Atomic-6 receives $3.8M to advance space armor shielding
Thursday, 28 November 2024 12:10
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024
Atomic-6 has secured a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) of $3.8 million to enhance the development of its innovative Space Armor shielding tiles. This funding will support qualification testing and preparation for the technology's first flight deployment.
Space Armor is engineered to address critical challenges in shielding mass, stowage efficiency, post-impact debris, and mission risks.
Atomic-6 has secured a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) of $3.8 million to enhance the development of its innovative Space Armor shielding tiles. This funding will support qualification testing and preparation for the technology's first flight deployment.
Space Armor is engineered to address critical challenges in shielding mass, stowage efficiency, post-impact debris, and mission risks. Space ISAC launches first Global ISAC Hub in Australia
Thursday, 28 November 2024 12:10
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) has announced the establishment of its first international Global Hub in Australia. This initiative aims to expand collaboration among Space ISAC members in the region, foster cooperation, and strengthen the sharing of "all threats, all hazards" information to enhance the security of Australian space missions and critical infrastructure.
Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) has announced the establishment of its first international Global Hub in Australia. This initiative aims to expand collaboration among Space ISAC members in the region, foster cooperation, and strengthen the sharing of "all threats, all hazards" information to enhance the security of Australian space missions and critical infrastructure. Airbus to deliver advanced satellite modems to UK MoD for Skynet comms
Thursday, 28 November 2024 12:10
London, UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2024
Airbus has secured a contract with the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MOD) to supply next-generation satellite modems for the Skynet military satellite communications network. The agreement is part of the Future Protected Modem Type-A (FPMA) project, designed to enhance the capabilities of the current satellite communication systems.
The new modems will replace the Paradigm Modem Sy
Airbus has secured a contract with the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MOD) to supply next-generation satellite modems for the Skynet military satellite communications network. The agreement is part of the Future Protected Modem Type-A (FPMA) project, designed to enhance the capabilities of the current satellite communication systems.
The new modems will replace the Paradigm Modem Sy New bar set for simulating the universe in the Exascale era
Thursday, 28 November 2024 12:10
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
The universe just got a whole lot bigger - or at least in the world of computer simulations, that is.
In early November, researchers at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory used the fastest supercomputer on the planet to run the largest astrophysical simulation of the universe ever conducted.
The achievement was made using the Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge Nat
The universe just got a whole lot bigger - or at least in the world of computer simulations, that is.
In early November, researchers at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory used the fastest supercomputer on the planet to run the largest astrophysical simulation of the universe ever conducted.
The achievement was made using the Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge Nat Kacific introduces SatPack for portable and reliable satellite internet in remote regions
Thursday, 28 November 2024 12:10
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2024
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) has unveiled SatPack, a portable satellite internet solution designed for rapid deployment in challenging environments across the Asia-Pacific. Building on the success of previous innovations like the CommsBox and CommsBox Ultra, Kacific's SatPack combines portability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness for users requiring immediate connectivity in r
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) has unveiled SatPack, a portable satellite internet solution designed for rapid deployment in challenging environments across the Asia-Pacific. Building on the success of previous innovations like the CommsBox and CommsBox Ultra, Kacific's SatPack combines portability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness for users requiring immediate connectivity in r Spectrum to manufacture satellite components for D-Orbit USA
Thursday, 28 November 2024 12:10
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024
Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. (Spectrum), a subsidiary of Ocutrx Technologies, Inc., has been selected as the manufacturing partner for D-Orbit USA, the U.S.-based division of Italian space logistics firm D-Orbit Group. Spectrum will expand its capabilities by renovating a 7,500-square-foot facility, which includes a 2,000-square-foot ISO 8-100,000 Clean Room to assemble sat
Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. (Spectrum), a subsidiary of Ocutrx Technologies, Inc., has been selected as the manufacturing partner for D-Orbit USA, the U.S.-based division of Italian space logistics firm D-Orbit Group. Spectrum will expand its capabilities by renovating a 7,500-square-foot facility, which includes a 2,000-square-foot ISO 8-100,000 Clean Room to assemble sat Deep space health risks highlighted in new book by Dr Geoffrey Guy
Thursday, 28 November 2024 12:10
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024
Astronauts venturing beyond Earth's protective magnetic and gravitational fields may face significant health risks, according to Quantum Biology - A Glimpse into the Future of Medicine, a new book by Dr Geoffrey Guy. The book explores the emerging field of quantum biology, which examines how sub-atomic processes influence the human body.
Dr Guy argues that traveling outside Earth's "Goldil
Astronauts venturing beyond Earth's protective magnetic and gravitational fields may face significant health risks, according to Quantum Biology - A Glimpse into the Future of Medicine, a new book by Dr Geoffrey Guy. The book explores the emerging field of quantum biology, which examines how sub-atomic processes influence the human body.
Dr Guy argues that traveling outside Earth's "Goldil Long March 12 set for inaugural launch from Hainan space center
Thursday, 28 November 2024 12:10
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024
China's Long March 12 carrier rocket is preparing for its debut flight, marking a significant milestone as the first launch from the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center. This facility, located in Wenchang, Hainan province, is China's first spaceport dedicated solely to commercial operations.
The rocket was transported to the No. 2 launch service tower at the space compl
China's Long March 12 carrier rocket is preparing for its debut flight, marking a significant milestone as the first launch from the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center. This facility, located in Wenchang, Hainan province, is China's first spaceport dedicated solely to commercial operations.
The rocket was transported to the No. 2 launch service tower at the space compl New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding
Thursday, 28 November 2024 12:10
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
Visualizing the potential impacts of a hurricane on people's homes before it hits can help residents prepare and decide whether to evacuate.
MIT scientists have developed a method that generates satellite imagery from the future to depict how a region would look after a potential flooding event. The method combines a generative artificial intelligence model with a physics-based flood model
Visualizing the potential impacts of a hurricane on people's homes before it hits can help residents prepare and decide whether to evacuate.
MIT scientists have developed a method that generates satellite imagery from the future to depict how a region would look after a potential flooding event. The method combines a generative artificial intelligence model with a physics-based flood model Shape memory alloy antenna redefines communication technology
Thursday, 28 November 2024 12:10
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Maryland have developed a revolutionary antenna that adjusts its shape based on temperature. Using additive manufacturing and shape memory alloys, the new technology promises significant advancements for military, scientific, and commercial communications. Details of the project are outlined in the journal ACS Applied Engineering M
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Maryland have developed a revolutionary antenna that adjusts its shape based on temperature. Using additive manufacturing and shape memory alloys, the new technology promises significant advancements for military, scientific, and commercial communications. Details of the project are outlined in the journal ACS Applied Engineering M NASA data reveals role of green spaces in cooling cities
Thursday, 28 November 2024 12:10
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 27, 2024
As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference. But what happens when there's no shade available?
A recent study in Nature Communications used NASA satellite data to identify a major gap in global resilience to climate change: cities in the Global South have far less green space - and therefore less cooling capacity - than cities in t
As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference. But what happens when there's no shade available?
A recent study in Nature Communications used NASA satellite data to identify a major gap in global resilience to climate change: cities in the Global South have far less green space - and therefore less cooling capacity - than cities in t Revolv Space prepares for inaugural in-orbit test of SARA system
Thursday, 28 November 2024 12:10
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
Revolv Space has completed integration and testing of its Solar Array Drive Assembly (SADA), known as SARA, on DPhi Space's Clustergate-1 platform, signaling readiness for its first in-orbit demonstration in early 2025. This mission marks a significant step for SARA, showcasing its ability to perform in the rigors of space and establishing its flight credentia
Revolv Space has completed integration and testing of its Solar Array Drive Assembly (SADA), known as SARA, on DPhi Space's Clustergate-1 platform, signaling readiness for its first in-orbit demonstration in early 2025. This mission marks a significant step for SARA, showcasing its ability to perform in the rigors of space and establishing its flight credentia China to launch next-generation Beidou satellites in 2027
Thursday, 28 November 2024 07:28
All-optical nonlinear Compton scattering achieved with multi-petawatt laser producing ultra-bright gamma rays
Thursday, 28 November 2024 06:32
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
In a major advancement for strong field physics, researchers from the Institute for Basic Science's Center for Relativistic Laser Science (CoReLS) in Korea have successfully demonstrated nonlinear Compton scattering (NCS) using a groundbreaking all-optical setup. This achievement, recently published in 'Nature Photonics', uses the 4-petawatt laser at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (
In a major advancement for strong field physics, researchers from the Institute for Basic Science's Center for Relativistic Laser Science (CoReLS) in Korea have successfully demonstrated nonlinear Compton scattering (NCS) using a groundbreaking all-optical setup. This achievement, recently published in 'Nature Photonics', uses the 4-petawatt laser at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology ( PolyU conducts successful catalyst material experiments in Low Earth Orbit
Thursday, 28 November 2024 06:32
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
The Shijian-19 satellite, China's first reusable and returnable satellite, has completed its mission and returned to Earth, carrying a variety of experimental payloads. Among these was the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's (PolyU) in-orbit material experiment testbed, a milestone as Hong Kong's first reusable experimental payload to return from space. The China National Space Administration for
The Shijian-19 satellite, China's first reusable and returnable satellite, has completed its mission and returned to Earth, carrying a variety of experimental payloads. Among these was the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's (PolyU) in-orbit material experiment testbed, a milestone as Hong Kong's first reusable experimental payload to return from space. The China National Space Administration for