Washington DC (UPI) Sep 20, 2023
NASA has scheduled coverage of its first asteroid sampling mission's return to Earth. The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIriS-REx) sample capsule is scheduled to re-enter the atmosphere and return to Earth Sunday, during which it will land in Utah. "The first asteroid sample collected in space by NASA will arrive on

Keeping European citizens safe from cyberattacks that can lead to the disruption of essential supplies – such as power, water and the flow of crucial information – is vital in today’s increasingly digital world. ESA and the European Commission have today signed an agreement to use space to help keep information secure.

More than 15 000 visitors are getting ready to pass through ESA's gateways during ESA Open Days 2023. This Europe-wide series of events promises to connect space enthusiasts, bringing space closer to them than ever before. Unforgettable days of discoveries, inspiration, and scientific divulgation await thousands of European citizens, who are eagerly gearing up for a fantastic journey through the wonders of space.

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Is it a spacecraft? An asteroid? Well, both. This small central speck is the first image of a spacecraft on its way home, carrying with it a sample from an asteroid hundreds-of-millions, if-not-billions-of-years old. The spacecraft is NASA’s OSIRIS-REx, the asteroid is Bennu.

On Sunday 24 September, the mission will drop its rocky sample off to fall through Earth’s atmosphere and land safely back home, before it continues on to study the once rather scary asteroid Apophis.

Spotted on 16 September by ESA’s Optical Ground Station

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2023
Millennium Space Systems has completed checkout and achieved operational readiness of the VICTUS NOX space vehicle just 37 hours after lunch - 11 hours ahead of the 48-hour goal. This phase of a space mission typically takes weeks or months to complete. "Conducting space vehicle initialization and achieving mission readiness in record time demonstrates a dramatic shift in the way we delive

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