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- NASA Rolls Out Second Core Stage for Artemis 2 Mission The Launch Pad · 17 Jul 2024 NASA Rolls Out Second Core Stage for Artemis 2 Mission
- PLD Space Secures €31.2 Million Loan for Miura 5 Rocket Development The Launch Pad · 17 Jul 2024 PLD Space Secures €31.2 Million Loan for Miura 5 Rocket Development
- China Delays Asteroid Deflection Mission to 2027, Changes Target The Launch Pad · 17 Jul 2024 China Delays Asteroid Deflection Mission to 2027, Changes Target
- NASA ESCAPADE Set To Launch To Mars On Blue Origin New Glenn This Fall The Launch Pad · 17 Jul 2024 NASA ESCAPADE Set To Launch To Mars On Blue Origin New Glenn This Fall
- NASA Cancels VIPER Lunar Rover Project The Launch Pad · 17 Jul 2024 NASA Cancels VIPER Lunar Rover Project
- U.S. Space Command chief expresses confidence in Falcon 9’s prompt return to flight SpaceNews · 17 Jul 2024 Gen. Stephen Whiting visits Starlink factory, praises company's transparency
- New Glenn flight preparations in focus, Stoke Space moving in, SpaceX fleet in port at the Cape NASASpaceflight · 17 Jul 2024 Florida’s Space Coast is seeing continued activity behind the scenes to prepare for upcoming flights of New Glenn, Stoke Space’s Nova, ULA’s Atlas V, and the resumption of SpaceX Falcon 9 launches.
- The Marshall Star for July 17, 2024 NASA · 17 Jul 2024 NASA Ships Moon Rocket Stage Ahead of First Crewed Artemis Flight NASA rolled out the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s core stage for the Artemis II test flight from its Michoud Assembly Facility on Tuesday for shipmen...
- U.S. Space Force chief emphasizes international partnerships SpaceNews · 17 Jul 2024 Saltzman: Integration with allies "is not just a good idea. It's part of U.S. policy."
- NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Moon Exploration NASA · 17 Jul 2024 Following a comprehensive internal review, NASA announced Wednesday its intent to discontinue development of its VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) project. NASA stated cost increases, delays to the...
- Vaya Space receives pathfinding liquid oxygen tank shell for its Dauntless rocket Spaceflight Now · 17 Jul 2024 The delivery on Monday, July 15, came from California-based Scorpius Space Launch Company. Vaya Space is aiming to launch its first Dauntless rocket from Cape Canaveral in 2026.
- Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission NASA · 17 Jul 2024 Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of the ninth SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition missi...
- LeoLabs to support UK’s Project Tyche SpaceNews · 17 Jul 2024 LeoLabs will provide space tracking and monitoring, and collision-avoidance services to the U.K. Space Command’s Project Tyche.
- NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Watch Crew-9 Launch to Space Station NASA · 17 Jul 2024 Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s ninth rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition....
- Rosotics unveils 3D printer with space applications SpaceNews · 17 Jul 2024 Rosotics unveiled Halo, a metal 3D printer for rocket tanks and other large aerospace structures.
- Zero-G testing on Europe’s flattest floor ESA · 17 Jul 2024 A student team testing a new approach to satellite propulsion came to the flattest floor in Europe – based at ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands – which is used to reproduce the experience of weightless free...
- The Next Full Moon is the Buck or Thunder Moon NASA · 17 Jul 2024 The Next Full Moon is the Buck or Thunder Moon; the Hay or Mead Moon; Guru Purnima; Asalha Puja (aka Dharma Day or Esala Poya); and the start of Vassa. The next full Moon will be Sunday morning, July 21, 2024, appearing...
- Science Activation’s PLACES Team Facilitates Second Professional Learning Institute NASA · 17 Jul 2024 The NASA Science Activation Program’s Place-Based Learning to Advance Connections, Education, and Stewardship (PLACES) team successfully led their second Professional Learning (PL) Summer Institute (SI) at Northern Arizo...
- NASA STEM Program for Indigenous Communities Honored for Excellence NASA · 17 Jul 2024 NASA has been selected by the International Astronautical Federation to receive its 2024 “3G” Diversity Award, which recognizes organizations for their contributions to fostering geographic, generational, and gender dive...
- GPS startup bets on advanced signal to counter jamming threats SpaceNews · 17 Jul 2024 oneNav’s Steve Poizner: GPS vulnerabilities could be addressed by accelerating the deployment of its more advanced L5 signal
- GOP platform lays out aggressive space agenda to counter China SpaceNews · 17 Jul 2024 Former Trump transition team member Greg Autry and Alexander William Salter lay out the 2024 GOP space platform.
- Satnav enables medical and emergency response ESA · 17 Jul 2024 Satellite navigation is not just about travel directions; its applications extend to search and rescue operations, agriculture, autonomous vehicles, sports and perhaps surprisingly, even health. ESA's NAVISP programme su...
- Double trouble: Gaia hit by micrometeoroid and solar storm ESA · 17 Jul 2024 Launched in December 2013, ESA’s Gaia spacecraft is on a mission to map the locations and motions of more than a billion stars in the Milky Way with extreme precision.
- ESA Targets 2031 for First Argonaut Lunar Lander Mission European Spaceflight · 17 Jul 2024 In a call for Phase A/B1 development of its Argonaut lunar lander, the European Space Agency revealed that it is targeting 2031 for the lander’s first mission to the Moon’s surface. Funding for the development of the Arg...
- Second SLS core stage ready to ship to Florida SpaceNews · 17 Jul 2024 NASA rolled out the second core stage for the Space Launch System rocket July 16 to ship it to Florida for the Artemis 2 mission next year.
- NASA space technology head leaves the agency SpaceNews · 17 Jul 2024 The head of NASA’s space technology directorate is leaving the agency after just six months on the job and will be replaced on an interim basis by the director of the Langley Research Center.
- Discovery Alert: With Six New Worlds, 5,500 Discovery Milestone Passed! NASA · 17 Jul 2024 On Aug. 24, 2023, more than three decades after the first confirmation of planets beyond our own solar system, scientists announced the discovery of six new exoplanets, stretching that number to 5,502. From zero exoplane...
- NASA science head optimistic Europa Clipper launches on schedule SpaceNews · 16 Jul 2024 The head of NASA’s science directorate says she remains optimistic the Europa Clipper mission will launch on schedule in October despite concerns about the spacecraft’s electronics and its launch vehicle.
- NASA Invites Media to Discuss Exploration Science Program Update NASA · 16 Jul 2024 NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 17, to provide an update on a program within NASA’s Exploration Science Strategy and Integration Office. Audio of the teleconference will stream live o...
- NASA Ships Moon Rocket Stage Ahead of First Crewed Artemis Flight NASA · 16 Jul 2024 NASA rolled out the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s core stage for the Artemis II test flight from its manufacturing facility in New Orleans on Tuesday for shipment to the agency’s spaceport in Florida. The rollout is...
- NASA Deputy Administrator Holds First Bilateral Engagement with KASA NASA · 16 Jul 2024 NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy conducted the first bilateral meeting on Monday with Dr. Young-bin Yoon, administrator of the newly established KASA (Korea AeroSpace Administration), which opened on May 27. The crea...
- Elon Announces SpaceX HQ Leaving California, Moving To Texas The Launch Pad · 16 Jul 2024 Elon Announces SpaceX HQ Leaving California, Moving To Texas
- NASA Celebrates 20 Years of Earth-Observing Aura Satellite NASA · 16 Jul 2024 A few of the many highlights from the last 20 years since Aura Launched.
- Apollo 11 Lifts Off NASA · 16 Jul 2024 55 years ago on July 16, 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 spacecraft launched from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as seen in this photo. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin were aboard. Apoll...
- NASA to Provide Background on Space Station Deorbit Planning NASA · 16 Jul 2024 NASA is planning for the future in low Earth orbit for science, research, and commercial opportunities as the agency and its international partners maximize the use of the International Space Station. As the agency foste...
- Ramon.Space creates UK space computing engineering hub SpaceNews · 16 Jul 2024 Ramon.Space is setting up an engineering hub in the United Kingdom to help grow its space computing technology business globally, the California-based company announced July 16.
- Sols 4246-4247: Next Stop: Fairview Dome NASA · 16 Jul 2024 Earth planning date: Monday, July 15, 2024 Summer is in full swing in the northern hemisphere here on Earth. Warmer temperatures and fair weather make for prime opportunities for road trips and enjoying the best of the o...
- SpaceX requests public safety determination for early return to flight for its Falcon 9 rocket Spaceflight Now · 16 Jul 2024 The FAA ordered an investigation following a second stage failure during the Starlink 9-3 mission on July 11.
- Robotic Assembly and Outfitting for NASA Space Missions NASA · 16 Jul 2024 NASA is turning to the 3D modeling experts in the community for ideas and designs to use or enhance the current state of modular robotic construction techniques. Robotic building of structures in space is an active area...
- Sols 4243-4245: Exploring Stubblefield Canyon NASA · 16 Jul 2024 Earth planning date: Friday, July 12, 2024 Curiosity, now heading uphill from the Mammoth Lakes drill site, has focused on a very interesting exposure of conglomerate rocks, consisting of pebbles cemented together by a f...