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  Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 19, 2022 All countries participating in the International Space Station (ISS) project should focus on maintaining its safety and continued work, and keep in mind the long history of cooperation, as Russia is reviewing the future of its participation after sanctions, Space Foundation CEO Tom Zelibor told Sputnik. In March, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin said the Russian space agency will soon inform the government of how it plans to terminate cooperation on the ISS and is analyzing options of whe ... read more |
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Russian cosmonauts activate robotic arm on ISS during spacewalkWashington DC (UPI) Apr 18, 2021 Two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station on Monday completed the first of two spacewalks to activate the station's new European Robotic Arm. ... more  
Shenzhou XIII mission a success in testing tech for space stationBeijing (XNA) Apr 19, 2022 The Shenzhou XIII mission has concluded the technology demonstration phase in the construction of China's Tiangong space station, according to a senior space official. Hao Chun, head of the Ch ... more 
China reveals missions of Shenzhou-14, Shenzhou-15 space crewsBeijing (XNA) Apr 19, 2022 The crews of China's Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 missions have been selected, and are carrying out relevant training and mission preparations, according to a press conference on Sunday. Both c ... more 
Core module of China's space station achieves anticipated goalBeijing (XNA) Apr 19, 2022 Tianhe, the core module of China's space station, has completed its verification of key technologies and achieved its expected goal. Yang Hong, chief designer of the space station system of th ... more |
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Planet releases slew of datasets for planetary variablesSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 Planet Labs PBC has announced the release of Planetary Variables, a new product offering consisting of three pre-processed, accurate data feeds that measure the conditions of dynamic systems on the ... more  
SpaceX launches second U.S. reconnaissance satellite on Falcon 9 rocketWashington DC (UPI) Apr 17, 2021 SpaceX on Sunday successfully launched a U.S. spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office on its Falcon 9 rocket. ... more  
100 km, the current Longest Distance of Quantum Secure Direct CommunicationChangchun, China (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 Confidentiality of communication is essential in modern societies. Traditional way of secure communication is to use encryption, which is based on the computational difficulty of certain mathematica ... more 
NASA moon rocket headed back to Vehicle Assembly Building after testing delaysWashington DC (UPI) Apr 18, 2021 The launch of NASA's new moon rocket has been pushed back by nearly a month after the Space Launch System failed to complete necessary prelaunch testing, officials said Monday. ... more |
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Perseverance at the DeltaWashington DC (SPX) Apr 19, 2022 Last week's blog talked about the rapid traverse of Perseverance to the Delta. This weeks blog entry will talk about the Delta itself, and why it is something worth rapidly traversing towards! ... more  
China Satellite Navigation Conference to highlight digital economy, intelligent navigationBeijing (XNA) Apr 15, 2022 The 13th China Satellite Navigation Conference will be held in Beijing in May, highlighting the digital economy and intelligent navigation, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office. ... more 
Satellites improve national reporting of greenhouse gasesParis (ESA) Apr 15, 2022 With the climate crisis continuing to tighten its grip, nations around the world are making efforts to reduce emissions of climate warming gases. To track action, countries report their greenhouse g ... more  
Navy conducts historic test of new laser weapon systemArlington VA (SPX) Apr 15, 2022 The ground-based laser system homed in on the red drone flying by, shooting a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye. Suddenly, a fiery orange glow flared on the drone, smoke poured from its en ... more |
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New tests evaluate mission readiness of astronauts upon landingHouston TX (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 Have you ever felt off-balance after being on amusement rides or gotten motion sickness on a boat? Astronauts feel something similar that can be more intense when they return to Earth from space. ... more 
Pop goes the MoonParis (ESA) Apr 15, 2022 A satisfying, audible 'pop' marked a successful piercing of the sealed Apollo 17 sample container using the ESA designed and built piercing tool. The tool forms part of a gas sampling system with a ... more 
Moon dust Neil Armstrong collected sells for more than $500,000Washington DC (UPI) Apr 15, 2022 Moon dust Neil Armstrong collected in 1969 has sold for more than $500,000 at auction after NASA lost legal battles over its ownership. Five samples of the NASA-verified moon dust and the NASA ... more  
Webb will study formation, composition, clouds of distant worldsBaltimore MD (SPX) Apr 15, 2022 The journey of commissioning the Webb telescope continues this week with the successful cooling of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), through the critical 'pinch point,' down to its final operating ... more 
China launches Zhongxing-6D satelliteXichang (XNA) Apr 19, 2022 China successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Friday. The satellite, Zhongxing-6D, was launched at 8 p.m. (B ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 
NASA will provide coverage of spacewalks Monday, April 18, and Thursday, April 28, as Russian cosmonauts venture outside the International Space Station to activate a new robotic arm attached to the Nauka module.
Coverage for both spacewalks will begin at 10 a.m. EDT each day on NASA Television, the NASA app, and agency's website. Each spacewalk is scheduled to begin around 10:25 a.m.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 17, 2021 
SpaceX on Sunday successfully launched a U.S. spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office on its Falcon 9 rocket.
The company announced liftoff in the launch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:14 a.m.
The Falcon 9 carried the NROL-85 satellite that is used to collect and deliver "space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance," the office ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 14, 2022 
Drilling is on hold while the rover focuses on driving, so the sampling team is off studying the data we have acquired so far. What kind of information do we get from the drill, and how do the rocks we have drilled so far compare to each other?
One of the first things we look at is how difficult it was for the drill to make progress through the rock. The rover has a rotary percussive drill ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 19, 2022 
The crews of China's Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 missions have been selected, and are carrying out relevant training and mission preparations, according to a press conference on Sunday.
Both crews will stay in orbit for six months, and they will for the first time rotate in orbit to realize the uninterrupted manned residence, Huang Weifen, chief designer of the China manned space program's ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 13, 2022 
China's commercial aerospace sector has embraced a wave of IPO plans recently, as private enterprises hasten to "aim for the stars" and become the country's first domestically listed aerospace company.
In March, Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co, the country's first commercial remote sensing satellite firm, is planning to file an IPO, according to the website of Haitong Securities.
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 Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 14, 2022  Kleos Space S.A (ASX:KSS, Frankfurt:KS1) has confirmed that the first two Patrol Mission satellites (KSF2-C and KSF2-D) have been successfully deployed from D-Orbit's orbital transfer vehicle, ION Satellite Carrier, and contact has been established. The remaining two Patrol satellites (KSF2-A and KSF3-B) are expected to be deployed into a different orbit from the transfer vehicle in the coming w ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 
In studying a unique class of ultra-hot exoplanets, NASA Hubble Space Telescope astronomers may be in the mood for dancing to the Calypso party song "Hot, Hot, Hot." That's because these bloated Jupiter-sized worlds are so precariously close to their parent star they are being roasted at seething temperatures above 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That's hot enough to vaporize most metals, including ti ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 
An enormous comet - approximately 80 miles across, more than twice the width of Rhode Island - is heading our way at 22,000 miles per hour from the edge of the solar system. Fortunately, it will never get closer than 1 billion miles from the sun, which is slightly farther from Earth than Saturn; that will be in 2031.
Comets, among the oldest objects in the solar system, are icy bodies that ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 18, 2022 
The United States on Monday voiced alarm over a potential security deal between China and the Solomon Islands, as top US diplomats headed to the South Pacific to curb Beijing's inroads.
Kurt Campbell and Daniel Kritenbrink, the top officials on Asia at the National Security Council and State Department respectively, will lead the delegation traveling this week to the Solomon Islands, Fiji an ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 15, 2022 
The 13th China Satellite Navigation Conference will be held in Beijing in May, highlighting the digital economy and intelligent navigation, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office.
The conference will showcase the latest industrialization achievement of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), the office said.
Diverse events such as summit forums, academic exchanges, ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 
Have you ever felt off-balance after being on amusement rides or gotten motion sickness on a boat? Astronauts feel something similar that can be more intense when they return to Earth from space.
Once they land, their whole body - including muscles, bones, inner ear, and organs - starts readjusting to Earth's gravity. Astronauts often report feeling dizzy, lightheaded, nauseated, and off-b ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 
Dwarf planet Ceres is becoming a new research focus in the recent field of ocean worlds science. It is the only large, water-rich body that has been characterized to an extraordinary level of detail thanks to NASA's Dawn mission. But what does all this research mean and where do we go from here?
In Ceres: An Ice-Rich World in the Inner Solar System, Drs. Li and Castillo-Rogez provide a tho ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 15, 2022 
With the climate crisis continuing to tighten its grip, nations around the world are making efforts to reduce emissions of climate warming gases. To track action, countries report their greenhouse gas emissions to the UNFCCC - the body responsible for driving global action to combat climate change. While accurate and consistent reporting is crucial, very few countries exploit Earth observation s ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 19, 2022 
The Sun emitted a significant solar flare on April 16, 2022, peaking at 11:34 p.m. EST. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event.
Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.
This f ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 15, 2022 
The journey of commissioning the Webb telescope continues this week with the successful cooling of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), through the critical 'pinch point,' down to its final operating temperature of less than 7 kelvins (-447 degrees Fahrenheit, or -266 degrees Celsius). This was a precondition to completing the seventh and final stage of the mirror alignment process. The next step ... more |
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 Hatfield UK (The Conversation) Apr 15, 2022 
The Hubble Space Telescope has observed the most distant star ever seen - Earendel, meaning morning star. Even though Earendel is 50 times the mass of the Sun, and millions of times brighter, we would not normally be able to see it. We can see it due to an alignment of the star with a large galaxy cluster in front of it whose gravity bends the light from the star to make it brighter and more foc ... more |
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