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August 10, 2023
SPACE TRAVEL
Russian cosmonauts perform spacewalk to attach debris shields to space station



Washington DC (UPI) Aug 9, 2023
Two Russian Cosmonauts conducted a spacewalk Wednesday to upgrade systems on the International Space Station. Before they set out on the spacewalk, NASA officials said cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin "will venture outside the station's Poisk airlock to attach three debris shields to the Rassvet module." NASA said the pair "will test the sturdiness of a work platform that will be affixed to the end of the European robotic arm attached to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory mo ... read more

MARSDAILY
Mars once had wet-dry climate conducive to supporting life: study
Paris (AFP) Aug 9, 2023
NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered the first evidence that Mars once had a climate which alternated between wet and dry seasons similar to Earth, a study said on Wednesday, suggesting the red planet may have once had the right conditions to support life. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Lockheed Martin's NGI program completes all subsystem PDRs
Huntsville 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
FLORA AND FAUNA
DARPA seeks solutions to preserve bio-samples without cold storage
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2023
Emerging infectious disease hotspots are expected to increase globally within the next 50 years.1 Lab-based testing technology has advanced, but agnostic sample preservation still relies on refriger ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Impulse Space secures $45M in Series A Funding Round
Los 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
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MICROSAT BLITZ


Lockheed Martin opens facility for rapid development of small satellites

VSAT NEWS
Viasat receives $80M for Multi-Function AESAs across warfighting domains
Carlsbad CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2023
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has received awards totaling over $80 million to develop Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) systems for ground, maritime, and space applications. AESA, a typ ... more
IRON AND ICE
Winchcombe meteorite is helping us to understand more about asteroids
London, 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
MARSDAILY
Organic molecules in Martian crater help to reconstruct planet's history
London, 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
SPACEWAR
Firefly Aerospace and Xtenti collaborate to conduct responsive space tests for NRO
Cedar Park TX (SPX) Aug 09, 2023
Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, has announced a new agreement with Xtenti, LLC, an innovative space logistics company, to conduct a responsive space mission with ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Looking for Light with New Horizons
Tucson 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

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EXO WORLDS


Chemical contamination on International Space Station is out of this world

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Lockheed Martin completes CDR for Tranche 1 Transport Layer Satellites
Littleton CO (SPX) Aug 08, 2023
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the Space Development Agency (SDA) successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for SDA's Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) program. The integrated system r ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Northrop Grumman achieves key milestone in Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2023
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered two major components of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) and has started the next phase of pre-launch preparations. This two-satel ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
RIKEN, Mitsui Bussan and NanoAvionics team up for NinjaSat X-ray Observatory
Logan 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
PHYSICS NEWS
After 15 years, pulsar timing yields evidence of cosmic background gravitational waves
Berkeley 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
SPACEWAR
Space plays larger role in US Southern Command's mission
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2023
An increasing interest in space by partner nations in South America may prove beneficial to the U.S. Southern Command mission there, said its commander. Recently, Army Gen. Laura Richardson, S ... more
DRAGON SPACE


China to launch "Innovation X Scientific Flight" program, applications open worldwide

AEROSPACE
NASA's ComPair Balloon mission readies for flight
Greenbelt 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
EARTH OBSERVATION
BlackSky signs Rocket Lab for five launches
Herndon 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
CHIP TECH
BMW, Airbus and Quantinuum to fast-track mobility research using quantum computers
Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 08, 2023
Airbus, BMW Group and Quantinuum, world leaders in mobility and quantum technologies, have developed a hybrid quantum-classical workflow to speed up future research using quantum computers to simula ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
New technique measures structured light in a single shot
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2023
Structured light waves with spiral phase fronts carry orbital angular momentum (OAM), attributed to the rotational motion of photons. Recently, scientists have been using light waves with OAM, and t ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA may delay crewed lunar landing beyond Artemis 3 mission
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. ... more
MOON DAILY
Artemis II crew inspect Orion capsule with media in tow
Kennedy 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
IRON AND ICE
A Banner Year For The Perseid Meteor Shower
Washington 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
MARSDAILY
A frosty anniversary weekend for Curiosity: Sols 3909-3911
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 04, 2023
Earth planning date: Friday August 4, 2023: We're planning a special weekend today - Saturday is the 11th (Earth) anniversary of Curiosity's landing! I was newly graduated from high school when I wa ... more
MARSDAILY
InSight study finds Mars is spinning faster
Pasadena 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
MOON DAILY
India's moon mission takes another big step
New 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
MARSDAILY
Ingenuity flies again after unscheduled landing
Pasadena 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
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Accurate measurement of Permittivity advances radio telescope receivers
Tokyo, 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
SPACEMART
AVS leverages optimum coverage of EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite over Brazil
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 08, 2023
AVS, a leading Brazilian service provider and integrator in the public and private sectors, has signed multiple contracts with Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) for capacity on its EUTEL ... more
SPACEMART
Astra Space optimizes workforce to support sustainable long-term business plan
Alameda 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
VSAT NEWS
DISH Network Corporation and EchoStar Corporation to Combine
Littleton 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
TECH SPACE
Deep Space communications to get a laser boost
Pasadena 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
SPACEMART
Eutelsat and Thaicom to partner for new software-defined satellite over Asia
Paris, 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
ROCKET SCIENCE
Boeing says troubled Starliner will be ready to fly crew by March
Washington (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
SOLAR SCIENCE
MSU scientists help discover the highest-energy light coming from the sun
East 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
MOON DAILY
Russia to launch lunar mission Friday, first in nearly 50 years
Moscow (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
ROCKET SCIENCE
Hypersonics Capability Center: Northrop Grumman's next step beyond Mach 5
Los 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
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