|
|
|
  Toulouse, France (SPX) May 31, 2019 Airbus has signed a contract with Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, to design, manufacture and build the first in their next generation of geostationary Ka-band satellites, Inmarsat GX7, 8 and 9. The three satellites are the first to be based on Airbus' new OneSat product line, which is fully reconfigurable in orbit. Featuring on board processing and active antennas, the three Ka-band spacecraft will be able to adjust their coverage, capacity and frequency. They ... read more |
 |
 
Russian cosmonauts remove a towel that spent 10 years on surface of ISSMoscow (Sputnik) May 31, 2019 A towel, taken from the surface of the ISS is being examined for microorganisms that could have inhabited the cloth, lead researcher for the Institute of Medical and Biological Issues of the Russian ... more  
A European mission control for the Martian roverParis (ESA) May 31, 2019 The ExoMars rover has a brand new control centre in one of Europe's largest Mars yards. The Rover Operations Control Centre (ROCC) was inaugurated in Turin, Italy, ahead of the rover's exploration a ... more  
NICER's night moves trace the x-ray skyGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 31, 2019 In this image, numerous sweeping arcs seem to congregate at various bright regions. You may wonder: What is being shown? Air traffic routes? Information moving around the global internet? Magnetic f ... more 
ISRO sets up space tech incubation centre at NITTTiruchirapalli, India (IANS) May 31, 2019 The National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, on Wednesday said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan inaugurated, remotely from Bengaluru, a Space Technology Incub ... more |
|
|
|
|
| Previous Issues | May 30 | May 29 | May 28 | May 27 | May 24 |
|
|
|
|
|
 
NASA Makes Progress Assembling Massive Space Launch System Rocket StageMichoud LA (SPX) May 30, 2019 NASA and Boeing technicians have begun the second of three major activities to join the large structural parts of the core stage for NASA's deep space rocket, the Space Launch System. When this task ... more  
The 'forbidden' planet has been found in the 'Neptunian Desert'Warwick UK (SPX) May 30, 2019 An exoplanet smaller than Neptune with its own atmosphere has been discovered in the Neptunian Desert, by an international collaboration of astronomers, with the University of Warwick taking a leadi ... more  
Hyperdimensional computing theory could change the way AI worksCollege Park MD (SPX) May 23, 2019 The Houston Astros' Jose Altuve steps up to the plate on a 3-2 count, studies the pitcher and the situation, gets the go-ahead from third base, tracks the ball's release, swings ... and gets a singl ... more  
Britain's Royal Air Force tests miniature missile decoys on Typhoon jetsWashington DC (UPI) May 30, 2019 Britain's Royal Air Force has been testing a miniature missile decoy device on its Typhoon fighter jets, Defense Minister Stuart Andrew announced. The BriteCloud, which is roughly the size of ... more  
BlackBird Partners with Bye Aerospace to Make On-Demand Flying More Affordable Than DrivingDenver CO (SPX) May 23, 2019 BlackBird, the world's leading on-demand general aviation marketplace, and Bye Aerospace, the world's leading electric aircraft developer, today announced a long-term partnership to make flying more ... more |
|
 NASA studies Atmosphere by forming artificial night-time clouds over Marshall Islands  
US and Japan partner on future moon missionWashington DC (VOA) May 30, 2019 At a May meeting in Washington, U.S. and Japanese officials affirmed the desire for continued scientific cooperation between the two countries. They collaborate on space exploration, space and earth ... more  |
|
|
|
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Finds a Clay CachePasadena CA (JPL) May 30, 2019 NASA's Curiosity rover has confirmed that the region on Mars it's exploring, called the "clay-bearing unit," is well deserving of its name. Two samples the rover recently drilled at rock targets cal ... more 
Comet inspires chemistry for making breathable oxygen on MarsPasadena CA (SPX) May 30, 2019 Science fiction stories are chock full of terraforming schemes and oxygen generators for a very good reason--we humans need molecular oxygen (O2) to breathe, and space is essentially devoid of it. E ... more 
NASA Navigation Tech Shows Timing Really Is EverythingGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2019 Without accurate timekeeping, space navigation would be impossible. As NASA goes forward to the Moon with the Artemis missions, precise measurements of time are key to mission success. To calc ... more 
IAF ties up with ISRO for manned mission crew selectionBengaluru, India (IANS) May 31, 2019 The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday said it signed an agreement with the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday for crew selection and training for the country's prestigi ... more 
ExoMars orbiter prepares for Rosalind FranklinRosalind Franklin Rover at ExoMars Paris (ESA) May 31, 2019 On 15 June, the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) will follow a different path. An 'Inclination Change Manoeuvre' will put the spacecraft in an altered orbit, e ... more |
|
|
 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2019  Without accurate timekeeping, space navigation would be impossible. As NASA goes forward to the Moon with the Artemis missions, precise measurements of time are key to mission success.
To calculate where a spacecraft is in the solar system, NASA must measure the time it takes for electromagnetic waves traveling at the speed of light to flow between the spacecraft and known locations, like ... more |
|
 Michoud LA (SPX) May 30, 2019 
NASA and Boeing technicians have begun the second of three major activities to join the large structural parts of the core stage for NASA's deep space rocket, the Space Launch System. When this task is completed, four of the five major core stage structures - most of the massive 212-foot stage-- will be assembled. Boeing and NASA will add the engine section and the four RS-25 engines to complete ... more |
|
|
 Paris (ESA) May 31, 2019 
The ExoMars rover has a brand new control centre in one of Europe's largest Mars yards. The Rover Operations Control Centre (ROCC) was inaugurated in Turin, Italy, ahead of the rover's exploration adventure on the Red Planet in 2021.
The control centre will be the operational hub that orchestrates the roaming of the European-built laboratory on wheels, named after Rosalind Franklin, upon a ... more |
|
 Taiyuan (XNA) May 27, 2019  The attempt to launch a remote sensing Yaogan-33 satellite carried by a Long March-4C rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province was unsuccessful on Thursday morning.
The first and second stages of the rocket worked normally, while the third stage had abnormal operation.
Based on monitoring data, the third stage of the rocket and satellite debris ... more |
|
|
 Tiruchirapalli, India (IANS) May 31, 2019 
The National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, on Wednesday said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan inaugurated, remotely from Bengaluru, a Space Technology Incubation Centre (S-TIC) at the institute.
In a statement the NITT said, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) had also been signed with the ISRO.
According to the NITT, the S-TIC was first of i ... more |
|
 Beijing (AFP) May 29, 2019 
They are used in everything from lightbulbs to guided missiles, but with China controlling 95 percent of the world's supply of rare earth metals, they are also a potentially powerful weapon in Beijing's trade war with Washington.
Here are some key questions and answers on the prized elements.
- What are rare earths? -
The bedrock of electrical manufacturing, rare earths are 17 elemen ... more |
|
|
 Rosalind Franklin Rover at ExoMars 
Paris (ESA) May 31, 2019
On 15 June, the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) will follow a different path. An 'Inclination Change Manoeuvre' will put the spacecraft in an altered orbit, enabling it to pick up crucial status signals from the ExoMars rover, Rosalind Franklin, due to land on the Red Planet in 2021.
After completing a complex series of manoeuvres during 2017, ExoMar ... more |
|
 Lisbon, Portugal (SPX) May 21, 2019 
With less than a fifth of the Moon's mass, Pluto can still retain an atmosphere, though a tenuous envelope of gas produced by the periodical sublimation of nitrogen ices. A study that followed the evolution of Pluto's atmosphere for fourteen years shows its seasonal nature, and predicts that it will now start to condensate as frost.
This study1 was published in the journal Astronomy and As ... more |
|
|
 Kingston RI (SPX) May 30, 2019 
Scientists with a NASA-led expedition are operating from the Inner Space Center at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography as colleagues explore the deep Pacific Ocean to prepare to search for life in deep space.
The SUBSEA (Systematic Underwater Biogeochemical Science and Exploration Analog) research program is a partnership among NASA's Ames Research Center in Si ... more |
|
 Beijing (XNA) May 27, 2019 
The output value of China's satellite navigation industry is expected to surpass 400 billion yuan (about 57.9 billion U.S. dollars) in 2020, according to the ongoing 10th China Satellite Navigation Conference on Thursday.
"Currently, we have built the complete industry chain which is made up of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) basic products, application terminals and systems, ... more |
|
|
 Washington (AFP) May 25, 2019 
As Earth grew ever smaller below his spacecraft, Apollo 10 commander Tom Stafford made an unusual request to mission control.
The year was 1969, and his vessel was the first to be equipped with a color camera, which was beaming live images to an awestruck global audience.
"I was feeling real high," recalled Stafford, who is now 88 and the last surviving member of the crew.
"I said: ' ... more |
|
 Aalborg, Denmark (SPX) May 27, 2019 
GomSpace's subsidiary in Luxembourg and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract of EUR 400.000 for the Phase A design of the Miniaturised Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer (M-ARGO) mission.
Under the contract GomSpace will be in charge of preliminary design of the mission, spacecraft and implementation planning. A "12U" CubeSat spacecraft configuration is envisioned for t ... more |
|
|
 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 31, 2019  4A NASA rocket mission to study disturbances in the upper atmosphere, which interfere with communication and technology systems, will form night-time white artificial clouds visible by residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands during two rocket flights to occur between June 9 - 21, 2019.
This the second flight of the Waves and Instabilities from a Neutral Dynamo, or WINDY, mission. ... more |
|
 Dublin, Ireland (SPX) May 27, 2019 
Scientists from Ireland and France have announced a major new finding about how matter behaves in the extreme conditions of the Sun's atmosphere.
The scientists used large radio telescopes and ultraviolet cameras on a NASA spacecraft to better understand the exotic but poorly understood "fourth state of matter". Known as plasma, this matter could hold the key to developing safe, clean and ... more |
|
|
 Baltimore MD (SPX) May 30, 2019 
While we now know of thousands of exoplanets - planets around other stars - the vast majority of our knowledge is indirect. That is, scientists have not actually taken many pictures of exoplanets, and because of the limits of current technology, we can only see these worlds as points of light. However, the number of exoplanets that have been directly imaged is growing over time. When NASA's Jame ... more |
|
 Paris (ESA) May 27, 2019 
What happens when two supermassive black holes collide? Combining the observing power of two future ESA missions, Athena and LISA, would allow us to study these cosmic clashes and their mysterious aftermath for the first time.
Supermassive black holes, with masses ranging from millions to billions of Suns, sit at the core of most massive galaxies across the Universe. We don't know exactly ... more |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
|
|
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2018 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
