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  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 26, 2024 Japan's space agency said on Monday it had ended its Moon lander operation after losing communication with the uncrewed spaceship last week. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), dubbed the "Moon Sniper" for its landing precision, touched down eight months ago - making Japan only the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) wrote on X there was no response from the SLIM after trying to communicate last week following three frigid luna ... read more |
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Mars and Lunar propellant production plans face complexity challengesSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 22, 2024 NASA's ongoing efforts to develop in situ propellant production (ISPP) technologies for the Moon and Mars involve a balance between complex engineering and practical execution. These technologies, w ... more  
Boeing's rescue by rival SpaceX 'embarrassing' and ill-timedWashington (AFP) Aug 24, 2024 SpaceX is coming to Boeing's rescue. ... more  
NASA rolls out critical rocket part for upcoming manned Artemis II missionWashington DC (UPI) Aug 22, 2024 NASA has taken the next critical step in preparing for the launch of its first crewed Artemis space mission, the agency announced Thursday. ... more 
SpaceX shows off Dragon capsule for Polaris Dawn flightWashington DC (UPI) Aug 22, 2024 SpaceX on \revealed the Crew Dragon capsules that will take part in the Polaris Dawn and Crew-9 astronaut missions on Aug. 27 and Sept. 4. ... more |
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Flawed Boeing mission crew to return to Earth with rival SpaceXHouston (AFP) Aug 24, 2024 Two US astronauts who arrived at the International Space Station aboard Boeing's Starliner will have to stay six more months and return home with rival SpaceX, NASA said Saturday, in a fresh public relations blow to the crisis-hit aviation giant. ... more |
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SpaceX will bring stranded Boeing Starliner crew home in FebruaryWashington DC (UPI) Aug 24, 2024 Boeing Starliner crewmembers Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stranded aboard the International Space Station since June, will remain there until February, NASA administrators announced Saturday. ... more 
Boeing's Starliner: a saga marked by setbacksWashington (AFP) Aug 25, 2024 The decision to transfer the crew of Boeing's Starliner to a SpaceX mission after the spacecraft malfunctioned is just the latest twist in a long saga that has undermined the credibility of the US aerospace giant. ... more 
Milky Way navigation in dung beetles inspires advanced drone and satellite systemsSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 22, 2024 An insect that has been navigating using the Milky Way for 130 million years is now inspiring innovations in drone, robot, and satellite navigation systems. The dung beetle, known for its uniq ... more  
Bluestone invests in Qualis Corporation to boost missile defense and space techLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 26, 2024 Bluestone Investment Partners has finalized a strategic investment in Qualis Corporation, a Huntsville, Alabama-based firm specializing in missile defense and space systems technology. Qualis is kno ... more |
 Blue Origin's NS-26 launch set for August 29 with six crew members  
Study identifies key materials for shielding astronauts from Mars radiationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 26, 2024 Researchers have pinpointed a range of materials, including specific plastics, rubber, synthetic fibers, and Martian soil (regolith), as effective options for shielding astronauts from harmful space ... more |
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Proposed technique for large-scale water production on the MoonSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 Water is vital for human survival on the lunar surface, making it a significant focus of research. A team led by Prof. WANG Junqiang at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering ( ... more  
NASA's Juno Mission Maps Jupiter's Radiation Using Danish TechnologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2024 NASA's Juno spacecraft has generated the first comprehensive 3D radiation map of the Jupiter system, revealing critical details about the high-energy particles that populate the region around the ga ... more  
The evolution of the Trappist-1 planetary systemLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2024 Planets are bodies that orbit a star and have sufficient gravitational mass that they form themselves into roughly spherical shapes that, in turn, exert gravitational force on smaller objects around ... more 
Citizen scientists confirm new warm Jovian-class exoplanetLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2024 Two teams of dedicated amateur astronomers, supported by NASA, have successfully confirmed the existence of a new exoplanet, a "warm Jupiter," using their backyard telescopes. The teams, known ... more |
Lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft managementAtlanta GA (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 Most space mission systems historically have used one spacecraft designed to complete an entire mission independently. Whether it was a weather satellite or a human-crewed module like Apollo, nearly ... more 
Scout Space to test novel SDA sensors on Dawn Aerospace SpaceplaneLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 Scout Space Inc., a prominent provider of in-space observation services focusing on space security and autonomous solutions, is set to achieve a major milestone with the first demonstration of an in ... more 
Relationships with Space ColonistsBethesda, MD (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 One day soon we may have long-term orbiting colonies circling the planet in microgravity space stations with complete, self-sustained ecosystems, governance bodies and a completely independent socie ... more 
UAH HERC rover team makes STEM outreach trip to Dominican RepublicHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 Winning the 2024 Human Rover Explorer Challenge (HERC) provided an engineering student team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, the opportun ... more |
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Meteor shower characteristics linked to early comet formation conditionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 A global team of 45 scientists studying meteor showers has uncovered that comets break apart in different ways when nearing the Sun, with these variations tied to the environments where the comets i ... more  
Researchers Unveil Mechanism Behind X-ray Emissions from Black Hole Accretion DisksBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2024 Researchers at the University of Helsinki have achieved a long-sought scientific goal: explaining the source of X-ray radiation in the vicinity of black holes. This radiation is attributed to the co ... more  
Ancient binary star system found traveling from Milky Way's Outer HaloLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 26, 2024 A team of researchers has identified a rare binary star system, estimated to be around 10 billion years old, that has traveled from the remote regions of the Milky Way's halo to our local stellar ne ... more 
Study predicts gravitational waves from collapsing massive starsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 The violent collapse of massive, rapidly spinning stars could generate detectable gravitational waves, according to new research published in 'The Astrophysical Journal Letters'. Scientists suggest ... more |
 
Kenneth Possenriede Joins Rocket Lab Board of DirectorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) announced the addition of Kenneth (Ken) Possenriede to its Board of Directors. Mr. Possenriede, who brings with him extensive financial and industry experience, j ... more 
SpaceSight Tool by Scout Space Integrated into Saber Astronautics' Space MarketplaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22 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  
Cluster concludes with controlled reentry over South PacificParis, France (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 On September 8, 2024, the first of four satellites from ESA's long-running Cluster mission will reenter Earth's atmosphere, descending over the South Pacific Ocean's Uninhabited Area. This event mar ... more 
Beyond Gravity joins MDA AURORATM supply chain with constellation computersZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 Beyond Gravity, a prominent supplier to the space industry, has been selected by MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) to be part of the supply chain for MDA AURORATM, a pioneering product line facilitating the ... more |
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Liquid Intelligent to expand 5G services across Africa and the Middle EastLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid), a subsidiary of Cassava Technologies, has announced a strategic partnership with Globalstar, a U.S.-based leader in connectivity, to roll out advanced 5G so ... more  
NASA's EXCITE mission prepared for scientific balloon flightGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 Scientists and engineers are ready to fly an infrared mission called EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope) to the edge of space. EXCITE is designed to study atmospheres around exoplan ... more  
Sentinel-2C encapsulated in Vega rocket for upcoming launchParis, France (SPX) Aug 26, 2024 As the countdown to the launch of the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite on September 4th progresses, the team at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, has completed a crucial step by sealing t ... more  
One Planet Group strengthens collaboration with Starfish International in The GambiaParis, France (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 Starfish International, an organization committed to empowering girls in The Gambia, recently welcomed a second delegation from One Planet Group to experience first ... more |
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