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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 01, 2023 Earth planning date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023. What do you do when you are driving through challenging terrain? Well, hit a new record! Tosol we have passed the 30 kilometer mark! That's a Mars rover milestone only the NASA Opportunity rover has reached so far. That was around June 2011 and just over 2610 sols into the mission with Opportunity on its way between Victoria and Endeavour Crater. At Endeavour crater Opportunity had driven a marathon on Mars - remember Marathon Valley? You can see the stunning ... read more |
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Canadian NIRISS instrument on Webb maps an ultra-hot Jupiter atmosphereMontreal, Canada (SPX) Jun 01, 2023 There's an intriguing exoplanet out there - 400 light-years out there - that is so tantalising that astronomers have been studying it since its discovery in 2009. One orbit for WASP-18 b around its ... more  
Orbit Fab selects Impulse Space to support GEO refueling missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2023 Impulse Space has announced a hydrazine refueling demonstration mission in geostationary equatorial orbit (GEO), where its Mira orbital service vehicle will serve as a hosting platform for the Orbit ... more  
Novel docking system to be tested on the International Space StationKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jun 01, 2023 Similar to the droids we see in movies, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) use their own free-flying robotic helpers called Astrobees. Queen, Honey, and Bumble are a trio of cube-sh ... more 
A telescope's last viewBoston MA (SPX) May 31, 2023 More than 5,000 planets are confirmed to exist beyond our solar system. Over half were discovered by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, a resilient observatory that far outlasted its original planned mi ... more |
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Viasat completes acquisition of InmarsatCarlsbad CA (SPX) May 31, 2023 Viasat Inc., (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Inmarsat. The combined company enhances our scale and scope to continue to drive grow ... more  
Galileo Second Generation enters full development phaseParis (ESA) Jun 01, 2023 The main procurements batch of Galileo Second Generation initiated last summer has been finalised, leaving the system ready for its In Orbit Validation development phase. Today, following the openin ... more  
Momentus to deliver Lunasonde technology demonstration payload to orbitSan Jose CA (SPX) May 31, 2023 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has signed a contract with Lunasonde to deliver the Picacho CubeSat to orbit.Lunasonde is a sub-surface imaging company with the goal of making underground resources - l ... more  
China's 'space dream': A Long March to the Moon and beyondBeijing (AFP) May 30, 2023 China successfully launched the latest mission to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, with a crew that includes its first civilian astronaut. ... more |
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Lockheed Martin working with US Army to improve space-enabled defense systemsLittleton CO (SPX) May 31, 2023 Lockheed Martin signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command's Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC) to advance Beyond Line ... more 
Northrop Grumman advances sensing technology for space domain awarenessColorado Springs CO (SPX) May 31, 2023 In a significant leap for space domain awareness, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the successful completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) and a software demonstration fo ... more  
BlackSky and SynMax partner to monitor US Coal Powerplant InventoryHerndon VA (SPX) May 31, 2023 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) was competitively selected by energy intelligence company SynMax to monitor more than 100 United States coal powerplants. The partnership will create the world' ... more  
Satellites provide crucial insights into Arctic amplificationParis (ESA) May 25, 2023 The Arctic, once again at the forefront of climate change, is experiencing disproportionately higher temperature increases compared to the rest of the planet, triggering a series of cascading effect ... more |
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Register for ESA's first Earth observation commercialisation eventParis (ESA) May 31, 2023 Registration is now open for ESA's first-ever Earth Observation Commercialisation Forum. Taking place at ESA Headquarters in Paris from 30 to 31 October 2023, investors, institutions, entrepreneurs ... more 
High winds halt Spanish rocket launchParis (AFP) May 31, 2023 The maiden flight of the Spanish-built Miura 1 rocket was cancelled Wednesday due to high winds, startup PLD Space said, in a setback for development of the small-scale space launcher. ... more 
Tesla's Musk hails China's 'vitality' during Beijing visitBeijing (AFP) May 31, 2023 Elon Musk praised China's "vitality and promise" on Wednesday, Beijing said, during a trip to the Chinese capital in which he has met multiple government officials and reportedly declared he will expand his business there. ... more 
Feeling the Churn: Sols 3841-3844Pasadena CA (JPL) May 31, 2023 Earth planning date: Friday, May 26, 2023. If you have ever had the experience of hiking up a sand dune, you can recall the feeling in your legs as you worked extra hard to stay stable and make forw ... more |
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Spain becomes 25th nation to sign NASA's Artemis AccordsWashington DC (UPI) May 30, 2023 Spain on Tuesday became the 25th nation to sign NASA's Artemis Accords, a set of principles that guide space exploration among nations that join the U.S. agency's ambitious plan to return man to the moon. ... more 
China looks to expand scope of space operations with Shenzhou 16Beijing (XNA) May 31, 2023 Traditionally, China's astronauts are selected from among fighter plane pilots with ample flying experience, as they can control the machinery and have the training to stay calm should an emergency ... more 
China aims to make manned moon landing before 2030Beijing (XNA) May 31, 2023 China plans to send astronauts to the moon before 2030, a space official said on Monday. Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency, said at a news conference at the Jiuquan ... more 
Space Flight Laboratory selects Rocket Lab to launch Telesat Broadband SatelliteLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 01, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a deal to launch the LEO 3 satellite for global satellite operator Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT) on an Electron mission scheduled for Q3, 2023. The sa ... more |
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