First deep space biology experiment begins, follow along in real-time
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:51
NASA's BioSentinel has carried living organisms farther from Earth than ever before - more than one million miles. Aboard the shoebox-sized CubeSat are microorganisms, in the form of yeast - the very same yeast that makes bread rise and beer brew.
On Dec. 5, BioSentinel was 655,730 miles from Earth when the BioSentinel team at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley sent Building a powerhouse in deep space
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:51
Gateway will be humanity's first space station in lunar orbit and serve as an essential element of NASA's Artemis missions. As astronauts live and work on Gateway to enable sustained exploration and research in deep space, their efforts will be made possible by the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE). A foundational component of the lunar outpost and the most powerful solar electric spacecraft ev STARCOM publishes Foundational Doctrine on Sustainment
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:51
Space Training and Readiness Command recently released its latest keystone-level Space Doctrine Publication - Space Doctrine Publication (SDP) 4-0, Sustainment - which articulates extant best practices and lessons learned for sustainment of space forces.
SDP 4-0 presents the United States Space Force's current body of knowledge pertaining to the sustainment of space forces and capabilities DOD Official: Norms Must be Established in Space
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:51
Last week, the United Nations approved a resolution calling on nations not to conduct destructive, direct-ascent antisatellite missile tests. The United States agreed to the resolution, while China and Russia were among just nine countries that voted against it.
Refraining from conducting those kinds of tests in space, in part, prevents the creation of new and dangerous space debris. DOD provides update on Mission to Identify 'Anomalous Phenomena'
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:51
In July, the DOD set up the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office to, among other things, identify 'unidentified anomalous phenomena' which might pose a threat to national security and the operations of both the military and other federal agencies.
"Unidentified anomalous phenomena," is anything in space, in the air, on land, in the sea or under the sea that can't be identified, and which m NanoAvionics to supply Constellr with two satellites to help saving 60 billion tons of water globally
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:51
Kongsberg NanoAvionics has signed a contract with thermal data provider Constellr to supply it with two of its flagship MP42 microsatellite buses. Having recently raised 10 million euros, Germany-based Constellr will use the two satellites to develop the world's first scalable water stress monitoring system.
Collaborating since the very early days of the German startup, NanoAvionics has al China's space sector set to rocket into future
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:51
Chen Li, who owns a restaurant in Longlou, a coastal township in China's southernmost province of Hainan, said he is grateful to the country's space industry because it has boosted business at his eatery in recent years.
"So many people came to Longlou before the launch of the Wentian space lab. There was 'a mountain of people, a sea of people'. A lot of tourists came to my restaurant to g North Korea conducts 'final-stage test' for spy satellite: state media
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:51
North Korea carried out an "important final-stage test" for the development of a spy satellite, which it will complete by April next year, state media said on Monday.
The report comes a day after Seoul's military said it had detected launches by Pyongyang of two medium-range ballistic missiles, the North's latest in a year of unprecedented weapons tests.
Analysts say developing such a sa Rocket Lab reschedules 1st US launch to January
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:51
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab"), a leading launch and space systems company, has announced the launch window for its first Electron mission from U.S. soil has been rescheduled to January 2023.
The move of the planned launch window from December 2022 to early 2023 was driven by weather and the additional time that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at Measuring gamma-ray bursts' hidden energy unearths clues to the evolution of the universe
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:51
Gamma-ray bursts are the most luminous explosions in the universe, allowing astrologists to observe intense gamma rays in short durations. Gamma-ray bursts are classified as either short or long, with long gamma-ray bursts being the result of massive stars dying out. Hence why they provide hidden clues about the evolution of the universe.
Gamma-ray bursts emit gamma rays as well as radio w Voyager Space signs MoU with Canadian Space Agency
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:51
Voyager Space, a global leader in space exploration, and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore how the CSA and the Canadian space sector could play a role in the planning and development of Starlab, Voyager's planned commercial space station, and the George Washington Carver Science Park, Starlab's on-orbit laboratory.
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Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:51
Viasat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) report that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the company's Ka-band In-flight Connectivity (IFC) solution for Gulfstream G450 aircraft, a large cabin jet often deployed on long-distance, international expeditions.
With this supplemental type certificate (STC) awarded by the FAA, Viasat's Ka-band connectivity system is now available on more than t Weather and range issues delay first Electron launch from Wallops to January
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 00:58
Rocket Lab will have to wait until January for its next attempt at its inaugural Electron launch from Virginia after suffering delays because of weather and range issues.
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SpaceX preparing to start Starlink Gen2 launches this month
Monday, 19 December 2022 20:56
SpaceX could start launching second-generation Starlink satellites in the coming weeks to add more capacity to its increasingly congested broadband network.
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Corralling the devices capable of operating in the cold of deep space
Monday, 19 December 2022 19:17
The future of electric aircraft and deep space missions will rely on our ability to develop electrical and electronic components that can operate at the very low temperatures of the upper atmosphere and the cryogenic temperatures of space. A review of such technology is presented in the International Journal of Powertrains. The review looks specifically at semiconductor devices, passive components, and superconducting devices that operate at very low temperatures.
Mustafeez Ul-Hassan, Yalda Azadeh, Asif Imran Emon, and Fang Luo of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stony Brook University, New York, U.S., point out that in terms of aeronautics and space travel there is a pressing need to usurp pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems with electrical components.
In terms of aircraft, such components will operate at the low temperatures of high-altitude flight, but also benefit from being held at cryogenic temperatures in terms of improving their efficiency. Indeed, the development of superconducting technology that by necessity operates at such temperatures would not only make electric aircraft more feasible and improve space travel option but improve the generation efficiency of wind turbines.