Hampton Va (SPX) Dec 22, 2022
NASA explores the unknown in space, bringing the secrets of our solar system home so we can apply that information for the benefit of humanity. In that spirit, NASA will explore Titan, Saturn's largest moon, to help advance humanity's search for the building blocks of life in the universe. A key component of the 8-rotor Dragonfly vehicle that will make that j

Tucson AZ (SPX) Dec 22, 2022
The mystery of whether microbial alien life might inhabit Enceladus, one of Saturn's 83 moons, could be solved by an orbiting space probe, according to a new study led by University of Arizona researchers. In a paper published in The Planetary Science Journal, the researchers map out how a hypothetical space mission could provide definite answers. When Enceladus was initially surveyed in 1

Saturn Satellite Networks is close to securing funds for another attempt at getting its small geostationary satellite manufacturing business off the ground, according to an executive for the U.S.-based firm.

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Washington DC (UPI) Dec 21, 2021
NASA postponed a spacewalk from the International Space Station originally scheduled for Wednesday morning because of the potential of space junk in the area. The space agency said the debris was from a fragment from the upper stage of a Russian Fregat-SB that appeared scheduled to pass near the ISS. "Based on this new data, flight control teams directed the crew to stop spacewal

Washington (AFP) Dec 21, 2022
NASA said farewell on Wednesday to the InSight lander that spent four years probing the interior of Mars. The US space agency said mission control had been unable to contact the spacecraft on two consecutive attempts, leading to the conclusion that its solar-powered batteries have run out of energy. "InSight may be retiring, but its legacy - and its findings from the deep interior of Ma

While optical technology shows great promise for intersatellite relay links, ground segment providers doubt it will be widely adopted among their terrestrial networks any time soon.

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NASA has officially ended the mission of the InSight Mars lander after power levels on the spacecraft dropped to the point where it could no longer communicate with Earth.

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British regulators have issued a launch license to Virgin Orbit for its first LauncherOne mission from the United Kingdom, now expected to take place in January.

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