Space launch supply chokepoint puts U.S. in vulnerable spot, expert warns
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 16:49
The U.S. government has to face the prospect of having to rely on a single launch provider
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Historic first launch of Chinese private methane-fueled rocket ends in failure
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 15:43
Chinese launch company Landspace suffered failure Wednesday in what was the world's first attempt to achieve orbit with a methane-fueled rocket.
Satellogic signs letter of intent with Mexico for dedicated EO program
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 10:11
New York NY (SPX) Dec 14, 2022
Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution Earth Observation ("EO") data collection, has signed a letter of intent (the "LOI") with Agencia Espacial Mexicana ("AEM") to develop a fully-featured and operational Constellation-as-a-Service program to monitor approximately 2 million square kilometers of the nation.
The LOI provides a framework for the development of a Con
Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution Earth Observation ("EO") data collection, has signed a letter of intent (the "LOI") with Agencia Espacial Mexicana ("AEM") to develop a fully-featured and operational Constellation-as-a-Service program to monitor approximately 2 million square kilometers of the nation.
The LOI provides a framework for the development of a Con Keeping the peace as competition rises in space
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 10:11
Durham NC (SPX) Dec 12, 2022
With the rise of commercialized space flight and the threat of significant weaponization of space, it will take an international effort to develop and adopt agreed-upon regulations to maintain safety, according to speakers at a Duke Space Diplomacy Lab webinar.
"Given the increasing number of government and private sector actors with the capability of launching spacecraft with a wide range
With the rise of commercialized space flight and the threat of significant weaponization of space, it will take an international effort to develop and adopt agreed-upon regulations to maintain safety, according to speakers at a Duke Space Diplomacy Lab webinar.
"Given the increasing number of government and private sector actors with the capability of launching spacecraft with a wide range Bluewalker 3 on target to deliver the first and only space-based cellular broadband
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 10:11
Midland TX (SPX) Dec 14, 2022
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ("AST SpaceMobile") (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, provides an operational update on the BlueWalker 3 (BW3), Block 1 BlueBird and next-generation BlueBird programs.
"The achievements to date for BlueWalker 3 validate the design roadmap for our BlueBirds, incl
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ("AST SpaceMobile") (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, provides an operational update on the BlueWalker 3 (BW3), Block 1 BlueBird and next-generation BlueBird programs.
"The achievements to date for BlueWalker 3 validate the design roadmap for our BlueBirds, incl 'Unexpected' space traveller defies theories about origin of Solar System
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 10:11
London, Canada (SPX) Dec 13, 2022
Researchers from Western have shown that a fireball that originated at the edge of the Solar System was likely made of rock, not ice, challenging long-held beliefs about how the Solar System was formed.
Just at the edge of our Solar System and halfway to the nearest stars is a collection of icy objects sailing through space, known as the Oort Cloud. Passing stars sometimes nudge these icy
Researchers from Western have shown that a fireball that originated at the edge of the Solar System was likely made of rock, not ice, challenging long-held beliefs about how the Solar System was formed.
Just at the edge of our Solar System and halfway to the nearest stars is a collection of icy objects sailing through space, known as the Oort Cloud. Passing stars sometimes nudge these icy Outer space talks are a welcome addition to the US-Africa Leaders Summit
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 10:11
Ife, Nigeria (SPX) Dec 09, 2022
President Joe Biden is hosting the Second US-Africa Leaders Summit in mid-December 2022.
The focus will be on eight areas: economic engagement; peace, security and good governance; democracy and human rights; regional and global health security (including recovery from COVID-19 and pandemic preparedness); food security; climate change; diaspora ties; and education and youth leadership.
President Joe Biden is hosting the Second US-Africa Leaders Summit in mid-December 2022.
The focus will be on eight areas: economic engagement; peace, security and good governance; democracy and human rights; regional and global health security (including recovery from COVID-19 and pandemic preparedness); food security; climate change; diaspora ties; and education and youth leadership. China launches two space experiment satellites
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 10:11
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Dec 13, 2022
China on Monday launched a Long March-4C rocket, placing a pair of satellites in space.
The rocket blasted off at 4:22 pm (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the satellites Shiyan-20A and Shiyan-20B into preset orbit.
Shiyan means "experiment" in Chinese. The two Shiyan-20 satellites will be used for in-orbit verification of new technol
China on Monday launched a Long March-4C rocket, placing a pair of satellites in space.
The rocket blasted off at 4:22 pm (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the satellites Shiyan-20A and Shiyan-20B into preset orbit.
Shiyan means "experiment" in Chinese. The two Shiyan-20 satellites will be used for in-orbit verification of new technol US conducts successful hypersonic missile test: Air Force
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 10:11
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2022
The US Air Force announced Monday it successfully tested a hypersonic missile, a cutting edge strategic weapon that is also being developed by China and Russia.
The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) was launched from a B-52H bomber on Friday off California's coast and "reached hypersonic speeds greater than five times the speed of sound, completed its flight path and detonat
The US Air Force announced Monday it successfully tested a hypersonic missile, a cutting edge strategic weapon that is also being developed by China and Russia.
The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) was launched from a B-52H bomber on Friday off California's coast and "reached hypersonic speeds greater than five times the speed of sound, completed its flight path and detonat Asteroid Ryugu samples continue to shed light on solar system history
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 10:11
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 13, 2022
Nearly two years after Japanese mission Hayabusa2 returned to Earth, samples from asteroid Ryugu continue to reveal valuable information about the history of the early solar system. A study by scientists from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Universite Paris Cite and CNRS1, as part of an international consortium, reveals the isotopic composition of zinc and copper of asteroid Ryugu.
Nearly two years after Japanese mission Hayabusa2 returned to Earth, samples from asteroid Ryugu continue to reveal valuable information about the history of the early solar system. A study by scientists from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Universite Paris Cite and CNRS1, as part of an international consortium, reveals the isotopic composition of zinc and copper of asteroid Ryugu. Tomorrow’s technology centre
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 08:40
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Tomorrow’s technology centre NASA starts RS-25 engine testing for future Artemis missions
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 05:41
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 13, 2021
NASA will start hot fire testing for the production of new RS-25 engines that will power future Artemis missions to the Moon, and eventually Mars.
The initial single-engine hot fire test Wednesday, at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis in Mississippi, will run for 500 seconds starting at 2 p.m. CST.
"It is exciting to return to hot fire testing at the historic Fred Haise Tes
NASA will start hot fire testing for the production of new RS-25 engines that will power future Artemis missions to the Moon, and eventually Mars.
The initial single-engine hot fire test Wednesday, at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis in Mississippi, will run for 500 seconds starting at 2 p.m. CST.
"It is exciting to return to hot fire testing at the historic Fred Haise Tes Nigeria, Rwanda become first African countries to join NASA's Artemis Accord
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 05:41
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 13, 2021
Nigeria and Rwanda became the first and second African countries to sign NASA's Artemis Accord Tuesday.
They are the 22nd and 23rd countries to sign the accord overall. The cooperation between U.S. and African space agencies comes with a pledge to advance space exploration and address issues on Earth such as climate change and the global food crisis.
"The Artemis Accord is all ab
Nigeria and Rwanda became the first and second African countries to sign NASA's Artemis Accord Tuesday.
They are the 22nd and 23rd countries to sign the accord overall. The cooperation between U.S. and African space agencies comes with a pledge to advance space exploration and address issues on Earth such as climate change and the global food crisis.
"The Artemis Accord is all ab First African nations sign Artemis Accords
Tuesday, 13 December 2022 21:55
Two African countries became the first from the continent to join the Artemis Accords as the United States works to bring more emerging space nations into the agreement.
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MTG-I1 launch coverage
Tuesday, 13 December 2022 21:00
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Watch the replay the MTG-I1 launch coverage. The video includes streaming of the event at ESA’s ESTEC establishment in the Netherlands and footage of liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
The first Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I1) satellite lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 13 December at 21:30 CET.
From geostationary orbit, 36,000 km above the equator, this all-new weather satellite will provide state-of-the art observations of Earth’s atmosphere and realtime monitoring of lightning events, taking weather forecasting to the next level. The satellite carries two completely new instruments: Europe’s