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April 12, 2023
SPACE TRAVEL
Russia will use International Space Station 'until 2028'



Moscow (AFP) April 12, 2023
Russia said Wednesday it planned to use the International Space Station until 2028, an apparent reversal of an earlier announcement to quit the orbiting laboratory after 2024. In July last year, Moscow said it was leaving the International Space Station "after 2024" as ties unravelled between the Kremlin and the West over Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine. On Wednesday, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, said Moscow's participation in the international space proje ... read more

SPACEMART
Slingshot Aerospace expands network to optically track LEO satellites
Austin TX (SPX) Apr 12, 2023
Slingshot Aerospace, the innovative technology company dedicated to improving spaceflight safety and optimizing orbital operations, has announced a significant expansion to the Slingshot Global Sens ... more
TECH SPACE
3D-printed rocket maker to focus on bigger vehicle for commercial launches
Washington (AFP) April 12, 2023
Relativity Space, an aerospace startup that carried out the first test flight of a 3D-printed rocket, announced Wednesday that it will focus on a bigger rocket to compete for commercial launches with SpaceX and other companies. ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Ariane 5 flight VA260, Juice: fully integrated and ready for rollout
Paris (ESA) Apr 12, 2023
Ariane 5 for flight VA260 carrying ESA's Juice mission is seen here fully integrated and ready for rollout for its planned 13 April 2023 launch from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Juice ... more
OUTER PLANETS
A Jovian journey to the icy worlds of a Gas Giant
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Apr 11, 2023
On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer - or JUICE - will spend at least three years o ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Purdue offering new online Hypersonics Graduate Certificate
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Apr 11, 2023
Purdue University, a wellspring for hypersonics research, is moving to help fill the need for people trained in the field with a new 100% online Hypersonics Graduate Certificate. The program is desi ... more
SPACEWAR
NRO awards contract extension to Kleos
Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 11, 2023
Kleos Space Inc. (Kleos), subsidiary of Kleos Space S.A. ASX: KSS, a space-powered defense and intelligence technology company, has been awarded the Stage Two option on its current contract with the ... more
MARSDAILY
Curiosity software upgrade complete: Sol 3796
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 12, 2023
As Ken noted in his recent blog, our beloved rover spent much of the last week completing a software upgrade while the science team met virtually to synthesize and discuss results. That upgrad ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA unveils 'Mars' habitat for year-long experiments on Earth
Houston (AFP) April 12, 2023
Four small rooms, a gym and a lot of red sand - NASA unveiled on Tuesday its new Mars-simulation habitat, in which volunteers will live for a year at a time to test what life will be like on future missions to Earth's neighbor. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China's 3D printed afterburning liquid rocket engine tested during recent mission
Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 12, 2023
Tianbing Technology has made a breakthrough in rocket technology with the successful first flight of the Tianlong-2 liquid carrier rocket. The rocket used the liquid oxygen kerosene engine TH-11V, w ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab moves CubeSat from Virginia to New Zealand
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2023
Aerospace manufacturer Rocket Lab announced that it is moving its planned launch of NASA storm-monitoring CubeSats from Virginia to New Zealand. ... more
SPACEWAR
Thule Air Base Gets New Name
Pituffik Space Base, Greenland (AFNS) Apr 07, 2023
Thule Air Base, the Department of Defense's northernmost installation, has been renamed to recognize Greenlandic cultural heritage and better reflect its role in the U.S. Space Force. Followin ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
AFRL conducts first flight experiments for communications in terahertz band
Rome NY (SPX) Apr 10, 2023
Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, researchers successfully conducted flight experiments Dec. 2- 6, 2022, in Rome, New York to prove the viability of communications at radio frequencies above 3 ... more

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