Wednesday, 18 September 2024 17:47
United Launch Alliance prepares for crucial certification flight as U.S. Space Force watches closely
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Wednesday, 18 September 2024 14:59
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Wednesday, 18 September 2024 19:01
There are plenty of uses for powerful lasers in space. But where should we put them?
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Wednesday, 18 September 2024 15:28
Reinventing the clock: NASA's new tech for space timekeeping
Here on Earth, it might not matter if your wristwatch runs a few seconds slow. But crucial spacecraft functions need accuracy down to one billionth of a second or less. Navigating with GPS, for example, relies on precise timing signals from satellites to pinpoint locations. Three teams at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are at work to push timekeeping for space exploration to new levels of precision.
- One team develops highly precise quantum clock synchronization techniques to aid essential spacecraft communication and navigation.
- Another Goddard team is working to employ the technique of clock synchronization in space-based platforms to enable telescopes to function as one enormous observatory.
- The third team is developing an atomic clock for spacecraft based on strontium, a metallic chemical element, to enable scientific observations not possible with current technology.
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Wednesday, 18 September 2024 20:55
Boeing to demonstrate air-space sensor fusion for U.S. military operations
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Wednesday, 18 September 2024 20:48
LEO takes center stage for communications at sea
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Thursday, 19 September 2024 05:54
Blacksky wins contract to gather imagery of space objects
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Thursday, 19 September 2024 04:00
Belgian spacetech gem VEOWARE secures €2,5 million euro to empower spacecrafts with next-generation agility
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Thursday, 19 September 2024 19:29
FAA proposes $630,000 fine against SpaceX for 2023 regulatory violations
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday said it plans to fine SpaceX for regulatory violations.
The FAA proposed to fine the company more than $630,000, saying it failed to comply with regulations during two launches in 2023.
SpaceX on June 18, 2023, used an unapproved launch control room for the PSN Satria mission and did not conduct the required hour poll, the FAA said.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday said it plans to fine SpaceX for regulatory violations.
The FAA proposed to fine the company more than $630,000, saying it failed to comply with regulations during two launches in 2023.
SpaceX on June 18, 2023, used an unapproved launch control room for the PSN Satria mission and did not conduct the required hour poll, the FAA said.
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Thursday, 19 September 2024 19:29
Rocket Lab aborts New Zealand launch of Electron rocket
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2024
Rocket Lab was set to launch an Electron rocket with 25 new satellites in what would have been the U.S.-based company's 53rd liftoff.
That is, until the countdown clock hit T-0. At that point, Rocket Lab aborted the launch. There was no immediate word on rescheduling.
The mission, nicknamed "Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star,' initially had been delayed from Sept. 16-17 due to poor
Rocket Lab was set to launch an Electron rocket with 25 new satellites in what would have been the U.S.-based company's 53rd liftoff.
That is, until the countdown clock hit T-0. At that point, Rocket Lab aborted the launch. There was no immediate word on rescheduling.
The mission, nicknamed "Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star,' initially had been delayed from Sept. 16-17 due to poor
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