Blue Origin flies thrill seekers to space, including oldest astronaut
Sunday, 19 May 2024 18:46
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After a nearly two-year hiatus, Blue Origin flew adventurers to space on Sunday, including a former Air Force pilot who was denied the chance to be the United States' first Black astronaut decades ago.
It was the first crewed launch for the enterprise owned and founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos since a rocket mishap in 2022 left rival Virgin Galactic as the sole operator in the fledgling suborbital tourism market.
Six people including the sculptor Ed Dwight, who was on track to become NASA's first ever astronaut of color in the 1960s before being controversially spurned, launched around 09:36 am local time (1436 GMT) from the Launch Site One base in west Texas, a live feed showed.
NASA and ESA Collaborate on ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024
NASA and ESA announced they signed an agreement to expand NASA's work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, an ESA-led mission launching in 2028 to search for signs of ancient life on Mars.
With this memorandum of understanding, NASA's Launch Services Program will secure a U.S. commercial launch provider for the Rosalind Franklin rover. NASA will also supply heater units and elements of
NASA and ESA announced they signed an agreement to expand NASA's work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, an ESA-led mission launching in 2028 to search for signs of ancient life on Mars.
With this memorandum of understanding, NASA's Launch Services Program will secure a U.S. commercial launch provider for the Rosalind Franklin rover. NASA will also supply heater units and elements of Glitch hampers bepicolombo mission to mercury
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Paris, France (SPX) May 20, 2024
BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury, has experienced an issue that is preventing the spacecraft's thrusters from operating at full power.
BepiColombo consists of two scientific probes and the Mercury Transfer Module, designed to separate during the mission's Mercury orbit insertion.
The solar arrays and electric propulsion system on the Mercury Transfer Module generate
BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury, has experienced an issue that is preventing the spacecraft's thrusters from operating at full power.
BepiColombo consists of two scientific probes and the Mercury Transfer Module, designed to separate during the mission's Mercury orbit insertion.
The solar arrays and electric propulsion system on the Mercury Transfer Module generate Hera tests CubeSat communication for asteroid mission
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Paris, France (SPX) May 20, 2024
The Juventas CubeSat, equipped with radar, is partially deployed from its Hera mission mothership inside ESA's Maxwell chamber for electromagnetic compatibility testing.
The foam pyramids around Hera absorb radio signals, while the Maxwell chamber's 9-m high metal walls block external radio interference. This space mimics the void of space, allowing the Hera team to validate the spacecraft
The Juventas CubeSat, equipped with radar, is partially deployed from its Hera mission mothership inside ESA's Maxwell chamber for electromagnetic compatibility testing.
The foam pyramids around Hera absorb radio signals, while the Maxwell chamber's 9-m high metal walls block external radio interference. This space mimics the void of space, allowing the Hera team to validate the spacecraft Ariane 6 will launch 3D Printing technology into space
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Paris, France (SPX) May 20, 2024
Europe's newest rocket, Ariane 6, is set to launch, carrying multiple space missions. One notable mission is Replicator, a project by Orbital Matter, which will demonstrate new 3D printing technology in space.
The Replicator mission, a collaboration between Warsaw, Poland, and Berlin, Germany-based startup Orbital Matter, aims to show how 3D printing can be used in orbit, potentially enabl
Europe's newest rocket, Ariane 6, is set to launch, carrying multiple space missions. One notable mission is Replicator, a project by Orbital Matter, which will demonstrate new 3D printing technology in space.
The Replicator mission, a collaboration between Warsaw, Poland, and Berlin, Germany-based startup Orbital Matter, aims to show how 3D printing can be used in orbit, potentially enabl Office of Space Commerce Extends TraCSS Project
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024
The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) has announced a one-month extension of the Consolidated Pathfinder project supporting the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS).
Launched in January 2024, the Consolidated Pathfinder is a short-term project focusing on space situational awareness (SSA) for the low Earth orbit (LEO) regime. The project examines how commercial SSA capabilities can
The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) has announced a one-month extension of the Consolidated Pathfinder project supporting the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS).
Launched in January 2024, the Consolidated Pathfinder is a short-term project focusing on space situational awareness (SSA) for the low Earth orbit (LEO) regime. The project examines how commercial SSA capabilities can Orbex partners with MSP for automated component production
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024
Orbex has announced a partnership with MSP to enhance the automation of component production for its orbital launch services from the UK.
MSP will supply technology to automate the production of components for Orbex's orbital launch services, aiding in the company's preparations for its first launch.
Based in North East England, MSP aims to optimize CNC machine productivity by automa
Orbex has announced a partnership with MSP to enhance the automation of component production for its orbital launch services from the UK.
MSP will supply technology to automate the production of components for Orbex's orbital launch services, aiding in the company's preparations for its first launch.
Based in North East England, MSP aims to optimize CNC machine productivity by automa Researchers Discover New Insights into Carbene Formation
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024
A team led by University of Maryland chemists has found a new method to create carbenes, highly reactive molecules essential for many chemical reactions, including those that produce carbohydrates. Carbenes are important precursors to the building blocks of life on Earth and potentially in space.
The researchers created hydroxymethylene (HCOH), a carbene, by breaking down methanol (CH3OH)
A team led by University of Maryland chemists has found a new method to create carbenes, highly reactive molecules essential for many chemical reactions, including those that produce carbohydrates. Carbenes are important precursors to the building blocks of life on Earth and potentially in space.
The researchers created hydroxymethylene (HCOH), a carbene, by breaking down methanol (CH3OH) Solar Storm's Impact Detected in Deep Sea Observatories
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024
The solar storm that recently drove the aurora borealis was also affecting compasses deep in the ocean, according to new findings by Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a University of Victoria initiative.
ONC's subsea observatories on Canada's coasts recorded temporary distortions in the Earth's magnetic field on instrument platforms deployed as deep as 2.7 kilometers. These are some of the most
The solar storm that recently drove the aurora borealis was also affecting compasses deep in the ocean, according to new findings by Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a University of Victoria initiative.
ONC's subsea observatories on Canada's coasts recorded temporary distortions in the Earth's magnetic field on instrument platforms deployed as deep as 2.7 kilometers. These are some of the most Astronomers detect rare neutral atomic-carbon absorbers with a deep neural network
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 20, 2024
Recently, an international team led by Prof. GE Jian from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences used deep learning neural networks to search for rare weak signals in quasar spectral data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III) program. This study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, presents a new method for exploring ga
Recently, an international team led by Prof. GE Jian from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences used deep learning neural networks to search for rare weak signals in quasar spectral data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III) program. This study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, presents a new method for exploring ga How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 20, 2024
May 2024 has already proven to be a particularly stormy month for our Sun. During the first full week of May, a barrage of large solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched clouds of charged particles and magnetic fields toward Earth, creating the strongest solar storm to reach Earth in two decades - and possibly one of the strongest displays of auroras on record in the past 500 year
May 2024 has already proven to be a particularly stormy month for our Sun. During the first full week of May, a barrage of large solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched clouds of charged particles and magnetic fields toward Earth, creating the strongest solar storm to reach Earth in two decades - and possibly one of the strongest displays of auroras on record in the past 500 year LeoLabs secures NOAA contract to advance space traffic coordination
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024
LeoLabs has received a second Consolidated Pathfinder order from NOAA's Office of Space Commerce (OSC) to support the development of the civil-led U.S. Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS).
This order allows LeoLabs to continue assisting with TraCSS as the OSC extends the live data collection period of the pathfinder project. The extension aims to explore opportunities to improve
LeoLabs has received a second Consolidated Pathfinder order from NOAA's Office of Space Commerce (OSC) to support the development of the civil-led U.S. Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS).
This order allows LeoLabs to continue assisting with TraCSS as the OSC extends the live data collection period of the pathfinder project. The extension aims to explore opportunities to improve Blue Origin resumes crewed New Shepard suborbital flights
Sunday, 19 May 2024 14:09
Blue Origin flies thrill seekers to space after two year hiatus
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Blue Origin is set to fly adventurers to the final frontier on Sunday for the first time in nearly two years, reigniting competition in the space tourism market after a rocket mishap put its crewed operations on hold.
Six people including Black sculptor and former Air Force pilot Ed Dwight, who was controversially spurned by NASA's astronaut corps in the 1960s, will blast off at 8:52 am local time (1352 GMT) from the Launch Site One base in west Texas, the company said on social media.
Dwight—at 90 years, 8 months and 10 days—is set to become the oldest person to go to space, narrowly pipping Star Trek actor William Shatner, who was almost two months younger when he launched with Blue Origin in 2021.
