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Tuesday, 26 October 2021 14:02
Pathfinding experiment to study origins of solar energetic particles
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A joint NASA-U.S. Naval Research Laboratory experiment dedicated to studying the origins of solar energetic particles—the Sun's most dangerous form of radiation—is ready for launch.
UVSC Pathfinder—short for Ultraviolet Spectro-Coronagraph Pathfinder—will hitch a ride to space aboard STPSat-6, the primary spacecraft of the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission for the Department of Defense. STP-3 is scheduled to lift off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket no earlier than Nov. 22, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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Tuesday, 26 October 2021 14:11
SpaceX needs to tame toilet trouble before weekend launch
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SpaceX is taming some toilet troubles in its capsules before it launches four more astronauts.
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Saturday, 23 October 2021 09:00
Floating through the Space Station in 360
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ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet takes you on a brief tour of the International Space Station like no other. Filmed with a 360 camera, he floats from Node-3 to Europe’s Columbus laboratory.
Immerse yourself in this brief but unique fly through humankind’s orbital outpost.
Follow Thomas: https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/it/category/astronauts/thomas-pesquet/
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Tuesday, 26 October 2021 08:33
Astronomers provide 'Field Guide' to Exoplanets known as Hot Jupiters
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Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 25, 2021
Hot Jupiters - giant gas planets that race around their host stars in extremely tight orbits - have become a little bit less mysterious thanks to a new study combining theoretical modeling with observations by the Hubble Space Telescope.
While previous studies mostly focused on individual worlds classified as "hot Jupiters" due to their superficial similarity to the gas giant in our own so
Hot Jupiters - giant gas planets that race around their host stars in extremely tight orbits - have become a little bit less mysterious thanks to a new study combining theoretical modeling with observations by the Hubble Space Telescope.
While previous studies mostly focused on individual worlds classified as "hot Jupiters" due to their superficial similarity to the gas giant in our own so
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Tuesday, 26 October 2021 08:33
Air Force Materiel Command reaches IOC as servicing major command for USSF
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Wright-Patterson OH (SPX) Oct 25, 2021
The Air Force Materiel Command declared Initial Operational Capability for its support to the U.S. Space Force on Oct. 1, 2021. The IOC milestone means AFMC is well on its way to fully supporting the Space Force as its Servicing Major Command for Space Force-assigned Airmen.
The USAF and USSF took a series of steps over the past year in the designation of AFMC as Servicing MAJCOM for the U
The Air Force Materiel Command declared Initial Operational Capability for its support to the U.S. Space Force on Oct. 1, 2021. The IOC milestone means AFMC is well on its way to fully supporting the Space Force as its Servicing Major Command for Space Force-assigned Airmen.
The USAF and USSF took a series of steps over the past year in the designation of AFMC as Servicing MAJCOM for the U
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Tuesday, 26 October 2021 08:33
AFRL presents results from DSX spacecraft experiments
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Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Oct 25, 2021
Fifty scientists from Department of Defense laboratories, industry and research universities met virtually September 22 - 23, to discuss the initial findings from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft that completed a 23-month mission in May 2021.
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate located on Kirtland AFB, hos
Fifty scientists from Department of Defense laboratories, industry and research universities met virtually September 22 - 23, to discuss the initial findings from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft that completed a 23-month mission in May 2021.
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate located on Kirtland AFB, hos
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Tuesday, 26 October 2021 08:33
AFRL, industry launch revolutionary spacecraft technology
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Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Oct 25, 2021
The Air Force Research Laboratory has partnered with ThermAvant Technologies and Maxar Technologies to develop and deploy the next generation of spacecraft thermal control technology.
The groundbreaking technology, Oscillating Heat Pipes (OHPs), provides lightweight and highly efficient temperature control on higher power yet smaller spacecraft. The OHP was recently launched in the second
The Air Force Research Laboratory has partnered with ThermAvant Technologies and Maxar Technologies to develop and deploy the next generation of spacecraft thermal control technology.
The groundbreaking technology, Oscillating Heat Pipes (OHPs), provides lightweight and highly efficient temperature control on higher power yet smaller spacecraft. The OHP was recently launched in the second
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Tuesday, 26 October 2021 08:33
GOP senator wants more cash hypersonic missiles
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Washington DC (Sputnik) Oct 25, 2021
Earlier this week, Western media alleged that China had carried out a missile test in the summer involving a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle. Beijing dismissed the claims, saying its test involved reusable rocket technology. On Thursday, the Financial Times reported that the PRC had carried out not one, but two hypersonic missile tests.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has sugges
Earlier this week, Western media alleged that China had carried out a missile test in the summer involving a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle. Beijing dismissed the claims, saying its test involved reusable rocket technology. On Thursday, the Financial Times reported that the PRC had carried out not one, but two hypersonic missile tests.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has sugges
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Tuesday, 26 October 2021 08:33
US Army, Navy hold 3 successful tests in bid to advance hypersonic weapons'
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Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 25, 2021
Last month, the Pentagon successfully tested an air-breathing hypersonic weapon capable of moving five times faster than the speed of sound.
The US Navy and Army tested hypersonic weapon component prototypes on Wednesday, the Pentagon said.
All three tests were successful, it added.
The US Navy has confirmed that it conducted a weapons test with the Army that demonstrated advan
Last month, the Pentagon successfully tested an air-breathing hypersonic weapon capable of moving five times faster than the speed of sound.
The US Navy and Army tested hypersonic weapon component prototypes on Wednesday, the Pentagon said.
All three tests were successful, it added.
The US Navy has confirmed that it conducted a weapons test with the Army that demonstrated advan
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Tuesday, 26 October 2021 08:33
Neutron star collisions are a "goldmine" of heavy elements, study finds
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Boston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2021
Most elements lighter than iron are forged in the cores of stars. A star's white-hot center fuels the fusion of protons, squeezing them together to build progressively heavier elements. But beyond iron, scientists have puzzled over what could give rise to gold, platinum, and the rest of the universe's heavy elements, whose formation requires more energy than a star can muster.
A new study
Most elements lighter than iron are forged in the cores of stars. A star's white-hot center fuels the fusion of protons, squeezing them together to build progressively heavier elements. But beyond iron, scientists have puzzled over what could give rise to gold, platinum, and the rest of the universe's heavy elements, whose formation requires more energy than a star can muster.
A new study
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