ESA seeks space applications ideas in Very Low Earth Orbit
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 12:49
Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) offers attractive opportunities for space applications. ESA is calling for novel ideas to advance our understanding of what is possible in VLEO.
Muninn mission patch explained
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 12:29
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Muninn mission patch explained Danti gets U.S. Space Force contract for data search engine
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 12:00
HawkEye 360 raises $10 million in funding round extension
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 11:18
Small launch companies struggle to complete with SpaceX rideshare missions
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 11:10
Small launch companies struggle to compete with SpaceX rideshare missions
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 11:10Atomos wins $1.6 million AFWERX contract to test multi-party rendezvous
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 11:00
CesiumAstro wins NASA award to study wideband communications
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 10:00
SpaceX launch equals Space Coast record for the year
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 09:49
A SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday night marked the Space Coast's 57th launch of the year, equaling the record total seen in 2022.
A Falcon 9 with 22 of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites lifted off from Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:36 p.m. This was the first-stage booster's 16th flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic.
For SpaceX it was its 53rd mission from either Canaveral or Kennedy Space Center this year while United Launch Alliance has flown three times and Relativity Space has flown once. SpaceX is the lone launch provider this year from KSC having flown 11 times while ULA, SpaceX and Relativity combined for 46 launches from Canaveral.
The majority of SpaceX launches have been for its growing Starlink constellation. This marks the 31st Starlink launch from the Space Coast.
But SpaceX has also flown all three U.S.-based crewed missions this year with Crew-6, Axiom 2 and Crew-7 all having launched from KSC. KSC has also hosted four of the Falcon Heavy launches including last week's Psyche launch, the first time NASA has used the powerhouse rocket.
DARPA-funded team proposes "sweating" hypersonic missiles to beat heat
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 08:57
In a significant development to overcome the challenges posed by hypersonic missiles, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has turned to an unusual but effective solution: making the missile "sweat." Researchers at the RTX Technology Research Center, under the guidance of John Sharon, are developing a cooling mechanism that leverages transpiration cooling channels in the tip of India wants a space station by 2035, moon mission by 2040
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 08:57
The Indian government wants an Indian space station by the year 2035 and a crewed Indian mission to land on the moon by 2040.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office announced the goals after a meeting to update the prime minister on the progress of India's Gaganyaan program, which intends to pave the way for independent crewed Indian missions into space.
"It was noted that around Space Perspective redefines luxury space travel with in-flight Space Spa
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 08:57
In an unprecedented move that elevates space travel to luxurious new heights, Space Perspective, the first-ever carbon-neutral spaceflight company, has revealed the design of its onboard restroom, whimsically termed the "Space Spa." This innovation comes as part of the Spaceship Neptune experience, a pressurized capsule propelled by a SpaceBalloon that will take passengers to the edge of space. New SwRI chamber simulates harsh acoustic environment of rocket launches
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 08:57
The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has expanded its aerospace testing capabilities with a cutting-edge acoustic test chamber designed to mimic the grueling acoustic conditions experienced during a rocket launch. This chamber is the latest enhancement to SwRI's sprawling 74,000-square-foot Space System Spacecraft and Payload Processing Facility.
SwRI's new chamber serves as a critical International team reveals source of largest ever Mars quake
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 08:57
A global team of scientists have announced the results of an unprecedented collaboration to search for the source of the largest ever seismic event recorded on Mars. The study, led by the University of Oxford, rules out a meteorite impact, suggesting instead that the quake was the result of enormous tectonic forces within Mars' crust.
The quake, which had a magnitude of 4.7 and caused vibr India plans manned Moon mission, space station
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 08:57
India plans to send a man to the Moon and set up a space station by 2040, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, as the country ramps up its space programme.
The premier's announcement comes as the world's most populous country readies for a key test flight due Saturday for its first crewed space mission.
Modi told space agency officials that they should "build on the success of Indian space