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December 15, 2023
TECH SPACE
Apex satellite factory aiming to produce 50 units annually



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
Los Angeles-based spacecraft manufacturing company Apex recently announced the opening of its new headquarters, Factory One, in the Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. Factory One, a blend of office, warehouse, and light manufacturing spaces spanning 46,000 square feet, is not just a corporate hub but a significant step towards amplifying the company's spacecraft production capabilities. Apex, known for its specialization in productized satellite buses, particularly the flagship Aries platfor ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
China's Shenlong space plane embarks on another secretive mission in space
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
In a significant advancement for China's space technology, the successful launch of a Long March 2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's vast Gobi Desert has ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Planet Labs Integrates Planetary Variables into Sentinel Hub for Enhanced Earth Observation
San Francisco FL (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a trailblazer in daily Earth data and insights, has recently announced the integration of its Planetary Variables into Sentinel Hub. This integration marks a significant ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NASA Partners with Commercial Space Firms for Expanded CubeSat Launch Services
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023
NASA is actively collaborating with several prominent commercial space companies under its Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. This initiative marks ... more
FARM NEWS
Deep Sand Technology and GEODNET Foundation Collaborate to Enhance Precision Agriculture in Rural North America
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023
Deep Sand Technology (DST), a leader in affordable autosteering and GPS guidance for agricultural equipment, has announced a significant advancement in precision agriculture through its partnership ... more
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MARSDAILY


Watch Your Step: Sols 4037-4038

MOON DAILY
Scientists and space agencies are shooting for the Moon - 5 essential reads on modern lunar missions
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Dec 14, 2023
The year 2023 proved a big one for lunar science. India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed near the south pole of the Moon, a huge accomplishment for a country relatively new to the space scene, espe ... more
MOON DAILY
Create your own sky map, find the weirdest stars and explore the surface of the Moon with the EXPLORE astronomy toolkit
Strasbourg, France (SPX) Dec 14, 2023
A new set of tools for astronomers and planetary explorers use interactive visual analytics and machine learning to reveal and contrast properties of objects in our galaxy. From identifying the 'wei ... more
EXO WORLDS
NEOWISE space telescope marks 10 Years on orbit as End of Mission looms
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 14, 2023
NASA's NEOWISE has had a busy decade. Since its reactivated mission began on Dec. 13, 2013, the space telescope has discovered a once-in-a-lifetime comet, observed more than 3,000 near-Earth objects ... more
EXO WORLDS
Some Icy Exoplanets May Have Habitable Oceans and Geysers
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 14, 2023
A NASA study expands the search for life beyond our solar system by indicating that 17 exoplanets (worlds outside our solar system) could have oceans of liquid water, an essential ingredient for lif ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Design the patch for Hera's Milani CubeSat
Paris (ESA) Dec 14, 2023
Milani needs you! This is your chance to design a mission patch for the Milani CubeSat which will fly with ESA's Hera planetary defence spacecraft to the Didymos binary asteroid system. ESA is ... more

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STELLAR CHEMISTRY


Chinese scientists build largest-ever neutral hydrogen catalog in deep space

EARTH OBSERVATION
Satellite-based method measures carbon in peat bogs
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023
Peat bogs in the tropics store vast amounts of carbon, but logging, plantations, road building, and other activities have destroyed large swaths of these ecosystems in places like Indonesia and Mala ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China's space programme: Five things to know
Beijing (AFP) Dec 14, 2023
When Chang'e-3 became the first Chinese craft to land on the Moon 10 years ago, it kicked off nationwide celebrations - and a decade of major successes for a rapidly accelerating space programme. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Plasma instability study unveils cosmic ray dynamics, altering perceptions of galaxy evolution
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 13, 2023
Scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) have discovered a new plasma instability that could dramatically reshape our understanding of cosmic rays and their influence on ga ... more
EXO WORLDS
14-inch spacecraft delivers new details about 'hot Jupiters'
Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 13, 2023
A spacecraft the size of a cereal box has collected precise measurements of the atmospheres of large and puffy planets called "hot Jupiters." The findings, led by a team from the University of Color ... more
MARSDAILY
A Rinse and Repeat Kind of Plan: Sols 4035-4036
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2023
Earth planning date: Monday, December 11, 2023: Today's 2-sol plan was a "Touch and Go" plan, where we do some short science activities (ChemCam and/or MAHLI and APXS) in our workspace early in the ... more
EXO WORLDS


Seeing and Believing: 15 Years of Exoplanet Images

FAST TRACK
Rail industry urged to consider safety risks of space weather
Lancaster UK (SPX) Dec 12, 2023
Train accidents could be caused by solar storms switching signalling from red to green according to new research examining the impact of space weather. Solar storms can trigger powerful magnet ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Unique CU Boulder, NSO collaboration allows journey into varied solar physics research paths
Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 10, 2023
A new group of graduate students and postdocs are hard at work this fall with full freedom to explore a variety of solar and space physics research paths because of a unique fellowship program start ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
US launch of new Vulcan Centaur rocket delayed until January
Washington (AFP) Dec 14, 2023
The maiden liftoff of a new American rocket called Vulcan Centaur has been delayed from Christmas Eve to January 8, United Launch Alliance, the company developing it, said Thursday. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
New rockets set to launch in 2024
Washington (AFP) Dec 15, 2023
Several new European and American rockets are set for blast off in 2024, at a time the aerospace industry faces a shortage of launch vehicles fueled by the rise of satellite constellations. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA: Let's Ketchup on International Space Station Tomato Research
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
Growing food aboard the International Space Station is one of the many research investigations ripe for long duration spaceflight missions to the Moon and Mars. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio rece ... more
MOON DAILY
Artificial Intelligence and NASA's First Robotic Lunar Rover: Part 2
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
In our last post, we described how VIPER, NASA's first robotic Moon rover, is using artificial intelligence to create several options for the VIPER team to plan the rover's path during its mission t ... more
EXO WORLDS
NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 15, 2023
Scientists have known that the giant plume of ice grains and water vapor spewing from Saturn's moon Enceladus is rich with organic compounds, some of which are important for life as we know it. Now, ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Astronomers discover first population of binary stripped stars
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
Astronomers at the University of Toronto have discovered a population of massive stars that have been stripped of their hydrogen envelopes by their companions in binary systems. The findings, publis ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Binary star interactions key to solving hydrogen-poor supernova mystery
Klosterneuburg, Austria (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
Supernovae-stellar explosions as bright as an entire galaxy-have fascinated us since time immemorial. Yet, there are more hydrogen-poor supernovae than astrophysicists can explain. Now, a new Assist ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
eROSITA finds hot gas all around the Milky Way - closer than expected
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
A new all-sky map by the eROSITA telescope reveals X-rays emitted by million-degree hot plasma in and around the Milky Way. Analysing this data, the team at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrest ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Unlocking the Secrets of Fast Radio Bursts: Scientists Find More Pieces to the Puzzle of Mysterious Space Signals
Mountain View, CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023
A team of SETI Institute scientists have unveiled new insights into a cosmic mystery known as Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs). The discovery and detailed observation of the repeating FRB 20220912A, made at ... more
VSAT NEWS
Kymeta Hawk u8: A Milestone in LEO Satellite Connectivity for Land Mobility
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
Kymeta Corporation, a leader in the development of flat panel antennas, and satellite communications giant Eutelsat Group have jointly announced a significant advancement in land mobile connectivity ... more
TECH SPACE
ESA leads the way towards a Zero Debris future
Paris (ESA) Dec 15, 2023
Earth is surrounded by spacecraft carrying out vital work to study our changing climate, deliver global communication and navigation services and help us answer important scientific questions. But i ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab Sets Launch Date for iQPS's 'The Moon God Awakens' Mission
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 14, 2023
In a significant development in the realm of space launches and Earth observation, Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: RKLB), a global leader in launch services, is gearing up for its 42nd Electron missio ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
UK's Orbex secures funding for carbon-neutral spaceport development
Forres, UK (SPX) Dec 13, 2023
In a significant step towards advancing sustainable spaceflight, UK-based Orbex has secured a GBP3.3 million grant from the UK Space Agency as part of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Boost! initia ... more
MOON DAILY
Unlocking Lunar Mysteries: Chang'e-5 Mission Sheds Light on Moon's Surface Weathering
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2023
In a groundbreaking development, scientists from the China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, in collaboration with researchers from Brown University and the University of Hawaii, have successfully m ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA's Commercial Partners Continue Progress on New Space Stations
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 13, 2023
Three NASA-funded commercial space station partners are on track for the design and development of their orbital destinations and the transition of agency's low Earth orbit needs from the Internatio ... more
EXO WORLDS
NASA's Webb identifies tiniest free-floating brown dwarf
University Park PA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023
Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have identified the new record-holder for the smallest object that forms like a star: a tiny, free-floating brown dwarf with only three to four t ... more
VSAT NEWS
Eutelsat OneWeb set to revolutionize Libyan telecommunication services
London, UK (SPX) Dec 14, 2023
Eutelsat Group (Paris:ETL) (LSE:ETL), a global satellite communications leader and the first to operate both Geostationary (GEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, has announced a groundbreaking ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
French 'Baguette One' rocket project gets funding
Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2023
A French-led consortium said Tuesday it has received funding for its project to develop an innovative low-cost small rocket called "Baguette One" and launch it into space. ... more
VSAT NEWS
Quectel's satellite communication module CC200A-LB secures broad regulatory approval
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Dec 12, 2023
Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global leader in IoT solutions, has achieved a significant milestone with its satellite communication module, the CC200A-LB, now certified by major international regula ... more
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