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SpaceX completes Starlink launch, brings Direct to Cell satellite total to 103![]() Washington DC (UPI) Jul 3, 2024 SpaceX early Wednesday launched a new round of Starlink satellites into orbit in its first launch for the month of July after it saw a slight delay. The liftoff at pad 40 took place in at 4:55 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida after a 2-hour delay. The Falcon 9 rocket carried with it 20 Starlink satellites that were successfully put into space above Earth. Included along with the 20 Starlink satellites launched Wednesday were 13 that have Direct to Cell c ... read more |
Firefly Aerospace Successfully Launches Eight CubeSat SatellitesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 04, 2024 Firefly Aerospace successfully launched its Alpha rocket carrying eight CubeSat satellites into space on Tuesday night from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission marks a significant ... more
China's first commercial spacecraft launch site readySydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 Hainan - China's first commercial spacecraft launch site is ready for operations in South China's Hainan province as of Sunday, having completed a rocket launch simulation rehearsal using its two la ... more
NASA Seeks Feedback on Requirements for New Commercial Space StationsHouston TX (SPX) Jul 03, 2024 NASA is asking American companies to provide input on the agency's requirements for end-to-end services as part of the Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Development Program. In the future, the agency ... more
Orbit Fab Delivers First Grip In-space Refueling Nozzle Following Successful TestingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024 Orbit Fab has announced the completion of testing of its refueling payload and testing of the GRIP capture and active in-space refueling nozzle with automated docking, which eliminates the need for ... more |
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iSpace lunar lander RESILIENCE achieves test milestoneTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 ispace, inc. (ispace)(TOKYO: 9348) report that the flight model of its HAKUTO-R Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing and remains on schedule for a Wint ... more |
Geoscientists dig into why we may be alone in the Milky WayLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 New research by University of Texas at Dallas geoscientist Dr. Robert Stern and a colleague suggests a geological explanation for why conclusive evidence for advanced extraterrestrial (ET) civilizat ... more
Dhruva Space partners with Kinis to provide space-based IoT connectivity in IndiaParis, France (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 In a groundbreaking initiative to fortify global satellite connectivity, full-stack Space Engineering solutions provider Dhruva Space and France-based satellite operator global IoT connectivity prov ... more
Icesat-2 Resumes Data Collection After Solar StormsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024 the space agencys ICESat-2 satellite returned to science mode on June 21 UTC, after solar storms in May caused its height-measuring instrument to go into a safe hold. The ICESat-2 team restarted the ... more
Indonesia aims to build cutting-edge spaceport but faces obstaclesJakarta, Indonesia (VOA) (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 Indonesia aims to launch 19 satellites into low-Earth orbit next year, part of an ambitious plan to move the country into the forefront of the world's growing space industry and reduce its reliance ... more |
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Thales Alenia Space reveals results of ascend feasibility study on space data centersParis, France (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has announced promising results from the ASCEND (Advanced Space Cloud for European Net zero emission and Data sovereig ... more |
Voyager Space and Palantir form partnership to AI for space technology innovationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, has announced a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:PLTR), a leading builder of artificial intelligence (AI) s ... more
New role, same mission: A Space Force intelligence leader shares his journeyPeterson SFB (SPX) Jul 01, 2024 Since July 2023, Senior Master Sgt. Brandon Shook has served as Space Operations Command's Intelligence Threat Analysis Division senior enlisted leader and has been pivotal in ensuring that Space Fo ... more
Meteorites strike Mars far more often than thought, probe findsParis (AFP) June 28, 2024 Mars is bombarded with basketball-sized meteorites on a nearly daily basis, fives times more often than previously estimated, seismic recordings from a NASA spacecraft have revealed. ... more
Space Renaissance International Achieves Observer Status At U.N. COPUOSBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 03, 2024 Space Renaissance International (SRI) is proud to announce it has been granted provisional observer status for three years at the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS ... more |
HERA crew complete 45-day simulated journey to MarsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024 Four dedicated explorersJason Lee, Stephanie Navarro, Shareef Al Romaithi, and Piyumi Wijesekarajust returned from a 45-day simulated journey to Mars, testing the boundaries of human endurance and t ... more
Moon 'swirls' could be magnetized by unseen magmasSt. Louis MO (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 Lunar swirls are light-colored, sinuous features on the Moon's surface, bright enough to be visible from a backyard telescope. Some people think they look like the brushstrokes in an abstract painti ... more
Behind the Scenes of a NASA 'Moonwalk' in the Arizona DesertGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas recently performed four moonwalk simulations to help NASA prepare for its Artemis III mission. Due to launch in September 2026, Artemis III will land tw ... more
Volunteer Crew to Exit NASA's Simulated Mars Habitat After 378 DaysLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024 The four volunteers who have been living and working inside the space agencys first simulated yearlong Mars habitat mission are set to exit their ground-based home on Saturday, July 6. the space age ... more |
Crew inside NASA's Mars habitat simulator to exit after more than a yearWashington DC (UPI) Jul 2, 2024 The first volunteer crew, to live for more than a year inside NASA's Mars habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, will exit the simulated Red Planet ground mission on Saturday. ... more
NASA names Andre Douglas as backup Artemis II crew memberWashington DC (UPI) Jul 3, 2024 NASA on Wednesday named Andre Douglas as a backup crewmember for its Artemis II test flight. ... more
Scientists clarify origins of Lunar metallic ironSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 In a study published in Nature Astronomy, Profs. SHEN Laiquan, BAI Haiyang, et al. from Prof. WANG Weihua's group at the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have clarified the re ... more
Yahsat selects SpaceX to launch the Al Yah 4 and 5 satellitesLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE's flagship satellite solutions provider, (ADX trading Symbol: YAHSAT), has selected SpaceX for the launch of its advanced new geostationary ... more |
Sidus Space and Stennis complete key objectives of in-space payload missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024 Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU) has announced that in partnership with the space agency Stennis Space Center, the primary objectives of the the space agency Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resi ... more
Cosmic Shielding protects Nvidia Ai hardware in upcoming Spacex launchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024 Cosmic Shielding Corporation (CSC), providers of the worlds leading space radiation shielding technologies, will be utilized to develop an AI-capable space computer that uses the Nvidia Jetson Orin ... more
NASA Shares Use Requirements With Commercial Destination PartnersLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2024 the space agency hosted a meeting to share knowledge with companies developing future commercial destinations at the agencys Johnson Space Center in Houston. The discussion could aid in developing s ... more
UArizona's first satellite built by students is ready for launchTucson AZ (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 The sun barely peeks over the horizon as a suitcase-like transport box exits Steward Observatory, home to the University of Arizona Department of Astronomy. Inside, held snugly in place by foam, is ... more |
Leaf Space enables Sateliot to scale without significant capex in the ground segmentMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 Sateliot, the first company to operate a low-Earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellite constellation with 5G IoT standards and that extends coverage of Mobile Telecom Operators to any place in the planet, has ... more
Private companies key players in China's space developmentSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 03, 2024 The trial of Tianlong 3 a two-stage kerosene-liquid oxygen rocket developed by Beijing Tianbing Technology failed in Gongyi, Henan province, on Sunday. The company apologized on Tuesday for the acci ... more
Shenzhou 18 Crew to Conduct Second Extravehicular ActivitiesSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 03, 2024 Since the success of the first extravehicular activity on May 28 this year, Shenzhou XVIII crew members have completed tasks sequentially in the space station, including the maintenance and installa ... more
Search for extraterrestrial life focuses on detecting exoplanet atmospheresBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 01, 2024 Examining atmospheres around planets beyond our solar system is a crucial step in the search for extraterrestrial life. Astronomist Sebastian Zieba, using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, h ... more |
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