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UTSA leads DOE project to advance nuclear energy and space exploration
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The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) to lead a multimillion-dollar initiative aimed at driving nuclear energy research at the university. This project will not only enhance experimental data but also strengthen computational work at UTSA while offering professional training opportunities to prepare st Sentinel-1C arrives in French Guiana
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The Sentinel-1C satellite, the third satellite of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, has arrived at the European spaceport in French Guiana for liftoff on the Vega-C rocket at the end of 2024. The satellite will continue the critical task of delivering key radar imagery of Earth’s surface for a wide range of Copernicus services and scientific applications.
Cryptic Mars, a land shaped by ice
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ESA’s Mars Express has captured an astonishing array of landforms emerging from a thick winter blanket of frost as spring arrives in the south polar region of Mars. Some of these features are surprisingly dark compared with their icy surroundings, earning their nickname of ‘cryptic terrain’.
NASA's Roman space telescope's 'exoskeleton' whirls through major test
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Hera probe heads off to see aftermath of DART's asteroid impact
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SpaceX launches Hera asteroid mission, but delays Europa Clipper because of Hurricane Milton
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Proba-3 completes final test, prepares for November launch
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ESA's double-satellite Proba-3 mission has successfully passed its final system test before shipment to India for launch. The mission, designed to perform precise eclipse-like observations, involved receiving commands from the mission's science team and transmitting images, replicating its future operations in space.
Proba-3's twin satellites will perform millimetre-scale formation flying, Two UMD space probes advance to next round of NASA's major mission selection
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On October 3, 2024, NASA announced that two space probes proposed by University of Maryland astronomers have advanced to the next round of consideration for a $1 billion mission slated to launch into orbit in 2032.
The selected probes include the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) mission with UMD Astronomy Professor Christopher Reynolds as its principal investigator and the PRobe far PLD Space unveils plan for reusable MIURA Next launchers and LINCE manned capsule
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PLD Space presented its strategic vision at the Beyond event, hosted at the company's new headquarters in Elche, Spain, to celebrate the first anniversary of the MIURA 1 launch. During the event, the company highlighted the significant advances in the MIURA 5 program, with a goal of launching by late 2025.
In addition to MIURA 5, PLD Space revealed two ambitious projects: MIURA Next, a new New Shepard NS-27 set for launch with second human-rated rocket
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Blue Origin has confirmed that its New Shepard NS-27 mission is on schedule for launch on October 7, 2024. The launch window opens at 8:00 AM CDT / 1300 UTC, with live coverage starting at 7:45 AM CDT on BlueOrigin.com.
The NS-27 mission will introduce Blue Origin's second human-rated New Shepard vehicle, expanding its capacity to meet increasing customer demand. While this launch will be 
