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April 17, 2023
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch, runs clock down to 10 secs for wet dress rehearsal



Starbase, United States (AFP) April 17, 2023
SpaceX on Monday postponed the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. Liftoff of the giant rocket was called off just minutes ahead of the scheduled launch time because of a pressurization issue, SpaceX officials said. ... read more

TECH SPACE
Juice sends first 'selfies' from space
Paris (ESA) Apr 16, 2023
ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) has taken its first monitoring camera images showing part of the spacecraft with Earth as a stunning backdrop. The mission launched on an Ariane 5 from ... more
SPACEMART
Taiwan seeks satellite solutions after undersea cables cut
Matsu, Taiwan (AFP) April 13, 2023
Taiwanese hostel worker Wang Chuang-jen's business took a hammering when undersea telecoms lines serving tiny Matsu archipelago were cut in February. ... more
IRON AND ICE
Lucy snaps its first views of Trojan Asteroid targets
San Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
Some of the asteroids NASA's Lucy mission will visit are still more than 330 million miles (530 million kilometers) away from the spacecraft, which is more than three times the average distance betw ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China rocket launch sends debris into sea near Taiwan: Taipei authorities
Taipei (AFP) April 16, 2023
China said Sunday it had launched a satellite into orbit, with authorities in Taiwan saying rocket debris had fallen into the sea where Beijing announced a no-sail zone this week. ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ
Exolaunch deploys 21 satellites on Transporter-7 rideshare mission
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
Exolaunch has successfully deployed 21 satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-7 mission. The mission was launched using a SpaceX Falcon 9 on April 14 at 11:48pm PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Ca ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
SFL announces launch of nine satellites supporting four microspace missions
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has announced the launch and successful deployment of nine satellites at 06:48 am UTC on 15 April 2023 (11:48 pm PDT, 14 April 2023). Launched from Vandenberg Space For ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Kenya launches first operational satellite into orbit
Nairobi (AFP) April 15, 2023
Kenya's first operational satellite was launched into orbit on Saturday by a SpaceX rocket that took off from California, USA, according to images from the US space company. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
DEWA launches DEWA SAT-2 to better manage UAE utilities
Dubai UAE (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has successfully launched its second nanosatellite DEWA SAT-2 aboard the Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. T ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
TrustPoint launches first commercially-funded, purpose-built PNT microsat
Leesburg VA (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
TrustPoint, an aerospace startup providing next-generation GNSS products and services, has reported the launch of its first satellite. The satellite, named "It's About Time", will allow TrustPoint t ... more
TECH SPACE
Momentus launches Vigoride-6 OSV on SpaceX Transporter-7 Mission
San Jose CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has launched its third Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) to low-Earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission on April 14. Momentus established contact with i ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
ispace Mission 1 completing key milestones after launch
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
ispace reports that its HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander has completed all planned orbital control maneuvers, completing Success 8 of the Mission 1 Milestones. The Mission 1 Lander performed th ... more
SPACEMART
HawkEye 360's latest Cluster 7 satellites successfully launched
Herndon VA (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
HawkEye 360 Inc has reported that its Cluster 7 next-generation satellites have deployed in orbit after launching aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California durin ... more

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MICROSAT BLITZ
AAC Clyde Space SDaaS satellite successfully launched by SpaceX
Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
EPICHyper-1, a 6U AAC Clyde Space EPIC VIEW satellite, was successfully launched on the SpaceX Transporter 7 mission on April 15, 2023. The satellite will deliver Earth observation data to Canadian ... more
TECH SPACE
Intelsat to Extend Life of Satellite with new Mission Extension Pod
McLean VA (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), ordered a Mission Extension Pod (MEP) from Northro ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Space seeds take root in Inner Mongolia
Beijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023
Eighteen kinds of plants bred in space have entered the ground stage in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. All the experimental plants were sent to Earth by the Chang'e-5, Shenzhou-13 and S ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Stuttgart students launch self-built rocket into space
Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
The Hybrid Engine Development (HyEnD) student team at the University of Stuttgart spent around three years developing, manufacturing, and testing its hybrid rocket. In mid-April, the rocket will be ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Elon Musk forms X.AI artificial intelligence company
San Francisco (AFP) April 15, 2023
Elon Musk has formed an X.AI artificial intelligence corporation based in the US state of Nevada, according to business documents that surfaced on Friday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Calnetix Technologies' high-speed blower system installed on ISS
Cerritos CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
Calnetix Technologies has announced that their Four Bed Carbon Dioxide Scrubber (FBCO2) high-speed blower system was successfully installed by NASA on the International Space Station (ISS). The magn ... more
IRON AND ICE
UCF will help researchers study metal asteroids for resources, clues to formation
Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
AUniversity of Central Florida researcher will be using the newly constructed Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT) in the Canary Islands, Spain, to study metal-rich M-type asteroids. The work can in ... more
MARSDAILY
Curiosity gets a major software upgrade
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 14, 2023
Years in the making, a major software update that has been installed on NASA's Curiosity rover will enable the Mars robot to drive faster and reduce wear and tear on its wheels. Those are just two o ... more

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