Supermoon delights skygazers around the globe
Wednesday, 15 June 2022 07:41
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From Frankfurt and New York to Istanbul and Beijing, skygazers could enjoy a beautiful supermoon rise over the horizon in an impressive astronomic spectacle.
The full moon appeared bigger than normal and sometimes slightly orange-colored as it lit skies around the globe.
It reached its full stage on Tuesday during a phenomenon known as a supermoon because of its proximity to Earth. It's also referred to as the "Strawberry Moon" because it's the full moon at strawberry harvest time.
In Frankfurt, it rose behind the German city's banking district's skyline, while in Beijing the forbidden city's roof decorations depicting sacred beasts were silhouetted in sharp black by the moon.
The moon also illuminated New York City's Statue of Liberty and shone on the pillars of the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion south of Athens, Greece.
Planet reveals $146 million NRO award and quarterly revenues
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 23:07 Write a comment
Planet revealed the value of its largest contract to date, a two-year $146 million award from the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imagery over two years, during the company’s June 14 earnings call.
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Momentus increasingly pessimistic about first Vigoride mission
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 22:22 Write a comment
The first orbital transfer vehicle launched by Momentus continues to experience problems and the company says its confidence that the spacecraft can complete its mission has “substantially declined.”
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South Korean ground station operator Contec raises Series C round for global expansion
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 20:24 Write a comment
Contec said June 10 that it had raised 61 billion won ($47.3 million) in a Series C funding round to pursue its goal of building a global ground station network and operating its own Earth observation satellites.
Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch
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Starlink and OneWeb reach spectrum coordination plan
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 18:24 Write a comment
SpaceX and OneWeb said June 13 they have reached a spectrum coordination plan that would enable their current and second-generation broadband megaconstellations to coexist.
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Aerospacelab to build “megafactory” in Belgium
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 17:00 Write a comment
Belgian startup Aerospacelab announced plans June 14 to establish a new satellite "megafactory” large enough to produce 500 satellites annually.
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Sierra Space to start astronaut training program
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 16:32 Write a comment
Sierra Space is creating an astronaut training program led by a company executive and former NASA astronaut as another step in developing a crewed version of its Dream Chaser vehicle and a commercial space station.
Explosion at Chinese space launch center revealed by satellite imagery
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 16:31 Write a comment
An explosion hit rocket facilities at China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in October 2021, commercial satellite imagery shows.
ESA mission control builds UK connections
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 16:13 Write a comment
The ongoing collaboration between the UK and ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Germany is playing a key role in the success of numerous pioneering space activities.
China's lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moon
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 15:46 Write a comment
Samples from the Moon's Oceanus Procellarum, an ancient mare basalt whose name translates to "Ocean of Storms," may be able to help determine the source of lunar water.
China's lunar lander Chang'E-5 delivered the first real-time, on-site definitive confirmation of water signal in the basalt's rocks and soil via on-board spectral analysis in 2020. The finding was validated through laboratory analysis of samples the lander returned in 2021.
NASA Invites Media, Public to View Webb Telescope’s First Images
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 14:05 Write a comment
NASA, in partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will release the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data during a televised broadcast beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 12, from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Going GaN: novel chips powering space missions
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 13:03 Write a comment
Some of ESA’s most ambitious future missions for telecommunications and Earth observation have only become possible because of a switch to a novel high-power and high-temperature capable semiconductor – sometimes termed the most promising material since silicon. ESA laboratory testing has confirmed the performance of key European-made Gallium Nitride components.
Northrop Grumman demonstrates Mynaric laser terminals for military constellation
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 12:30 Write a comment
Using Mynaric terminals,, Northrop Grumman conducted a ground demonstration of optical communications for the U.S. Space Development Agency's low Earth orbit constellation
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Watch the ESA Council information session
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 12:30 Write a comment
The media information session following the 308th ESA Council will be streamed on 15 June from 12:40 to 13:15 CEST at esawebtv.esa.int. Join us to hear more about the cooperation between ESA and NASA.