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China launches new test satellites via Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket![]() Jiuquan (XNA) Sep 06, 2022 China sent two new test satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Tuesday. The CentiSpace 1-S3/S4 test satellites were launched by a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket at 10:24 am (Beijing Time) and they have entered the planned orbit successfully. This was the 17th flight mission of the Kuaizhou 1A rockets, according to the launch center. + a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuaizhou">Kuaizhou data sheet at Wikipedia /a> ... read more |
Chinese scientist advocates int'l cooperation in space scienceBeijing (XNA) Sep 02, 2022 A thousand people may have a thousand answers as to why we explore space. For 64-year-old Chinese scientist Wu Ji, exploring space has a more self-reflective meaning. "When one enters space, o ... more
ISRO demonstrates new technology with Inflatable Aerodynamic DeceleratorNew Delhi, India (SPX) Sep 06, 2022 An IAD, designed and developed by VSSC, has been successfully test flown in a Rohini sounding rocket from TERLS, Thumba at 12.20 pm Saturday Sep 3. The IAD was initially folded and kept inside the p ... more
Skyroot Aerospace raises $51 Million led by GIC to propel the new future of small satellite launchesHyderabad, India (SPX) Sep 02, 2022 Space-tech startup Skyroot Aerospace from India, successfully raised US$51 million Series-B funding round led by GIC, a leading global investment firm. This is the largest funding round ever in the ... more
US should end ISS collaboration with RussiaHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2022 Recently, the Russian space agency Roscosmos declared that Russia would depart the International Space Station program "after 2024", while the US Congress authorized NASA to extend the program to 2030. In that same week, Russians circulated a horrific video of a Ukrainian soldier being castrated before his murder by Putin's invading troops, while dozens of other Ukrainian POWs were slaughtered while being held in Russian captivity. ... more |
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Duo undertake 7-hour spacewalkBeijing (XNA) Sep 05, 2022 Chinese astronauts on the Shenzhou XIV mission have carried out their first spacewalk, also known as an extravehicular activity, which finished early on Friday morning, according to the China Manned ... more
Rocket to carry Mengtian space lab module arrives at launch siteWenchang, China(XNA) Sep 05, 2022 A Long March-5B Y4 rocket, tasked with sending China's space station lab module Mengtian into orbit, has been transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, t ... more
Latest Galileo satellites join constellation with enhanced, faster fixParis (ESA) Sep 02, 2022 Europe's latest Galileo satellites in space have joined the operational constellation, transmitting navigation signals to three billion users across planet Earth as well as relaying distress calls t ... more
NASA unsure next Moon rocket launch attempt possible this monthKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Sept 4, 2022 After scrapping a second attempt to get its new 30-story lunar rocket off the ground due to a fuel leak, NASA officials said Saturday it may not be possible to try again this month. ... more |
Rocket Lab completes first test fire of reused Rutherford EngineLong Beach CA (SPX) Sep 02, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully test fired a reused Rutherford first stage engine for the first time - a significant technical achievement in the Company's efforts to make its El ... more
NASA, Axiom Space to launch second private astronaut mission to ISS in 2023Washington DC (UPI) Aug 31, 2021 NASA and Axiom Space said Wednesday that they plan to launch a second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station in 2023. ... more
SpaceX wins another $1.4 billion from NASA to fly missions to ISSWashington DC (UPI) Sep 1, 2021 NASA has awarded five new missions to private exploration company SpaceX in a deal worth $1.4 billion that will transport astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station over the next eight years. ... more
Plant growth in China's space lab in good conditionBeijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2022 The seeds of two plants in China's Wentian lab module have germinated and are now in good condition, according to a briefing on the progress of plant culture experiments in the country's space stati ... more |
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NASA repairs issue with Voyager 1 space probeWashington DC (UPI) Aug 30, 2021 Engineers with NASA have repaired an issue with the space agency's Voyager 1 spacecraft, but have yet to identify the cause of the problem, officials confirmed on Tuesday. ... more
New launch attempt Saturday for NASA's Moon rocket: officialKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 NASA will make a second attempt to launch its powerful new Moon rocket on Saturday, after scrubbing a test flight earlier in the week, an official said. ... more
Taiwan says Chinese military drone entered air defence zoneTaipei (AFP) Sept 6, 2022 Taiwan said a Chinese military reconnaissance drone entered its air defence zone on Monday, the latest incursion as relations between the two neighbours remain tense. ... more
Iran considers buying Sukhoi Su-35 jets from RussiaTehran (AFP) Sept 5, 2022 Iran is weighing plans to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, Air Force chief Hamid Vahedi was reported as saying by local media. ... more
China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts carry out spacewalkBeijing (AFP) Sept 2, 2022 Two astronauts on board China's Tiangong space station successfully completed a six-hour spacewalk Friday, the national human spaceflight agency said. ... more |
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Game on at Gamescom Paris (ESA) Sep 06, 2022
More than 265 000 visitors headed to Cologne in Germany for Gamescom last week - the world's largest computer and video games fair. As well as the latest games releases, they got a chance to discover that ESA and the gaming world have a lot in common.
As ever, the most anticipated event of Gamescom was the live show on the opening night. Packed with game reveals and surprises, it attracted ... more |
ATLAS Space Operations secures $26M in Series B funding led by Mitsui Traverse City MI (SPX) Aug 28, 2022
ATLAS Space Operations, a global leader in cloud-based space communications solutions, has announced $26 million in Series B Funding led by Mitsui and Co., Ltd. The investment round reaffirms confidence in ATLAS' Ground Software as a Service (G-SaaS) approach as a critical solution within the space economy.
The funding round is a part of strategic initiatives for both Mitsui and ATLAS. For ... more |
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Latest Galileo satellites join constellation with enhanced, faster fix Paris (ESA) Sep 02, 2022
Europe's latest Galileo satellites in space have joined the operational constellation, transmitting navigation signals to three billion users across planet Earth as well as relaying distress calls to rescuers. Their entry into service follows a summer test campaign and will result in a measurable increase in positioning accuracy and improved data delivery performance of the overall Galileo syste ... more |
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Iran considers buying Sukhoi Su-35 jets from Russia Tehran (AFP) Sept 5, 2022
Iran is weighing plans to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, Air Force chief Hamid Vahedi was reported as saying by local media.
"The purchase of the Sukhoi 35 from Russia is being considered by the Air Force" of Iran, Vahedi told Borna news agency which affiliated to the sports ministry, on Sunday.
It comes after the United States military said last week that Russia began recei ... more |
Semiconductor giant Micron to invest $15 bn in Idaho New York (AFP) Sept 1, 2022
Semiconductor giant Micron announced Thursday it will invest $15 billion over the next decade to expand its operations in the US state of Idaho to build memory capacity for automotive and other sectors.
The plan, part of a Micron global investment strategy to invest $150 billion, will create 17,000 new jobs, the Boise, Idaho-based company said.
The initiative, which Micron called the "la ... more |
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Space Compass and Skyloom sign term sheet to bring optical data relay services to EO market Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 06, 2022
Skyloom and Space Compass (a newly formed joint venture between NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT) has announced that the companies signed a term sheet aimed to launch the first geostationary-based (GEO) data relay service over Asia that will leverage Skyloom's cutting-edge communication and networking systems for the purpose of serving the rapidly growing Earth-Observation (EO) market for real-time, hig ... more |
Oil slick from cargo ship off Gibraltar reaches shore Gibraltar (AFP) Sept 2, 2022
Small amounts of oil from a bulk carrier that collided with a gas tanker off Gibraltar has reached the shoreline of the British territory and neighbouring Spain, local officials said Friday.
The head of Gibraltar's government, Fabian Picardo, told Spanish news radio Cadena Ser that a slick from the stricken vessel had reached "parts of the coast of Gibraltar."
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Rocket to carry Mengtian space lab module arrives at launch site Wenchang, China(XNA) Sep 05, 2022
A Long March-5B Y4 rocket, tasked with sending China's space station lab module Mengtian into orbit, has been transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, the China Manned Space Agency said Saturday.
The rocket will undergo final assembly and testing together with the Mengtian lab module, which arrived earlier.
Preparations for the launch mis ... more |
Lockheed Martin's next gen interceptor achieves communications testing milestone Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2022
Lockheed Martin recently validated prototype communications radio technology for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) during a recent test milestone.
The NGI's mission is to protect the U.S. homeland from increasing and evolving intercontinental ballistic missile threats. Critically, the interceptor and its components must be able to receive and share data from the ground and throughout t ... more |
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India sacks officers over Pakistan missile misfire New Delhi (AFP) Aug 23, 2022
The Indian air force on Tuesday sacked three officers for the accidental firing of a cruise missile into nuclear-armed rival Pakistan following a months-long investigation by New Delhi.
The unarmed BrahMos surface-to-surface supersonic missile was accidently launched from a secret military base in northern India in early March before the projectile landed roughly 125 kilometers inside Pakist ... more |
Making nanodiamonds out of bottle plastic Dresden, Germany (SPX) Sep 05, 2022
What goes on inside planets like Neptune and Uranus? To find out, an international team headed by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), the University of Rostock and France's Ecole Polytechnique conducted a novel experiment. They fired a laser at a thin film of simple PET plastic and investigated what happened using intensive laser flashes.
One result was that the researchers we ... more |
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The physics of walking is simpler than we thought San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2022
The physics of walking for multi-legged animals and robots is simpler than previously thought. That is the finding described by a team of roboticists, physicists and biologists in the Sept. 5 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, in a paper titled "Walking is like slithering: a unifying, data-driven view of locomotion."
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Taiwan says Chinese military drone entered air defence zone Taipei (AFP) Sept 6, 2022
Taiwan said a Chinese military reconnaissance drone entered its air defence zone on Monday, the latest incursion as relations between the two neighbours remain tense.
The drone, identified by Taipei's defence ministry as a BZK-007 vehicle, crossed into the southwest corner of the island's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) along with eight Chinese warplanes.
Taiwan's ADIZ is much lar ... more |
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