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  Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Aug 8, 2023 NASA's Artemis 3 mission, set to return humans to the Moon in 2025, might not involve a crewed landing after all, an official said Tuesday. Jim Free, the space agency's associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, told reporters in a briefing that certain key elements would have to be in place - notably the landing system that is being developed by SpaceX. Should that not be ready on time, "We may end up flying a different mission," he said. Under th ... read more |
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Artemis II crew inspect Orion capsule with media in towKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Earlier today, journalists from all over the world got to meet the Artemis II Crew and their Orion Crew Module, which will send them on a journey around the Moon and back to earth no earlier than No ... more  
Advanced Space selected for two NASA SBIR Phase I AwardsWestminster CO (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Advanced Space LLC., a leading space tech solutions company, is pleased to announce that NASA has selected two of our new Phase I concepts under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program ... more  
Rocket Lab inks new deal to launch HASTE mission from VirginiaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a new launch services agreement with a confidential customer for a HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) mission from Launch Complex ... more  
A Banner Year For The Perseid Meteor ShowerWashington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 The Perseid meteor shower, a celestial event eagerly awaited by millions of skywatchers around the world, is about to make its annual return to the night sky. The shower is predicted to reach its pe ... more |
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  A frosty anniversary weekend for Curiosity: Sols 3909-3911 
InSight study finds Mars is spinning fasterPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 Data sent by the spacecraft before it retired last December has provided new details about how fast the planet rotates and how much it wobbles. Scientists have made the most precise measurements eve ... more |
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India's moon mission takes another big stepNew Delhi (XNA) Aug 09, 2023 The injection of Chandrayaan-3 into the lunar orbit and the subsequent moves marked a major milestone in India's ambitious $75-million lunar mission, experts said. The Indian Space Research Or ... more 
Ingenuity flies again after unscheduled landingPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 The helicopter performed a short hop to help the team better understand why its previous flight was interrupted. NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 54th flight on Aug. ... more  
Space-based quantum science lab keeps getting betterPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 The agency's Cold Atom Lab is getting its second major upgrade and will be using it to explore the quantum realm. On Tuesday, Aug. 1, a major hardware update for NASA's Cold Atom Lab lifted of ... more  
Accurate measurement of Permittivity advances radio telescope receiversTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Researchers invented a novel method to measure the permittivity of insulators 100 times more accurately than before. This technology is expected to contribute to the efficient development of sensiti ... more |
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  AVS leverages optimum coverage of EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite over Brazil 
Astra Space optimizes workforce to support sustainable long-term business planAlameda CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Astra Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTR) has announced a strategic reallocation of its workforce from its Launch Services organization to its Astra Spacecraft Engines business to support its growing custome ... more |
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DISH Network Corporation and EchoStar Corporation to CombineLittleton CO (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) and EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) has announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for DISH Network to combine with EchoStar Corporation in a ... more  
Deep Space communications to get a laser boostPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 Set to launch this fall, NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) project will test how lasers could speed up data transmission far beyond the capacity of current radio frequency systems used ... more 
Eutelsat and Thaicom to partner for new software-defined satellite over AsiaParis, France (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that its subsidiary Eutelsat Asia PTE. LTD. has signed a partnership agreement with Space Tech Innovation Limited (STI), a subsidiary of Thaic ... more  
Lockheed Martin's NGI program completes all subsystem PDRsHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully validated designs for all elements of the nation's Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Through a series of su ... more |
  DARPA seeks solutions to preserve bio-samples without cold storage 
Boeing says troubled Starliner will be ready to fly crew by MarchWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2023 Boeing on Monday said its Starliner spaceship will now be ready to carry out its first crewed flight by March - though the actual launch date will depend on space calendar constraints. ... more |
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MSU scientists help discover the highest-energy light coming from the sunEast Lansing MI (SPX) Aug 04, 2023 Sometimes, the best place to hide a secret is in broad daylight. Just ask the sun. "The sun is more surprising than we knew," said Mehr Un Nisa, a postdoctoral research associate at Michigan S ... more 
Impulse Space secures $45M in Series A Funding RoundLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 Impulse Space, Inc. - a leader in the development of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system - has secured $45 million in its Series A funding round. The round is led by RTX Vent ... more 
Winchcombe meteorite is helping us to understand more about asteroidsLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 One of the UK's most famous meteorites is helping scientists learn more about asteroids millions of kilometres away from Earth. Knowing more about the chemical composition of the Winchcombe meteorit ... more 
Organic molecules in Martian crater help to reconstruct planet's historyLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 NASA's Perseverance rover may have discovered organic molecules on the surface of Mars. While they don't prove the existence of alien life, they add further evidence that Mars has a much more comple ... more |
 
Looking for Light with New HorizonsTucson AZ (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 The galaxy stretches out in front of us. The solar system is behind us. We have traveled over 5 billion miles from the home we departed forever 17 years ago. We threaded our way through the moons of ... more  
Chemical contamination on International Space Station is out of this worldBirmingham UK (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 Concentrations of potentially harmful chemical compounds in dust collected from air filtration systems on the International Space Station (ISS) exceed those found in floor dust from many American ho ... more 
RIKEN, Mitsui Bussan and NanoAvionics team up for NinjaSat X-ray ObservatoryLogan UT (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 RIKEN, Japan's largest comprehensive research institution, Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, and mission integrator Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) have announced their collaboration on the astronomica ... more  
After 15 years, pulsar timing yields evidence of cosmic background gravitational wavesBerkeley CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 The universe is humming with gravitational radiation - a very low-frequency rumble that rhythmically stretches and compresses spacetime and the matter embedded in it. That is the conclusion of ... more |
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China to launch "Innovation X Scientific Flight" program, applications open worldwideBeijing, China (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 "Innovation X Scientific Flight" program, a new paradigm for low-cost space science and new technology experiments, was launched on July 27, 2023 and opens call for new payloads and products that re ... more  
NASA's ComPair Balloon mission readies for flightGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 A team in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, is preparing to fly a balloon-borne science instrument called ComPair, which will test new technologies for detecting gamma rays, the highest-energy form of light. ... more  
BlackSky signs Rocket Lab for five launchesHerndon VA (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) signed an agreement to buy a block of five launches that will increase capacity and introduce new capabilities into Blac ... more 
Russia to launch lunar mission Friday, first in nearly 50 yearsMoscow (AFP) Aug 7, 2023 Russia said Monday it plans to launch a lunar lander this week after multiple delays, hoping to return to the Moon for the first time in nearly fifty years. ... more |
Hypersonics Capability Center: Northrop Grumman's next step beyond Mach 5Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation has unveiled its Hypersonics Capability Center (HCC) in Elkton, Maryland. This innovative facility is primed to deliver cutting-edge propulsion systems that will propel ... more 
SpaceX launches 22 additional Starlink satellitesWaushington DC (UPI) Aug 07, 2023 SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with another payload of Starlink satellites into space from Florida late Sunday. The rocket launched at 10:41 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex ... more 
Nuclear spin's impact on biological processes uncoveredJerusalem (SPX) Aug 01, 2023 A research team led by Prof. Yossi Paltiel at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with groups from HUJI, Weizmann and IST Austria new study reveals the influence of nuclear spin on biological process ... more 
IBM collaborates with NASA to launch Geospatial AI on Hugging FaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2023 IBM, in partnership with Hugging Face, has released its advanced geospatial foundation model developed using NASA's satellite data, marking it as the most extensive geospatial model on the Hugging F ... more |
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Ionospheric study reveals surprising protection by Earth's magnetic fieldSendai, Japan (SPX) Aug 04, 2023 The ionosphere, that expansive layer suspended between 60 and over 600 kilometers above Earth, plays a pivotal role in safeguarding crucial communication systems, satellites, and the vital ozone lay ... more  
NASA data helps Bangladeshi farmers save water, money, energyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 04, 2023 With nearly 170 million residents, Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated nations in the world. Nearly half of its residents work on or live around farms, and rice crops are critical to fee ... more 
XRISM mission ready to explore universe's hottest localesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 04, 2023 Japan's XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, pronounced "crism") observatory, expected to launch Aug. 25 (Aug. 26 Japan local time), will provide an unprecedented view into some of the hot ... more 
Solestial's Tech to Power Atomos's OTVsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2023 In a notable development within the space-tech domain, Solestial and Atomos Space recently declared a joint sales accord centered around Solestial's innovative solar blankets. Atomos has pledged to ... more |
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