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  Midland TX (SPX) Jun 28, 2023 In a week of significant fundraising for space companies, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and Maritime Launch Services Inc. have separately announced capital raising ventures. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) disclosed the pricing and upsizing of its previously announced public offering of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The company plans to sell 12,500,000 shares of Class A common stock, generating gross proceeds of about $59.4 million. The raised funds will be employed for various ... read more |
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Four teams win prizes to advance energy technology for moon missionsWashington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2023 NASA has selected four teams to advance to the final level of the agency's Watts on the Moon Challenge, which seeks solutions to transmit and store energy on the lunar surface. NASA is working ... more  
Fundamentals of Space MissionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2023 The newly released book "Fundamentals of Space Missions: Problems with Solutions" (ISBN 9798985668742) provides a comprehensive guide for students, instructors, and professionals alike in the field ... more  
Virginia Tech leads multi-institution research on polymeric solid fuel combustionBlacksburg VA (SPX) Jun 28, 2023 Fascination surrounding spaceflight and rockets is at an all-time high. Sites near launchpads draw crowds of spectators, eager to witness the flash of fire and feel the vibrations as the rumble of t ... more 
Leidos' MACH-TB program successfully completes 1st test launchWallops Island VA (SPX) Jun 19, 2023 Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a Fortune 500 technology, engineering and science solutions and service leader, announced its Dynetics team has successfully completed a large-scale test for its MACH-TB program ... more |
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 France tests hypersonic glider for first time  
Advanced space technology enabling 2024 ESCAPADE mission to MarsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2023 Advanced Space, an industry frontrunner in the creation of cutting-edge space technology, is set to make significant strides in deep space and planetary exploration through its collaboration with th ... more 
Zhurong rover detects extremely weak magnetic fields on surface of Mars' Utopia BasinBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 27, 2023 A joint research team led by Prof. DU Aimin from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) has found extremely weak magnetic fields during the Zhurong rover ... more |
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Back on Track: Sols 3871-3872Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2023 We started planning today with the great news that our drive was successful! This put us in a perfect position for our split touch-and-go plan - lots to see, and no need to worry that we might be on ... more  
Webb Rules Out Thick Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere for Rocky ExoplanetGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 20, 2023 An international team of researchers has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to calculate the amount of heat energy coming from the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c. ... more  
Dark matter remains "dark"Braunschweig, Germany (SPX) Jun 24, 2023 Astronomic observations indicate the existence of so-called "dark matter" which makes up more than 80% of all matter and, as far as we know, interacts with ordinary visible matter only via gravity. ... more  
Gravity and dark matter, a bond beyond distancesTrieste, Italy (SPX) Jun 28, 2023 Isaac Newton formulated his theory of gravity as an action at a distance: a planet instantly feels the influence of another celestial body, no matter the distance between them. This characteristic m ... more |
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 NASA's Roman and ESA's Euclid will team up to investigate dark energy 
'Smiling cat' nebula captured in new ESO imageMunich, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2023 This cloud of orange and red, part of the Sh2-284 nebula, is shown here in spectacular detail using data from the VLT Survey Telescope, hosted by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). This nebula ... more 
Euclid meets Falcon 9 adaptorParis (ESA) Jun 27, 2023 On Friday 23 June, Euclid was secured to the adaptor of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Engineers fastened the satellite to the adaptor that will be placed on the upper stage of the Falcon 9 rocket, which ... more |
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Spain delays rocket launch until Sept over wildfire riskMadrid (AFP) June 27, 2023 The maiden flight of Spain's Miura 1 rocket, twice suspended in recent weeks, has now been delayed until September over fears its launch could start a wildfire, its developer said Tuesday. ... more 
Webb makes first detection of crucial carbon moleculeBaltimore MD (SPX) Jun 27, 2023 A team of international scientists has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to detect a new carbon compound in space for the first time. Known as methyl cation (pronounced cat-eye-on) (CH3+), the ... more 
Purdue-launched solid rocket motor-maker Adranos flies off with AndurilWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 27, 2023 Adranos Inc., a Purdue-originated company that grew from a doctoral project into an impactful company, has been acquired by a major Costa Mesa, California-based defense products company, Anduril Ind ... more 
Ariane 6 progress toward inaugural flight: ArianeGroup, Les Mureaux, FranceParis (ESA) Jun 27, 2023 In June 2023, representatives from ESA, the French space agency CNES, Ariane 6 and launch operator Arianespace met at ArianeGroup's rocket factory in Les Mureaux, near Paris, to see how the all-new ... more |
  Astroscale expands operations to France and secures contract with CNES 
NASA engineers help create a virtual world of dataGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 24, 2023 For almost as long as it's been a concept, NASA has been on the cutting edge of virtual reality (VR) technology. However, the space has seen a renaissance since the bulky headsets of the 1990s. Seve ... more 
NASA welcomes India as 27th Artemis Accords SignatoryWashington DC (SPX) Jun 24, 2023 During a ceremony at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington on Wednesday, June 21, India became the 27th country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in ... more |
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Initial RS-25 Certification Campaign of 12 hot-fire tests completeStennis Space Center MS (SPX) Jun 24, 2023 Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA completed a certification test series yesterday for the new RS-25 production engines that will propel NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) exploration rocket for Artemis miss ... more 
New date for Ariane 5 rocket's final launch after delayParis (AFP) June 23, 2023 Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket will blast off for the final time on July 4, its operator Arianespace said on Friday, after a previous launch was called off due to a technical problem. ... more 
Not Again, Mars: Sols 3868-3870Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2023 Today we started planning at a location short of our intended drive end position. Mars has, once again, not read our script! Regular readers of this blog will have noticed lately that many reports s ... more 
MAVEN stuns with ultraviolet views of MarsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 23, 2023 NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission acquired stunning views of Mars in two ultraviolet images taken at different points along our neighboring planet's orbit around the Sun. ... more |
Reconstructing alien astronomers' view of our home galaxy's chemistryHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Jun 23, 2023 Researchers have reconstructed what alien astronomers, observing our Milky Way galaxy from afar, would find if they analysed our home galaxy's chemical composition. The study, which is led by resear ... more 
Stellar demolition derby births powerful gamma-ray burstEvanston IL (SPX) Jun 23, 2023 While searching for the origins of a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB), an international team of astrophysicists may have stumbled upon a new way to destroy a star. Although most GRBs originate f ... more 
NASA achieves key milestone for production of future Artemis enginesStennis Space Center MS (SPX) Jun 24, 2023 NASA achieved a key milestone June 22, completing an initial certification test series designed to pave the way for production of new RS-25 engines to help power NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) roc ... more 
Apex raises $16M in Series A fundingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2023 Apex, the Los Angeles-based spacecraft mass manufacturing company, announced its Series A fundraising round and customers flying on its first Aries satellite bus. Apex's $16M Series A funding ... more |
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Space travel alters gene expression in white blood cells, weakening our immune systemOttawa, Canada (SPX) Jun 23, 2023 Evidence is mounting that astronauts are more susceptible to infections while in space. For example, astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) commonly suffer from skin rashes, as we ... more 
SpaceX launches 47 more Starlink satellites into orbitWashington DC (UPI) Jun 22, 2023 SpaceX confirmed it deployed 47 new Starlink satellites Thursday morning after a predawn launch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. ... more 
Introducing Commercial Crew-7Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2023 The final two crewmembers of Crew-7, for which ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is the pilot, have been announced. They will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) later this summer. In ad ... more 
Upgrades to KSC ground systems near completion for Artemis IIKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jun 22, 2023 As teams with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems Program at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare for the first major set of integrated ground system tests for Artemis II, the first cr ... more |
Welcome to Kalavryta: Sols 3866-3867Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 21, 2023 Time, it never seems to pass at a constant rate. Today is summer solstice here in the northern hemisphere on Earth; the longest "day" of the year. It was only fitting time was at the forefront of pl ... more 
Ecuador becomes 26th nation to sign space-exploration Artemis AccordsWashington DC (UPI) Jun 21, 2023 Ecuador became the 26th nation to join the Artemis Accords Wednesday. ... more  
Unveiling Jupiter's upper atmosphereNewcastle upon Tyne UK (SPX) Jun 22, 2023 A North East planetary astronomer has been granted rare access to the world's largest deep-space telescope, providing him with a unique opportunity to discover more about the largest planet in our s ... more 
Milky Way's central black hole woke up 200 years agoWashington DC (SPX) Jun 22, 2023 Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, is far less luminous than other black holes at the centers of galaxies we can observe, which means our galaxy's cen ... more |
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Never before seen way to annihilate a starWashington DC (SPX) Jun 23, 2023 Astronomers studying a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB) with the Gemini South telescope, operated by NSF's NOIRLab, may have detected a never-before-seen way to destroy a star. Unlike most GRBs, which ... more 
Molecular filament shielded young solar system from supernovaTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 23, 2023 Isotope ratios found in meteorites suggest that a supernova exploded nearby while the Sun and Solar System were still forming. But the blast wave from a supernova that close could have potentially d ... more  
Sidus Space awarded two Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership ContractsCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 23, 2023 Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has been awarded contracts for two projects with Israeli partners Maris-Tech and Lulav Space by Space Florida under the Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership. This is the ... more 
W-band on the runParis (ESA) Jun 23, 2023 A trio of ESA engineers took to the roof of the Agency's technical heart to link up with a satellite the size of a shoebox as it sped overhead. The team deployed a portable, self-made ground s ... more |
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