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- Fourth Mercury flyby begins BepiColombo’s new trajectory ESA · 2 Sep 2024 Teams from across ESA and industry have worked continuously over the past four months to overcome a glitch that prevented BepiColombo’s thrusters from operating at full power. The ESA/JAXA mission is still on track, with...
- The Starliner spacecraft has started to emit strange noises Ars Technica · 1 Sep 2024 "I don't know what's making it."
- What’s Happening in Space Policy September 1-7, 2024 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Sep 2024 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of September 1-7, 2024 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess
- Falcon 9 Completes Second Return to Flight of 2024 Space Scout · 31 Aug 2024 SpaceX’s Starlink 8-10 mission lifted off successfully at 3:43 AM EDT on the morning of August 31st, deploying 21 Starlink satellites into orbit. This mission represents the second return to flight for Falcon 9 this year...
- SpaceX resumes Falcon 9 launches after brief FAA grounding SpaceNews · 31 Aug 2024 SpaceX resumed launches of its Falcon 9 rocket early Aug. 31 after the Federal Aviation Administration ended a brief grounding of the vehicle.
- SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 return to flight mission Spaceflight Now · 31 Aug 2024 The mission was scheduled to launch less than an hour before a Starlink flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff happened at 3:43 a.m. EDT (0743 UTC).
- SpaceX set a launch turnaround record with back-to-back, coast-to-coast Falcon 9 launches Spaceflight Now · 31 Aug 2024 The mission is the first for SpaceX since a landing mishap caused it to lose its most flown Falcon 9 booster. Liftoff is set for 1:48 a.m. PDT (4:48 a.m. EDT, 0848 UTC).
- SpaceX Falcon 9 regains flight approval operations from FAA Teslarati · 30 Aug 2024 In a quick turnaround, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster has regained flight approval operations from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA revoked...
- Hague, Gorbunov Get To Stay on Crew-9 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Aug 2024 NASA announced today that NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will be the two Crew-9 members who get to remain on the September mission to the International
- General Dynamics secures $491 million contract extension from Space Development Agency SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2024 The new contract nearly doubles General Dynamics' agreement for satellite ground systems to nearly $900 million through 2029
- ABL Space Systems lays off staff SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2024 Launch vehicle developer ABL Space Systems has laid off a significant portion of its workforce, citing the need to reduce costs after the loss of a rocket in a static-fire test.
- Real estate investor moves to ease Space Coast strain SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2024 Real estate investor Hines plans to start building a large industrial complex on Florida’s Space Coast this year to help ease strained infrastructure at the world’s busiest launch hub.
- Space startup ThinkOrbital taps retired general John Shaw as advisor SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2024 Shaw was most recently deputy commander of U.S. Space Command
- NASA bumps two astronauts from SpaceX flight to make room for Starliner crew Spaceflight Now · 30 Aug 2024 NASA has bumped two female astronauts. including the commander, from the next SpaceX crew rotation flight to the international space station, freeing up two seats to give the agency's Starliner astronauts a ride home nex...
- NASA makes a very tough decision in setting final Crew-9 assignments Ars Technica · 30 Aug 2024 "I am deeply proud of our entire crew."
- Hague and Gorbunov to fly Crew-9 mission to ISS SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2024 A veteran NASA astronaut and rookie Russian cosmonaut will fly to the International Space Station in September as the downsized crew of a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, a ripple effect of problems with Boeing’s Starliner...
- NASA Sets Coverage for Starliner News Conference, Return to Earth NASA · 30 Aug 2024 NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming activities for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft departure from the International Space Station and return to Earth. The uncrewed spacecraft will depart from the orbiting labor...
- Co-creating authentic STEM learning experiences with Latino communities NASA · 30 Aug 2024 Led by Arizona State University, the NASA Science Activation Program’s “Engaging Hispanic Communities in Authentic NASA Science” project advances NASA’s vision for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)...
- Behind the Scenes at the 2024 Mars 2020 Science Team Meeting NASA · 30 Aug 2024 The Mars 2020 Science Team meets in Pasadena for 3 days of science synthesis
- NASA, ESA Missions Help Scientists Uncover How Solar Wind Gets Energy NASA · 30 Aug 2024 Since the 1960s, astronomers have wondered how the Sun’s supersonic “solar wind,” a stream of energetic particles that flows out into the solar system, continues to receive energy once it leaves the Sun. Now, thanks to a...
- Week in images: 26-30 August 2024 ESA · 30 Aug 2024 Week in images: 26-30 August 2024
- ISS Crews Face Upcoming Shakeups amid Curtailed Seat Exchanges Space Scout · 30 Aug 2024 In an age marked by aggression and deterioration of relationships, it appears that the end of a long standing practice, seat exchange on partner vehicles, is coming to an end - thrusting the station into a period of unce...
- T-38 Flyover of Artemis I on Launch Pad NASA · 30 Aug 2024 NASA’s T-38 jets fly in formation above the Space Launch System rocket on Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Aircraft designations and passengers:901: Chris Condon / Astronaut Zena Cardman.902: Astronaut Cand...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch NASA · 30 Aug 2024 NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will launch no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman a...
- Intuitive Machines to Carry ESA Prospect Payload to Lunar Surface European Spaceflight · 30 Aug 2024 NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines a $116.9 million contract to carry six payloads to the surface of the Moon aboard its Nova-C lunar lander. One of the six payloads aboard the lander will be the European Prospect paylo...
- Cluster’s Salsa satellite primed to reenter and break up ESA · 30 Aug 2024 On 8 September 2024, Salsa (Cluster 2), one of four satellites that make up ESA’s Cluster mission, will reenter Earth’s atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean Uninhabited Area.
- Hubble Zooms into the Rosy Tendrils of Andromeda NASA · 30 Aug 2024 Clusters of stars set the interstellar medium ablaze in the Andromeda Galaxy about 2.5 million light-years away. Also known as M31, Andromeda is the Milky Way’s closest major galaxy. It measures approximately 152,000 lig...
- 25 Years Strong: NASA’s Student Launch Competition Accepting 2025 Proposals NASA · 30 Aug 2024 By Wayne Smith NASA’s Student Launch competition kicks off its 25th year with the release of the 2025 handbook, detailing how teams can submit proposals by Wednesday, Sept. 11, for the event scheduled next spring near NA...
- Sentinel-2C: ready for liftoff ESA · 30 Aug 2024 Sentinel-2C is ready for launch! The new satellite will soon join its Copernicus Sentinel-2 family in orbit – where it will continue to provide detailed views of Earth’s land and coastal waters.
- September’s Night Sky Notes: Marvelous Moons NASA · 30 Aug 2024 by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific September brings the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn back into view, along with their satellites. And while we organize celebrations to observe our own Moon this mon...
- Discover where space begins: the guide to ESA’s establishments ESA · 30 Aug 2024 Discover where space begins: the guide to ESA’s establishments
- European drill and mini lab secure ride to the Moon ESA · 30 Aug 2024 ESA's Prospect package, including drill and a miniaturised laboratory, will fly to the Moon’s South Polar region in search of volatiles, including water ice, as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative...
- Chinese researchers assess U.S. space situational awareness, call for boost in China’s capabilities SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2024 HELSINKI — Chinese researchers are calling for improved space situational awareness, following an assessment of U.S. capabilities and trends. An article titled “A Review of Space Situational Awareness Satellites: Silentb...
- Starliner return from ISS set for Sept. 6 SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2024 Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will depart from the International Space Station Sept. 6, ending a three-month flight that saw the spacecraft unable to demonstrate its ability to safely return astronauts from orbit.
- Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test Will End September 6 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Aug 2024 NASA decided today that the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test mission will return to Earth on September 6. The spacecraft will be empty when it lands in New Mexico instead
- NASA selects Intuitive Machines for south pole lunar lander mission SpaceNews · 29 Aug 2024 NASA has selected Intuitive Machines to deliver a set of payloads to the south polar region of the moon in 2027, the first award under a commercial lunar lander program in nearly a year and a half.
- Raytheon wins $51.7 million contract for military satcom antennas SpaceNews · 29 Aug 2024 The three-year contract is part of the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program, which aims to leverage commercial space internet constellations for military communications.
- NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP) NASA · 29 Aug 2024 NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP) The NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP) is the gateway to discovering and accessing all archive data from investigations sponsored by NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP). The HRP conducts re...
- Verizon to bring satellite connectivity to Android phones this fall SpaceNews · 29 Aug 2024 Verizon is launching satellite-enabled emergency text and location services this fall for compatible Android smartphones in the United States at no extra cost for customers.
- 235 Years Ago: Herschel Discovers Saturn’s Moon Enceladus NASA · 29 Aug 2024 On Aug. 29, 1789, German-born British astronomer William Herschel observed a tiny bright dot orbiting around Saturn. His son later named the object Enceladus. Because of its distance from Earth and proximity to bright Sa...