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Micro Meat and Orbital Assembly team up on space-based food production venture![]() Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 07, 2022 Micro Meat, a pioneer in the alternative protein industry, and Orbital Assembly (OA), developer of space-based business parks with variable gravity, have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop cultivated meat production systems in space. Under the agreement, Micro Meat will install its proprietary meat production equipment aboard OA's Pioneer-classTM space station to provide food for space station personnel. The Pioneer-classTM stations are the world's first and largest hybrid space st ... read more |
DART Mission photos came from NASA's first use of Argotec microsatelliteTurin, Italy (SPX) Oct 06, 2022 When NASA's DART spacecraft successfully hit the asteroid Dimorphos, the closest cameras that captured the impact were on LICIACube, a microsatellite built by Argotec. The next closest cameras were ... more
Rocket Lab successfully launches 31st Electron rocketLong Beach CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has broken its annual launch record with the launch of "It Argos Up From Here," a dedicated launch for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS). The missi ... more
Australia seeks to grow plants on Moon by 2025Sydney (AFP) Oct 6, 2022 Australian scientists are trying to grow plants on the Moon by 2025 in a new mission unveiled Friday that they said could help pave the way for a future colony. ... more
NASA's Crew-5 mission casts long exposure light beamKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 In this 20-second exposure from Oct. 5, 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission from our Kennedy Space Center in Flor ... more |
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Successful TEXUS 57 Launch - the weightless world above the Arctic CircleKiruna, Sweden (SPX) Oct 07, 2022 The TEXUS 57 sounding rocket was successfully launched on the first launch attempt on 1 October at 08:26 local time (06:26 UTC) from the Esrange Space Centre in Sweden to enable microgravity experim ... more
US flies Russian cosmonaut to ISS as Ukraine conflict ragesWashington (AFP) Oct 6, 2022 A SpaceX capsule carrying a Russian crew member docked Thursday with the International Space Station on a NASA mission that carries significant symbolism amid the war in Ukraine. ... more
Rocket Lab to launch environmental monitoring satellite for General AtomicsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) is preparing to launch its 31st Electron rocket and 151st satellite to orbit during a dedicated mission for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) on Fr ... more
First successful test of the Ariane 6 upper stage at DLR LampoldshausenLampoldshausen, Germany (SPX) Oct 07, 2022 The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) site in Lampoldshausen successfully tested the upper stage of Ariane 6 for the first time on 5 October 2022. A hot-fire t ... more |
Russia space agency seeking to extend ISS participation past 2024: officialWashington (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 Russia's space agency is discussing with Moscow a continuation of its participation in the International Space Station past 2024, a Roscosmos official said Monday. ... more
SpaceX's Crew 5 mission blasts off to ISS with Russian cosmonaut onboardWashington DC (UPI) Oct 5, 2021 NASA and SpaceX's Crew 5 mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at noon EDT on Wednesday and is on its way to the International Space Station. ... more
Virgin Orbit's next rocket ready for CornwallMojave CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2022 Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), a leading responsive launch provider, reports that its latest rocket has completed a full launch rehearsal and is now ready for flight. The window for the company's next ... more
Ad-block this: Advertisers ready to hit you with commercials from spaceMoscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 06, 2022 Researchers from Skoltech and MIPT have studied the economic feasibility of a space advertising mission that would launch a formation of satellites into orbit to reflect sunlight and display commerc ... more |
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SpinLaunch completes Flight Test 10Long Beach CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2022 SpinLaunch has announced the results of its tenth successful Flight Test of its Suborbital Accelerator from Spaceport America, New Mexico. The flight test, which occurred on September 27, 2022, demo ... more
Firefly Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys customer payloads with its Alpha RocketCedar Park TX (SPX) Oct 01, 2022 Firefly Aerospace, a new space leader in launch, spacecraft, and in-space services, announced that its Alpha FLTA002 mission successfully reached orbit and deployed customer payloads, lifting off on ... more
SIMBA Chain awarded SpaceWERX Orbital Prime ContractSouth Bend IN (SPX) Oct 07, 2022 SIMBA Chain announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a STTR Phase I in the amount of $250,000 to investigate how SIMBA's blockchain technology may enable In- ... more
NASA's upgraded Mobile Mission Control Center to analyze Advanced Air Mobility flight testsEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2022 NASA recently unveiled a series of upgrades to its Mobile Operations Facility (MOF), a specially outfitted mission control center on wheels housed at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwar ... more
Tiangong space station marks key step in assemblyBeijing (XNA) Oct 06, 2022 The Wentian lab module of China's Tiangong space station has been repositioned to dock with a radial port on the station's Tianhe core module on Friday afternoon, which marked a key step in Tiangong ... more |
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Solstar provides assured communications for deorbiting LEO satellites as FCC issues new order Santa Fe NM (SPX) Oct 06, 2022
Solstar Space (Solstar), the company making persistent in-orbit communications available, announced its currently in development, Deke Space Communicator will provide a cost-effective and easy communications solution to support end-of-life decommissioning of spacecraft. When installed on satellites prior to initial launch, the Solstar Deke Space Communicator will give satellite operators persist ... more |
SIMBA Chain awarded SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Contract South Bend IN (SPX) Oct 07, 2022 SIMBA Chain announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a STTR Phase I in the amount of $250,000 to investigate how SIMBA's blockchain technology may enable In-space Service Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities being explored by the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and United States Space Force (USSF) through the Orbital Prime program. Orbit ... more |
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Taoglas' multi-band GNSS front ends simplify and accelerate product development Las Vegas NV (SPX) Sep 29, 2022
Taoglas, a leading provider of advanced components for a smarter world, launches their first in a new series of high precision, multi-band GNSS front ends for autonomous vehicles, precision agriculture, automotive, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and robotics at Mobile World Congress (MWC 2022).
The new TFM.110A comes fully integrated with two cascaded low noise amplifiers (LNA) and pre-fil ... more |
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Deal reached for civil aviation to try for net-zero emissions by 2050 Montreal (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
UN aviation agency members on Friday set the year 2050 as their goal for achieving net-zero carbon emissions for air travel - an industry often criticized for its outsized role in climate change.
The assembly, which brought together representatives from 193 nations at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters in Montreal, reached a "historic agreement on a collective ... more |
US tightens chip export controls to China Washington (AFP) Oct 8, 2022
The United States announced new export controls Friday aimed at restricting China's ability to buy and manufacture high-end chips with military applications, stepping up tensions between the countries.
The moves complicate Beijing's push to further its own semiconductor industry and develop advanced military systems, and come days ahead of a major party congress in China at which President X ... more |
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Satellite Vu selected in inaugural Net Zero X cohort London, UK (SPX) Oct 10, 2022
Satellite Vu, the British Earth Observation company set to become the world's thermometer from space with its planned constellation of high-resolution thermal imaging satellites, has been selected in Tech Nation's inaugural Net Zero X cohort.
The Net Zero X programme focuses on scaling and growth of the later-stage climate technology scaleups within its cohort. The six-month programme, in ... more |
Plastic gobbling enzymes in worm spit may help ease pollution Paris (AFP) Oct 4, 2022
Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste, according to research published Tuesday that could open up new ways of dealing with plastic pollution.
Humans produce some 400 million tonnes of plastic waste each year despite international drives to reduce single-use plastics and to increase recycling.
Around a third is polyethylene, a ... more |
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Tiangong space station marks key step in assembly Beijing (XNA) Oct 06, 2022
The Wentian lab module of China's Tiangong space station has been repositioned to dock with a radial port on the station's Tianhe core module on Friday afternoon, which marked a key step in Tiangong's in-orbit assembly, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said in a news release that during the hour-long operation that finished at 12:44 pm, Wentian was moved from the axia ... 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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Failed missile launch triggers panic in South Korean city Seoul (AFP) Oct 5, 2022 A failed ballistic missile launch sparked panic in a usually quiet South Korean city after it crashed into the ground and triggered a huge fire, officials said Wednesday.
Security allies Seoul and Washington have staged multiple joint drills, including bombing runs and missile launches, in response to North Korea firing an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) over Japan on Tuesday. ... more |
New system designs nanomaterials that conduct heat in specific ways Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022
Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. Engineers employ heat sinks to keep chips cool, sometimes along with fans or liquid cooling systems; however, these methods often require a lot of energy to operate. ... more |
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No Terminator: Musk teases 'useful' humanoid robot San Francisco (AFP) Oct 1, 2022
Elon Musk on Friday showed off the latest version of a humanoid robot that the world's richest man said could one day eliminate poverty.
An Optimus prototype wheeled on stage during an annual Tesla AI Day presentation was mounted to a small platform. The robot, which remains a work-in-progress, waved to the audience and raised its knees.
"Our goal is to make a useful humanoid robot as qu ... more |
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Team V-BAT offers a proven tactical UAS solution for RCN ISTAR Kongsberg Geospatial
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Team V-BAT announces the collaboration of three leading technical organizations each providing highly specialized and experienced capabilities to enable a very low-risk, non-developmental solution for the upcoming Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Intelligence, Surveill ... more |
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