UK Space Agency Backs Missions to Study Stellar Influence on Habitable Worlds
Friday, 09 August 2024 21:43
Two proposed UK space missions, led by the University of Leicester, aim to explore how the Sun and other stars influence the atmospheres, space weather, and potential habitability of planets. These missions could also provide insights into the space between stars, known as the interstellar medium.
The UK Space Agency has awarded nearly GBP 500,000 to teams at Space Park Leicester, a GBP 10 AST SpaceMobile Prepares for September Launch with Arrival of First Commercial Satellites at Cape Canaveral
Friday, 09 August 2024 21:43
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), first space-based cellular broadband network directly accessible by everyday smartphones, has reported arrival of its first five commercial satellites, known as BlueBirds, at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The satellites are set to be launched during a seven-day window in September.
The BlueBird satellites are equipped with the largest commercial communicati EPC Space Publishes Guide on Optimizing Gate Drive for Rad Hard eGaN Devices
Friday, 09 August 2024 21:43
EPC Space has released a comprehensive application note designed to assist engineers in effectively driving the gate of their Rad Hard eGaN FETs and ICs. This guide provides essential insights and best practices to optimize performance in high-reliability applications.
The document, titled "Driving the Gate of a EPC Space Rad Hard eGaN Device," explores the unique features of EPC's gallium Astronauts on Tiangong Space Station Complete Fire Safety Drill
Friday, 09 August 2024 21:43
The Shenzhou XVIII crew aboard China's Tiangong space station has successfully completed a series of tasks, including a critical fire alarm test, the China Manned Space Agency reported.
Led by mission commander Senior Colonel Ye Guangfu, alongside Lieutenant Colonel Li Guangsu and Lieutenant Colonel Li Cong, the astronauts tested the space station's fire safety systems by activating temper Shenzhou-18 Crew Tests Fire Alarms and Conducts Medical Procedures in Space
Friday, 09 August 2024 21:43
The crew aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spacecraft recently conducted a critical fire alarm test to assess the functionality of the station's fire detection systems across its three modules.
In video footage released by the China Manned Space Agency, the three taikonauts were shown utilizing specialized equipment to activate the station's temperature and smoke sensors. These sensors successful NASA tests deployment of Roman Space Telescope's 'visor'
Friday, 09 August 2024 16:46
The "visor" for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope recently completed several environmental tests simulating the conditions it will experience during launch and in space. Called the Deployable Aperture Cover, this large sunshade is designed to keep unwanted light out of the telescope. This milestone marks the halfway point for the cover's final sprint of testing, bringing it one step closer to integration with Roman's other subsystems this fall.
Designed and built at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the Deployable Aperture Cover consists of two layers of reinforced thermal blankets, distinguishing it from previous hard aperture covers, like those on NASA's Hubble.
Eutelsat in exclusive talks to create ground station-as-a-service giant
Friday, 09 August 2024 16:19
Week in images: 05-09 August 2024
Friday, 09 August 2024 12:15
Week in images: 05-09 August 2024
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NASA mission concludes after years of successful asteroid detections
Friday, 09 August 2024 11:48
The infrared NEOWISE space telescope relayed its final data to Earth before the project team at JPL sent a command that turned off its transmitter.
Engineers on NASA's NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission commanded the spacecraft to turn its transmitter off for the last time Thursday.
Chinese rocket stage breaks up into cloud of more than 700 pieces of space debris
Friday, 09 August 2024 11:11
Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? Here's what to know
Friday, 09 August 2024 07:11
NASA is wrestling over how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station, after repeatedly delaying their return aboard Boeing's troubled capsule.
Do they take a chance and send them home soon in Boeing's Starliner? Or wait and bring them back next year with SpaceX?
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Friday, 09 August 2024 07:00
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The hidden intricacies of Messier 106
Friday, 09 August 2024 07:00
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The hidden intricacies of Messier 106 NASA weighs Crew Dragon rescue for stranded Starliner crew
Friday, 09 August 2024 06:04
What was meant to be a weeklong trip to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first NASA astronauts to fly with Boeing could extend to eight months, with the agency considering bringing them home on a SpaceX spaceship.
A final decision on whether to persist with Boeing's troubled Starliner - which experienced worrying propulsion issues as it flew up to the orbital platform in June -