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In April 2024, Ariane 6’s central core – the main body of the rocket – was stood tall at the launch zone and connected to its two solid-fuel boosters. This exciting moment means only one thing: it’s the start of the first launch campaign.

The main stage and upper stage make up the core stage, and they were autonomously driven at 3 km/h from the rocket assembly building to the launch pad, 800 m away. Then lifted by a crane, the Ariane 6 core was stood upright on the launch table.

The two boosters were transported to the launch

Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 06, 2024
On Friday, an international gathering praised the robust global partnership involved in China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission and expressed a unified intent to expand cooperation in lunar and deep space ventures. Hosted by the China National Space Administration, approximately 50 representatives from 12 nations and various global entities convened at a seminar to deliberate on the international

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2024
Researchers at Cornell University, along with their collaborators, have introduced a novel framework designed to predict agricultural yields using minimal data, a boon particularly for developing regions grappling with food insecurity and the impacts of climate change. Globally, the stability of crop yields has been undermined significantly by climate change, with a notable statistic from

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has shared its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2024, highlighting significant year-on-year and sequential revenue growth. "Rocket Lab has had a strong start to the year, with our four Electron missions in Q1 marking an accelerated cadence of launches this year and maintaining our status as operators of the United States' second m

Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 07, 2024
INRED, a Colombian local connectivity service provider, in collaboration with SES, has announced the expansion of high-throughput connectivity services to remote areas in the Amazonas department using SES's Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites. This initiative aims to connect over 500 homes, schools, government entities, and thousands of residents, significantly enhancing digital inclusion under

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has been chosen by Rocket Lab USA, Inc (NASDAQ: RKLB) to supply antennas and RF hardware for the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Transport Layer Tranche 2 Beta variant satellites, a key component of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). This new generation of satellites will enhance secure, anti-jam communications for warfighters across various d

Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2024
A breakthrough calibration method developed by researchers from Leiden University now enables the creation of sharp radio images of the universe at previously unattainable low frequencies. This innovative approach effectively overcomes the disruptive effects of Earth's ionosphere, allowing for unprecedented clarity in radio astronomy. The method was applied using the LOFAR telescope in Dre

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have uncovered significant insights into why Venus, despite being similar in size and mass to Earth, contains minuscule amounts of water. Their findings were published on May 6 in the journal Nature. The study focuses on a process called dissociative recombination, where hydrogen atoms are lost from Venus's atmosphere into space. This phe

Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 07, 2024
Ever wonder what happens when you fall into a black hole? Now, thanks to a new, immersive visualization produced on a NASA supercomputer, viewers can plunge into the event horizon, a black hole's point of no return. "People often ask about this, and simulating these difficult-to-imagine processes helps me connect the mathematics of relativity to actual consequences in the real universe," said J