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  Washington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2022 Space company Maxar announced an agreement to go private on Friday in an acquisition led by private equity firm Advent International. The deal gives Maxar a value of $6.4 billion. Advent will take a $3.1 billion stake in the space company, with British Columbia Investment Management Corporation making a $1 billion equity contribution. "This announcement is an exceptional outcome for stockholders and is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team, the value Maxar has created and t ... read more |
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Healthier diets for astronauts on spaceflights may improve health and performanceWashington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 Astronauts could be given an enhanced diet during spaceflights that includes a greater variety and quantity of fruits, vegetables, and fish to improve their health and performance compared to standa ... more  
Comet impacts could bring ingredients for life to Europa's oceanAustin TX (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 Comet strikes on Jupiter's moon Europa could help transport critical ingredients for life found on the moon's surface to its hidden ocean of liquid water - even if the impacts don't punch completely ... more  
Perseverance rover to begin building Martian sample depotPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 18, 2022 In the coming days, NASA's Perseverance rover is expected to begin building the first sample depot on another world. This will mark a crucial milestone in the NASA-ESA (European Space Agency) Mars S ... more  
Third US-Republic of Korea Civil Space DialogueWashington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 Officials from the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) met in Seoul on December 15 and 16 for the third U.S.-Republic of Korea Civil Space Dialogue. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of ... more |
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Rocket Lab scrubs first U.S. Electron launch over high windsWashington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2021 U.S. launch and space systems company Rocket Lab called off its Sunday evening liftoff of its first Electron rocket mission from the United States over upper-level high winds. ... more  
AST SpaceMobile and NASA sign agreement to improve spaceflight safetyMidland TX (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 AST SpaceMobile reports that its subsidiary, AST and Science, LLC, and NASA recently signed an agreement to formalize both organizations' dedication to maintaining and improving safety in the shared ... more 
SpaceX launches 54 Starlink communication satellitesWashington DC (UPI) Dec 17, 2021 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket in Florida on Saturday carrying 54 Starlink Internet satellites. ... more 
SpaceX launches two broadband satellites for Luxembourg firmWashington DC (UPI) Dec 16, 2021 Elon Musk's SpaceX launched two high-power broadband satellites for a Luxembourg firm's new communications system toward orbit Friday evening from Florida. ... more |
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NASA conducts first test of redesigned Lunar rocket engine at StennisNew Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 NASA conducted the first test of the newly redesigned RS-25 engine for future flights of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Dec. 14, completing 209.5 seconds of a scheduled 500 second hot fire at ... more 
Temperature rising on Soyuz, crew not in dangerMoscow (AFP) Dec 17, 2022 The temperature on the Soyuz capsule docked at the International Space Station has risen but the crew are not in danger, the Russian space agency said Friday as it assesses a leak. ... more 
AstroAccess successfully completes first weightless research flight with international disabled crewHouston TX (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 AstroAccess, a project dedicated to promoting disability inclusion in space, announced the successful completion of its first formal research flight 'AA2' onboard Zero-G Corporation's aircraft. The ... more  
NASA developing AI to steer using landmarks on the MoonGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 Much like how familiar landmarks can give travelers a sense of direction when their smart phones lose their lock on GPS signals, a NASA engineer is teaching a machine to use features on the Moon's h ... more |
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JAXA startup Tenchijin announces funding from JAXATokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 Tenchijin is pleased to announce the investment from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ("JAXA"). This is the first ever investment of JAXA's capital investment into business. This funding ... more  
First 2 O3b mPOWER satellites launchedCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Dec 17, 2022 SES reports that the first two O3b mPOWER satellites were successfully launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States, at 5:48 pm l ... more  
Airbus achieves key milestone on EGNOS European satellite-based navigation augmentation systemParis, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is desi ... more 
Tiny meteorite may have caused leak from Soyuz capsuleWashington (AFP) Dec 15, 2022 Russian and NASA engineers were assessing a coolant leak on Thursday from a Soyuz crew capsule docked with the International Space Station (ISS) that may have been caused by a micrometeorite strike. ... more 
Juno exploring Jovian moons during extended missionPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 15, 2022 NASA's Juno mission is scheduled to obtain images of the Jovian moon Io on Dec. 15 as part of its continuing exploration of Jupiter's inner moons. Now in the second year of its extended mission to i ... more |
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AstroAccess, a project dedicated to promoting disability inclusion in space, announced the successful completion of its first formal research flight 'AA2' onboard Zero-G Corporation's aircraft. The flight included 14 disabled crew members from five different countries: Australia, Brazil, Germany, Spain, and the US.
The Zero-G aircraft ascended to an altitude of 25,000 feet, at which point ... more |
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 New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
NASA conducted the first test of the newly redesigned RS-25 engine for future flights of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Dec. 14, completing 209.5 seconds of a scheduled 500 second hot fire at the agency's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
The hot fire test was shut down early by a non-flight system used to monitor the engine. NASA and Space Launch System lead engi ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 18, 2022 
In the coming days, NASA's Perseverance rover is expected to begin building the first sample depot on another world. This will mark a crucial milestone in the NASA-ESA (European Space Agency) Mars Sample Return campaign, which aims to bring Mars samples to Earth for closer study.
The depot-building process starts when the rover drops one of its titanium sample tubes carrying a chalk-size c ... more |
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 Bloomington IN (SPX) Dec 12, 2022 
The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit.
On Nov. 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from China's Gobi Desert carrying three taikonauts - the Chinese word for astronauts. Six hours later, they reached their destination, China's recently completed space station, called Tiangong, which means "heavenly palace" in Mandarin. The three ta ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 17, 2021 
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket in Florida on Saturday carrying 54 Starlink Internet satellites.
The Falcon 9 was launched from Kennedy Space Center and was making its 15th flight to space. The rocket's first stage returned to Earth just under nine minutes later, landing on a SpaceX robotic drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast.
The satellites will ad ... more |
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 Midland TX (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
AST SpaceMobile reports that its subsidiary, AST and Science, LLC, and NASA recently signed an agreement to formalize both organizations' dedication to maintaining and improving safety in the shared environment of space.
The Space Act Agreement formalizes the prompt, detailed, and open sharing of information between AST SpaceMobile and NASA, enabling a deeper level of coordination, coopera ... more |
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
A team led by researchers at the University of Montreal has found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are "water worlds," where water makes up a large fraction of the entire planet. These worlds, located in a planetary system 218 light-years away in the constellation Lyra, are unlike any planet found in our solar system.
The team, led by Caroline Piaulet of the Trottier ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
Comet strikes on Jupiter's moon Europa could help transport critical ingredients for life found on the moon's surface to its hidden ocean of liquid water - even if the impacts don't punch completely through the moon's icy shell.
The discovery comes from a study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, where researchers developed a computer model to observe what happens afte ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
In the United States, the agriculture sector is not immune to floods and droughts. But when these disasters hit, the system is designed to be robust enough to bounce back quickly. With an economy that depends on agriculture, many protections are in place to help farmers stay afloat, even after major disasters.
Meanwhile in Southeast Asia, increasingly variable rainfall is making life diffi ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is designed to add key security features for the most safety-critical applications such as aircraft navigation and landing, and will provide entirely new services for maritime and land users. EGNOS V3 is the ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
Much like how familiar landmarks can give travelers a sense of direction when their smart phones lose their lock on GPS signals, a NASA engineer is teaching a machine to use features on the Moon's horizon to navigate across the lunar surface.
"For safety and science geotagging, it's important for explorers to know exactly where they are as they explore the lunar landscape," said Alvin Yew, ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Dec 18, 2022 
ESA and OHB have signed a contract to move forward with the design and construction of ESA's ambitious Comet Interceptor spacecraft, planned for launch in 2029.
Unlike other missions, Comet Interceptor's target has not yet been discovered. That's because it would take too long to build a mission on the short timeframe of a potential target entering the Solar System for a spacecraft to reac ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Dec 18, 2022 
ESA's wind mission continues to shine as engineers have worked their Christmas magic. With a switch back to its original laser, Aeolus is now shining more than twice as brightly with its best ever performance - just in time for the holidays.
It's another remarkable success for ESA's fifth Earth Explorer. Launched in 2018 after many technical challenges, Aeolus pioneered what none had pione ... more |
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 Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
A research team from the Institute of Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE) at Nagoya University in Japan used a sensor manufactured by Aichi Steel Corporation to build a magneto-impedance sensor magnetometer (MIM) that measures variations in the Earth's geomagnetic field. Since geomagnetic fluctuations are closely related to phenomena taking place in outer space, researchers in upper atmosp ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
Researchers may have answered a decades-old question about galaxy evolution, leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate their research.
Ever since the Hubble Sequence, that classifies galaxy morphologies, was invented in 1926, astronomers have been refining our understanding of galaxy evolution and morphology as our technology advances.
By the 1970's, research ... more |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
How fast do electrons inside a molecule move? Well, it is so fast that it takes them just few attoseconds (1 as = 10-18 s or one billionth of billionth of a second) to jump from one atom to another. Blink and you missed it - millions of billions of times. So measuring such ultrafast processes is a daunting task.
Scientists at the Australian Attosecond Science Facility and the Centre for Qu ... more |
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