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  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has announced the release of a number of recommendations addressing the issue of space traffic management, with the goal of supporting a long-term sustainable and safe space environment for commercial satellites and spacecraft. The recommendations were included in a SIA White Paper titled "The Future of Space and Space Traffic Coordination and Management (STCM)". The White Paper shares SIA and its members' views and recommendations regarding the creation of ... read more |
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites after string of scrubsOrlando FL (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 After repeated delays due to weather and other problems, SpaceX on Tuesday successfully launched a shipment of 60 Starlink communications satellites from Florida. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lift ... more  
Nanoracks delivers customized space camera to the International Space StationHouston, TX (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Felix and Paul Studios, the EMMY-award winning creator of immersive entertainment experiences, TIME Studios, TIME's EMMY-award winning television and film division, and Nanoracks, the leading provid ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne' new Large Solid Rocket Motor Facility opensCamden AK (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Aerojet Rocketdyne's new large solid rocket motor manufacturing facility is officially open for operations, highlighting the company's significant investments in the modernization and innovation of ... more 
New space service to revolutionise photography at sporting eventsLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 A 900,000 pounds investment from the UK Space Agency in partnership with the European Space Agency will support developers at AWOL, based in the North West, to roll out their space-enabled photograp ... more |
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Elon Musk commends Russia's Roscosmos for working on reusable space rocketMoscow (Sputnik) Oct 07, 2020 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has described the development of the Amur methane-powered rocket of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos as a "step in the right direction." Elon Musk wrote in a Twi ... more 
NASA runs eight-part core stage Green Run Test for SLSBay St. Louis, MS (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Engineers at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, completed a simulated launch countdown sequence on Oct. 5 for the sixth test of the eight-part core stage Green Run test ser ... more  
ISS crew analyses dust movement to locate air leak in Russian ModuleMoscow (Sputnik) Oct 07, 2020 The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) has located moving dust, which could indicate the point of an air leak that they have been searching for in the Russian Zvezda module, Anatoly Ivani ... more 
Simulated satellite rendezvous at ESANoordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 A camera closes in on a detailed model satellite, to simulate the extreme 'guidance navigation and control' (GNC) challenge of rendezvousing with an uncooperative target, such as a derelict satellit ... more  
Preserved dune fields offer insights into Martian historyTucson AZ (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 The discovery of Martian dune fields largely preserved in the rock record for up to a billion years offers new insights on past climatic conditions on Mars. Mapping extensive sedimentary rock ... more |
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DARPA's PALS Program Enters Second PhaseWashington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2020 Because marine organisms observe changes in their environment using a combination of senses, they offer unique insights into the underwater world that are difficult to replicate using traditional en ... more  |
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O2 launches UK's first driverless cars labLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 01, 2020 Telecomms provider O2, backed by the Government, has today launched the UK's first commercial lab - the Darwin SatCom Lab - where businesses will trial driverless cars that use 5G and satellite tech ... more  
UK Nobel physics laureate pays tribute to snubbed HawkingLondon (AFP) Oct 6, 2020 Nobel physics laureate Roger Penrose on Tuesday said his late colleague Stephen Hawking richly deserved a share of the prize after the British scientists conducted pioneering research into black holes. ... more  
US Army wants electronic jammer weapon with missile defense capabilitiesMoscow (Sputnik) Oct 01, 2020 US Army officials unveiled plans on Tuesday for a vehicle-mounted electronic jamming system that will uniquely have the ability to jam incoming projectiles, fouling their targeting in the moments be ... more  
NASA Asks: What Would You Pack for the Moon?Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 While advancing its Artemis program - which includes sending the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 - NASA wants to know what you would pack for a trip to the Moon. The agency kic ... more  
Interplanetary storm chasingBoston MA (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 With its dazzling system of icy rings, Saturn has been a subject of fascination since ancient times. Even now the sixth planet from the sun holds many mysteries, partly because its distance away mak ... more |
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 Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 
A camera closes in on a detailed model satellite, to simulate the extreme 'guidance navigation and control' (GNC) challenge of rendezvousing with an uncooperative target, such as a derelict satellite or distant asteroid.
This scene takes place in ESA's GNC Rendezvous, Approach and Landing Simulator, or GRALS, based at the ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands, which is used to test vis ... more |
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 Woodbine GA (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
Camden County and the Center for Business Analytics and Economic Research (CBAER) at Georgia Southern University has released a new study on the economic impact of space tourism on coastal Georgia. The report estimates that a single launch could attract approximately 4,000-5,000 visitors to the area.
CBAER estimates that 38 to 45 jobs connected to tourism and hospitality would be supported ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
The discovery of Martian dune fields largely preserved in the rock record for up to a billion years offers new insights on past climatic conditions on Mars.
Mapping extensive sedimentary rock deposits in the Valles Marineris region of Mars show clear evidence for preserved lithification and burial of dune fields, a paper by Planetary Science Institute Research Scientist Matthew Chojnacki s ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 01, 2020 
The third batch of Chinese astronauts has been selected for the nation's coming space station mission, the China Manned Space Agency said on Thursday morning.
The 18 new astronauts - 17 men and one woman - are in three groups: seven will become spacecraft pilots, another seven will turn into spaceflight engineers, and the last four will be mission payload specialists, the agency said in a ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
From evolving adversary threats to game-changing technologies to emerging commercial capabilities, the space enterprise is in an era of rapid change. This shifting environment is increasing the importance of issues involving space security, development, and exploration as key elements of national policy and strategy.
This moment presents countless opportunities to shape the future of space ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 
The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has announced the release of a number of recommendations addressing the issue of space traffic management, with the goal of supporting a long-term sustainable and safe space environment for commercial satellites and spacecraft. The recommendations were included in a SIA White Paper titled "The Future of Space and Space Traffic Coordination and Management ... more |
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 Pullman WA (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
Earth is not necessarily the best planet in the universe. Researchers have identified two dozen planets outside our solar system that may have conditions more suitable for life than our own. Some of these orbit stars that may be better than even our sun.
A study led by Washington State University scientist Dirk Schulze-Makuch recently published in the journal Astrobiology details character ... more |
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 Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
The many millions of bodies populating the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune's orbit are yet to reveal many of their secrets. In the 1980s, the space probes Pioneer 1 and 2 as well as Voyager 1 and 2 crossed this region - but without cameras on board.
NASA's spacecraft New Horizons sent the first images from the outermost edge of the solar system to Earth: in the summer of 2015 of dwarf planet Pl ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2020 
Because marine organisms observe changes in their environment using a combination of senses, they offer unique insights into the underwater world that are difficult to replicate using traditional engineering techniques.
DARPA's Persistent Aquatic Living Sensors (PALS) program aims to leverage this phenomenon to augment the Department of Defense's existing, hardware-based maritime monitorin ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 05, 2020 
GPS-enabled decoy eggs could help authorities track sea turtle egg poachers and disrupt illegal wildlife trade networks.
In a proof-of-concept study, published Monday in the journal Current Biology, researchers placed 3D-printed, GPS-enabled decoy eggs in the nests of endangered sea turtles in Central America.
Using the ingeniously named InvestEGGator, scientists were able to tra ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
While advancing its Artemis program - which includes sending the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 - NASA wants to know what you would pack for a trip to the Moon. The agency kicked off a new social media campaign this week asking participants to share what would be in their lunar suitcases online using #NASAMoonKit.
To take the challenge to the next level, the agency a ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 30, 2020 
On 15 September, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed with the German company OHB the 129.4-million euro contract covering the detailed design, manufacturing, and testing of the HERA mission. This mission, ESA's first ever planetary defense mission, will be Europe's contribution to an international asteroid deflection effort carried out jointly with NASA and due for lift-off in October 2024. ... more |
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 Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 
Ubotica Technologies announced that its Artificial Intelligence technology has successfully enabled the first ever hardware-accelerated AI inference of Earth Observation images on an in-orbit satellite.
This historic event has been achieved onboard Pi-sat-1, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Artificial Intelligence (AI) demonstration cubesat that was launched on a Vega rocket on September ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Oct 01, 2020 
ESA has released its first Solar Orbiter data to the scientific community and the wider public. The instruments contributing to this data release come from the suite of in-situ instruments that measure the conditions surrounding the spacecraft.
The instruments contributing data to the release are the Energetic Particle Detector (EPD), the Radio and Plasma Waves (RPW) instrument, and the Ma ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
Astronomers from The University of Western Australia's node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have developed a new way to study star formation in galaxies from the dawn of time to today.
"Stars can be thought of as enormous nuclear-powered processing plants," said lead researcher Dr Sabine Bellstedt, from ICRAR.
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 London (AFP) Oct 6, 2020 
Nobel physics laureate Roger Penrose on Tuesday said his late colleague Stephen Hawking richly deserved a share of the prize after the British scientists conducted pioneering research into black holes.
Penrose, 89, told reporters that he had just come out of the shower when he received confirmation of the prize from the Nobel committee.
"I wasn't expecting it at all. It's a huge honour a ... more |
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