NASA prepares final rocket tests for first Artemis moon mission launch
Friday, 21 January 2022 04:44
Orlando FL (UPI) Jan 21, 2022
NASA is preparing the huge Space Launch System moon rocket for final tests on a Kennedy Space Center launchpad in February that would clear the way for a moon launch as early as late March.
The 322-foot-tall SLS rocket for the Artemis I mission is the largest since the last Saturn V rocket rolled out to a launch pad in 1972.
The first lunar mission in decades will help NASA understan
NASA is preparing the huge Space Launch System moon rocket for final tests on a Kennedy Space Center launchpad in February that would clear the way for a moon launch as early as late March.
The 322-foot-tall SLS rocket for the Artemis I mission is the largest since the last Saturn V rocket rolled out to a launch pad in 1972.
The first lunar mission in decades will help NASA understan Dust storm grounded Mars helicopter, but it's ready to fly again
Friday, 21 January 2022 04:44
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 20, 2021
One of the Red Planet's famous dust storms has kept the Mars helicopter Ingenuity grounded for two weeks, but the aircraft is scheduled for its 19th flight as early as Sunday, according to NASA.
Around the first of the year, NASA planned Flight 19 of the tiny, 4-pound helicopter on Jan. 5. But weather forecasters on Ingenuity's team in California noticed signs of the approaching dust st
One of the Red Planet's famous dust storms has kept the Mars helicopter Ingenuity grounded for two weeks, but the aircraft is scheduled for its 19th flight as early as Sunday, according to NASA.
Around the first of the year, NASA planned Flight 19 of the tiny, 4-pound helicopter on Jan. 5. But weather forecasters on Ingenuity's team in California noticed signs of the approaching dust st SETI's plan for a sky-monitoring telescope on the moon
Friday, 21 January 2022 04:44
Mountain View CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2022
The SETI Institute teamed up with Louisiana State University (LSU) and Mississippi State University (MSU) to help students design the science program for AstronetX PBC's first lunar-based camera (L-CAM 1). The scientific program planning is funded by a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation grant to AstronetX. Additional funding for student participation is provided by the National Science Foundation
The SETI Institute teamed up with Louisiana State University (LSU) and Mississippi State University (MSU) to help students design the science program for AstronetX PBC's first lunar-based camera (L-CAM 1). The scientific program planning is funded by a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation grant to AstronetX. Additional funding for student participation is provided by the National Science Foundation Perseverance's first year on Mars: Purdue professor, mission team member looks at what is ahead
Friday, 21 January 2022 04:44
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jan 21, 2022
Almost one year into the Mars rover mission, accomplishing its goal is on the horizon for Purdue University's Briony Horgan and the Perseverance team.
Feb. 18 will mark one year since the rover landed on the red planet following a seven-month, 300-million-mile flight across space.
Horgan, associate professor of planetary science in the Purdue College of Science's Department of Earth,
Almost one year into the Mars rover mission, accomplishing its goal is on the horizon for Purdue University's Briony Horgan and the Perseverance team.
Feb. 18 will mark one year since the rover landed on the red planet following a seven-month, 300-million-mile flight across space.
Horgan, associate professor of planetary science in the Purdue College of Science's Department of Earth, Arianespace to launch Microcarb on Vega C
Friday, 21 January 2022 04:44
Evry, France (SPX) Jan 19, 2022
Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by ESA, on behalf of the European Commission, to launch Microcarb in 2023 on Vega C. Microcarb is a 190kg satellite developed by CNES that will be delivered into a sun-synchronous orbit, 650km above the Earth.
"We are very proud of this new launch contract, which underlines the capacity of Arianespace to design the most competitive launch solu
Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by ESA, on behalf of the European Commission, to launch Microcarb in 2023 on Vega C. Microcarb is a 190kg satellite developed by CNES that will be delivered into a sun-synchronous orbit, 650km above the Earth.
"We are very proud of this new launch contract, which underlines the capacity of Arianespace to design the most competitive launch solu The Proba-3 program takes an important step in the integration of its two satellites
Friday, 21 January 2022 04:44
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 19, 2022
The Proba-3 program, spearheaded by SENER Aeroespacial, the project's prime contractor for the European Space Agency (ESA), has accomplished several relevant milestones in the integration of the two satellites that will, for the first time, demonstrate a high- precision formation flight in space.
In the future, spacecraft formation flying technology will be used to replace bulky structures
The Proba-3 program, spearheaded by SENER Aeroespacial, the project's prime contractor for the European Space Agency (ESA), has accomplished several relevant milestones in the integration of the two satellites that will, for the first time, demonstrate a high- precision formation flight in space.
In the future, spacecraft formation flying technology will be used to replace bulky structures ESA looks to space summit to endorse human spaceflight efforts
Friday, 21 January 2022 00:00
The head of the European Space Agency says he hopes an upcoming space summit provides a political endorsement for major European space initiatives, including a human space exploration program.
OneWeb forges Indian distribution partnership
Thursday, 20 January 2022 22:20
OneWeb has signed a deal to distribute broadband in India through a local partner as it hopes to get regulatory permission for its low Earth orbit services this year.
NASA solar sail mission to chase tiny asteroid after Artemis I launch
Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:27
Launching with the Artemis I uncrewed test flight, NASA's shoebox-size Near-Earth Asteroid Scout will chase down what will become the smallest asteroid ever to be visited by a spacecraft.
NASA to Discuss Webb’s Arrival at Final Destination, Next Steps
Thursday, 20 January 2022 19:58
Scientists and engineers operating NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will answer questions about the mission’s latest milestones in a NASA Science Live broadcast at 3 p.m. EST Monday, Jan. 24, followed by a media teleconference at 4 p.m. Chinese satellite in near miss with Russian ASAT test debris
Thursday, 20 January 2022 19:38
A Chinese satellite experienced a near miss Tuesday with a piece of debris created by Russia’s destructive anti-satellite test conducted in November.
Lawmakers: Declassification would help boost public support for U.S. space programs
Thursday, 20 January 2022 18:19
Rep. Adam Schiff: 'Sometimes when you keep things classified that don't need to be, you breed a lot of public conspiratorial thinking'
A un año del mandato de Biden, la NASA mira hacia el futuro
Thursday, 20 January 2022 17:01
Durante el año pasado, la NASA ha hecho valiosas contribuciones a los objetivos de la Administración Biden-Harris: liderando a nivel mundial, abordando el problema urgente del cambio climático, creando empleos bien remunerados e inspirando a las generaciones futuras. How scientists tested the supersonic dynamic characteristics of the Tianwen-1 Mars Entry Capsule
Thursday, 20 January 2022 15:29
Op-ed | NASA Needs a Lead Program Office for Artemis
Thursday, 20 January 2022 15:24
It’s time to stand up an Artemis Program Office, modeled after the Apollo Program Office, with the long-term strategic vision for human exploration of Mars as its guiding star, but with a near-term laser focus on getting us back to the moon to stay — safely, on schedule, and within budget.