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- Bente Eegholm: Ensuring Space Telescopes Have Stellar Vision NASA · 2 Jul 2024 Bente Eegholm is an optical engineer working to ensure missions like the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope have stellar vision. When it launches by May 2027, the Roman mission will shed light on many astrophysics topics,...
- Save Freedom: We must stop the destruction of the International Space Station SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2024 Rick Tumlinson writes that the International Space Station must be preserved rather than destroyed in reentry.
- Can “AltPNT” Really Replace GPS? SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2024 Realistically, there is no singular solution to replace GPS, but we can make it more resilient with complementary AltPNT technologies.
- How the Applied Physics Laboratory is tackling Artemis moon exploration SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2024 The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is tackling many of the challenges facing crewed Artemis missions.
- NASA Stennis Achieves Primary Success for Historic In-Space Mission NASA · 2 Jul 2024 NASA’s Stennis Space Center and partner Sidus Space Inc. announced primary mission success July 2 for the center’s historic in-space mission – an autonomous systems payload aboard an orbiting satellite. “Our ASTRA (Auton...
- Mission Success: HERA Crew Successfully Completes 45-Day Simulated Journey to Mars NASA · 2 Jul 2024 Four dedicated explorers—Jason Lee, Stephanie Navarro, Shareef Al Romaithi, and Piyumi Wijesekara—just returned from a 45-day simulated journey to Mars, testing the boundaries of human endurance and teamwork within NASA’...
- Sidereus Space Dynamics Complete Integrated Static Fire Test European Spaceflight · 2 Jul 2024 Italian rocket builder Sidereus Space Dynamics has completed the first integrated system test of its EOS rocket. Founded in 2019, Sidereus Space Dynamics is developing a diminutive rocket called EOS, which will be capabl...
- Orbit Fab completes ground test of satellite fueling payload SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2024 The company’s refueling nozzle was tested at the Air Force Research Laboratory
- Innospace shares tumble in stock market debut SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2024 South Korean launch vehicle startup Innospace saw its shares fall by more than 20% in its first day of trading as a public company July 2.
- New satellite to show how AI advances Earth observation ESA · 2 Jul 2024 Artificial intelligence technologies have achieved remarkable successes and continue to show their value as backbones in scientific research and real-world applications.
- Sols 4232-4233: Going For a Ride, Anyone? NASA · 2 Jul 2024 Earth planning date: Monday, July 1, 2024 Have you ever wondered what it might look like to ride along with the rover? Probably not as much as we have here on the planning team, where we are looking at the images on a da...
- Firefly launches Alpha rocket on NASA mission Spaceflight Now · 2 Jul 2024 Firefly made two launch attempts on Monday night, but had to ultimately scrub the mission due to a "ground support issue." Launch is now set for 9:04 p.m. PDT (12:04 a.m. EDT / 0404 UTC). Wednesday night/Thursday morning...
- SpaceX continues record-breaking year with Starship’s full success and Falcon milestones NASASpaceflight · 1 Jul 2024 SpaceX continues to break records with its Falcon rockets during 2024 completing to date a total of 67 missions so far and putting the company on track to complete 135 launches by the end of it. SpaceX also unveiled a ne...
- Europe’s space funding gap threatens industry potential SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2024 Europe must improve how it allocates capital for the space industry to avoid missing out on the fruits of rising early-stage investments, the head of Luxembourg-based private equity firm NewSpace Capital has warned.
- Sols 4229-4231: More Analyses of the Mammoth Lakes 2 Sample! NASA · 1 Jul 2024 Earth Planning Date: Friday, June 28, 2024 After reviewing results from the Evolved Gas Analysis (EGA) experiment that were downlinked yesterday afternoon (Sols 4226-4228: A Powerful Balancing Act), the SAM team decided...
- NASA’s NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On NASA · 1 Jul 2024 NASA’s near-Earth-object-hunting mission NEOWISE is nearing its conclusion. But its work will carry on with NASA’s next-generation infrared mission: NEO Surveyor. After more than 14 successful years in space, NASA’s NEOW...
- NASA’s NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 1 Jul 2024 NASA’s near-Earth-object-hunting mission NEOWISE is nearing its conclusion. But its work will carry on with NASA’s next-generation infrared mission: NEO Surveyor.
- Cassini Sees Saturn NASA · 1 Jul 2024 The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft captured this last “eyeful” of Saturn and its rings on March 27, 2004, as it continued its way to orbit insertion. This natural color image shows the color variations between atmospheric ba...
- Firefly successfully launched Alpha on Noise of Summer mission NASASpaceflight · 1 Jul 2024 After six months of preparation following its last flight, Firefly successfully launched the Alpha rocket on its fifth mission. After deciding to stand down from a July 2 launch attempt while teams evaluated and tested t...
- NASA’s Upgraded Hyperwall Offers Improved Data Visualization NASA · 1 Jul 2024 In May, the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility, located at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, celebrated the newest generation of its hyperwall system, a wall of LCD screens that display...
- H3 Launches ALOS-4 Earth Observation Satellite Space Scout · 1 Jul 2024 On July 1st, 2024 at 11:06:46 PM Eastern Time Japan successfully launched its third H3 rocket, deploying the ALOS-4 satellite.
- NASA Awards Support STEM Research at Minority Serving Institutions NASA · 1 Jul 2024 NASA has selected 23 minority-serving institutions to receive $1.2 million to grow their research and technology capabilities, collaborate on research projects, and contribute to the agency’s missions for the benefit of...
- Behind the Scenes of a NASA ‘Moonwalk’ in the Arizona Desert NASA · 1 Jul 2024 NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas recently performed four moonwalk simulations to help NASA prepare for its Artemis III mission. Due to launch in September 2026, Artemis III will land two, yet-to-be-selected,...
- ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Katherine Bennell-Pegg ESA · 1 Jul 2024 Australian Space Agency astronaut candidate Katherine Bennell-Pegg joined ESA’s astronaut candidates from the class of 2022 for basic training through a cooperation agreement with ESA. Tune in as she shares her experienc...
- NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s 21st Station Resupply Launch NASA · 1 Jul 2024 Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 21st Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services mi...
- Poland to Launch Key Suborbital Rocket Test Flight from Norway European Spaceflight · 1 Jul 2024 Poland’s Łukasiewicz Institute of Aviation has announced that it will launch its ILR-33 Amber 2K rocket from Norway this month on its first mission to space. When development of the ILR-33 Amber 2K rocket began, the inst...
- Turion wins Space Force contract for debris-capture technology SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2024 The startup Turion Space is developing a family of satellites for autonomous docking and deorbiting services
- Transferring the International Space Station into the future SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2024 When it's time to retire the International Space Station, it should be moved to higher orbit, so that it may one day be made useful again, rather than incinerated.
- Chinese space firm unintentionally launches its new rocket Ars Technica · 1 Jul 2024 Space Pioneer had been prepping the vehicle for its debut launch later this summer.
- SpaceX to launch Yahsat satellites SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2024 Emirati satellite operator Yahsat has selected SpaceX to launch a pair of geostationary communications satellites that are part of a $1.1 billion program.
- July’s Night Sky Notes: A Hero, a Crown, and Possibly a Nova! NASA · 1 Jul 2024 Look to the skies all summer long for a Hero and a Crown – and a potential recurring nova.
- Happy launch anniversary, Euclid! ESA · 1 Jul 2024 Several team members wish Euclid a happy first launch anniversary in their own language. ESA’s Euclid satellite launched on 1 July 2023 on a SpaceX Falcon 9, and now resides in an orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange poin...
- H3 launches ALOS-4 advanced Earth observation satellite SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2024 Japan’s H3 rocket successfully launched an Earth observation satellite Sunday on its third flight.
- NASA and SpaceX studying ways to mitigate Dragon trunk debris SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2024 NASA and SpaceX are examining how to alter the Dragon spacecraft’s reentry process to limit the amount of debris from the spacecraft’s trunk section that reaches the ground.
- What’s Happening in Space Policy June 30-July 13, 2024 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Jun 2024 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the next two weeks, June 30-July 13, 2024, and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are
- Amazon's Project Kuiper Broadband Services Delayed to 2025 The Launch Pad · 30 Jun 2024 Amazon's Project Kuiper Broadband Services Delayed to 2025
- Urban Sky Secures NASA Grant for Wildfire Monitoring System Using Stratospheric Balloons The Launch Pad · 30 Jun 2024 Urban Sky Secures NASA Grant for Wildfire Monitoring System Using Stratospheric Balloons
- Vulcan Centaur’s Cert-2 Mission to Launch Inert Payload, Sierra Space Dream Chaser Demo Delayed The Launch Pad · 30 Jun 2024 Vulcan Centaur’s Cert-2 Mission to Launch Inert Payload, Sierra Space Dream Chaser Demo Delayed
- MDA Space Secures $1B Contract from Canadian Space Agency for Lunar Gateway Robotic Arm The Launch Pad · 30 Jun 2024 MDA Space Secures $1B Contract from Canadian Space Agency for Lunar Gateway Robotic Arm
- Eumetsat Switches Weather Satellite Launch from Ariane 6 to Falcon 9 The Launch Pad · 30 Jun 2024 Eumetsat Switches Weather Satellite Launch from Ariane 6 to Falcon 9