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March 15, 2023
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches Cargo Dragon carrying supplies and experiments to ISS



Space Coast FL (SPX) Mar 15, 2023
SpaceX launched its 27th Commercial Resupply Service (CRS-27) mission for a 35-hour journey to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA on Tuesday, March 14 at 8:30 p.m. EDT (0030 GMT Wednesday) from Launch Complex-39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The uncrewed Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket is packed with more than 6,000 pounds of fresh food, hardware, and experiments essential for keeping the orbiting lab's seven-person crew supplied during its operation. Abou ... read more

SPACEMART
Satellite constellations multiply on profit hopes, geopolitics
Washington (AFP) March 15, 2023
The massive constellation of satellites operated by SpaceX, while still growing, will soon be joined in low Earth orbit by many more commercial competitors, but also government-sponsored programs. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Arianespace inks deal to launch at least two Vega-C rockets
Washington (AFP) March 14, 2023
Arianespace said on Tuesday that it has signed a contract to launch two Vega-C rockets, forging ahead three months after the failure of the Italian-made vehicle's first commercial flight. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NASA James Webb Telescope returns rare Wolf-Rayet images
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 14, 2023
NASA's James Webb Telescope captured a rare Wolf-Rayet star, one of the first times an image of that type of supernova has been seen. ... more
IRON AND ICE
'No need to worry': Odds drop newly-found asteroid will hit Earth
Paris (AFP) March 14, 2023
The chances have plummeted that a newly-discovered asteroid with the potential to wipe out a city will hit Earth on Valentine's Day 2046, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
SpaceX cargo resupply mission CRS-27 scheduled for launch Tuesday
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 14, 2023
SpaceX mission CRS-27 is planned for launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, carrying food, equipment, and materials for experiments in orbit. ... more
MOON DAILY
Firefly awarded payload delivery contract to Lunar Orbit and Lunar Far Side
Cedar Park CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2023
Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, was awarded a $112 million NASA contract to deliver multiple lunar payloads in 2026. As Firefly's second task order won under NAS ... more
MOON DAILY
Mix-and-match kit could enable astronauts to build a menagerie of lunar exploration bots
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 15, 2023
When astronauts begin to build a permanent base on the moon, as NASA plans to do in the coming years, they'll need help. Robots could potentially do the heavy lifting by laying cables, deploying sol ... more
MARSDAILY
ExoMars rover testing moves ahead and deep down
Paris (ESA) Mar 15, 2023
This was the third successful deep drilling test on Earth for the European wheeled laboratory, an operation crucial to answer the question of whether there was, or is, life on the Red Planet. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Pinpoint simulations provide perspective on universe structure
Princeton NJ (SPX) Mar 15, 2023
The universe is peppered with galaxies, which, on large scales, exhibit a filamentary pattern, referred to as the cosmic web. This heterogeneous distribution of cosmic material is in some ways like ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Princeton Chem, IAS uncover spatial patterns in distribution of galaxies
Princeton NJ (SPX) Mar 15, 2023
In late 2021, Salvatore Torquato, on sabbatical from Princeton's Department of Chemistry, reached across the aisle as it were and invited a young astrophysicist at the Institute for Advanced Study t ... more
VSAT NEWS
MEASAT selects Hughes JUPITER System to connect Malaysia's unconnected
Germantown MD (SPX) Mar 15, 2023
Hughes Network Systems reports that MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT), Malaysia's premier satellite operator, has selected the Hughes JUPITER System ground platform to enable broadband services on the M ... more
SPACEMART
HawkEye 360's latest satellite cluster begins operation
Herndon VA (SPX) Mar 15, 2023
HawkEye 360 has reports its Cluster 6 satellites have begun operation. The rapidly growing constellation can collect up to 24 times per day over a region of interest, as often as once every hour. Th ... more

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