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July 04, 2024
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX completes Starlink launch, brings Direct to Cell satellite total to 103



Washington DC (UPI) Jul 3, 2024
SpaceX early Wednesday launched a new round of Starlink satellites into orbit in its first launch for the month of July after it saw a slight delay. The liftoff at pad 40 took place in at 4:55 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida after a 2-hour delay. The Falcon 9 rocket carried with it 20 Starlink satellites that were successfully put into space above Earth. Included along with the 20 Starlink satellites launched Wednesday were 13 that have Direct to Cell c ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Firefly Aerospace Successfully Launches Eight CubeSat Satellites
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 04, 2024
Firefly Aerospace successfully launched its Alpha rocket carrying eight CubeSat satellites into space on Tuesday night from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission marks a significant ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China's first commercial spacecraft launch site ready
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
Hainan - China's first commercial spacecraft launch site is ready for operations in South China's Hainan province as of Sunday, having completed a rocket launch simulation rehearsal using its two la ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Seeks Feedback on Requirements for New Commercial Space Stations
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 03, 2024
NASA is asking American companies to provide input on the agency's requirements for end-to-end services as part of the Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Development Program. In the future, the agency ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Orbit Fab Delivers First Grip In-space Refueling Nozzle Following Successful Testing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024
Orbit Fab has announced the completion of testing of its refueling payload and testing of the GRIP capture and active in-space refueling nozzle with automated docking, which eliminates the need for ... more
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PLD Space invests 10 million euros in MIURA 5 launch complex in French Guiana
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
The launcher company PLD Space has announced an investment of 10 million euros in MIURA 5 Launch Complex at Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe's spaceport in Kourou (French Guiana), owned by the Fren ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Space Pioneer Issues Apology After Engine Test Explosion
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 03, 2024
Chinese commercial company Space Pioneer issued an apology to the public on Tuesday after a test of the first stage engines of the Tianlong-3 rocket failed in Henan province causing explosions in th ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Starliner undergoing thruster testing before indefinite return flight
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 03, 2024
An initial eight-day Boeing Starliner test mission to the International Space Station will be extended indefinitely to test the spacecraft's thrusters. Test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Willi ... more
IRON AND ICE
NASA, Partners Conduct Fifth Asteroid Impact Exercise, Release Summary
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024
For the benefit of all, the space agency released a summary Thursday of the fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise. the space agencys Planetary Defense Coordination Office, i ... more

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MOON DAILY
iSpace lunar lander RESILIENCE achieves test milestone
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
ispace, inc. (ispace)(TOKYO: 9348) report that the flight model of its HAKUTO-R Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing and remains on schedule for a Wint ... more
EXO WORLDS
Geoscientists dig into why we may be alone in the Milky Way
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
New research by University of Texas at Dallas geoscientist Dr. Robert Stern and a colleague suggests a geological explanation for why conclusive evidence for advanced extraterrestrial (ET) civilizat ... more
SPACEMART
Dhruva Space partners with Kinis to provide space-based IoT connectivity in India
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
In a groundbreaking initiative to fortify global satellite connectivity, full-stack Space Engineering solutions provider Dhruva Space and France-based satellite operator global IoT connectivity prov ... more
TECH SPACE
Icesat-2 Resumes Data Collection After Solar Storms
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024
the space agencys ICESat-2 satellite returned to science mode on June 21 UTC, after solar storms in May caused its height-measuring instrument to go into a safe hold. The ICESat-2 team restarted the ... more
SPACEMART
Indonesia aims to build cutting-edge spaceport but faces obstacles
Jakarta, Indonesia (VOA) (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
Indonesia aims to launch 19 satellites into low-Earth orbit next year, part of an ambitious plan to move the country into the forefront of the world's growing space industry and reduce its reliance ... more
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TECH SPACE
Thales Alenia Space reveals results of ascend feasibility study on space data centers
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has announced promising results from the ASCEND (Advanced Space Cloud for European Net zero emission and Data sovereig ... more
ROBO SPACE
Voyager Space and Palantir form partnership to AI for space technology innovation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, has announced a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:PLTR), a leading builder of artificial intelligence (AI) s ... more
SPACEWAR
New role, same mission: A Space Force intelligence leader shares his journey
Peterson SFB (SPX) Jul 01, 2024
Since July 2023, Senior Master Sgt. Brandon Shook has served as Space Operations Command's Intelligence Threat Analysis Division senior enlisted leader and has been pivotal in ensuring that Space Fo ... more
MARSDAILY
Meteorites strike Mars far more often than thought, probe finds
Paris (AFP) June 28, 2024
Mars is bombarded with basketball-sized meteorites on a nearly daily basis, fives times more often than previously estimated, seismic recordings from a NASA spacecraft have revealed. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Space Renaissance International Achieves Observer Status At U.N. COPUOS
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 03, 2024
Space Renaissance International (SRI) is proud to announce it has been granted provisional observer status for three years at the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
HERA crew complete 45-day simulated journey to Mars
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024
Four dedicated explorersJason Lee, Stephanie Navarro, Shareef Al Romaithi, and Piyumi Wijesekarajust returned from a 45-day simulated journey to Mars, testing the boundaries of human endurance and t ... more
MOON DAILY
Moon 'swirls' could be magnetized by unseen magmas
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
Lunar swirls are light-colored, sinuous features on the Moon's surface, bright enough to be visible from a backyard telescope. Some people think they look like the brushstrokes in an abstract painti ... more
MOON DAILY
Behind the Scenes of a NASA 'Moonwalk' in the Arizona Desert
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas recently performed four moonwalk simulations to help NASA prepare for its Artemis III mission. Due to launch in September 2026, Artemis III will land tw ... more
MARSDAILY
Volunteer Crew to Exit NASA's Simulated Mars Habitat After 378 Days
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024
The four volunteers who have been living and working inside the space agencys first simulated yearlong Mars habitat mission are set to exit their ground-based home on Saturday, July 6. the space age ... more
MARSDAILY
Crew inside NASA's Mars habitat simulator to exit after more than a year
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 2, 2024
The first volunteer crew, to live for more than a year inside NASA's Mars habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, will exit the simulated Red Planet ground mission on Saturday. ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA names Andre Douglas as backup Artemis II crew member
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 3, 2024
NASA on Wednesday named Andre Douglas as a backup crewmember for its Artemis II test flight. ... more
MOON DAILY
Scientists clarify origins of Lunar metallic iron
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
In a study published in Nature Astronomy, Profs. SHEN Laiquan, BAI Haiyang, et al. from Prof. WANG Weihua's group at the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have clarified the re ... more
SPACEMART
Yahsat selects SpaceX to launch the Al Yah 4 and 5 satellites
London, UK (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE's flagship satellite solutions provider, (ADX trading Symbol: YAHSAT), has selected SpaceX for the launch of its advanced new geostationary ... more
TECH SPACE
Sidus Space and Stennis complete key objectives of in-space payload mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU) has announced that in partnership with the space agency Stennis Space Center, the primary objectives of the the space agency Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resi ... more
TECH SPACE
Cosmic Shielding protects Nvidia Ai hardware in upcoming Spacex launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024
Cosmic Shielding Corporation (CSC), providers of the worlds leading space radiation shielding technologies, will be utilized to develop an AI-capable space computer that uses the Nvidia Jetson Orin ... more
SPACEMART
NASA Shares Use Requirements With Commercial Destination Partners
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024
the space agency hosted a meeting to share knowledge with companies developing future commercial destinations at the agencys Johnson Space Center in Houston. The discussion could aid in developing s ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
UArizona's first satellite built by students is ready for launch
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
The sun barely peeks over the horizon as a suitcase-like transport box exits Steward Observatory, home to the University of Arizona Department of Astronomy. Inside, held snugly in place by foam, is ... more
SPACEMART
Leaf Space enables Sateliot to scale without significant capex in the ground segment
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 02, 2024
Sateliot, the first company to operate a low-Earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellite constellation with 5G IoT standards and that extends coverage of Mobile Telecom Operators to any place in the planet, has ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Private companies key players in China's space development
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 03, 2024
The trial of Tianlong 3 a two-stage kerosene-liquid oxygen rocket developed by Beijing Tianbing Technology failed in Gongyi, Henan province, on Sunday. The company apologized on Tuesday for the acci ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Shenzhou 18 Crew to Conduct Second Extravehicular Activities
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 03, 2024
Since the success of the first extravehicular activity on May 28 this year, Shenzhou XVIII crew members have completed tasks sequentially in the space station, including the maintenance and installa ... more
EXO WORLDS
Search for extraterrestrial life focuses on detecting exoplanet atmospheres
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 01, 2024
Examining atmospheres around planets beyond our solar system is a crucial step in the search for extraterrestrial life. Astronomist Sebastian Zieba, using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, h ... more
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