World's space achievements a bright spot in stressful 2020
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 18:20
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Canadian will join Moon mission for first time in 2023
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A Canadian astronaut will take part in a lunar mission for the first time in 2023, as part of the NASA-led Artemis project, the minister for innovation, science and industry announced Wednesday.
"I am proud to announce another first: Canada will join the US on the first crewed mission to the Moon since the Apollo mission," the minister, Navdeep Bains, told a press conference.
"This will make Canada only the second country after the US to have an astronaut in deep space."
The mission, Artemis II, will see a crewed test flight sent into orbit in 2023 but will not involve an actual landing on the Moon, according to the US space agency.
White House releases space nuclear power strategy
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WASHINGTON — The White House released a new space policy directive Dec. 16 intended to serve as a strategic roadmap for the development of space nuclear power and propulsion technologies.
Space Policy Directive (SPD) 6, titled “National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion,” discusses responsibilities and areas of cooperation among federal government agencies in the development of capabilities ranging from surface nuclear power systems to nuclear thermal propulsion, collectively known as space nuclear power and propulsion (SNPP).
Comspoc embraces startup metality after AGI spinoff
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 16:59 Write a comment
SAN FRANCISCO – Now that it’s spun out of Analytical Graphics Inc., Comspoc operates more like a startup focused on space situational awareness, space domain awareness and space traffic coordination and management than a corporate business unit, Travis Langster, Comspoc vice president and general manager, told SpaceNews.
Comspoc embraces startup mentality after AGI spinoff
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SAN FRANCISCO – Now that it’s spun out of Analytical Graphics Inc., Comspoc operates more like a startup focused on space situational awareness, space domain awareness and space traffic coordination and management than a corporate business unit, Travis Langster, Comspoc vice president and general manager, told SpaceNews.
Study of dune dynamics will help scientists understand the topography of Mars
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 16:04 Write a comment
Barchans are crescent-shaped sand dunes whose two horns face in the direction of the fluid flow. They appear in different environments, such as inside water pipes or on river beds, where they take the form of ten-centimeter ripples, and deserts, where they can exceed 100 meters, and the surface of Mars, where they can be a kilometer in length or more.
NGA evaluates Hawkeye 360 data through pilot program
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SAN FRANCISCO – Hawkeye 360 is delivering radio frequency data and analytics to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency as part of a pilot program to evaluate the value of the information for intelligence activities.
Hawkeye 360 announced Dec. 16 that it has been supplying data to NGA and the U.S.
Capella Space releases high-resolution Spotlight imagery
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SAN FRANCISCO – Capella Space released radar satellite images with a resolution of 50 centimeters by 50 centimeters, which the San Francisco startup says is the highest resolution available from a commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite operator.
The images released Dec.
ESA and CNES sign contract to maintain and modernise Spaceport
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ESA will contribute to the maintenance, operations and modernisation of Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana over the period 2020–24.
Op-ed | Space commerce accelerating
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Space has forever captured the imagination of people around the world. Starting in the late 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union recognized the national security importance of space, fueling the initial space race that culminated in the Apollo moon landings.
NASA postpones review of near Earth asteroid detection mission
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WASHINGTON — NASA has delayed moving a proposed mission to search for near Earth objects into its next phase of development because of uncertainty about the budget that will be available for it.
NASA had planned to conduct a review known as Key Decision Point (KDP) B this month of the Near Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor spacecraft, a space-based infrared telescope that would search for near Earth asteroids.
NASA awards prizes to six startup companies in Entrepreneur's Challenge
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 10:07 Write a comment
NASA's Science Mission Directorate has awarded prize funding of $100,000 each to six entrepreneurial startup companies under its pilot Entrepreneur's Challenge program for concepts ranging from machine learning to enable exploration and other technologies to new ways to build instruments to study the universe.
NASA partnered with Starburst, the global aero Arianespace to launch next OneWeb batch from Vostochny Cosmodrome
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 10:07 Write a comment
Flight ST29, the first commercial mission from Vostochny Cosmodrome performed by Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate, will put 36 of OneWeb's satellites into a near-polar orbit at an altitude of 450 kilometers. After separation, the satellites will raise themselves to their operational orbit.
The first six OneWeb satellites were successfully orbited by Arianespace on Soyuz Flight VS21 fr First Space Test Fundamentals Course Begins In January
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The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Convenes The First-Ever Space Test Fundamentals Course Jan. 4, 2021. The Selection Board Results Were Announced Dec. 10.
"This Important Milestone Would Not Have Been Possible Without The Vision Of U.S. Space Force Leaders. The Value Of Agile, Disciplined Test And Evaluation Spans All Domains, Which Is Why The Air Force Test Pilot School Has Developed T DHL moves from Global to Galactic Forwarding
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Logistics provider DHL and New Space Company D-Orbit jointly tackle terrestrial challenges and leverage galactic opportunities Bonn, December 15, 2020: DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, normally moves goods that stay in the Earth's atmosphere. Now they have partnered with D-Orbit, a specialized company covering the entire lifecycle of a space