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Virgin Orbit and Luxembourg sign agreement to advance allied responsive space capabilities across Europe![]() Luxembourg (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) and the Luxembourg Minister of Defence has signed a Letter of Intent that will begin the process towards developing responsive space capabilities inclusive of mobile launch infrastructure that would be based in Luxembourg, but available for NATO partners, and other Allies across the European continent. As part of the agreement, Virgin Orbit, in close coordination with the Luxembourg Directorate of Defence, will assess how a responsive space capability could be based in Luxemb ... read more |
Sidus Space executes launch agreement with Vaya SpaceCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 21, 2022 Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company, focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection, ... more
NASA readies Superstack for upcoming JPSS-2 launchGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 20, 2022 Two very different payloads flying on one rocket are ready for their ride to space. Creating an integrated stack that stands 25 feet tall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA ... more
NGC delivers first GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters to support Vulcan first flightMagna UT (SPX) Oct 20, 2022 Northrop Grumman has delivered the first two 63-inch-diameter extended length Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63XL) to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The solid rocket boosters will su ... more
Ariane-6 stands tall on its launch padParis (ESA) Oct 19, 2022 The Ariane 6 launch pad at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana now hosts for the first time a fully assembled example of ESA's new heavy-lift rocket, following the addition of an upper composite to ... more |
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NASA to resume spacewalks after investigation into 'close call'Washington DC (UPI) Oct 19, 2021 NASA has approved resumption of routine spacewalks outside the International Space Station after a seven-month pause and after finishing an October flight readiness review. ... more
How to allow astronauts not only to survive but to thrive in alien environmentsBeijing, China (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 Current international human space exploration roadmaps envisage month-long duration crew stays on the Moon within the next few decades, with crewed missions to Mars the longterm goal. The psychologi ... more
ISS experiments reveal risks for future human space flightsOsaka, Japan (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 An international team of researchers has conducted a long-term experiment aboard the International Space Station to test the effect of space radiation on mouse embryonic stem cells. Their findings w ... more
NASA Poised to Break Sound Barrier in New WayEdwards AFB CO (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 Seventy-five years ago, a sonic boom thundered for the first time over the high desert of California. On the ground below, it has been written, a small group of researchers from the National Advisor ... more |
Relativity Space to operate major rocket engine test facilities at NASABay St. Louis MS (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 Relativity Space, the first company to 3D print rockets and build the largest metal 3D printers in the world, has detailed its plans to operate one of the largest rocket engine test facilities in th ... more
World's first space tourist plans new flight to Moon with SpaceXWashington (AFP) Oct 12, 2022 Dennis Tito, an American entrepreneur who in 2001 became the first person to pay for their own space voyage, said Wednesday he plans to fly with his wife Akiko on a future SpaceX mission around the Moon. ... more
How scientist summarized the development of space robotic technologies for on-orbit assembly?Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 The construction of large structures is one of the main development trends of the space exploration in the future, such as large space stations, large space solar power stations, and large space tel ... more
Eagle-designed space drones target in-orbit constructionDaytona Beach FL (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 What if vehicles could be assembled in space without human supervision? What if autonomous spacecraft could conduct routine maintenance and inspections on satellites, while flying in orbit around th ... more |
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New walking robot design could revolutionize how we build things in spaceWashington DC (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 Researchers have designed a state-of-the-art walking robot that could revolutionize large construction projects in space. They tested the feasibility of the robot for the in-space assembly of a 25m ... more
Ascent satellite marks end of mission objectivesKirtland AFB NM (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory's small satellite named Ascent has completed all of its mission objectives and is performing extended operations to characterize the survivability of the commercial ... more
Rivada Space Networks signs MoU with SpeQtral to develop ultra-secure communicationsSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 Rivada Space Networks GmbH, a global network company launching a constellation of 600 low-earth-orbit satellites (LEO) to enable secure, global connectivity for governments and enterprises, has anno ... more
Iran denies plan to send missiles to Russia for Ukraine warTehran (AFP) Oct 20, 2022 Iran's top diplomat denied Thursday that Tehran planned to send missiles to Russia for use in the Ukraine war, an allegation made in several media reports. ... more
Russian jet fired missile near British plane in 'malfunction': ministerLondon (AFP) Oct 20, 2022 UK defence minister Ben Wallace said Thursday that a Russian fighter jet last month released a missile close to a British military plane carrying out a patrol over the Black Sea. ... more |
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DLR's new optical ground station inaugurated Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2022
Satellites are increasingly becoming network nodes of the internet. Terrestrial nodes are integrated via fibre optic networks, and satellites can only keep up with current developments on the ground if they are also optically networked. European Commission programmes such as the 'Secure Connectivity Initiative' depend on this technology, as do many commercial networks such as Starlink or Oneweb, ... more |
Rivada Space Networks signs MoU with SpeQtral to develop ultra-secure communications Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
Rivada Space Networks GmbH, a global network company launching a constellation of 600 low-earth-orbit satellites (LEO) to enable secure, global connectivity for governments and enterprises, has announced it has signed a partnership agreement with SpeQtral, an emerging leader in quantum-secure communications systems.
Our world is increasingly data-driven, cloud-based and cybersecurity consc ... more |
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Mexico denies Russia space deal will aid spying Mexico City (AFP) Oct 10, 2022
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday denied that a space cooperation agreement signed with Russia last year would help Moscow spy on North America.
The pact was inked before Russia's invasion of Ukraine and "now a scandal is being made because there's talk that Mexico is allowing Russian satellites to be used to spy on Mexican and North American airspace," Lopez Obrador to ... more |
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NASA Poised to Break Sound Barrier in New Way Edwards AFB CO (SPX) Oct 17, 2022
Seventy-five years ago, a sonic boom thundered for the first time over the high desert of California. On the ground below, it has been written, a small group of researchers from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) - NASA's predecessor organization - were the first to hear the thunder crack coming from the Bell X-1 rocket plane flying faster than the speed of sound.
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US hits network that smuggled chips to Russian arms makers Washington (AFP) Oct 19, 2022
US authorities indicted five Russians Wednesday who allegedly shipped American electronic components to Russia arms makers, some of which have been found on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Separately, three Latvians and a Ukrainian were charged for attempting to send a US-made high-precision industrial grinder to Russia that the Justice Department said could be used by arms makers or in a nuclea ... more |
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NASA extends contract with Planet Labs granting access to EO data to 300,000 scientists San Francisco CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2022
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, reports that NASA has exercised an option to extend its contract with Planet under the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program through September 2023.
Planet has been providing data to NASA scientists and federally funded researchers under this program since 2018 and the company looks forward ... more |
Study finds evidence that fuel regulation reduced air pollution from shipping Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
A global standard limiting sulfur in ship fuel reduced artificial "ship track" clouds to record-low levels in 2020. Pandemic-related disruptions played a secondary role.
Ship tracks, the polluted marine clouds that trail ocean-crossing vessels, are a signature of modern trade. Like ghostly fingerprints, they trace shipping lanes around the globe, from the North Pacific to the Mediterranean ... more |
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Mengtian space lab fueled ahead of upcoming launch Beijing (XNA) Oct 11, 2022
Propellant injection work on the Mengtian space lab, the second lab component of China's Tiangong space station, was conducted on Monday morning at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said in a news release that the lab module has undergone ground tests at the center and will undergo checks of its functions along with ... more |
Spain to send air defence systems to Ukraine: NATO chief Brussels (AFP) Oct 13, 2022
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday Spain was sending four medium-range air defence systems to Ukraine, as Western backers scramble to help Kyiv against Russia's missile barrages.
Ukraine's international supporters have held talks at the NATO headquarters in Brussels with the focus on air defences after Moscow unleashed a blitz across Ukraine following a blast at a bridge to the an ... more |
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Poland to buy 288 multiple rocket launchers from South Korea Warsaw (AFP) Oct 18, 2022
Poland is set to sign a framework agreement for the purchase of 288 K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers from South Korea, the Polish defence ministry said on Tuesday.
Under the deal set to be signed by Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak on Wednesday, 18 of the rocket launchers will be delivered in 2023 and mounted on Polish Jelcz vehicles.
The ministry said in a statement that the sys ... 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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How scientist summarized the development of space robotic technologies for on-orbit assembly? Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 17, 2022
The construction of large structures is one of the main development trends of the space exploration in the future, such as large space stations, large space solar power stations, and large space telescopes. However, due to their large size, such structures cannot be carried directly into space by rockets or spacecraft. Therefore, these large structures need to be broken down into multiple modula ... more |
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Russia's use of Iranian drones shows up domestic weakness Paris (AFP) Oct 17, 2022
The use by Russia of Iranian drones in its war against Ukraine makes clear the weaknesses of its domestic industry and Tehran's growing claim on the market for unmanned aircraft, experts say.
Washington believes Iran has delivered hundreds of drones, which Ukrainian officials say are now being used in strikes like those launched against cities and energy infrastructure on Monday.
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