MOXIE Celebrates 2 Years on Mars: Discoveries and Work Left To Do
Sunday, 02 April 2023 06:03
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 02, 2023
MOXIE, the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, is a Perseverance Rover payload on Mars. MOXIE uses a scroll pump to capture the thin, carbon-dioxide dominate air of Mars and flows it into a Solid Oxide Electrolysis (SOXE) stack. The SOXE performs an electrochemical process that strips oxygen atoms off the carbon dioxide. This oxygen is a valuable resource for rocket propellant o
MOXIE, the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, is a Perseverance Rover payload on Mars. MOXIE uses a scroll pump to capture the thin, carbon-dioxide dominate air of Mars and flows it into a Solid Oxide Electrolysis (SOXE) stack. The SOXE performs an electrochemical process that strips oxygen atoms off the carbon dioxide. This oxygen is a valuable resource for rocket propellant o Successful tests of EMRS project on Mars and Moon analogues surface last February
Sunday, 02 April 2023 06:03
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Apr 02, 2023
GMV is leading one of the two Pre-Phase A studies of the European Moon Rover System (EMRS). This project focuses on finding the best solution for a potential future European rover, with the ability to carry out different missions in different places on the lunar surface.
As such, the GMV's EMRS team (OHB, AVS, HTR, DLR) has selected a modular approach, allowing different capabilities to be
GMV is leading one of the two Pre-Phase A studies of the European Moon Rover System (EMRS). This project focuses on finding the best solution for a potential future European rover, with the ability to carry out different missions in different places on the lunar surface.
As such, the GMV's EMRS team (OHB, AVS, HTR, DLR) has selected a modular approach, allowing different capabilities to be Virgin Orbit to lay off 85 percent of its employees
Sunday, 02 April 2023 06:03
Washington (AFP) March 31, 2023
Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch company founded by Richard Branson, said it will lay off 85 percent of its employees, according to a filing to the US stock market regulator.
The California-based company will lay off around 675 people to reduce expenses, "in light of (its) inability to secure meaningful funding", it said in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission dated Thursd
Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch company founded by Richard Branson, said it will lay off 85 percent of its employees, according to a filing to the US stock market regulator.
The California-based company will lay off around 675 people to reduce expenses, "in light of (its) inability to secure meaningful funding", it said in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission dated Thursd The Long March 2D carrier rocket successfully launched a four-star rocket
Sunday, 02 April 2023 06:03
Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 02, 2023
On March 30, 2023, at 18:50, the Long March 2D carrier rocket blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, successfully launching four satellites of Group 01 of Hongtu 1 into the predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success.
The Long March 2D carrier rocket used in this launch mission is a normal-temperature liquid secondary carrier rocket developed by the Genera
On March 30, 2023, at 18:50, the Long March 2D carrier rocket blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, successfully launching four satellites of Group 01 of Hongtu 1 into the predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success.
The Long March 2D carrier rocket used in this launch mission is a normal-temperature liquid secondary carrier rocket developed by the Genera Space X sets Saturday launch date for Space Force satellites after second delay
Sunday, 02 April 2023 06:03
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 31, 2023
SpaceX on Friday delayed the first launch of its Space Force Tranche 0 satellites for the second time in as many days.
The company tweeted that it was now targeting a launch from California's Vandenberg Spae Force Base on Saturday "to allow more time for vehicle preparations."
The launch had previously been scheduled for Thursday morning but had an auto abort just before the coun
SpaceX on Friday delayed the first launch of its Space Force Tranche 0 satellites for the second time in as many days.
The company tweeted that it was now targeting a launch from California's Vandenberg Spae Force Base on Saturday "to allow more time for vehicle preparations."
The launch had previously been scheduled for Thursday morning but had an auto abort just before the coun Unseenlabs ready for Bro-9 satellite launch dedicated vessel geolocation from space
Sunday, 02 April 2023 06:03
Rennes, France (SPX) Apr 02, 2023
Unseenlabs, the first world radio frequency data and solutions provider for Maritime Domain Awareness, is announcing the coming launch of BRO-9, the 9th satellite of its constellation dedicated to the geolocation of all the vessels at sea.
BRO-9 will be launched in April 2023 as part of Transporter-7 Mission aboard SpaceX's launcher Falcon 9 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Californ
Unseenlabs, the first world radio frequency data and solutions provider for Maritime Domain Awareness, is announcing the coming launch of BRO-9, the 9th satellite of its constellation dedicated to the geolocation of all the vessels at sea.
BRO-9 will be launched in April 2023 as part of Transporter-7 Mission aboard SpaceX's launcher Falcon 9 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Californ O'Shaughnessy Ventures announces investment in Atomos Space
Sunday, 02 April 2023 06:03
Greenwich CT (SPX) Apr 02, 2023
O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC ("OSV"), a creative investment firm, has invested in Atomos Nuclear and Space Corporation.
Since its founding in late 2017 by Vanessa Clark and William Kowalski, Atomos Space has worked to revolutionize space logistics by developing and operating orbital transfer vehicles ("OTVs") to perform orbit-raising, precision insertion, phasing, and plane change services f
O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC ("OSV"), a creative investment firm, has invested in Atomos Nuclear and Space Corporation.
Since its founding in late 2017 by Vanessa Clark and William Kowalski, Atomos Space has worked to revolutionize space logistics by developing and operating orbital transfer vehicles ("OTVs") to perform orbit-raising, precision insertion, phasing, and plane change services f China's Shenzhou XV astronauts complete 3rd spacewalk
Sunday, 02 April 2023 06:03
Beijing (XNA) Apr 02, 2023
The astronauts of China's Shenzhou XV crew have completed three spacewalks since their journey into space four months ago, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The third spacewalk was conducted on Thursday by astronauts Fei Junlong and Zhang Lu, in collaboration with the astronaut Deng Qingming who was inside the space station. The pair accomplished all their scheduled tasks
The astronauts of China's Shenzhou XV crew have completed three spacewalks since their journey into space four months ago, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The third spacewalk was conducted on Thursday by astronauts Fei Junlong and Zhang Lu, in collaboration with the astronaut Deng Qingming who was inside the space station. The pair accomplished all their scheduled tasks Satellite family launched into orbit from Shanxi
Sunday, 02 April 2023 06:03
Taiyuan, China (XNA) Mar 31, 2023
China launched four Earth-observation satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province on Thursday afternoon.
The group consists of one 320-kilogram pivot satellite and three 270-kg assistant satellites, and are the first space-based assets in the Hongtu 1 network. The satellites were sent into space by a Long March 2D carrier rocket that blasted off at 6:50 pm.
China launched four Earth-observation satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province on Thursday afternoon.
The group consists of one 320-kilogram pivot satellite and three 270-kg assistant satellites, and are the first space-based assets in the Hongtu 1 network. The satellites were sent into space by a Long March 2D carrier rocket that blasted off at 6:50 pm. AI algorithm unblurs the cosmos
Sunday, 02 April 2023 06:03
Evanston IL (SPX) Mar 31, 2023
The cosmos would look a lot better if Earth's atmosphere wasn't photo bombing it all the time. Even images obtained by the world's best ground-based telescopes are blurry due to the atmosphere's shifting pockets of air. While seemingly harmless, this blur obscures the shapes of objects in astronomical images, sometimes leading to error-filled physical measurements that are essential for understa
The cosmos would look a lot better if Earth's atmosphere wasn't photo bombing it all the time. Even images obtained by the world's best ground-based telescopes are blurry due to the atmosphere's shifting pockets of air. While seemingly harmless, this blur obscures the shapes of objects in astronomical images, sometimes leading to error-filled physical measurements that are essential for understa Scientists observe flattest explosion ever seen in space
Sunday, 02 April 2023 06:03
Sheffield UK (SPX) Mar 31, 2023
An explosion the size of our solar system has baffled scientists, as part of its shape - similar to that of an extremely flat disc - challenges everything we know about explosions in space.
The explosion observed was a bright Fast Blue Optical Transient (FBOT) - an extremely rare class of explosion which is much less common than other explosions, such as supernovas. The first bright FBOT w
An explosion the size of our solar system has baffled scientists, as part of its shape - similar to that of an extremely flat disc - challenges everything we know about explosions in space.
The explosion observed was a bright Fast Blue Optical Transient (FBOT) - an extremely rare class of explosion which is much less common than other explosions, such as supernovas. The first bright FBOT w NASA-enabled AI predictions may give time to prepare for solar storms
Sunday, 02 April 2023 06:03
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2023
Like a tornado siren for life-threatening storms in America's heartland, a new computer model that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and NASA satellite data could sound the alarm for dangerous space weather. The model uses AI to analyze spacecraft measurements of the solar wind (an unrelenting stream of material from the Sun) and predict where an impending solar storm will strike, anywhere o
Like a tornado siren for life-threatening storms in America's heartland, a new computer model that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and NASA satellite data could sound the alarm for dangerous space weather. The model uses AI to analyze spacecraft measurements of the solar wind (an unrelenting stream of material from the Sun) and predict where an impending solar storm will strike, anywhere o ESA detects four-leaf clovers from space
Saturday, 01 April 2023 04:00
ESA is excited to announce a revolutionary new technology that could bring luck to people all over the world: four-leaf clover detection from space.
AST SpaceMobile discloses further satellite delays and cost increases
Friday, 31 March 2023 20:53
The launch of the first commercial satellites in AST SpaceMobile’s cellphone-compatible broadband constellation has slipped into 2024, the company said March 31 as it disclosed rising costs for developing the network.
Astrolab to send rover to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship
Friday, 31 March 2023 13:22
Lunar rover developer Astrolab has signed an agreement with SpaceX to transport its first rover to the moon on a future Starship flight.