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  Paris (AFP) Oct 1, 2023 When Indian entrepreneur Awais Ahmed founded his satellite startup in Bangalore in 2019, his country was still a year away from opening the space industry to the private sector. "When we started, there was absolutely no support, no momentum," said Ahmed, who was 21 when he founded Pixxel, a company deploying a constellation of Earth imaging satellites. Since then, the private space sector has taken off in India, joining a rapidly growing global market. There are now 190 Indian space start-up ... read more |
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Eutelsat and OneWeb combination world's first GEO-LEO OperatorParis, France (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 Eutelsat Communications SA (Euronext Paris: ETL) has announced the completion of its all-share combination with OneWeb, the global low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications network, following t ... more  
Your Interactive Guide to the 2023 Annular Solar EclipseGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 Have you ever wondered how to track an eclipse down to the exact second? NASA has you covered! As the countdown to the highly anticipated Oct. 14, 2023, annular solar eclipse continues, NASA is prou ... more  
Scientists prove that antimatter falls at the same rate as matterWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 Early on in science classes all over the world, students drop diverse things to learn how gravity works and learn how outside forces might affect the rate of fall. But the science of falling goes we ... more  
Ethical guidelines needed before human research in commercial spaceflight is ready for liftoffGainesville FL (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 A global, multidisciplinary team of bioethicists, health policy experts, commercial spaceflight professionals and space health researchers, including Rachael Seidler from the University of Florida, ... more |
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Record-breaking launch of SpaceX's Starlink satellitesSpace Coast FL (SPX) Sep 30, 2023 SpaceX pushed back the launch time from the original T-0 of 6:49 p.m. EDT (2249 UTC Sep. 30) more than three hours later due to the weather condition. At 10:00 p.m. EDT (0200 UTC Sep. 30), a Falcon ... more |
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Scientists observe the influence of gravity on antimatter for the first timeManchester UK (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 Scientists have demonstrated the existence of gravity between antimatter and Earth, reaffirming Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. It is thought that Isaac Newton's historic work ... more 
Maritime Launch unveils commercial suborbital program at Spaceport Nova ScotiaHalifax, Canada (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ; OTCQB: MAXQF) unveiled its suborbital launch program currently scheduled to begin during the second quarter of 2024. Maritime Launch's suborbital prog ... more 
GITAI passes all NASA safety reviews for ISS external demonstrationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 GITAI USA Inc. and GITAI Japan Inc. (GITAI), the world's leading space robotics startup, successfully completed all NASA safety reviews required for the ISS external demonstration. Furthermore, GITA ... more  
Initial curation of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample delayedHouston TX (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 The initial curation process for NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample of asteroid Bennu is moving slower than anticipated, but for the best reason: the sample runneth over. The abundance of material found when ... more |
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  NASA's Perseverance captures dust-filled Martian whirlwind 
Dust removal delayed: Sols 3962-3963Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 27, 2023 Earth planning date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023: Our exploration of the light-and-dark-toned bands continues today as Curiosity has completed another successful drive and now has a promising bloc ... more |
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Chang'e 6 scheduled for lunar landing next yearBeijing (XNA) Oct 01, 2023 The Chang'e 6 mission, China's next robotic expedition to the moon, has been scheduled to land on the moon next year, tasked with bringing back samples from the little-known far side, according to t ... more  
German tech factory reveals antenna prototype-ngVLA will open a new window into the UniverseLeipzig, Germany (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 Usually it's Octoberfest that draws a crowd to Germany this time of year. For hundreds of folks gathered at mtex antenna technology in Schkeuditz, it's a first look at a prototype radio telescope th ... more 
Material mattersParis (ESA) Oct 01, 2023 The Biofilms study continues its cosmic quest to combat bacterial contamination. With three experiments aboard the International Space Station, it's on a mission to improve antimicrobial technology, ... more  
Moon and Mars test site for robotic missionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 The Moon and Mars are stated targets of European and international space exploration. However, before humans embark on these journeys, robots will explore inhospitable areas, develop local resources ... more |
 Listening to the Radio on the Far Side of the Moon 
Heating and cooling space habitats isn't easyWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 China, India and the U.S. have all achieved landing on the Moon in the 2020s. Once there, their eventual goal is to set up a base. But a successful base - along with the spacecraft that will c ... more |
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Vega's fuel-free CubeSats to keep formation with wingsParis (ESA) Sep 28, 2023 Spain's trio of ANSER CubeSats, due to fly on Europe's next Vega launcher, will fly like a flock of birds in orbit - in more ways than one. Keeping in formation by following their leader, the three ... more 
Global team recommends ethical rules for human research in commercial spaceflightGarrison NY (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 The first ethical framework for conducting human research on commercial spaceflight was proposed in an article in Science by an international team that included Hastings Center president Vardit Ravi ... more 
NASA announces launch services for pair of space weather satellitesWashington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, and its Falcon 9 rocket to provide the launch service for the agency's TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satelli ... more 
Law professor calls for ethical approach to human experiments in spaceOxford MS (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 University of Mississippi law professor Michelle Hanlon co-authored an article published (Sept. 28) in the journal Science that offers best practices for human research in space. Each time ast ... more |
NASA will fly into Oct. eclipse's shadowGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 A NASA sounding rocket mission will launch three rockets during the 2023 annular eclipse in October to study how the sudden drop in sunlight affects our upper atmosphere. On Oct. 14, 2023, vie ... more 
Double DRT for a Soliday: Sols 3964-3965:Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 29, 2023 Earth planning date: Friday, September 29, 2023: Welcome to another weekend in Gale crater, Mars! As Abigail Knight described in Wednesday's blog, we elected not to drive last plan while we waited f ... more 
China's solar telescope array officially completedBeijing, China (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 The Daocheng Solar Radio Telescope, a solar telescope array in southwest China, passed key testing on Wednesday, marking the official completion of the world's largest synthesis aperture radio teles ... more 
Ethics rules needed for human research on commercial spaceflights, panel saysSeattle WA (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 New guidelines are needed to assure that research on human subjects performed on commercial spaceflights is conducted ethically, a panel of experts say in a commentary appearing in the September 28 ... more |
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Hera takes wingParis (ESA) Sep 28, 2023 ESA's Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence seen with one of its two solar wings added, during its continuing test campaign at the ESTEC Test Centre in the Netherlands. The van-sized spacecraf ... more 
Likely asteroid debris found upon opening of returned NASA probeWashington (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 After a seven-year wait, NASA scientists on Tuesday finally pried open a space probe carrying the largest asteroid samples ever brought back to Earth, finding black debris. ... more 
Monitoring of radio galaxy M87 confirms black hole spinShanghai, China (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 The nearby radio galaxy M87, located 55 million light-years from the Earth and harboring a black hole 6.5 billion times more massive than the Sun, exhibits an oscillating jet that swings up and down ... more  
New Simulations Shed Light on Origins of Saturn's Rings and Icy MoonsMoffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 On a clear night, with a decent amateur telescope, Saturn and its series of remarkable rings can be seen from Earth's surface. But how did those rings come to be? And what can they tell us about Sat ... more |
 
Chandra rewinds story of Great Eruption of the 1840sBoston MA (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 A new movie made from over two decades of data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows a famous star system changing with time, as described in our latest press release. Eta Carinae contains two ... more 
Seeking Euclid's hidden stars: commissioning looks upParis (ESA) Sep 27, 2023 The Universe doesn't give up its secrets easily. There's a reason dark energy and dark matter have their names - although they (allegedly) make up 95% of the Universe, they do not emit, absorb or re ... more  
Artel partners with Rivada for US Space Force contractMunich, Germany (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 Artel LLC a provider of secure network communication services to U.S. government agencies, has been awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract from t ... more 
Evergreen Innovations manages All-Domain Network at Northern Strike ExerciseTimnith CO (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 Evergreen Innovations LLC ("Evergreen"), a tactical communications integrator, reports it has successfully managed the All-Domain Network (ADN) during the Northern Strike 23-2 reserve component read ... more |
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Intelsat expands Brazil infrastructure, delivers new servicesMcLean VA (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has launched new services in Brazil that combine l ... more  
NASA-led study pinpoints areas of New York City sinking, risingPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 28, 2023 Parts of the New York City metropolitan area are sinking and rising at different rates due to factors ranging from land-use practices to long-lost glaciers, scientists have found. While the elevatio ... more 
Blue Origin to remain grounded for now following crash probeWashington (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 US aviation regulators said Wednesday that Blue Origin must complete "21 corrective actions" before it can resume launches, closing a probe into an uncrewed crash last year that set back Jeff Bezos's space company. ... more  
Plot thickens in the hunt for a ninth planetClinton, NY (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 How many planets are there in the solar system? What laws govern their motion? These questions of antiquity led to the birth of astronomy and the dawn of science. Even today in the twenty-first cent ... more |
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