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  Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 Australian rocket engineers at Gilmour Space Technologies have successfully completed the final qualification test of its main Sirius hybrid rocket engine, paving the way for the country's first orbital launch attempt of an Australian-made rocket next year. The Queensland-based rocket company is developing Eris, a three-stage launch vehicle that will be a cost effective and greener alternative to traditional liquid and solid propulsion rockets. "What you see here is Sirius, our main hybrid r ... read more |
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Phase Four achieves electric thruster operation on Air Force Green Propellant ASCENTLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF thruster) for satellite propulsion, has successfully demonstrated operation of its RF thruster using the Air Force Research Laboratory's g ... more  
First geostationary navigation receiver from Beyond Gravity will be sent to orbitWashington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) delivered a geostationary navigation receiver, called GEORIX, and an antenna to Maxar in 2021. The receiver precisely determines a satellite's position in orbit. ... more 
One Cygnus solar array deployed so farWashington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 5:32 a.m. EST Monday ... more  
PCX Aerosystems acquires Timken Aerospace Drive SystemsNewington CT (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 PCX Aerostructures, a leading manufacturer of highly engineered, precision, Flight Critical aerospace components and complex assemblies for rotorcraft and fixed wing aerospace platforms, has complet ... more |
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Cellbox-3 launches biomedical experiments to the ISSWallops VA (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 The uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft NG-18 is scheduled to launch from the Wallops Island spaceport in Virginia (USA) to the International Space Station (ISS) on 6 November 2022 at 11:50 CET (05:50 local ... more 
NASA updates Commercial Crew Flight Manifest to Space StationKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 NASA and its mission partners are gearing up for a busy 2023 with crew launches and returns from the International Space Station. NASA worked closely with its international partners and commercial c ... more  
Intelsat chooses SWISSto12 to build Intelsat 45McLean VA (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has announced that scale-up manufacturer SWISSto12 ... more  
Zimbabwe launches first nano-satelliteHarare (AFP) Nov 7, 2022 Zimbabwe on Monday announced the launch of its first nano-satellite into space in a bid to help collect data to monitor disasters, boost agriculture and enhance mineral mapping. ... more |
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Oldest planetary debris in our galaxy found from new studyWarwick UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2022 Astronomers led by the University of Warwick have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that is accreting debris from orbiting planetesimals, making it one of the oldest rocky and icy planetary s ... more  
Magnetized dead star likely has solid surfaceLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2022 The study, published in the journal Science and led by researchers at the University of Padova, uses data from a NASA satellite, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), which was launched las ... more 
Making History in SpaceParis (ESA) Nov 03, 2022 When the world thinks of space pioneering companies with a long, proven track record of success, Northrop Grumman is top of mind. With over six decades of history in space leadership supporting mult ... more 
NASA rolls Artemis I mission rocket back to launch pad ahead of Nov. 14 launchWashington DC (UPI) Nov 4, 2021 NASA is making another run at launching the Artemis I spacecraft on its maiden voyage to the moon, rolling the $4.1 billion rocket back onto the launch pad Thursday at Kennedy Space Center after months of delays pushed the liftoff to Nov. 14. ... more |
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From Graphene to Gravity: Exploring the Physics of EmergenceWashington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2022 A new short volume by veteran science writer George Musser covers the concept of emergence in two domains of physics: the physics of materials (known as condensed matter) and the physics of space an ... more 
SpiderOak wins contract with DoD to demonstrate OrbitSecure Zero-Trust Protocol On-OrbitWashington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2022 SpiderOak, the leader in complete cybersecurity solutions for next generation space systems, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver the company's OrbitSecur ... more  
EnMAP is ready for scienceMunich, Germany (SPX) Nov 03, 2022 Since its launch seven months ago, the German Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) satellite has been busy collecting data. It has recorded more than 11.4 million square kilometres of ... more  
How magnetism could help explain Earth's formationLeeds UK (SPX) Nov 03, 2022 There are several theories about how the Earth and the Moon were formed, most involving a giant impact. They vary from a model where the impacting object strikes the newly formed Earth a glancing bl ... more  
Perseverance seals up Sample tube 14.Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 07, 2022 The team is making progress identifying and implementing a fix that will allow a seal to cap off the rover's latest rock sample, which was collected at the base of Jezero's delta from an outcrop cal ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Nov 03, 2022 
The 18th Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services mission for NASA to the International Space Station carries scientific investigations of topics such as plant mutations and mudflow structure along with a demonstration of camera technology and small satellites from Japan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The Cygnus spacecraft carrying these investigations to the orbiting laboratory is scheduled for li ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2022 
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has confirmed that it will attempt to catch an Electron rocket with a helicopter as it returns to Earth from space during the Company's next launch.
Rocket Lab's 32nd Electron launch, the "Catch Me If You Can" mission, is scheduled to launch from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 during a launch window opening on November 04, UTC.
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 02, 2022 
We arrived at the spectacular workspace pictured above, but what made it spectacular - rocks - is what also made it tricky. Our left front wheel was propped up just enough on one of the lovely and interesting rocks to make it unsafe to unstow the arm. Thus, as Deirdra, one of my planning partners said - it felt like Mars was taunting us with some early 1990s MC Hammer.
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 04, 2022 
Chinese astronauts onboard the nation's Tiangong space station entered the Mengtian lab module on Thursday afternoon, several hours after the completion of the station's in-orbit assembly.
Crew members of the Shenzhou XIV mission - mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong, Senior Colonel Liu Yang and Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe - opened Mengtian's hatch and entered the lab component at 3:12 ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 03, 2022 
When the world thinks of space pioneering companies with a long, proven track record of success, Northrop Grumman is top of mind. With over six decades of history in space leadership supporting multiple civil, commercial and national security space missions, the company now supports various customer launch requirements ranging from human exploration to scientific discovery, commercial communicat ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2022 
SpiderOak, the leader in complete cybersecurity solutions for next generation space systems, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver the company's OrbitSecure zero-trust protocol on-orbit. The project will demonstrate end-to-end cybersecurity for the Department of Defense's future Hybrid Space Architecture, an initiative the U.S. Congress has begun referr ... more |
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 Warwick UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2022 
Astronomers led by the University of Warwick have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that is accreting debris from orbiting planetesimals, making it one of the oldest rocky and icy planetary systems discovered in the Milky Way. Their findings are published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, which conclude that a faint white dwarf located 90 light years from Earth, as ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Oct 17, 2022 
ESA's Mars Express has captured the rare moment of Mars' small moon Deimos passing in front of Jupiter and its four largest moons - the focus of ESA's upcoming Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer launching next year. Celestial alignments like these enable a more precise determination of the martian moons' orbits.
Since arriving in orbit at the Red Planet in 2003, Mars Express routinely observes the ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 07, 2022 
Each year, hundreds of meteorites - rocky bodies left over from the formation of the solar system - bombard Earth, delivering minerals, metals and water to our planet. Analyzing the crevices and mineral-rich deposits inside meteorites not only reveals the early history of planet formation but may provide clues about how the young Earth acquired water and other ingredients essential for life.
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 07, 2022 
China plans to establish a next-generation space-based navigation and positioning system by 2035, said a government official overseeing the sector. Ran Chengqi, director of the China Satellite Navigation Office, said at a news conference held by the State Council Information Office on Friday in Beijing that the next-generation system, which has yet to be named, will be accessible to users anywhe ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2022 
As astronauts explore the South Pole region of the Moon during Artemis missions, they will be able to go farther and conduct more science than ever before thanks to a new Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV). Instead of owning the vehicle, NASA plans to contract it as a service from industry.
The draft request for proposals for the LTV Services (LTVS) contract is now ready for industry to review, a ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 02, 2022 
On September 26, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft crashed into Dimorphos, a moonlet of the near-Earth asteroid Didymos, at 14,000 miles per hour. Prior to the impact, Southwest Research Institute engineers and scientists performed an experiment to study the cratering process that produces the mass of ejected materials and measures the subsequent momentum enhancement of t ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Nov 03, 2022 
Since its launch seven months ago, the German Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) satellite has been busy collecting data. It has recorded more than 11.4 million square kilometres of Earth's surface flr-german-environmental-mapping-and-analysis-program-enmapan area larger than Europe flr-german-environmental-mapping-and-analysis-program-enmapfrom an altitude of approximately 650 k ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2022 
For the second time in 2022, stargazers will have the opportunity to view a total lunar eclipse on Nov. 8. At least a portion of the phenomenon will be visible throughout eastern Asia, Australia, the Pacific, and North America. The previous total lunar eclipse happened in May.
According to Alphonse Sterling, astrophysicist from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 03, 2022 
Planets can force their host stars to act younger than their age, according to a new study of multiple systems using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This may be the best evidence to date that some planets apparently slow down the aging process for their host stars.
While the anti-aging property of "hot Jupiters" (that is, gas giant exoplanets that orbit a star at Mercury's distance or cl ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2022 
Astronomers using the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF's NOIRLab, have discovered the closest-known black hole to Earth. This is the first unambiguous detection of a dormant stellar-mass black hole in the Milky Way. Its close proximity to Earth, a mere 1600 light-years away, offers an intriguing target of study to advance our understanding of the evolution of binary systems.
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