LunaTwins on board Artemis I and on route to the Moon
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NASA astronauts complete spacewalk to prep for upcoming solar array upgrades
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Cosmic chocolate pralines: General neutron star structure revealed
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USU leads international space mission to shed new light on Brazil's vexing GPS problem
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Morpheus partners with Kayhan for first All-In-One Collision Avoidance System
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Spire Global unveils next-generation 16U satellite bus
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Intellian awarded contract to design and supply user terminals for Viasat Maritime
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SLS launches Artemis 1 mission
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After years of delays, NASA’s Space Launch System lifted off for the first time Nov. 16, sending an uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a shakedown cruise around the moon.
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Artemis I launch
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The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard lifted off at 07:47 CET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA on 16 November 2022.
The most powerful rocket ever built sent NASA’s Orion spacecraft and ESA’s European Service Module (ESM) to a journey beyond the Moon and back. No crew will be on board Orion this time, and the spacecraft will be controlled by teams on Earth.
ESM provides for all astronauts’ basic needs, such as water, oxygen, nitrogen, temperature control, power and propulsion.
Much like a train engine pulls passenger carriages and supplies power,
GeoOptics wins NASA Commercial SmallSat Data contract
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GeoOptics Inc. won a NASA contract worth with a maximum value of $7 million over five years to provide data acquired by the company’s small satellite constellation to researchers.
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NASA awards SpaceX $1.15 billion contract for second Artemis lander mission
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NASA has awarded SpaceX a $1.15 billion contract to develop an upgraded version of its Starship lunar lander and fly a second crewed mission.
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U.S. Space Command creates new task force to coordinate space operations
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U.S. Space Command announced Nov. 15 it is adding a new component to its organization to help coordinate operations and speed up the delivery of space services to military forces in the field.
Experts Available to Discuss NASA Webb Telescope Science Results
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How NASA's Deep Space Network supports the agency's missions
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Over 50 years ago, NASA captured the world's imagination and inspired generations with the Apollo 11 moon landing. NASA's then-young Deep Space Network (DSN) was crucial to tracking and communicating with that mission, as it will also be essential to NASA's next push to the moon: Artemis.
Researchers ready for a new space mission to shed light on Brazil's vexing GPS problem
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In certain regions of Brazil, don't be surprised if your GPS device behaves erratically. For years, researchers have been scratching their heads, looking for a solution to the unreliable GPS signals in regions near the Amazon. The cause? Plasma bubbles in space.
Next week, NASA will launch a joint U.S.-Brazil satellite that will be deployed from the International Space Station, with scientific instruments developed by Utah State University (USU) and collaborators. The goal of the mission is to investigate plasma bubbles that form high in the ionosphere over the equator.
Charles Swenson, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at USU, has worked with Brazil's Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica for years, developing the satellite and researching answers to why this area of the globe is so highly affected by the space weather phenomenon.