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- The Marshall Star for June 26, 2024 NASA · 26 Jun 2024 Blasting into Summer: Thousands Enjoy NASA in the Park By Wayne Smith It was a super Saturday in the park to celebrate space and the Rocket City. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center joined Downtown Huntsville Inc. and ot...
- ULA Changes Plans for Vulcan’s Second Certification Mission SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Jun 2024 The United Launch Alliance will not wait for Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spacecraft to be ready before launching the second certification mission of its new Vulcan rocket. Instead it will
- NASA Selects SpaceX To Build Spacecraft To Destroy ISS in 2030's The Launch Pad · 26 Jun 2024 NASA Selects SpaceX To Build Spacecraft To Destroy ISS in 2030's
- NASA Selects International Space Station US Deorbit Vehicle NASA · 26 Jun 2024 NASA is fostering continued scientific, educational, and technological developments in low Earth orbit to benefit humanity, while also supporting deep space exploration at the Moon and Mars. As the agency transitions to...
- 40 Years Ago: STS-41D – First Space Shuttle Launch Pad Abort NASA · 26 Jun 2024 In 1983, NASA received delivery of Discovery, the third space qualified vehicle in the agency’s space shuttle fleet. During the launch attempt for the STS-41D mission on June 26, 1984, Discovery’s onboard computers halte...
- Detective Work Enables Perseverance Team to Revive SHERLOC Instrument NASA · 26 Jun 2024 After six months of effort, an instrument that helps the Mars rover look for potential signs of ancient microbial life has come back online. The SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Orga...
- Detective Work Enables Perseverance Team to Revive SHERLOC Instrument Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 26 Jun 2024 After six months of effort, an instrument that helps the Mars rover look for potential signs of ancient microbial life has come back online.
- NOAA’s GOES-U Satellite Launches NASA · 26 Jun 2024 A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) satellite lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 2...
- NASA Advances Research to Grow Habitats in Space from Fungi NASA · 26 Jun 2024 As NASA prepares for long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars for the benefit of all, a habitat-growing concept selected Wednesday by the agency could help “grow” homes using fungi for future explorers. A team of rese...
- ULA changes payloads for second Vulcan launch SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2024 United Launch Alliance will fly an inert payload and instrumentation on its second Vulcan Centaur mission after concluding that Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser would not be ready in time for a launch this fall.
- Surprising Phosphate Finding in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample NASA · 26 Jun 2024 Scientists have eagerly awaited the opportunity to dig into the 4.3-ounce (121.6-gram) pristine asteroid Bennu sample collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Securit...
- NASA’s Juno Gets a Close-Up Look at Lava Lakes on Jupiter’s Moon Io Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 26 Jun 2024 Infrared imagery from the solar-powered spacecraft heats up the discussion on the inner workings of Jupiter’s hottest moon.
- NASA’s Juno Gets a Close-Up Look at Lava Lakes on Jupiter’s Moon Io NASA · 26 Jun 2024 Infrared imagery from the solar-powered spacecraft heats up the discussion on the inner workings of Jupiter’s hottest moon. New findings from NASA’s Juno probe provide a fuller picture of how widespread the lava lakes ar...
- Some European launch officials still have their heads stuck in the sand Ars Technica · 26 Jun 2024 "Starship will not eradicate Ariane 6 at all."
- China’s ‘worst-case thinking’ could spark space crisis, study finds SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2024 A new RAND report highlights China’s inflated perceptions of U.S. threats and a policy approach that resists cooperation with the U.S. to prevent crisis escalation
- GOES-U Heads for Geostationary Orbit Space Scout · 26 Jun 2024 NASA and SpaceX have launched GOES-U, the final Earth observation satellite in the GOES-R series. The spacecraft was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, dodging inclement weather to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at...
- Mycotecture off Planet: En route to the Moon and Mars NASA · 26 Jun 2024 Lynn RothschildNASA Ames Research Center (ARC) A turtle carries its habitat. While reliable, it costs energy in transporting mass. NASA makes the same trade-off when it transports habitats and other structures off planet...
- The Young Professional Satellite - Dream Big, Start Small (episode 1) ESA · 26 Jun 2024 In this first episode of our docu-series, we embark on the exciting journey of the YPSat (Young Professional Satellite), a satellite flying on-board the inaugural flight of Ariane 6, Europe’s new heavy launcher. Two year...
- Urban Sky wins NASA award to develop balloon-borne fire sensors SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2024 Urban Sky, a startup developing stratospheric balloons to take high-resolution imagery, has won a multimillion-dollar NASA grant to develop a wildfire monitoring system.
- Starfish Space to extend Intelsat satellite life in first commercial mission SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2024 Starfish Space aims to extend the operational life of a geostationary Intelsat satellite in 2026 after reaching a deal for its first commercial servicing mission.
- Wyvern to use Loft Orbital satellites for hyperspectral observations SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2024 Hyperspectral Earth observation company Wyvern will use data from sensors on Loft Orbital satellites to expand its constellation, the companies announced June 26.
- Pillars of Creation Star in New Visualization from NASA’s Hubble and Webb Telescopes NASA · 26 Jun 2024 Made famous in 1995 by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, the Pillars of Creation in the heart of the Eagle Nebula have captured imaginations worldwide with their arresting, ethereal beauty. Now, NASA has released a new 3D v...
- The 1998 Florida Firestorm and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center NASA · 26 Jun 2024 Lightning Crashes East central Florida’s natural environment and climate have shaped, and delayed, Kennedy Space Center launch operations since the 1960s. Torrential pop-up thunderstorms, Atlantic hurricanes, roasting he...
- Arianespace Advocates Enforcing European Launcher Preference European Spaceflight · 26 Jun 2024 Arianespace head of public affairs Charlotte Lang has advocated for legislation that would require European missions to be launched aboard European rockets. Lang made the comments during the “Ensuring Long Term Autonomou...
- Space Mining doesn’t need more international regulation from the U.N. SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2024 Overly regulating the space mining industry will needlessly delay progress and disincentivize the industry, argues this op-ed.
- The space bricks have landed! ESA · 26 Jun 2024 ESA scientists have been exploring how a future Moon base might be built from materials on the lunar surface. Inspired by LEGO building, they have used dust from a meteorite to 3D-print 'space bricks' to test the idea. E...
- Collins Aerospace pulls back from NASA spacesuit contract SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2024 As NASA grapples with more spacesuit problems on the International Space Station, the company it selected to develop replacement suits says it is pulling back from that effort.
- Time to build zero-debris satellites ESA · 26 Jun 2024 ESA is committed to deliver on the promise of Zero Debris by 2030. To ensure compliant satellites can be designed and built in time, ESA is supporting industry during this technologically challenging transition.
- Sweden’s SSC Tapped to Provide Ground Support for US Lunar Lander European Spaceflight · 26 Jun 2024 The Swedish Space Cooperation (SSC) has signed a collaboration agreement with the US arm of the Japanese space company ispace to provide ground services for its upcoming Mission 3 flight to the surface of the Moon. Expec...
- New NOAA Weather Satellite On Its Way to GEO SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Jun 2024 A new NOAA weather satellite lifted off from Kennedy Space Center this evening enroute to geostationary orbit above the equator. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U, or GOES-U, is the fourth
- NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA’s Latest Weather Satellite NASA · 26 Jun 2024 NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) at 5:26 p.m. EDT Tuesday. The GOES-U (Geostationary Operatio...
- China’s Chang’e-6 Returns Samples from Lunar Farside SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Jun 2024 China’s Chang’e-6 sample return canister landed in Inner Mongolia today, bringing back samples from the far side of the Moon for the first time in history. The farside always faces
- NASA Selects Participating Scientists to Join ESA’s Hera Mission Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 25 Jun 2024 Three scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are among the dozen selected by the agency for the ESA planetary defense mission slated to launch later this year.
- Falcon Heavy launches GOES-U weather satellite SpaceNews · 25 Jun 2024 A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off June 25 carrying the final spacecraft in a series of geostationary weather satellites that also features several firsts.
- House Appropriators Focus NASA Cuts on Science, STEM SpacePolicyOnline.com · 25 Jun 2024 The House Appropriations Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee that funds NASA released its proposals for FY2025 this morning, a day prior to when it will formally mark up the bill. Only top-line numbers
- NASA Selects Participating Scientists to Join ESA’s Hera Mission NASA · 25 Jun 2024 NASA has selected 12 participating scientists to join ESA’s (European Space Agency) Hera mission, which is scheduled to launch in October 2024. Hera will study the binary asteroid system Didymos, including the moonlet Di...
- Sol 4225: Sliding Down Horsetail Falls NASA · 25 Jun 2024 Earth planning date: Monday, June 24, 2024 This will be an important week for chemistry on our latest drill sample “Mammoth Lakes 2.” Curiosity’s primary goal today was a preconditioning of the SAM instrument in preparat...
- Open Call to New York-based Artists to Create Collaborative NASA Mural NASA · 25 Jun 2024 NASA and the Hudson Square Business Improvement District are launching an open call to New York-based artists and artist teams to design and install a large-scale, space-themed neighborhood mural. The NASA x Hudson Squar...
- NASA's Next Generation Spacesuit Program Faces Setback as Collins Aerospace Backs Out The Launch Pad · 25 Jun 2024 NASA's Next Generation Spacesuit Program Faces Setback as Collins Aerospace Backs Out
- NASA’s commercial spacesuit program just hit a major snag Ars Technica · 25 Jun 2024 "Unfortunately Collins has been significantly behind schedule."