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  Washington (AFP) May 8, 2024 The first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner spaceship to the International Space Station has been pushed to May 17 after engineers said a faulty rocket valve needs to be replaced for the high-stakes mission, NASA said Tuesday. The test has already faced years of delays and comes at a challenging time for Boeing, as a safety crisis engulfs the century-old aerospace titan's commercial aviation arm. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were strapped into their seats preparing for liftoff on ... read more |
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Long March 6C rocket joins fleet with successful inaugural launchSydney, Australia (SPX) May 08, 2024 China's Long March 6C rocket successfully completed its first flight on Tuesday, deploying four satellites into orbit. Launching at 11:21 am from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center located in ... more 
SSC partners with Perigee Aerospace for satellite launches from EsrangeBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 08, 2024 SSC has teamed up with South Korean company Perigee Aerospace Inc. to initiate satellite launches from Esrange Space Center in Sweden beginning in 2025. This partnership marks the first time an orbi ... more 
White Sands propulsion team evaluates 3D-printed engine component for OrionLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 08, 2024 The Orion spacecraft, designated to transport Artemis mission crews to the Moon, will be powered by a European Service Module from ESA (European Space Agency). This module is critical for providing ... more  
Private investment fuels race for nuclear fusion power in USNew York (AFP) May 6, 2024 Spurred on by major technological advances and huge private investment, the United States' nuclear fusion sector could be producing electricity within ten years, industry players say. ... more |
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  South Australian space companies embark on growth mission with new UniSA program  
Starfish Space and D-Orbit successfully conduct satellite rendezvousSydney, Australia (SPX) May 08, 2024 In a significant development in space logistics, Starfish Space and D-Orbit have successfully completed an on-orbit rendezvous between Starfish's Otter Pup and D-Orbit's ION SCV006 satellite. The co ... more |
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Rocket Lab Advances SDA Satellite Program with New Subcontractor PartnershipsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) announced it has finalized the selection of subcontractors that will supply payloads and ground systems for the 18 satellites the company is constructing for the ... more  
USSPACECOM Represents at NATO's Inaugural Space SymposiumParis, France (SPX) May 07, 2024 Lt. Gen. Thomas James, deputy commander of the U.S. Space Command, and RAF Air Commodore Darren Whiteley, deputy director of USSPACECOM Strategy, Policy and Plans, attended NATO's first Space Sympos ... more  
Capella Space launches automated vessel detection serviceLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Capella Space Corp., a US-based provider of satellite data solutions, has launched its AI-driven Vessel Classification service for high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery. This servic ... more 
ICEYE launches new APIs for direct satellite tasking and data accessBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2024 ICEYE, a leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology, has introduced two new application programming interfaces (APIs) that provide customers quicker access to its extensive SAR sa ... more |
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 Satellogic joins global data marketplace to enhance sales and distribution  
Muon Space and Earth Fire Alliance Launch FireSat to Enhance Global Wildfire ManagementLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Muon Space, in partnership with Earth Fire Alliance (EFA), announces the launch of the FireSat Constellation, a major initiative designed to enhance wildfire response and climate resilience globally ... more |
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Namibian terrain captured by Copernicus satellite resembles Martian landscapeParis, France (SPX) May 07, 2024 The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission has recently shared an image of northwest Namibia that could easily be mistaken for the Martian surface. The image showcases the dramatic landscape of the area, hig ... more 
NASA's Ion Thruster Expertise Sustains Satellite OperationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 In the ongoing battle against atmospheric drag in low Earth orbit, which gradually degrades satellite trajectories, the emergence of ion thrusters presents a significant improvement in space navigat ... more 
Rocket Lab Initiates Archimedes Engine Testing Phase Following Build CompletionLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced the completion of its first Archimedes engine assembly, the new 3D printed, reusable engine for the Neutron medium lift launch vehicle. The company ... more  
UAF scientist clarifies Jupiter's magnetospheric dynamics with new dataLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Recent findings by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists offer new insights into Jupiter's magnetosphere, potentially enhancing our understanding of terrestrial space weather. These discoveries ... more |
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New NASA Black Hole Visualization Takes Viewers Beyond the BrinkGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 07, 2024 Ever wonder what happens when you fall into a black hole? Now, thanks to a new, immersive visualization produced on a NASA supercomputer, viewers can plunge into the event horizon, a black hole's po ... more  
Venus' extreme dryness linked to specific atmospheric reactions, study suggestsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have uncovered significant insights into why Venus, despite being similar in size and mass to Earth, contains minuscule amounts of water. Their fi ... more  
Radio astronomers unveil new calibration technique for clearer low-frequency universe imagingBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2024 A breakthrough calibration method developed by researchers from Leiden University now enables the creation of sharp radio images of the universe at previously unattainable low frequencies. This inno ... more 
Rocket Lab Posts Strong First Quarter with Significant Revenue and Growth ProjectionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has shared its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2024, highlighting significant year-on-year and sequential revenue growth. "Rocket L ... more |
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Predicting crop yields with plant fluorescence from satellite imageryLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2024 Researchers at Cornell University, along with their collaborators, have introduced a novel framework designed to predict agricultural yields using minimal data, a boon particularly for developing re ... more 
A Fluidic Telescope is enabling the Next Generation of Large Space ObservatoriesMoffett Field CA (SPX) May 02, 2024 The future of space-based UV/optical/IR astronomy requires ever larger telescopes. The highest priority astrophysics targets, including Earth-like exoplanets, first generation stars, and early galax ... more  
International Support for China's Chang'e-6 Lunar MissionSydney, Australia (SPX) May 06, 2024 On Friday, an international gathering praised the robust global partnership involved in China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission and expressed a unified intent to expand cooperation in lunar and deep space v ... more  
Lunar railway initiative aims to streamline moonbase logisticsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2024 NASA is advancing plans for the first lunar railway system, described as a critical component for the daily operations of a sustainable lunar base envisioned for the 2030s. This initiative is part o ... more |
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Mars agriculture simulations show promise and challengesBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 02, 2024 The vision of a permanent human settlement on Mars is drawing closer to reality, and with it, the challenge of ensuring food security for Martian colonists. The reliance on Earth for resupplying foo ... more 
NASA/JAXA XRISM mission reveals cosmic secrets with minimal pixelsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 01, 2024 Despite most phone cameras possessing millions of pixels, the XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) satellite uses just 36 pixels in its Resolve instrument to capture critical scientific da ... more 
NASA launches commercial studies to facilitate Mars robotic scienceLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2024 NASA has commissioned 12 concept studies from nine U.S. companies to explore how commercial services could support scientific missions to Mars. These studies, funded between $200,000 and $300,000 ea ... more  
Testing the quantumness of gravity without entanglementParis, France (SPX) May 02, 2024 Gravity, a fundamental force in our everyday lives, continues to puzzle scientists: Is it a geometric force as Einstein suggested, or does it follow quantum mechanics? Researchers from the Universit ... more |
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SpaceX successfully launches Maxar Intelligence next-gen satellitesWashington DC (UPI) May 2, 2024 SpaceX successfully launched the Maxar 1 mission carrying two next-generation WorldView Legion satellites Thursday in California. ... more 
Radioisotope thermoradiative cells: advancing power generation for outer planet missionsWashington DC (SPX) May 02, 2024 Continuing from Phase I, researchers are expanding on the development of a power source that transforms the paradigm of thermal power conversion. The thermoradiative cell (TRC), operating analogousl ... more 
Unraveling the diet of white dwarfs: New insights into their metal consumptionLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 06, 2024 White dwarfs, remnants of stars like the Sun, pack a mass equivalent to the Sun's but are as small as Earth, making up 97% of our galaxy's stars. The transformation of a star into this dense state m ... more  
Enceladus Spills Its Guts through Strike-Slip MotionLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 01, 2024 Over the course of its elliptical orbit, the moon Enceladus is squeezed unevenly by Saturn's gravitational pull and deforms from a spherical shape into a football shape and back again. This cyclic s ... more |
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