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  Boca Chica And Medford Colonia, United States (AFP) Mar 14, 2024 SpaceX plans on Thursday to attempt another launch of Starship, the world's most powerful rocket that is vital to NASA's plans for landing astronauts on the Moon later this decade - and Elon Musk's hopes of eventually colonizing Mars. Two previous attempts have ended in spectacular explosions, though that's not necessarily a bad thing: the company has adopted a rapid trial-and-error approach in order to accelerate development, and the strategy has brought success in the past. Blastoff from the ... read more |
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SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy Cleared for Takeoff: FAA Grants Launch LicenseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2024 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has officially granted Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) the authorization to launch the Starship-Super Heavy vehicle. This permission, detailed ... more 
China Advances on Reusable Rocket Technology with Launches Planned for 2025 and 2026Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 14, 2024 In a significant move towards sustainable space exploration, China is fast-tracking the development of two large reusable rockets, with diameters of 4 meters and 5 meters, slated for their first lau ... more 
Final Mission: Delta IV Heavy Rocket Set for Historic Launch with NROL-70 PayloadLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2024 The Space Systems Command (SSC) of the U.S. Space Force, in partnership with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and United Launch Alliance (ULA), has announced the scheduled launch of the NROL ... more  
Study brings scientists a step closer to successfully growing plants in spaceUrbana IL (SPX) Mar 14, 2024 New, highly stretchable sensors can monitor and transmit plant growth information without human intervention, report University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers in the journal Device. ... more |
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 Zero-Boil-Off Tank Experiments to Enable Long-Duration Space Exploration 
Stratolaunch Achieves Historic First Powered Flight of Hypersonic Test Vehicle TA-1Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 12, 2024 Stratolaunch, LLC, marked a significant achievement on March 9, with the successful completion of the first powered flight of its Talon-A test vehicle, TA-1. This groundbreaking event signifies a cr ... more |
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Space station crew splash down in Gulf of MexicoWashington (AFP) Mar 12, 2024 Four astronauts splashed down off Florida in the Gulf of Mexico on their return to Earth early Tuesday, following a more than six-month mission on the International Space Station. ... more 
The Next Accident: How Do We Prevent It?Washington DC (SPX) Mar 13, 2024 I recently watched NESC Deputy Director Mike Kirsch stand before a roomful of engineers at the Langley Research Center and tell them that with every passing day, NASA breaks a record: the longest st ... more 
NASA Expanding Lunar Exploration with Upgraded SLS Mega Rocket DesignNew Orleans LA (SPX) Mar 13, 2024 As NASA prepares for its first crewed Artemis missions, the agency is making preparations to build, test, and assemble the next evolution of its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The larger and powe ... more 
NASA, RIT develop solutions for long-lasting spacecraft in harsh missionsRochester NY (SPX) Mar 11, 2024 RIT's Center for Detectors has been chosen by NASA for two research programs: Early Stage Innovations (ESI) and Strategic Astrophysics Technology (SAT), with the hope of helping future spacecraft fi ... more |
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 Reps. Chu and Bacon Spearhead Bipartisan Effort with Planetary Science Caucus Re-Launch 
Agile Space Unveils Revolutionary Mobile Processing Center, Secures SpaceWERX SBIR Phase II ContractLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 12, 2024 Agile Space Industries (Agile), a leading provider of in-space propulsion solutions, has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by SpaceWERX, the U.S. Space Force ... more |
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New Partnership Catalyzes Autonomous Lunar Navigation BreakthroughLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 12, 2024 ispace technologies U.S., inc. (ispace-U.S.) has teamed up with Rhea Space Activity (RSA) with a payload services agreement. This partnership, set to commence with ispace-U.S.'s Mission 3 in 2026, w ... more 
China's Lunar Program Unveils Vision for Moon's Resource Utilization and Human SettlementsSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 12, 2024 China's advancements in lunar exploration are entering a new phase, focusing on the moon's resources and the potential for human habitation. With two robots currently operational on the lunar surfac ... more  
Titan's Dense Atmosphere Offers New Insights into Methane ChemistryLisbon, Portugal (SPX) Mar 12, 2024 Utilizing Titan, Saturn's largest moon, as a cosmic laboratory, researchers have embarked on a detailed examination of methane's chemistry, potentially unraveling mysteries relevant to both planetar ... more  
Webb and Hubble offer clues to Universe's Expansion, but amplify Hubble TensionSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 12, 2024 The riddle of the "Hubble Tension"-the discrepancy between the observed expansion rate of the universe and the rate predicted by cosmological models-has been further scrutinized by NASA's Hubble Spa ... more |
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Eroded Martian Volcano with Hidden Ice Suggests Active Geological PastLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2024 At the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas, scientists unveiled the discovery of a colossal volcano, provisionally named "Noctis volcano," along with a suspected subs ... more 
Life on Mars, togetherBoston MA (SPX) Mar 14, 2024 Earlier this year, Madelyn Hoying, a PhD student in the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, and Wing Lam (Nicole) Chan, an MIT senior in aeronautics and astronautics, were part of ... more  
NASA Armstrong Updates 1960s Concept to Study Giant PlanetsEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2024 NASA researchers are looking at the possibility of using a wingless, unpowered aircraft design from the 1960s to gather atmospheric data on other planets - doing the same work as small satellites bu ... more  
Webb finds ethanol, other icy ingredients for making planetsBaltimore MD (SPX) Mar 14, 2024 What do margaritas, vinegar, and ant stings have in common? They contain chemical ingredients that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has identified surrounding two young protostars known as IRAS 2A ... more |
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Condor Telescope Reveals a New World for AstrophysicistsStony Brook NY (SPX) Mar 14, 2024 A new telescope called the "Condor Array Telescope" may open up a new world of the very-low-brightness Universe for astrophysicists. Four new papers, published back to back in the Monthly Notices of ... more  
NASA's Roman Team Selects Survey to Map Our Galaxy's Far SideGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 14, 2024 NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has announced plans for an unprecedented survey of the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. It will peer deeper into this region than any other survey, mappin ... more  
Headaches Become More Common for Astronauts in SpaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2024 A recent study published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology on March 13, 2024, has revealed that astronauts may experience headaches, includin ... more 
Japan space rocket explodes seconds after launchTokyo (AFP) Mar 13, 2024 A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded seconds after launch on Wednesday, in a spectacular failure for the start-up's bid to put a satellite into orbit. ... more |
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"Owl Night Long" Expands Synspective's Constellation with Rocket Lab's Precision DeliverySydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 13, 2024 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has reported the successful launch of its 45th Electron rocket, reinforcing its partnership with Synspective by deploying another critical satellite into Synspect ... more 
The Iconic Photos from STS-41B: Documenting the First Untethered SpacewalkWashington DC (SPX) Mar 11, 2024 As astronaut Bruce McCandless II flew the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) out of the space shuttle Challenger's payload bay for the first time on February 7, 1984, many in the agency were fearful abou ... more 
NASA Helps Emerging Space Companies 'Take the Heat'Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2024 Things are heating up in the atmosphere, and NASA is helping space start-ups stay cool. NASA has decades of expertise in creating technology that protects spacecraft from the intense heat gene ... more 
How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar MissionsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 11, 2024 NASA is using a simple but effective technology called Laser Retroreflective Arrays (LRAs) to determine the locations of lunar landers more accurately. They will be attached to most of the landers f ... more |
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NASA's Network of Small Moon-Bound Rovers Is Ready to RollPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 11, 2024 A trio of small rovers that will explore the Moon in sync with one another are rolling toward launch. Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California recently finished assemblin ... more 
Chinese lunar lander and new crew spaceship names revealedSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 11, 2024 China unveiled on Saturday the names of its manned lunar lander and new crew spaceship. According to a news release from the China Manned Space Agency, the lunar lander that will carry Chinese ... more 
NASA's Mars Mission: Rovers Traverse Tough Terrain Amid Budget BattlesGainesville FL (SPX) Mar 13, 2024 Is or was there life on Mars? That profound question is so complex that it will not be fully answered by the two NASA rovers now exploring it. But because of the literal groundwork the rovers ... more 
Third Time's the Charm: Sols 4123-4124Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2024 Earth planning date: Monday, March 11, 2024: Robotic arm downlink chair here! Rather than planning for the next day, I am on the team which assesses data that comes back from the rover and determine ... more |
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