French Space Days India 2023 celebrates Indo-French collaboration
Tuesday, 24 October 2023 01:27
French Space Days India 2023, organized by Business France in partnership with CNES, GIFAS, ISpA, IFCCI and supported by IN-Space and ISRO, concluded with remarkable achievements and key figures that underscored the strength of bilateral space cooperation. This four-day immersive event, spread across Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, brought together visionaries and experts from France an Fugro SpAARC's operations set to grow with new funding from Western Australian Govt
Tuesday, 24 October 2023 01:27
Fugro SpAARC's space operations set to grow with further funding from Western Australian Government
Fugro's Space Automation, AI and Robotics Control Complex (SpAARC) in Perth, Western Australia (WA), is to receive an additional AUD 5 million in funding from the WA Government. Roger Cook, the WA Premier, made the announcement at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Perth on the morning of the opening 
Space Force identifying priorities for modernizing spaceports
Monday, 23 October 2023 19:23
A Russian satellite has shifted within 60 km of another spacecraft
Monday, 23 October 2023 15:55
When it comes to saber-rattling, few countries employ it as much as Russia does. During their ongoing invasion and occupation of Ukraine, the country's leadership has repeatedly threatened to use atomic weapons. But the threats don't stop there.
A private company called Slingshot Aerospace says Russia has maneuvered one of their Luch satellites uncomfortably close to Western spacecraft in GEO (geostationary orbit.)
And it's not the first time.
The satellite in question is named Luch (Olymp) 2 and its Norad ID is 55841. Russia launched it in March of 2023, and it's a successor to Luch (Olymp) Norad ID 40258. The naming conventions are a little confusing, but Luch 1 was a well-known interloper.
Two groups look at the economic viability of mining asteroids
Monday, 23 October 2023 14:02
Two teams of economists have conducted economic assessments of mining asteroids—one of them is a trio with one member each from the University of Tor Rome Vergata, the University of Maryland and Middlebury College. They looked at asteroid mining as part of the next logical step in monetizing space exploration.
The second group, with three members from the Colorado School of Mines and a fourth with the International Monetary Fund, focused more on the challenges that would have to be surmounted for industry to capitalize on assets that are currently free for the taking on asteroids. Both groups have published papers describing their efforts in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Prior research has shown that there are valuable materials on asteroids. This includes diamonds and perhaps other gems, but the truly valuable materials are more likely to be metals that are highly valued but in short supply here on Earth, such as cobalt, nickel and platinum. Such metals have seen a rise in value in recent years as they have been used in a host of modern technology products such as batteries, solar panels and windmill parts.
European Flight Ticket Initiative now open to launch service providers
Monday, 23 October 2023 11:16
Today, the European Commission and the European Space Agency are calling on established and aspiring European launch service providers to apply to join the European Flight Ticket Initiative. The objective of the Flight Ticket initiative is to stimulate new European launch systems through open competition starting with In-orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV) needs.
Framatome Space: A New Player in Space Exploration and Nuclear Power
Monday, 23 October 2023 09:53
With more than six decades of experience in the nuclear and industrial sectors, Framatome announced the establishment of a new subsidiary focused explicitly on the burgeoning space industryFramatome Space. This new venture aims to leverage Framatome's expertise in nuclear energy to drive advancements in space exploration and habitation.
Bernard Fontana, CEO of Framatome, conveyed the compa Scientific Systems wins SpaceWERX contract for space debris solutions
Monday, 23 October 2023 09:53
Scientific Systems, renowned for its autonomous system solutions, has clinched a $1.5 million Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract from SpaceWERX, as part of the latter's Orbital Prime Program. The contract focuses on Scientific Systems' vision-based technology, known as US-RIPTIDE (Unknown Satellite Realtime Inspection, Pose, Tracking and IDEntification). The technology a Northrop Grumman Completes Key Review for Future Pacific Missile Warning Satellites
Monday, 23 October 2023 09:53
In a significant development for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A). Conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, the review paves the way for the installation of advanced missile-warning systems in th RADARSAT+: over $1 billion for the future of satellite Earth observation
Monday, 23 October 2023 09:53
The Government of Canada recently allocated $1.012 billion to the Canadian Space Agency to support immediate and future satellite Earth observation (EO) data needs. This funding will be used to:
+ design and develop a replacement satellite for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM)
+ design a next-generation satellite system to succeed the RCM
This initiative is called RADARS Varda partners with Australian range for capsule landings
Monday, 23 October 2023 09:33
Women sci-fi writer numbers rocketing in China
Monday, 23 October 2023 05:17
Women writers are taking the Chinese science fiction scene by storm, with their increasing prominence one of the genre's most noticeable trends, according to participants at a major convention in Chengdu this week.
Worldcon - the world's oldest and most influential sci-fi gathering - is taking place in China for the first time, drawing hordes of eager local fans of all genders.
China Chinese sci-fi fans over the moon at Chengdu Worldcon
Monday, 23 October 2023 05:17
In a sleek silver building designed to look like an expanding nebula, thousands of delighted Chinese science fiction fans gathered this week for a massive international convention.
The World Science Fiction Convention, or Worldcon, globally the oldest and most influential sci-fi event, has never been held in China before.
The convention's venue is the striking Chengdu Science Fiction Mu