Agile Space lands propulsion contract for U.S. Space Force mission
Friday, 26 April 2024 12:10
Commercial space station module developer Gravitics wins Space Force contract
Friday, 26 April 2024 10:42
Earth from Space: Seychelles
Friday, 26 April 2024 07:00
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the Seychelles, an island republic in the western Indian Ocean. Hop hop hooray
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Celebrating the Hopper’s graduation China's Shenzhou-18 mission docks with space station
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A spaceship carrying three astronauts from China's Shenzhou-18 mission safely docked at Tiangong space station Friday, state-run media reported, the latest step in Beijing's space program that aims to send astronauts to the Moon by 2030.
The crew took off in a capsule atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China's northwest at 8:59 pm local time !1259 GMT) Thursday.
By early Friday the spacecraft had "successfully docked" with the space station, state-run news agency Xinhua reported, citing the China Manned Space Agency.
The mission is led by Ye Guangfu, a fighter pilot and astronaut who was previously part of the Shenzhou-13 crew in 2021.
Starliner crewed test flight passes key review
Friday, 26 April 2024 00:46
Space startup True Anomaly cuts workforce
Thursday, 25 April 2024 21:59
China’s Shenzhou-18 crew arrive at Tiangong space station
Thursday, 25 April 2024 20:10
NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications demonstration transmits data over 140 million miles
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Riding aboard NASA's Psyche spacecraft, the agency's Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration continues to break records. While the asteroid-bound spacecraft doesn't rely on optical communications to send data, the new technology has proven that it's up to the task. After interfacing with the Psyche's radio frequency transmitter, the laser communications demo sent a copy of engineering data from over 140 million miles (226 million kilometers) away, 1.5 times the distance between Earth and the sun.
NASA astronauts arrive for Boeing's first human spaceflight
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The two NASA astronauts assigned to Boeing's first human spaceflight arrived at their launch site Thursday, just over a week before their scheduled liftoff.
NASA Mars Analog Crew Approaches Mission Conclusion
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The initial crew in a yearlong NASA Mars analog mission at the CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) facility has reached the 300-day milestone. Initiated on June 25, 2023, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the mission is slated for completion on July 6, 2024.
This team, consisting of four volunteers, has been immersed in a series of activities designed to simula Japan's SLIM survives 3rd lunar night, surprising designers
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Japan's moon lander has survived a third lunar night, something that surprised even its designers, as it continued to take snapshots and probe the satellite's surface, officials said on Wednesday.
The Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, came back to life after emerging from the darkness and sent signals to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
"Last night (the nig Chang'e 7 mission set for lunar south pole survey in 2026
Thursday, 25 April 2024 16:21 Write a comment
The Chang'e 7 robotic mission, under the China National Space Administration, plans to deploy six international science payloads to the moon's south pole by 2026. This initiative marks a significant phase in China's ongoing lunar exploration efforts.
Announced in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, the mission aims to conduct comprehensive surveys and analyses of the lunar south pole's s China's Chang'e 7 lunar mission will host international instruments
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China's upcoming Chang'e 7 lunar exploration mission is set to include six scientific instruments from six different countries and one international organization, as announced by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) during the recent China Space Day celebration in Wuhan, Hubei Province.
Scheduled for launch in 2026, the Chang'e 7 mission will focus on investigating the lunar sout China expands Space Station Program to include international astronauts
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China has announced its intention to expand the participation of foreign astronauts and space tourists in missions to its space station, emphasizing inclusivity and cooperation in its space endeavors. According to Lin Xiqiang, spokesman for the Shenzhou XVIII mission, this initiative aims to diversify the backgrounds of those participating in upcoming space station flights.
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