Spaced Ventures petition for SpaceX shares hits $11.4 million
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 14:32
In a little over a week, the crowdfunding platform Spaced Ventures has obtained pledges of $11.4 million from 758 individuals eager to invest in SpaceX.
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Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 14:27
People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14 separate missions. Many of these missions are still ongoing, but over the decades of Martian exploration, humankind has left behind many pieces of debris on the planet's surface.
I am a postdoctoral research fellow who studies ways to track Mars and Moon rovers. In mid-August 2022, NASA confirmed that the Mars rover Perseverance had spotted a piece of trash jettisoned during its landing, this time a tangled mess of netting. And this is not the first time scientists have found trash on Mars. That's because there is a lot there.
New Webb image captures clearest view of Neptune's rings in decades
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 14:02
Lander companies prepare to shoot for the moon
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 13:54
The first launches of commercial landers to the moon under CLPS are slated late this year or early next, marking an important milestone for a 2018 NASA program that saw one of its awardees file for bankruptcy this summer.
NASA fuels moon rocket in leak test ahead of next launch try
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 13:21
NASA tries fueling moon rocket in test, but leak reoccurs (Update)
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 13:21NASA fuels moon rocket in test, hit again with pesky leaks
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 13:21Weightless on Earth: Preparing astronauts for microgravity
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 12:38
Webb captures clearest view of Neptune's rings in decades
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 12:30
Baltimore MD (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet's rings in more than 30 years, but its cameras reveal the ice giant in a whole new light.
Most striking in Webb's new image is the crisp view of the planet's rings - some of which have not been detected since NASA's
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet's rings in more than 30 years, but its cameras reveal the ice giant in a whole new light.
Most striking in Webb's new image is the crisp view of the planet's rings - some of which have not been detected since NASA's SAIC and Rogue Space Systems partner to deliver services for objects orbiting Earth
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 12:30
Reston VA (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) and Rogue Space Systems Corporation has announced a strategic partnership to develop solutions that provide rapidly deliverable In-Orbit Service Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM), asset inspection and Space Situational Awareness (SSA).
"Together, SAIC and Rogue bring unique skills and expertise that will support the growing demand for s
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) and Rogue Space Systems Corporation has announced a strategic partnership to develop solutions that provide rapidly deliverable In-Orbit Service Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM), asset inspection and Space Situational Awareness (SSA).
"Together, SAIC and Rogue bring unique skills and expertise that will support the growing demand for s Harnessing new propulsion technology for Earth monitoring
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 12:30
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
The reliability of any satellite depends on the quality of all its parts. With supply chains changing in light of world events, Airbus is looking at alternative European-sourced satellite equipments that will also introduce innovations.
During the world's most prominent space industry gathering, the International Astronautical Congress, Airbus and Exotrail inked an agreement for integratio
The reliability of any satellite depends on the quality of all its parts. With supply chains changing in light of world events, Airbus is looking at alternative European-sourced satellite equipments that will also introduce innovations.
During the world's most prominent space industry gathering, the International Astronautical Congress, Airbus and Exotrail inked an agreement for integratio Spaceflight and Rocket Factory partner to fly Sherpa OTVs on RFA launches from Europe
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 12:30
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
At the International Astronautical Congress 2022 (IAC), Spaceflight Inc., the leading global launch services provider, has announced it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for upcoming launches with Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA). The agreement formalizes the plan for Spaceflight to fly its Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) and other rideshare payloads on upcoming RFA missions fro
At the International Astronautical Congress 2022 (IAC), Spaceflight Inc., the leading global launch services provider, has announced it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for upcoming launches with Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA). The agreement formalizes the plan for Spaceflight to fly its Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) and other rideshare payloads on upcoming RFA missions fro SpinLaunch closes $71M Series B funding round
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 12:30
Long Beach CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
SpinLaunch reports that the company has closed a $71 million Series B funding round. The funds will be used to continue the development and commercialization of the world's first kinetic launch system and satellite product line, designed to provide low-cost, high-cadence, environmentally responsible space access.
The round was led by ATW Partners, and includes Kleiner Perkins, GV, ATMA Cap
SpinLaunch reports that the company has closed a $71 million Series B funding round. The funds will be used to continue the development and commercialization of the world's first kinetic launch system and satellite product line, designed to provide low-cost, high-cadence, environmentally responsible space access.
The round was led by ATW Partners, and includes Kleiner Perkins, GV, ATMA Cap Wagner Corp teams with Virgin Orbit to bring air-launch capability to Australia
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 12:30
Wellcamp, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), a leading launch provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Wagner Corporation, one of the region's most successful privately-owned companies and proprietor of the Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport and Business Park in Queensland, Australia. The agreement will allow the companies to begin the process of implementing a national launch capability from Austr
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), a leading launch provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Wagner Corporation, one of the region's most successful privately-owned companies and proprietor of the Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport and Business Park in Queensland, Australia. The agreement will allow the companies to begin the process of implementing a national launch capability from Austr Researchers at SLAC use purified liquid xenon to search for mysterious dark matter particles
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 12:30
Stanford CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
Sitting a mile below ground in an abandoned gold mine in South Dakota is a gigantic cylinder holding 10 tons of purified liquid xenon closely watched by more than 250 scientists around the world. That tank of xenon is the heart of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, an effort to detect dark matter - the mysterious invisible substance that makes up 85% of the matter in the universe.
"People hav
Sitting a mile below ground in an abandoned gold mine in South Dakota is a gigantic cylinder holding 10 tons of purified liquid xenon closely watched by more than 250 scientists around the world. That tank of xenon is the heart of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, an effort to detect dark matter - the mysterious invisible substance that makes up 85% of the matter in the universe.
"People hav