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Wuhan, China (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
China will employ BeiDou satellite-based augmentation system (BDSBAS) to provide high-precision positioning service in railway survey and construction, according to the China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd. Four satellite-based and 12 ground-based observation stations will be set up along the Wufeng-Enshi railway section in central China's Hubei Province. This is the

Virgin Galactic aircraft returns to flight

Thursday, 16 February 2023 11:32
VMS Eve in flight

The carrier aircraft for Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceplane made its first flight in more than a year Feb.

Acoustic inspection

Thursday, 16 February 2023 11:13
Acoustic inspection Image: Acoustic inspection
History of landslides and road network in southern Italy

A new ground motion service utilising Copernicus satellite data is being used by the Italian road agency to detect and monitor unstable ground – helping improve nationwide road infrastructure safety.

History of landslides and road network in southern Italy

A new ground motion service utilising Copernicus satellite data is being used by the Italian road agency to detect and monitor unstable ground – helping improve nationwide road infrastructure safety.

Boeing opens SLS EUS production facility

Wednesday, 15 February 2023 23:48
EUS Gray Box ribbon cutting

Boeing has opened the production facility where it will build a new upper stage for an upgraded version of the Space Launch System.

Europe’s ambitions for a sovereign connectivity constellation are now in the hands of industry, the European Parliament said Feb.

Members of the 18th Space Defense Squadron and the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command’s sensor manager cell, discuss tactics during an exercise at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. Credit: U.S. Space Command

The Defense Department’s space policy office is drafting a congressionally mandated report explaining how the U.S.

“Someone’s on the move,” Jeffrey Lewis tweeted on Feb. 23, 2022, the day before Russian forces invaded Ukraine.

Maxar satellite imagery collected February 10, 2023, shows areas of intense artillery shelling in the farms and fields southwest of Pavlivka, Ukraine, as Ukrainian forces reportedly pushed back Russian troops that have been attempting to capture territory in the area. Credit: Maxar Technologies

The $6.4 billion acquisition of Maxar Technologies by the private equity firm Advent International remains on track to close in mid-2023 following completion of a 60-day “go shop” period when other offers could have been considered.

Axiom Space modules on ISS

NASA has released additional details about how it plans to use commercial space stations after the retirement of the International Space Station as some in industry seek to accelerate NASA’s support for them.

EO-WIDGET for CAP compliance

Support from ESA’s Earth observation InCubed commercialisation programme has enabled two companies, GeoVille and EOX, to secure a major contract to provide an Austrian Area Monitoring Service. The consortium’s EO-WIDGET software provides the farming sector with critical satellite-derived information and is a key tool in compliance monitoring for the European Common Agricultural Policy. 

Ithaca NY (SPX) Feb 14, 2023
Ursa Space Systems, a leading satellite-analytics-as-a-service provider, has announced the release of a Python toolbox for satellite analytic and data ordering within Esri ArcGIS Pro, a full-featured professional desktop GIS application. Ursa Space leverages the world's most comprehensive and progressive satellite data virtual constellation, comprising synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Optic
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 14, 2023
Space exploration is a topic that has captured the imagination of people for centuries. From ancient civilizations observing the stars to the moon landing in 1969, the pursuit of exploring the unknown has been a central theme in human history. In this post, we'll guide you through the process of writing a discussion post about space exploration and its significance in our lives. b>U
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No one saw the Chelyabinsk meteor of 15 February 2013 coming – the largest asteroid to strike Earth in over a century. Just after sunrise on a sunny winter’s day, a 20-metre, 13 000 tonne asteroid struck the atmosphere over the Ural Mountains in Russia at a speed of more than 18 km/s.

The relatively small rock exploded in the atmosphere at an altitude of 30 km, releasing about half a megaton of energy (equivalent to 35 Hiroshima-sized bombs). Two minutes later, the shockwave reached the ground damaging thousands of buildings, breaking windows and

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