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Sentinel-2C launch highlights ESA · 5 Sep 2024 The Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite lifted off on 5 September at 03:50 CEST (4 September 22:50 local time) aboard the last Vega rocket, flight VV24, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
First-Gen Vega Rocket Retired After Successful Sentinel-2C Launch European Spaceflight · 5 Sep 2024 The final mission of the first-generation Vega rocket has been completed with the successful deployment of the third Copernicus Sentinel-2 Earth observation satellite into orbit. Liftoff of the rocket’s curtain call occu...
Farewell to Vega ESA · 5 Sep 2024 Last Vega flight VV24 takes to the skies
Sol 4294: Return to McDonald Pass NASA · 5 Sep 2024 Earth planning date: Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 Curiosity has returned to “McDonald Pass,” a block within Gediz Vallis that we first spotted about a month ago (as seen in the above Front Hazcam image). The block shows some i...
Sols 4291-4293: Fairview Dome, the Sequel NASA · 5 Sep 2024 Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 Our backwards drive to “McDonald Pass” got hung up on the steep slopes of “Fairview Dome,” but unlike a lot of movie sequels, our inadvertent return visit to Fairview Dome was a...
Sentinel-2C joins the Copernicus family in orbit ESA · 5 Sep 2024 The third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite launched today aboard the final Vega rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Sentinel-2C will continue providing high-resolution data that is essential to Copernicus – E...
Last Vega with Sentinel-2C on the launch pad ESA · 5 Sep 2024 Last Vega with Sentinel-2C on the launch pad
SpaceX launches 7000th Starlink satellite with latest Falcon 9 launch Teslarati · 5 Sep 2024 SpaceX reached a new milestone with its Starlink high-speed internet program during today’s Falcon 9 launch. At 11:33 a.m. EDT, SpaceX launched...
Final original Vega launches Sentinel-2C SpaceNews · 5 Sep 2024 The final flight of the original version of Europe’s Vega rocket successfully placed an Earth observation satellites into orbit Sept. 4.
Starliner Ready to Come Home SpacePolicyOnline.com · 5 Sep 2024 Boeing’s Starliner capsule is two days away from returning to Earth after an eventful crewed flight test. NASA said today they will close the hatches tomorrow with undocking set for
SpaceX plans Starlink and Polaris Dawn launches in consecutive days Teslarati · 4 Sep 2024 SpaceX is planning to launch a Starlink flight on Thursday and its groundbreaking Polaris Dawn mission on Friday, marking two significant launches...
SpaceX satellites with Tesat terminals achieve first laser data exchange for U.S. military SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2024 This marks the first time that satellites built for the Space Development Agency demonstrate laser communications in space using optical terminals compliant with military standards
After Starliner, NASA has another big human spaceflight decision to make Ars Technica · 4 Sep 2024 "We still have a lot of work to do to close out the heat shield investigation.”
NASA prepares for Starliner return from ISS SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2024 NASA is preparing for the uncrewed return to Earth of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as the agency begins work on changes to the spacecraft to correct problems found during its test flight.
The Marshall Star for September 4, 2024 NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Rocket Hardware for Future Artemis Flights Moved to Barge for Delivery to Kennedy NASA is making strides with the Artemis campaign as key components for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket continue to make their way to...
Space Force defends plan to buy smaller, cheaper satellites to reinforce GPS SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2024 The program known as “Resilient GPS” faces congressional skepticism
NASA Earth Scientists Take Flight, Set Sail to Verify PACE Satellite Data NASA · 4 Sep 2024 From sea to sky to orbit, a range of vantage points allow NASA Earth scientists to collect different types of data to better understand our changing planet. Collecting them together, at the same place and the same time,...
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit’s Science of Opportunity on Space Station NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Science ideas are everywhere. Some of the greatest discoveries have come from tinkering and toying with new concepts and ideas. NASA astronaut Don Pettit is no stranger to inventing and discovering. During his previous m...
Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up NASA · 4 Sep 2024 The powerhouse of Gateway, NASA’s orbiting outpost around the Moon and a critical piece of infrastructure for Artemis, is in the midst of several electric propulsion system tests. The Power and Propulsion Element (PPE),...
NASA TechRise Student Challenge NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Are you ready for this year’s NASA TechRise Student challenge? From researching Earth’s environment to designing experiments for space exploration, schools are invited to join NASA in its mission to inspire the world thr...
6 Ways Students Can Engage With NASA Glenn NASA · 4 Sep 2024 School is back in session, and the joy of learning is back on students’ minds. Teachers and parents seeking ways to extend students’ academic excitement outside of the classroom should know NASA’s Glenn Research Center i...
Leveraging Teacher Leaders to Share the Joy of NASA Heliophysics NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Many teachers are exceptionally skilled at bridging students’ interests with real-world science. Now for the third year, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has brought together such a group of highly-mot...
SPAC class of COVID-19: Where are they now? SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2024 Fortunes have been decidedly mixed for the space businesses that merged with publicly traded shell companies in search of capital as COVID-19 ravaged the economy. While merging with a special
European greenhouse gas emissions decline but land stores weaken ESA · 4 Sep 2024 According to recent research, Europe’s net greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by around 25% since the 1990s. While this is good news, the study also revealed a weakening in the capacity of land and vegetation to abs...
NASA’s Webb Reveals Distorted Galaxy Forming Cosmic Question Mark NASA · 4 Sep 2024 It’s 7 billion years ago, and the universe’s heyday of star formation is beginning to slow. What might our Milky Way galaxy have looked like at that time? Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found cl...
Space Station AMS-02 Instrument Works on the Mystery of Dark Matter NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Visible matter in the form of stars and planets adds up to about five percent of the total known mass of the Universe. The rest is either dark matter, antimatter, or dark energy. The exact nature of these substances is u...
Lagniappe for September 2024 NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Explore Lagniappe for September 2024 featuring: Gator Speaks NASA’s Stennis Space Center keeps writing new history, and the front office announcement in August delights this ‘ol Gator! The news delights me because the so...
Key Moments Lead to Fulfilling NASA Stennis Career NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Joseph Ladner’s experiences working at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, motivate him to “pay it forward” so more people can be a part of something great. “It is exciting to be at a place like...
Slow Burn: How Starliner’s crewed test flight went awry SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2024 When NASA and Boeing officials walked into the briefing room at the Kennedy Space Center on June 5, they were all smiles. After years of development setbacks, weeks of delays
The artificial divide between the space and geospatial sectors SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2024 After the plenary of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) in June, the global space community typically looks to the 75th International Astronautical Congress
Atlas sets course to triple sales after raising $15 million SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2024 Ground station services provider Atlas Space Operations said Sept. 4 it has raised $15 million for the working capital needed to triple revenue over the next 12 months.
Relativity Space has gone from printing money and rockets to doing what, exactly? Ars Technica · 4 Sep 2024 "I would rather make that decision than pathologically hold on to something."
Benchmark wins $4.9 million award for ASCENT propulsion systems SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Benchmark Space Systems $4.9 million to develop propulsion systems for ASCENT monopropellant. The two-year award announced Sept. 5 covers development of
Sierra Space completes acoustics tests of Dream Chaser cargo module SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2024 Sierra Space has completed tests of one element of the first Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft ahead of a delayed launch to the International Space Station.
Research Plane Dons New Colors for NASA Hybrid Electric Flight Tests NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Parked under the lights inside a hangar in Seattle, a hybrid electric research aircraft from electric motor manufacturer magniX showed off a new look symbolizing its journey toward helping NASA make sustainable aviation...
MaiaSpace Prepares to Start Hot Fire Testing in 2025 European Spaceflight · 4 Sep 2024 French launch startup MaiaSpace has announced that it is preparing to conduct the first hot fire test of the upper stage of its Maia rocket in 2025. MaiaSpace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ArianeGroup that was created...
SpaceX launches 7,000th Starlink satellite to date on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 4 Sep 2024 The launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was delayed a day due to poor weather in the booster landing zone. Liftoff happened at Thursday, Sept. 5, at 11:33 a.m. EDT (1533 UTC).
NASA Invites Social Creators to Experience Launch of Europa Clipper Mission Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 4 Sep 2024 Up to 50 people will be selected to attend this two-day event tied to the mission, which will explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, investigating its potential habitability.
Collimate offers tool to predict downlink success SpaceNews · 3 Sep 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – Collimate Space, a new Silicon Valley startup, aims to tackle a specific problem for satellite operators. Collimate offers a tool for predicting the success of satellite downlinks,
ESA completes swan song of its Vega rocket with Sentinel-2C launch Spaceflight Now · 3 Sep 2024 The European Space Agency (ESA) will soon focus on the Vega-C rocket as its small launch vehicle. Liftoff happened Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 10:50 p.m. GFT (9:50 p.m. EDT, 0150 UTC).

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