Chang’e-6 spacecraft dock in lunar orbit ahead of journey back to Earth
Thursday, 06 June 2024 09:25
Opening day at ILA 2024
Thursday, 06 June 2024 08:00
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The 2024 edition of the Berlin International Airshow (ILA), Germany's largest aerospace trade show, opened its doors on 5 June. ESA is taking part with an exhibition in the Space Pavilion alongside the German Space Agency (DLR) and the German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI).
Highlights of the opening day included the visit of the German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Space Pavilion opening ceremony, and the kick-off press conference with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher.
SES Space and Defense Successfully Demonstrates Multi-orbit, Multi-band LEO Relay
Thursday, 06 June 2024 03:24
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 06, 2024
SES Space and Defense, a subsidiary of SES, has announced the successful demonstration of a multi-orbit, multi-band commercial space relay service for NASA's Communications Services Project (CSP).
In collaboration with Planet Labs, SES utilized its O3b mPOWER satellite constellation in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Planet's Low Earth Orbit (LEO) flight-representative terminal to demonstrate
SES Space and Defense, a subsidiary of SES, has announced the successful demonstration of a multi-orbit, multi-band commercial space relay service for NASA's Communications Services Project (CSP).
In collaboration with Planet Labs, SES utilized its O3b mPOWER satellite constellation in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Planet's Low Earth Orbit (LEO) flight-representative terminal to demonstrate Carbon capture must quadruple by 2050 to meet climate targets: report
Thursday, 06 June 2024 03:24
Paris (AFP) June 4, 2024
By 2050, humanity must durably remove four times as much CO2 from the air as today to cap global warming below the crucial target of two degrees Celsius, researchers said Tuesday.
But massively expanding CO2-absorbing forests - 99 percent of current carbon removal - could claim land needed to grow food and biofuels, while it remains highly uncertain whether new technologies for sucking CO2
By 2050, humanity must durably remove four times as much CO2 from the air as today to cap global warming below the crucial target of two degrees Celsius, researchers said Tuesday.
But massively expanding CO2-absorbing forests - 99 percent of current carbon removal - could claim land needed to grow food and biofuels, while it remains highly uncertain whether new technologies for sucking CO2 Iridium Secures Five-Year $94 Million Contract with Space Systems Command
Thursday, 06 June 2024 03:24
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2024
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) announced a new five-year contract awarded by the United States Space Force's Space Systems Command's Commercial Space Office (COMSO) for Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) capabilities and security sustainment services (ECS3). This contract supports the Iridium EMSS program, ensuring continued operations of the EMSS Service Center for critical U
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) announced a new five-year contract awarded by the United States Space Force's Space Systems Command's Commercial Space Office (COMSO) for Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) capabilities and security sustainment services (ECS3). This contract supports the Iridium EMSS program, ensuring continued operations of the EMSS Service Center for critical U BlackSky Secures One-Year Extension for NRO Imagery Contract
Thursday, 06 June 2024 03:24
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 06, 2024
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) received a one-year extension contract from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to continue its Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL) subscription for high-frequency Gen-2 imagery services.
"This contract represents continued confidence in BlackSky as a trusted mission partner as the NRO makes strides in leveraging commercial space technology to
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) received a one-year extension contract from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to continue its Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL) subscription for high-frequency Gen-2 imagery services.
"This contract represents continued confidence in BlackSky as a trusted mission partner as the NRO makes strides in leveraging commercial space technology to Humanity's climate impact like dinosaur-ending meteor: UN chief
Thursday, 06 June 2024 03:24
New York (AFP) June 5, 2024
Humankind's role in the destructive warming of the planet is comparable to the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, calling for rapid steps including bans on fossil fuel advertising.
"Of the vast forces that have shaped life on Earth over billions of years, humanity is just one small blip on the radar," Guterres said in a speech at New Yo
Humankind's role in the destructive warming of the planet is comparable to the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, calling for rapid steps including bans on fossil fuel advertising.
"Of the vast forces that have shaped life on Earth over billions of years, humanity is just one small blip on the radar," Guterres said in a speech at New Yo 
World's most powerful rocket Starship set for next launch
Thursday, 06 June 2024 00:12
Boca Chica And Medford Colonia, United States (AFP) June 6, 2024
Starship, SpaceX's massive prototype rocket that may one day send humans to Mars, is poised for its next flight on Thursday.
It will be the fourth test for the most powerful launch system ever built, vital to NASA's plans for landing astronauts on the Moon later this decade and to SpaceX CEO's Elon Musk's hopes of one day colonizing the Red Planet.
A two-hour liftoff window from the comp
Starship, SpaceX's massive prototype rocket that may one day send humans to Mars, is poised for its next flight on Thursday.
It will be the fourth test for the most powerful launch system ever built, vital to NASA's plans for landing astronauts on the Moon later this decade and to SpaceX CEO's Elon Musk's hopes of one day colonizing the Red Planet.
A two-hour liftoff window from the comp Russian cosmonaut logs record 1,000th day in space
Thursday, 06 June 2024 00:12
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 5, 2024
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko on Wednesday literally set an out-of-this-world record when he became the first human to spend a total of 1,000 days in space.
"Today, at 00:00:20 Moscow time, Roscosmos state corporation cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, who currently works at the International Space Station, has booked a record of 1,000 days for the first time in the world in terms of total sp
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko on Wednesday literally set an out-of-this-world record when he became the first human to spend a total of 1,000 days in space.
"Today, at 00:00:20 Moscow time, Roscosmos state corporation cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, who currently works at the International Space Station, has booked a record of 1,000 days for the first time in the world in terms of total sp Artemis III Integrated Test Achieves Major Milestone
Thursday, 06 June 2024 00:12
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 06, 2024
Axiom Space astronaut Peggy Whitson and NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock conducted integrated testing in Axiom Space's new spacesuit for NASA's Artemis campaign, aimed at returning astronauts to the Moon by September 2026. This test was the first to involve Artemis III partners - NASA, SpaceX, and Axiom Space - in a pressurized simulation since the Apollo era.
NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX,
Axiom Space astronaut Peggy Whitson and NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock conducted integrated testing in Axiom Space's new spacesuit for NASA's Artemis campaign, aimed at returning astronauts to the Moon by September 2026. This test was the first to involve Artemis III partners - NASA, SpaceX, and Axiom Space - in a pressurized simulation since the Apollo era.
NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX, Olivine Insights Reveal Moon's Interior Secrets
Thursday, 06 June 2024 00:12
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 06, 2024
Olivine is the earliest mineral to crystallize from basaltic magma. Accurate knowledge of olivine/melt partition coefficients (DOl-melt) for first-transition row elements (FTREs) Ga and Ge is crucial in modeling petrogenetic processes in planetary basalts.
Many studies have focused on this topic, often concentrating on minor elements in olivine. These exper
Olivine is the earliest mineral to crystallize from basaltic magma. Accurate knowledge of olivine/melt partition coefficients (DOl-melt) for first-transition row elements (FTREs) Ga and Ge is crucial in modeling petrogenetic processes in planetary basalts.
Many studies have focused on this topic, often concentrating on minor elements in olivine. These exper Chang'e 6 Mission Sets New Standards in Lunar Sample Return
Thursday, 06 June 2024 00:12
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 06, 2024
China's Chang'e 6 mission has focused global attention on its methodical approach to lunar exploration. The mission aims to return samples from the Moon's far side, emphasizing engineering precision and strategic planning.
After landing in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, Chang'e 6 gathered about 2 kilograms of lunar material from the surface and up to 2 meters below ground. These sample
China's Chang'e 6 mission has focused global attention on its methodical approach to lunar exploration. The mission aims to return samples from the Moon's far side, emphasizing engineering precision and strategic planning.
After landing in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, Chang'e 6 gathered about 2 kilograms of lunar material from the surface and up to 2 meters below ground. These sample