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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 30, 2024 Galactic Energy, a private rocket maker in Beijing, completed the second sea-based launch mission of its Ceres 1 carrier rocket on Wednesday afternoon. The company said in a news release that the rocket blasted off at 4:12 pm from a mobile launch platform - a modified deck barge - in the Yellow Sea off the eastern province of Shandong and then sent four satellites into an orbit about 850 kilometers above the Earth. The satellites were built by Guodian Gaoke, a Beijing-based private satellite ... read more |
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MDA Space Partners with Starlab Space in Commercial Space Station VentureLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 30, 2024 Starlab Space LLC, the joint venture between Voyager Space, Airbus, and Mitsubishi Corporation, has announced that MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) has joined as a strategic partner and equity owner. This p ... more 
Young Student Explores Future Potential of Radioisotope Power SystemsRedmond, Washington (SPX) May 29, 2024 Power to Explore is a NASA essay writing competition organized by Future Engineers. It invites K-12 students to envision an RPS-powered space mission to a "dark, dusty, or distant" destination. ... more  
Asteroid Dinkinesh Has Dual Moons, Researchers DiscoverLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 30, 2024 When NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew past its first official target, Dinkinesh, in November 2023, researchers discovered that the asteroid, known as "Dinky," was accompanied by a satellite asteroid name ... more 
ESA Tests Guidance Systems for Hera Asteroid MissionParis, France (SPX) May 30, 2024 As ESA's Hera spacecraft undergoes pre-flight testing, its Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) system is also being finalized for space operations around a binary asteroid system. The GNC sy ... more |
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  NanoAvionics Completes Standardization of Nano- and Microsatellite Buses  
First Annual Space Piracy Conference Scheduled for February 2025Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 30, 2024 The Center for the Study of Space Crime, Policy, and Governance (CSCPG) announced it will present the first annual Space Piracy Conference on February 11 and 12, 2025. This by-invitation-only sympos ... more |
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Legal Framework for Military Space Operations Detailed in New ManualSydney, Australia (SPX) May 30, 2024 Humans have always been explorers, making space the next frontier. But what laws govern outer space? Is it a lawless expanse? Duncan Blake, a lecturer at UNSW Canberra, emphasizes that space i ... more 
Redwire boosts AI investment for enhanced space domain awarenessLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 30, 2024 Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced an expanded investment in its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. The company is ... more  
Metaspectral and Armada Partner for Remote Real-Time AI Analysis of Hyperspectral ImageryLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 30, 2024 Metaspectral, a company specializing in computer vision and remote sensing through deep learning and hyperspectral imagery, has announced a partnership with Armada, a leader in edge computing techno ... more  
German cabinet signs off plans to allow carbon captureBerlin (AFP) May 29, 2024 The German cabinet on Wednesday signed off on plans to authorise carbon capture as part of a drive to reduce CO2 emissions, but climate campaigners slammed the move as illusory and impractical. ... more |
  Burloak Technologies selected by MDA Space for Aurora supply chain  
Ongoing Venus Volcanic Activity Discovered With NASA's Magellan DataPasadena CA (JPL) May 29, 2024 An analysis of data from Magellan's radar finds two volcanoes erupted in the early 1990s. This adds to the 2023 discovery of a different active volcano in Magellan data. Direct geological evid ... more |
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Starless and forever alone: more 'rogue' planets discoveredParis (AFP) May 29, 2024 The Euclid space telescope has discovered seven more rogue planets, shining a light on the dark and lonely worlds floating freely through the universe untethered to any star. ... more  
Mystery of 'slow' solar wind unveiled by Solar Orbiter missionSydney, Australia (SPX) May 29, 2024 Scientists have come a step closer to identifying the mysterious origins of the 'slow' solar wind, using data collected during the Solar Orbiter spacecraft's first close journey to the Sun. So ... more  
Advanced satcom technologies revolutionize aviation and marine industriesSydney, Australia (SPX) May 29, 2024 The aviation and marine industries are currently undergoing a significant transformation, thanks to advancements in satellite and communication technologies. Companies such as Intelsat, SES, MDA Spa ... more  
HI-13 accelerator enhanced capability uncovers clues from supernovae in lunar dustSydney, Australia (SPX) May 29, 2024 Researchers at the China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE) have significantly enhanced the method of detecting iron-60 (60Fe), a rare isotope found in lunar samples, using the HI-13 tandem accelerat ... more |
Cargo Ship Departs, Two Rockets Near Launch During Busy Day on StationHouston TX (SPX) May 29, 2024 A cargo ship departed the International Space Station on Tuesday leaving four spacecraft parked at the orbital lab. Meanwhile, as the Expedition 71 crew keeps up its advanced microgravity research t ... more  
Colossus's AI-enabled hardware achieves space heritage aboard Loft's YAM-6 satelliteLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 29, 2024 Colossus, formerly known as Zephyr Computing Systems, is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence (AI) computing hardware market for space, having achieved space heritage for its radiation-to ... more
KT SAT signs MoU with Rivada for next-generation data networkSydney, Australia (SPX) May 29, 2024 KT SAT, Korea's national satellite communications services provider, and Rivada Space Networks have signed an MoU to provide next-generation connectivity for Enterprise and Government customers, ena ... more 
Saudi fund launches new group to boost space industryRiyadh (AFP) May 27, 2024 Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF)on Monday launched the Neo Space Group to work on the kingdom's nascent satellite and space industry, its first investment in the sector. ... more |
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World's first wooden satellite built by Japan researchersTokyo (AFP) May 29, 2024 The world's first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft will be blasted off on a SpaceX rocket in September. ... more  
Shenzhou 18 crew conducts first spacewalkSydney, Australia (SPX) May 29, 2024 The Shenzhou XVIII crew conducted their first spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station on Tuesday, completing several assignments, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency sa ... more 
Study: Under extreme impacts, metals get stronger when heatedBoston MA (SPX) May 23, 2024 Metals get softer when they are heated, which is how blacksmiths can form iron into complex shapes by heating it red hot. And anyone who compares a copper wire with a steel coat hanger will quickly ... more 
Intelsat enhances satellite lifespan with mission extension vehiclesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2024 Intelsat, operator of a large integrated satellite and terrestrial network and provider of inflight connectivity, will extend broadband, video distribution, and mobile satellite service to customers ... more |
Geespace advances LEO satellite constellation for global coverageSydney, Australia (SPX) May 26, 2024 SpaceX's Starlink recently announced that their high-speed internet constellation now connects over 3 million people across nearly 100 countries and territories. Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellit ... more 
Meteor captured by weather satelliteParis, France (SPX) May 23, 2024 A meteor recently lit up the skies over Spain and Portugal, and was also captured by the Meteosat Third Generation Imager weather satellite hovering 36,000 km away in geostationary orbit. "Whi ... more 
iSpace and LeicesterU to develop Lunar Night Survival technologiesTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2024 ispace, inc. (ispace), a global lunar exploration company, and the University of Leicester, have agreed to collaborate on approaches to lunar night survivability for future ispace lunar lander and r ... more 
Astronomers Discover 15 New Exoplanets and Measure Mass of 126 OthersLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2024 Using data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and W.M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, an astronomer at the University of Kansas has led a study revealing 15 new exoplane ... more |
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Security considerations in flight launcher softwareLondon, UK (SPX) May 21, 2024 When Latitude began creating their small satellite launcher, Zephyr, they recognized the importance of selecting the correct programming language and development tools to support their efforts. They chose to work with high-integrity software experts AdaCore. ... more 
NASA's TESS Finds Intriguing World Sized Between Earth, VenusGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 26, 2024 Using observations by NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and many other facilities, two international teams of astronomers have discovered a planet between the sizes of Earth and Ve ... more  
Scientists observe CO2 and CO ices in the outer solar systemLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2024 For the first time, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide ices have been observed in the far reaches of our solar system on trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs). A research team, led by planetary scien ... more 
Stargazing in broad daylight: How a multi-lens telescope is changing astronomySydney, Australia (SPX) May 26, 2024 Macquarie University's Huntsman Telescope has successfully demonstrated daytime astronomy using an array of Canon camera lenses and offering the potential to continuously monitor celestial objects a ... more |
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