CGI to extend machine learning to LEO satellite network optimisation
Thursday, 27 April 2023 07:03
CGI (NYSE: GIB) has been awarded a further contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) under ESA's ARTES Core Competitiveness program, with the support of the UK Space Agency, to expand the development of its Dynamic Predictive Routing (DPR) tool.
The tool uses machine learning to enhance the routing of traffic in dynamic networks in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), especially those incorporating la Fish and Wildlife Service documents damage from Starship launch
Thursday, 27 April 2023 01:53
SpaceX’s Starship launch scattered debris over hundreds of acres and created a small brush fire, but did not kill any wildlife, according to a federal agency.
Framework for NASA's Roman spacecraft moves to Goddard clean room
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 20:20
DoD weighing options to create ‘commercial space reserve’
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 20:17
The Defense Department is considering ways to partner with commercial space companies so their services can be accessed during national security emergencies, DoD space policy chief John Plumb told lawmakers April 26.
SpaceShipTwo makes first flight in nearly two years
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 17:50
Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceplane flew freely for the first time in nearly two years April 26 on a glide flight that prepares the company for powered flights and commercial service.
Research helps pave way for first manned mission to Mars
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 15:33
Scientists have greater insight into the atmospheric conditions on Mars than ever before following an international research project involving the University of Huddersfield. The findings of the project will help them identify safe landing sites with increased accuracy, and further paves the way for the first manned mission to the red planet.
One of the researchers on the project is Dr. Thomas Smyth, a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography within the Department of Biological and Geographical Sciences in the School of Applied Sciences.
Alongside researchers from Ulster University, California Institute for Technology (Caltech) and the University of Wisconsin Madison in the U.S., the research has discovered a more informed and realistic Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) microscale modeling method, which will provide more detailed insight into the surface wind forcing of aeolian transport patterns on Martian surfaces such as dunes.
Juice’s first taste of science from space
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 13:00
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Juice’s first taste of science from space China to hunt for Earth-like planets with formation-flying telescopes
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 12:53
CryoSat reveals ice loss from glaciers
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 12:00
When one thinks of the damage that climate change is doing, it’s probable that what comes to mind is a vision of huge lumps of ice dropping off one of the polar ice sheets and crashing into the ocean. While Greenland and Antarctica are losing masses of ice, so too are most of the glaciers around the world, but it’s tricky to measure how much ice they are shedding.
Thanks to ESA’s CryoSat satellite and a breakthrough way of using its data, scientists have discovered that glaciers worldwide have shrunk by a total of 2%
United States and South Korea agree to enhance space cooperation
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 11:18
The United States and South Korea signed an agreement April 25 to enhance cooperation on space activities ranging from lunar exploration to Earth science, while providing few specific about those efforts.
Japanese company: 'High probability' lander crashed on moon
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 08:48
A Japanese company's spacecraft apparently crashed while attempting to land on the moon Wednesday, losing contact moments before touchdown and sending flight controllers scrambling to figure out what happened.
How security in space helps Europe to cope with crises on Earth
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 08:25
Keeping information and infrastructure secure is essential in a proposed rapid and resilient space-based system that will enable European governments to respond to crises caused by climate change as well as malicious attacks on power supplies and other vital services.
X-Bow announces $60 million STRATFI agreement
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 08:00
X-Bow Systems, an Albuquerque, N.M., solid propulsion startup, announced a $60 million U.S. Air Force Strategic Funding Increase, or STRATFI, agreement.
ESA recruits for Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications and Director of Internal Services
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 06:46
The European Space Agency is currently looking for a new Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications and new Director of Internal Services to join its executive board and support the Director General, with responsibility for relevant ESA activities and overall objectives.
Fly me to the Moon: Firms lining up lunar landings
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 06:27
Japan's ispace on Wednesday became the latest company to try, and fail, at a historic bid to put a private lunar lander on the Moon.
Only Russia, the United States and China have made the 384,000-kilometre (239,000-mile) journey and landed safely on the Moon's surface.
Here are some of the companies who have made the journey, or plan missions soon:
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