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SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission set to launch early Friday![]() Washington (AFP) Sept 3, 2024 The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, a multiday orbital expedition set to feature the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens, is now scheduled to launch on Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. An operations plan released by the agency indicates a four-hour launch window opening at 3:33 am (0733 GMT) on Friday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, with backup opportunities on Saturday and Sunday. Elon Musk's company has not yet commented on the new launch window. Organized by billi ... read more |
Starion to Develop ESA's New Space Weather Payload Data CentreParis, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2024 Starion Group has secured a contract to spearhead the development of the ESA Space Weather Payload Data Centre, aiming to strengthen Europe's defense against the potentially severe impacts of solar ... more
Q&A: Astronomers await a "once-every-80-years" stellar explosionLaurel MD (SPX) Sep 03, 2024 We sat down with Carnegie Science Observatories theoretical astrophysicist Tony Prio to talk aobut T Coronae Borealis, the stellar explosion that occurs once every 80 years and is due to light up in ... more
New Insights into r-process Nucleosynthesis Highlight Heavy Element FormationSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 In a recent publication in 'The Astrophysical Journal', researchers have explored the characteristics of rapid neutron capture process (r-process) nucleosynthesis within a novel context: common enve ... more
How to Boost Your Website Traffic with Modern Web Design and MarketingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 04, 2024 Getting more traffic to your website is crucial if you want to grow your business online. But in today's crowded digital space, just having a website isn't enough. ... more |
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Inside the 'golden age' of alien hunting at the Green Bank TelescopeGreen Bank, United States (AFP) Sept 2, 2024 Nestled between mountains in a secluded corner of West Virginia, a giant awakens: the Green Bank Telescope begins its nightly vigil, scanning the cosmos for secrets. ... more |
Q&A: 20 years since the MESSENGER missionLaurel MD (SPX) Sep 03, 2024 Twenty years ago the MESSENGER mission revolutionized our understanding of Mercury. We sat down with project head and former Carnegie Science director Sean Solomon to talk about how the mission came ... more
Air Force awards Outpost development contract for a scalable earth return vehicleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 Outpost Technologies Corporation (Outpost), a leader in multi-ton Earth return systems aimed at advancing the space economy, has been awarded a $33.2 million, four-year Strategic Funding Increase (S ... more
European drill and mini lab to explore lunar South Pole for resourcesParis, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2024 The European Space Agency's (ESA) Prospect package, which includes a drill and a miniaturized laboratory, will be heading to the Moon's South Pole as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services ... more
Hera Asteroid Mission Departs ESA Test Centre for Final Launch PreparationsParis, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2024 After a year of rigorous testing, ESA's Hera mission, designed for planetary defense, is set to leave Europe and make its way to its launch site in the USA. The spacecraft, along with its companion ... more |
![]() China Achieves 12th Successful Sea-Based Satellite Launch
Fourth Mercury flyby begins BepiColombo's new trajectoryParis, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2024 Teams from across ESA and industry have worked continuously over the past four months to overcome a glitch that prevented BepiColombo's thrusters from operating at full power. The ESA/JAXA mission i ... more |
Hughes and Boost Mobile Showcase Advanced Network Management for U.S. NavyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 Hughes Network Systems, in collaboration with Boost Mobile, both subsidiaries of EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS), recently demonstrated advanced multi-transport network management capabilities designed to e ... more
Major progress repored in Next-Gen OPIR Missile Warning ProgramLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024 Space Systems Command (SSC) has reached a significant milestone with the successful delivery of the first mission payload for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) sensing ... more
Northrop Grumman secures contract for second DARC installationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024 The U.S. Space Force's (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to build the second of three planned Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) sites, marking a si ... more
Orbit Secures $6 Million Contract for Advanced Naval Satellite Communication Systems in AsiaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. (TASE: ORBI), a key global supplier of maritime and airborne SATCOM terminals, tracking ground station solutions, and mission-critical airborne audio management syst ... more |
SecAF completes strategic visit to strengthen ties with 7 European NationsParis, France (SPX) Sep 01, 2024 Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall concluded a week-long trip aimed at reinforcing international partnerships and supporting Airmen and Guardians aligned with NATO's goals in the U.S. European ... more
USSPACECOM reflects on five years of Spacepower and future goalsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024 U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) marked its fifth anniversary on August 29 with a review of its achievements and strategic objectives for the future. Senior leaders gathered for a panel discussion du ... more
SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink flights after FAA lifts ban on Falcon fleetWashington DC (UPI) Aug 31, 2024 SpaceX carried out back-to-back launches of Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites into orbit early Saturday, just hours after U.S. officials lifted a temporary ban on the rocket fleet. ... more
Global space industry to exceed $6.1 trillion by 2064Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024 The space industry is expected to experience significant growth, with a market valuation projected to reach $6.1 trillion by 2064, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets. The report, titled ... more |
NASA Discovers a Long-Sought Global Electric Field on EarthGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 Using observations from a NASA suborbital rocket, an international team of scientists has, for the first time, successfully measured a planet-wide electric field thought to be as fundamental to Eart ... more
Bubbling, frothing and sloshing: Long-hypothesized plasma instabilities finally observedPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 Whether between galaxies or within doughnut-shaped fusion devices known as tokamaks, the electrically charged fourth state of matter known as plasma regularly encounters powerful magnetic fields, ch ... more
Satellite Data Enhances Understanding of Solar Power Generation in Asia PacificTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 Amid the ongoing energy crisis and the growing threat of climate change, the need to harness renewable energy sources has become increasingly urgent. Solar energy, in particular, is emerging as a le ... more
Greenland's Accelerated Warming Linked to Clear-Sky Radiation and Atmospheric DynamicsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 Global warming, fueled by human activities, has led to rising average temperatures across the globe. However, Greenland is experiencing warming at a rate faster than the global average, causing its ... more |
NASA's Europa Clipper Equipped with Massive Solar Arrays for Jupiter MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, the largest ever built for planetary exploration, has been fitted with a set of gigantic solar arrays at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. These arrays, each mea ... more
UAH TERMINUS student team launches NASA RockSat-X payloadHuntsville AL (SPX) Sep 01, 2024 Team TERMINUS from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, successfully launched a student-developed payload aboard a Terrier-Improved Malemute sou ... more
Dark matter could have helped make supermassive black holes in the early universeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024 It takes a long time for supermassive black holes, like the one at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, to form. Typically, the birth of a black hole requires a giant star with the mass of at least 5 ... more
Researchers advance AI Models for Lunar scienceSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 01, 2024 Chinese scientists have introduced the world's first professional multimodal large language model (LLM) tailored specifically for lunar science, promising a significant boost in the speed and effici ... more |
NASA shares reduced Crew-9 team that will return stranded astronauts from ISSWashington DC (UPI) Aug 30, 2024 NASA on Friday shared the reduced crew for its upcoming SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station in order to accommodate the return of the stranded astronauts of the Boeing Starliner. ... more
NASA says Boeing's Starliner will return to Earth uncrewed on Sept. 6Washington DC (UPI) Aug 30, 2024 NASA said Thursday that Boeing's technically troubled Starliner spacecraft is set to return to Earth next week without stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni WIlliams. ... more
Advanced Control Strategy Enables Effective Surrounding of Noncooperative Targets by Spacecraft FormationsSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have developed a sophisticated control strategy for spacecraft formations, enabling them to surround noncooperative targets effectively within a fi ... more
Scientists Uncover Key Source of Solar Wind EnergyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 Astronomers have long been puzzled by how the Sun's supersonic "solar wind" continues to receive energy as it travels through the Solar System. Now, leveraging the alignment of two spacecraft studyi ... more |
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