SpaceX sends another Dragon full of cargo and science to ISS
Saturday, 26 November 2022 22:23
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 26, 2022
SpaceX's 26th commercial resupply mission for NASA is on its way to the International Space Station.
Carrying more than 7,700 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched on the Falcon 9 rocket at 2:20 p.m. EST Saturday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The cargo spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously dock at the spa
SpaceX's 26th commercial resupply mission for NASA is on its way to the International Space Station.
Carrying more than 7,700 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched on the Falcon 9 rocket at 2:20 p.m. EST Saturday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The cargo spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously dock at the spa NASA Orion spacecraft enters lunar orbit: officials
Saturday, 26 November 2022 22:23
Washington (AFP) Nov 25, 2022
NASA's Orion spacecraft was placed in lunar orbit Friday, officials said, as the much-delayed Moon mission proceeded successfully.
A little over a week after the spacecraft blasted off from Florida bound for the Moon, flight controllers "successfully performed a burn to insert Orion into a distant retrograde orbit," the US space agency said on its web site.
The spacecraft is to take astr
NASA's Orion spacecraft was placed in lunar orbit Friday, officials said, as the much-delayed Moon mission proceeded successfully.
A little over a week after the spacecraft blasted off from Florida bound for the Moon, flight controllers "successfully performed a burn to insert Orion into a distant retrograde orbit," the US space agency said on its web site.
The spacecraft is to take astr SpaceX launches new cargo Dragon spacecraft to space station
Saturday, 26 November 2022 19:34
A brand new SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched a new cargo Dragon spacecraft Nov. 26, carrying supplies, experiments and new solar arrays for the International Space Station.
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Join us for a fireside chat with Lori Garver & Jim Bridenstine
Saturday, 26 November 2022 18:07
Together for the first time. She's a longtime SLS critic who served a decade in senior NASA roles under Clinton and Obama. He's a Republican ex-congressman who ran NASA for three years under Trump.
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India’s PSLV rocket launches nine satellites in final mission of 2022
Saturday, 26 November 2022 14:39
India’s space agency ISRO launched a one-ton Earth observation satellite and eight nanosatellites to sun-synchronous polar orbit Nov.
NASA's Orion capsule enters far-flung orbit around moon
Saturday, 26 November 2022 09:15
Orion enters lunar distant retrograde orbit
Friday, 25 November 2022 22:44
NASA’s Orion spacecraft entered a high-altitude orbit around the moon Nov. 25 in the latest major step in the Artemis 1 uncrewed test flight.
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Milestone for JWST exoplanet observations: atmosphere properties in more detail than ever before
Friday, 25 November 2022 19:15
Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
Observations of the exoplanet WASP-39b with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have yielded a wealth of information about the planet's atmosphere - a whole new level of observational data, and a harbinger of how JWST will shape the study of exoplanet atmospheres in the future. The detailed infrared spectra taken with three of JWST's four instruments contain information about atmospheric chemi
Observations of the exoplanet WASP-39b with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have yielded a wealth of information about the planet's atmosphere - a whole new level of observational data, and a harbinger of how JWST will shape the study of exoplanet atmospheres in the future. The detailed infrared spectra taken with three of JWST's four instruments contain information about atmospheric chemi Tianzhou 4 deploys minisatellite
Friday, 25 November 2022 19:15
Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
China has recently conducted an in-orbit test of a robotic cargo spacecraft to deploy miniature satellites, according to a project insider.
In the test that took place on Nov 14, the Tianzhou 4 cargo ship, which was on its journey back to Earth, deployed a CubeSat named SmartSat 3A into a low-Earth orbit about 380 kilometers above the ground, said Liu Likun, founder and CEO of Smart Satell
China has recently conducted an in-orbit test of a robotic cargo spacecraft to deploy miniature satellites, according to a project insider.
In the test that took place on Nov 14, the Tianzhou 4 cargo ship, which was on its journey back to Earth, deployed a CubeSat named SmartSat 3A into a low-Earth orbit about 380 kilometers above the ground, said Liu Likun, founder and CEO of Smart Satell Shenzhou XV to begin mission to space soon
Friday, 25 November 2022 19:15
Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
China will conduct its Shenzhou XV manned spaceflight in coming weeks, sending three astronauts into orbit for a six-month stay inside the country's Tiangong space station.
The Long March 2F carrier rocket, which will haul the Shenzhou XV into space, was moved to a service tower at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert on Monday. It will undergo final chec
China will conduct its Shenzhou XV manned spaceflight in coming weeks, sending three astronauts into orbit for a six-month stay inside the country's Tiangong space station.
The Long March 2F carrier rocket, which will haul the Shenzhou XV into space, was moved to a service tower at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert on Monday. It will undergo final chec China aims to establish new global partnership in space exploration, innovation: CNSA
Friday, 25 November 2022 19:15
Haikou, China (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
China is aiming to establish a new global partnership in space exploration and innovation, in an effort to build a community with shared future for humanity in outer space, according to a statement issued by the China National Space Administration on Monday.
The statement was issued during the United Nations/China Global Partnership Workshop on Space Exploration and Innovation, which opene
China is aiming to establish a new global partnership in space exploration and innovation, in an effort to build a community with shared future for humanity in outer space, according to a statement issued by the China National Space Administration on Monday.
The statement was issued during the United Nations/China Global Partnership Workshop on Space Exploration and Innovation, which opene Chen Dong sets national record for longest time in space
Friday, 25 November 2022 19:15
Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
Chen Dong has set a new record for the most cumulative days living and working in space by a Chinese astronaut.
The China Manned Space Agency said on Tuesday that the two-time space traveler, who is onboard China's orbiting Tiangong space station, has become the first Chinese to stay in orbit for more than 200 days.
Together with two other astronauts, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, Chen was
Chen Dong has set a new record for the most cumulative days living and working in space by a Chinese astronaut.
The China Manned Space Agency said on Tuesday that the two-time space traveler, who is onboard China's orbiting Tiangong space station, has become the first Chinese to stay in orbit for more than 200 days.
Together with two other astronauts, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, Chen was Sidus Space signs MOU with Capital C for maritime satellite development
Friday, 25 November 2022 19:15
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Capital C.
As part of the agreement, Sidus will assist in developing, delivering, and maintaining surveillance and tracking systems with sof
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Capital C.
As part of the agreement, Sidus will assist in developing, delivering, and maintaining surveillance and tracking systems with sof EchoStar and Maxar amend agreement for Hughes JUPITER 3 satellite production
Friday, 25 November 2022 19:15
Germantown MD (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) has announced an amended agreement with Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) for production of the EchoStar XXIV satellite, also known as JUPITER 3. The satellite, designed for EchoStar's Hughes Network Systems division, is under production at Maxar's facility in Palo Alto, CA. The amended agreement compensates EchoStar for past production delays by provi
EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) has announced an amended agreement with Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) for production of the EchoStar XXIV satellite, also known as JUPITER 3. The satellite, designed for EchoStar's Hughes Network Systems division, is under production at Maxar's facility in Palo Alto, CA. The amended agreement compensates EchoStar for past production delays by provi