Senators seek funding boost for NASA and NSF astrophysics programs
Friday, 06 January 2023 23:50
Five senators are asking the White House to add at least $300 million in the next budget proposal for NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support priorities from the astrophysics decadal survey.
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Delta throws down the gauntlet with free Wi-Fi plan
Friday, 06 January 2023 20:28
Plans by Delta Airlines to start offering free inflight Wi-Fi next month increase pressure on other major airlines to follow suit, driving up more demand for satellite capacity.
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Aiming for instantaneous Earth-observation data
Friday, 06 January 2023 19:31
Hedron's goal is automatic networking in space. Satellite operators would pass packets to a network that moves data almost instantaneously to the ground.
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NASA faces budget crunch for extended Earth science missions
Friday, 06 January 2023 12:04
NASA will allow three aging Earth science missions to participate in an upcoming senior review of extended missions even as the agency warns of budget pressures on its overall portfolio of missions.
Independent review warns of cost growth on key Earth science mission
Friday, 06 January 2023 10:53
An independent review warned of potential cost overruns on a future major NASA Earth science mission, prompting NASA to consider removing some instruments from it.
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Putin sends missile ship to train in Atlantic, Med
Friday, 06 January 2023 08:33
Moscow (AFP) Jan 4, 2023
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday presided over the launch of a warship armed with new hypersonic cruise missiles on a training mission to the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean.
"I am sure that such powerful weapons will make it possible to reliably protect Russia from potential external threats and will help ensure the national interests of our country," Putin was quoted
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday presided over the launch of a warship armed with new hypersonic cruise missiles on a training mission to the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean.
"I am sure that such powerful weapons will make it possible to reliably protect Russia from potential external threats and will help ensure the national interests of our country," Putin was quoted Raytheon Intelligence and Space awarded Missile Track Custody development contract
Friday, 06 January 2023 08:33
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 05, 2023
Raytheon Intelligence and Space has been awarded a prime contract to develop a prototype Missile Track Custody system for the U.S. Space Force. MTC is the service's first Medium Earth Orbit missile tracking system.
Under this contract, Raytheon Intelligence and Space will serve as the prime contractor, developing and delivering a space vehicle, hosting a state-of-the-art missile tracking m
Raytheon Intelligence and Space has been awarded a prime contract to develop a prototype Missile Track Custody system for the U.S. Space Force. MTC is the service's first Medium Earth Orbit missile tracking system.
Under this contract, Raytheon Intelligence and Space will serve as the prime contractor, developing and delivering a space vehicle, hosting a state-of-the-art missile tracking m Australia buys Ukraine-tested US missile system
Friday, 06 January 2023 08:33
Sydney (AFP) Jan 5, 2023
Australia said Thursday it has snapped up a US offer to obtain the same long-range, mobile rocket system Ukraine has deployed on the battlefield against invading Russian forces.
The government said the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) would deter attacks on Australia but could also be transported by plane for deployment worldwide.
"The effectiveness of the HIMARS system in
Australia said Thursday it has snapped up a US offer to obtain the same long-range, mobile rocket system Ukraine has deployed on the battlefield against invading Russian forces.
The government said the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) would deter attacks on Australia but could also be transported by plane for deployment worldwide.
"The effectiveness of the HIMARS system in Deadly Ukraine strike reveals Russian tech weakness
Friday, 06 January 2023 08:33
Paris (AFP) Jan 4, 2023
Russia has blamed the deaths of scores of its soldiers in a New Year missile strike on its troops using unsecured, traceable mobile phones on the battlefield.
But if Ukrainian forces did use geolocation of phones to target its strikes, it also reveals the Russian army's operational carelessness in the field, say analysts.
"It is already obvious that the main reason for what has happened
Russia has blamed the deaths of scores of its soldiers in a New Year missile strike on its troops using unsecured, traceable mobile phones on the battlefield.
But if Ukrainian forces did use geolocation of phones to target its strikes, it also reveals the Russian army's operational carelessness in the field, say analysts.
"It is already obvious that the main reason for what has happened Black carbon aerosols accelerate loss of glacial mass over the Tibetan plateau
Friday, 06 January 2023 08:33
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 01, 2023
Black carbon aerosols are produced by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass, and are characterized by strong light absorption. Black carbon deposition in snow/ice reduces the albedo of snow/ice surfaces, which may accelerate the melting of glaciers and snow cover, thus changing the hydrological process and water resources in the region.
The South Asia region adjacent to the
Black carbon aerosols are produced by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass, and are characterized by strong light absorption. Black carbon deposition in snow/ice reduces the albedo of snow/ice surfaces, which may accelerate the melting of glaciers and snow cover, thus changing the hydrological process and water resources in the region.
The South Asia region adjacent to the Stellantis to build electric aircraft with Archer and provide strategic funding for growth
Friday, 06 January 2023 08:33
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Jan 05, 2023
Stellantis N.V. (NYSE / MTA / Euronext Paris: STLA) and Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) have agreed to significantly expand their partnership by joining forces to manufacture Archer's flagship electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Midnight.
Stellantis will work with Archer to stand up Archer's recently announced manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia at which the
Stellantis N.V. (NYSE / MTA / Euronext Paris: STLA) and Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) have agreed to significantly expand their partnership by joining forces to manufacture Archer's flagship electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Midnight.
Stellantis will work with Archer to stand up Archer's recently announced manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia at which the Webb reveals Milky Way-like galaxies in early universe
Friday, 06 January 2023 07:08
Austin TX (SPX) Jan 06, 2023
New images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal for the first time galaxies with stellar bars - elongated features of stars stretching from the centers of galaxies into their outer disks - at a time when the universe was a mere 25% of its present age. The finding of so-called barred galaxies, similar to our Milky Way, this early in the universe will require astrophysicists to ref
New images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal for the first time galaxies with stellar bars - elongated features of stars stretching from the centers of galaxies into their outer disks - at a time when the universe was a mere 25% of its present age. The finding of so-called barred galaxies, similar to our Milky Way, this early in the universe will require astrophysicists to ref Physicists confirm effective wave growth theory in space
Friday, 06 January 2023 07:08
Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Jan 06, 2023
A team from Nagoya University in Japan has observed, for the first time, the energy transferring from resonant electrons to whistler-mode waves in space. Their findings offer direct evidence of previously theorized efficient growth, as predicted by the non-linear growth theory of waves. This should improve our understanding of not only space plasma physics but also space weather, a phenomenon th
A team from Nagoya University in Japan has observed, for the first time, the energy transferring from resonant electrons to whistler-mode waves in space. Their findings offer direct evidence of previously theorized efficient growth, as predicted by the non-linear growth theory of waves. This should improve our understanding of not only space plasma physics but also space weather, a phenomenon th EOSDA launches first satellite on Transporter-6 mission
Friday, 06 January 2023 07:08
Mountain View CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2023
On January 3, 2023, EOS SAT-1, the initial satellite of EOS SAT, the first agri-focused satellite constellation launched by a remote sensing company, was successfully delivered into a low Earth orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
EOS SAT is a constellation consisting of seven small optical satellites created by EOS Data Analytics, a glo
On January 3, 2023, EOS SAT-1, the initial satellite of EOS SAT, the first agri-focused satellite constellation launched by a remote sensing company, was successfully delivered into a low Earth orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
EOS SAT is a constellation consisting of seven small optical satellites created by EOS Data Analytics, a glo SwRI delivers innovative instrument for NASA's Europa Clipper mission
Friday, 06 January 2023 07:08
San Antonio TX (SPX) Jan 06, 2023
A groundbreaking new mass spectrometer designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been delivered for integration onto NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft. Scheduled to launch in 2024 and arrive in the Jovian system by 2030, Europa Clipper will conduct a detailed science investigation of the moon Europa and study whether it could harbor conditions suitable for life.
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A groundbreaking new mass spectrometer designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been delivered for integration onto NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft. Scheduled to launch in 2024 and arrive in the Jovian system by 2030, Europa Clipper will conduct a detailed science investigation of the moon Europa and study whether it could harbor conditions suitable for life.
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