NASA to Provide Update on DART, World’s First Planetary Defense Test
Friday, 07 October 2022 18:34Eutelsat says satellite jammers within Iran are disrupting foreign channels
Friday, 07 October 2022 18:31Signals originating within Iran have been jamming two Eutelsat satellites that provide foreign broadcasts in the country since Sept. 26, the French operator said Oct. 7.
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Rocket Lab launches Argos tracking payload
Friday, 07 October 2022 18:26A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a satellite Oct. 7 carrying a payload for U.S. and French government agencies that will track wildlife and collect other sensor data.
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NASA had been designing lunar bases for decades before Armstrong first set foot on the moon
Friday, 07 October 2022 15:38It's only natural to look at the moon and wonder what it would be like to live there. Thanks to Buzz Aldrin who landed there in 1969, we know it's a magnificent desolation. Even before the Apollo missions science fiction writers and scientists knew how desolate the place was. But, as far back as the late 19th century, they also saw it as a natural outpost. So did NASA, the former Soviet Union, and their respective militaries. And, that led to people on both sides drawing up elaborate plans for moon bases.
Week in images: 03-07 October 2022
Friday, 07 October 2022 12:05Week in images: 03-07 October 2022
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Ariane 6 upper stage testing underway
Friday, 07 October 2022 11:21ArianeGroup has started static-fire tests of the upper stage of the Ariane 6 rocket, a key step in the development of the vehicle whose first launch remains uncertain.
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Successful TEXUS 57 Launch - the weightless world above the Arctic Circle
Friday, 07 October 2022 10:19The TEXUS 57 sounding rocket was successfully launched on the first launch attempt on 1 October at 08:26 local time (06:26 UTC) from the Esrange Space Centre in Sweden to enable microgravity experiments in space. What is behind this long-lasting programme and what is its contribution to scientific research? TEXUS (Technological Experiments in Zero Gravity) is the world's most successful an
US flies Russian cosmonaut to ISS as Ukraine conflict rages
Friday, 07 October 2022 10:19A SpaceX capsule carrying a Russian crew member docked Thursday with the International Space Station on a NASA mission that carries significant symbolism amid the war in Ukraine. The Crew Dragon spaceship "Endurance" blasted off Wednesday from Florida and rendezvoused with the orbiting research outpost some 30 hours later, docking at 5:01 pm Eastern Time (2301 GMT). "Crew-5 is happy to
Rocket Lab to launch environmental monitoring satellite for General Atomics
Friday, 07 October 2022 10:19Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) is preparing to launch its 31st Electron rocket and 151st satellite to orbit during a dedicated mission for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) on Friday, October 7 UTC. The launch will take place from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. The launch window opens 17:09 UTC on October 7th (06:09 NZDT, October
AFRL Commander moderates Future Of Propulsion Panel At AFA Air, Space, Cyber Conference
Friday, 07 October 2022 10:19Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, moderated a future of propulsion panel comprised of Air Force experts Sept. 21, 2022, during the Air and Space Force Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. "We're really proud to be a part of telling you about the future of propulsion
Ottawa research demonstrates connection between climate and Earth's ability to renew
Friday, 07 October 2022 10:19Some 250 million years ago - long before dinosaurs roamed the earth - global warming and acid ocean caused by the rapid volcanic emission of the Siberian Traps led to the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, which resulted in the elimination of over 95 percent of marine and 70 percent of terrestrial life. Then Mother Nature did what it does best - replenish itself. But why did it take her so
A new high-temperature plasma operating mode for fusion energy discovered at the Korean Artificial Sun, KSTAR
Friday, 07 October 2022 10:19Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) and Seoul National University (SNU) research team announced that they have discovered a new plasma operating mode that can improve plasma performance for fusion energy based on an analysis of plasma operations with ultra-high temperatures over 100 million degrees (Celsius) at the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR). To generate ene
First successful test of the Ariane 6 upper stage at DLR Lampoldshausen
Friday, 07 October 2022 10:19The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) site in Lampoldshausen successfully tested the upper stage of Ariane 6 for the first time on 5 October 2022. A hot-fire test is a highly demanding experiment; the aim is to simulate flight-representative conditions on the test stand. In this way, the interaction of all components for launch preparation and flight
End-Cretaceous asteroid caused massive global tsunami, peaking at a mile high
Friday, 07 October 2022 10:19The asteroid that struck Earth and led to the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction 66 million years ago also triggered a worldwide tsunami that started as a wave more than a mile high, according to a new study. The tsunami was large enough to scour the ocean floor thousands of miles from the impact site on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The study, published in AGU Advances, presents th
Satellite launch marks SpaceX's third liftoff in 2 days
Friday, 07 October 2022 10:19SpaceX is scheduled to launch two communication satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday in its third liftoff in two days. The 7 p.m. blastoff is slated to deliver the Galaxy 33 and 34 satellites into geosynchronous orbit, where they will help the telecommunications company Intelsat maintain service in North America. The planned launch follows two