China makes progress in reusability with secretive second flight of suborbital spaceplane
Friday, 26 August 2022 08:06
China has performed its first repeated use of a suborbital spaceplane as part of efforts to develop a fully reusable space transportation system.
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Lunar Trailblazer faces NASA review after cost overruns
Friday, 26 August 2022 07:04
NASA will decide the future of a lunar smallsat orbiter mission at a review this fall after cost overruns by the spacecraft’s manufacturer.
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ESA astronaut rad-detectors on Artemis
Friday, 26 August 2022 05:49
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ESA astronaut rad-detectors on Artemis Boeing eyes February for space capsule's first crewed flight
Friday, 26 August 2022 05:18
The first crewed flight of Boeing's space capsule Starliner is scheduled for February 2023, the company and NASA announced Thursday, as the United States seeks to secure a second way for its astronauts to reach the International Space Station.
Since 2020, American astronauts have traveled to the ISS aboard SpaceX's vessels but the US space agency wants to widen its options.
After a serie Webb telescope finds CO2 for first time in exoplanet atmosphere
Friday, 26 August 2022 05:18
The months-old James Webb Space Telescope has added another major scientific discovery to its growing list: detecting for the first time signs of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.
Although the exoplanet would never be able to support life as we know it, the successful discovery of CO2 gives researchers hope that similar observations could be carried out o SpaceX and T-Mobile unveil satellite plan to end cellphone 'dead zones'
Friday, 26 August 2022 05:18
Elon Musk's SpaceX satellites will connect directly to T-Mobile cellphones to provide service access even in the most remote places beyond the reach of cell towers from next year, the two companies announced Thursday.
The new service, which will work on existing cellphones and utilize SpaceX's network of thousands of Starlink satellites in Earth's orbit, will begin offering text messaging se SpaceX and T-Mobile partner for direct-to-cellphone satellite service
Friday, 26 August 2022 02:30
T-Mobile announced plans Aug. 25 to use SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellites next year to bring connectivity to phones beyond the reach of its cell towers in the United States.
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Turion Space licensed to sell commercial SSA data
Thursday, 25 August 2022 21:21
California startup Turion Space said Aug. 24 it has secured U.S. regulatory approval to sell space situational awareness services from its first satellite next year.
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NRO to add more commercial imagery providers as it builds a ‘hybrid architecture’
Thursday, 25 August 2022 20:53
The National Reconnaissance Office expects to select next month multiple providers of radio-frequency data collected by commercial satellites.
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Boeing astronaut flight off until next year for more fixes
Thursday, 25 August 2022 20:15
Starliner crewed test flight slips to early 2023
Thursday, 25 August 2022 20:04
Work on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle to correct minor problems during an uncrewed test flight in May will delay its first flight with astronauts to early 2023, NASA and Boeing said Aug.
FCC Commissioner criticizes Starlink’s $900 million subsidy rejection
Thursday, 25 August 2022 18:27
The Federal Communications Commission denied Starlink nearly $900 million in rural broadband subsidies “without legal justification,” one of the regulator’s four commissioners said Aug. 24.
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Astronauts going to Mars will receive many lifetimes worth of radiation
Thursday, 25 August 2022 17:10
In a recent study to be published in Space Physics, an international team of researchers discuss an in-depth study examining the long-term physiological effects of solar radiation on astronauts with emphasis on future astronauts traveling to Mars to include steps we can take to help mitigate the risk of such solar radiation exposure. The researchers hailed from the United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, India, United States, Italy, Greece, and Germany, and their study helps us better understand the in-depth, long-term health impacts of astronauts during long-term space missions, specifically to Mars and beyond.
"Exposure to ionizing radiation is one of the main health risks to astronauts in crewed missions to Mars," said Dr. Dimitra Atri, a Research Scientist at New York University Abu Dhabi, and lead author of the study. "Going to Mars is going to be humanity's ultimate adventure in the 21st century—it would be unfortunate if the mission is successful, but astronauts suffer major health issues or even die because of radiation exposure.
U.S. Army signs agreement to test space data from HawkEye 360 satellites
Thursday, 25 August 2022 15:41
The U.S. Army has signed an agreement to evaluate the use of space data from HawkEye 360, an Earth observation company that uses satellites to monitor radio-frequency signals emitted by electronic devices
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NASA shares 'spectacular" image of the southern lights from International Space Station
Thursday, 25 August 2022 15:35
Is NASA campaigning to have the galaxy's best Instagram page? It sure seems that way with the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope of Jupiter and last month's stunning shots of the Carina Nebula and Southern Ring Nebula.
And now, the space agency is sharing a remarkable image of the southern lights, or aurora australis, taken from the International Space Station.
The southern lights, which are similar to the aurora borealis, can be seen best from Tasmania, New Zealand and Antarctica, according to Smithsonian Magazine.