Rocket Lab debuts HASTE with suborbital launch from Wallops Island
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 10:50
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Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jun 20, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has launched its first suborbital testbed launch vehicle, called HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) for a confidential customer. The inaugural launch took place on June 17 at 21:24 Eastern local time (June 18, 01:24 UTC) from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 2 at Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has launched its first suborbital testbed launch vehicle, called HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) for a confidential customer. The inaugural launch took place on June 17 at 21:24 Eastern local time (June 18, 01:24 UTC) from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 2 at Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. Webb Rules Out Thick Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere for Rocky Exoplanet
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 20, 2023
An international team of researchers has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to calculate the amount of heat energy coming from the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c. The result suggests that the planet's atmosphere - if it exists at all - is extremely thin.
With a dayside temperature of roughly 380 kelvins (about 225 degrees Fahrenheit), TRAPPIST-1 c is now
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 20, 2023
An international team of researchers has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to calculate the amount of heat energy coming from the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c. The result suggests that the planet's atmosphere - if it exists at all - is extremely thin.
With a dayside temperature of roughly 380 kelvins (about 225 degrees Fahrenheit), TRAPPIST-1 c is now Mitsubishi Electric demonstrates light source module for high-capacity laser links
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 20, 2023
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has successfully demonstrated laser optical frequency control using a new light source module, a key component of an envisioned high-capacity laser optical communication network to be deployed in outer space.
The module, which produces a 1.5-um wavelength signal, was installed in the OPTIMAL-1 nanosatellite developed through an industry-academia collaboratio
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has successfully demonstrated laser optical frequency control using a new light source module, a key component of an envisioned high-capacity laser optical communication network to be deployed in outer space.
The module, which produces a 1.5-um wavelength signal, was installed in the OPTIMAL-1 nanosatellite developed through an industry-academia collaboratio Telstra and OneWeb seal deal on delivering new satellite solutions
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London UK (SPX) Jun 20, 2023
Telstra and OneWeb are set to deliver one of the world's largest rollouts of OneWeb low Earth Orbit (LEO) backhaul for a commercial mobile network. After testing in Australia, Telstra and OneWeb have agreed commercial terms and will begin moving hundreds of existing remote mobile base stations currently using satellite backhaul to OneWeb's LEO solution from later this year. Meanwhile, Telstra wi
Telstra and OneWeb are set to deliver one of the world's largest rollouts of OneWeb low Earth Orbit (LEO) backhaul for a commercial mobile network. After testing in Australia, Telstra and OneWeb have agreed commercial terms and will begin moving hundreds of existing remote mobile base stations currently using satellite backhaul to OneWeb's LEO solution from later this year. Meanwhile, Telstra wi Searching for an atmosphere on the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c
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Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Jun 20, 2023
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an MPIA-led group of astronomers searched for an atmosphere on rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c. Although the planet is nearly identical in size and temperature to Venus, its atmosphere has turned out to be very different. By analysing the heat emitted from the planet, they conclude it may only have a tenuous atmosphere with minimal carbon dioxide.
However
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an MPIA-led group of astronomers searched for an atmosphere on rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c. Although the planet is nearly identical in size and temperature to Venus, its atmosphere has turned out to be very different. By analysing the heat emitted from the planet, they conclude it may only have a tenuous atmosphere with minimal carbon dioxide.
However Aerojet Rocketdyne hot fires large solid rocket motor for next generation MRBM target
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Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 20, 2023
Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed the qualification static fire test of the eSR-19, the advanced large solid rocket motor that will power the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) next generation Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target used to test our nation's missile defense systems.
"I applaud the dedicated efforts by teams across Aerojet Rocketdyne to meet this important milestone," said
Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed the qualification static fire test of the eSR-19, the advanced large solid rocket motor that will power the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) next generation Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target used to test our nation's missile defense systems.
"I applaud the dedicated efforts by teams across Aerojet Rocketdyne to meet this important milestone," said This salty gel could harvest water from desert air
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Boston MA (SPX) Jun 16, 2023
MIT engineers have synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from the air, even in desert-like conditions.
As the material absorbs water vapor, it can swell to make room for more moisture. Even in very dry conditions, with 30 percent relative humidity, the material can pull vapor from the air and hold in the moisture without leaking. The water could
MIT engineers have synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from the air, even in desert-like conditions.
As the material absorbs water vapor, it can swell to make room for more moisture. Even in very dry conditions, with 30 percent relative humidity, the material can pull vapor from the air and hold in the moisture without leaking. The water could European leaders host Musk, chase Tesla investment
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Paris (AFP) June 16, 2023
Billionaire Elon Musk swept into Paris on Friday to hold court at an event with thousands of spectators hours after meeting the leaders of Italy and France, as European capitals jostle for investment from his electric car firm Tesla.
He told the audience at the huge VivaTech trade fair his ambition was to put neurone implants in a human brain this year and defended his controversial decision
Billionaire Elon Musk swept into Paris on Friday to hold court at an event with thousands of spectators hours after meeting the leaders of Italy and France, as European capitals jostle for investment from his electric car firm Tesla.
He told the audience at the huge VivaTech trade fair his ambition was to put neurone implants in a human brain this year and defended his controversial decision Introducing Crew-7!
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The final two crewmembers of Crew-7, for which ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is the pilot, have been announced. They will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) later this summer.
Boeing CEO says company still committed to Starliner
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The chief executive of Boeing says his company is still committed to the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle despite the latest problems that have further delayed the program.
ESA backs Greek firms’ and universities’ CubeSats
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Seven CubeSat missions that demonstrate a variety of services including connectivity and secure communications are being developed by small and medium-sized companies and universities in Greece, following an open call and selection by ESA.
Indonesia’s Satria-1 deploys solar panels ahead of geostationary trip
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Indonesia’s Satria-1 broadband satellite deployed its solar panels after launching on a SpaceX Falcon 9 to geosynchronous transfer orbit over the weekend, manufacturer Thales Alenia Space said June 19.
China attracts moon base partners, outlines project timelines
Monday, 19 June 2023 17:40
Space Development Agency’s missile warning satellites transmit first images
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The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency said it received initial images from its first missile-warning satellites launched April 2 to low Earth orbit.
Euclid fuelled for launch
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ESA’s Euclid gets fuelled inside an Astrotech facility near Cape Canaveral in Florida (USA) ahead of its launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9.