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October 30, 2024
DRAGON SPACE
Three-person crew enters China's Tiangong space station



Jiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 30, 2024
Three Chinese astronauts including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer entered the Tiangong space station on Wednesday following an early morning launch into orbit. The Shenzhou-19 mission took off with its trio of space explorers at 4:27 am (2027 GMT Tuesday) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Xinhua and state broadcaster CCTV reported. Among the crew is Wang Haoze, 34, China's only woman spaceflight engineer, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) ... read more

EXO WORLDS
Astronomers Identify New Organic Molecule in Interstellar Space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2024
The element carbon, foundational to life on Earth and potentially elsewhere, is known to exist in vast quantities across space. However, locating substantial amounts of carbon in interstellar region ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Highest-energy gamma rays detected at Milky Way's core
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2024
At the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory, positioned 13,000 feet above sea level on Mexico's Sierra Negra volcano, scientists have uncovered unprecedented levels of gamma-ray energy f ... more
SATURN DAILY
Saturn's moon Titan may have thick insulating methane ice crust up to six miles
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2024
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, stands out as the only celestial body besides Earth with a dense atmosphere and surface liquids, such as rivers, lakes, and seas. Due to its frigid environment, these l ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Students aid NASA's plant growth research in space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
Since 2015, students from across the United States have been collaborating with NASA scientists to push forward essential research into growing plants in space as part of the Fairchild Tropical Bota ... more
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IRON AND ICE
Hera's CubeSats call home from Deep Space
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
The European Space Agency's Hera mission for planetary defense has confirmed the successful activation of its two CubeSat passengers, marking ESA's first use of CubeSats in deep space. The two CubeS ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA to restart Mentor-Protege program to help improve contractor diversity
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 29, 2024
NASA said on Tuesday that it will restart its Mentor-Protégé Program for contractors on Friday to expand commercial markets with eligible small businesses. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX pushes back launch of 20 Starlink satellites in late scrub
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 29, 2024
SpaceX scrubbed Tuesday's launch of 20 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California until Wednesday. ... more
SPACEWAR
Space Force sourcing conference helps drive capability development, readiness
Peterson SFB CO (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
The first U.S. Space Force Global Force Management Sourcing Conference was held at Peterson Space Force Base, Oct. 22-24. It was hosted and led by U.S. Space Operations Command. The conference ... more

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TECH SPACE
Space Forge and Voyager Space partner to advance in-space manufacturing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
Space Forge, a pioneering force in sustainable in-space manufacturing and research, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Voyager Space, a leading entity in space exploration, to joint ... more
MARSDAILY
USTC unveils high-energy Mars battery with extended lifespan for exploration
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
A research team led by Prof. TAN Peng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has introduced a novel battery tailored to the dem ... more
ROBO SPACE
AI boom unleashes wave of new applications across China
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
"I'm thirsty," a visitor told a towering humanoid robot standing 1.7 meters tall and weighing 65 kilograms at the 7th World Voice Expo in Hefei, East China's Anhui province. Without hesitation ... more
GPS NEWS
BAE Systems showcases advanced M-Code Increment 2 GNSS technology
London, UK (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
BAE Systems (LON:BA) recently demonstrated successful tracking of M-Code signals using its Increment 2 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver, powered by the company's Next-Generation Ap ... more
VSAT NEWS
Hughes in-flight antenna achieves key milestone with LEO Flight Test
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS), has announced that its new Gogo Galileo HDX Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) has successfully completed a crit ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
CATALYST leads EO industry with CEOS-compliant SAR and Optical Imagery
London, UK (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
PCI Geomatics Enterprise Inc. (DBA CATATLYST), a long-standing leader in Earth observation, has announced that its Normalized Radar Backscatter (NRB) product now meets Committee on Earth Observation ... more
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ICE WORLD
NASA helps find thawing permafrost adds to near-term global warming
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
A new study, co-authored by NASA scientists, details where and how greenhouse gases are escaping from the Earth's vast northern permafrost region as the Arctic warms. The frozen soils encircling the ... more
FIRE STORM
Spire Global and OroraTech join NASA to develop space-based wildfire monitoring
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has secured a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory contract to explore the development of an advanced wildfire detection and monitoring system via space-based technology. I ... more
VENUSIAN HEAT
Impact craters on Venus revealed by new research
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
Researchers have discovered what may be a long-hidden record of ancient impact craters on Venus, shedding light on a planetary history distinct from Earth's. Unlike Earth, where wind, water, and tec ... more
MARSDAILY
Perseverance surveys its path as it ascends Jezero Crater
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
NASA's Perseverance rover is navigating a challenging climb up Jezero Crater's western slope, aiming to reach the rim by early December. During the ascent, the rover captured a panoramic view of Jez ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA outlines new potential landing regions for Artemis III mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
NASA has refined its list of potential landing sites for the upcoming Artemis III mission, aiming to be the first crewed Moon landing in over 50 years. Nine candidate landing regions have been ident ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Centaurus A's black hole jet shown in unprecedented detail
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
Researchers from the University of Michigan have uncovered new insights into black hole jets by analyzing over two decades of data from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory. This investigation provides ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Innovative model enables astronomers to explore explosive space events in new detail
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
Astrophysical events like the collapse of a massive star's iron core, known as a core-collapse supernova, the consumption of stellar remains by black holes, and runaway nuclear fusion on white dwarf ... more
TECH SPACE
SwRI unveils new facility for advanced EMC EMI testing for spacecraft
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has expanded its Space System Spacecraft and Payload Processing Facility with a newly installed semi-anechoic shielded chamber dedicated to spacecraft electromagn ... more
TECH SPACE
New 3D printed metal alloy enhances durability for space exploration
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
The research team at Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), led by Dr. Jeong Min Park of the Nano Materials Research Division, has developed a highly durable metal 3D-printed alloy designed to ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
GomSpace selected by Proteus Space to support AI-designed satellite mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
GomSpace North America has been awarded a $250,000 (2.6 MSEK) contract to provide critical components and technical expertise for an ambitious new satellite mission led by Proteus Space. The mission ... more
GPS NEWS
Aerodata earns EASA certification for GPS anti-jamming and anti-spoofing tech
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
Aerodata AG has secured a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its GPS Anti-Jamming and Anti-Spoofing system. This newly certified technology ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
AXIS mission selected as NASA Astrophysics Probe competition finalist
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
The MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI) is a project lead for one of two finalist missions recently selected for NASA's new Probe Explorers program. Working with collaborat ... more
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IRON AND ICE
Illuminating ancient origins of 4BN year-old Asteroid Ryugu
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
Researchers at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) recently participated in an international study of fragments from asteroid 162173 Ryugu, collected by a Japanese space mission. The APS, a light sourc ... more
MOON DAILY
China progresses in full-scale efforts for manned Moon landing by 2030
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
China is accelerating its mission to place astronauts on the Moon by 2030, with substantial progress across development, testing, and infrastructure construction. In a recent press briefing, the Chi ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
After pause, NASAs Voyager 1 back communicating with mission team
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
On Oct. 24, NASA reconnected with the Voyager 1 spacecraft after a brief pause in communications. The spacecraft recently turned off one of its two radio transmitters, and the team is now working to ... more
UAV NEWS
Sceye works with NASA and USGS to monitor climate change from the stratosphere
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024
Sceye, a U.S.-based aerospace company specializing in High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS), has announced new collaborations with NASA and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) aimed at improv ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China's only woman spaceflight engineer in crew for 'dream' mission
Jiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 29, 2024
China's only woman spaceflight engineer will be among a crew of three astronauts blasting off on a "dream" mission to the Tiangong space station this week, Beijing announced Tuesday. ... more
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