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Tuesday, 17 May 2022 09:13
Next Stop: Hawksbill Gap
West Lafayette IN (JPL) May 17, 2022
Perseverance was on the move this past week after finishing up remote science activities at Enchanted Lake, an exposure of finely layered rocks that may represent some of the lowest deposits of the delta. The rover threaded its way east around large sandy dune ripples before heading north enroute to Hawksbill Gap, where the team hopes to collect our first set of delta samples and eventually asce
Perseverance was on the move this past week after finishing up remote science activities at Enchanted Lake, an exposure of finely layered rocks that may represent some of the lowest deposits of the delta. The rover threaded its way east around large sandy dune ripples before heading north enroute to Hawksbill Gap, where the team hopes to collect our first set of delta samples and eventually asce
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Tuesday, 17 May 2022 09:13
EUSPA celebrates its first 365 days of new Galileo operations
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) May 17, 2022
The EU Agency for the Space Program celebrates its first anniversary with new services, a new satellite and even more end users.
Time flies when you're busy getting things done. And in the first year of its existence, the EU Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) has gotten a lot of things done.
"EUSPA's launch one year ago today represented the start of a new era for the EU Space Prog
The EU Agency for the Space Program celebrates its first anniversary with new services, a new satellite and even more end users.
Time flies when you're busy getting things done. And in the first year of its existence, the EU Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) has gotten a lot of things done.
"EUSPA's launch one year ago today represented the start of a new era for the EU Space Prog
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Tuesday, 17 May 2022 09:13
Momentus "Go for Launch" for First Vigoride Mission
San Jose CA (SPX) May 17, 2022
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, has announced that it has completed the integration of its Vigoride Orbital Transfer Vehicle and customer payloads on the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle that will be used for the Transporter-5 mission targeted for launch this month.
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Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, has announced that it has completed the integration of its Vigoride Orbital Transfer Vehicle and customer payloads on the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle that will be used for the Transporter-5 mission targeted for launch this month.
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Tuesday, 17 May 2022 09:13
Could people breathe the air on Mars
Gainesville FL (SPX) May 17, 2022
Let's suppose you were an astronaut who just landed on the planet Mars. What would you need to survive?
For starters, here's a short list: Water, food, shelter - and oxygen.
Oxygen is in the air we breathe here on Earth. Plants and some kinds of bacteria provide it for us.
But oxygen is not the only gas in the Earth's atmosphere. It's not even the most abundant. In fact, only 2
Let's suppose you were an astronaut who just landed on the planet Mars. What would you need to survive?
For starters, here's a short list: Water, food, shelter - and oxygen.
Oxygen is in the air we breathe here on Earth. Plants and some kinds of bacteria provide it for us.
But oxygen is not the only gas in the Earth's atmosphere. It's not even the most abundant. In fact, only 2
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Tuesday, 17 May 2022 09:13
What you need to know about NASA's Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 17, 2022
NASA and Boeing are taking another major step on the path to?regular?human spaceflight to the International Space Station using American rockets to launch spacecraft from American soil with the second uncrewed test flight of a commercial crew spacecraft.
NASA's Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) is targeting launch of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V r
NASA and Boeing are taking another major step on the path to?regular?human spaceflight to the International Space Station using American rockets to launch spacecraft from American soil with the second uncrewed test flight of a commercial crew spacecraft.
NASA's Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) is targeting launch of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V r
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Tuesday, 17 May 2022 09:13
ISRO tests large human rated solid rocket booster for the Gaganyaan program
Sriharikota, India (SPX) May 17, 2022
ISRO successfully completed the static test of a human-rated solid rocket booster (HS200) for the Gaganyaan Program at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on May 13, 2022, at 7:20 AM local time. HS200 rocket booster is the human-rated version of the well-proven S200 rocket booster of GSLV Mk III satellite launch vehicle, popularly known as LVM3.
The successful co
ISRO successfully completed the static test of a human-rated solid rocket booster (HS200) for the Gaganyaan Program at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on May 13, 2022, at 7:20 AM local time. HS200 rocket booster is the human-rated version of the well-proven S200 rocket booster of GSLV Mk III satellite launch vehicle, popularly known as LVM3.
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Tuesday, 17 May 2022 09:13
Dawn Aerospace wins Blue Canyon's X-SAT Saturn-Class propulsion business
Denver CA (SPX) May 17, 2022
Dawn Aerospace, a Netherlands-, New Zealand-and U.S.-based space transportation company, has been selected by Blue Canyon Technologies to provide turnkey chemical propulsion systems for the X-SAT Saturn satellite bus. Dawn will supply thrusters, tanks, control electronics, and full-service support in logistics and propellant loading for the ESPA Grande-class satellite.
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Dawn Aerospace, a Netherlands-, New Zealand-and U.S.-based space transportation company, has been selected by Blue Canyon Technologies to provide turnkey chemical propulsion systems for the X-SAT Saturn satellite bus. Dawn will supply thrusters, tanks, control electronics, and full-service support in logistics and propellant loading for the ESPA Grande-class satellite.
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Tuesday, 17 May 2022 09:13
Inmarsat welcomes Netherlands 3.5ghz Advisory Committee report
London, UK (SPX) May 17, 2022
Commenting on the report to the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate from the Advisory Committee on 3.5GHz Communications Jason Smith, Inmarsat Chief Operating Officer, said: "Inmarsat is pleased to read the recommendations from the Advisory Committee to the Ministry on the National Frequency Plan and the focus on the necessary protection of essential safety services provided via satel
Commenting on the report to the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate from the Advisory Committee on 3.5GHz Communications Jason Smith, Inmarsat Chief Operating Officer, said: "Inmarsat is pleased to read the recommendations from the Advisory Committee to the Ministry on the National Frequency Plan and the focus on the necessary protection of essential safety services provided via satel
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Tuesday, 17 May 2022 09:13
Gilmour Space completes full duration test fire of new Phoenix rocket engine
Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) May 17, 2022
An Australian launch services company known for its orbital-class hybrid rocket technology, Gilmour Space Technologies, has unveiled a new 3D printed liquid rocket engine that will power the third stage of its Eris rocket to orbit.
The company has shared a video of a successful 190-second Mission Duty Cycle (or mission duration) test fire of its new regeneratively-cooled liquid rocket engi
An Australian launch services company known for its orbital-class hybrid rocket technology, Gilmour Space Technologies, has unveiled a new 3D printed liquid rocket engine that will power the third stage of its Eris rocket to orbit.
The company has shared a video of a successful 190-second Mission Duty Cycle (or mission duration) test fire of its new regeneratively-cooled liquid rocket engi
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Monday, 16 May 2022 15:17
Lunar eclipse thrills stargazers in the Americas
A total lunar eclipse provided a spectacular celestial show as it unfolded Sunday night into early Monday in the Americas.
The eastern half of North America and all of Central and South America were prime locations to see the eclipse, while partial stages were visible across Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
Among those watching the eclipse where skies were clear were residents of Buenos Aires, Argentina, who bundled up in the chilly night and relaxed on blankets in a park to look at the event. In Caracas, Venezuela, some people brought laser pointers as a crowd gathered to watch.
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