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- Electrical and Mechanical Technician Clifton Brown NASA · 11 Jul 2024 “We have a group photo of my first project here, ASTRO-H, and that one means a lot to me because I came [to that NASA project] fresh off the street. I was super scared and intimidated. It was me and three other [technici...
- Starliner crew confident spacecraft will bring them safely home Spaceflight Now · 11 Jul 2024 Helium leaks and thruster issues prompted NASA to extend their stay aboard the space station indefinitely -- Wednesday marked their 35th day in orbit -- while engineers carry out tests and analysis to better understand w...
- SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage fails leaving Starlink satellites in wrong orbit Spaceflight Now · 11 Jul 2024 The mission included an additional 13 satellites that feature the direct to cell capabilities. Liftoff occurred at 7:35 p.m. PDT (10:35 p.m. EDT, 0235 UTC) from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
- Ariane 6 cuts a vertical path up, up and away ESA · 11 Jul 2024 Ariane 6 cuts a vertical path up, up and away
- Ariane 6 defies gravity in breathtaking first flight ESA · 11 Jul 2024 Ariane 6 defies gravity in breathtaking first flight
- NASA Barge Preparations Underway for Artemis II Rocket Stage Delivery NASA · 11 Jul 2024 Team members are installing pedestals aboard NASA’s Pegasus barge to hold and secure the massive core stage of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, indicating NASA barge crews are nearly ready for its first delivery...
- Take a Summer Cosmic Road Trip With NASA’s Chandra and Webb NASA · 11 Jul 2024 It’s time to take a cosmic road trip using light as the highway and visit four stunning destinations across space. The vehicles for this space get-away are NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope....
- Acting Center Chief Technologist Dr. Phillip Williams NASA · 11 Jul 2024 “I did not know that NASA Langley was right here in my own backyard. I was born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia, and NASA Langley is in Hampton, about 45 minutes away. All throughout elementary school, I didn’t know t...
- Voyagers of Mars: The First CHAPEA Crew’s Yearlong Journey NASA · 11 Jul 2024 When the first humans travel to the Red Planet, they will need to know how to repair and maintain equipment, grow their own food, and stay healthy, all while contending with Earth-to-Mars communication delays. They must...
- YPSat’s view from Ariane 6 ESA · 11 Jul 2024 If there had been an astronaut aboard the historic first launch of Europe’s Ariane 6 launcher, this is what they would have seen: images and videos from key phases of the flight were captured by the YPSat payload, a proj...
- YPSat: the view from Ariane 6 ESA · 11 Jul 2024 If there had been an astronaut aboard the historic first launch of Europe’s Ariane 6 launcher, this is what they would have seen: images and videos from key phases of the flight were captured by the YPSat payload, a proj...
- NASA’s Hubble Traces Dark Matter in Dwarf Galaxy Using Stellar Motions NASA · 11 Jul 2024 The qualities and behavior of dark matter, the invisible “glue” of the universe, continue to be shrouded in mystery. Though galaxies are mostly made of dark matter, understanding how it is distributed within a galaxy off...
- Mpemba effect at Concordia ESA · 11 Jul 2024 Freezing boiling water in Concordia against the sunset
- Booz Allen Ventures invests in space tech startup Quindar SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2024 Quindar developed an IT platform for automating satellite operations
- The Exploration Company Completes Wind Tunnel Testing Campaign European Spaceflight · 11 Jul 2024 The Exploration Company has completed a wind tunnel test campaign for its Nyx Earth spacecraft. The company will initially utilize the spacecraft to offer cargo missions to and from space stations in low Earth orbit at a...
- The Exploration Company Completes Wind Tunnel Testing for Mission Possible European Spaceflight · 11 Jul 2024 The Exploration Company has completed the wind tunnel test campaign for its next subscale demonstrator, Mission Possible. The demonstrator is slated to be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 in the first half of 2025. Miss...
- Attention Civil Servant Retirees NASA · 11 Jul 2024 NASA’s Glenn Research Center civil servant retirees are invited to attend the 2024 Summerfest! Wednesday, Aug. 7, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Along Taylor Road at Lewis Field For more information or to RSVP, contact Kathy Clark...
- Hera in the doghouse ESA · 11 Jul 2024 Hera in the doghouse
- Chinese commercial rocket firm suffers 4th launch failure SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2024 Chinese commercial rocket outfit iSpace suffered a launch failure late Wednesday in a fresh setback for the company.
- Butch and Suni Confident Starliner Can Bring Them Home Safely SpacePolicyOnline.com · 11 Jul 2024 The two NASA astronauts who are flying the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test said today they are fully confident that the spacecraft can bring them safely home. Butch Wilmore and
- House Committee Clears Bipartisan NASA Authorization Bill SpacePolicyOnline.com · 11 Jul 2024 The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee approved a new NASA authorization bill today on a unanimous bipartisan vote. The bill essentially reaffirms existing policy in support of human exploration,
- D-Orbit forms U.S. venture to pursue satellite manufacturing SpaceNews · 10 Jul 2024 D-Orbit, the European space transportation company, has established a joint venture in the United States to enter the satellite manufacturing business.
- Starliner return eyed for end of July as tests continue SpaceNews · 10 Jul 2024 NASA and Boeing say it may be the end of July before they’re ready to return the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft from the International Space Station as they continue thruster tests.
- NASA CubeSat Launches as Rideshare on ESA’s First Ariane 6 Rocket NASA · 10 Jul 2024 NASA launched CURIE (CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment) as a rideshare payload on the inaugural flight of ESA’s (European Space Agency) Ariane 6 rocket, which launched at 4 p.m. GFT on July 9 from Europe’s Spacepor...
- NASA still expects Boeing’s Starliner to return astronauts from ISS, but notes SpaceX backup option CNBC · 10 Jul 2024 With NASA astronauts docked at the International Space Station far longer than planned, the agency’s leadership on Wednesday acknowledged potential alternatives to Boeing’s Starliner for returning the crew to Earth.
- The Marshall Star for July 10, 2024 NASA · 10 Jul 2024 NASA Moon Rocket Stage for Artemis II Moved, Prepped for Shipment NASA is preparing the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage that will help power the first crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis campaign for shipment. O...
- AEI hunting for more space investments after closing $1.28 billion fund SpaceNews · 10 Jul 2024 Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners is looking for more space investments after closing a $1.28 billion fund.
- Congress apparently feels a need for “reaffirmation” of SLS rocket Ars Technica · 10 Jul 2024 Because I'm tall enough, I'm orange enough, and doggone it, Senators like me.
- SpaceX’s next Starship test flight is coming soon, Elon Musk confirms Teslarati · 10 Jul 2024 SpaceX’s next Starship test flight is coming soon, CEO Elon Musk confirmed recently. The previous four test flights have shown repeated progress,...
- Surfing NASA’s Internet of Animals: Satellites Study Ocean Wildlife NASA · 10 Jul 2024 Anchoring the boat in a sandbar, research scientist Morgan Gilmour steps into the shallows and is immediately surrounded by sharks. The warm waters around the tropical island act as a reef shark nursery, and these baby b...
- A Midsummer Red Sprite Seen from Space NASA · 10 Jul 2024 NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick photographed red sprites in Earth’s upper atmosphere from the International Space Station on June 3, 2024. The bright red flashes (more easily seen by clicking on the photo to see a larger...
- Hubble finds evidence for rare black hole in Omega Centauri ESA · 10 Jul 2024 An international team of astronomers has used more than 500 images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope spanning two decades to detect seven fast-moving stars in the innermost region of Omega Centauri, the largest an...
- NASA Deputy Administrator Strengthens Ties in Japan, Republic of Korea NASA · 10 Jul 2024 NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will visit Japan and the Republic of Korea beginning Thursday, July 11, to underscore the critical role of international cooperation in advancing space exploration and technology deve...
- Ariane 6 Conducts Inaugural Flight Space Scout · 10 Jul 2024 On July 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM EST, the inaugural launch of Ariane 6 took place, carrying with it the promise of renewed access to space for Europe.
- Sols 4239-4240: ‘Vuggin’ Out’ NASA · 10 Jul 2024 Earth planning date: Monday, July 8, 2024 And just like we planned, Curiosity successfully drove about 11 meters (about 36 feet) after a 27-sol drill campaign at Mammoth Lakes! Not so fast, though, these rocks are just t...
- NASA’s Hubble Finds Strong Evidence for Intermediate-Mass Black Hole in Omega Centauri NASA · 10 Jul 2024 Most known black holes are either extremely massive, like the supermassive black holes that lie at the cores of large galaxies, or relatively lightweight, with a mass of under 100 times that of the Sun. Intermediate-mass...
- NASA Administrator, Leaders to Discuss Space-Based Cancer Research NASA · 10 Jul 2024 As part of the Biden Cancer Moonshot, NASA will virtually host an event at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 11, to highlight how the agency is working to end cancer for the benefit of humanity by conducting research aboard the...
- 30 Years Ago: STS-65, the Second International Microgravity Lab Mission NASA · 10 Jul 2024 On July 8, 1994, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies on its 17th trip into space, on the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission. Six space agencies sponsored 82 life and microgravity science ex...
- X-Bow raises $70 million to boost solid rocket motor production SpaceNews · 10 Jul 2024 The Series B funding round was led by the venture capital firm Razor's Edge
- NASA Marshall Researchers Battle Biofilm in Space NASA · 10 Jul 2024 A small group of scientists on the biofilm mitigation team at NASA’s Marshall Space Center in Huntsville, Alabama, study solutions to combat the fast-growing colony of bacteria or fungi, known as biofilm, for future spac...