New DOD-funded project will develop morphing hypersonic engine
Wednesday, 13 September 2023 10:13
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A new Naval Research Laboratory funded project led by a UCF researcher will work to create a morphing hypersonic engine for ultra-fast travel, building on UCF's already leading edge developing hypersonic propulsion.
Hypersonic propulsion would allow for air travel at speeds of Mach 6 to 17, or more than 4,600 to 13,000 mph, and has applications in commercial and space travel. Although the SES wins USAG research contract to Support DEUCSI Program
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SES Space and Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES focused on delivering satellite network solutions for the U.S. Government, has been awarded a multi-year contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to conduct a series of tests to integrate space broadband services across a multi-orbit satellite network in support of the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet Solstar Space awarded Space Force contract for Deke Space Communicator
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Solstar Space reports it will continue development of its Critical Data Relay Spacecraft Operational Status (CritDR-SOS), also known as the Deke Space Communicator (Deke), under a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract valued at $1,249,269.
Solstar's small form-factor Deke integrates with a spacecraft's Telemetry, Tracking and Commanding (TT&C) system to provide bi-dir Axiom Space names crew for third private astronaut mission to ISS
Wednesday, 13 September 2023 09:02
Showcase your climate data visualisation talent
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Are you a creative visionary with a passion for climate action? Enter ESA’s latest competition to showcase your talent by transforming decades of satellite climate data into impactful visuals to help bridge the gap between climate science, policy makers and the wider public. The winner will have the unique opportunity to display their data visualisation at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) taking place later this year.
Starlink and SES join forces for multi-orbit cruise connectivity
Wednesday, 13 September 2023 05:50
Small satellite maker Swissto12 gets capital to shake up GEO market
Wednesday, 13 September 2023 04:55
Decadal survey recommends massive funding increase for NASA biological and physical sciences
Wednesday, 13 September 2023 04:50
Kuiper launch companies say they can meet Amazon’s schedule
Tuesday, 12 September 2023 21:13
Space Force to create “integrated” units responsible for acquisition, maintenance and operations
Tuesday, 12 September 2023 19:15
Phase Four demonstrates Maxwell Block 2 thruster in orbit
Tuesday, 12 September 2023 19:13
Intelsat plotting a MEO constellation in 2027 with C-band windfall
Tuesday, 12 September 2023 18:20
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio breaks US record for longest spaceflight
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NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures its first images of asteroid Dinkinesh
Tuesday, 12 September 2023 15:17 Write a comment
The small dot moving against the background of stars is the first view from NASA's Lucy spacecraft of the main belt asteroid Dinkinesh, the first of 10 asteroids that the spacecraft will visit on its 12-year voyage of discovery. Lucy captured these two images on Sept. 2 and 5, 2023. On the left, the image blinks between these first two images of Dinkinesh. On the right, the asteroid is circled to aid the eye.
Lucy took these images while it was 14 million miles (23 million km) away from the asteroid, which is only about a half-mile wide (1 km). Over the next two months, Lucy will continue toward Dinkinesh until its closest approach of 265 miles (425 km) on Nov. 1, 2023.
The Lucy team will use this encounter as an opportunity to test out spacecraft systems and procedures, focusing on the spacecraft's terminal tracking system, designed to keep the asteroid within the instruments' fields of view as the spacecraft flies by at 10,000 mph (4.5 km/s).
