CesiumAstro to supply communications payloads for Space Development Agency satellites
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CesiumAstro, a company that specializes in communications technologies for satellites and aircraft, will supply electronic phased-array payloads for seven U.S.
Aerovironment awarded $10M JPL to co-design and develop two helicopters for Mars Sample Return mission
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Arlingtonw VA (SPX) May 04, 2023
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) has been awarded a $10 million contract by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to co-design and co-develop conceptual designs and engineering development units of Mars Sample Recovery Helicopter flight systems.
Future efforts could include detailed design, build, and test of qualification and flight hardware. The helicopters build upon the Ingenuity Ma
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) has been awarded a $10 million contract by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to co-design and co-develop conceptual designs and engineering development units of Mars Sample Recovery Helicopter flight systems.
Future efforts could include detailed design, build, and test of qualification and flight hardware. The helicopters build upon the Ingenuity Ma SpaceX lights up night skies with early Thursday Falcon 9 launch
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Miami FL (UPI) May 4, 2023
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 56 Starlink satellites early Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9 lifted off at the scheduled 3:31 a.m. EDT launch time, with no need for a backup launch. The 56 Starlink Internet satellites were launched from Space Launch Complex 40 and carried to low-Earth orbit.
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 56 Starlink satellites early Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9 lifted off at the scheduled 3:31 a.m. EDT launch time, with no need for a backup launch. The 56 Starlink Internet satellites were launched from Space Launch Complex 40 and carried to low-Earth orbit. Innovative NASA alloy used for 3D printed rocket
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Cleveland OH (SPX) May 03, 2023
In March, the Relativity Space Terran 1 rocket lit up the night sky as it launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the first launch of a test rocket made entirely from 3D-printed parts, measuring 100 feet tall and 7.5 feet wide. A form of additive manufacturing, 3D printing is a key technology for enhancing capabilities and reducing cost. Terran 1 included nine addit
In March, the Relativity Space Terran 1 rocket lit up the night sky as it launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the first launch of a test rocket made entirely from 3D-printed parts, measuring 100 feet tall and 7.5 feet wide. A form of additive manufacturing, 3D printing is a key technology for enhancing capabilities and reducing cost. Terran 1 included nine addit First pair of Terran Orbital developed spacecraft now operating in GEO orbit
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Boca Raton FL (SPX) May 04, 2023a
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, has announced mission success for the first pair of Terran Orbital-developed spacecraft operating in or around the geosynchronous orbit (GEO) belt.
The two spacecraft were built for Lockheed Martin and successfully completed their on-orbit demonstrat
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, has announced mission success for the first pair of Terran Orbital-developed spacecraft operating in or around the geosynchronous orbit (GEO) belt.
The two spacecraft were built for Lockheed Martin and successfully completed their on-orbit demonstrat Cosmology: On the trail of a mysterious force in space
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Munich, Germany (SPX) May 04, 2023
When Edwin Hubble observed distant galaxies in the 1920s, he made the groundbreaking discovery that the universe is expanding. It was not until 1998, however, that scientists observing Type Ia supernovae further discovered that the universe is not just expanding but has begun a phase of accelerating expansion.
"To explain this acceleration, we need a source," says Joe Mohr, astrophysicist
When Edwin Hubble observed distant galaxies in the 1920s, he made the groundbreaking discovery that the universe is expanding. It was not until 1998, however, that scientists observing Type Ia supernovae further discovered that the universe is not just expanding but has begun a phase of accelerating expansion.
"To explain this acceleration, we need a source," says Joe Mohr, astrophysicist Scientists find link between photosynthesis and 'fifth state of matter'
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Chicago IL (SPX) May 04, 2023
Inside a lab, scientists marvel at a strange state that forms when they cool down atoms to nearly absolute zero. Outside their window, trees gather sunlight and turn them into new leaves. The two seem unrelated-but a new study from the University of Chicago suggests that these processes aren't so different as they might appear on the surface.
The study, published in PRX Energy on April 28,
Inside a lab, scientists marvel at a strange state that forms when they cool down atoms to nearly absolute zero. Outside their window, trees gather sunlight and turn them into new leaves. The two seem unrelated-but a new study from the University of Chicago suggests that these processes aren't so different as they might appear on the surface.
The study, published in PRX Energy on April 28, Spire Global launches a space-powered weather insights platform for the maritime industry
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Vienna VA (SPX) May 03, 2023
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has announced the launch of its new Deep Navigation Analytics (DNA) Platform, a centralized, space-powered hub that delivers essential insights to maritime stakeholders through three layers: maritime weather data APIs, actionable intelligence APIs, decision support solutions and visualizations.
The platform utilizes radio occultation (RO) data acquired by th
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has announced the launch of its new Deep Navigation Analytics (DNA) Platform, a centralized, space-powered hub that delivers essential insights to maritime stakeholders through three layers: maritime weather data APIs, actionable intelligence APIs, decision support solutions and visualizations.
The platform utilizes radio occultation (RO) data acquired by th Star swallows planet in first glimpse of Earth's likely end
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Paris (AFP) May 3, 2023
Scientists said Wednesday that they have observed a dying star swallowing a planet for the first time, offering a preview of Earth's expected fate in around five billion years.
But when the Sun finally does engulf Earth, it will cause only a "tiny perturbation" compared to this cosmic explosion, the US astronomers said.
Most planets are believed to meet their end when their host star run
Scientists said Wednesday that they have observed a dying star swallowing a planet for the first time, offering a preview of Earth's expected fate in around five billion years.
But when the Sun finally does engulf Earth, it will cause only a "tiny perturbation" compared to this cosmic explosion, the US astronomers said.
Most planets are believed to meet their end when their host star run The ultra-fast space winds that shape the evolution of galaxies
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Bologna, Italy (SPX) May 04, 2023
They are called UFOs, but aliens have nothing to do with them. They are the ultra-fast outflows: space winds that emerge from the surroundings of supermassive black holes and blow at speeds close to that of light. An international research team has explored this still little-understood phenomenon, hunting for these gas emissions, which are crucial to understanding the mechanisms regulating the b
They are called UFOs, but aliens have nothing to do with them. They are the ultra-fast outflows: space winds that emerge from the surroundings of supermassive black holes and blow at speeds close to that of light. An international research team has explored this still little-understood phenomenon, hunting for these gas emissions, which are crucial to understanding the mechanisms regulating the b Momentus signs contract to carry hosted payload for Hello Space
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San Jose CA (SPX) May 04, 2023
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has signed an agreement with Hello Space, an internet of things (IoT) through satellite tech company, to carry a hosted payload of a demo deployer carrying four pocketqube satellites on the Vigoride-7 mission targeted to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission no earlier than October 2023.
Hello Space is a satellite IoT service provider company capable of cr
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has signed an agreement with Hello Space, an internet of things (IoT) through satellite tech company, to carry a hosted payload of a demo deployer carrying four pocketqube satellites on the Vigoride-7 mission targeted to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission no earlier than October 2023.
Hello Space is a satellite IoT service provider company capable of cr What will the Artemis Moon base look like?
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Colorado Springs, United States (AFP) May 4, 2023
The next time NASA goes to the Moon, it intends to stay. Under the Artemis program, the US space agency plans to maintain a human presence, for the very first time, on a celestial body other than Earth.
But building a lunar base is no small feat. It will need power generators, vehicles and habitats, and the space industry is racing to meet the technological challenges.
"It's the Super Bo
The next time NASA goes to the Moon, it intends to stay. Under the Artemis program, the US space agency plans to maintain a human presence, for the very first time, on a celestial body other than Earth.
But building a lunar base is no small feat. It will need power generators, vehicles and habitats, and the space industry is racing to meet the technological challenges.
"It's the Super Bo Do your homework to prep for the 2023 and 2024 eclipses and beyond
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Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2023
This year and next, Americans will have the extraordinary opportunity to witness two solar eclipses as both will be visible throughout the continental U.S. On Oct. 14, 2023, the moon will obscure all but a small annulus of the sun, producing a "ring of fire" eclipse. On April 8, 2024, the eclipse will be total in a band stretching from Texas to Maine.
Both occurrences promise to be remarka
This year and next, Americans will have the extraordinary opportunity to witness two solar eclipses as both will be visible throughout the continental U.S. On Oct. 14, 2023, the moon will obscure all but a small annulus of the sun, producing a "ring of fire" eclipse. On April 8, 2024, the eclipse will be total in a band stretching from Texas to Maine.
Both occurrences promise to be remarka US senators launch renewed push to thwart China
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Washington (AFP) May 3, 2023
US senators announced a major cross-party effort Wednesday to combat China's growing global influence by limiting the flow of investment and state-of-the-art technology to the Asian giant while deterring any potential threat to Taiwan.
The push comes after President Joe Biden signed a package last year aimed at boosting competition with Washington's main economic rival, with $52 billion in n
US senators announced a major cross-party effort Wednesday to combat China's growing global influence by limiting the flow of investment and state-of-the-art technology to the Asian giant while deterring any potential threat to Taiwan.
The push comes after President Joe Biden signed a package last year aimed at boosting competition with Washington's main economic rival, with $52 billion in n Brushing Ubajnara: Sols 3819-3820
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Pasadena CA (JPL) May 04, 2023
Tactical planning started an hour and a half later than usual this morning, because we had to wait for better-illuminated Navcam images of the Ubajara block (seen at bottom center in this image). The Rover Planners needed these better images to determine whether the Ubajara target can be brushed using the DRT, and promptly confirmed that they are GO for brushing!
This was good news, becaus
Tactical planning started an hour and a half later than usual this morning, because we had to wait for better-illuminated Navcam images of the Ubajara block (seen at bottom center in this image). The Rover Planners needed these better images to determine whether the Ubajara target can be brushed using the DRT, and promptly confirmed that they are GO for brushing!
This was good news, becaus