U.K. government won’t buy Virgin Orbit
Thursday, 18 May 2023 09:13
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The British government, which helped buy OneWeb out of bankruptcy three years ago, has no plans to do the same with launch company Virgin Orbit, a government minister said May 17.
Shaun to the Moon and baaa-ck
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Shaun to the Moon and baaa-ck Amini gets initial funding for closing Africa’s environmental data gap
Thursday, 18 May 2023 04:00 Write a comment
Climate data startup Amini has raised $2 million for a satellite constellation to gather more Africa-focused environmental information.
Space Force selects Parsons to develop ground system for missile-warning satellites
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 20:50 Write a comment
The U.S. Space Force awarded Parsons a $55 million contract to develop a ground system for a network of missile-warning satellites in medium Earth orbit.
Space Force official: Lack of communication with China increases risk of mishaps in orbit
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 20:03 Write a comment
Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt said a lack of communication between the U.S.
Our oceans are in hot water
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 13:30 Write a comment
Adding to the grim list of record ice losses, record air temperatures and record droughts, which have all hit the headlines recently, the temperature of the surface waters of our oceans is also at an all-time high. With an El Niño looming, concerns are that we will soon be facing even worse extremes. Satellites orbiting overhead are being used to carefully track the patterns that lead up to El Niño to further understand and predict the consequences of this cyclic phenomenon against the backdrop of climate change.
Republican senators claim NASA being distracted by climate change and diversity initiatives
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 09:10 Write a comment
Republican senators used a hearing on NASA’s fiscal year 2024 budget proposal to criticize the agency’s role in topics like climate change and social issues they argued were a distraction to its efforts to return humans to the moon.
Virtual reality brings ESA’s Argonaut Moon lander to life
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 09:07 Write a comment
A team of students and researchers are using virtual reality (VR) to bring ESA’s Argonaut lunar lander concept to life at the European Astronaut Centre.
Argonaut is a lunar lander that will deliver scientific instruments and cargo to the Moon at the end of this decade. Interns and scientists involved in the simulations are part of ESA’s Extended Reality (XR) laboratory, German Aerospace Centre DLR and the Spaceship EAC initiative.
When it comes to satellite data, sometimes more is more
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 08:55 Write a comment
There are roughly 7,000 satellites whizzing around the Earth, scanning our planet's surface and generating hundreds of terabytes of data every day. These satellites are operated by many different governments and commercial entities and the data they produce are scattered across different stakeholders with different agendas, making it impossible for any single research team to leverage the full p AFRL, NASA partner with 8 universities for new mission concept program
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 08:55 Write a comment
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA announced their collaboration with eight universities for a new Mission Concept Program, or MCP, from Jan. 5 to Feb. 3, 2024. The program, sponsored by AFRL's Space Vehicles Directorate, is held under the University Nanosatellite Program, or UNP, which started in 1999 and has collaborated with over 40 universities since its inception.
Th US 'space symphony' puts stunning NASA images to music
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 08:55 Write a comment
It could be the ultimate blend of art and science - a new seven-suite "space symphony" inspired and illustrated by NASA's latest mind-boggling images.
The world premiere outside Washington last week of "Cosmic Cycles" showcased vivid imagery compiled by the US space agency alongside the first-ever public performance of the music.
Henry Dehlinger, the symphony's American composer, descri ULA preparing for Vulcan Centaur static fire
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 08:17 Write a comment
United Launch Alliance expects to conduct a static-fire test of its Vulcan Centaur rocket in several days, but the timing of the vehicle’s first launch will depend on the outcome of an ongoing investigation of a test anomaly.
Origami heat shield: reusable for reentries
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Origami heat shield: reusable for reentries NASA to announce a second Lunar lander partner for Moon Mission
Tuesday, 16 May 2023 23:59 Write a comment
On May 19, at 10 a.m. EDT, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will unveil the second industry partner to collaborate on its groundbreaking Artemis V Moon mission. This momentous announcement will be broadcasted from NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and will reveal the chosen organization to design and build a sustainable human landing system for our return to lunar ex Space waves offer new clues to space weather
Tuesday, 16 May 2023 23:59 Write a comment
More accurate space weather predictions and safer satellite navigation through radiation belts could someday result from new insights into "space waves," researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University reported.
The group's latest research, published on May 4, 2023, by the journal Nature Communications, shows that seasonal and daily variations in the Earth's magnetic tilt, toward or aw