|
|
|
  Houston (AFP) April 3, 2023 NASA unveiled the crew on Monday for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years - including the first woman and Black man to participate in a lunar flight. Three Americans and one Canadian will fly around the Moon next year, becoming the first astronauts to venture that deep into space since the historic Apollo missions ended in 1972. The flight, dubbed Artemis II, is scheduled to take place in November 2024 and is a prelude to returning humans to the lunar surface for the first ... read more |
 |
 
Kenya to launch first operational satellite next weekNairobi (AFP) April 3, 2023 Kenya will launch its first operational satellite next week in a landmark achievement for the country's space programme, the government said on Monday. ... more  
SpaceX launches Tranche 0 mission sending 10 satellites into orbitWashington DC (UPI) Apr 2, 2023 SpaceX launched 10 Space Development Agency satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Sunday in the Tranche 0 mission. ... more  
First Mars Sample Depot shaped by Rover, Lander, and HelicopterPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 02, 2023 NASA's Perseverance rover is now exploring the upper surface of the Western Fan in Jezero crater, having completed a very successful one Mars year Prime Mission. It has sealed 22 of the 43 sample tu ... more  
Virgin Orbit to lay off 85 percent of its employeesWashington (AFP) March 31, 2023 Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch company founded by Richard Branson, said it will lay off 85 percent of its employees, according to a filing to the US stock market regulator. ... more |
|
|
| Previous Issues | Mar 31 | Mar 30 | Mar 29 | Mar 28 | Mar 27 |
|
|
|
|
NASA to reveal crew for 2024 flight around the MoonHouston (AFP) April 3, 2023 NASA is to reveal the names on Monday of the astronauts - three Americans and a Canadian - who will fly around the Moon next year, a prelude to returning humans to the lunar surface for the first time in a half century. ... more 
Momentus' pioneering propulsion system completes initial tests in spaceSan Jose CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2023 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has successfully completed the initial test sequence on-orbit of its pioneering Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) that relies on solar power and uses distilled wat ... more 
Hack-A-Sat competition highlights on-orbit hackingRome NY (SPX) Mar 30, 2023 The Department of the Air Force, or DAF, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and Space Systems Command, opened registration Feb. 22, 2023, for the qualification round o ... more 
NASA's Perseverance Collects First Mars Sample of New Science CampaignPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 02, 2023 NASA's Perseverance rover cored and stored the first sample of the mission's newest science campaign on Thursday, March 30. With each campaign, the team explores and studies a new area. On this one, ... more |
|
MOXIE Celebrates 2 Years on Mars: Discoveries and Work Left To DoPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 02, 2023 MOXIE, the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, is a Perseverance Rover payload on Mars. MOXIE uses a scroll pump to capture the thin, carbon-dioxide dominate air of Mars and flows i ... more 
Successful tests of EMRS project on Mars and Moon analogues surface last FebruaryMadrid, Spain (SPX) Apr 02, 2023 GMV is leading one of the two Pre-Phase A studies of the European Moon Rover System (EMRS). This project focuses on finding the best solution for a potential future European rover, with the ability ... more  
China's Shenzhou XV astronauts complete 3rd spacewalkBeijing (XNA) Apr 02, 2023 The astronauts of China's Shenzhou XV crew have completed three spacewalks since their journey into space four months ago, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The third spacewal ... more  
Satellite family launched into orbit from ShanxiTaiyuan, China (XNA) Mar 31, 2023 China launched four Earth-observation satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province on Thursday afternoon. The group consists of one 320-kilogram pivot satellite and t ... more |
|
|
| Buy Advertising | About Us | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2020 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
