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Friday, 02 June 2023 18:06
First-of-its-kind Mars livestream by ESA spacecraft interrupted at times by rain on Earth
A European spacecraft around Mars sent its first livestream from the red planet to Earth on Friday to mark the 20th anniversary of its launch, but rain in Spain interfered at times.
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Friday, 02 June 2023 13:01
Study reveals understanding of a basic physical property of charged particles in microgravity
A study conducted by group of scientists from Nagoya City University (NCU), Japan Space Forum (JSF), Advance Engineering Services (AES), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and ANSTO has revealed a clustering of charged particles in the microgravity environment of International Space Station (ISS), with implications for the development of photonic materials, improved drugs, and a range of new and innovative materials that depend on the mixing of two or more charged particles.
The experimental study, which was published in npj Microgravity, and conducted on the ISS, determined how sub-micron sized charged colloidal particles interact in the presence and absence of Earth's gravity.
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Friday, 02 June 2023 10:47
European Service Module-2 on the move
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European Service Module-2 on the move
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Friday, 02 June 2023 11:59
Metal fuel for carbon-free energy on Earth and the Moon
Budel, Netherlands (ESA) Jun 01, 2023
Everything burns. Given the right environment, all matter can burn by adding oxygen, but finding the right mix and generating enough heat makes some materials combust more easily than others. Researchers interested in knowing more about a type of fire called discrete burning used ESA's microgravity experiment facilities to investigate.
In a series of parabolic flights and on sounding rocke
Everything burns. Given the right environment, all matter can burn by adding oxygen, but finding the right mix and generating enough heat makes some materials combust more easily than others. Researchers interested in knowing more about a type of fire called discrete burning used ESA's microgravity experiment facilities to investigate.
In a series of parabolic flights and on sounding rocke
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Friday, 02 June 2023 11:59
US Air Force announces preferred locations for STARCOM HQ, three Deltas
Arlington VA (AFNS) Jun 01, 2023
The Department of the Air Force selected Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, as the preferred location to host the Space Training and Readiness Command Headquarters, along with Space Delta 10. Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the preferred location for Space Delta 11, and Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, is the preferred location for Space Delta 12.
STARCOM, one of three U.S. Spac
The Department of the Air Force selected Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, as the preferred location to host the Space Training and Readiness Command Headquarters, along with Space Delta 10. Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the preferred location for Space Delta 11, and Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, is the preferred location for Space Delta 12.
STARCOM, one of three U.S. Spac
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Friday, 02 June 2023 11:59
Colorado Springs to host DEL 15, two additional squadrons
Arlington VA (AFNS) Jun 01, 2023
The U.S. Space Force's Space Delta 15, activated in March 2023, is expected to be permanently based at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, along with the new 75th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron. Additionally, the service expects the 74th ISR Squadron, activated in November 2022, to be based at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
DEL 15, a command-and-control org
The U.S. Space Force's Space Delta 15, activated in March 2023, is expected to be permanently based at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, along with the new 75th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron. Additionally, the service expects the 74th ISR Squadron, activated in November 2022, to be based at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
DEL 15, a command-and-control org
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Friday, 02 June 2023 11:59
NASA grant funds aeroacoustic research to develop quieter vertical lift air vehicles
Blacksburg VA (SPX) Jun 02, 2023
Drone delivery is rapidly taking off in major cities, with rotor-powered rideshares not far behind. The convenience promised by electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles generates a substantial buzz - not just from excitement but from all the noise generated by rotors filling the sky.
To address key challenges facing the future of air transport, NASA has awarded $5.7 million to a mul
Drone delivery is rapidly taking off in major cities, with rotor-powered rideshares not far behind. The convenience promised by electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles generates a substantial buzz - not just from excitement but from all the noise generated by rotors filling the sky.
To address key challenges facing the future of air transport, NASA has awarded $5.7 million to a mul
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Friday, 02 June 2023 11:59
BlackSky contracted for advanced tactical imagery services
Herndon VA (SPX) Jun 02, 2023
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won a multimillion dollar renewal contract to provide advanced subscription-based tactical imagery and analytics services to an international ministry of defense customer.
"BlackSky's commercially available real-time intelligence services are bringing the tactical value of space-based assets into the hands of customers at unprecedented speed and reliab
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won a multimillion dollar renewal contract to provide advanced subscription-based tactical imagery and analytics services to an international ministry of defense customer.
"BlackSky's commercially available real-time intelligence services are bringing the tactical value of space-based assets into the hands of customers at unprecedented speed and reliab
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Friday, 02 June 2023 11:59
EU looks to boost boat tracking to fight overfishing
Brussels (AFP) May 31, 2023
The EU is moving towards extra tracking and putting cameras on fishing boats to monitor their catches in order to prevent overfishing, under a deal Wednesday that environmentalists hailed as a "landmark moment".
The planned overhaul of existing fishing rules for the bloc - the world's biggest seafood market - was worked out in talks between the 27 European Union member states and the Europ
The EU is moving towards extra tracking and putting cameras on fishing boats to monitor their catches in order to prevent overfishing, under a deal Wednesday that environmentalists hailed as a "landmark moment".
The planned overhaul of existing fishing rules for the bloc - the world's biggest seafood market - was worked out in talks between the 27 European Union member states and the Europ
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Friday, 02 June 2023 11:59
Pixxel raises $36M for hyperspectral satellite constellation
Bangalore, India (SPX) Jun 02, 2023
Pixxel, a leader in cutting-edge hyperspectral earth-imaging technology, announced $36 Million in a Series B funding round with participation from new investors such as Google, along with existing investors Radical Ventures, Lightspeed, Blume Ventures, growx, Sparta and Athera.
The new funds will advance Pixxel's mission to build the world's first and highest-resolution hyperspectral satel
Pixxel, a leader in cutting-edge hyperspectral earth-imaging technology, announced $36 Million in a Series B funding round with participation from new investors such as Google, along with existing investors Radical Ventures, Lightspeed, Blume Ventures, growx, Sparta and Athera.
The new funds will advance Pixxel's mission to build the world's first and highest-resolution hyperspectral satel
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