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  Menlo Park CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 Airbus Ventures announces its newest lead investment in Solestial, Inc. ("Solestial"), the solar energy company for space. The round was joined by AEI HorizonX, GPVC, Stellar Ventures, Industrious Ventures, and others. This new funding will be used to ramp up production and customer engagement capabilities, as the company expands ground and flight testing in parallel; additional investments in R and D and go-to-market functions are also planned. Solestial's solar panels can be produced at scale us ... read more |
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Mexico denies Russia space deal will aid spyingMexico City (AFP) Oct 10, 2022 Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday denied that a space cooperation agreement signed with Russia last year would help Moscow spy on North America. ... more 
Second batch of Airbus' Sparkwing solar panels selected by AerospacelabLeiden, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 An additional six of Airbus' Sparkwing solar panels have been selected by Aerospacelab to accommodate their ramp up towards higher satellite production volumes. The panels are designed and produced ... more  
Goddard awards contract to SpaceLink for technology demonstrationMcLean VA (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 SpaceLink, a company that provides secure data relay from any orbit, any time, announced it was awarded a contract by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to study how commercial optical ground t ... more  
Viasat and Inmarsat confident their combination benefits consumersCarlsbad CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, and Inmarsat, a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, remain committed to working with the UK's Competitio ... more |
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NASA sets new Artemis I launch window for Nov. 14Washington DC (UPI) Oct 12, 2021 After a string of setbacks, the U.S. space agency, NASA, said Wednesday it would try again to conduct its Artemis I test flight to the moon on Nov. 14. ... more  
NASA confirms DART impact changed asteroid's motion in spaceWashington DC (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) investigation team shows the spacecraft's kinetic impact with its target asteroid, Dimorphos, succ ... more 
First kinetic impact test succeeds in shifting asteroid orbitParis (ESA) Oct 13, 2022 The kinetic impact of NASA's DART spacecraft with the Dimorphos asteroid around its larger Didymos parent body has succeeded in shifting its orbit, meaning humankind's first planetary defence test h ... more  
Sols 3621-3622: Planetary Power PuzzlePasadena CA (JPL) Oct 13, 2022 This morning's planning kicked off with great news! Our Sol 3620 SAM data of the Canaima drill sample was interesting enough to proceed with planning a Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) exp ... more |
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ViaSat-3 satellite completes mechanical environmental testingCarlsbad CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) reports that reports that the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite has completed mechanical environmental testing. This is a significant milestone that is designed to verify the sa ... more  
A day at the beach for life on other worldsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 05, 2022 New simulations show that truly Earth-like exoplanets with oceans and continents, and beaches along the boundaries, may be much more common around red dwarfs than previously expected. This means ong ... more 
Japan orders satellite-carrying rocket to self-destruct after failed launchWashington DC (UPI) Oct 12, 2021 A Japanese rocket attempting to launch a satellite into space self-destructed after it failed to reach trajectory after liftoff on Wednesday. ... more 
NASA's Mars mission shields up for testsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 Micrometeorites are a potential hazard for any space mission, including NASA's Mars Sample Return. The tiny rocks can travel up to 50 miles per second. At these speeds, "even dust could cause damage ... more |
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Astra announces spacecraft engine contract with Maxar TechnologiesAlameda CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 Astra Space, Inc. ("Astra") (Nasdaq: ASTR) announced that it has reached an agreement with Maxar Technologies ("Maxar") (TSX:MAXR) to supply Astra Spacecraft Engines. The propulsion systems will be ... more 
Japan becomes first in Asia to get Starlink connectionWashington DC (UPI) Oct 11, 2021 Japan on Tuesday became the first country in Asia to receive Internet access from the Starlink satellite system from the SpaceX company controlled by Tesla founder Elon Musk. ... more  
NASA's Roman Mission delivers detectors to Japan's PRIME TelescopeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 Billy Keim, a NASA technician, removes a 16-megapixel detector from its shipping container internal fixture as engineer Stephanie Cheung coordinates the activity. NASA's future Nancy Grace Roman Spa ... more  
Exploring Europa possible with silicon-germanium transistor technologyAtlanta GA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 Europa is more than just one of Jupiter's many moons - it's also one of most promising places in the solar system to look for extraterrestrial life. Under 10 kilometers of ice is a liquid water ocea ... more  
BeetleSat announces next steps for world's first LEO satellite network with expandable antennasMiami FL (SPX) Oct 04, 2022 BeetleSat, a global provider of telecommunications and satellite technology, unveiled the next phases of development for its much-anticipated LEO broadband satellite constellation. The announcement ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 12, 2022 
Dennis Tito, an American entrepreneur who in 2001 became the first person to pay for their own space voyage, said Wednesday he plans to fly with his wife Akiko on a future SpaceX mission around the Moon.
The voyage will take place after Elon Musk's company has finished developing its prototype Starship rocket and has flown a first commercial flight that will include Japanese billionaire Yusa ... more |
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 Alameda CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 
Astra Space, Inc. ("Astra") (Nasdaq: ASTR) announced that it has reached an agreement with Maxar Technologies ("Maxar") (TSX:MAXR) to supply Astra Spacecraft Engines. The propulsion systems will be used in Maxar's proliferated low Earth orbit (LEO) spacecrafts, which support a wide variety of global coverage missions, including Earth observation, communications and national security. Astra expec ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 13, 2022 
This morning's planning kicked off with great news! Our Sol 3620 SAM data of the Canaima drill sample was interesting enough to proceed with planning a Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) experiment. This type of activity is one of SAM's specialties and can help characterize the chemistry of the rock we're parked in front of, including the presence of compounds essential to life as we kno ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 11, 2022 
Propellant injection work on the Mengtian space lab, the second lab component of China's Tiangong space station, was conducted on Monday morning at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said in a news release that the lab module has undergone ground tests at the center and will undergo checks of its functions along with ... more |
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 Carlsbad CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, and Inmarsat, a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, remain committed to working with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to demonstrate how their planned transaction will benefit airline, passenger, and enterprise users of In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) in aviation businesses.
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 McLean VA (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 
SpaceLink, a company that provides secure data relay from any orbit, any time, announced it was awarded a contract by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to study how commercial optical ground terminals will integrate into the Near Space Network. The funded study includes a demonstration of end-to-end transport of multi-source data at the SpaceLink gateway in the Mojave Desert.
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 
Broccoli, along with many other plants and microorganisms, emit gases to help them expel toxins. Scientists believe these gases could provide compelling evidence of life on other planets.
These types of gases are made when organisms add a carbon and three hydrogen atoms to an undesirable chemical element. This process, called methylation, can turn potential toxins into gases that float saf ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 13, 2022 
New research makes hypotheses that NASA's Europa Clipper can test: Any plumes or volcanic activity at the Jovian moon's surface are caused by shallow lakes in its icy crust.
In the search for life beyond Earth, subsurface bodies of water in our outer solar system are some of the most important targets. That's why NASA is sending the Europa Clipper spacecraft to Jupiter's moon Europa: There ... more |
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2022 
The Salton Sea, California's most polluted inland lake, has lost a third of its water in the last 25 years. New research has determined a decline in Colorado River flow is the reason for that shrinking.
As the lake dries up, the concentration of salt and chemicals in the remaining water has increased dramatically, causing a mass die-off of fish and birds, including endangered species. The ... more |
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 Mexico City (AFP) Oct 10, 2022 
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday denied that a space cooperation agreement signed with Russia last year would help Moscow spy on North America.
The pact was inked before Russia's invasion of Ukraine and "now a scandal is being made because there's talk that Mexico is allowing Russian satellites to be used to spy on Mexican and North American airspace," Lopez Obrador to ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 
This study is conducted by a joint team from Chinese Academy of Sciences. They use aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Electron-energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) to examine the microstructures and chemical compositions at nano/atomic scales of 25 soil grains (1-3 um in size) from Sample CE5C0400YJFM00507 (1.5 g). The soi ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Oct 13, 2022 
The kinetic impact of NASA's DART spacecraft with the Dimorphos asteroid around its larger Didymos parent body has succeeded in shifting its orbit, meaning humankind's first planetary defence test has been successful. Observations are continuing of the debris plume caused by the collision for as long as possible, as the asteroid system gradually recedes from Earth.
As a next step ESA's Her ... more |
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 Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Oct 06, 2022 
The development of Europe's second generation polar-orbiting weather satellites has reached another decisive milestone with the installation of the Ice Cloud Imager Instrument (ICI) onto the MetOp-SG-B satellite. The novel sensor has now been successfully integrated at Airbus' Satellite Integration Centre in Friedrichshafen, Germany. ICI is one of the five instruments on board this next generati ... more |
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 Tsukuba, Japan (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 
Witnessing a total solar eclipse is an unforgettable experience and may have been even more impressive throughout history before we were able to understand and accurately predict their occurrence. But the historical records of these remarkable astronomical spectacles are more than mere curiosities-they provide invaluable information on changes in the Earth's movement.
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 Tampere, Finland (SPX) Oct 11, 2022 
Optics, the study of light, is one of the oldest fields in physics and has never ceased to surprise researchers. Although the classical description of light as a wave phenomenon is rarely questioned, the physical origins of some optical effects are. A team of researchers at Tampere University have brought the discussion on one fundamental wave effect, i.e., the debate around the anomalous behavi ... more |
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 Oxford UK (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 
Tiny dust molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the most widespread organic molecules in the universe and important astronomical tools. For instance, they are considered to be fundamental building blocks of prebiotic compounds, which may have played a key role in the origin of life. PAH molecules produce extremely bright emission bands in the infrared region when t ... more |
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