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Rocket Lab pushes back attempt of mid-air booster catch to Sunday![]() Orlando FL (UPI) May 01, 2022 Citing weather concerns, Rocket Lab pushed back its 26th launch Friday with plans to attempt to recover a first-stage booster with a helicopter on Sunday. "The weather has improved through the week, but the forecast is showing the best wind and cloud cover conditions a few days from now, so we're targeting no earlier than 1 May ... for launch," the California-based aerospace company said. "We don't usually give mother nature quite so much power over launch timing, but for our first helicopte ... read more |
UAE to send astronaut on six-month ISS missionDubai (AFP) April 29, 2022 The United Arab Emirates announced Friday it will send an astronaut on a six-month mission to space, as it seeks to become a major player in the industry. ... more
FAA delays SpaceX Starship environmental review for 4th timeWashington DC (UPI) Apr 29, 2021 The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that it has delayed its environmental review of SpaceX's Starship launch site in Texas for a fourth time. ... more
SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites from FloridaOrlando FL (UPI) Apr 29, 2022 Space X launched another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit late Friday afternoon. A Falcon 9 rocket carried 53 satellites into space from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 40 ... more
NASA chooses small businesses to continue exploration tech developmentWashington DC (SPX) May 01, 2022 NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has chosen 110 U.S. small businesses for continued technology development. The range of projects support space exploration and improvements t ... more |
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China launches multiple satellitesJiuquan, China (XNA) Apr 29, 2022 China successfully sent two satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Friday. The satellites, Siwei 01 and 02, were launched by a Long March 2C carri ... more
AFRL, ABL Space Systems demonstrate rapid operation of launch systemsEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and ABL Space Systems are collaborating to demonstrate how launch systems can be operated rapidly by small teams from n ... more
Blue Canyon Technologies expands into GEO with its first cubesatLafayette CO (SPX) May 01, 2022 Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC ("BCT" or "Blue Canyon"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, assisted in the deployment of As ... more
DLR provides female measuring mannequins for the NASA Artemis I missionCologne, Germany (SPX) Apr 28, 2022 In 2022, NASA's Artemis I mission will send a spacecraft capable of supporting a human crew to the Moon for the first time in almost 50 years. On this uncrewed test flight, it will be the twin measu ... more |
What is CAPSTONE?Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2022 A microwave oven-sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds will serve as the first spacecraft to test a unique, elliptical lunar orbit as part of the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Op ... more
NASA's Crew-4 docks at ISSWashington DC (UPI) Apr 27, 2021 NASA astronauts Mission Commander Kjell Lindgren, Pilot Bob Hines, and Mission Specialist Jessica Watkins, and Mission Specialist Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA now are aboard the ISS following Crew Dragon's hatch opening. ... more
Canada's first commercial spaceport lists on the NEO Exchange as Maritime Launch ServicesToronto, Canada (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 NEO is proud to welcome Maritime Launch Services Inc., a Canadian-owned commercial space company, as they list today on the NEO Exchange. Maritime Launch is now available for trading on NEO under th ... more
China opens Shenzhou-13 return capsuleBeijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2022 On Tuesday, China opened the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship which carried three astronauts back to Earth on April 16, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Ite ... more |
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US Judge denies Musk bid to scrap SEC deal barring him from tweeting about Tesla stakeWashington (Sputnik) Apr 28, 2022 Elon Musk on Wednesday lost his legal challenge against a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) order restricting him from tweeting about his stake in the electric car manufacturer Tesla, with ... more
Vega-C: Launcher integration begins for inaugural flight VV21Paris (ESA) Apr 27, 2022 Launcher integration for the inaugural flight of Vega-C began with the P120C solid-fuel first stage being delivered to the Vega Launch Zone (Zone de Lancement Vega, or ZLV) at Europe's Spaceport in ... more
SpaceX launches its latest crew to ISS for NASAWashington (AFP) April 27, 2022 Days after a SpaceX Dragon capsule crewed by wealthy adventurers splashed down off Florida's coast, another launched Wednesday, this time for a NASA mission to the International Space Station. ... more
Russia admits striking Kyiv during UN chief's visitKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 29, 2022 Russia confirmed Friday that it carried out an air strike on Kyiv during a visit by the UN's secretary general, the first such attack on the Ukrainian capital in nearly two weeks, and in which a journalist also died. ... more
Advanced Air Mobility Plans for VertiportsEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 Looking forward to catching an air taxi? NASA is working to answer where Advanced Air Mobility or AAM vehicles will take off and land. Many AAM aircraft will be electric vertical takeoff and landing ... more |
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NASA selects USNC for ultra-high temperature component testing facility Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 29, 2022
USNC Advanced Technologies, a division of Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), announces it has been selected by NASA to receive a Phase II SBIR contract to develop a proposed ultra-high temperature material testing facility. The specialized equipment could provide an essential terrestrial environment for testing the performance of materials planned for use in space-based nuclear thermal propu ... more |
DARPA seeks ionospheric insights to improve communication across domains Washington DC (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 |
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China Satellite Navigation Conference to highlight digital economy, intelligent navigation Beijing (XNA) Apr 15, 2022
The 13th China Satellite Navigation Conference will be held in Beijing in May, highlighting the digital economy and intelligent navigation, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office.
The conference will showcase the latest industrialization achievement of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), the office said.
Diverse events such as summit forums, academic exchanges, ... more |
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Altitude chambers hit rare 50,000-foot mark for manned research Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFRL) Apr 27, 2022
There's only one place to find them in all the Department of Defense, and that's at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Three of the lab's Research Altitude Chambers, better known as the RACs, are now certified for manned research up to 50,000 feet. No other chambers in the DOD have the same man-rating certification. It's a feat not easily found elsewhere as well, according to Maj. Sarah Kercher, ... more |
Kenya's e-waste recyclers battle to contain rising scourge Nairobi (AFP) April 29, 2022
In an industrial Nairobi neighbourhood, impoverished slum-dwellers scour piles of garbage to collect damaged and discarded gadgets, part of an initiative to recycle old electronics and transform trash into treasure.
Wearing T-shirts and flip flops and earning as little as 500 Kenyan shillings ($4) a day, the unlikely warriors are at the frontlines of a battle against a rapidly-growing enviro ... more |
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NASA selects investigation teams to join Geospace Dynamics Mission Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2022
NASA has selected three investigation teams to join the agency's Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission science team in studying Earth's upper atmosphere, as well as five additional investigations that will be under consideration for inclusion in the mission.
GDC is a coordinated group of satellites that will provide the first direct global measurements of the dynamic and complex re ... more |
Garbage fire chokes Indian capital reeling from heatwave New Delhi (AFP) April 27, 2022
Indian firefighting teams poured truckloads of sand and mud to douse a huge rubbish dump blaze on Wednesday after thick and putrid smoke from the inferno choked the country's unseasonably hot capital.
Tuesday night's fire was the fourth to break out in less than a month at a landfill in New Delhi, where a running heatwave has added extra discomfort to the city's hot and dry spring climate. ... more |
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China opens Shenzhou-13 return capsule Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2022
On Tuesday, China opened the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship which carried three astronauts back to Earth on April 16, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
Items carried by the spacecraft, including crop seeds, 8K high-definition memory card storing images and videos taken by the astronauts in orbit, commemorative stamps, and paintings by Hong Kong teenager ... more |
Turkey says still talking to Russia about missile deliveries Istanbul (AFP) April 27, 2022
NATO member Turkey said it was still talking to Russia about procuring a second batch of one of its most advanced missile defence systems despite the war in Ukraine.
The comments on state television late Tuesday by the head of Turkey's military procurement agency underscore Ankara's efforts to maintain good relations with Moscow during the conflict.
The agency and its chief, Ismail Demir ... more |
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Russia admits striking Kyiv during UN chief's visit Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 29, 2022
Russia confirmed Friday that it carried out an air strike on Kyiv during a visit by the UN's secretary general, the first such attack on the Ukrainian capital in nearly two weeks, and in which a journalist also died.
Vera Gyrych, a producer for the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was killed when a Russian missile hit the building where she lived, the media group said.
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Seeing more deeply into nanomaterials New York NY (SPX) Apr 14, 2022
From designing new biomaterials to novel photonic devices, new materials built through a process called bottom-up nanofabrication, or self-assembly, are opening up pathways to new technologies with properties tuned at the nanoscale. However, to fully unlock the potential of these new materials, researchers need to "see" into their tiny creations so that they can control the design and fabricatio ... more |
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Ground-based rover's touch shared with astronaut in space Paris (ESA) Apr 22, 2022
If man's best friend is a dog, then in the future astronauts' closest companions might well be rovers. A technique allowing astronauts in orbit to control rovers exploring planetary surfaces has been developed by a research team from ESA, the German Aerospace Center DLR and European academia and industry, culminating in an Earth-based rover session commanded from the International Space Station. ... more |
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Chinese drone maker DJI suspends Russia, Ukraine business Beijing (AFP) April 27, 2022
The world's largest drone maker DJI has said it will pause all business operations in Russia and Ukraine, in a rare public suspension by a Chinese firm since Moscow's invasion of its neighbour.
Russia has been hit with an avalanche of sanctions over the war and many Western multinationals have pulled out of the country.
Beijing has refused to condemn the invasion, however, and Chinese co ... more |
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