Rocket Lab to launch NOAA-supported Argos-4 Spacecraft for General Atomics
Thursday, 22 September 2022 10:33
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Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) reports it will launch a dedicated Electron mission for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS). Electron is scheduled to launch the "It Argos Up From Here" mission from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a launch window that opens October 5 UTC.
The "It Argos Up From Here" mission will launch the GA-EMS designed and manufac Viasat and Inmarsat receive UK Govt approval for proposed merger
Thursday, 22 September 2022 10:33 Write a comment
Viasat Inc., (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, and Inmarsat, a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has announced the receipt of approval of the proposed combination of their businesses by the UK Government under the National Security and Investment Act.
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced t Mediterranean Sea hit by marine heatwave
Thursday, 22 September 2022 10:20 Write a comment
Many parts of Europe saw record-breaking temperatures over the summer, but it wasn’t just the continental mainland that was affected: the Mediterranean Sea also suffered a major marine heatwave. An ESA-funded project, CAREHeat, detected one of the most intense Mediterranean marine heatwaves observed during the satellite era – with sea surface temperatures reaching 5°C higher than average.
NASA studying issue with JWST instrument
Thursday, 22 September 2022 08:45 Write a comment
One part of an instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope is out of service temporarily, although project officials are confident it will not be a long-term problem.
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ESA announces winning startups at IAC event
Thursday, 22 September 2022 08:30 Write a comment
ESA continues to lead the way and create opportunities for talented entrepreneurs. This week it announced the winners of its start-up competition at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2022) in Paris.
Quantum encryption to boost European autonomy
Thursday, 22 September 2022 07:30 Write a comment
Cyberattacks and geopolitics threaten today’s increasingly digital world, leading to the disruption of essential supplies such as power and water. ESA, the European Commission and space companies in Europe are teaming up to work towards a highly secure, satellite-enabled connectivity system for the EU – based on the unbreakable laws of physics.
NASA declares SLS tanking test a success
Thursday, 22 September 2022 02:41 Write a comment
NASA said it completed all the objectives of a Space Launch System tanking test Sept. 21 despite the reoccurrence of liquid hydrogen leaks.
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Open Cosmos unveils OpenConstellation, shared space infrastructure
Thursday, 22 September 2022 01:00 Write a comment
British small satellite startup Open Cosmos announced plans Sept. 21 for OpenConstellation, shared space infrastructure designed to offer partners access to satellite data.
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American, Russians reach space station as war rages in Ukraine
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 22:43 Write a comment
A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said Wednesday, after blasting off on a Russian-operated flight in a rare instance of cooperation between Moscow and Washington.
The Russian space agency Roscosmos and NASA both distributed live footage of the launch from Kazakhstan and commentators speaking over the feed said it was Instrument issue pauses NASA's James Webb Telescope observations
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 22:43 Write a comment
Scientists have temporarily paused further observations with NASA's new James Webb telescope after a problem was detected with one of its instruments, the space agency confirmed.
"The Webb team has paused in scheduling observations using this particular observing mode while they continue to analyze its behavior and are currently developing strategies to resume MRS observations as soon a DoD to end procurements of geosynchronous missile-warning satellites
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 22:11 Write a comment
The Pentagon plans to end procurements of very large geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) infrared satellites and transition to a proliferated architecture in lower orbits
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L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites will use a newly designed Maxar bus
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 20:52 Write a comment
Under a $700 million contract from the U.S. Space Development Agency, L3Harris will build 14 satellites using a new Maxar bus.
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Amazon and Telesat coordinate their planned NGSO constellations
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 20:30 Write a comment
Amazon and Telesat said Sept. 21 they have finalized spectrum arrangements to keep their planned satellites in non-geostationary orbit from interfering with each other.
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Space station gets 3 new residents after Russian launch
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 19:09 Write a comment
The International Space Station welcomed three new residents Wednesday following a smooth Russian launch.
The Soyuz capsule rocketed into orbit from Kazakhstan and, just three hours later, pulled up at the space station.
Who wants to go to the moon? Europe names astronaut candidates
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 17:33 Write a comment
The European Space Agency announced a team of seven astronauts on Wednesday to train for NASA's Artemis mission to the moon—but only one will have the chance to become the first European to walk on the lunar surface.
The candidates—France's Thomas Pesquet, Britain's Tim Peake, Germany's Alexander Gerst and Matthias Maurer, Italy's Luca Parmitano and Samantha Cristoforetti, and Denmark's Andreas Mogensen—have all completed at least one mission on board the International Space Station.
Between them, the team has the equivalent of 4.5 years in orbit and 98 hours of spacewalking, ESA communications head Philippe Willekens told journalists at the International Astronautical Congress in Paris.
Three of the astronauts will be selected to go to the Lunar Gateway, a planned station that will orbit the moon.
But only one will set foot on the moon by the end of the decade.