NASA faces “difficult choices” for current and future Earth science missions
Thursday, 19 January 2023 12:20
The co-chair of the most recent Earth science decadal survey warned that NASA faces “difficult choices” between continuing current missions and starting new missions given limited funding.
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ClearSpace raises $29 million ahead of first debris removal mission
Thursday, 19 January 2023 08:00
Swiss startup ClearSpace said Jan. 19 it has raised about $29 million to support its first space debris removal mission in 2026.
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Hera’s time of trial Zero-Covid left in dust as Chinese revellers fuel travel boom
Thursday, 19 January 2023 07:13
Dali, China (AFP) Jan 19, 2023
Armed with selfie sticks and freshly recovered from Covid, Chinese tourists ambled through bar streets in the country's backpacker haven of Dali, partying the stress of the past three years into oblivion.
As Lunar New Year approaches, China is seeing a domestic travel boom after the government abruptly dismantled its longstanding zero-Covid strategy last month.
"I feel so free," said Hu,
Armed with selfie sticks and freshly recovered from Covid, Chinese tourists ambled through bar streets in the country's backpacker haven of Dali, partying the stress of the past three years into oblivion.
As Lunar New Year approaches, China is seeing a domestic travel boom after the government abruptly dismantled its longstanding zero-Covid strategy last month.
"I feel so free," said Hu, Blocking radio waves and electromagnetic interference with the flip of a switch
Thursday, 19 January 2023 07:13
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Jan 17, 2023
Researchers in Drexel University's College of Engineering have developed a thin film device, fabricated by spray coating, that can block electromagnetic radiation with the flip of a switch. The breakthrough, enabled by versatile two-dimensional materials called MXenes, could adjust the performance of electronic devices, strengthen wireless connections and secure mobile communications against int
Researchers in Drexel University's College of Engineering have developed a thin film device, fabricated by spray coating, that can block electromagnetic radiation with the flip of a switch. The breakthrough, enabled by versatile two-dimensional materials called MXenes, could adjust the performance of electronic devices, strengthen wireless connections and secure mobile communications against int Raytheon to develop command and control system for U.S. Air Force
Thursday, 19 January 2023 07:13
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 18, 2023
Raytheon BBN has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to develop a rocket cargo mission planning, and Command and Control, or C2, system for the U.S. Air Force. The contract has a potential value of $8.7 million over four years and is part of the U.S. Air Force 2030 Science and Technology Strategy's transformational science and technology portfolio.
During the initial 30-month eff
Raytheon BBN has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to develop a rocket cargo mission planning, and Command and Control, or C2, system for the U.S. Air Force. The contract has a potential value of $8.7 million over four years and is part of the U.S. Air Force 2030 Science and Technology Strategy's transformational science and technology portfolio.
During the initial 30-month eff Northrop Grumman partners with NASA to shape integration of uncrewed aircraft into national airspace
Thursday, 19 January 2023 07:13
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2023
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is collaborating with NASA to develop and test solutions for integrating large, uncrewed aircraft systems into the National Airspace System (NAS). The effort will focus on air cargo operations and is part of NASA's Air Traffic Management-eXploration (ATM-X) Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles (PAAV) subproject.
"Partnering with NASA, w
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is collaborating with NASA to develop and test solutions for integrating large, uncrewed aircraft systems into the National Airspace System (NAS). The effort will focus on air cargo operations and is part of NASA's Air Traffic Management-eXploration (ATM-X) Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles (PAAV) subproject.
"Partnering with NASA, w Airbus and VDL Group join forces to produce an airborne laser communication terminal
Thursday, 19 January 2023 07:13
Leiden, Netherlands (SPX) Jan 12, 2023
Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir. Based on the development led by Airbus and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), the two companies will now prepare a demonstration of a prototype and a first flight test in 2024.
As of 2024, Airbus a
Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir. Based on the development led by Airbus and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), the two companies will now prepare a demonstration of a prototype and a first flight test in 2024.
As of 2024, Airbus a NASA scales back project to send scientists to ISS
Thursday, 19 January 2023 03:00
A budget shortfall has caused NASA to scale back plans for a project that would support sending scientists to the International Space Station to conduct research.
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SpaceX rocket launches U.S. military satellite into orbit
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 18, 2023
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets Wednesday morning with a GPS satellite on board, part of a U.S. Space Force program to have a constellation of 32 navigation satellites orbiting the Earth.
The rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 7:24 a.m. EST carrying the fifth Lockheed Martin-made Space Vehicle 6 of the so-called GPS 3 constel
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets Wednesday morning with a GPS satellite on board, part of a U.S. Space Force program to have a constellation of 32 navigation satellites orbiting the Earth.
The rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 7:24 a.m. EST carrying the fifth Lockheed Martin-made Space Vehicle 6 of the so-called GPS 3 constel Seven kilo Antarctica meteorite found
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
Chicago IL (SPX) Jan 19, 2023
Antarctica is a tough place to work, for obvious reasons- it's bitterly cold, remote, and wild. However, it's one of the best places in the world to hunt for meteorites. That's partly because Antarctica is a desert, and its dry climate limits the degree of weathering the meteorites experience.
On top of the dry conditions, the landscape is ideal for meteorite hunting: the black space rocks
Antarctica is a tough place to work, for obvious reasons- it's bitterly cold, remote, and wild. However, it's one of the best places in the world to hunt for meteorites. That's partly because Antarctica is a desert, and its dry climate limits the degree of weathering the meteorites experience.
On top of the dry conditions, the landscape is ideal for meteorite hunting: the black space rocks Structural details of Long March 9 revealed
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
Beijing (XNA) Jan 19, 2023
Chinese rocket researchers are now definite on the overall structural design for the nation's super-heavy carrier rocket, known as the Long March 9, a project insider said on Wednesday.
Gu Mingkun, a senior rocket designer at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, the country's leading rocket maker, said at a news conference that the baseline model of the Long March 9 will be a la
Chinese rocket researchers are now definite on the overall structural design for the nation's super-heavy carrier rocket, known as the Long March 9, a project insider said on Wednesday.
Gu Mingkun, a senior rocket designer at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, the country's leading rocket maker, said at a news conference that the baseline model of the Long March 9 will be a la What is the Chemistry and Mineralogy Instrument?
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2023
Minerals are like a time capsule; they provide a record of what the environment was like at the time they formed. Different minerals are linked to different kinds of environments. The temperature, pressure, and chemical ingredients that were present - including water - determine what minerals form and how they are altered.
For example, gypsum is a mineral that contains calcium, sulfur, and
Minerals are like a time capsule; they provide a record of what the environment was like at the time they formed. Different minerals are linked to different kinds of environments. The temperature, pressure, and chemical ingredients that were present - including water - determine what minerals form and how they are altered.
For example, gypsum is a mineral that contains calcium, sulfur, and Light-based tech could inspire Moon navigation and next-gen farming
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jan 19, 2023
Super-thin chips made from lithium niobate are set to overtake silicon chips in light-based technologies, according to world-leading scientists in the field, with potential applications ranging from remote ripening-fruit detection on Earth to navigation on the Moon.
They say the artificial crystal offers the platform of choice for these technologies due to its superior performance and rece
Super-thin chips made from lithium niobate are set to overtake silicon chips in light-based technologies, according to world-leading scientists in the field, with potential applications ranging from remote ripening-fruit detection on Earth to navigation on the Moon.
They say the artificial crystal offers the platform of choice for these technologies due to its superior performance and rece How was the solar system formed? The Ryugu asteroid is helping us learn
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2023
Mineral samples collected from the Ryugu asteroid by the Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft are helping UCLA space scientists and colleagues better understand the chemical composition of our solar system as it existed in its infancy, more than 4.5 billion years ago.
In research recently published in Nature Astronomy, scientists using isotopic analysis discovered that carbonate minerals from the
Mineral samples collected from the Ryugu asteroid by the Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft are helping UCLA space scientists and colleagues better understand the chemical composition of our solar system as it existed in its infancy, more than 4.5 billion years ago.
In research recently published in Nature Astronomy, scientists using isotopic analysis discovered that carbonate minerals from the