satellite NASA · 23 Sep 2024 NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace, Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide launch services for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) QuickSounder mission. The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Clas...
- Station Science Top News: September 20, 2024 NASA · 23 Sep 2024 Researchers found that eddies, or swirling wind patterns, increased moisture evaporation in an alfalfa field. A better understanding of the complex exchange of water and heat between the ground and atmosphere could impro...
- Two Cosmonauts Set New ISS Duration Record SpacePolicyOnline.com · 23 Sep 2024 Two Russian cosmonauts, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, returned from the International Space Station this morning after setting a new ISS record of 374 days. Their return to Earth on...
- Women in Astronomy Citizen Science Webinar This Thursday NASA · 23 Sep 2024 Women hold up half the sky… but participation numbers for NASA-sponsored citizen science projects don’t always reflect that. Why? And what can we do to welcome people of all genders to participate? During this week’s NAS...
- Celebrating 10 Years at Mars with NASA’s MAVEN Mission NASA · 23 Sep 2024 A decade ago, on Sept. 21, 2014, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmospheric and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft entered orbit around Mars, beginning its ongoing exploration of the Red Planet’s upper atmosphere. The mission has produc...
- Launch Roundup: NASA Crew-9 flies half-empty, Starlink and Chinese launches continue NASASpaceflight · 23 Sep 2024 NASA and SpaceX’s launch of the Crew-9 mission was center stage this week. The launch of two new International Space Station crew members took place on Saturday from the recently crew-certified Space Launch Complex 40 (S...
- Two-member SpaceX Crew-9 prepares for late week Dragon launch Spaceflight Now · 23 Sep 2024 NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexandr Gorbunov arrived in Florida on Saturday afternoon ahead of their final launch preparations. A flight readiness review is on tap for Monday.
- NASA Science Activation Program Wins Prestigious Award NASA · 23 Sep 2024 The NASA Science Activation (SciAct) Program has been selected to receive the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024 Excellence in Earth and Space Science Education Award. This prestigious, annual award, established in 19...
- Elon Musk reveals ambitious SpaceX Starship plans for Mars missions Teslarati · 23 Sep 2024 Elon Musk revealed more details about SpaceX’s ambitious plans to send Starship to Mars in the coming years, an expansion on previous...
- NASA Ames Stars of the Month: September 2024 NASA · 23 Sep 2024 The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Don Sullivan, Serena Trieu, Emmett Quigley, and Zara Mirmalek. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the ta...
- SpaceX Makes Adjustments For Crew Dragon’s Future Space Scout · 23 Sep 2024 SpaceX’s Crew Dragon has been a resounding success, both for SpaceX itself and for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. After ending a 9-year gap in the United States’ crewed launch capability, the spacecraft has become the d...
- A Striped Surprise NASA · 23 Sep 2024 Last week, team scientists and the internet alike were amazed when Perseverance spotted a black-and-white striped rock unlike any seen on Mars before. Is this a sign of exciting discoveries to come?
- Sols 4311–4313: A Weekend of Engineering Curiosity NASA · 23 Sep 2024 Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 Today, we planned for 3 sols over the weekend. On Sol 4311, we have a lot of science activities planned, including some ChemCam and Mastcam observations of the “Obelisk” target...