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- Moog Unveils New, Radiation-Hardened Space Computer to Support the Next Generation of High-Speed Computing On-Orbit SpaceNews · 13 Aug 2024 Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision motion control components and systems, announces the development of its newest space computer to support the
- Primary Instrument for Roman Space Telescope Arrives at NASA Goddard NASA · 13 Aug 2024 The primary instrument for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a sophisticated camera that will survey the cosmos from the outskirts of our solar system all the way out to the edge of the observable universe. Cal...
- Lockheed Martin taps General Dynamics for solid rocket motor manufacturing SpaceNews · 13 Aug 2024 Production is expected to commence in 2025 at General Dynamics' facility in Camden, Arkansas
- NASA’s X-59 Progresses Through Tests on the Path to Flight NASA · 13 Aug 2024 The team preparing NASA’s X-59 continues through testing in preparation for the quiet supersonic aircraft to make its first flight. This includes a trio of important structural tests and critical inspections on the path...
- Automated Technology Developed at Glenn Launches to Space NASA · 13 Aug 2024 Automated technology developed in Cleveland has launched to space aboard the Technology Education Satellite 11 mission. The flight test aims to confirm the precision and accuracy of this new technology developed at NASA’...
- Cleveland High School Students Land STEM Career Exploration Experience NASA · 13 Aug 2024 This summer, 10 Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) students landed the opportunity to participate in the NASA Glenn High School Career Exploration and Research Experience program at NASA’s Glenn Research Cente...
- NASA Lands at National Cherry Festival NASA · 13 Aug 2024 NASA’s Glenn Research Center staff traveled across the Midwest to share the NASA mission with visitors at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan, June 26–29. The team participated in several activities i...
- Local Creators Learn About NASA’s Iconic Logo NASA · 13 Aug 2024 NASA’s Glenn Research Center has made contributions to nearly every NASA mission since the agency’s inception. These contributions go beyond science and engineering to include designing NASA’s iconic logo. Affectionally...
- Center Director, Eva the Astronaut Join Guardians Game NASA · 13 Aug 2024 NASA Glenn Research Center’s Director Dr. Jimmy Kenyon threw out the first pitch that started the game between the Cleveland Guardians and San Francisco Giants on July 7. He was joined by Glenn’s Eva the Astronaut mascot...
- Community Celebrates NASA’s Logo at Science Center NASA · 13 Aug 2024 Over 4,300 visitors joined in the fun to commemorate the 65th birthday of NASA’s iconic logo on July 15 at Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) in downtown Cleveland. The birthday celebration featured a cake-cutting ceremon...
- Back to the Future Cast Learns About NASA’s Future Missions NASA · 13 Aug 2024 Cast and crew members from Back to the Future: The Musical learned how NASA is tackling challenges and preparing for future missions during a tour at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on July 1. The tour included...
- New TEMPO Cosmic Data Story Makes Air Quality Data Publicly Available NASA · 13 Aug 2024 On May 30th, 2024, NASA and the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian announced the public release of “high-quality, near real-time air quality data” from NASA’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pol...
- Crypto magnate buys SpaceX mission for private polar spaceflight expedition CNBC · 13 Aug 2024 Private polar expeditions are reaching a new level: Space.
- NASA Demonstrates ‘Ultra-Cool’ Quantum Sensor for First Time in Space NASA · 13 Aug 2024 Future space missions could use quantum technology to track water on Earth, explore the composition of moons and other planets, or probe mysterious cosmic phenomena. NASA’s Cold Atom Lab, a first-of-its-kind facility abo...
- Deep Blue Aerospace secures strategic funding, landmark VTVL rocket test soon SpaceNews · 13 Aug 2024 HELSINKI — Chinese commercial rocket firm Deep Blue Aerospace announced new funding Tuesday, with a 100-kilometer-level launch and landing test scheduled for later this month. Deep Blue Aerospace announced the
- Wildfires rage across Athens ESA · 13 Aug 2024 Firefighters in Greece are battling a rapidly spreading wildfire that has swept across several neighbourhoods in Athens, Greece, on Monday. Thousands of residents have been evacuated as the massive fire reached the subur...
- NASA Demonstrates ‘Ultra-Cool’ Quantum Sensor for First Time in Space Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 13 Aug 2024 Future space missions could use quantum technology to track water on Earth, explore the composition of moons and other planets, or probe mysterious cosmic phenomena.
- Atlantic Spaceport Consortium to Explore Azores Launch Facility European Spaceflight · 13 Aug 2024 Portugal’s Atlantic Spaceport Consortium has signed a cooperation agreement with NAV Portugal to support commercial feasibility testing of building a launch facility on the island of Santa Maria. The Atlantic Spaceport C...
- Atlas AI reveals work with Airbus SpaceNews · 13 Aug 2024 SAN FRANCISCO— Geospatial intelligence startup Atlas AI announced collaboration Aug. 13 with multinational aircraft manufacturer Airbus SE. Airbus is relying on Atlas AI’s geospatial platform, which pairs satellite image...
- FAA postpones hearings on Starship environmental review SpaceNews · 13 Aug 2024 The Federal Aviation Administration has postponed a set of public hearings on an environmental review linked to SpaceX’s plans to increase the number of Starship launches from its South Texas facility.
- Crypto entrepreneur buys Crew Dragon flight SpaceNews · 13 Aug 2024 A Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur has funded a SpaceX Crew Dragon mission that will be the first human flight to go over the Earth’s poles.
- Weapons in space: Study suggests path forward for arms control SpaceNews · 13 Aug 2024 WASHINGTON — Amid widespread skepticism among policymakers about space arms control treaties, a fresh approach is needed to overcome historical obstacles to such agreements, according to a new study by
- Seismic data indicates huge underground reservoir of liquid water on Mars Reuters · 13 Aug 2024 An immense reservoir of liquid water may reside deep under the surface of Mars within fractured igneous rocks, holding enough to fill an ocean that would cover the entire surface of Earth's planetary neighbor.
- SpaceX Denies Violating Environmental Regulations at Starbase SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Aug 2024 SpaceX is denying a report by CNBC today that it is violating environmental regulations at its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Citing notices from the Texas environmental quality commission
- SpaceX to launch privately-financed international crew of four around Earth’s poles Spaceflight Now · 12 Aug 2024 A blockchain entrepreneur, a cinematographer, a polar adventurer and a robotics researcher plan to fly around Earth's poles aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule by end of year, becoming the first humans to observe the ice...
- Launch Roundup: Progress MS-28, Indian SSLV, Chinese CZ-4B, and Falcon 9 flights scheduled NASASpaceflight · 12 Aug 2024 The second full week of August is another busy one, with five flights scheduled including the final certification flight of a new launch vehicle from India. The Falcon 9 and Soyuz rockets were also scheduled to fly this...
- SpaceX announces first human mission to ever fly over the planet’s poles Ars Technica · 12 Aug 2024 The highest inclination flight by a human spacecraft to date is 65.1 degrees.
- Airbus and Astroscale expand in-orbit servicing partnership SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2024 Airbus is expanding its partnership with in-orbit servicing venture Astroscale to explore ways to collaborate beyond potentially removing space junk and refueling satellites.
- SpaceX aces sunrise Falcon 9 launch with 23 Starlink satellites Teslarati · 12 Aug 2024 SpaceX aced an early morning launch complimented by a beautiful sunrise on Monday, sending a Falcon 9 equipped with 23 Starlink satellites...
- Station Science Top News: August 9, 2024 NASA · 12 Aug 2024 Researchers tested a treatment on cartilage and bone tissue cultures subjected to compressive impact injury and found differences in the metabolites and proteins released by cells in space and on Earth along with partial...
- Webb Sees Gassy Baby Stars NASA · 12 Aug 2024 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a phenomenon for the very first time. The bright red streaks at top left of this June 20, 2024, image are aligned protostar outflows – jets of gas from newborn stars that al...
- Sols 4270-4272: Sample for SAM NASA · 12 Aug 2024 Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 9, 2024 The focus for this three-sol weekend plan is delivering a portion of the Kings Canyon drill sample to SAM for Evolved Gas Analysis (EGA), following on from a successful CheMin an...
- Moon to Mars Part I: Forging the Path Space Scout · 12 Aug 2024 At its core, the Artemis Program represents a new way of thinking in space exploration. NASA’s Moon to Mars objectives incorporate the Artemis Program as part of the roadmap to the Red Planet.
- NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 89 Launch, Space Station Docking NASA · 12 Aug 2024 NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft delivering nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the Expedition 71 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted...
- I trust NASA’s safety culture this time around, and so should you Ars Technica · 12 Aug 2024 "The lessons of Columbia have not been forgotten."
- The Next Full Moon is a Supermoon Blue Moon NASA · 12 Aug 2024 The Next Full Moon is a Supermoon, a Blue Moon; the Sturgeon Moon; the Red, Corn, Green Corn, Barley, Herb, Grain, or Dog Moon; Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi Purnima; and Tu B’Av.
- Earth Educators Rendezvous with Infiniscope and Tour It NASA · 12 Aug 2024 At the Earth Educator’s Rendezvous, held July 15-19, 2024, NASA’s Infiniscope project from Arizona State University hosted a two-day workshop aimed at empowering Earth educators with the tools to design and build virtual...
- NASA payload to fly on first Blue Origin lunar lander mission SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2024 A NASA payload will hitch a ride to the moon on Blue Origin’s first lunar lander mission, scheduled to launch as soon as next March.
- We must adopt sustainability in planetary exploration SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2024 As humanity embarks on a new era of space exploration, of establishing permanent human bases on the moon and Mars, sustainability must become the bedrock of our exploration efforts beyond
- ESA and Poland Test Fire Variable-Thrust Rocket Engine European Spaceflight · 12 Aug 2024 A Polish consortium has completed a Phase A static fire test campaign of a new variable-thrust rocket engine. The Throttleable Liquid Propulsion Demonstrator (TLPD) engine project is part of ESA’s Future Launchers Prepar...