Ariane 6 will launch 3D Printing technology into space
Sunday, 19 May 2024 18:28
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
Sunday, 19 May 2024 18:28
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
Sunday, 19 May 2024 18:28
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
Sunday, 19 May 2024 18:28
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
Sunday, 19 May 2024 18:28
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
Sunday, 19 May 2024 18:28
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
Sunday, 19 May 2024 18:28
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
Sunday, 19 May 2024 18:28
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 flies thrill seekers to space after two year hiatus
Sunday, 19 May 2024 12:57
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.
Pentagon to forge deeper ties with space industry in ‘first-of-its-kind’ program
Sunday, 19 May 2024 10:06
NASA prepares for twin launches of climate science cubesats
Saturday, 18 May 2024 20:27
'Dad's going up in a rocket!' French businessman set for launch
Saturday, 18 May 2024 05:30
He arrived in Texas, tried on his flight suit for the first time, and is now preparing to live out his childhood dream.
On Sunday, French entrepreneur Sylvain Chiron will board a Blue Origin rocket and blast off into space, joining the select group of humans who have ventured beyond Earth's bounds.
"I never thought I'd get to do this," the 52-year-old, who hails from the mountainous southeastern region of Savoy, told AFP in an interview two days before his adventure.
"We're going to be astronauts for 15 minutes, so a bit like pretend astronauts, but astronauts nonetheless!"
Blue Origin's spaceflights are brief hops just beyond the edge of space and back again—but still allow passengers to admire the curve of the Earth while free floating during a few minutes of weightlessness.
First crewed flight of Boeing Starliner postponed again
Saturday, 18 May 2024 05:24
The first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner to the International Space Station has been delayed again due to a technical issue, NASA said Friday.
The launch in Florida was scheduled for Tuesday but NASA said it is now planned for May 25 to allow teams to further assess a helium leak linked to the service module, which sits on top of the rocket.
Earlier this month, a Starliner launch was postponed just hours before lift-off, with the astronauts already strapped in, due to a separate technical issue.
"The additional time allows teams to further assess" the helium leak, NASA said on its website.
The two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, are in the meantime staying in Houston, Texas until the mission is ready.
It is another delay in the highly anticipated mission which has faced years of delays and comes at a challenging time for Boeing, as safety questions surround the century-old aerospace titan's commercial aviation arm.
NASA is banking on Starliner's success for its goal of certifying a second commercial vehicle to carry crews to the International Space Station.
'Danger behind the beauty': More solar storms could be heading our way
Saturday, 18 May 2024 05:20
Tourists normally have to pay big money and brave cold climates for a chance to see an aurora, but last weekend many people around the world simply had to look up to see these colorful displays dance across the sky.
Usually banished to the poles of Earth, the auroras strayed as far as Mexico, southern Europe and South Africa on the evening of May 10, delighting skygazers and filling social media with images of exuberant pinks, greens and purples.
But for those charged with protecting Earth from powerful solar storms such as the one that caused the auroras, a threat lurks beneath the stunning colors.
"We need to understand that behind this beauty, there is danger," Quentin Verspieren, the European Space Agency's space safety program coordinator, told AFP.