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November 21, 2020
EARTH OBSERVATION
US-European mission launches to monitor the world's oceans



Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 22, 2020
A joint U.S.-European satellite built to monitor global sea levels lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Saturday at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST). About the size of a small pickup truck, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will extend a nearly 30-year continuous dataset on sea level collected by an ongoing collaboration of U.S. and European satellites while enhancing weather forecasts and providing detailed information on large-sca ... read more

SPACEMART
Ten satellites to be built in Glasgow in next three years
London, UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2020
AAC Clyde manufacture a range of small satellites, ranging from 1kg to 50kg in weight, and offer space-as-a-service, which is an end-to-end mission service covering everything from mission design, l ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab launches satellites, recovers booster in 'Return to Sender' mission
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 22, 2020
California-based Rocket Lab successfully launched more than two dozen small satellites into space on Thursday night from New Zealand and became just the second company to land an orbital rocket boos ... more
SPACEMART
Major funding package pledged for UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayrshire UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2020
A commitment to invest over 80m pounds in a UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire, was made by both UK and Scottish Governments, in partnership with South Ayrshire Council, as part of the Ayrshi ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Solar power stations in space could be the answer to our energy needs
Liverpool UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2020
It sounds like science fiction: giant solar power stations floating in space that beam down enormous amounts of energy to Earth. And for a long time, the concept - first developed by the Russian sci ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
Resolving mysteries about the first stellar parallaxes and distances
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Nov 22, 2020
In 1838, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel won the race to measure the first distance to a star other than our Sun via the trigonometric parallax - setting the first scale of the universe. Recently, Ma ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA's 'super cool' engineers rehearse rocket fueling for Artemis I
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 22, 2020
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will propel the Orion spacecraft on a journey beyond the Moon and back to Earth during an uncrewed flight test known as Artemis I. Well before liftoff, a grou ... more
SPACEMART
UK government secures satellite network OneWeb
London, UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2020
Acquisition of global satellite communications company, OneWeb, was completed Friday, following a successful government bid in July 2020. This is a significant strategic investment, demonstrat ... more
MARSDAILY
Field geology at Mars' equator points to ancient megaflood
Ithica NY (SPX) Nov 22, 2020
Floods of unimaginable magnitude once washed through Gale Crater on Mars' equator around 4 billion years ago - a finding that hints at the possibility that life may have existed there, according to ... more
EXO WORLDS
A terrestrial-mass planet on the run?
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2020
Scientists have long believed that there may be billions to trillions of rogue planets drifting through our galaxy, unattached to any host star. A recent study has now identified one such candidate ... more
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MOON DAILY
NASA 'hard-pressed' to land astronauts on Moon in 2024, cites COVID-19 delays
Washington DC (Sputnik) Nov 22, 2020
Although the Apollo lunar flights ended in 1972, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has remained greatly invested in returning astronauts to the moon by 2024. The last time ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
ISRO to launch satellite for Bhutan next year and train four Bhutanese space engineers
New Delhi (IANS) Nov 22, 2020
Launching the second phase of RuPay card, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that India will soon be sending Bhutanese satellite to space. "India opened its space sector for priv ... more
MARSDAILY
Creating chaos: Craters and collapse on Mars
Paris (ESA) Nov 22, 2020
Elevation can be deceiving in satellite imagery of Mars, even when differences are extreme - as demonstrated by this image of Pyrrhae Regio from ESA's Mars Express. A chunk of terrain has collapsed ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NSF to decommission Cornell-designed Arecibo telescope
Ithica NY (SPX) Nov 22, 2020
The large Cornell-designed telescopic "ear" at Arecibo, Puerto Rico, which listened for the enlightening crackle of the cosmos for nearly six decades, now hears silence ... more
MOON DAILY
The satellites of Luna
Paris (ESA) Nov 18, 2020
Since time immemorial, people have gazed in wonder at the Moon. Its gentle light suggests romance, its strong embrace powers the tides and it is even sometimes blamed for madness. The Moon was ... more


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ROCKET SCIENCE
Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. Announces Intent to Acquire The Launch Company
Denver CO (SPX) Nov 20, 2020
Voyager Space Holdings has announced its intent to acquire The Launch Company, subject to customary closing conditions. The Launch Company specializes in developing standardized hardware, ground sup ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
European Vega rocket failed 'because of wire mix-up'
Paris (AFP) Nov 17, 2020
The failure of a European rocket just minutes after lift-off was caused by a production mistake that led to a wiring mix-up and altered the trajectory, its operator said on Tuesday. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NSF to decommission Arecibo Observatory due to safety concerns
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2020
Following a review of engineering assessments that found damage to the Arecibo Observatory cannot be stabilized without risk to construction workers and staff at the facility, the U.S. National Scie ... more
MOON DAILY
Idea Revived for "Ultimately Large Telescope" on the Moon
Austin TX (SPX) Nov 18, 2020
A group of astronomers from The University of Texas at Austin has found that a telescope idea shelved by NASA a decade ago can solve a problem that no other telescope can: It would be able to study ... more
MOON DAILY
Northrop Grumman completes PDR for NASA's Gateway Crew Module
Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 19, 2020
Northrop Grumman has completed its initial preliminary design review (PDR) event for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO). The module will serve as living quarters for astronauts at the Gatew ... more
MOON DAILY
Lunar Gateway Instruments to Improve Weather Forecasting for Artemis Astronauts
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 20, 2020
One of the first things people want to know before taking a trip is what the weather will be like wherever they are headed. For Artemis astronauts traveling on missions to the Moon, two space weathe ... more
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'Conscientiousness' key to team success during space missions
London, Canada (SPX) Nov 19, 2020
NASA is working towards sending humans to Mars by 2030. If all goes according to plan, the flight crew's return trip to the red planet will take about two-and-half years. That's a long time to spend, uninterrupted, with co-workers. Now, imagine if the astronauts don't get along with each other? To help ensure that doesn't happen, a new study led by Western University tested team dynamics o ... more
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Nanjing (XNA) Nov 20, 2020
China's second-generation space tracking ship Yuanwang 3 left here Thursday for missions concerning the Chang'e 5 lunar probe, according to sources with the country's satellite maritime tracking and controlling department. China's Chang'e 5 mission, which is scheduled to be launched late this month, will bring moon samples back to Earth, making it one of the country's most complicated and ... more
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Major funding package pledged for UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayrshire UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2020
A commitment to invest over 80m pounds in a UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire, was made by both UK and Scottish Governments, in partnership with South Ayrshire Council, as part of the Ayrshire Growth Deal signing yesterday. The funding package will develop and support a wide range of new, cutting-edge aerospace and space activities around Glasgow Prestwick Airport, including a sate ... more
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