Rocket Lab spacecraft built for Varda operating on orbit
Tuesday, 13 June 2023 05:50
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Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) reports its spacecraft for Varda Space Industries ("Varda"), a leading in-space manufacturing and hypersonic re-entry logistics company, is successfully operating on orbit after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base today on SpaceX's Transporter-8 mission at 14:35 PDT (21:35 UTC).
The spacecraft was developed, manufactured, and tested at Rocket Lab' NASA's Webb Proves Galaxies Transformed the Early Universe
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In the early universe, the gas between stars and galaxies was opaque - energetic starlight could not penetrate it. But 1 billion years after the big bang, the gas had become completely transparent. Why? New data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has pinpointed the reason: The galaxies' stars emitted enough light to heat and ionize the gas around them, clearing our collective view over hundr Planet orbiting 2 stars discovered using new technique
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An international team of astronomers is the first to apply an old technique to discover a new type of planet that orbits two stars - what is known as a circumbinary planet. As an added bonus, researchers found a second planet that is orbiting the same two stars, which is only the second confirmed multi-planet circumbinary system found to date. The study was published in the journal Nature Astron Tech advance helps control descent of rocket debris
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China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT) in Beijing, has successfully tested a parachute-controlled descent system that could mitigate the risks and costs associated with rocket debris falling to Earth after a launch. This new advancement in rocketry was unveiled during a recent launch of a Long March 3B rocket.
Rocket debris, which can pose a threat to populated areas below a ro Settling the guidelines to cover the entire life cycle of satellites
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In a significant step towards sustainable satellite production and operation, microsatellite pioneer Axelspace Corporation has announced the establishment of the "Green Spacecraft Standard 1.0." This new guideline is aimed at ensuring that the satellite lifecycle adheres to environmentally-friendly practices, in a bid to make sustainable operations the norm within the space industry.
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In a study published in Nature Astronomy, a team of researchers from the University of Naples "Federico II", the University of Wroclaw, and the University of Bergen examined a quantum-gravity model of particle propagation in which the speed of ultrarelativistic particles decreases with rising energy.
This effect is expected to be extremely small, proportional to the ratio between particle SpaceX launches eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched several dozen smallsats on a dedicated rideshare mission June 12, with customers ranging from the U.S.
House FAA bill would give agency new space traffic management role
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A bill introduced in the House to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration includes a provision directing the agency to get involved in space traffic management, potentially duplicating ongoing work at the Commerce Department.
Zero-Error Systems raises $7.5 million
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With the new funding, ZES plans to expand in the U.S. market to encourage private space companies to adopt its technology.
Space domain awareness provisions in draft NDAA proposal
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The House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subcommittee is proposing legislation that would require DoD to share threat intelligence with commercial satellite operators.
The sun reaches solar maximum in 2032: A new NASA flagship mission could give us a perfect view
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There are always more space missions than there is money to support them. Ultimately, some make the cut, and some do not. Various factors go into that decision, though those factors can change over the years and decades that some of these missions are designed to take.
But the more ideas, the better, and now a new idea has sprung up from a group of scientists at SWRI, NASA, and the University of Minnesota, among others. It involves four different probes sent to various points in the solar system to observe the sun as it has never been seen before—and just in time to see its most spectacular display in 2032.
The mission, called COMPLETE (which does not appear to be an acronym), would send satellites to several different Lagrange points in the Earth-sun system.
U.S. defense companies find roadblocks in selling space technologies to allies
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One of the largest U.S. arms makers, Lockheed Martin, is seeing growing demand for space technologies from U.S. military allies overseas.
SES CEO Steve Collar announces sudden resignation
Monday, 12 June 2023 14:24
Nicolas Bobrinsky on excellence | ESA Masterclass
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The level of practical expertise, technical and operational expertise required to operate in such a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment such as space needs to be permanently developed and improved to maintain the technical excellence at the right level. But the constant improvement of the technical and operational knowledge is an exciting journey. Nicolas has experienced this first-hand since he joined the European Space Agency Operation Centre as Ground Station Engineer. As a young engineer at ESA, you can gain extremely valuable expertise through launch campaigns, test and validation campaigns, time at the console in the operation control room together with your team, witnessing and learning from the whole