NASA Orion capsule safely blazes back from moon, aces test
NASA's Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts on the next lunar flyby.
Without more data, a black hole's origins can be "spun" in any direction
Clues to a black hole's origins can be found in the way it spins. This is especially true for binaries, in which two black holes circle close together before merging. The spin and tilt of the respective black holes just before they merge can reveal whether the invisible giants arose from a quiet galactic disk or a more dynamic cluster of stars.
Astronomers are hoping to tease out which of Precious Payload partners with Maritime Launch
Precious Payload is excited to announce a partnership with Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF), the owner and operator of Canada's first orbital launch complex, to market satellite delivery services to payload developers through its Launch.ctrl online marketplace.
Maritime Launch is developing Spaceport Nova Scotia and will serve small satellite market clients including NASA tests Lunar Communications network in lava field
Since smartphones entered the market in the late 2000s, users have grown accustomed to the speed and convenience of using cellular networks to connect to the internet. 4G and 5G networks are now familiar forms of wireless technology that provide millions of users with high-speed mobile internet connections to handheld devices.
The same networking technology that keeps us connected on Earth ThinkOrbital designing platform for in-space manufacturing, debris removal
ThinkOrbital, a space infrastructure startup, is designing an orbital platform aimed at commercial businesses, military and government agencies that want to manufacture products in orbit or recycle debris.
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Technical issue likely to blame for Iranian news channel outage, says Eutelsat
A technical issue likely knocked Iran’s Press TV temporarily off the air last week, Eutelsat said as the French satellite operator calls on partners to stop broadcasting the news channel to comply with European sanctions.
Space station solutions for Artemis missions to the moon and beyond
Getting a spacecraft to the moon or Mars is quite literally rocket science. While rocket science helps deliver the spacecraft to the moon, other areas of science are needed to sustain life and enable activities during trips to the moon and while on the lunar surface.
NASA launches Lunar Flashlight; follow the mission in real time
NASA's Lunar Flashlight has communicated with mission controllers and confirmed it is healthy after launching Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2:38 a.m. EST (Saturday, Dec. 10, at 11:38 p.m. PST) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. About 53 minutes after launch, the small satellite, or SmallSat, was released from its dispenser to begin a four-month journey to the moon to seek out surface water ice in permanently shadowed craters at the lunar South Pole.
Video: MTG-I1 launch sequence
The animation shows the full launch sequence for the first Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I1) satellite. MTG-I1 launches on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
MTG-I1 is the first of six satellites that form the full MTG system, which will provide critical data for weather forecasting over the next 20 years. In full operations, the mission will comprise two MTG-I satellites and one MTG Sounding (MTG-S) satellites working in tandem.
The MTG-I satellites carry two completely new instruments, a Flexible Combined Imager and Europe's first Lightning Imager, to deliver high-quality data for better weather forecasting.
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NASA commits to future Artemis moon rocket production
