Rocket Lab to supply solar power for US Space Force missile warning satellites
Friday, 29 July 2022 10:11
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a leading launch and space systems company, announced that its high-efficiency, radiation-hardened Coverglass Interconnected solar Cell (CIC) assemblies will power the three Lockheed Martin Next Gen OPIR GEO (NGG) satellites for the United States Space Force (USSF).
The NGG program will deliver resilient global missile wa SES and AXESS Networks to enable smart mining with O3b mPOWER
Friday, 29 July 2022 10:11
SES and AXESS Networks (AXESS), a leading provider of satellite connectivity solutions, are accelerating digital transition of the mining industry with SES's second-generation medium earth orbit (MEO) system O3b mPOWER, the two companies announced Wednesday. Under this multi-year, multi-million agreement, the mining sector users will be able to benefit from the cutting-edge low-latency Onshore E Researchers 3D print sensors for satellites
Friday, 29 July 2022 10:11
MIT scientists have created the first completely digitally manufactured plasma sensors for orbiting spacecraft. These plasma sensors, also known as retarding potential analyzers (RPAs), are used by satellites to determine the chemical composition and ion energy distribution of the atmosphere.
The 3D-printed and laser-cut hardware performed as well as state-of-the-art semiconductor plasma s Airbus to deliver connectivity services using its leading Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station
Friday, 29 July 2022 10:11
Airbus has launched a connectivity services business through the creation of a dedicated HAPS Services Business based around Zephyr, Airbus' leading HAPS technology platform. This will help enable it to industrialise rapidly and begin serving a substantial total addressable market, providing low-latency connectivity services from the stratosphere for telecommunications and Earth observation appl Low-speed wind tunnel test provides important data
Friday, 29 July 2022 10:11
Before NASA's quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft can take to the skies, plenty of testing needs to happen to ensure a safe first flight. One part of this safety check is to analyze data collected for the X-59's flight control system through low-speed wind tunnel tests.
The X-59 is central to NASA's Quesst mission to expand supersonic flight and provide regulators with data to help change exist NASA awards contracts for NOAA GeoXO Spacecraft Phase A Study
Friday, 29 July 2022 10:11
On behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA has selected two firms for the Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Spacecraft Phase A Study. These contracted firms will help meet the objectives of NOAA's GeoXO Program.
The firms selected are Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, and Maxar Space LLC of Palo Alto, California. The total value of e Spire Global awarded NOAA contract to deliver space weather data
Friday, 29 July 2022 10:11
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ("Spire" or "the Company"), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has announced that it has been awarded a Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) space weather contract as part of the Commercial Data Program (CDP) issued by the National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA). Spire will provide near real-time radio occ Lockheed Martin to support severe weather and climate monitoring for NOAA
Friday, 29 July 2022 10:11
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] was selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to further refine concepts for a critical instrument and the spacecraft bus for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GeoXO weather satellites, the next generation after the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites - R (GOES-R) series. These future satellites will China launches six new satellites
Friday, 29 July 2022 10:11
China on Wednesday sent six new satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
The satellites, including a new space technology test satellite and a test satellite for probing atmospheric density, were launched by a Lijian-1 carrier rocket at 12:12 p.m. Beijing Time and entered the orbit successfully.
The Lijian-1 solid-propellant rocket was indepe Draft Senate appropriations bill matches overall NASA request for fiscal year 2023
Friday, 29 July 2022 09:37
A draft Senate appropriations bill released July 28 would fund NASA at the same overall level the agency requested, but with adjustments to some science, technology and exploration programs.
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NRO satellite upgrades delay the second of two back-to-back Rocket Lab launches
Thursday, 28 July 2022 23:22
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck: All the talk about responsive launch often ignores the reality that if satellites aren’t ready on time, they can’t take advantage of rapid launch capabilities
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Senate appropriators boost military space programs in proposed 2023 spending bill
Thursday, 28 July 2022 19:02
The Senate Appropriations Committee on July 28 unveiled 12 appropriations draft bills for the upcoming fiscal year, including a defense spending bill recommending $792 billion for the Defense Department.
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NASA Administrator Statement on Agency Authorization Bill
Thursday, 28 July 2022 18:22
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released this statement Thursday following approval by the U.S. Congress for the NASA Authorization Act of 2022, which is part of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act of 2022. Russia says it is leaving the International Space Station program. What does that mean?
Thursday, 28 July 2022 16:00
Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station project after 2024 to focus on forming its own space station, the head of the Russian space agency said Tuesday.
The announcement, given by Roscosmos CEO Yuri Borisov, reflects the further disintegration of relations between the U.S. and Russia. The two nations have partnered with Japan, Canada and other European countries on the project for nearly 30 years.
Borisov said Russia will honor all commitments to its partners but will not waiver on the 2024 deadline. "I think we will have started work on the Russian space station by that time," he said.
Russian officials have not yet notified NASA of their plans, according to Robyn Gatens, director of the space station for NASA.
What is the International Space Station? What significance has it contributed to science? Here's what to know.
What is the International Space Station?
The International Space Station, or ISS, is a large spacecraft that orbits the earth and houses crews of astronauts and cosmonauts, according to NASA.
The station is the culmination of the work of several nations. It's not owned by any one nation; rather, it's a "co-operative program" between Europe, the U.S.
Uncontrolled debris from Chinese space rocket could crash back to Earth as soon as Saturday
Thursday, 28 July 2022 15:40
Uncontrolled debris from a Chinese rocket could come crashing back to Earth as soon as Saturday, according to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally-funded space research center that tracks orbital debris reentry.
China launched a new laboratory module called the Wentian for its Tiangong space station from Hainan Island in the South China Sea earlier this week. The rocket carrying the module, the Long March 5B, will make an uncontrolled reentry.
This isn't the first time rocket debris from China's space program has plunged through the atmosphere with an air of suspense.
In May 2021, the world watched with uncertainty as it tried to determine where the remains of a rocket of the same class carrying the initial module for the Tiangong space station would crash.
After days of tense monitoring by scientists and various agencies, including United States Space Command, the rocket reentered the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.
Now, a replica situation is at hand.
The rocket, China's largest, measures roughly 175 feet and weighs 23 metric tons, according to the Aerospace Corporation. It is much too early to tell exactly where it will fall.