Virgin Orbit to cease operations, sell assets of Richard Branson's satellite launcher
Wednesday, 24 May 2023 15:21
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Japan’s GITAI raises $29 million for space robotics business
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Japanese space robotics venture GITAI has raised around $29 million to accelerate technology development and its U.S.
Fighting wildfires in France | FIRE Preview
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Enjoy a sneak peek of ESA’s new documentary that looks at fire in all its fury - and how satellite technology is helping to mitigate this consequence of climate change. Join us on this journey as we meet the firefighter who fought one of the largest wildfires in his career, climate scientists working with satellite data, and the people on the frontline using these data to aid those affected. The full documentary will be released this summer.
Missile-warning satellite passes preliminary design review
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A U.S. missile-warning satellite completed a major review, keeping the spacecraft on track for launch in 2028.
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Debut Astranis satellite beams first signals to Alaska
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The first Astranis-built satellite has reached geostationary orbit over Alaska and completed a key end-to-end payload test following its Falcon Heavy launch at the end of April, the Californian manufacturer announced May 24.
Hark! A mystery sign in space (ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter)
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A message will soon be received from outer space and you are invited, along with the global community, to decipher it. Does its messenger, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, count as extraterrestrial intelligence? Probably not. So, until we hear from aliens themselves, the martian orbiter is playing the role of green man in the ‘A Sign in Space’ global art project.
If we were to receive a signal from space, it would likely not be just scientists who catch it. Today, many individuals, organisations, universities and companies have access to antennas that are pointed skyward.
Any message received would be for the whole planet
South Korea cancels satellite launch plan citing technical problem
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South Korea canceled its planned launch Wednesday of its first commercial-grade satellite due to a technical issue, days after rival North Korea reaffirmed its push to place its first military spy satellite into orbit.
South Korea postpones third launch of homegrown rocket
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South Korea on Wednesday postponed the launch of its homegrown Nuri rocket after a technical glitch was detected just hours before lift-off, officials said.
It was the third planned launch of Nuri, following a failed first attempt and a successful second mission last year.
A communication error between the launch control computer and another computer managing the launch pad was detected Shenzhou XVI mission to launch in days
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China's next manned mission, the Shenzhou XVI, is scheduled to be launched in the coming days to transport three astronauts to the Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The Shenzhou XVI crewed spacecraft and its carrier, a Long March 2F rocket, were moved to the service tower on Monday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert, Rocket Lab scoops up Virgin Orbit Long Beach California assets
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Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has been selected as a successful bidder and is finalizing an asset purchase agreement for the purchase of certain Long Beach California aerospace production and manufacturing assets from Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries ("Virgin Orbit") in Virgin Orbit's Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction.
Rocket Lab's successful bid of approximately $16.1 millio Global team simulates message from extraterrestrial intelligence to Earth
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What would happen if we received a message from an extraterrestrial civilization? Daniela de Paulis, an established interdisciplinary artist and licensed radio operator who currently serves as Artist in Residence at the SETI Institute and the Green Bank Observatory, has brought together a team of international experts, including SETI researchers, space scientists, and artists, to stage her lates OSIRIS-REx Recovery Team Motto: 'Practice, Practice, Practice'
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In anticipation of NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample delivery this fall, the team held our first round of rehearsals April 17 to April 27. Our goal was to practice retrieving the spacecraft's sample capsule from a simulated landing site at Lockheed Martin's campus near Denver.
I am the Lockheed Martin-based ground recovery lead for sample recovery operations and will help guide the team th First observation of a Polar Cyclone on Uranus
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For the first time, NASA scientists have strong evidence of a polar cyclone on Uranus. By examining radio waves emitted from the ice giant, they detected the phenomenon at the planet's north pole. The findings confirm a broad truth about all planets with substantial atmospheres in our solar system: Whether the planets are composed mainly of rock or gas, their atmospheres show signs of a swirling Research 'solves' mystery of Jupiter's stunning colour changes
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Academics at the University of Leeds believe they could have found the answer to a long-running mystery behind Jupiter's famous "stripes".
Pictures of the planet are characterised by bands of colour, as well as the famous Great Red Spot, but these bands are often seen to move and change - something which scientists have until now not been able to explain.
Now thanks to a new discover Has Gaia found missing link in black hole evolution
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When ESA's Gaia spacecraft scanned the Scorpius constellation and its ancient globular star cluster Messier 4, it captured something strange: a huge dark blob at the cluster's centre, 800 times more massive than our Sun.
It is normal for globular clusters to have dark centres made up of many dead stars. But the mass at the centre of Messier 4 looks different - despite being especially larg