Shenzhou-19 spacecraft arrives at Tiangong for crew rotation
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 09:12

Space Force sourcing conference helps drive capability development, readiness
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 08:36
Peterson SFB CO (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
The first U.S. Space Force Global Force Management Sourcing Conference was held at Peterson Space Force Base, Oct. 22-24. It was hosted and led by U.S. Space Operations Command.
The conference brought together component field commands, Space Force leadership, field commands, mission area teams, and allies and partners to communicate requirements to influence USSF Force Generation, prioriti

AI boom unleashes wave of new applications across China
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 08:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
"I'm thirsty," a visitor told a towering humanoid robot standing 1.7 meters tall and weighing 65 kilograms at the 7th World Voice Expo in Hefei, East China's Anhui province.
Without hesitation, the sleek black humanoid robot identified the coffee bottle from two other objects on the desk and handed it to the visitor.
"Powered by the large language model, our second-generation humanoi

BAE Systems showcases advanced M-Code Increment 2 GNSS technology
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 08:36
London, UK (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
BAE Systems (LON:BA) recently demonstrated successful tracking of M-Code signals using its Increment 2 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver, powered by the company's Next-Generation Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). This development marks a major advancement under the Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment (Inc) 2 Miniature Serial Interface (MSI) program, which

CATALYST leads EO industry with CEOS-compliant SAR and Optical Imagery
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 08:36
London, UK (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
PCI Geomatics Enterprise Inc. (DBA CATATLYST), a long-standing leader in Earth observation, has announced that its Normalized Radar Backscatter (NRB) product now meets Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) standards, marking it as CEOS compliant. This accomplishment highlights CATALYST's work with top-tier space agencies, including Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA, t

Three-person crew enters China's Tiangong space station
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 06:47
Jiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 30, 2024
Three Chinese astronauts including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer entered the Tiangong space station on Wednesday following an early morning launch into orbit.
The Shenzhou-19 mission took off with its trio of space explorers at 4:27 am (2027 GMT Tuesday) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Xinhua and state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Among the crew

After pause, NASAs Voyager 1 back communicating with mission team
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 06:47
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
On Oct. 24, NASA reconnected with the Voyager 1 spacecraft after a brief pause in communications. The spacecraft recently turned off one of its two radio transmitters, and the team is now working to determine what caused the issue.
The transmitter shut-off seems to have been prompted by the spacecraft's fault protection system, which autonomously responds to onboard issues. For example, if

Three-person crew blasts off for China's Tiangong space station
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 02:05
Jiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 29, 2024
Three Chinese astronauts including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer blasted off on a "dream" mission to the Tiangong space station in the early hours of Wednesday.
The new Tiangong team will carry out experiments with an eye to the space programme's ambitious goal of placing astronauts on the Moon by 2030 and eventually constructing a lunar base.
The Shenzhou-19 mission took

NASA to restart Mentor-Protege program to help improve contractor diversity
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 02:05
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 29, 2024
NASA said on Tuesday that it will restart its Mentor-Protégé Program for contractors on Friday to expand commercial markets with eligible small businesses.
The program seeks to expand inclusivity including AbilityOne, historically Black colleges and universities, and minority serving institutions to foster a more-diverse environment to collaborate with NASA.
NASA said the progr

SpaceX pushes back launch of 20 Starlink satellites in late scrub
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 02:05
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 29, 2024
SpaceX scrubbed Tuesday's launch of 20 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California until Wednesday.
SpaceX will now attempt to launch the satellites at 7:07 a.m. EDT with a backup time of 7:21 a.m on Wednesday.
The launch was originally scheduled for 7:44 a.m. on Tuesday but was called off nearly an hour before the flight. SpaceX gav

China's second-generation factory owners go digital to combat challenges
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 02:05
Nantong, China (AFP) Oct 30, 2024
Dressed in a pristine white knit top, Robyn Qiu cut an incongruous figure in her parents' dusty, hangar-like metal hardware factory in eastern China as she gestured excitedly while an assistant filmed her on a smartphone.
The 29-year-old is one of many second-generation factory owners fighting to elevate the country's manufacturing sector, pitting digital native skillsets against the rising

Solstar poised for key narrowband- communications test
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 01:44

China chooses 2 teams to develop low-cost space station cargo spacecraft
Tuesday, 29 October 2024 20:23

DoD industrial base plan targets weak links in supply chains
Tuesday, 29 October 2024 19:10

Concerns include single-source supplies and financial influence from ‘adversarial’ foreign entities or countries
Three-person crew to blast off for China's Tiangong space station
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