ISRO soon to carry out static test of solid fuel engine for small rocket
Thursday, 19 August 2021 06:57
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The Indian space agency is gearing up to test the solid fuel motor of its small rocket under development, said a senior official.
The official also said the space agency is planning to fly the small rocket - Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) - before the end of this year itself with an Indian earth observation satellite.
The SSLV is being designed to have a carrying capacity of a NASA seeks student tech ideas for suborbital launch
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NASA is calling on all sixth through 12th-grade educators and students to submit experiments for possible suborbital flights as a way of gaining firsthand experience with the design and testing process used by NASA researchers.
The NASA TechRise Student Challenge invites students to design, build, and launch experiments on suborbital rockets and high-altitude balloons. The challenge aims t Northrop Grumman Opens Missile Defense Futures Lab in Huntsville
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Northrop Grumman recently opened its new Missile Defense Futures Lab (MDFL) in Huntsville. The company's MDFL is pioneering change with speed and precision to develop, test and field an integrated missile defense system.
"Partnering with our customers, Northrop Grumman is leading the way as the defense industry undergoes digital transformation," said Lisa Brown, vice president, missile def 23rd SpaceX commercial resupply mission launches bone, plant, and materials studies to ISS
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The 23rd SpaceX cargo resupply services mission carrying scientific research and technology demonstrations to the International Space Station is targeted to launch in late August from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
South Korea touts Artemis Accords as a way to settle international space issues
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South Korea’s vice foreign minister said last week that the most effective way to settle space disputes is through an international diplomatic framework like the Artemis Accords.
South Korea’s Satrec Initiative to build constellation of high-resolution Earth observation satellites
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In the first step toward building its own constellation of Earth observation satellite, Satrec Initiative will send the high-resolution SpaceEye-T imaging satellite into low Earth orbit by the first quarter of 2024.
International Space Station experiment expands DNA research toolkit using CRISPR
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Studying DNA repair is key to future space exploration, which could expose humans to risk of DNA damage caused by radiation. Conditions in space also could affect the way the body repairs such damage, potentially compounding that risk.
Thanks to the work of four students, a team of researchers, and the first use in space of the CRISPR genome editing technique, a recent investigation aboard the International Space Station successfully generated breaks in the DNA of a common yeast, directed the method of repair, and sequenced the patched-up DNA to determine whether its original order was restored.
Former Momentus CTO reveals competing space logistics venture
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TransAstra, a startup founded by Joel Sercel, the former Momentus chief technology officer, is raising money for a competing space logistics venture.
Spaceborne Computer-2 shows results on space station
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After completing the first round of experiments on the International Space Station’s second-generation Spaceborne Computer, Hewlett Packard Enterprises and Microsoft executives say they have clearly demonstrated the value of processing data in orbit and funneling it into the cloud.
Ariane 5 upper stage for Webb heads for Europe's Spaceport
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The upper stage of the Ariane 5 rocket which will launch the James Webb Space Telescope is on its way to Europe’s Spaceport Firefly hires former SpaceX, Blue Origin engineer as COO
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Firefly Aerospace has hired a former SpaceX and Blue Origin engineer as its new chief operating officer to guide the company’s shift from development to production, although exactly when the company’s first launch will take place remains unclear.
Curiosity Mars Rover explores a changing landscape
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Images of knobbly rocks and rounded hills are delighting scientists as NASA's Curiosity rover climbs Mount Sharp, a 5-mile-tall (8-kilometer-tall) mountain within the 96-mile-wide (154-kilometer-wide) basin of Mars' Gale Crater. The rover's Mast Camera, or Mastcam, highlights those features in a panorama captured on July 3, 2021 (the 3,167th Martian day, or sol, of the mission).
This locat NASA benefits from Lunar surface simulant testing
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To safely reach the Moon, a lunar lander must fire its rocket engines to decelerate the spacecraft for a soft touchdown. During this process, the engine exhaust stirs up regolith - the dust and rocks on the lunar surface - creating a host of potential challenges, from destabilizing the lander to damaging instruments and reducing visibility.
To dig into this problem, a team from NASA's Kenn NASA's Ingenuity helicopter completes 12th Mars flight
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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter completed its 12th flight on Mars, officials said early Tuesday, as it scouts out the Martian terrain for the Perseverance land rover.
The 4-pound autonomous aircraft flew over the South Seitah region of the Red Planet, traveling a total of 1,476 feet round trip at a height of nearly 33 feet for 169 seconds, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said via Twitter. Saturn makes waves in its own rings
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In the same way that earthquakes cause our planet to rumble, oscillations in the interior of Saturn make the gas giant jiggle around ever so slightly. Those motions, in turn, cause ripples in Saturn's rings.
In a new study accepted in the journal Nature Astronomy, two Caltech astronomers have analyzed those rippling rings to reveal new information about the core of Saturn. For their study,