Thinking outside the box: Aerospace Corp.’s thin DiskSats
Monday, 23 August 2021 20:12
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The Aerospace Corp., an early adopter of the cubesat standard, is proposing a new shape for small satellites: a thin, round plate.
Collins Aerospace to provide life support for privately run LEO outpost
Monday, 23 August 2021 20:02 Write a comment
Collins Aerospace said Aug. 23 it had been awarded a $2.6 million contract by an undisclosed customer to provide life support systems for a planned “privately owned and operated low Earth orbit outpost.
Global space economy swells in spite of the pandemic
Monday, 23 August 2021 19:29 Write a comment
The overall space economy expanded 4.4 percent to $447 billion in 2020 with more nations participating than ever before, according to the Space Foundation’s updated Space Report.
Astronaut's undisclosed minor medical issue delays spacewalk
Monday, 23 August 2021 18:55 Write a comment
NASA is delaying a spacewalk at the International Space Station this week because of an undisclosed medical issue involving one of its astronauts.
Lamborn: The fight to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado is not over
Monday, 23 August 2021 16:23 Write a comment
Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Republican who represents Colorado Springs, told SpaceNews he expects the fight to continue into next year pending ongoing reviews by the Defense Department’s inspector general and the Government Accountability Office.
ESA astronaut joins glacier expedition in Alps
Monday, 23 August 2021 12:30 Write a comment
From space, the synchronous retreat of the world’s glaciers can be clearly observed. To get a first-hand view of these changes, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, along with Susanne Mecklenburg, Head of ESA’s Climate Office, have joined a science expedition taking place at one of the biggest ice masses in the Alps: the Gorner Glacier.
We're launching Australia's first scratch-built satellite, and it's a giant leap toward the moon
Monday, 23 August 2021 11:50 Write a comment
On August 28, a SpaceX rocket will blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying supplies bound for the International Space Station. But also on board will be a small satellite that represents a giant leap into space for our research program here in Western Australia.
Our satellite, called Binar-1 after the Noongar word for "fireball," was designed and built from scratch by our team at Curtin University's Space Science and Technology Center.
We chose this name for two reasons: to acknowledge the Wadjuk people of the Noongar Nation, and to recognize the relationship between our satellite program and Curtin's Desert Fireball Network, which has successfully searched for meteorites in the Australian desert.
Binar-1 is a CubeSat—a type of small satellite made from 10-centimeter cube-shaped modules. Binar-1 consists of just one such module, meaning it's technically a 1U CubeSat.
Its main objective is to prove the technology works in space, thereby taking a first step towards future missions in which we hope ultimately to send CubeSats to the moon.
Virgin Orbit to go public in SPAC merger
Monday, 23 August 2021 11:07 Write a comment
Small launch vehicle developer Virgin Orbit will go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in a deal that includes an investment by Boeing, the company announced Aug. 23.
Millennium Space in an experiment de-orbited a satellite in eight months
Monday, 23 August 2021 11:00 Write a comment
Millennium Space Systems announced Aug. 23 it successfully demonstrated the use of a deployable tether to de-orbit a satellite after it completes its mission.
Astronaut applicants asked for patience as numbers exceed forecasts
Monday, 23 August 2021 09:49 Write a comment
Astronaut hopefuls are being asked for their patience as ESA processes over 23 000 applications to its Astronaut and Astronaut (with a disability) vacancies. This number far exceeds the Agency’s most optimistic forecasts.
On National Security | In the new space era, a changing role for the U.S. government
Monday, 23 August 2021 09:08 Write a comment
The pace of technological innovation in the space business has long been dictated by government-funded programs of record. But as the private sector increasingly drives innovation, government buyers are trying to figure out their role in the new space era.
Nelson: Blue Origin lawsuit adds further delays to Artemis
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson talks Artemis, HLS, budget prospects and more in an exclusive interview with SpaceNews.
Crowdsourcing to improve weather forecasting
Monday, 23 August 2021 03:33
Preparing for a Space Symposium like no other
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The 36th annual Space Symposium expects to attract 7,500 to 8,000 attendees to the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs and a virtual platform streaming presentations and discussions.
Cyberspace and outer space are new frontiers for national security
Monday, 23 August 2021 00:05 Write a comment
What do cyberspace and outer space have in common? As we make clear in a new report to the Department of Defence, both are new frontiers for national security that blur traditional ideas about borders, sovereignty and defence strategy.
These "areas" are important elements of Australia's critical infrastructure and are vital to our ability to defend our nation and keep it secure. They also