What's next for Artemis I after 2nd scrub?
What went wrong with Artemis I was on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, so that's where NASA has decided to try and fix it.
On Tuesday, mission managers announced they would hold off rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building the 5.75 million-pound, 322-foot-tall combination of the Space Launch System rocket, Orion capsule and mobile launcher.
Instead, they will stay at Launch Pad 39-B to work on the source of the Saturday's scrub, which was the second scrub of NASA's attempt to send the uncrewed Artemis I on a multiweek mission to the moon. It's the first step in its eventual plans to return humans, including the first woman, to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972.
U.S.-French Earth science satellite ready to ship for December launch
A joint U.S.-French Earth science mission is ready to be delivered to California for a launch now scheduled for early December, a slight delay caused in part because of transportation issues.
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Europe’s tallest ever communications satellite launched
The fourth Spacebus Neo satellite to benefit from ESA’s Neosat programme has launched into space on board the second Ariane 5 launch mission of 2022.
How space helps connect everyone everywhere
Staying in touch with each another always, no matter whereabouts on Earth, is crucial for everything from driverless cars to remote healthcare, electronically enabled commerce, tele-education and remote working.
NASA selects Axiom Space to develop Artemis spacesuit
NASA awarded a $228.5 million task order to Axiom Space to develop a spacesuit to be used on the first Artemis landing mission, although the design of the suit remains under wraps.
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Ariane 5 launches Konnect VHTS satellite for Eutelsat
Arianespace launched the 6.5-ton Konnect VHTS satellite for Eutelsat Sept. 7 to improve broadband coverage in Europe.
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Spiralling stars provide a window into the early Universe
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Astronomers have been bemused to find young stars spiralling into the centre of a massive cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The outer arm of the spiral in this huge, oddly shaped stellar nursery – called NGC 346 – may be feeding star formation in a river-like motion of gas and stars. This is an efficient way to fuel star birth, researchers say.
The Small Magellanic Cloud has a simpler chemical composition than the Milky Way, making it similar to the galaxies found in the younger Universe, when heavier elements were more scarce.
DART sets sights on asteroid target
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft recently got its first look at Didymos, the double-asteroid system that includes its target, Dimorphos. On Sept. 26, DART will intentionally crash into Dimorphos, the asteroid moonlet of Didymos. While the asteroid poses no threat to Earth, this is the world's first test of the kinetic impact technique, using a spacecraft to deflect an as Albedo raises $48M to capture the highest resolution satellite imagery
Albedo, a company developing low-flying satellites that will deliver ultra high resolution images, has announced a $48M Series A financing round co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Shield Capital, bringing the company's total funding to $58M in less than two years since inception.
Participation in the round included new investors Republic Capital, Giant Step Capital, and C16 Venture 
