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  Tokyo (AFP) April 26, 2023 Japan's ispace on Wednesday became the latest company to try, and fail, at a historic bid to put a private lunar lander on the Moon. Only Russia, the United States and China have made the 384,000-kilometre (239,000-mile) journey and landed safely on the Moon's surface. Here are some of the companies who have made the journey, or plan missions soon: - SpaceIL - In February 2019, the 585-kilogram Beresheet lander launched from Earth on a Falcon 9 rocket belonging to Elon Musk's SpaceX comp ... read more |
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Is sex in space being taken seriously by the emerging space tourism sector?Cranfield UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 It could be a crucial question posed by the expected growth in space tourism over the next decade - namely what would a human conception in space mean for the sector? That's the situation pose ... more  
China releases first panoramic images of MarsBeijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2023 China published on Monday the first global panoramic images of Mars taken by the country's Tianwen 1 mission. The color images include the Robinson projection, Mercator projection, azimuthal p ... more  
SpaceX's Starship launch: successful failure of most powerful rocket in historyMaxwell AFB AL (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 On April 20, 2023, a new SpaceX rocket called Starship exploded over the Gulf of Mexico three minutes into its first flight ever. SpaceX is calling the test launch a success, despite the fiery end r ... more 
SpaceX delays launch of 46 Starlink satellitesWashington DC (UPI) Apr 25, 2023 SpaceX on Tuesday delayed its latest effort to populate the low Earth orbit with Internet communication satellites. ... more |
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Radio silence suggests failure of Japan Moon landingTokyo (AFP) April 25, 2023 A Japanese startup attempting the first private landing on the Moon said Wednesday it had lost communication with its spacecraft and assumed the lunar mission had failed. ... more 
Potential Failure Modes of SpaceX's StarshipBethesda, MD (SPX) Apr 24, 2023 On April 20, 2023, a little after 9:30 A.M. eastern time SpaceX's new Starship system lifted off from the company's southeast Texas spaceport. This was an historic event because the Starship is the ... more 
Curiosity: Move slowly and don't break things: Sols 3810-3811Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 26, 2023 As the blog for sols 3807-3809 noted, we have cleared the canyon! The accompanying Left Navcam image shows the view back down the canyon, showing all those tricky rocks we had to climb over. You can ... more 
Pioneering research sheds new light on the origins and composition of planet MarsBristol UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 A new study has uncovered intriguing insights into the liquid core at the centre of Mars, furthering understanding of the planet's formation and evolution. The research, led by the University ... more |
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China plans to retrieve Martian soil by 2030Beijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2023 China's Chang'e 5 robotic mission created history when it brought back samples from the lunar surface in 2020, and now, Chinese space scientists have set their sights on another celestial body - Mar ... more 
Hypersonix to partner with Rocket Lab for hypersonic testsColorado Springs CO (SPX) Apr 24, 2023 Hypersonix USA, Inc is partnering with established launch provider Rocket Lab USA, Inc for the first launch of DART AE. Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU's) hypersonic and high-cadence testing ca ... more  
Thales seizes control of ESA satellite in first Cybersecurity Exercise of its kindParis, France (SPX) Apr 25, 2023 The European Space Agency (ESA) challenged cybersecurity experts in the space industry ecosystem to disrupt the operation of the agency's OPS-SAT demonstration nanosatellite. Participants used a var ... more  
Astraea launches new satellite tasking capabilities with major satellite imagery providersCharlottesville VA (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 Astraea, Inc., a platform for spatiotemporal data and analytics, announces a new ordering service offering access to advanced satellite imagery sources from providers like Planet Labs PBC, among oth ... more |
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China to launch Tianwen 2 mission to explore asteroidBeijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2023 HEFEI - China plans to launch the Tianwen 2 mission around 2025 to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid and explore a comet, a senior space expert said Monday. The main goal of the Tianw ... more 
Russian cosmonauts delay ISS spacewalkWashington DC (UPI) Apr 25, 2023 Russian cosmonauts have delayed a spacewalk to move one of the airlock systems aboard the International Space Station from one module to another. ... more  
Five ways open science is transforming NASA research and protecting our planetGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 24, 2023 In celebration of Earth Day, it's important to recognize the role of open science in protecting our planet and advancing NASA's research efforts. Through initiatives like NASA's Transform to Open Sc ... more 
Remote sensing of urban green space publishedBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 24, 2023 The English monograph Remote Sensing of Urban Green Space, authored by Prof. MENG Qingyan from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was published by ... more |
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Perovskite solar cells protecting the EarthPohang, South Korea (SPX) Apr 21, 2023 Last summer, metropolitan areas of Korea including Seoul were hit by an unprecedented heavy rainfall, which inundated various locations. Similarly, torrential downpours engulfed about one-third of P ... more 
NASA Retires Mineral Mapping Instrument on Mars OrbiterPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 26, 2023 One of six instruments aboard the agency's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, CRISM produced global maps of minerals on the Red Planet's surface. NASA switched off one of its oldest instruments studying M ... more  
NASA's 3D-printed superalloy can take the heatWashington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2023 NASA has demonstrated a breakthrough in 3D printable high-temperature materials that could lead to stronger, more durable parts for airplanes and spacecraft. A team of innovators from NASA and ... more 
How to land on a planet safelyWashington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 When a lander descends toward the moon - or a rocky planet, asteroid, or comet - the exhaust plume of the rocket interacts with the surface, causing erosion and kicking up regolith particles. The re ... more |
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