Aerospace engineers to study motion sickness in space
Don't tell Neil Armstrong, but giant leaps for mankind may leave astronauts feeling a little queasy.
In a new experiment, aerospace engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder will work with astronauts to study how people experience motion sickness when they travel to space-with an eye toward reducing these sometimes debilitating symptoms.
The research is part of the first-of-its Army Space Training Strategy - An all of Army approach
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, in close collaboration with U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, released the latest iteration of the Army Space Training Strategy, or ASTS, in late 2024. The updated ASTS provides a framework that focuses on how Army space will help build the Army of 2030 and beyond through space education and training.
Firs Biomass satellite to lift off aboard Vega C in late April
On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 6:15 a.m. local time (09:15 a.m. UTC, 11:15 a.m. CEST), Arianespace will launch ESA's Biomass Earth Explorer satellite aboard a Vega C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Designated flight VV26, the mission aims to deliver the satellite into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit approximately 666 kilometers above Earth. The satellite will separate from the launcher Rocket Lab, Stoke Space join National Security Space Launch competition
The companies were selected to compete for $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contracts
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Air Force nominee Troy Meink warns U.S. risks losing edge in space
If confirmed, Meink — currently deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) — would oversee both the Air Force and the Space Force
Senator raises concerns over Air Force possibly shifting satellite contracts to SpaceX
The potential realignment comes as the Pentagon scrutinizes its funding plans for fiscal year 2026.
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IRIDE first image presented at ESA–ESRIN
The first image from a new Italian Earth observation satellite mission was published today: a high-resolution image of a strip of the Italian peninsular showing the city of Rome at a resolution of 2.66 metres. This is three times higher than the resolution currently available for systematic acquisition over Italy.
Earth from Space: Waza National Park, Cameroon
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the striking landscape surrounding the Waza National Park in Cameroon. Gas injection setup in new fusion system is guided by public-private research
When the plasma inside a fusion system starts to misbehave, it needs to be quickly cooled to prevent damage to the device. Researchers at Commonwealth Fusion Systems believe the best bet is a massive gas injection: essentially, a well-timed, rapid blast of cooling gas inside their fusion system, which is known as SPARC. But how many gas valves does it take to quickly tame a plasma that is hotter Gaia: Rewriting the story of the Milky Way
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For over a decade, ESA’s Gaia mission has mapped our galaxy with stunning precision—rewriting the story of the Milky Way. As its mission enters a new phase, we look back at its most groundbreaking discoveries.
