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May 02, 2022
ROCKET SCIENCE
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

SPACE TRAVEL
UAE to send astronaut on six-month ISS mission
Dubai (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
ROCKET SCIENCE
FAA delays SpaceX Starship environmental review for 4th time
Washington 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
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites from Florida
Orlando 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
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA chooses small businesses to continue exploration tech development
Washington 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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ROCKET SCIENCE
China launches multiple satellites
Jiuquan, 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
ROCKET SCIENCE
AFRL, ABL Space Systems demonstrate rapid operation of launch systems
Edwards 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
MICROSAT BLITZ
Blue Canyon Technologies expands into GEO with its first cubesat
Lafayette 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
SPACE MEDICINE
DLR provides female measuring mannequins for the NASA Artemis I mission
Cologne, 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
MICROSAT BLITZ
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
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA's Crew-4 docks at ISS
Washington 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
ROCKET SCIENCE
Canada's first commercial spaceport lists on the NEO Exchange as Maritime Launch Services
Toronto, 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
DRAGON SPACE
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). Ite ... more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
US Judge denies Musk bid to scrap SEC deal barring him from tweeting about Tesla stake
Washington (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
ROCKET SCIENCE
Vega-C: Launcher integration begins for inaugural flight VV21
Paris (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
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches its latest crew to ISS for NASA
Washington (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
MISSILE NEWS
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. ... more
AEROSPACE
Advanced Air Mobility Plans for Vertiports
Edwards 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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HyPrSpace raises 1M euro in seed funding to develop reusable hybrid micro-launcher

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ROBO SPACE
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 bee ... more
ROBO SPACE
UAE vows 'responsible' artificial intelligence rollout
Dubai (AFP) April 27, 2022
The world's first minister for artificial intelligence says the United Arab Emirates isn't only looking for economic benefits as it seeks to become a leading nation in the sector. ... more
AEROSPACE
Turkey air force pulls out of exercise in Athens; Says Greek jets violating airpsace
Istanbul (AFP) April 30, 2022
Turkey's air force has pulled out of a military exercise scheduled to be held in Greece next month, security sources said on Saturday alleging that preparatory documents singled out Ankara. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
IHI AEROSPACE received its first commercial launch service order
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2022
IHI Co., Ltd (IA) received order for launching the small SAR satellites(*1) owned by Institute for Q-Shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (hereinafter 'iQPS'). IA and iQPS signed the contract for launch serv ... more
AEROSPACE
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 no ... more
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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
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DARPA seeks ionospheric insights to improve communication across domains
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 22, 2022
Warfighters depend on high-frequency (HF) radio transmissions to operate military systems across the space, air, ground, and maritime domains. Current understanding of how HF waves propagate through the electromagnetically noisy ionosphere typically depends on ground-based methods. To more accurately understand HF propagation in space requires scientific measurements taken from within the ionosp ... more
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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
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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
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New Delhi (AFP) April 27, 2022
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China opens Shenzhou-13 return capsule
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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
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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. Russia's ... more
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