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  Bengaluru, India (AFP) July 12, 2023 India on Friday launches its latest attempt at an unmanned moon landing, the next frontier of a burgeoning, cut-price aerospace programme rapidly closing in on the milestones set by global superpowers. If successful, the mission would make the world's most populous nation only the fourth country after Russia, the United States and China to achieve a controlled landing on the lunar surface. The latest iteration of the Chandrayaan ("Mooncraft") programme comes four years after an earlier attempt ... read more |
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NASA's Starling Mission Sending Swarm of Satellites into OrbitMoffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 This July, NASA is sending a team of four six-unit (6U)-sized CubeSats into orbit around Earth to see if they're able to cooperate on their own, without real-time updates from mission control. While ... more  
High-Velocity Impacts Explored in Experimental StudyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 Scientists from Johns Hopkins University have conducted a groundbreaking experimental study to unravel the mysteries behind impact flashes generated by high-velocity impacts. With debris and meteoro ... more  
Hughes Partners with Netskope to Launch Managed SASE Solution for Small to Medium EnterprisesSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), in collaboration with Netskope, a leading Security Access Service Edge (SASE) provider, has unveiled a groundbreaking Managed SASE solution for small to medium ... more  
Axiom Space Awarded Contract to Pursue Spacesuit Development for International Space StationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 Axiom Space, a Houston-based company, has been granted a significant contract by NASA to develop spacesuits for the International Space Station (ISS). The contract, which involves an initial commitm ... more |
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  China Aerospace Foundation and Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization Sign Cooperation MOU 
Bursting the Bubble with Inflatable HabitatsWashington DC (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 Following a successful inflatable habitat burst test in December 2022, Lockheed Martin conducted another subscale burst test on June 14 in Colorado-and like the first time, it went off with a bang! ... more |
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NASA expands options for spacewalking, moonwalking suits, servicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 NASA has awarded Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace task orders under existing contracts to advance spacewalking capabilities in low Earth orbit, as well as moonwalking services for Artemis missions. ... more 
"Man in the Moon" gets his clock reset by 200 million yearsOslo, Norway (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 Scientists have 'reset the clock' for craters on the Moon, meaning that parts of its surface - which characterise the children's story of the Man in the Moon - are around 200 million years older tha ... more  
Planning Take Two: Sols 3885-3886Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 12, 2023 Earth planning: Monday, July 10, 2023 This weekend, Curiosity went into runout and was unable to execute the Sols 3882-3884 plan that is detailed in last blog post. Nothing is actually wrong; runout ... more 
Sols 3882-3884: Weekend Routine for a Red RoverPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 12, 2023 Earth Planning Date: Friday, July 7, 2023. Happy Friday, Earthlings! Few things are better than planning an action-packed weekend on Mars. It's even better when the last plan executed like a charm; ... more |
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China launches new satellite to test satellite internet technologiesBeijing (XNA) Jul 12, 2023 China on Sunday sent a new test satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite was launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 7:00 p.m. (Bei ... more |
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Reinventing cosmology: uOttawa research puts age of universe at 26.7 - not 13.7 - billion yearsOttawa, Canada (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 Our universe could be twice as old as current estimates, according to a new study that challenges the dominant cosmological model and sheds new light on the so-called "impossible early galaxy proble ... more  
ESO's Extremely Large Telescope is now half completedMunich, Germany (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 The European Southern Observatory's Extremely Large Telescope (ESO's ELT) is a revolutionary ground-based telescope that will have a 39-metre main mirror and will be the largest telescope in the wor ... more 
Exploring dark matter and the first bright galaxies simultaneously: 21-cm forest probe may unlock secrets of early universeBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 The mystery of the first galaxies of the universe is an indomitable urge of human beings. The formation of them is mastered by the nature of dark matter which is also one of the most important probl ... more 
New 3D Visualization Highlights 5,000 Galaxies Revealed by WebbBaltimore MD (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 This video, a scientific visualization of the galaxies captured as a part of the CEERS (Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science) Survey, showcases a large undertaking by NASA's James Webb Space Teles ... more |
  Fundamentals of Space Missions  
Study increases probability of finding water on other worlds by x100Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2023 A new analysis shows that there are probably many more Earth-like exoplanets with liquid water than had been thought, significantly increasing the chance of finding life. The work finds that even wh ... more |
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Studying rivers from worlds awayBoston MA (SPX) Jul 11, 2023 Rivers have flowed on two other worlds in the solar system besides Earth: Mars, where dry tracks and craters are all that's left of ancient rivers and lakes, and Titan, Saturn's largest moon, where ... more  
LandSpace to launch methane-propelled rocketBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 11, 2023 LandSpace, a leading private rocket maker in China, will soon carry out the second launch of its ZQ 2, the world's first methane-propelled carrier rocket, at a launch facility in the Gobi Desert. ... more  
ASU scientist uses NASA MESSENGER mission data to measure chromium on MercuryTempe AZ (SPX) Jul 11, 2023 The origin of Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, is mysterious in many ways. It has a metallic core, like Earth, but its core makes up a much larger fraction of its volume - 85% compared to 15% ... more 
SpaceX's Falcon 9 first-stage booster breaks the record on its 16th flightSpace Coast FL (SPX) Jul 11, 2023 A 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket thundered off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Sunday at 11:58 p.m. EDT (0358 UTC Monday). SpaceX's St ... more |
PLD Space wins the aerospace public-private partnership contract promoted by Spanish Government to develop a micro launcherElche, Spain (SPX) Jul 11, 2023 PLD Space, the company that designs, develops, manufactures and operates the first private launcher in Europe, wins the aerospace public-private partnership contract promoted by Spanish Government t ... more 
NASA expands task orders for spacewalking, moonwalking suitsWashington DC (UPI) Jul 10, 2023 NASA is expanding its options for spacewalking suits and moonwalking suits with task orders from Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace. ... more 
'Like a mirror': Astronomers identify most reflective exoplanetParis (AFP) July 10, 2023 A scorching hot world where metal clouds rain drops of titanium is the most reflective planet ever observed outside of our Solar System, astronomers said on Monday. ... more  
Saudi Space Commission holds several meetings with Chinese space companiesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jul 11, 2023 The Saudi Space Commission (SSC) delegation visiting China held several bilateral meetings with government agencies, Chinese companies, and leaders of the space sector to discuss ways to enhance coo ... more |
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RTX selected for crossover task order under NASA xEVAS contractHouston TX (SPX) Jul 11, 2023 Collins Aerospace, an RTX business (NYSE: RTX) announced today it has been awarded a new task order under NASA's Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services ("xEVAS") contract to modify the company ... more 
Train me to the Moon and backParis (ESA) Jul 11, 2023 Two European astronauts are following the traces of a treasure trove of rare, Moon-like crystals in a Norwegian fjord as part of the PANGAEA geology training course. ESA astronauts Alexander G ... more 
First CHAPEA Crew Begins 378-Day MissionHouston TX (SPX) Jul 11, 2023 The inaugural CHAPEA, or Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, mission began Sunday, June 25, when the four-person volunteer crew entered its new home at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Hou ... more 
Southern Launch reveals new logo and brandingHindmarsh, Australia (SPX) Jul 11, 2023 Australian space company Southern Launch is celebrating growing from a start-up with big ideas to a pioneer of Australia's space industry with a brand new logo. Southern Launch CEO Lloyd Damp ... more |
Space Act Agreement with NASA will advance UArizona engagement in human spaceflightTucson AZ (SPX) Jul 08, 2023 An agreement with the Johnson Space Center will allow the University of Arizona to be substantially involved in human spaceflight expeditions. The University of Arizona recently signed a Space Act A ... more 
Evidence of new volcanic process on Moon discoveredLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2023 In an unprecedented find, scientists from the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) have unearthed traces of an unusual volcanic process on the Moon that had previously only been recognized on Earth. Th ... more  
Practicing the game-winning asteroid sample catchTucson AZ (SPX) Jul 08, 2023 The capsule looked like something from a 1960s sci-fi flick. Resting on the ground, slightly tilted, its white heat shield flaked off in places, it looked how one would expect after speeding in from ... more 
Canadian student rocketry group reaches new heights with Spaceport Nova Scotia's first launchCanso, Canada (SPX) Jul 07, 2023 Recently, a group of some of the brightest young minds in the fields of Canadian science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) took their passion for rocketry and space to new levels as th ... more |
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Taking flight and making a splashParis (ESA) Jul 08, 2023 Last week, members of ESA's astronaut support teams participated in a helicopter underwater escape training. This training is mandatory for people involved in astronaut landing operations, including ... more 
Heading toward a cluster of craters: Sols 3880-3881Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 05, 2023 While many of us were up late watching fireworks here on Earth, Curiosity wrapped up a very busy weekend on Mars. The team was pleased that our four-sol plan over the 4th of July holiday executed as ... more 
Astronomers discover elusive planet responsible for spiral arms around its starTucson AZ (SPX) Jul 08, 2023 Depictions of the Milky Way show a coiling pattern of spiral "arms" filled with stars extending outward from the center. Similar patterns have been observed in the swirling clouds of gas and dust su ... more 
Solving the RIME deployment mysteryParis (ESA) Jul 08, 2023 When the RIME antenna on ESA's Juice mission failed to deploy a few days after launch, the engineering teams faced the mighty challenge to understand the fault and rectify it. At stake was a chance ... more |
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