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  Beijing, China (SPX) May 29, 2023 The Shenzhou XVI spacecraft, transporting three Chinese astronauts to the Tiangong space station, is slated to launch on Tuesday morning, the China Manned Space Agency has announced. Marking the inaugural mission for China's third generation of astronauts, this event will also represent the first occasion a Chinese civilian ventures beyond Earth's atmosphere. Speaking at a news conference on Monday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of ... read more |
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NASA, Boeing provide update on Starliner flight test readinessKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 26, 2023 NASA and Boeing completed a joint Crew Flight Test checkpoint review May 25 ahead of the first flight of Starliner with astronauts to the International Space Station. During the checkpoint, mission ... more 
Stratolaunch expands fleet with Virgin Orbit's modified Boeing 747Mojave CA (SPX) May 26, 2023 Stratolaunch has received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to acquire Virgin Orbit's modified Boeing 747 and its related parts and equipment, marking an expansion ... more 
Designing a next generation hypersonic demonstratorArlington TX (SPX) May 25, 2023 Today, large commercial jets fly around 580 mph. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird introduced in 1966 is the fastest supersonic jet vehicle in the world, reaching speeds of more than 2,200 mph, nearly fo ... more 
China to send first civilian to space on Tuesday: space agencyJiuquan, China (AFP) May 29, 2023 China will send its first civilian astronaut into space as part of a crewed mission to the Tiangong space station on Tuesday, the country's Manned Space Agency said. ... more |
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China prepares to send first civilian into space Jiuquan, China (AFP) May 29, 2023 China will send its first civilian astronaut into space as part of a crewed mission to the Tiangong space station on Tuesday as it pursues its ambitious plans for a manned lunar landing by 2030. ... more  
Ingenuity's high-stakes game of hide and seekPasadena CA (JPL) May 28, 2023 Even before the end of Ingenuity's primary mission as a technology demonstrator, the helicopter showed that it could provide tactical and scientific scouting for the Perseverance mission. In practic ... more  
Juice deployments complete: final form for JupiterParis (ESA) May 26, 2023 Flight controllers at ESA's mission control centre in Germany have been busy this week, working with instrument teams on the final deployments to prepare ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) for ... more  
Dedication to lunar research pays off for China's Chang'e projectBeijing, China (SPX) May 26, 2023 Since 2004, China has been pioneering many aspects of lunar exploration with the Chang'e project, of which all five missions were successful in obtaining new information about the Moon. China has be ... more |
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Meet the scientist (sort of) spending a year on MarsWashington (AFP) May 27, 2023 Living on Mars wasn't exactly a childhood dream for Canadian biologist Kelly Haston, though she'll soon spend a year preparing for just that. ... more  
A Saudi Arabian satellite launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocketSpace Coast FL (SPX) May 27, 2023 A nearly 10,000-pound (4.5-metric-ton) Airbus-built Badr 8 communications satellite for the Riyadh-based company Arabsat lifted off from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force ... more  
NASA's HyTEC Engine Core Project Show ProgressCleveland OH (SPX) May 25, 2023 NASA has made significant progress toward its goal of creating a more fuel-efficient jet engine core for next-generation sustainable commercial aircraft. In just a year and a half since it began, th ... more  
China's hypersonic missiles threaten US power in the PacificBoulder CO (SPX) May 25, 2023 China's newest hypersonic missile, the DF-27, can fly as far as Hawaii, penetrate U.S. missile defenses and pose a particular threat to U.S. aircraft carriers, according to news reports of an assess ... more |
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BlackSky and Spire create commercial, real-time AI-driven maritime custody serviceHerndon VA (SPX) May 25, 2023 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) and Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) have teamed up to create a real-time, commercially available Maritime Custody Service (MCS) that can automatically detect, i ... more  
NASA-developed spherical robots to the rescueGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 25, 2023 Dr. Alice Agogino was researching spherical, skeletal robots that might one day be dropped onto Mars or the Moon to collect information and conduct science, when she realized her NASA-funded technol ... more 
NASA Successfully Completes Globetrotting SuperBIT Balloon FlightWashington DC (SPX) May 26, 2023 NASA successfully completed a flight test of its super pressure balloon carrying the Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) science mission at 9:27 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 25, after som ... more 
NASA pursues Lunar Terrain Vehicle services for Artemis MissionmWashington DC (SPX) May 26, 2023 NASA is seeking industry proposals for a next-generation LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) that will allow astronauts to go farther and conduct more science than ever before as they explore the south pola ... more |
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Planet Partners with UAE to build satellite atlas for climate resilienceOslo, Norway (SPX) May 26, 2023 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has announced a partnership with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency, to build a regional satellite data-driven loss and damage atlas for climate change resilience ... more 
Successful in-orbit testing of hyperspectral comprehensive observation satellite ground systemBeijing, China (SPX) May 25, 2023 On May 19, the China Resources Satellite Application Center, under the auspices of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, conducted a thorough review meeting in Beijing. The meeting ... more  
Chemistry: Meteoritic and volcanic particles may have promoted origin of life reactionsHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2023 Precursors of the molecules needed for the origin of life may have been generated by chemical reactions promoted by iron-rich particles from meteors or volcanic eruptions on Earth approximately 4.4 ... more  
An improved view of global sea iceParis (ESA) May 26, 2023 Earth's declining ice is without a doubt one of the clearest signs of climate change. A new high-resolution sea-ice concentration data record has just been released as part of ESA's Climate Change I ... more |
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