Jiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 29, 2024
China's only woman spaceflight engineer will be among a fresh crew of three astronauts sent to its Tiangong space station this week, Beijing announced Tuesday. The Shenzhou-19 mission is scheduled to blast off with its trio of space explorers at 4:27 am Wednesday (2027 GMT Tuesday) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said. Amo

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS), has announced that its new Gogo Galileo HDX Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) has successfully completed a critical test flight on a Bombardier Challenger 300. Developed specifically for the business aviation market, the ESA technology aims to redefine in-flight connectivity by leveraging Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
HawkEye 360, a global leader in space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, has announced that its Cluster 9 satellites have now achieved Full Operational Capability (FOC), significantly strengthening the company's data gathering and monitoring reach worldwide. Cluster 10, having reached Initial Operational Capability (IOC), is on track for full operation by early November. Cluster 9, l

Madrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
Multinational technology leader GMV has been awarded the contract from Spain's Department of National Security (DSN) to launch the first phase of the National Security System (SSN) Data Intelligence Platform. This GMV-led initiative, inaugurated with a kickoff meeting on September 13, represents a key development in enhancing Spain's critical infrastructure, with plans to elevate the operational

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
Space Forge, a pioneering force in sustainable in-space manufacturing and research, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Voyager Space, a leading entity in space exploration, to jointly explore new horizons in space-based research and manufacturing. Space Forge has established itself at the forefront of commercial space utilization, especially through its advanced materials

Paris, France (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
The European Space Agency's Hera mission for planetary defense has confirmed the successful activation of its two CubeSat passengers, marking ESA's first use of CubeSats in deep space. The two CubeSats completed initial system checks, exchanging signals with Earth for the first time to verify their status. "Each CubeSat was activated for about an hour in turn, in live sessions with the gro

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
Since 2015, students from across the United States have been collaborating with NASA scientists to push forward essential research into growing plants in space as part of the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's Growing Beyond Earth project. This unique initiative, now in its ninth year, is designed to support NASA's long-term goal of cultivating crops that can sustain astronauts on deep-space mi

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
A research team led by Prof. TAN Peng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has introduced a novel battery tailored to the demanding environmental conditions of Mars. Designed to harness the planet's atmospheric components as a direct fuel source, this advanced battery offers increased energy density and a prolonged cycling

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
NASA has refined its list of potential landing sites for the upcoming Artemis III mission, aiming to be the first crewed Moon landing in over 50 years. Nine candidate landing regions have been identified near the Moon's South Pole, with each area selected based on its scientific value, engineering feasibility, and potential to support sustainable lunar exploration. These regions will undergo fur

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
Researchers have discovered what may be a long-hidden record of ancient impact craters on Venus, shedding light on a planetary history distinct from Earth's. Unlike Earth, where wind, water, and tectonic shifts obscure impact sites, Venus shows fewer such processes, leaving some of the Solar System's most pristine craters. However, the planet still lacks the giant impact basins seen on the Moon