Department of Energy and NASA join forces on innovative lunar experiment
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 08:29
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 08, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are working together to develop a science instrument that will survive the harsh and unforgiving environment of the nighttime lunar surface on the far side of the Moon to attempt first-of-its-kind measurements of the so-called Dark Ages of the Universe.
The instrument is named the Lunar Surface
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are working together to develop a science instrument that will survive the harsh and unforgiving environment of the nighttime lunar surface on the far side of the Moon to attempt first-of-its-kind measurements of the so-called Dark Ages of the Universe.
The instrument is named the Lunar Surface Lonestar successfully completes $5m in oversubscribed seed financing
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 08:29
St Petersburg FL (SPX) Mar 08, 2023
Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. has successfully closed its $5m Seed with this financing round being oversubscribed. The round has been led by Scout Ventures and joined by Seldor Capital, 2 Future Holding, The Veteran Fund, Irongate Capital, Atypical Ventures, and KittyHawk Ventures. Lonestar is scheduled to launch a series of data centers to the lunar surface in 2023.
"We are thrilled to have
Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. has successfully closed its $5m Seed with this financing round being oversubscribed. The round has been led by Scout Ventures and joined by Seldor Capital, 2 Future Holding, The Veteran Fund, Irongate Capital, Atypical Ventures, and KittyHawk Ventures. Lonestar is scheduled to launch a series of data centers to the lunar surface in 2023.
"We are thrilled to have Upcoming Artemis II plans on track, NASA says
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 08:29
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 7, 2023
NASA's Artemis I mission was a resounding success, and the program managers behind it say it reaffirms their plan to send a crew back to the moon in 2024.
NASA held a teleconference on Tuesday to discuss the findings from the unmanned mission that launched on Nov. 16 for a 25 day mission to orbit the moon. The message was twofold: The mission accomplished its objectives and there are st
NASA's Artemis I mission was a resounding success, and the program managers behind it say it reaffirms their plan to send a crew back to the moon in 2024.
NASA held a teleconference on Tuesday to discuss the findings from the unmanned mission that launched on Nov. 16 for a 25 day mission to orbit the moon. The message was twofold: The mission accomplished its objectives and there are st First the Moon, now Jupiter
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 08:29
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 08, 2023
Following humankind's successful first steps back toward the Moon with last year's Artemis mission - powered by the Airbus-built European Service Module - the company is now ready for a key role in another important new space venture: a flight to Jupiter that is set to start this spring.
JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) is the first European spacecraft to go to Jupiter. Its primary goal
Following humankind's successful first steps back toward the Moon with last year's Artemis mission - powered by the Airbus-built European Service Module - the company is now ready for a key role in another important new space venture: a flight to Jupiter that is set to start this spring.
JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) is the first European spacecraft to go to Jupiter. Its primary goal NASA gathering tools to assess damage, verify parts made in space
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 08:29
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 08, 2023
An ensemble of microscopes, medical-style equipment, and other 3D scanners is providing insights that could help human and robotic explorers survive the harsh environments of deep space, the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Earth's atmosphere protects us from the threat of tiny meteors - micro-meteorites no bigger around than the thickness of a fingernail and traveli
An ensemble of microscopes, medical-style equipment, and other 3D scanners is providing insights that could help human and robotic explorers survive the harsh environments of deep space, the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Earth's atmosphere protects us from the threat of tiny meteors - micro-meteorites no bigger around than the thickness of a fingernail and traveli Japan's new H3 rocket fails during maiden flight
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 08:29
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 08, 2023
The second attempt to launch Japan's next-generation H3 rocket failed on Tuesday as its second-stage engine did not ignite, forcing officials to command that it self-destruct.
Liftoff of the Asian nation's new flagship launch vehicle occurred as scheduled at 10:37 a.m., Japanese standard time, from the Tanegashima Space Center, located on the island of Tanegashima, south of Kyushu.
But mi
The second attempt to launch Japan's next-generation H3 rocket failed on Tuesday as its second-stage engine did not ignite, forcing officials to command that it self-destruct.
Liftoff of the Asian nation's new flagship launch vehicle occurred as scheduled at 10:37 a.m., Japanese standard time, from the Tanegashima Space Center, located on the island of Tanegashima, south of Kyushu.
But mi SAM Wants More Sample: Sol 3762
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 08:29
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 06, 2023
This morning's plan started a bit uncertain as we waited for the SAM team to decide whether to proceed with further analysis of the Tapo Caparo drill sample. Just in case they decided against it, last Friday's team put together two options for our plan today - the second option requiring Rover Planner, MAHLI, and APXS activities to help wrap up this drill campaign.
We started planning toda
This morning's plan started a bit uncertain as we waited for the SAM team to decide whether to proceed with further analysis of the Tapo Caparo drill sample. Just in case they decided against it, last Friday's team put together two options for our plan today - the second option requiring Rover Planner, MAHLI, and APXS activities to help wrap up this drill campaign.
We started planning toda Yahsat and MBRSC partner on remote sensing and earth observation
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 08:29
Abu Dhabi, UAE (SPX) Mar 06, 2023
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre ("MBRSC") to collaborate on the commercialization of remote sensing data and earth observation images for Yahsat's commercial and government customers, as well as the potential to collaborate in R and D and in-country manufacturing.
Under the partnership, MB
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre ("MBRSC") to collaborate on the commercialization of remote sensing data and earth observation images for Yahsat's commercial and government customers, as well as the potential to collaborate in R and D and in-country manufacturing.
Under the partnership, MB The Roman Space Telescope will rewind the Universe
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 08:29
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 06, 2023
A new simulation shows how NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will turn back the cosmic clock, unveiling the evolving universe in ways that have never been possible before when it launches by May 2027. With its ability to rapidly image enormous swaths of space, Roman will help us understand how the universe transformed from a primordial sea of charged particles to the intricate network of
A new simulation shows how NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will turn back the cosmic clock, unveiling the evolving universe in ways that have never been possible before when it launches by May 2027. With its ability to rapidly image enormous swaths of space, Roman will help us understand how the universe transformed from a primordial sea of charged particles to the intricate network of Italian airline signs up for space-enabled flights
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 08:00
Passengers flying on Italy’s national carrier ITA Airways will experience fewer flight delays and greener travel thanks to pilots being able to use satellites to route their planes.
Australian astronaut candidate to receive basic training with ESA
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 06:51
Rocket Lab announces launch window for second Electron Mission from Virginia
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 06:30
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Mar 08, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has scheduled its next Electron launch from Virginia during a launch window that opens March 11, 2023 Eastern. The "Stronger Together" mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) on Wallops Island, Virginia for American space tech company Capella Space, a leading provider of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery.
The
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has scheduled its next Electron launch from Virginia during a launch window that opens March 11, 2023 Eastern. The "Stronger Together" mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) on Wallops Island, Virginia for American space tech company Capella Space, a leading provider of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery.
The Layering history shows how water and carbon dioxide have moved across Mars
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 06:30
Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 08, 2023
Mars' south polar layered deposits of H2O and CO2 ice record its climate history. A new study links the long-term global movement of Mars' water from midlatitude to pole to a function of the planet's orbital configuration with H2O ice deposition decreasing as a factor of obliquity, or spin-axis tilt.
"No deposit yet analyzed provides a global water cycle record that can be tied to a specif
Mars' south polar layered deposits of H2O and CO2 ice record its climate history. A new study links the long-term global movement of Mars' water from midlatitude to pole to a function of the planet's orbital configuration with H2O ice deposition decreasing as a factor of obliquity, or spin-axis tilt.
"No deposit yet analyzed provides a global water cycle record that can be tied to a specif No major issues found with Artemis 1 mission
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 03:58
An ongoing review of data from the Artemis 1 mission has turned up no issues that would delay the crewed Artemis 2 mission scheduled for launch late next year.
How does the immune system react to altered gravity?
Tuesday, 07 March 2023 20:16
Space travel has always tested the human body by the effects of the new conditions of altered gravity on biological systems. It has long been known that continuous exposure to microgravity conditions human physiology and causes effects that compromise muscular, sensory, endocrine and cardiovascular functions. But is it also risky to be exposed to altered gravity for short periods of time?
Now, a paper published in the journal Acta Astronautica examines the effects of microgravity generated by a parabolic flight on the human immune system. After a short exposure to altered gravity, there were no significant changes in the defensive capacity of blood cells in the volunteers who took part in the study.