Russia delays uncrewed Soyuz launch to investigate Progress leak
Russia has delayed the launch of an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station, intended to replace a damaged spacecraft there, to investigate damage to a second spacecraft there.
Astranis wins Space Force contract to integrate military satcom on commercial payload
Astranis Space Technologies won a $4.5 million contract to integrate a U.S.
The roar and crackle of Artemis 1
When the Artemis 1 mission was launched by NASA's Space Launch System, SLS, in November, it became the world's most powerful rocket, exceeding the thrust of the previous record holder, Saturn, by 13%. With liftoff came a loud roar heard miles away.
In JASA Express Letters, researchers from Brigham Young University and Rollins College in Florida reported noise measurements during the launch at different locations around Kennedy Space Center.
The data collected can be used to validate existing noise prediction models, which are needed to protect equipment as well as the surrounding environment and community. These data will be useful as more powerful lift vehicles, including the SLS series, are developed.
"We hope these early results will help prevent the spread of possible misinformation, as happened with the Saturn 5," author Kent Gee said. "Numerous websites and discussion forums suggested sound levels that were far too high, with inaccurate reports of the Saturn 5's sound waves melting concrete and causing grass fires.
NASA's IMAP spacecraft completes mission critical design review, moves closer to 2025 launch
NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft has completed the Mission Critical Design Review and is on track to meet its scheduled 2025 launch. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is managing the payload office, providing the scientific instrument Compact Dual Ion Composition Experiment (CoDICE) and is participating on other instrument teams for the mission, which will study the interaction between the solar wind and the interstellar medium as well as the fundamental processes of particle acceleration in space.
Cobham to supply satellite terminals to Inmarsat for U.S. Navy network
Cobham Satcom will supply as many as 170 terminals to Inmarsat for the U.S.
Europe opens full-scale investigation into Viasat’s Inmarsat acquisition
Viasat’s plan to buy Inmarsat faces more delays after Europe launched an in-depth probe Feb.
SpaceX drops plans to convert oil rigs into launch platforms
SpaceX has abandoned efforts to convert two oil rigs into launch platforms for its Starship vehicle, but the company still believes that offshore launch platforms will be part of its long-term plans.
DoD can ‘tune’ space surveillance sensors to track spy balloons
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Virgin Orbit elaborates on potential cause of LauncherOne failure
irgin Orbit provided additional details about the likely cause of its LauncherOne failure last month but didn’t estimate when the vehicle will be ready to return to flight.
Team Aims To Find Earth 2.0
Are there other Earth-like planets? Is there extraterrestrial life? In the quest to find planets that orbit stars other than the sun, "Earth 2.0" is the Holy Grail. Earth 2.0 is a planet similar enough to Earth to enable the existence of life as we know it. It would be the right temperature for liquid water, and it would orbit a star with a steady supply of light. Ideally, it would be close enou 
