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July 12, 2023
MOON DAILY
India shoots for the moon with latest rocket launch



Bengaluru, India (AFP) July 12, 2023
India on Friday launches its latest attempt at an unmanned moon landing, the next frontier of a burgeoning, cut-price aerospace programme rapidly closing in on the milestones set by global superpowers. If successful, the mission would make the world's most populous nation only the fourth country after Russia, the United States and China to achieve a controlled landing on the lunar surface. The latest iteration of the Chandrayaan ("Mooncraft") programme comes four years after an earlier attempt ... read more

MICROSAT BLITZ
NASA's Starling Mission Sending Swarm of Satellites into Orbit
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
This July, NASA is sending a team of four six-unit (6U)-sized CubeSats into orbit around Earth to see if they're able to cooperate on their own, without real-time updates from mission control. While ... more
TECH SPACE
High-Velocity Impacts Explored in Experimental Study
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
Scientists from Johns Hopkins University have conducted a groundbreaking experimental study to unravel the mysteries behind impact flashes generated by high-velocity impacts. With debris and meteoro ... more
VSAT NEWS
Hughes Partners with Netskope to Launch Managed SASE Solution for Small to Medium Enterprises
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), in collaboration with Netskope, a leading Security Access Service Edge (SASE) provider, has unveiled a groundbreaking Managed SASE solution for small to medium ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Axiom Space Awarded Contract to Pursue Spacesuit Development for International Space Station
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
Axiom Space, a Houston-based company, has been granted a significant contract by NASA to develop spacesuits for the International Space Station (ISS). The contract, which involves an initial commitm ... more
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DRAGON SPACE


China Aerospace Foundation and Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization Sign Cooperation MOU

SPACE TRAVEL
Bursting the Bubble with Inflatable Habitats
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
Following a successful inflatable habitat burst test in December 2022, Lockheed Martin conducted another subscale burst test on June 14 in Colorado-and like the first time, it went off with a bang! ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA expands options for spacewalking, moonwalking suits, services
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
NASA has awarded Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace task orders under existing contracts to advance spacewalking capabilities in low Earth orbit, as well as moonwalking services for Artemis missions. ... more
MOON DAILY
"Man in the Moon" gets his clock reset by 200 million years
Oslo, Norway (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
Scientists have 'reset the clock' for craters on the Moon, meaning that parts of its surface - which characterise the children's story of the Man in the Moon - are around 200 million years older tha ... more
MARSDAILY
Planning Take Two: Sols 3885-3886
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 12, 2023
Earth planning: Monday, July 10, 2023 This weekend, Curiosity went into runout and was unable to execute the Sols 3882-3884 plan that is detailed in last blog post. Nothing is actually wrong; runout ... more
MARSDAILY
Sols 3882-3884: Weekend Routine for a Red Rover
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 12, 2023
Earth Planning Date: Friday, July 7, 2023. Happy Friday, Earthlings! Few things are better than planning an action-packed weekend on Mars. It's even better when the last plan executed like a charm; ... more

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MOON DAILY


SwRI delivers plasma spectrometer for Moon mission

INTERNET SPACE
China launches new satellite to test satellite internet technologies
Beijing (XNA) Jul 12, 2023
China on Sunday sent a new test satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite was launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 7:00 p.m. (Bei ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Reinventing cosmology: uOttawa research puts age of universe at 26.7 - not 13.7 - billion years
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
Our universe could be twice as old as current estimates, according to a new study that challenges the dominant cosmological model and sheds new light on the so-called "impossible early galaxy proble ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
ESO's Extremely Large Telescope is now half completed
Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
The European Southern Observatory's Extremely Large Telescope (ESO's ELT) is a revolutionary ground-based telescope that will have a 39-metre main mirror and will be the largest telescope in the wor ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Exploring dark matter and the first bright galaxies simultaneously: 21-cm forest probe may unlock secrets of early universe
Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
The mystery of the first galaxies of the universe is an indomitable urge of human beings. The formation of them is mastered by the nature of dark matter which is also one of the most important probl ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
New 3D Visualization Highlights 5,000 Galaxies Revealed by Webb
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
This video, a scientific visualization of the galaxies captured as a part of the CEERS (Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science) Survey, showcases a large undertaking by NASA's James Webb Space Teles ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


Fundamentals of Space Missions

EXO WORLDS
Study increases probability of finding water on other worlds by x100
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
A new analysis shows that there are probably many more Earth-like exoplanets with liquid water than had been thought, significantly increasing the chance of finding life. The work finds that even wh ... more
SATURN DAILY
Studying rivers from worlds away
Boston MA (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
Rivers have flowed on two other worlds in the solar system besides Earth: Mars, where dry tracks and craters are all that's left of ancient rivers and lakes, and Titan, Saturn's largest moon, where ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
LandSpace to launch methane-propelled rocket
Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
LandSpace, a leading private rocket maker in China, will soon carry out the second launch of its ZQ 2, the world's first methane-propelled carrier rocket, at a launch facility in the Gobi Desert. ... more
MERCURY RISING
ASU scientist uses NASA MESSENGER mission data to measure chromium on Mercury
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
The origin of Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, is mysterious in many ways. It has a metallic core, like Earth, but its core makes up a much larger fraction of its volume - 85% compared to 15% ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX's Falcon 9 first-stage booster breaks the record on its 16th flight
Space Coast FL (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
A 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket thundered off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Sunday at 11:58 p.m. EDT (0358 UTC Monday). SpaceX's St ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
PLD Space wins the aerospace public-private partnership contract promoted by Spanish Government to develop a micro launcher
Elche, Spain (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
PLD Space, the company that designs, develops, manufactures and operates the first private launcher in Europe, wins the aerospace public-private partnership contract promoted by Spanish Government t ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA expands task orders for spacewalking, moonwalking suits
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 10, 2023
NASA is expanding its options for spacewalking suits and moonwalking suits with task orders from Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace. ... more
EXO WORLDS
'Like a mirror': Astronomers identify most reflective exoplanet
Paris (AFP) July 10, 2023
A scorching hot world where metal clouds rain drops of titanium is the most reflective planet ever observed outside of our Solar System, astronomers said on Monday. ... more
SPACEMART
Saudi Space Commission holds several meetings with Chinese space companies
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
The Saudi Space Commission (SSC) delegation visiting China held several bilateral meetings with government agencies, Chinese companies, and leaders of the space sector to discuss ways to enhance coo ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
RTX selected for crossover task order under NASA xEVAS contract
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business (NYSE: RTX) announced today it has been awarded a new task order under NASA's Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services ("xEVAS") contract to modify the company ... more
MOON DAILY
Train me to the Moon and back
Paris (ESA) Jul 11, 2023
Two European astronauts are following the traces of a treasure trove of rare, Moon-like crystals in a Norwegian fjord as part of the PANGAEA geology training course. ESA astronauts Alexander G ... more
MARSDAILY
First CHAPEA Crew Begins 378-Day Mission
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
The inaugural CHAPEA, or Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, mission began Sunday, June 25, when the four-person volunteer crew entered its new home at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Hou ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Southern Launch reveals new logo and branding
Hindmarsh, Australia (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
Australian space company Southern Launch is celebrating growing from a start-up with big ideas to a pioneer of Australia's space industry with a brand new logo. Southern Launch CEO Lloyd Damp ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Space Act Agreement with NASA will advance UArizona engagement in human spaceflight
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 08, 2023
An agreement with the Johnson Space Center will allow the University of Arizona to be substantially involved in human spaceflight expeditions. The University of Arizona recently signed a Space Act A ... more
MOON DAILY
Evidence of new volcanic process on Moon discovered
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2023
In an unprecedented find, scientists from the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) have unearthed traces of an unusual volcanic process on the Moon that had previously only been recognized on Earth. Th ... more
IRON AND ICE
Practicing the game-winning asteroid sample catch
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 08, 2023
The capsule looked like something from a 1960s sci-fi flick. Resting on the ground, slightly tilted, its white heat shield flaked off in places, it looked how one would expect after speeding in from ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Canadian student rocketry group reaches new heights with Spaceport Nova Scotia's first launch
Canso, Canada (SPX) Jul 07, 2023
Recently, a group of some of the brightest young minds in the fields of Canadian science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) took their passion for rocketry and space to new levels as th ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Taking flight and making a splash
Paris (ESA) Jul 08, 2023
Last week, members of ESA's astronaut support teams participated in a helicopter underwater escape training. This training is mandatory for people involved in astronaut landing operations, including ... more
MARSDAILY
Heading toward a cluster of craters: Sols 3880-3881
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 05, 2023
While many of us were up late watching fireworks here on Earth, Curiosity wrapped up a very busy weekend on Mars. The team was pleased that our four-sol plan over the 4th of July holiday executed as ... more
EXO WORLDS
Astronomers discover elusive planet responsible for spiral arms around its star
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 08, 2023
Depictions of the Milky Way show a coiling pattern of spiral "arms" filled with stars extending outward from the center. Similar patterns have been observed in the swirling clouds of gas and dust su ... more
TECH SPACE
Solving the RIME deployment mystery
Paris (ESA) Jul 08, 2023
When the RIME antenna on ESA's Juice mission failed to deploy a few days after launch, the engineering teams faced the mighty challenge to understand the fault and rectify it. At stake was a chance ... more
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