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August 20, 2024
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket engine explodes during test at UK spaceport



London (AFP) Aug 20, 2024
A rocket engine exploded during a test launch at Britain's new spaceport in northern Scotland, officials said Tuesday, in a setback for the UK's fledgling space sector. No one was injured in Monday evening's incident at SaxaVord Spaceport on the remote island of Unst, said the operator, German rocket manufacturer Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA). The company hopes to launch the UK's first vertical rocket into orbit from there later this year. Monday's failed test was one of the trials in the run-up ... read more

SPACE MEDICINE
Mental Well-Being in Space
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 16, 2024
Life on the International Space Station is quite different from life on the ground. Crew members experience multiple sunrises and sunsets each day, spend their time in a confined space, have packed ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Polaris Dawn Mission Set for August 26 to Advance Commercial Space Exploration
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
The Polaris Program, focused on testing and developing new spaceflight technology, is preparing to launch its first mission, Polaris Dawn, aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, August 26, 2024. ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA Calls for Industry Input on Lunar Logistics and Mobility Systems
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
NASA is set to launch a new solicitation under its Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 (NextSTEP-2) initiative, inviting industry to propose studies that will enhance logistics an ... more
MARSDAILY
Western researchers help identify origins of Martian meteorites
London, Ontario, Canada (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
An international research team has identified the specific origins of most of the Martian meteorites that are now on Earth. They've traced the meteorites to five craters where they were launched off ... more
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TIME AND SPACE
Astronomers Disprove Long-Held Belief About Galaxy Density
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
An international team of astronomers has overturned a longstanding belief that stars and dark matter interact in a mysterious way to create uniform density structures across different galaxies. This ... more
ROBO SPACE
AI-Powered Satellite PiSat-2 Embarks on Earth Observation Mission
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
PiSat-2, the European Space Agency's innovative cubesat designed to transform Earth observation through artificial intelligence, has successfully launched into orbit. The satellite began its j ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Exolaunch Reaches 30th Launch Milestone with Successful Deployment of 42 Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-11
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
Exolaunch, a global leader in launch mission management and satellite deployment services, has successfully deployed 42 customer satellites aboard the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with SpaceX. T ... more
SPACEMART
Sateliot Advances Towards Commercialization Following Launch of Four New Satellites
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
Sateliot, the company spearheading the first low-Earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellite constellation utilizing 5G NB-IoT NTN standards, has successfully added four more satellites to its constellation. Th ... more

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GPS NEWS


US Air Force working with SandboxAQ to enhance AQNav GPS protection

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Tyvak Secures $254 Million Contract to Build Satellites for Space Development Agency's T2TL Gamma
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) based in Irvine, California, has been awarded a $254 million prototype agreement by the Space Development ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
York Space Systems Secures Contract for 10 Satellites in SDA's Tranche 2 Transport Layer Gamma
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
York Space Systems (York), a Denver-based aerospace company known for its rapid deployment of comprehensive space mission solutions, has been awarded a new contract by the Space Development Agency ( ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
HawkEye 360 and SFL Successfully Deploy Cluster 10 Satellites to Enhance RF Monitoring Network
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
HawkEye 360 Inc., a leader in space-based radio frequency (RF) data analytics, has successfully launched its Cluster 10 satellites into orbit, expanding its constellation to 31 satellites. The deplo ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Sentinel-2C Satellite Prepared for September 4 Launch
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
The Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite is now fully fueled and pressurized, ready for its upcoming launch on 4 September from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The satellite has been loaded with 13 ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Carbon Mapper Coalition launches Tanager-1 to track methane and CO2
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
The Carbon Mapper Coalition has launched its inaugural satellite, Tanager-1, aboard the SpaceX Transporter-11 Rideshare mission. Developed by Planet Labs (NYSE: PL) in collaboration with NASA's Jet ... more
MARSDAILY


Scientists plan to bring Mars rocks back to Earth

TIME AND SPACE
Astronomers Track Star's Repeated Encounters with Supermassive Black Hole
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, and ESA's XMM-Newton, researchers have gained significant insights into the timing and process of how a supermas ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Geomagnetic Superstorm in May Drives Significant Atmospheric Changes
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
On May 11, a spectacular aurora dazzled viewers across the southern United States, while a GPS-guided tractor veered off course in the Midwest. These seemingly unrelated events were both linked to a ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Coma Cluster's Dark Matter Origins Captured by Dark Energy Camera
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
The Dark Energy Camera has provided a stunning image of the Coma Cluster, a galaxy cluster historically significant both in Greek mythology and in modern astronomy for its role in uncovering dark ma ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Star Zips Through the Milky Way at Record Speed
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2024
Though the Sun orbits the Milky Way at a staggering speed of 220 kilometers per second, a newly discovered faint red star is racing across the sky at an even more astonishing pace - approximately 1. ... more
ENERGY TECH
MIT developing advanced materials to extend fusion reactor lifespan
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
Nuclear fusion has long been heralded as the future of clean, large-scale energy production, offering the potential to generate power without carbon emissions, using deuterium extracted from seawate ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Engineers conduct first in-orbit test of swarm satellite autonomous navigation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
In the future, teams of smaller satellites, referred to by scientists as a "swarm," may collaborate to offer enhanced accuracy, agility, and autonomy, replacing large, costly individual space satell ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Awards $1.25 Million to Teams Innovating Space Food Production
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
NASA has granted $1.25 million to three U.S. teams during the final round of the Deep Space Food Challenge, recognizing their pioneering technologies designed to produce safe, nutritious, and flavor ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
SpaceX a week away from first private spacewalk
Washington (AFP) Aug 20, 2024
Four members of a SpaceX mission that will carry out the first ever private spacewalk arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of their takeoff next week. ... more
IRON AND ICE
Scientists Trace Dinosaur-Extinction Asteroid to Outer Solar System
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
Geoscientists from the University of Cologne have led an international research team in pinpointing the origins of the asteroid responsible for the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs arou ... more
MARSDAILY
The means for mapping martian meteorites
London, Canada (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
Researchers have identified the specific locations from which most of the approximately 200 Martian meteorites originate. They've traced the meteorites to five impact craters within two volcanic reg ... more
MARSDAILY
An oasis in the desert on Mars
Miami FL (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
Curiosity didn't kill the cat in this case. Instead, NASA's 1-ton rover, which for the past 12 years has been searching for the building blocks of life on Mars, discovered something never before det ... more
EXO WORLDS
A Baby Planet Reveals Its Hiding Place
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
A new analysis of archival data reveals shocked gas in the protoplanetary disk surrounding the young star TW Hydrae. This discovery hints at the presence of a 4-Earth-mass planet and gives researche ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Solar Age Measurement Varies with Magnetic Activity
Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
A new study led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) reveals that the Sun's magnetic activity significantly affects its seismic age estimation. Contrary to earlier assumptions, this influence is subs ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
NASA's PUNCH mission engages with blind and low-vision communities
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
For thousands of years, humans have observed the Sun and stars, relying primarily on visual tools and recordings. However, recent developments are expanding this experience beyond just the visual re ... more
TECH SPACE
ICEYE Expands SAR Constellation with Four New Satellites
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations, has successfully launched four new SAR satellites, further expanding the world's largest SAR constellation. The launch ... more
VSAT NEWS
Marlink Launches Customizable Starlink LEO Data Plans for Hybrid Networks
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
Marlink, a prominent provider of managed business-critical ICT services, has introduced new customizable Starlink LEO internet plans as part of its hybrid network offerings. These plans cater to a w ... more
TECH SPACE
Scientists identify new electromagnetic wave impacting Earth's radiation belts
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
Two researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks have identified a previously unknown type of electromagnetic wave, termed a "whistler," which plays a significant role in transporting lightni ... more
SPACEMART
SpaceSight Tool by Scout Space Integrated into Saber Astronautics' Space Marketplace
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 2024
Scout Space Inc., a leader in in-space observation services with a focus on Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and space security, has announced the integration of its SpaceSight tool into Saber Astronaut ... more
TECH SPACE
ClearSpace and Plextek Strengthen Alliance for Enhanced In-Orbit Services
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 10, 2024
ClearSpace, a leader in space logistics and orbital servicing, has reaffirmed its partnership with Plextek, an engineering consultancy renowned for its technical expertise. Together, they are addres ... more
TECH SPACE
SBQuantum Secures Contracts with ESA and CSA for Quantum Magnetometer Projects
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
SBQuantum, a pioneering company in the development of quantum diamond magnetometers designed for space applications, has announced two new contracts with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Cana ... more
GPS NEWS
New Study Showcases Enhanced GNSS Accuracy in Smartphones for Urban and Open-Sky Navigation
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
A recent study has highlighted the advancements in smartphone positioning technology, specifically examining the multi-frequency Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) capabilities of the Redmi K ... more
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