Surviving space: Extreme plant adaptation
Which plants have the best chances for survival in space?
That's the question being addressed by Principal Investigators Anna-Lisa Paul and Robert Ferl in the Epigenetic Adaptation to the Spaceflight Environment—Accumulated Genomic Change Induced by Generations in Space (Plant Habitat-03) investigation, which will soon launch to the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman's 18th commercial resupply services mission for NASA.
From one generation to the next?
This investigation will take advantage of the unique environment aboard the space station to study an intriguing phenomenon.
Saudi astronauts to fly on Ax-2 mission to ISS
NASA confirmed Nov. 1 that two astronauts from Saudi Arabia will go to the International Space Station on a private mission in the spring of 2023 operated by Axiom Space.
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Spire selected to design satellite for DARPA experiment in very low orbit
DARPA selected Spire Global to design a small satellite for an experiment to study high-frequency radio signals in the upper layers of the atmosphere.
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Wyvern raises $7 million for hyperspectral imaging constellation
Hyperspectral imaging startup Wyvern said Nov. 1 it secured $7 million in additional seed funds ahead of deploying its first satellites early next year.
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Leidos selected by Northrop Grumman to supply sensor payloads for U.S. missile-tracking satellites
Northrop Grumman selected Leidos to supply infrared sensor payloads for the U.S. Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking satellite constellation in low Earth orbit.
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Orbex to build Scottish launch site
Small launch vehicle developer Orbex announced Nov. 1 it had secured agreements to begin construction of a launch site in northern Scotland for its rocket that will allow a first launch by the end of 2023.
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Rocket Lab set to attempt next mid-air helicopter rocket catch
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has confirmed that it will attempt to catch an Electron rocket with a helicopter as it returns to Earth from space during the Company's next launch.
Rocket Lab's 32nd Electron launch, the "Catch Me If You Can" mission, is scheduled to launch from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 during a launch window opening on November 04, UTC.
Electron will carry NASA's InSight spacecraft on Mars nears final days
NASA's InSight spacecraft is nearing the end of its life after four years on Mars.
The Mars InSight lander was sent to the Red Planet in 2018 to study its crust, mantle and core. Heavy dust buildup on its solar panels, the chief source of its power supply, is bringing it within weeks of becoming inoperable, NASA said Tuesday.
Officials said the lander is operating at about 20% of SwRI experiment helps predict effects of DART impact
On September 26, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft crashed into Dimorphos, a moonlet of the near-Earth asteroid Didymos, at 14,000 miles per hour. Prior to the impact, Southwest Research Institute engineers and scientists performed an experiment to study the cratering process that produces the mass of ejected materials and measures the subsequent momentum enhancement of t 
