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June 18, 2024
MARSDAILY
NASA's Perseverance Reaches Key Scientific Target in Ancient Riverbed



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
Initially considered a simple route free of obstructions, Neretva Vallis has presented numerous geological opportunities for the science team. After navigating through a dune field to avoid challenging boulders, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover arrived at its latest area of interest on June 9. The route change not only reduced travel time to the "Bright Angel" site by several weeks but also allowed the team to explore significant geological features in an ancient river channel. Perseverance is ... read more

MOON DAILY
China's Chang'e 6 Spacecraft Spotted by NASA's LRO on Lunar Far Side
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2024
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured an image of China's Chang'e 6 sample return spacecraft on the Moon's far side on June 7. Chang'e 6 had landed on June 1, and LRO imaged the lander ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab Signs Largest Electron Launch Deal with Synspective
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 18, 2024
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) announced a ten-launch agreement with Japanese Earth observation company Synspective. The deal, the largest in Rocket Lab's history for its Electron launch vehicl ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China' conducts ignition test conducted on new rocket
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 18, 2024
Chinese rocket scientists and engineers conducted a critical test of a propulsion system for a new carrier rocket, essential for China's future manned moon landings. "During the ignition test ... more
SPACEMART
Ovzon 3 satellite reaches geostationary orbit
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
Ovzon's proprietary satellite Ovzon 3 has reached its orbital position in the geostationary arc after a five-month journey. Initial tests conducted by manufacturing partner Maxar have been completed ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
Voyager 1 Resumes Full Science Operations
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
The spacecraft has resumed gathering information about interstellar space. NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is conducting normal science operations for the first time following a technical issue th ... more
TECH SPACE
Kyocera Installs Fine Cordierite Ceramic Mirror on ISS for Optical Communications
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 18, 2024
Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto, hereinafter: Kyocera) announced that its "Fine Cordierite" ceramic mirror has been chosen for use in experimental equipment to conduct optical communi ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
New Research Supports Modified Gravity Theory Over Dark Matter
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2024
Scientists at Case Western Reserve University have found new evidence that could change our understanding of the cosmos. Tobias Mistele, a post-doctoral scholar at the Department of Astronomy, used ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NASA Transitions Hubble to One-Gyro Mode for Continued Science Operations
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2024
NASA successfully transitioned operations for the agency's Hubble Space Telescope to an alternate operating mode that uses one gyro, returning the spacecraft to daily science operations Friday. The ... more

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TECH SPACE


LIST launches nanosatellite to demonstrate energy harvesting in space

SPACE TRAVEL
Kayhan Space Launches Comprehensive Spaceflight Intelligence Platform
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
Kayhan Space has launched Satcat.com, a spaceflight intelligence exchange that aggregates historical and real-time data for objects and events in Earth's orbit. Satcat is designed for a wide range o ... more
VSAT NEWS
Ovzon Introduces New Mobile Satellite Terminals
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
Ovzon has announced the launch of two new mobile satellite terminals, the Ovzon P20 and Ovzon P30. These ruggedized parabolic broadband terminals are designed for use in land, maritime, and airborne ... more
TECH SPACE
Mitsubishi Electric to Ship GaN MMIC Power Amplifier Samples for Ka-band SATCOM
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it will begin shipping samples of 8W and 14W gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifiers ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Pair Plasmas Generated in Laboratory Setting
Rochester NY (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
Black holes and neutron stars are among the densest known objects in the universe. Within and around these environments exist plasmas, the fourth state of matter alongside solids, liquids, and gases ... more
EXO WORLDS
Watery Planets Orbiting Dead Stars Could Be Good Candidates for Life Study
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
The small footprint and dim light of white dwarfs, remnants of stars that have burned through their fuel, may make excellent backdrops for studying planets with enough water to harbor life. Th ... more
EXO WORLDS


Discovery of Four Mini-Neptunes Around Red Dwarfs

TECH SPACE
LeoLabs Chosen to Provide Advanced Radar Systems for U.S. Government
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
LeoLabs has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract worth $1.245M to develop S-band 2-D Direct Radiating Array (DRA) technology to address key challenges for the Department of the Air F ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA to give status update as Boeing Starliner awaits departure from ISS
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 17, 2024
NASA will join Boeing on Tuesday to review the repeatedly delayed Starliner mission and the craft's departure from the International Space Station as part of the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test. ... more
TECH SPACE
7 Essential Tools for Diagnosing and Resolving Dirty Power Issues
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
Many people and businesses encounter challenges related to power. These include disturbances such as sudden voltage changes, surges, dips, fluctuations, and unwanted harmonics that can disrupt equip ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA delays return of Starliner astronauts from space station
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 14, 2024
Starliner's return to Earth is now delayed to June 22 or later, NASA announced Friday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA cancels ISS spacewalk after 'spacesuit discomfort'
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 13, 2024
NASA called off a spacewalk Thursday morning at the International Space Station because of an issue with one of the space suits, officials said. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA says 'emergency' audio from ISS was simulation exercise
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 13, 2024
NASA said that audio indicating distress over a sick crew member on the International Space Station Wednesday was part of a simulation exercise. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Frenchman found dead at Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 13, 2024
A Frenchman has died apparently of dehydration after illegally entering the territory of Russia's Baikonur space base in Kazakhstan for "extreme" tourism, officials said this week. ... more
AEROSPACE
Montana ballooning project confirms hypothesis about eclipse effects on atmosphere
Bozeman MT (SPX) Jun 13, 2024
A Montana State University researcher has announced the first confirmed detection of eclipse-induced gravity waves in Earth's stratosphere in data collected by students participating in an MSU-led n ... more
EXO WORLDS
Laser tests reveal new insights into key mineral for super-Earths
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 13, 2024
Scientists have for the first time observed how atoms in magnesium oxide morph and melt under ultra-harsh conditions, providing new insights into this key mineral within Earth's mantle that is known ... more
ABOUT US
Just thinking about a location activates mental maps in the brain
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 13, 2024
As you travel your usual route to work or the grocery store, your brain engages cognitive maps stored in your hippocampus and entorhinal cortex. These maps store information about paths you have tak ... more
EXO WORLDS
NASA and ESA explore habitability of exoplanets with Chandra and XMM-Newton
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 13, 2024
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton are investigating nearby stars to determine if they could host habitable exoplanets. This research will aid future telescopes ... more
SPACEMART
Satellite megaconstellations could impact ozone hole recovery
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2024
When old satellites fall into Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they leave behind tiny particles of aluminum oxide, which eat away at Earth's protective ozone layer. A new study finds these oxides hav ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Ariane 6 to launch RAMI Deployer for interplanetary missions
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 13, 2024
Europe's newest rocket, Ariane 6, is set to launch soon, carrying multiple space missions. This flight will demonstrate the rocket's ability to launch various payloads, including new satellites for ... more
TECH SPACE
10 Benefits of Using 360Learning for Your Company's Learning Needs
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2024
When it comes to enhancing employee training and development, companies are always on the lookout for solutions that cater to their learning requirements. Among the options in the market, 360Learnin ... more
GPS NEWS
Green light for Galileo 2nd Generation satellite design
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 13, 2024
Production of Galileo Second Generation satellites advances as two independent Satellite Critical Design Review boards confirm the satellite designs meet all mission and performance requirements. Th ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
CADvizor to design an advanced harness for GEO-KOMPSAT-3
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 13, 2024
CADvizor has been successfully adopted as the wiring harness design CAD tool for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)'s Geostationary Earth Orbit Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-3 (GEO-KOMPSA ... more
SPACEMART
Apex secures $95M in Series B Funding to Scale Satellite Bus Production
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2024
Apex, a Los Angeles-based spacecraft manufacturing company, announced its $95 million Series B funding round. The round was led by XYZ Venture Capital and co-led by CRV, with participation from new ... more
TECH SPACE
Blue Canyon to supply spacecraft buses for NASA's PolSIR mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2024
RTX's (NYSE: RTX) small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, Blue Canyon Technologies, has been chosen to construct two 12U CubeSat buses for NASA's PolSIR mission. This mission aim ... more
VSAT NEWS
Skyband chooses Hughes JUPITER for digital transformation of Saudi Arabia
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2024
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), announced that Luna Space Telecommunications Co. Ltd., a leading Saudi Arabia service provider under the Skyband Holding com ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
FAA seeks public input on SpaceX Starship's environmental impact in Florida
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 12, 2024
Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration are preparing an environmental impact statement regarding licensing for the SpaceX Starship and its super-heavy launch vehicle and want public input. ... more
SPACEMART
Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk over workplace abuses
San Francisco (AFP) June 13, 2024
Workers fired by SpaceX filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Elon Musk of fostering a sexist "Dark Ages" culture at the company he founded. ... more
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