ESA partners with D-Orbit for first in-orbit servicing mission
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Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
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ESA is advancing space sustainability through its inaugural in-orbit servicing mission, RISE. The agency has signed a euro 119 million contract with D-Orbit, acting as the co-funding prime contractor, to lead this initiative.
The RISE mission will demonstrate the capability to safely rendezvous,
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ESA is advancing space sustainability through its inaugural in-orbit servicing mission, RISE. The agency has signed a euro 119 million contract with D-Orbit, acting as the co-funding prime contractor, to lead this initiative.
The RISE mission will demonstrate the capability to safely rendezvous, Space Force's X-37B will perform 'never before-seen maneuvers' in orbit
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Airbus to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid space segment losses
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Instrument uses millimeter-wave radar to measure density of dust that kicks up from spacecraft thrusters
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Sandia evaluates heat shields for Mars Sample Return and Titan missions
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
Sandia National Laboratories' National Solar Thermal Test Facility is utilizing solar energy to simulate the intense heat experienced during atmospheric reentry and hypersonic flight. The latest tests aim to support NASA missions, including the Mars Sample Return campaign, a joint effort with the European Space Agency to bring Martian rock samples to Earth for analysis. These samples could revea
Sandia National Laboratories' National Solar Thermal Test Facility is utilizing solar energy to simulate the intense heat experienced during atmospheric reentry and hypersonic flight. The latest tests aim to support NASA missions, including the Mars Sample Return campaign, a joint effort with the European Space Agency to bring Martian rock samples to Earth for analysis. These samples could revea Reaction Dynamics to test hybrid rocket engine in 2025 launch from Koonibba
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
Canadian rocket company Reaction Dynamics has partnered with Southern Launch to perform the first flight of its RE-102 hybrid rocket engine and Aurora vehicle from the Koonibba Test Range in 2025. This inaugural suborbital mission will qualify the rocket engine for space, reaching 125 km above Earth. It aims to provide key data and demonstrate the company's readiness for future orbital missions.
Canadian rocket company Reaction Dynamics has partnered with Southern Launch to perform the first flight of its RE-102 hybrid rocket engine and Aurora vehicle from the Koonibba Test Range in 2025. This inaugural suborbital mission will qualify the rocket engine for space, reaching 125 km above Earth. It aims to provide key data and demonstrate the company's readiness for future orbital missions. SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink satellites into orbit
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink Internet satellites early Tuesday, lifting off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at around 2:10 a.m. EDT. The Falcon 9 rocket carried the satellites into low-Earth orbit, adding to the ever-expanding constellation aimed at providing global high-speed Internet coverage.
The mission began with the rocket launching from Space Launch Com
SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink Internet satellites early Tuesday, lifting off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at around 2:10 a.m. EDT. The Falcon 9 rocket carried the satellites into low-Earth orbit, adding to the ever-expanding constellation aimed at providing global high-speed Internet coverage.
The mission began with the rocket launching from Space Launch Com Maritime Launch and Reaction Dynamics partner to advance Canadian orbital launch capabilities
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
Maritime Launch Services Ltd. (Maritime Launch) (Cboe CA: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) and Reaction Dynamics (RDX) have announced a new phase in their partnership, marked by an agreement to pursue future orbital launches from Canada.
The collaboration will start with a pathfinder mission aiming to reach the Karman Line, the recognized boundary of space, as a precursor to achieving future orbital la
Maritime Launch Services Ltd. (Maritime Launch) (Cboe CA: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) and Reaction Dynamics (RDX) have announced a new phase in their partnership, marked by an agreement to pursue future orbital launches from Canada.
The collaboration will start with a pathfinder mission aiming to reach the Karman Line, the recognized boundary of space, as a precursor to achieving future orbital la Beware of the full moon Tropical forest mammals shy away from the moonlight
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
A recent study using automatic wildlife cameras across three continents has shed light on how the moon's phases affect the behaviour of tropical forest mammals. Half of the species studied altered their activity levels or timing, or both, in response to the full moon. The findings suggest that even in some of the darkest places on earth - the floors of tropical forests - the moon's phases can in
A recent study using automatic wildlife cameras across three continents has shed light on how the moon's phases affect the behaviour of tropical forest mammals. Half of the species studied altered their activity levels or timing, or both, in response to the full moon. The findings suggest that even in some of the darkest places on earth - the floors of tropical forests - the moon's phases can in Top innovators at Watts on the Moon Challenge awarded $1.5M
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
Great Lakes Science Center, which serves as the visitor center for NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, hosted the final phase of NASA's Watts on the Moon Challenge on September 20. NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen was present to recognize the top winners.
NASA distributed a total of $1.5 million in awards to two U.S. teams for their innovative solutions in energy distribution, managemen
Great Lakes Science Center, which serves as the visitor center for NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, hosted the final phase of NASA's Watts on the Moon Challenge on September 20. NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen was present to recognize the top winners.
NASA distributed a total of $1.5 million in awards to two U.S. teams for their innovative solutions in energy distribution, managemen Out-of-this-world simulation aids lunar dust collection
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42
London, UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
Teleoperated robots for gathering lunar dust are now closer to reality, thanks to new research from the University of Bristol.
Researchers successfully completed a sample collection task using a virtual simulation that transmitted commands to a physical robot, replicating the simulation's actions. The process relied solely on monitoring the simulation, without needing physical camera feeds
Teleoperated robots for gathering lunar dust are now closer to reality, thanks to new research from the University of Bristol.
Researchers successfully completed a sample collection task using a virtual simulation that transmitted commands to a physical robot, replicating the simulation's actions. The process relied solely on monitoring the simulation, without needing physical camera feeds TTTech Aerospace partners with Thales Alenia Space for Lunar Gateway avionics
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
TTTech Aerospace is collaborating with Thales Alenia Space to support NASA's Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon. The company is supplying TTEthernet networking and computing platforms for the European segments of the Lunar Gateway, a space station in cislunar orbit. The Gateway will feature key modules built by Thales Alenia Space, including the International Habitation Mod
TTTech Aerospace is collaborating with Thales Alenia Space to support NASA's Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon. The company is supplying TTEthernet networking and computing platforms for the European segments of the Lunar Gateway, a space station in cislunar orbit. The Gateway will feature key modules built by Thales Alenia Space, including the International Habitation Mod Using AI to find the smallest and closest exoplanets around sun-like stars
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
An international research team led by Professor Jian Ge from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory has announced the discovery of five new ultra-short-period planets (USPs), each smaller than Earth and orbiting their stars in less than one day. The discoveries were made using data from the Kepler space telescope, originally released in 2017. The breakthrough came through the application of an ad
An international research team led by Professor Jian Ge from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory has announced the discovery of five new ultra-short-period planets (USPs), each smaller than Earth and orbiting their stars in less than one day. The discoveries were made using data from the Kepler space telescope, originally released in 2017. The breakthrough came through the application of an ad NASA launches coding competition to organize solar eclipse images
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 15, 2024
NASA is launching a coding competition to get some much-needed help with organizing images from April's solar eclipse for the 2024 Eclipse Megamovie project.
"Thanks to the efforts of over 145 citizen scientists, more than 1 terabyte of photographs were collected and are now being analyzed," NASA said. "These images will help scientists track disappearing jets and plumes, shedding light
NASA is launching a coding competition to get some much-needed help with organizing images from April's solar eclipse for the 2024 Eclipse Megamovie project.
"Thanks to the efforts of over 145 citizen scientists, more than 1 terabyte of photographs were collected and are now being analyzed," NASA said. "These images will help scientists track disappearing jets and plumes, shedding light Sun reaches maximum phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the Sun has reached its solar maximum period, which could continue for the next year.
The solar cycle is a natural cycle the Sun goes through as it transitions between low and high magnetic ac
In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the Sun has reached its solar maximum period, which could continue for the next year.
The solar cycle is a natural cycle the Sun goes through as it transitions between low and high magnetic ac