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August 29, 2023
SOLAR SCIENCE
After Moon landing, India eyes the Sun



New Delhi (AFP) Aug 28, 2023
Days after becoming the first nation to land a craft near the Moon's largely unexplored south pole, India's space agency said on Monday it will launch a satellite to survey the Sun. "The launch of Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, is scheduled for September 2," the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on X, formerly known as Twitter. Aditya, meaning "sun" in Hindi, will be fired into a halo orbit in a region of space about 1.5 million kilometres (930 ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Japan postpones 'Moon Sniper' launch for third time
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 28, 2023
Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to strong winds just half an hour before launch. ... more
MOON DAILY
Kremlin vows to pursue Moon race after Luna-25 crash
Moscow (AFP) Aug 29, 2023
The Kremlin said Tuesday that Russia would not give up its ambitions to land a craft on the Moon after its first lunar mission in nearly 50 years failed this month. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
How a cup of water can unlock the secrets of our Universe
London, UK (SPX) Aug 24, 2023
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have made a discovery that could change our understanding of the universe. In their study published in Science Advances, they reveal, for the first t ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Pulsar Fusion forms partnership with University of Michigan for electric propulsion
London, UK (SPX) Aug 29, 2023
Electric propulsion, with a specific focus on Hall effect thrusters, has long been recognized as a foundational technology for space missions. Recognizing its potential, the UK Space Agency has rece ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL


Station Hosts 11 Crewmates from Five Countries

OUTER PLANETS
In the service of planetary science, astrophysics and heliophysics
Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
New Horizons is healthy, in active operations mode and speeding across the Kuiper Belt. Just as it did while hibernating from June 2022 through February 2023, the spacecraft is collecting round-the- ... more
EXO WORLDS
Accretion disks: How big are they really?
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
Using the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF's NOIRLab, astronomers have detected for the first time evidence of the presence of an accretion d ... more
TECH SPACE
NASA to demonstrate laser communications from Space Station
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 29, 2023
NASA uses the International Space Station - a football field-sized spacecraft orbiting Earth - to learn more about living and working in space. For over 20 years, the space station has provided a un ... more
ROBO SPACE
The fight over a 'dangerous' ideology shaping AI debate
Paris (AFP) Aug 28, 2023
Silicon Valley's favourite philosophy, longtermism, has helped to frame the debate on artificial intelligence around the idea of human extinction. ... more
TECH SPACE
UNIDIR and SWF Introduce the Space Security Lexicon: Bridging the Gap in Space Terminology
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 29, 2023
The intricacies of space security terminology can sometimes create barriers in international discussions. With the rapid evolution of space technology and policies, the need for a universal understa ... more

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SPACEMART


Viasat provides status update on Inmarsat-6 F2

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Lockheed Martin to supply 36 Small Satellites to advance SDA satcom network
Littleton CO (SPX) Aug 22, 2023
The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a firm-fixed price agreement valued at approximately $816 million to build 36 Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta satellites. ... more
SPACEWAR
PAR Government shares in $900M Space Force contract
New Hartford NY (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) reports that its wholly owned subsidiary PAR Government Systems Corporation, in close partnership with ICEYE US, the leading commercial provider of space-based ... more
SPACEWAR
Russia fails to restart space exporation program, eyes Chinese cooperation
Sydney, Australia (The Conversation) Aug 24, 2023
This week, the Russian space agency Roscosmos had hoped to return to the Moon after an absence of nearly 50 years. Instead, on Saturday it lost control of its Luna-25 lander. The agency explained th ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Scientists zoom in on the Asian monsoon season using satellite data
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University and other institutes have studied new satellite data showing the diameter of rain droplets and the distribution of heavy ice in the atmosphere worldwide ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
NASA's TEMPO sends first North American pollution data maps
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 24, 2023
The first data maps from a NASA pollution-monitoring instrument were released Thursday. NASA's TEMPO device creates visual representations of pollution and air quality over North America from 22,000 miles above the equator. ... more
OUTER PLANETS


Mysterious Neptune dark spot detected from Earth for the first time

MOON DAILY
India's Moon mission a model for aspiring space powers: PM Modi
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 26, 2023
India's budget Moon landing is a model for other countries aspiring to develop their own space programmes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday while praising the scientists behind the successful mission. ... more
MOON DAILY
India and the global race to the Moon
Atlanta GA (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
India made history as the first country to land near the south pole of the Moon with its Chandrayaan-3 lander on Aug. 23, 2023. This also makes it the first country to land on the Moon since China i ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
A multinational crew blasts off from Florida, heading for the International Space Station
Space Coast FL (SPX) Aug 26, 2023
Four astronauts from four different countries and agencies soared into orbit early Friday morning from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft named Endurance ... more
IRON AND ICE
Hera asteroid spacecraft assembled
Bremen, Germany (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
Hera is complete. ESA's asteroid mission for planetary defence was built and prepared in two halves, but now, through a painstaking operation, they have been mated together to make a single spacecra ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
PILOTing through the magnetosphere: Using mission design to advance science
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
Not so long ago (2022), Advanced Space collaborated with a team of science and engineering organizations to help design a science mission to study the effects of the biggest space weather maker in t ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
How being in space impairs astronauts' immune system
Solna, Sweden (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
A new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has examined how T cells of the immune system are affected by weightlessness. The results, which are published in the journal Scienc ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Bioprinting tech could address critical health challenges in space
Manchester UK (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
New research by The University of Manchester will enhance the power of bioprinting technology, opening doors to transform advances in medicine and addressing critical health challenges faced by astr ... more
MOON DAILY
India's rover sends mission's first photos from moon's south pole
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 24, 2023
India took another step in solidifying its historic status on the moon's south pole, sharing the Chandrayaan-3 mission's first photos of the surface. ... more
MOON DAILY
Japan's 'Moon Sniper' mission looks to match Indian success
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 25, 2023
Hot on the heels of India's historic lunar landing, Japan's space programme is hoping to rebound from a string of setbacks next week with the launch of its own mission: "Moon Sniper". ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Tomorrow.io announces first weather report from space-based radar
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 24, 2023
Joining the likes of NASA, weather intelligence company Tomorrow.io said Thursday its radar satellites have the unique ability to monitor precipitation intensity from space. ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA selects geology team for the first crewed Artemis landing
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 24, 2023
NASA has selected the geology team that will develop the surface science plan for the first crewed lunar landing mission in more than 50 years. NASA's Artemis III mission will land astronauts, inclu ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Hughes awarded Space Force IDIQ Contract for LEO satellite services
Germantown MD (SPX) Aug 24, 2023
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Space Force for proliferat ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
North Korea again fails to launch spy satellite into space
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 24, 2023
North Korea failed Thursday to launch a spy satellite into space, its second attempt to launch the reconnaissance orbital amid international condemnation. ... more
MOON DAILY
One giant step: Moon race heats up
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 23, 2023
India became the first nation to successfully land a craft on the Moon's south pole on Wednesday, the latest milestone in a renewed push for lunar exploration that has drawn in both the world's top space powers and new players. ... more
MOON DAILY
Russia's Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon
Moscow (AFP) Aug 21, 2023
Russia's first Moon mission in almost 50 years, the Luna-25 probe, has crashed on the Moon's surface after an unspecified incident during pre-landing manoeuvres, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said Sunday. ... more
MOON DAILY
Indian rover begins exploring Moon's south pole
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 24, 2023
India began exploring the Moon's surface with a rover on Thursday, a day after it became the first nation to land a craft near the largely unexplored lunar south pole. ... more
MARSDAILY
Scientists proposed to adapt a Mars ISRU system to the changing Mars environment
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 21, 2023
Human missions to Mars necessitate an efficient launch system to ascend from the planet and rendezvous with Earth-bound return vehicles. The critical component for this ambitious task? Oxygen. Not o ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
Listening for "sounds" from the far corners of space
Lubbock, TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2023
Scientists spectacularly confirmed the existence of gravitational waves several years ago, but now they are searching the cosmos for new and different types of these waves that result from different ... more
SPACEMART
Momentus announces reverse stock split
San Jose CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2023
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has effectuated a 1-for-50 reverse stock split (the "Reverse Stock Split") of its Class A common stock (the "Common Stock") that will become effective on August 23, 2023 ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Space travel depletes red blood cells and bone, but fats may help
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Aug 22, 2023
A study of 14 astronauts suggests that while space travel depletes red blood cells and bone, the body can eventually replenish them back on Earth with the help of fat stored in the bone marrow. The ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
USSF contracts OneWeb for commercial LEO communications services
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2023
OneWeb Technologies has been awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract from the U.S. Space Force (USSF), Space Systems Command (SSC), Commercial Spa ... more
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