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Friday, 01 April 2022 01:32
ATLANT 3D Nanosystems developing a space-certified Nanofabricator 0G
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Apr 01, 2022
ATLANT 3D Nanosystems announces today the collaboration with ESA BIC to further advance the development of ATLANT 3D Nanofabricator 0G systems, the first-ever zero gravity R and D system that allows selective area direct write atomic layer precision.
ATLANT 3D will develop a space-certified Nanofabricator 0G with the goal of going to the International Space Station (ISS) in future missions

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Friday, 01 April 2022 01:32
SES partners with NorthStar to tackle space sustainability challenges
Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 01, 2022
A partnership to enhance Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and ensure a sustainable use of space has been formed between SES, the world's leading satellite-based content connectivity solutions provider, and NorthStar Earth and Space (NorthStar), the first commercial service to monitor space from space, both companies announced today.
Together with NorthStar, the teams will be working to la

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Friday, 01 April 2022 01:32
Green Bank hosts new telescope for CHIME
Green Bank WV (SPX) Apr 01, 2022
In the quest to identify the origins of one of astronomy's biggest mysteries - fast radio bursts (FRBs) - Canada's world-renowned telescope, the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), is getting backup.
Supported by approximately $10 million in grants from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the CHIME/FRB Outriggers project has now secured funding to complete the constr

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Friday, 01 April 2022 01:32
Scientists find Mercury has magnetic storms
Fairbanks AS (SPX) Apr 01, 2022
An international team of scientists has proved that Mercury, our solar system's smallest planet, has geomagnetic storms similar to those on Earth.
The research by scientists in the United States, Canada and China includes work by Hui Zhang, a space physics professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
Their finding, a first, answers the question of whether ot

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Friday, 01 April 2022 01:32
Out Like a Lamb for Sols 3430-3431
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 01, 2022
The rover engineers better understand the minor issue that occurred after our weekend activities. While we're still in the same location, they can fix the issue in this plan. Our arm activities in the previous plan executed successfully. Today we focused on recovering the mast activities, as well as getting bonus, additional contact science at this location before driving.
The pediment cap

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Friday, 01 April 2022 01:32
Long March 11 launches Tianping-2 satellites into orbit
Beijing (Sputnik) Apr 01, 2022
China has successfully launched a Long March (Chang Zheng) 11 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province in the country's north-west on Wednesday and deployed three Tianping-2 satellites into orbit, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said.
The launch was carried out at 10:29 a.m. local time (02:29 GMT) from the Jiuquan launch center, CA

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Friday, 01 April 2022 01:32
Blue Origin launches 4th crew to space
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 31, 2021
Blue Origin launched the fourth crewed mission of its New Shepard rocket Thursday morning from Texas, carrying a crew of six to the edge of space and back.
The successful liftoff followed a 48-hour delay due to poor weather conditions at the launch site.
The NS-20 mission lifted off at 8:58 a.m. CDT from the company's launch facility near Van Horn, Texas, toting five space touris

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Friday, 01 April 2022 01:32
Full-scale static test concludes qualification testing for Orion spacecraft abort motor
Promontory UT (SPX) Apr 01, 2022
Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin successfully performed the final full-scale ground test of the abort motor for NASA's Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System (LAS) at Northrop Grumman's Promontory test facility. The 17-foot-tall abort motor is one of three motors comprising the LAS that sits atop the Orion spacecraft aboard NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and is designed to increase as

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Friday, 01 April 2022 01:32
On the road to cultured meat for astronauts and Earthlings
Paris (ESA) Apr 01, 2022
Cultured meat could be a game changer for the environment, food security, human health and animal welfare. But some challenges prevent it from reaching its full potential. Now ESA is supporting researchers to explore the possibility of growing cultured meat to feed astronauts. Overcoming the challenges of growing meat in space could also help us find solutions to produce it sustainably and effec

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Thursday, 31 March 2022 15:32
Blue Origin launches its fourth crew to final frontier

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin successfully carried out its fourth crewed spaceflight Thursday, a ten-minute joyride beyond the planet's atmosphere and back again.
The New Shepard suborbital rocket blasted off from the company's Launch Site One base in west Texas at 8:58 am local time (1358 GMT) with six crew members.
The crew included Gary Lai, chief architect of the New Shepard program, plus five paying customers—though the ticket price hasn't been disclosed.
"I felt my skin pulling taut," Lai said, of the rocket ride.
Lai's inclusion came after comedian Pete Davidson, the boyfriend of reality star Kim Kardashian, canceled his participation without disclosing a reason.
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