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  Grand Forks, ND (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland dock ship. Navy officials on the deck scrutinized the sky in search of a sign. The glow appeared suddenly. A tiny spot at first, it gradually grew to a round circle falling at a great speed from the fringes of space. It was NASA's Orion capsule, which would soon end the 25-day Artemis I mission around and beyond the Moon with a fiery splashdown into the ocean. Orion' ... read more |
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ESA to collaborate with ISRO on Gaganyaan missionsParis, France (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 On December 4, 2024, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formalized an agreement that establishes ESA's support for India's Gaganyaan human spaceflight ... more 
Undeterred by Friday the 13th, SpaceX plans pair of launchesWashington DC (UPI) Dec 12, 2024 SpaceX plans to launch 23 Starlink communications satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Friday morning, weather permitting. ... more 
China successfully tests XZY 1 verification rocket engineSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 China's XZY 1 verification rocket has successfully completed a static firing test at Haiyang Oriental Aerospace Port in Shandong province, marking a major milestone for the nation's aerospace innova ... more 
Virgin Galactic eyes possible expansion into ItalyWashington (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 US space company Virgin Galactic announced Thursday it is exploring the possibility of opening a new base in Italy, potentially bringing suborbital flights to tourists in Europe for the first time. ... more |
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Chengdu emerges as a hub for satellite components and aerospace innovationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 A state-of-the-art manufacturing base dedicated to commercial satellite components has commenced operations in Chengdu, Sichuan province. Once fully operational, the facility will have the capacity ... more |
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Google unveils latest AI model, Gemini 2.0San Francisco (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 Google on Wednesday announced the launch of Gemini 2.0, its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date, as the world's tech giants race to take the lead in the fast developing technology. ... more  
How Deinococcus Radiodurans thrives in extreme radiationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 Deinococcus radiodurans, nicknamed "Conan the Bacterium," is renowned for its extraordinary ability to endure extreme conditions, including radiation levels thousands of times higher than lethal dos ... more  
L3Harris advances missile tracking with new satellite design milestoneLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has finalized the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for 18 cutting-edge space vehicles, marking a key step in its work on the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche ... more  
Pentagon collaborates with Movius on secure communication solutionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 Movius, a global leader in secure, AI-driven communications technology, has been listed in the FedRAMP marketplace through a Department of Defense-sponsored initiative to enhance mission-critical co ... more |
 
Redwire secures $45M AFRL contract to advance space technologies for defense applicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure development, has been awarded a $45,469,600 five-year contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorat ... more  |
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ST Engineering iDirect launches innovative multi-orbit satellite connectivityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has announced a new technology that seamlessly tracks and switches between Geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) and Non-Geosynchronou ... more 
Viasat secures $568M contract to enhance C5ISR capabilities for US DefenseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global satellite communications company, has been awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. General Services Administrati ... more  
NASA Scientific Balloon Flights to Lift Off From AntarcticaWallops Island VA (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Antarctica's icy expanse to kick off the annual Antarctic Long-Duration Balloon Campaign, where two balloon flights will carry a total of nine missi ... more  
Antarctic ice melting accelerates under planetary orbital changesLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 A new study led by researchers from the University of Leicester and the University of Southampton has unveiled evidence of sudden melting events in Antarctica's ice sheet from over 20 million years ... more |
Artemis II core stage positioned for integrationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket core stage is now vertical inside High Bay 2 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The maneuver was completed on Tu ... more 
Neuraspace expands satellite tracking with second optical telescope in ChileMadrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 Portuguese aerospace firm Neuraspace, a leading player in Space Traffic Management (STM), has activated its second optical telescope, now operational in Chile. This addition provides southern hemisp ... more 
Week starts on ISS with spacewalk preparations and research activitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 Preparations for an upcoming spacewalk highlighted the beginning of the week aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as the Expedition 72 crew members also engaged in a variety of research task ... more 
Equatorial Launch Australia shifts focus to new Queensland spaceport siteSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) has announced the immediate cessation of operations at the Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory, citing unresolved lease negotiations. The company will rel ... more |
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China Long March 8A prepares for first flight in January 2025Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 The Long March 8A rocket, developed to become China's primary launch vehicle for medium- and low-Earth orbit missions, is set to make its maiden flight in January 2025, as announced by the China Aca ... more  
NASA rover surmounts Jezero crater rim to begin next science campaignLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 NASA's Perseverance rover has successfully climbed to the top of Jezero Crater's rim, reaching a landmark location called "Lookout Hill." This achievement follows months of challenging terrain navig ... more 
NASA honours Algerian parks with Martian namesakesAlgiers (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 NASA's mapping of Mars now bears the names of three iconic Algerian national parks, Algerian physicist Noureddine Melikechi, a member of the US space agency's largest Mars probe mission, has told AFP. ... more  
Lucy completes key Earth gravity assist maneuverLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 NASA's Lucy spacecraft executed a critical gravity assist maneuver on Dec. 12, 2024, skimming just 220 miles (360 kilometers) above Earth's surface. This close approach, occurring at 11:15 p.m. EST, ... more |
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Artemis in Motion Listening SessionsWashington DC (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 As NASA pioneers new technologies and methods for storytelling in space for the benefit of humanity, the agency is hosting Artemis in Motion listening sessions with industry on Thursday, Jan. 23, an ... more |
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Juno identifies localized magma chambers driving Io's volcanic activityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter has unveiled that volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io are powered by localized magma chambers rather than a global magma ocean. This discovery resolves a decades-old myster ... more  
NASA plans February 2025 launch for SPHEREx mission to map the cosmosLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 NASA and SpaceX have announced a targeted launch date in late February 2025 for SPHEREx, a next-generation astrophysics observatory. The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of ... more  
Mercury observed in thermal infrared for the first timeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 Mercury, the smallest and innermost planet in the solar system, continues to intrigue planetary researchers with its unique composition and structure, which differ significantly from Earth's Moon de ... more  
Discovery of a planet with a shifting gas tailLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 WASP-69 b, a hot Jupiter exoplanet, is shedding its atmosphere over time, releasing hydrogen and helium particles due to intense stellar radiation. Unlike uniform atmospheric loss, these gases are s ... more |
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