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  Paris (ESA) Oct 30, 2023 Launching things into space is hard. Aside from the engines and software, orbital calculations and the launch pad, the tanks that hold the fuel are a masterful example of engineering in their own right - and ESA will soon be testing the next generation of rocket tanks: Phoebus. Consider this: European rockets often run on liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen, these are great propellants, but in liquid form they must be kept at extreme temperatures below -200 C. Rocket tanks must keep these superchill ... read more |
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NASA updates Commercial Crew planning manifestKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 NASA and its industry partners Boeing and SpaceX are planning for the next set of missions to the International Space Station for the agency's Commercial Crew Program. b>Crew-8 br> /b> NASA' ... more 
Tech agreement sets stage for U.S. private sector space launch sites in AustraliaWashington DC (UPI) Oct 30, 2023 The United States and Australia marked a significant milestone in their long partnership with the signing of a bilateral tech agreement Thursday. The assistant secretary for international secu ... more 
Nighttime rehearsal for Ariane 6 towards first flightParis (ESA) Oct 30, 2023 Yesterday, a team of CNES, ESA, Arianespace and ArianeGroup personnel at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, completed a full-scale wet rehearsal of the new Ariane 6 rocket that was fuelled ... more 
Hot summer for Europe's reusable rocket engineParis (ESA) Oct 30, 2023 An ongoing project to develop a low-cost, reusable engine for European rockets made considerable progress over the summer and autumn, with a series of tests that achieved full ignition and, ultimate ... more |
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 Russian space boss warns ISS equipment beyond warranty  
Smithsonian set to open Asteroid Bennu sample displayWashington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will unveil the first public display of a sample of Bennu-a carbon-rich, near-Earth asteroid-to museumgoers Friday, Nov. 3. The rocky fragment wa ... more |
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NASA is locating ice on Mars with this new mapPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 30, 2023 Buried ice will be a vital resource for the first people to set foot on Mars, serving as drinking water and a key ingredient for rocket fuel. But it would also be a major scientific target: Astronau ... more  
European Service Module for Artemis II connected to Orion vehicleParis (ESA) Oct 30, 2023 The second European Service Module was connected to the rest of the Orion spacecraft which will be used in the Artemis II mission that will bring astronauts around the Moon and back for the first ti ... more 
Ascending Fang Turret: Sols 3991-3993Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 27, 2023 The Curiosity rover team has been preparing for the start of the Solar Conjunction in November, when contact with all Mars spacecraft will be impossible for three weeks since Mars will be behind the ... more 
NASA supports tests of dust sensor to aid lunar landingsEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 A research team from the University of Central Florida recently tested an instrument designed to measure the size and speed of surface particles kicked up by the exhaust from a rocket-powered lander ... more |
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  Uranus aurora discovery offers clues to habitable icy worlds  
Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago, study suggestsProvidence RI (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 Venus, a scorching wasteland of a planet according to scientists, may have once had tectonic plate movements similar to those believed to have occurred on early Earth, a new study found. The finding ... more |
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Terran Orbital receives $7M addition to Tranche 1 contractBoca Raton FL (SPX) Oct 27, 2023 Lockheed Martin has awarded Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) to host additional payloads. The contract modification adds $7.7M to an existing satellite de ... more  
NASA tech breathes life into potentially game-changing antenna designGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 Some 30 years ago, a young engineer named Christopher Walker was home in the evening making chocolate pudding when he got what turned out to be a very serendipitous call from his mother. Takin ... more  
Mouse embryos grown in space for first time: Japan researchersTokyo (AFP) Oct 29, 2023 Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station and developed normally in the first study indicating it could be possible for humans to reproduce in space, a group of Japanese scientists said. ... more  
Shenzhou 17 docks with Tiangong Space StationSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 27, 2023 The Shenzhou XVII mission, carrying a trio of Chinese astronauts, successfully completed its docking procedure with the Tiangong space station late Thursday night. This rendezvous comes after a six- ... more |
 Putin says first segment of ISS replacement to orbit by 2027  
Lockheed Martin contracts Terran Orbital for 36 satellite buses for SDA T2 constellationBoca Raton FL (SPX) Oct 25, 2023 Lockheed Martin has partnered with Terran Orbital Corporation to construct 36 satellite buses for the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta constellation. This decis ... more |
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MDA Selects Spacex to launch Chorus ConstellationBrampton, Canada (SPX) Oct 26, 2023 MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA) has announced at its Earth Insight customer conference that it has selected SpaceX to be the launch service provider for CHORUS, MDA's next generation Earth observation constella ... more 
Next generation Moon camera tested in EuropeParis (ESA) Oct 26, 2023 When astronauts return to the Moon, they will take more pictures of the lunar surface than any humans before. To develop the best camera for the job, European astronauts and scientists are lending a ... more 
CADRE rover getting prepped for testingPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 26, 2023 An engineer prepares a small rover - part of NASA's CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration) technology demonstration that's headed to the Moon - for testing in a thermal vacuu ... more  
Bright flash leads astronomers to a heavy-metal factory 900 million light years awayBoston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2023 An extraordinary burst of high-energy light in the sky has pointed astronomers to a pair of metal-forging neutron stars 900 million light years from Earth. In a study appearing in Nature, an i ... more |
Massive space explosion observed creating elements needed for lifeBirmingham UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2023 Scientists have observed the creation of rare chemical elements in the second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen - casting new light on how heavy elements are made. Researchers examined the excepti ... more 
Webb's first detection of heavy element from star mergerParis (ESA) Oct 26, 2023 Under what conditions many chemical elements are created in the Universe has long been shrouded in mystery. This includes elements that are highly valuable, or even vital to life as we know it. Astr ... more 
Goddard engineers improve NASA Lidar tech for explorationGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2023 Lidar technology improvements will help NASA scientists and explorers with remote sensing and surveying, mapping, 3D-image scanning, hazard detection and avoidance, and navigation. Like a sona ... more 
Riverside Research taps Spire Global for Space Domain Awareness subcontractVienna VA (SPX) Oct 25, 2023 In a significant development aimed at enhancing space domain awareness, Spire Global, Inc. has secured a subcontract with Riverside Research. The deal is part of the Data Exploitation and Enhanced P ... more |
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LIGO surpasses the quantum limitBoston MA (SPX) Oct 24, 2023 In 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, made history when it made the first direct detection of gravitational waves, or ripples in space and time, produced by a pa ... more 
BlackSky grabs back-to-back contracts for legacy ministry of defense customerHerndon VA (SPX) Oct 26, 2023 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won two back-to-back contracts from a legacy international defense ministry customer to continue on-demand, real-time high-frequency imagery and analytics servi ... more  
Ancient landscape discovered beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet?Durham UK (SPX) Oct 25, 2023 The research team, led by Durham University, UK, used satellite data and radio-echo sounding techniques to map a 32,000 km2 area of land underneath the vast ice sheet.? They discovered a lands ... more 
Hull Street Energy helps fuel Upstream Tech's mission in environmental monitoringBethesda MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2023 In a significant move to bolster innovation in environmental resource management, private equity firm Hull Street Energy ("HSE") has invested in technology company Upstream Tech. Known for their res ... more |
Yaogan remote-sensing satellites launched into orbitJiuquan (XNA) Oct 25, 2023 China launched a set of remote-sensing satellites early on Tuesday morning, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor. The State-owned con ... more 
China launches new mission to space stationJiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 China sent a fresh crew to its Tiangong space station on Thursday, in the latest mission for a growing space programme that plans to send people to the Moon by 2030. ... more 
Cosmonauts to install equipment, check coolant leak on ISS during spacewalkWashington DC (UPI) Oct 25, 2023 Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub are scheduled to complete a spacewalk from the International Space Station Wednesday, according to NASA. ... more 
NASA improves GIANT optical navigation technology for future missionsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 26, 2023 Goddard's GIANT optical navigation software helped guide the OSIRIS-REx mission to the Asteroid Bennu. Today its developers continue to add functionality and streamline useability for future mission ... more |
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Rocket Lab receives FAA authorization to resume launchesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to resume Electron launches from Launch Complex 1. The authorization comes after Rocket ... more 
UK and Axiom sign agreement on plans for historic human spaceflight missionLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 25, 2023 The agreement between the UK Space Agency and Axiom Space sets out plans for the 2 organisations to work together to pursue a commercially sponsored, UK astronaut mission. The announcement comes as ... more 
How could a piece of the Moon become a Near-Earth asteroidSan Diego CA (SPX) Oct 24, 2023 team of astronomers has found a new clue that a recently discovered near-Earth asteroid, Kamo`oalewa, might be a chunk of the moon. They hypothesized that the asteroid was ejected from the lunar sur ... more 
Mystery of the Martian core solvedZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 26, 2023 For four years, NASA's InSight lander recorded tremors on Mars with its seismometer. Researchers at ETH Zurich collected and analysed the data transmitted to Earth to determine the planet's internal ... more |
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