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  Bay St. Louis MS (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, joined with Evolution Space on Oct. 10 to announce plans for the aerospace company to establish production and testing operations for solid rocket motors onsite. "This is another great addition to south Mississippi's commercial space engagement," Center Director Dr. Rick Gilbrech said. "Evolution Space gains access to critical NASA Stennis infrastructure and expertise as it continues to build its propulsion capabilities. In turn, we cont ... read more |
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Momentus customer satellites integrated and shipped to SpaceX launch siteSan Jose CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has integrated its customers launching on the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission and shipped the payloads to Vandenberg Space Force Base for integration with Falcon 9 ahead of ... more  
Planet's Pelican tech demonstration satellite ready for launchSan Francisco CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) reports that its Pelican tech demonstration satellite, Pelican-1, along with 36 SuperDoves, have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in preparation for launch next mont ... more  
SSC wants 'Project Apollo' to accelerate advances in Space Domain AwarenessColorado Springs CO (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 Space Systems Command (SSC), the United States Space Force (USSF) field command responsible for acquiring, developing, and delivering resilient space capabilities, is now accepting applications for ... more  
Measuring nutrition in crops from spaceParis (ESA) Oct 11, 2023 With many people around the world suffering from various forms of malnutrition it's important that the absolute basics such as rice, soya and wheat are as nourishing as possible. ESA-funded research ... more |
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  Source of electron acceleration and X-ray aurora of Mercury  
Finding explanation for Milky Way's warpBoston MA (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 The Milky Way is often depicted as a flat, spinning disk of dust, gas, and stars. But if you could zoom out and take an edge-on photo, it actually has a distinctive warp - as if you tried to twist a ... more |
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Tracing the origin and energization of plasma in the heliosphereGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 Imagine that you have a secret decoder ring that you can use to decipher a secret message with important clues about things around you: where they came from, why they are there, and what will become ... more  
NASA's Roman mission gears up for a torrent of future dataGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team is exploring ways to support community efforts that will prepare for the deluge of data the mission will return. Recently selected infrastructure teams ... more 
Kymeta launches first multi-orbit, on-the-move flat-panel antenna for military usersRedmond WA (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 Kymeta has launched at AUSA 2023 - the Osprey u8 HGL, a hybrid geostationary/low Earth orbit (GEO/LEO) terminal purpose-built for military users. Leveraging Eutelsat Group's (formally known as ... more 
Spire Global selected by accelerate digitalization across the maritime industryVienna VA (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has been was selected by MAN Energy Solutions ("MAN-ES"), a global player within the marine, energy and industrial sectors, to provide weather data and real-time auto ... more |
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  Russian ISS segment springs third leak in under a year  
Wanted: bright ideas to develop the lunar economyParis (ESA) Oct 10, 2023 ESA is calling for visionary ideas for how to use a constellation of communication and navigation satellites around the Moon to establish lunar businesses - and unlock opportunities on Earth. ... more |
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Surrey Satellite joins forces with the Air and Space InstituteGuildford UK (SPX) Oct 10, 2023 Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is delighted to announce a partnership with centre of excellence and training provider, The Air and Space Institute. SSTL's Head of Customer Training Stu J ... more  
Bumping to a Better Position: Sols 3973-3974Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 10, 2023 Earth planning date: Monday, October 9, 2023: After the drive this weekend, Curiosity has arrived at another light-toned band that we hope to evaluate for drilling before solar conjunction begins ne ... more  
Plot thickens in hunt for ninth planetCleveland OH (SPX) Oct 10, 2023 A pair of theoretical physicists are reporting that the same observations inspiring the hunt for a ninth planet might instead be evidence within the solar system of a modified law of gravity origina ... more 
Vega flies to bring satellites to spaceParis (ESA) Oct 10, 2023 THEOS-2 (THailand Earth Observation System-2) is an observation satellite manufactured by Airbus for the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency of Thailand. THEOS-2 is the largest o ... more |
 France's Arianespace launches 12 satellites into space  
Stoke Space Announces $100 Million in New InvestmentDallas TX (SPX) Oct 09, 2023 Stoke Space has announced $100 million in new Series B investment to drive continued growth and innovation. This investment more than doubles the company's total funding, which now sits at $175 mill ... more |
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Astroscale Japan to inspect a large defunct satellite in orbitTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 09, 2023 Astroscale Japan has been selected by the Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ("MEXT") for its Small and Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop an on ... more 
Shoebox-sized space labs being launched by VegaParis (ESA) Oct 09, 2023 Among the smallest passengers aboard Europe's Vega launch tonight are also the most ambitious in nature: twin miniaturised laboratories, or CubeSats, for the in-orbit demonstration of disruptive, st ... more 
Spain's first private rocket successfully lifts offMadrid (AFP) Oct 7, 2023 A Spanish company launched the country's first private rocket on Saturday in a step towards bringing Spain into the exclusive club of space-faring nations. ... more 
Virgin Galactic carries first Pakistani into spaceWashington (AFP) Oct 6, 2023 Adventurer Namira Salim became the first Pakistani to travel into space on Friday, riding aboard Virgin Galactic's fifth successful flight in five months, the US company announced. ... more |
Satellite swarm to provide 'missing link' between space weather and space debrisWarwick UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2023 The European Space Agency (ESA) has funded a new mission concept involving a "swarm" of satellites to address the growing threat of space debris. The news comes as just this week the US government i ... more 
35 Candles and over 50 Space Missions for SPACEBELBrussels, Belgium (SPX) Oct 09, 2023 Belgian company SPACEBEL, a renowned specialist in software engineering and Space systems, is celebrating its thirty-fifth anniversary. Launched into orbit in 1988 to support the ambitions of ... more 
XCAM secures further UK Space Agency funding for new space camera systemNorthampton UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2023 UK based XCAM Ltd, world leaders in specialist digital camera systems, have secured over 200,000 pound grant funding from the UK Space Agency's Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI) , ... more 
Pulsars may make dark matter glowAmsterdam, Netheralnds (SPX) Oct 09, 2023 The central question in the ongoing hunt for dark matter is: what is it made of? One possible answer is that dark matter consists of particles known as axions. A team of astrophysicists, led by rese ... more |
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Astronomers discover first step toward planet formationTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 09, 2023 Astronomers have gotten very good at spotting the signs of planet formation around stars. But for a complete understanding of planet formation, we also need to study examples where planet formation ... more 
Amazon launches test satellites in challenge to Musk's StarlinkWashington (AFP) Oct 6, 2023 Amazon launched two satellites on Friday as part of its plan to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk's Starlink service. ... more  
Colliding neutron stars provide a new way to measure the expansion of the UniverseCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 In recent years, astronomy has seen itself in a bit of crisis: Although we know that the Universe expands, and although we know approximately how fast, the two primary ways to measure this expansion ... more  
Does lightning strike on Venus? Maybe not, study suggestsBoulder OC (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 Venus may be a (slightly) gentler place than some scientists give it credit for. In new research, space physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have jumped into a surprisingly long-ru ... more |
CfA-SwRI heliophysics mission selected for Phase A mission definition studySan Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 NASA has selected a new SwRI-managed heliophysics mission focused on investigating the Sun's middle corona - an enigmatic region of the Sun's atmosphere driving solar activity - for a Phase A, missi ... more  
Massive low earth orbit communications satellites could disrupt astronomyLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 Observations of the BlueWalker 3 prototype satellite show it is one of the brightest objects in the night sky, outshining all but the brightest stars. Astronomers have raised concerns that wit ... 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 
Firefly Aerospace completes Blue Ghost Lunar Lander StructureCedar Park TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2023 Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, has completed the development and assembly of its Blue Ghost lander structure and fluid systems, a critical milestone for Firefly's fir ... more |
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New center will lay groundwork for better space weather forecastsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 A new center led by CU Boulder will undertake research to make the region of space between Earth and the moon a little safer-potentially helping satellites navigate through this tumultuous and somet ... 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 
Orbit Fab appoints Chief Engineer, advances refueling system test capabilitiesLafayette CO (SPX) Oct 05, 2023 Orbit Fab, the leading provider of on-orbit refueling services, has named industry veteran Kevin Smith as the company's Chief Engineer, who will lead the Systems, Electrical, Fluids, and Mechanical ... more  
A prehistoric cosmic airburst preceded the advent of agriculture in the LevantSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 Agriculture in Syria started with a bang 12,800 years ago as a fragmented comet slammed into the Earth's atmosphere. The explosion and subsequent environmental changes forced hunter-gatherers in the ... more |
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