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  Sriharikota, India (AFP) Jul 22, 2019 India on Monday launched a landmark spacecraft to land on the Moon, in a bid to become only the fourth nation to achieve the feat. Chandrayaan-2 - Moon Chariot 2 - took off as scheduled at 2:43 pm (0913 GMT) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, an island off the coast of southern Andhra Pradesh state. The launch came a week after a fuel leak forced the previous attempt to be scrubbed. The South Asian nation is bidding to become just the fourth nation - after Russia, t ... read more |
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European Galileo satellite navigation system resumes Initial ServicesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 The Initial Services provided by the European satellite navigation system - Galileo - have been successfully restored. Galileo was affected by a technical incident related to its ground infrastructu ... more  
Why isn't Australia in deep space?Brisbane, Australia (The Conversation) Jul 22, 2019 This weekend marks 50 years exactly since humans first walked on the Moon. It also marks Australia's small but significant role in enabling NASA to place boots on the lunar landscape - or at least t ... more  
Russia's Humanoid Robot FEDOR Renamed to Skybot Ahead of Its First Space MissionMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 22, 2019 Russia's humanoid robot FEDOR has been renamed to Skybot ahead of its first space mission scheduled in August, Rocket and Space Corporation Energia told Sputnik. "Anthropomorphic robot Skybot ... more  
Exercising in space prevents astronauts from fainting when returning to EarthMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 22, 2019 Astronauts who exercised regularly during their missions and received intravenous saline fluids upon returning to Earth did not experience orthostatic hypotension, the drop in blood pressure caused ... more |
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Building a toolkit for the MoonParis (ESA) Jul 22, 2019 As the world celebrates 50 years since the first lunar landing, the team at ESA's astronaut centre is looking to the future of lunar exploration. This includes developing prototypes for rock and soi ... more  
Mars 2020 Rover: T-Minus One Year and CountingPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 22, 2019 The launch period for NASA's Mars 2020 rover opens exactly one year from July 17, 2020, and extends through Aug. 5, 2020. The mission will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and ... more 
Powering the future with lunar soilParis (ESA) Jul 22, 2019 Building a lunar base would be one of the next logical steps in our exploration of the Solar System, but the survival of a future crew depends on access to a reliable source of energy. An ESA Discov ... more 
Angelic halo orbit chosen for humankind's first lunar outpostParis (ESA) Jul 22, 2019 Mission planners at NASA and ESA's Operations Centre (ESOC) have spent months debating the pros and cons of different orbits, and have now decided on the path of the lunar Gateway. Like the In ... more 
Lockheed Martin Completes NASA's Orion Spacecraft Capsule For Artemis 1 Mission To The MoonKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 The goal of humans again walking on the Moon is one giant leap closer. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed building the capsule for NASA's Orion spacecraft. The crew module capsule for the unc ... more |
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 China's plans to solve the mysteries of the moon  
Earth's Shining Upper Atmosphere - From the Apollo Era to the PresentGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 In 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke stood on the Moon and looked back at Earth. From the lunar surface, they took a picture of Earth like none before: the first view of our pla ... more  |
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First sail on the MoonParis (ESA) Jul 22, 2019 The flag-like Solar Wind Composition Experiment was the first experiment set up by the Apollo 11 astronauts on the lunar surface, and its Principal Investigator was Johannes Geiss, the world-leading ... more  
China tested new anti-ballistic missile in South China SeaWashington (UPI) Jul 19, 2019 China demonstrated a new anti-ship ballistic missiles, with nuclear capabilities, last month, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief said. ... more 
50 years ago, humanity's first steps on another worldWashington (AFP) July 20, 2019 Fifty years ago on Saturday, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans in history to set foot on the Moon, an event watched on television by half a billion people. ... more  
Trump pits Apollo 11 astronauts against NASA chiefWashington (AFP) July 19, 2019 President Donald Trump welcomed surviving Apollo 11 crew members Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the White House Friday, using the occasion to tell his space chief he would prefer to go straight to Mars without returning to the Moon. ... more  
Apollo's legacy: A quiet corner of Alabama that is forever GermanyHuntsville, United States (AFP) July 18, 2019 It's not hard to find schnitzel, a quintessential German dish of breaded cutlets, in Huntsville Alabama, the heart of America's Deep South. ... more |
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 Washington DC (AFNS) Jul 22, 2019 
What's the first thought or word that comes to your mind when you hear Apollo 11? Is it NASA, moon landing, Armstrong or Aldrin?
While all of those are perfectly logical and correct answers, there's one response that's equally as valid, though not often given: U.S. Air Force or Airmen.
From Air Force Col. Nick Hague, who is currently aboard the International Space Station, all the wa ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) July 18, 2019 
India will make a new bid to launch a landmark mission to the Moon on Monday, a week after aborting lift-off at the last minute because of a fuel leak, officials said.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said it had rescheduled the launch of Chandrayaan-2, or Moon Chariot-2, for 2:43 pm (0913 GMT) on Monday.
India is aiming to become just the fourth nation after Russia, the Uni ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 22, 2019 
The launch period for NASA's Mars 2020 rover opens exactly one year from July 17, 2020, and extends through Aug. 5, 2020. The mission will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and land at Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021.
"Back when we started this project in 2013, we came up with a timeline to chart mission progress," said John McNamee, Mars 2020 project manager at ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 19, 2019 
China's Tiangong-2 space lab successfully re-entered the Earth's atmosphere Friday under controlled conditions, completing the latest round of experiments in Beijing's ambitious space programme.
Tiangong-2 - or "Heavenly Palace" - was launched into orbit in 2016 and re-entered the earth's atmosphere under control at around 9:06 pm local time (1306 GMT) on Friday, China Manned Space Agency ... more |
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 Brisbane, Australia (The Conversation) Jul 22, 2019 
This weekend marks 50 years exactly since humans first walked on the Moon. It also marks Australia's small but significant role in enabling NASA to place boots on the lunar landscape - or at least to broadcast the event.
Those literally otherworldly images - beamed into countless schools, homes and workplaces - were at times routed through the Parkes Radio Telescope in New South Wales.
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 18, 2019 
In 1972, it took an astronaut going on a spacewalk to do what Lynn Carter now can do with a few mouse clicks over lunch. Carter, a planetary science professor at the Univerity of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, points to a small, framed photograph above her desk. It shows the Apollo 17 spacecraft, the last crewed mission to the moon, cruising high above the grey, cratered expanse below. ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 13, 2019 
In recent years, the idea of life on other planets has become less far-fetched. NASA announced June 27 that it will send a vehicle to Saturn's icy moon, Titan, a celestial body known to harbor surface lakes of methane and an ice-covered ocean of water, boosting its chance for supporting life.
On Earth, scientists are studying the most extreme environments to learn how life might exist unde ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2019 
New analysis of Juno mission data suggests Jupiter's auroras are powered by alternating current, not direct current.
Jupiter, a the largest planet in the solar system, boasts an aurora with a radiant power of 100 terawatts, or 100 billion kilowatts. It's the brightest aurora in the solar system.
Like Earth's auroras, Jupiter's light shows are centered around its poles. The aurora ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2019 
A U.S. Navy request for proposals calls for a new class of unmanned surface vessels.
While the Navy floated performance specifications in February for a fleet of "medium unmanned surface vehicles," the request was officially announced Tuesday. It seeks developers for a craft of up to 164 feet long, to function as a sensor and communications relay in part of a family of unmanned surface ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 
The Initial Services provided by the European satellite navigation system - Galileo - have been successfully restored. Galileo was affected by a technical incident related to its ground infrastructure. This event led to a temporary interruption of the globally available Galileo navigation and timing services, with the exception of the Galileo Search and Rescue Service.
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 Washington (AFP) July 20, 2019 
Fifty years ago on Saturday, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans in history to set foot on the Moon, an event watched on television by half a billion people.
Their lunar module, named "Eagle," touched down at 2018 GMT (4:18pm ET) on July 20, 1969.
A little over six hours later, at 0256 GMT, Armstrong placed his left foot on the lunar surface, declar ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 17, 2019 
Ryugu and other asteroids of the common 'C-class' consist of more porous material than was previously thought. Small fragments of their material are therefore too fragile to survive entry into the atmosphere in the event of a collision with Earth. This has revealed the long-suspected cause of the deficit of this meteorite type in finds on Earth.
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center ( ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 
In 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke stood on the Moon and looked back at Earth. From the lunar surface, they took a picture of Earth like none before: the first view of our planet in far ultraviolet light.
This picture highlights Earth's ionosphere, a region of the upper atmosphere that is mostly invisible to our eyes - aside from aurora or airglow, if you're in the r ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 05, 2019 
Named after a Celtic goddess of the Sun, SULIS is a UK-led solar science mission, designed to answer fundamental questions about the physics of solar storms. The mission consists of a cluster of small satellites and will carefully monitor solar storms using state-of-the-art UK technology, as well as demonstrating new technologies in space. Lead Investigator on the project, Dr. Eamon Scullion of ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 
To send humans to the Moon 50 years ago, an entire nation rose to the challenge. Surmounting countless hurdles, inventing new technologies while staring into the face of the unknown, NASA successfully pioneered multiple lunar landings. NASA demonstrated to the world the importance of partnerships and what a unified country can achieve.
Similarly, the task of building the world's most compl ... more |
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 Osaka, Japan (SPX) Jul 11, 2019 
A "vacuum" is generally thought to be nothing but empty space. But in fact, a vacuum is filled with "virtual particle-antiparticle pairs" of electrons and positrons that are continuously created and annihilated in unimaginably short time-scales.
The quest for a better understanding of vacuum physics will lead to the elucidation of fundamental questions in modern physics, which is integral ... more |
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