Juice and Europa Clipper: Dream team to Jupiter
Monday, 14 October 2024 06:00
What’s better than one spacecraft on the quest to search for life-friendly ocean worlds in the Jupiter system? Two! ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) is set to join forces with NASA’s Europa Clipper – launched on 14 October – to tackle one of the biggest questions in Solar System science.
In a first, SpaceX 'catches' megarocket booster after test flight
Monday, 14 October 2024 00:15
Boca Chica, United States (AFP) Oct 13, 2024
SpaceX successfully "caught" the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket Sunday as it returned to the launch pad after a test flight, a world first in the company's quest for rapid reusability.
The "super heavy booster" had blasted off attached to the Starship rocket minutes earlier, then made a picture-perfect controlled return to the same pad in Texas, where a pair of huge mechanica
SpaceX successfully "caught" the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket Sunday as it returned to the launch pad after a test flight, a world first in the company's quest for rapid reusability.
The "super heavy booster" had blasted off attached to the Starship rocket minutes earlier, then made a picture-perfect controlled return to the same pad in Texas, where a pair of huge mechanica Space-made aluminium weld analyzed at ESA lab
Monday, 14 October 2024 00:15
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
ESA engineers have closely examined an aluminium weld produced in space, marking a historic achievement as the first autonomous welding conducted in orbit, and the first of its kind involving ESA. The weld, just one centimeter in size, was produced using electron beam welding during an experiment initiated by ThinkOrbital, a US startup.
This weld, created aboard a spacecraft launched via a
ESA engineers have closely examined an aluminium weld produced in space, marking a historic achievement as the first autonomous welding conducted in orbit, and the first of its kind involving ESA. The weld, just one centimeter in size, was produced using electron beam welding during an experiment initiated by ThinkOrbital, a US startup.
This weld, created aboard a spacecraft launched via a Parry Labs wins contract from US Space Force to modernize digital spaceports
Monday, 14 October 2024 00:15
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
Parry Labs has secured a Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as part of its "Digital Spaceport of the Future" challenge. This initiative focuses on enhancing spaceport operations with cutting-edge digital solutions.
Out of over 150 submitted proposals, Parry Labs was one of 12 companies chosen for this contract, issued thro
Parry Labs has secured a Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as part of its "Digital Spaceport of the Future" challenge. This initiative focuses on enhancing spaceport operations with cutting-edge digital solutions.
Out of over 150 submitted proposals, Parry Labs was one of 12 companies chosen for this contract, issued thro First MetOp Second-Generation Satellite Completed with Sibling Undergoing Tests
Monday, 14 October 2024 00:15
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
The first MetOp Second Generation-A satellite (MetOp-SG-A1) has been fully assembled and is scheduled for launch next year, while its companion, MetOp-SG-B1, is undergoing stringent testing to ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of space.
MetOp-SG is an advanced continuation of the original MetOp satellites, designed in three successive pairs of A-type and B-type satellites. Each
The first MetOp Second Generation-A satellite (MetOp-SG-A1) has been fully assembled and is scheduled for launch next year, while its companion, MetOp-SG-B1, is undergoing stringent testing to ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of space.
MetOp-SG is an advanced continuation of the original MetOp satellites, designed in three successive pairs of A-type and B-type satellites. Each First Satellite Greenhouse Gas Plumes Identified with NASA-Designed Instrument
Monday, 14 October 2024 00:15
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
Data collected by the Tanager-1 satellite, using technology designed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), has led to the first detections of methane and carbon dioxide emissions. The nonprofit Carbon Mapper released these findings, showing methane plumes in Pakistan and Texas, and a carbon dioxide plume in South Africa.
Carbon Mapper's goal is to pinpoint greenhouse gas emissions fro
Data collected by the Tanager-1 satellite, using technology designed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), has led to the first detections of methane and carbon dioxide emissions. The nonprofit Carbon Mapper released these findings, showing methane plumes in Pakistan and Texas, and a carbon dioxide plume in South Africa.
Carbon Mapper's goal is to pinpoint greenhouse gas emissions fro The ZEUS Project to harness solar energy in space with nanowire technology
Monday, 14 October 2024 00:15
Madrid, Spain (SPXR) Oct 10, 2024
The University of Malaga (UMA) is collaborating in an international consortium to advance the collection and transmission of solar energy in space through the 'ZEUS' project, part of the Horizon EIC Pathfinder Challenges. This European project, coordinated by Lund University in Sweden, has been awarded nearly euro 4 million to develop innovative nanowire solar cells designed to operate in the h
The University of Malaga (UMA) is collaborating in an international consortium to advance the collection and transmission of solar energy in space through the 'ZEUS' project, part of the Horizon EIC Pathfinder Challenges. This European project, coordinated by Lund University in Sweden, has been awarded nearly euro 4 million to develop innovative nanowire solar cells designed to operate in the h Musk unveils robotaxi, pledges it 'before 2027'
Monday, 14 October 2024 00:15
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Oct 11, 2024
Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled what he said was a robotaxi capable of self-driving, predicting it would be available by 2027 - about a decade after he first promised an autonomous vehicle.
The Tesla CEO said the fully electric car - which has no steering wheel or pedals - would be priced under $30,000, would be charged wirelessly with inductive technology and would be "10 to 20 times safe
Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled what he said was a robotaxi capable of self-driving, predicting it would be available by 2027 - about a decade after he first promised an autonomous vehicle.
The Tesla CEO said the fully electric car - which has no steering wheel or pedals - would be priced under $30,000, would be charged wirelessly with inductive technology and would be "10 to 20 times safe 
Starship targets milestone 5th test flight with first booster recovery attempt planned
Sunday, 13 October 2024 16:04
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2024
SpaceX is gearing up for the fifth test flight of its Starship rocket, with a 30-minute launch window scheduled to open at 7 a.m. Central Time (8am ET) on Sunday, October 13. This important flight will aim to advance SpaceX's efforts toward full reusability for both the Starship vehicle and its Super Heavy booster.
A live webcast of the test will begin approximately 35 minutes before lifto
SpaceX is gearing up for the fifth test flight of its Starship rocket, with a 30-minute launch window scheduled to open at 7 a.m. Central Time (8am ET) on Sunday, October 13. This important flight will aim to advance SpaceX's efforts toward full reusability for both the Starship vehicle and its Super Heavy booster.
A live webcast of the test will begin approximately 35 minutes before lifto In a first, Starship megarocket booster caught by SpaceX's 'chopsticks'
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SpaceX launches fifth Starship, catches Super Heavy booster
Sunday, 13 October 2024 12:08
Sail with NASA's Solar Sail Tech in Real-Time Simulation
Sunday, 13 October 2024 10:39
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2024
NASA is offering the public an opportunity to virtually experience the journey of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) through the "Eyes on the Solar System" tool. This interactive simulation provides real-time updates on the positions of planets, moons, and spacecraft, including the ACS3.
Solar sails utilize sunlight pressure for propulsion, adjusting their angle relative to th
NASA is offering the public an opportunity to virtually experience the journey of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) through the "Eyes on the Solar System" tool. This interactive simulation provides real-time updates on the positions of planets, moons, and spacecraft, including the ACS3.
Solar sails utilize sunlight pressure for propulsion, adjusting their angle relative to th Controlled Propulsion for Gentle Landings
Sunday, 13 October 2024 10:39
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2024
The Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers continue to provide a wealth of information about the Red Planet. This was made possible in part by the sky crane landing systems that safely lowered them to the planet's surface. Their successful descent, managed by eight powerful engines, depended on one small part - a valve.
The engines produced about 750 poun
The Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers continue to provide a wealth of information about the Red Planet. This was made possible in part by the sky crane landing systems that safely lowered them to the planet's surface. Their successful descent, managed by eight powerful engines, depended on one small part - a valve.
The engines produced about 750 poun