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Startup iRocket signs agreement to develop and test hardware at U.S. Air Force facility
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Innovative Rocket Technologies, known as iRocket, has signed an agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory to jointly develop and test rocket propulsion hardware.
Voyager Space and Airbus create commercial space station joint venture
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Voyager Space is joining forces with Airbus Defence and Space on a joint venture for the development of the Starlab commercial space station.
Airbus partners with Voyager Space to build ISS replacement
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Paris (AFP) Aug 2, 2023
Airbus and US space exploration firm Voyager Space announced Wednesday a joint venture to develop Starlab, a commercial alternative to replace the International Space Station (ISS) by the end of the decade.
The US-led venture with footing in Germany, where a number of Airbus Defence and Space sites are located, will "reliably meet the known demand from global space agencies while opening ne
Airbus and US space exploration firm Voyager Space announced Wednesday a joint venture to develop Starlab, a commercial alternative to replace the International Space Station (ISS) by the end of the decade.
The US-led venture with footing in Germany, where a number of Airbus Defence and Space sites are located, will "reliably meet the known demand from global space agencies while opening ne Science enabling heat and air conditioning for long-term space habitats is almost fully available
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West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
To live on the moon or Mars, humans will need heat and air conditioning that can operate long term in reduced gravity and temperatures hundreds of degrees above or below what we experience on Earth.
Building these systems requires knowing how reduced gravity affects boiling and condensation, which all heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems use to operate in Earth's gravity.
To live on the moon or Mars, humans will need heat and air conditioning that can operate long term in reduced gravity and temperatures hundreds of degrees above or below what we experience on Earth.
Building these systems requires knowing how reduced gravity affects boiling and condensation, which all heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems use to operate in Earth's gravity. Frosty the ChemCam: Sols 3902-3904
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 28, 2023
Earth planning date: Friday, July 28, 2023: Our Thursday drive on sol 3901 was successful and put us ~30 meters further from Bradbury Landing! That's a pretty typical-length drive for us, with the longest I've seen in my 3 years on this mission being ~100 meters or so. We've had a good luck streak recently - being able to get arm, remote sensing, and drives in all week! The only tight constraint
Earth planning date: Friday, July 28, 2023: Our Thursday drive on sol 3901 was successful and put us ~30 meters further from Bradbury Landing! That's a pretty typical-length drive for us, with the longest I've seen in my 3 years on this mission being ~100 meters or so. We've had a good luck streak recently - being able to get arm, remote sensing, and drives in all week! The only tight constraint Pixxel lands iDEX funding for miniaturized satellites development
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
In a remarkable development in the Indian space industry, Pixxel, a prominent name in the realm of hyperspectral earth-imaging technology, has been awarded a substantial grant by iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence). The grant, furnished under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence, is part of the Mission DefSpace Challenge under iDEX Prime (Space). It will facilitate the production of miniat
In a remarkable development in the Indian space industry, Pixxel, a prominent name in the realm of hyperspectral earth-imaging technology, has been awarded a substantial grant by iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence). The grant, furnished under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence, is part of the Mission DefSpace Challenge under iDEX Prime (Space). It will facilitate the production of miniat NASA hears 'heartbeat' from Voyager 2 after inadvertant blackout
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Washington (AFP) Aug 1, 2023
NASA's distant Voyager 2 probe has sent a "heartbeat" signal to Earth after mission control mistakenly cut contact, the US space agency said Tuesday.
Launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets and serve as a beacon of humanity to the wider universe, it is currently more than 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) from our planet - well beyond the solar system.
A series of plann
NASA's distant Voyager 2 probe has sent a "heartbeat" signal to Earth after mission control mistakenly cut contact, the US space agency said Tuesday.
Launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets and serve as a beacon of humanity to the wider universe, it is currently more than 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) from our planet - well beyond the solar system.
A series of plann Alabama Republicans blast decision to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado
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Washington DC (UPI) Jul 31, 2023
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., blasted President Joe Biden's decision Monday to keep the headquarters of U.S. Space Command in Colorado, after rejecting former President Donald Trump's plan to move it to Alabama, saying "this is absolutely not over."
According to a senior U.S. official, Biden decided against relocating the headquarters - which oversee the military's operations of space
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., blasted President Joe Biden's decision Monday to keep the headquarters of U.S. Space Command in Colorado, after rejecting former President Donald Trump's plan to move it to Alabama, saying "this is absolutely not over."
According to a senior U.S. official, Biden decided against relocating the headquarters - which oversee the military's operations of space Argentina joins NASA's Artemis Accords
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Washington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2023
Argentina has become the 28th nation to sign NASA's Artemis Accords, which establishes the guiding principles for space exploration.
Daniel Filmus, minster of science, technology and innovation for the South American nation, signed the agreement Thursday at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires as Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson looked on.
The
Argentina has become the 28th nation to sign NASA's Artemis Accords, which establishes the guiding principles for space exploration.
Daniel Filmus, minster of science, technology and innovation for the South American nation, signed the agreement Thursday at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires as Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson looked on.
The NASA rocket hardware prepped for shipment to Space Coast
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has prepared crucial components for the next phase of NASA's ambitious Artemis III mission, taking us one step closer to realizing the vision of returning astronauts to the lunar surface. On July 31, in the presence of Artemis team members and media personnel, ULA's Decatur, Alabama facility was buzzing with anticipation as teams oversaw the careful preparation o
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has prepared crucial components for the next phase of NASA's ambitious Artemis III mission, taking us one step closer to realizing the vision of returning astronauts to the lunar surface. On July 31, in the presence of Artemis team members and media personnel, ULA's Decatur, Alabama facility was buzzing with anticipation as teams oversaw the careful preparation o Heat waves on the Sun
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Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
A joint scientific team led by the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) and the KU Leuven has found that high-frequency magnetic waves could play an essential role in keeping the Sun's atmosphere at millions of degrees. This finding sheds a new light on the most intriguing solar mystery: what makes the Sun's atmosphere hotter than its surface?
One of the long-standing astrophysical puzzles i
A joint scientific team led by the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) and the KU Leuven has found that high-frequency magnetic waves could play an essential role in keeping the Sun's atmosphere at millions of degrees. This finding sheds a new light on the most intriguing solar mystery: what makes the Sun's atmosphere hotter than its surface?
One of the long-standing astrophysical puzzles i 'Space race' shows some still cling to Cold War script: Says Beijing
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Beijing (XNA) Aug 01, 2023
On Thursday, US National Aeronautics and Space Administration chief Bill Nelson visited Argentina and talked about China's achievements in lunar and space exploration at a news conference, claiming that there is a "space race" between China and the United States.
This is a term full of Cold War connotations, and it is now being brought to the hot topic of international space cooperation in
On Thursday, US National Aeronautics and Space Administration chief Bill Nelson visited Argentina and talked about China's achievements in lunar and space exploration at a news conference, claiming that there is a "space race" between China and the United States.
This is a term full of Cold War connotations, and it is now being brought to the hot topic of international space cooperation in Lunar Regolith to Power Moon Bases: Blue Origin Gets NASA Backing
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
Blue Origin, the American aerospace manufacturer, is moving a step closer to making its innovative concept of generating solar power on the Moon a reality. This follows the receipt of a $35 million Tipping Point partnership awarded by NASA to continue developing its revolutionary technology known as the Blue Alchemist.
First revealed earlier this year, Blue Alchemist aims to produce solar
Blue Origin, the American aerospace manufacturer, is moving a step closer to making its innovative concept of generating solar power on the Moon a reality. This follows the receipt of a $35 million Tipping Point partnership awarded by NASA to continue developing its revolutionary technology known as the Blue Alchemist.
First revealed earlier this year, Blue Alchemist aims to produce solar Shenzhou 15 crew share memorable moments from Tiangong Station mission
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Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
The three astronauts from China's Shenzhou XV manned mission met with the press on Monday, in their first public appearance since returning to Earth 57 days ago.
Mission commander Major General Fei Junlong, Senior Colonel Deng Qingming and Senior Colonel Zhang Lu have completed quarantine and recuperation, the first two stages in their period of recovery after landing, and are currently in
The three astronauts from China's Shenzhou XV manned mission met with the press on Monday, in their first public appearance since returning to Earth 57 days ago.
Mission commander Major General Fei Junlong, Senior Colonel Deng Qingming and Senior Colonel Zhang Lu have completed quarantine and recuperation, the first two stages in their period of recovery after landing, and are currently in