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  Washington DC (UPI) Jul 21, 2021 SpaceX will delay Thursday's Starlink launch, an attempt by the company to beat its record of 31 launches in 2021 with a 32nd launch this year, until Friday because of fog. The countdown to launch was aborted seconds ahead of the Falcon 9 rocket's planned launch of 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from the from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The lift off of the two-stage Falcon 9 rocket at 1:39 p.m. EDT (10:39 a.m. local time) was set to be live streamed at Space ... read more |
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Northrop Grumman and NASA test SLS boosterPromontory UT (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 Northrop Grumman and NASA have conducted a full-scale static fire of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket motor, known as Flight Support Booster-2. The five-segment solid rocket booster is the wo ... more  
Russian, European astronauts make rare joint spacewalk at ISSWashington DC (UPI) Jul 21, 2021 A Russian cosmonaut and European Space Agency engineer made a several-hour spacewalk at the International Space Station on Thursday to work on a robotic laboratory arm. ... more  
New method increases lunar mapping accuracy to unprecedented levelsCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 TOPOGRAPHY: The surface of the moon and rocky planets, Mars in particular, are of huge interest to anyone trying to explore our solar system. The surface must be known in as much detail as possible, ... more 
NASA selects Draper to for Lunar Far Side missionHouston TX (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 NASA has awarded Draper of Cambridge, Massachusetts a contract to deliver Artemis science investigations to the Moon in 2025. The commercial delivery is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Servi ... more |
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Why Jupiter doesn't have rings like SaturnRiverside CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 Because it's bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new UC Riverside research shows Jupiter's massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night ... more  
Laser marking on MarsPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 22, 2022 If your name begins with "L" you will like this post about the first letter to be laser engraved on Mars. Every once in a while, we see cartoons in which a Mars rover is driven in a pattern to make ... more 
Johns Hopkins APL assembles first global map of lunar hydrogenLaurel MD (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 Using data collected over two decades ago, scientists from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have compiled the first complete map of hydrogen abundances on the ... more  
Novel way to 'see' the first stars through the fog of the early UniverseCambridge UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 A team of astronomers has developed a method that will allow them to 'see' through the fog of the early Universe and detect light from the first stars and galaxies. The researchers, led by the ... more |
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Terran Orbital Commissions Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 PayloadBoca Raton FL (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States and Allied aerospace and defense industries, has announced the commissioning of t ... more  
How does reduced gravity affect astronauts' muscles and nerve responsesKyoto City, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 Among the many functions performed by skeletal muscles, an important one is maintaining our posture. If it weren't for these muscles, Earth's gravitational pull may make it difficult for us to stand ... more  
Heatwaves and fires scorch Europe, Africa, and AsiaGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 In June and July 2022, heatwaves struck Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, as temperatures climbed above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in places and broke many long-stand ... more  
Satellite Vu and SSTL commission satellite clone to double climate data collectionGuildford UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 Satellite Vu, the UK satellite firm set to become the world's global thermometer from space, has commissioned a new clone of its original satellite in collaboration with Surrey Satellite Technology ... more |
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Feeling the heat from spaceParis (ESA) Jul 21, 2022 With searing temperatures and a string of record highs being smashed across western Europe, the current heatwave is all too apparent. Extreme heat warnings have been issued in several countries incl ... more  
Climate patterns thousands of miles away affect US bird migrationGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 Every spring, migratory birds arrive in the continental United States from south and central America to breed. But precisely when they arrive each spring varies from year to year. In a NASA-led stud ... more 
Mars Express peers into Mars' 'Grand Canyon'Paris (ESA) Jul 21, 2022 The latest image release from ESA's Mars Express takes us over two ruptures in the martian crust that form part of the mighty Valles Marineris canyon system. Valles Marineris cuts across Mars ... more  
CSU researcher links real encounter with 'milky seas' to satellite picturesFort Collins CO (SPX) Jul 17, 2022 Milky seas - the rare phenomenon of glowing areas on the ocean's surface that can cover hundreds of square miles - are not new to scientists at Colorado State University. They have previously demons ... more 
EO-Lab is Launched - Your Access to Earth Observation DataWarsaw, Poland (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 How can we measure the well-being of our planet Earth? Scientists and researchers in Germany are now offered a new platform for analysing Earth observation satellite data. EO-Lab has been commission ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 21, 2021 
A Russian cosmonaut and European Space Agency engineer made a several-hour spacewalk at the International Space Station on Thursday to work on a robotic laboratory arm.
The pair began the spacewalk around 10 a.m. EDT and it was scheduled to last about six hours.
The objective of the mission is to continue outfitting the European robotic arm on the ISS Nauka laboratory.
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 Promontory UT (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 
Northrop Grumman and NASA have conducted a full-scale static fire of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket motor, known as Flight Support Booster-2. The five-segment solid rocket booster is the world's largest solid rocket motor and will provide more than 75 percent of the SLS rocket's initial thrust during launch.
Over 300 measurement channels assessed the 154-foot-long solid rocket boo ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 22, 2022 
If your name begins with "L" you will like this post about the first letter to be laser engraved on Mars. Every once in a while, we see cartoons in which a Mars rover is driven in a pattern to make letters in the sand with its wheel tracks. The letters spell out a silly phrase, and the cartoon usually has aliens on the side, laughing or puzzling over the meaning. The use of lasers on board Mars ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 20, 2022 
China's Wentian space laboratory and its carrier-a Long March 5B rocket-were moved to a service tower on Monday morning to undergo final tests before their planned flight in the coming days, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said in a brief statement that prelaunch preparations will begin at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southernmost island province of Hainan ... more |
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 Boca Raton FL (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States and Allied aerospace and defense industries, has announced the commissioning of the Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 payload. The payload provides Machine to Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity to ground terminals and is an improved version of the payloads flown on CENTA ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 15, 2022 
The pressure is on at ESA's mission control. An ESA satellite dodges out of the way of a mystery piece of space junk spotted just hours before a potential collision.
Now a crucial step in the spacecraft's ongoing journey to safer skies has to be quickly rescheduled, as violent solar activity related to the ramping up of the solar cycle warps Earth's atmosphere and threatens to drag it down ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 
In recent years, a large number of exoplanets have been found around single 'normal' stars. New research shows that there may be exceptions to this trend. Researchers from the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (UANL), the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and New York University Abu Dhabi suggest a new way of detecting dim bodies, including planets, orbiting exotic binary stars ... more |
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 
Because it's bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new UC Riverside research shows Jupiter's massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night sky.
"It's long bothered me why Jupiter doesn't have even more amazing rings that would put Saturn's to shame," said UCR astrophysicist Stephen Kane, who led the research.
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 Fort Collins CO (SPX) Jul 17, 2022 
Milky seas - the rare phenomenon of glowing areas on the ocean's surface that can cover hundreds of square miles - are not new to scientists at Colorado State University. They have previously demonstrated the use of satellites to see these elusive phenomena. What was missing were photographic observations of milky seas observed from the Earth's surface and from space at the same time.
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2022 
Space Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company the contract to deliver operations and sustainment support services for the Global Positioning System IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF. The support contract provides specialized sustainment services to maintain the GPS IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF space vehicles and signal in space, and meet evolving requirements for a resilient system for the joint wa ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 
NASA has awarded Draper of Cambridge, Massachusetts a contract to deliver Artemis science investigations to the Moon in 2025. The commercial delivery is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative under Artemis.
Draper will receive $73 million for the contract, and is responsible for end-to-end delivery services, including payload integration, delivery from Earth to ... more |
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 Berlin-Adlershof, Germany (SPX) Jul 20, 2022 
Between June 2018 and November 2019, the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 examined asteroid Ryugu, which is just under one kilometre in size, at close range. The spacecraft came into contact with Ryugu twice and collected samples from the asteroid's surface.
"Hayabusa2 was and is one of the most complex missions in the history of research into the bodies of the Solar System," emphasises Anke ... more |
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 Guildford UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 
Satellite Vu, the UK satellite firm set to become the world's global thermometer from space, has commissioned a new clone of its original satellite in collaboration with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to double its data collection capacity.
The deal sees SSTL begin construction on the second of Satellite Vu's Mid Wave Infra-Red (MWIR) thermal imaging satellite's which will collect ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 
Fluctuations in space weather are disrupting train signals and causing significant delays. A project investigating the effect of solar storms on railway signals will be presented this week at the National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 2022) by Cameron Patterson, a PhD student at Lancaster University.
The sun's tendency to affect technology on Earth, as well as in space, is known as space weather. ... more |
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 Amherst MA (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 
A University of Massachusetts Amherst undergraduate student has contributed significant work regarding the growth of stars and black holes, providing key insight into how they are linked. This new information will allow the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to more efficiently untangle how, exactly, galaxies work.
Astronomers know that the evolution of galaxies is powered by two processes: ... more |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 
A team of astronomers has developed a method that will allow them to 'see' through the fog of the early Universe and detect light from the first stars and galaxies.
The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, have developed a methodology that will allow them to observe and study the first stars through the clouds of hydrogen that filled the Universe about 378,000 years after the B ... more |
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