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September 09, 2022
MICROSAT BLITZ
Momentus First Demonstration Mission Status Update #5



San Jose CA (SPX) Sep 09, 2022
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, has provided its fifth Mission Update on its inaugural Vigoride mission that launched on May 25. Since the Company's last update on August 3, Momentus has successfully deployed an additional payload from its Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle. SelfieSat, a two-unit cubesat developed by Norwegian student space organization Orbit NTNU, was deployed at the end of ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Why do we always need to wait for launch windows to get a rocket to space
Melbourne, Australia (The Conversation) Sep 09, 2022
Earlier this week, the Artemis I Moon mission was scrubbed again; now we have to wait for a new launch window. Just 40 minutes before the Space Launch System rocket was set to take off from Ke ... more
ENERGY TECH
MIT students contribute to success of historic fusion experiment
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 07, 2022
For more than half a century, researchers around the world have been engaged in attempts to achieve fusion ignition in a laboratory, a grand challenge of the 21st century. The High-Energy-Density Ph ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
UK built Prometheus 2 imaging and monitoring cubesats on track for UK launch
London, UK (SPX) Sep 08, 2022
The Prometheus 2 satellites, which have been jointly designed by Airbus and In-Space Missions, are on track for their UK launch from Newquay, Cornwall, later this year with environmental testing com ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Surrey Satellite opens new Australian office
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Sep 08, 2022
SSTL has announced that on the 13th September it will open an office in Australia in Adelaide. The announcement follows the meeting on Friday 2nd September between the Rt. Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan M ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Ariane 5 launches EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS satellite
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Sep 08, 2022
On Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 at 6:45 pm local time, an Ariane 5 launcher, operated by Arianespace, successfully lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (South America), carr ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Space launch from Australia to use satellite tracking from Inmarsat
Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) Sep 08, 2022
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications has signed an agreement with Gilmour Space Technologies to support space launches from Australia using Inmarsat's InRange system ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
NASA manages astronaut health with effective diagnostics research
Cleveland OH (SPX) Sep 08, 2022
As NASA prepares to send astronauts further into space for longer durations, managing and maintaining their health is a top priority. Researchers and engineers are currently testing a suite of medic ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Teams continue to review options for next Artemis I launch attempt
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Sep 07, 2022
After standing down on Saturday's Artemis I launch attempt when engineers could not overcome a hydrogen leak in a quick disconnect, an interface between the liquid hydrogen fuel feed line and the Sp ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Chinese scientist advocates int'l cooperation in space science
Beijing (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
ROCKET SCIENCE
ISRO demonstrates new technology with Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator
New 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
MICROSAT BLITZ
Skyroot Aerospace raises $51 Million led by GIC to propel the new future of small satellite launches
Hyderabad, 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
SPACE TRAVEL
US should end ISS collaboration with Russia
Huntsville 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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DRAGON SPACE
Duo undertake 7-hour spacewalk
Beijing (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
DRAGON SPACE
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, t ... more
GPS NEWS
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 t ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA unsure next Moon rocket launch attempt possible this month
Kennedy 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
AEROSPACE
Turkey may turn to Russia if US blocks F-16 sales: Erdogan
Istanbul (AFP) Sept 9, 2022
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey may turn to countries such as Russia if the US fails to follow through a pledge to deliver F-16 fighter jets. ... more
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TRADE WARS
China, Australia eye first leaders' meeting in years
Sydney (AFP) Sept 7, 2022
China and Australia could hold top-level talks for the first time since 2017, with senior figures from both countries this week signalling a willingness to break the years-long impasse. ... more
AEROSPACE
Airbus partners with Hiratagakuen to test future eVTOL flight routes
Osaka, Japan (SPX) Sep 08, 2022
Airbus is partnering with Japanese helicopter operator Hiratagakuen to develop advanced air mobility services in the Kansai region and beyond. This is a key addition to the company's strong regional ... more
UAV NEWS
US sanctions Iranian company that shipped drones to Russia
Washington (AFP) Sept 8, 2022
The United States on Thursday placed sanctions on an Iranian company that helped to ship drones to Russia for use in Ukraine, and warned non-Iranian firms against becoming involved in the trade. ... more
UAV NEWS
GMV wins the contract for the EURODRONE flight control Computer
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 08, 2022
The technology multinational GMV has been awarded a contract for the design, development, production, and logistic support of the Ground Flight Control Computer (GFCC) for the Eurodrone Programme, t ... more
AEROSPACE
Israel PM, standing next to F-35 jet, warns Iran of 'long arm'
Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 6, 2022
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned arch-foe Iran not to test his country's "long arm" in a video on Tuesday as he stood next to an F-35 stealth bomber. ... 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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Israel PM, standing next to F-35 jet, warns Iran of 'long arm'
Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 6, 2022
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned arch-foe Iran not to test his country's "long arm" in a video on Tuesday as he stood next to an F-35 stealth bomber. Iran has been engaged in talks with major powers to restore a 2015 agreement that gave it sanctions relief in return for guarantees it would not obtain nuclear weapons, a goal it has always denied pursuing. Israel, which views the d ... more
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MIT chemists develop a wireless electronic lateral flow assay test for biosensing
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 06, 2022
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 09, 2022
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Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 7, 2022
The sharp rise in gold prices has driven a surge of illegal mining in Brazil, much of it in the Amazon rainforest, according to a study published Tuesday. Gold output in Brazil, the world's 14th-biggest producer last year, has soared since the coronavirus pandemic pushed international prices to record highs. Of the 112 tonnes of gold produced in Brazil last year, at least seven percent w ... more
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Rocket to carry Mengtian space lab module arrives at launch site
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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
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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
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