How NASA gives a name to every spot it studies on Mars
Friday, 09 June 2023 06:47
NASA's Perseverance rover is currently investigating rock outcrops alongside the rim of Mars' Belva Crater. Some 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) away, NASA's Curiosity rover recently drilled a sample at a location called "Ubajara." The crater bears an official name; the drill location is identified by a nickname, hence the quotation marks.
Both names are among thousands applied by NASA miss Rocket launches with record payload
Friday, 09 June 2023 06:47
China launched a ZK 1A carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, transporting 26 satellites into space and setting a new record for the most spacecraft launched by a single Chinese rocket.
The 30-meter, solid-propellant rocket blasted off at 12:10 pm and soon placed the satellites into preset orbits, including the Shiyan 24A and 24B experimental satelli China launches Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket
Friday, 09 June 2023 06:47
China on Wednesday launched a Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket with 26 satellites onboard.
The rocket blasted off at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, and sent a group of experiment satellites into the planned orbits.
The satellites will be mainly used for technology verification and commercial remote sensing information services. Possible meteorite splashes down in British Columbia pool
Friday, 09 June 2023 06:47
A British Columbia man said he is trying to determine whether an object that splashed down in his backyard pool was a meteorite.
Justin Broad said he was outside his home in Delta earlier this week when something fell from above and splashed into his pool.
He said the object, which he suspects may have been a meteorite, was slightly disintegrating in the water.
"It didn't cloud Satnav from Earth to the Moon
Friday, 09 June 2023 06:45
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Satnav from Earth to the Moon 25 years of Copernicus
Friday, 09 June 2023 06:00
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25 years ago, Copernicus set out to transform the way we see our planet. It is the largest environmental monitoring programme in the world. Learn more about the Copernicus programme and the Sentinel satellite missions developed by ESA.
2022 Astronaut candidates during training in the NBF
Friday, 09 June 2023 06:00
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from left to right in front: Rosemary Coogan, Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois 
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Diving into practice Video shows Astroscale’s plan to deorbit multiple satellites
Friday, 09 June 2023 03:17
In 2025, Astroscale plans to send ELSA-M into very low Earth orbit for commissioning.
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GAO flags concerns about Space Force satellite procurements
Thursday, 08 June 2023 21:09
The Government Accountability Office in its annual assessment of Pentagon procurements provided an update on the Space Force’s satellite programs and found a few red flags.
Nelco invests in router maker to improve Indian satcoms network
Thursday, 08 June 2023 20:16
Indian satellite communications provider Nelco has invested around $122 million in a network equipment startup based in Mumbai, India, to bolster its services amid a growing competitive threat from international players.
Space Force assigns 12 national security missions to SpaceX and ULA
Thursday, 08 June 2023 19:52
The U.S. Space Force launch procurement office on June 8 announced an additional 12 missions assigned to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contract.
How and why NASA gives a name to every spot it studies on Mars
Thursday, 08 June 2023 19:44
Martian maps are full of monikers recognizing places on Earth, explorers, and even cartoon characters.
NASA's Perseverance rover is currently investigating rock outcrops alongside the rim of Mars's Belva Crater. Some 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) away, NASA's Curiosity rover recently drilled a sample at a location called "Ubajara." The crater bears an official name; the drill location is identified by a nickname, hence the quotation marks.
Both names are among thousands applied by NASA missions not just to craters and hills, but also to every boulder, pebble, and rock surface they study.
Firefly Aerospace acquires Spaceflight Inc.
Thursday, 08 June 2023 16:52
Firefly Aerospace announced June 8 it has acquired Spaceflight Inc.
Ariane 6 joint update report, 8 June 2023
Thursday, 08 June 2023 15:45
As anticipated in May, here is an update of the progress being made towards inaugural flight of the new Ariane 6 launcher.
The next update is expected end July.