Dust storm grounded Mars helicopter, but it's ready to fly again
Friday, 21 January 2022 04:44
One of the Red Planet's famous dust storms has kept the Mars helicopter Ingenuity grounded for two weeks, but the aircraft is scheduled for its 19th flight as early as Sunday, according to NASA.
Around the first of the year, NASA planned Flight 19 of the tiny, 4-pound helicopter on Jan. 5. But weather forecasters on Ingenuity's team in California noticed signs of the approaching dust st SETI's plan for a sky-monitoring telescope on the moon
Friday, 21 January 2022 04:44
The SETI Institute teamed up with Louisiana State University (LSU) and Mississippi State University (MSU) to help students design the science program for AstronetX PBC's first lunar-based camera (L-CAM 1). The scientific program planning is funded by a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation grant to AstronetX. Additional funding for student participation is provided by the National Science Foundation Perseverance's first year on Mars: Purdue professor, mission team member looks at what is ahead
Friday, 21 January 2022 04:44
Almost one year into the Mars rover mission, accomplishing its goal is on the horizon for Purdue University's Briony Horgan and the Perseverance team.
Feb. 18 will mark one year since the rover landed on the red planet following a seven-month, 300-million-mile flight across space.
Horgan, associate professor of planetary science in the Purdue College of Science's Department of Earth, Arianespace to launch Microcarb on Vega C
Friday, 21 January 2022 04:44
Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by ESA, on behalf of the European Commission, to launch Microcarb in 2023 on Vega C. Microcarb is a 190kg satellite developed by CNES that will be delivered into a sun-synchronous orbit, 650km above the Earth.
"We are very proud of this new launch contract, which underlines the capacity of Arianespace to design the most competitive launch solu The Proba-3 program takes an important step in the integration of its two satellites
Friday, 21 January 2022 04:44
The Proba-3 program, spearheaded by SENER Aeroespacial, the project's prime contractor for the European Space Agency (ESA), has accomplished several relevant milestones in the integration of the two satellites that will, for the first time, demonstrate a high- precision formation flight in space.
In the future, spacecraft formation flying technology will be used to replace bulky structures ESA looks to space summit to endorse human spaceflight efforts
Friday, 21 January 2022 00:00
The head of the European Space Agency says he hopes an upcoming space summit provides a political endorsement for major European space initiatives, including a human space exploration program.
OneWeb forges Indian distribution partnership
Thursday, 20 January 2022 22:20
OneWeb has signed a deal to distribute broadband in India through a local partner as it hopes to get regulatory permission for its low Earth orbit services this year.
NASA solar sail mission to chase tiny asteroid after Artemis I launch
Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:27
Launching with the Artemis I uncrewed test flight, NASA's shoebox-size Near-Earth Asteroid Scout will chase down what will become the smallest asteroid ever to be visited by a spacecraft.
NASA to Discuss Webb’s Arrival at Final Destination, Next Steps
Thursday, 20 January 2022 19:58
Scientists and engineers operating NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will answer questions about the mission’s latest milestones in a NASA Science Live broadcast at 3 p.m. EST Monday, Jan. 24, followed by a media teleconference at 4 p.m. Chinese satellite in near miss with Russian ASAT test debris
Thursday, 20 January 2022 19:38
A Chinese satellite experienced a near miss Tuesday with a piece of debris created by Russia’s destructive anti-satellite test conducted in November.
Lawmakers: Declassification would help boost public support for U.S. space programs
Thursday, 20 January 2022 18:19
Rep. Adam Schiff: 'Sometimes when you keep things classified that don't need to be, you breed a lot of public conspiratorial thinking'
A un año del mandato de Biden, la NASA mira hacia el futuro
Thursday, 20 January 2022 17:01
Durante el año pasado, la NASA ha hecho valiosas contribuciones a los objetivos de la Administración Biden-Harris: liderando a nivel mundial, abordando el problema urgente del cambio climático, creando empleos bien remunerados e inspirando a las generaciones futuras. How scientists tested the supersonic dynamic characteristics of the Tianwen-1 Mars Entry Capsule
Thursday, 20 January 2022 15:29
Op-ed | NASA Needs a Lead Program Office for Artemis
Thursday, 20 January 2022 15:24
It’s time to stand up an Artemis Program Office, modeled after the Apollo Program Office, with the long-term strategic vision for human exploration of Mars as its guiding star, but with a near-term laser focus on getting us back to the moon to stay — safely, on schedule, and within budget.
China satellite in close encounter with Russian debris: state media
Thursday, 20 January 2022 14:24
A Chinese satellite had a near collision with one of the many chunks of debris left by the fallout of a recent Russian anti-satellite missile test, state media reported.
Moscow blew up one of its old satellites in November in a missile test that sparked international anger because of the space debris it scattered around the Earth's orbit.
US officials accused Moscow of carrying out a "dangerous and irresponsible" strike that had created a cloud of debris and forced the International Space Station's crew to take evasive action.
Russia dismissed those concerns and denied that the space debris posed any danger but a new incident with a Chinese satellite suggests otherwise.
In the latest encounter, China's Tsinghua Science Satellite came as close as 14.5 metres from a piece of debris, the state-run Global Times reported late Wednesday.
The "extremely dangerous" event happened on Tuesday, the report added, citing a social media post by Chinese space authorities that has since been removed.
Space debris expert Liu Jing told the Global Times that it was rare for debris and spacecraft to be just a dozen metres apart, adding that the probability of collision this time was "very high" and should theoretically have called for evasive action.