Parker makes its closest and fastest solar flyby
Friday, 06 October 2023 15:44
The Parker Solar Probe is the little engine that just keeps going and going by the sun. On September 27th, it made its 17th close approach and skimmed just 7.26 million kilometers (4.51 million miles) above the sun's "surface" layer (called the photosphere).
That's just the latest achievement by the probe, which also became the first-ever spacecraft to fly through a coronal mass ejection—and live to tell the story. That CME pass-through occurred on September 5, 2022, during its 13th approach to the sun.
The spacecraft's most recent accomplishment was set up by a gravity-assist flyby of Venus in late August. During the closest approach, the Parker Solar Probe was moving at 635,266 kilometers per hour (394,735 miles per hour).
Northrop and Voyager emphasize benefits of commercial space station partnership
Friday, 06 October 2023 15:22
Week in images: 02-06 October 2023
Friday, 06 October 2023 12:10
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ESA and Axiom Space forge partnership for future space exploration
Friday, 06 October 2023 12:00
The European Space Agency ESA and Axiom Space signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 1 October in Paris to explore collaborative opportunities in human spaceflight, science, technology, and commercialisation.
E-Space demos novel LEO space capabilities during Space Force field test
Friday, 06 October 2023 11:19
Saratoga CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2023
E-Space, the company bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services, has completed its U.S. Department of Defense contract with its successful demonstration of innovative space system capabilities to members of the Space Development Agency, a division of the United States Space Force.
The demonstration, which occurred at the N
E-Space, the company bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services, has completed its U.S. Department of Defense contract with its successful demonstration of innovative space system capabilities to members of the Space Development Agency, a division of the United States Space Force.
The demonstration, which occurred at the N Iran hits back at Britain over satellite launch
Friday, 06 October 2023 11:19
Tehran (AFP) Oct 4, 2023
Iran on Wednesday condemned Britain for criticising the Islamic republic over the launch of its latest military satellite into orbit.
The Islamic republic announced last week the "successful" launch of the Noor-3 imaging satellite by its three-stage Qassed rocket, in the latest display of its aerospace technology.
Western nations have repeatedly warned against such activity, saying the
Iran on Wednesday condemned Britain for criticising the Islamic republic over the launch of its latest military satellite into orbit.
The Islamic republic announced last week the "successful" launch of the Noor-3 imaging satellite by its three-stage Qassed rocket, in the latest display of its aerospace technology.
Western nations have repeatedly warned against such activity, saying the Rocket Lab opens engine development center in Long Beach
Friday, 06 October 2023 11:19
Long Beach CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has officially opened the Company's new Engine Development Center in Long Beach, California. The 144,000+ square foot advanced manufacturing complex will support the high-rate production of Rocket Lab's 3D printed Rutherford engine, as well development and production for the new Archimedes engine that will power the Company's new medium-lift rocket, Neutron.
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has officially opened the Company's new Engine Development Center in Long Beach, California. The 144,000+ square foot advanced manufacturing complex will support the high-rate production of Rocket Lab's 3D printed Rutherford engine, as well development and production for the new Archimedes engine that will power the Company's new medium-lift rocket, Neutron. Using lasers in Earth's orbit to protect space assets from debris
Friday, 06 October 2023 11:19
Morgantown WV (SPX) Oct 05, 2023
If West Virginia University research pays off, debris that litters the planet's orbit and poses a threat to spacecraft and satellites could get nudged off potential collision courses by a coordinated network of space lasers.
Hang Woon Lee, director of the Space Systems Operations Research Laboratory at WVU, said a junkyard of human-made debris, including defunct satellites, is accumulating
If West Virginia University research pays off, debris that litters the planet's orbit and poses a threat to spacecraft and satellites could get nudged off potential collision courses by a coordinated network of space lasers.
Hang Woon Lee, director of the Space Systems Operations Research Laboratory at WVU, said a junkyard of human-made debris, including defunct satellites, is accumulating RTX develops solid-state circuit breaker for NASA's hybrid-electric aircraft
Friday, 06 October 2023 11:19
Rockford IL (SPX) Oct 05, 2023
RTX (NYSE: RTX) has successfully demonstrated the operation of a solid-state circuit breaker to support hybrid-electric propulsion systems in future aircraft, a key part of the aviation industry's efforts to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Much like a circuit breaker in a residential home, a circuit breaker on an aircraft helps protect the plane by removing power from the system
RTX (NYSE: RTX) has successfully demonstrated the operation of a solid-state circuit breaker to support hybrid-electric propulsion systems in future aircraft, a key part of the aviation industry's efforts to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Much like a circuit breaker in a residential home, a circuit breaker on an aircraft helps protect the plane by removing power from the system Hawaii gets $8M for new space tech to measure Earth's chemical composition
Friday, 06 October 2023 11:19
Manoa HI (SPX) Oct 05, 2023
Due to its launch expertise, University of Hawaii at Manoa's Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory (HSFL) secured an $8 million technology demonstration mission funded by the NASA Earth Science Technology Office's competitive In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies program, one of only 15 awarded since 2012.
The flagship HSFL project led by Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology
Due to its launch expertise, University of Hawaii at Manoa's Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory (HSFL) secured an $8 million technology demonstration mission funded by the NASA Earth Science Technology Office's competitive In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies program, one of only 15 awarded since 2012.
The flagship HSFL project led by Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology NASA selects Umbra for their CSDA Program
Friday, 06 October 2023 11:19
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2023
Umbra, a leader in advanced space radar technology, announced it has been selected by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a commercial provider for its Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program. The CSDA Program will acquire Umbra Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data under a five-year, multiple-award, Indefinite delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract in su
Umbra, a leader in advanced space radar technology, announced it has been selected by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a commercial provider for its Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program. The CSDA Program will acquire Umbra Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data under a five-year, multiple-award, Indefinite delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract in su Colliding neutron stars provide a new way to measure the expansion of the Universe
Friday, 06 October 2023 11:19
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 04, 2023
In recent years, astronomy has seen itself in a bit of crisis: Although we know that the Universe expands, and although we know approximately how fast, the two primary ways to measure this expansion do not agree. Now astrophysicists from the Niels Bohr Institute suggest a novel method which may help resolve this tension.
b>The Universe expands br> /b>
We've known this ever since Edwin Hu
In recent years, astronomy has seen itself in a bit of crisis: Although we know that the Universe expands, and although we know approximately how fast, the two primary ways to measure this expansion do not agree. Now astrophysicists from the Niels Bohr Institute suggest a novel method which may help resolve this tension.
b>The Universe expands br> /b>
We've known this ever since Edwin Hu