Child unknowingly tweets from US nuclear command's account
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 09:15
Some jokingly said the cryptic tweet, ";l;;gmlxzssaw," was a US nuclear launch code. Others, that the Pentagon had been hacked.
And some even thought it was a signal to political conspiracists.
Now the US Strategic Command, which runs the country's powerful nuclear weapons force, says the enigmatic posting on its Twitter account in fact came from the hands of a precocious kid.
Headqu US, China consulted on safety as their crafts headed to Mars
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 08:15![US, China consulted on safety as their crafts headed to Mars](https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2021/uschinaconsu.jpg "A visitor to an exhibition looks at a display with a replica of the Chinese Mars Rover of the Tianwen-1 spacecraft in Beijing on March 12, 2021. China's National Space Agency confirmed Wednesday, March 31, 2021 that it had working-level meetings and communications with NASA from January to March "to ensure the flight safety" of their crafts. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)")
As their respective spacecrafts headed to Mars, China and the U.S.
Gilmour Space to launch Fleet satellites in 2023
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 04:12
Two of Australia's New Space pioneers - Queensland-based rocket manufacturer Gilmour Space Technologies, and South Australian nanosatellite manufacturer for the Internet of Things (IoT), Fleet Space Technologies - are joining forces to launch small satellites to orbit.
"We have signed a contract to launch six Fleet Space Centauri nanosatellites on our Eris rockets in 2023," said Adam Gilmo Deep-sea exploration breakthrough to guide future space exploration missions
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 04:12
Scientists from Arizona State University, who are a part of the Systematic Underwater Biogeochemical Science and Exploration Analog (SUBSEA) program, have pioneered a new approach to the scientific process of geochemical exploration for our Earth and beyond.
Everett Shock of ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration and former ASU postdoctoral scholar Vincent Milesi worked with teams onb SpaceX introduces final members of all-civilian Inspiration4 crew
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 04:12
SpaceX on Tuesday introduced the final two crew members for its Inspiration4 all-private space mission.
Sian Proctor, an entrepreneur, educator and trained pilot, and Christopher Sembroski, a Lockheed Martin employee and U.S. Air Force veteran, will join the four-person crew that will orbit the Earth for several days aboard a Crew Dragon capsule in September as part of a fundraising cam Virgin Galactic and Land Rover announce global partnership extension as new spaceship is revealed
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 04:12
Land Rover has announced a three-year extension to its global partnership with Virgin Galactic, the world's first commercial 'spaceline'.
Virgin Galactic's latest spaceship was unveiled Tuesday, supported by a Range Rover Astronaut Edition. Land Rover will remain an integrated part of Virgin Galactic's day-to-day operations as the company completes test flights with 'SpaceShipTwo' and begi NASA's Curiosity Mars rover takes selfie with Mont Mercou
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 04:12
At the start of March, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover began approaching an impressive rock formation that scientists dubbed "Mont Mercou," a nickname taken from a mountain in France. Standing about 20 feet (6 meters) tall, the outcrop is captured in all its majesty in a new selfie, as well as in a pair of panoramas that offer a 3D view. The selfie shows Curiosity in front of Mont Mercou with a new Webb Telescope General Observer Scientific Programs Selected
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 04:12
Mission officials for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have announced the selection of the General Observer programs for the telescope's first year of science, known as Cycle 1. These specific programs will provide the worldwide astronomical community with one of the first extensive opportunities to investigate scientific targets with Webb.
The 286 selected proposals address a wide variet NASA tests mixed reality for mission operations for exploration
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 04:12
Mixed reality technologies, like virtual reality headsets or augmented reality apps, aren't just for entertainment - they can also help make discoveries on other worlds like the Moon and Mars. By traveling on Earth to extreme environments - from Mars-like lava fields in Hawaii to underwater hydrothermal vents - similar to destinations on other worlds, NASA scientists have tested out technologies Calling all future astronauts!
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 04:00
Applications are open for ESA’s first astronaut selection in over a decade, and all qualified candidates are encouraged to put themselves forward.
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Tuesday, 30 March 2021 04:00
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On 31 March 2021, the European Space Agency is opening the application process for its first astronaut selection in over a decade.
If you meet the minimum requirements and want to join Europe’s journey into space, this is your chance to apply.
Website esa.int/YourWayToSpace provides everything you need to know to prepare your application. All applications must be submitted to ESA’s careers website by 28 May 2021.
Inspiration4 announces crew for private SpaceX Crew Dragon mission
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 00:22
WASHINGTON — The private venture that purchased a SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to low Earth orbit has finalized the crew for that mission, scheduled to launch as soon as September.
The Inspiration4 mission, which describes itself as the “world’s first all-civilian mission to space,” revealed the crew that will accompany its sponsor, entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, during a March 30 event at the Kennedy Space Center.
Comet 'most pristine' object from outer space seen in Solar System
Monday, 29 March 2021 22:26
A newly observed interstellar comet is the most pristine visitor from outer space ever seen in our Solar System, according to a pair of studies released Tuesday detailing its unique characteristics.
Pristine, in astronomical terms, describes a comet that has never passed close enough to a star to be transformed by its searing heat.
2I/Borisov was discovered in 2019 by Ukrainian astrophys Amazon Web Services launches space accelerator program for startups
Monday, 29 March 2021 19:29
WASHINGTON — Amazon Web Services is launching a space accelerator program for startups, the company announced March 30.
AWS is teaming up with the U.K.-based venture investment firm Seraphim Capital to select the first 10 startups for the four-week mentoring program scheduled to begin in June.
Australian Defence Force expands Inmarsat satellite partnership
Monday, 29 March 2021 18:44
TAMPA, Fla. — The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has extended a contract to use British operator Inmarsat’s satellites to 2027, expanding the agreement to cover managed services.
The contract extension, worth 221 million Australian dollars ($291 million), comes a month after the U.K.