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  Washington DC (UPI) Aug 9, 2023 Two Russian Cosmonauts conducted a spacewalk Wednesday to upgrade systems on the International Space Station. Before they set out on the spacewalk, NASA officials said cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin "will venture outside the station's Poisk airlock to attach three debris shields to the Rassvet module." NASA said the pair "will test the sturdiness of a work platform that will be affixed to the end of the European robotic arm attached to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory mo ... read more |
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Mars once had wet-dry climate conducive to supporting life: studyParis (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered the first evidence that Mars once had a climate which alternated between wet and dry seasons similar to Earth, a study said on Wednesday, suggesting the red planet may have once had the right conditions to support life. ... more  
Lockheed Martin's NGI program completes all subsystem PDRsHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully validated designs for all elements of the nation's Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Through a series of su ... more  
DARPA seeks solutions to preserve bio-samples without cold storageWashington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 Emerging infectious disease hotspots are expected to increase globally within the next 50 years.1 Lab-based testing technology has advanced, but agnostic sample preservation still relies on refriger ... more  
Impulse Space secures $45M in Series A Funding RoundLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 Impulse Space, Inc. - a leader in the development of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system - has secured $45 million in its Series A funding round. The round is led by RTX Vent ... more |
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Viasat receives $80M for Multi-Function AESAs across warfighting domainsCarlsbad CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has received awards totaling over $80 million to develop Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) systems for ground, maritime, and space applications. AESA, a typ ... more |
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Winchcombe meteorite is helping us to understand more about asteroidsLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 One of the UK's most famous meteorites is helping scientists learn more about asteroids millions of kilometres away from Earth. Knowing more about the chemical composition of the Winchcombe meteorit ... more 
Organic molecules in Martian crater help to reconstruct planet's historyLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 NASA's Perseverance rover may have discovered organic molecules on the surface of Mars. While they don't prove the existence of alien life, they add further evidence that Mars has a much more comple ... more  
Firefly Aerospace and Xtenti collaborate to conduct responsive space tests for NROCedar Park TX (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, has announced a new agreement with Xtenti, LLC, an innovative space logistics company, to conduct a responsive space mission with ... more  
Looking for Light with New HorizonsTucson AZ (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 The galaxy stretches out in front of us. The solar system is behind us. We have traveled over 5 billion miles from the home we departed forever 17 years ago. We threaded our way through the moons of ... more |
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  Chemical contamination on International Space Station is out of this world  
Lockheed Martin completes CDR for Tranche 1 Transport Layer SatellitesLittleton CO (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the Space Development Agency (SDA) successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for SDA's Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) program. The integrated system r ... more |
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Northrop Grumman achieves key milestone in Arctic Satellite Broadband MissionWashington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered two major components of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) and has started the next phase of pre-launch preparations. This two-satel ... more  
RIKEN, Mitsui Bussan and NanoAvionics team up for NinjaSat X-ray ObservatoryLogan UT (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 RIKEN, Japan's largest comprehensive research institution, Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, and mission integrator Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) have announced their collaboration on the astronomica ... more  
After 15 years, pulsar timing yields evidence of cosmic background gravitational wavesBerkeley CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 The universe is humming with gravitational radiation - a very low-frequency rumble that rhythmically stretches and compresses spacetime and the matter embedded in it. That is the conclusion of ... more 
Space plays larger role in US Southern Command's missionWashington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 An increasing interest in space by partner nations in South America may prove beneficial to the U.S. Southern Command mission there, said its commander. Recently, Army Gen. Laura Richardson, S ... more |
  China to launch "Innovation X Scientific Flight" program, applications open worldwide  
NASA's ComPair Balloon mission readies for flightGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 A team in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, is preparing to fly a balloon-borne science instrument called ComPair, which will test new technologies for detecting gamma rays, the highest-energy form of light. ... more |
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BlackSky signs Rocket Lab for five launchesHerndon VA (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) signed an agreement to buy a block of five launches that will increase capacity and introduce new capabilities into Blac ... more  
BMW, Airbus and Quantinuum to fast-track mobility research using quantum computersMunich, Germany (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Airbus, BMW Group and Quantinuum, world leaders in mobility and quantum technologies, have developed a hybrid quantum-classical workflow to speed up future research using quantum computers to simula ... more 
New technique measures structured light in a single shotWashington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 Structured light waves with spiral phase fronts carry orbital angular momentum (OAM), attributed to the rotational motion of photons. Recently, scientists have been using light waves with OAM, and t ... more  
NASA may delay crewed lunar landing beyond Artemis 3 missionKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Aug 8, 2023 NASA's Artemis 3 mission, set to return humans to the Moon in 2025, might not involve a crewed landing after all, an official said Tuesday. ... more |
Artemis II crew inspect Orion capsule with media in towKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Earlier today, journalists from all over the world got to meet the Artemis II Crew and their Orion Crew Module, which will send them on a journey around the Moon and back to earth no earlier than No ... more 
A Banner Year For The Perseid Meteor ShowerWashington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 The Perseid meteor shower, a celestial event eagerly awaited by millions of skywatchers around the world, is about to make its annual return to the night sky. The shower is predicted to reach its pe ... more 
A frosty anniversary weekend for Curiosity: Sols 3909-3911Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 04, 2023 Earth planning date: Friday August 4, 2023: We're planning a special weekend today - Saturday is the 11th (Earth) anniversary of Curiosity's landing! I was newly graduated from high school when I wa ... more 
InSight study finds Mars is spinning fasterPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 Data sent by the spacecraft before it retired last December has provided new details about how fast the planet rotates and how much it wobbles. Scientists have made the most precise measurements eve ... more |
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India's moon mission takes another big stepNew Delhi (XNA) Aug 09, 2023 The injection of Chandrayaan-3 into the lunar orbit and the subsequent moves marked a major milestone in India's ambitious $75-million lunar mission, experts said. The Indian Space Research Or ... more 
Ingenuity flies again after unscheduled landingPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 The helicopter performed a short hop to help the team better understand why its previous flight was interrupted. NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 54th flight on Aug. ... more 
Accurate measurement of Permittivity advances radio telescope receiversTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Researchers invented a novel method to measure the permittivity of insulators 100 times more accurately than before. This technology is expected to contribute to the efficient development of sensiti ... more  
AVS leverages optimum coverage of EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite over BrazilParis, France (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 AVS, a leading Brazilian service provider and integrator in the public and private sectors, has signed multiple contracts with Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) for capacity on its EUTEL ... more |
Astra Space optimizes workforce to support sustainable long-term business planAlameda CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Astra Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTR) has announced a strategic reallocation of its workforce from its Launch Services organization to its Astra Spacecraft Engines business to support its growing custome ... more 
DISH Network Corporation and EchoStar Corporation to CombineLittleton CO (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) and EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) has announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for DISH Network to combine with EchoStar Corporation in a ... more  
Deep Space communications to get a laser boostPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 Set to launch this fall, NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) project will test how lasers could speed up data transmission far beyond the capacity of current radio frequency systems used ... more 
Eutelsat and Thaicom to partner for new software-defined satellite over AsiaParis, France (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that its subsidiary Eutelsat Asia PTE. LTD. has signed a partnership agreement with Space Tech Innovation Limited (STI), a subsidiary of Thaic ... more |
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Boeing says troubled Starliner will be ready to fly crew by MarchWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2023 Boeing on Monday said its Starliner spaceship will now be ready to carry out its first crewed flight by March - though the actual launch date will depend on space calendar constraints. ... more  
MSU scientists help discover the highest-energy light coming from the sunEast Lansing MI (SPX) Aug 04, 2023 Sometimes, the best place to hide a secret is in broad daylight. Just ask the sun. "The sun is more surprising than we knew," said Mehr Un Nisa, a postdoctoral research associate at Michigan S ... more 
Russia to launch lunar mission Friday, first in nearly 50 yearsMoscow (AFP) Aug 7, 2023 Russia said Monday it plans to launch a lunar lander this week after multiple delays, hoping to return to the Moon for the first time in nearly fifty years. ... more 
Hypersonics Capability Center: Northrop Grumman's next step beyond Mach 5Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation has unveiled its Hypersonics Capability Center (HCC) in Elkton, Maryland. This innovative facility is primed to deliver cutting-edge propulsion systems that will propel ... more |
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