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NASA selects Rocket Lab to launch TROPICS Mission![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by NASA to launch the Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission, as part of the agency's Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. Rocket Lab will launch the TROPICS mission, which is part of NASA's Earth System Science Pathfinder Program and consists of four CubeSats in two low-Earth orbital planes, into their operati ... read more |
Airbus and ArianeGroup sign Ariane 6 transition batch contract in SpainMadrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 23, 2022 Airbus and ArianeGroup have signed a contract for the next transition batch of Ariane 6 large carbon fibre structures. The contract includes the manufacturing and supply of innovative, large, lightw ... more
Japan space agency says research team tampered with ISS experimentTokyo (UPI) Nov 26, 2022 Japan's space agency said Friday that a research team had tampered with data from an experiment simulating life on the International Space Station. The team, headed by astronaut Satoshi Furuka ... more
SpaceX sends another Dragon full of cargo and science to ISSCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 26, 2022 SpaceX's 26th commercial resupply mission for NASA is on its way to the International Space Station. Carrying more than 7,700 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo, the ... more
Flocks of assembler robots show potential for making larger structuresBoston MA (SPX) Nov 23, 2022 Researchers at MIT have made significant steps toward creating robots that could practically and economically assemble nearly anything, including things much larger than themselves, from vehicles to ... more |
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Millennium Space Systems completes Missile Track Custody, Mission Payload Critical Design ReviewLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2022 Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, completed a Critical Design Review for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command's Missile Track Custody, or MTC, program mission payload. "This ... more
Space belongs to humanity, come share it with ChinaBeijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 At the UN/China space exploration and innovation partnership conference on Monday, the China National Space Administration raised eight issues in the keynote speech delivered by its deputy director ... more
Japan missile defense flight test successfulWashington DC (SPX) Nov 24, 2022 The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announce the successful completion of a two-week missile defense event incorporating two live fire ex ... more
MSU helms $15M project to help make fusion energy a realityEast Lansing MI (SPX) Nov 22, 2022 Michigan State University's Andrew Christlieb is leading a massive U.S. Department of Energy project to help deliver on the not-yet-realized promise of nuclear fusion ... more |
Hall of mirrors for Proba-3 laser testingParis (ESA) Nov 23, 2022 The double spacecraft of ESA's Proba-3 mission will become the most precisely controlled objects in space, maintaining a set distance from each other down to millimetre-level precision. An ESA clean ... more
Phantom Space wins 4 new NASA Task OrdersTucson AZ (SPX) Nov 26, 2022 Phantom Space Corp. has been awarded four new NASA task orders to launch CubeSat satellites into space as part of the new VADR contract. NASA's VADR missions (for Venture-class Acquisition of ... more
Navigating the sea from space with innovative technologiesParis (ESA) Nov 21, 2022 Shipping is the most energy efficient form of transport, and more than 80% of goods traded globally are carried via the oceans, with a doubling in volume during the last quarter of a century. Recogn ... more
NASA looks for a new twist on sustainable aviationCleveland OH (SPX) Nov 24, 2022 For a team of NASA and industry researchers seeking to make aviation more sustainable, it's all about the twist. No, we're not thinking of Chubby Checker and his signature song and dance. Inst ... more |
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Tianzhou 4 deploys minisatelliteBeijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 China has recently conducted an in-orbit test of a robotic cargo spacecraft to deploy miniature satellites, according to a project insider. In the test that took place on Nov 14, the Tianzhou ... more
Shenzhou XV to begin mission to space soonBeijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 China will conduct its Shenzhou XV manned spaceflight in coming weeks, sending three astronauts into orbit for a six-month stay inside the country's Tiangong space station. The Long March 2F c ... more
Chen Dong sets national record for longest time in spaceBeijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 Chen Dong has set a new record for the most cumulative days living and working in space by a Chinese astronaut. The China Manned Space Agency said on Tuesday that the two-time space traveler, ... more
NASA temporarily loses communication with Orion spacecraftWashington DC (UPI) Nov 23, 2021 Communication between NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston and the Artemis I moon mission spacecraft was lost for 47 minutes Wednesday morning. It was resolved by a reconfiguration on the ground side, according to NASA. ... more
SpaceX Falcon 9 carries Eutelsat communications satellite in final launchWashington DC (UPI) Nov 23, 2021 A SpaceX rocket carrying a communications satellite blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday night on a mission that will allow improved internet connectivity for passengers aboard ships and planes. ... more |
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D-Orbit signs payload hosting contract with SpacePNT Fino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Nov 24, 2022
The space transportation and logistics company D-Orbit has announced the signing of a hosted payload contract with SpacePNT, a Swiss company specialized in the design and manufacturing of low cost high-accuracy GNSS receivers for the New Space satellite market.
The contract covers the integration of a new GNSS receiver prototype into ION Satellite Carrier, D-Orbit's proprietary orbital tra ... more |
Datapath delivers transformative DKET Terminal to US Space Force Duluth GA (SPX) Nov 21, 2022
DataPath, Inc., a leading provider of advanced and secure communications solutions and technical support services, has announced the delivery of its transformative more mobile Deployable Ku Band Earth Terminal (DKET) satellite communications terminal to the U.S. Space Force. The technological enhancement, along with the greatly improved transportability of this third generation DKET, has made th ... more |
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Navigating the sea from space with innovative technologies Paris (ESA) Nov 21, 2022
Shipping is the most energy efficient form of transport, and more than 80% of goods traded globally are carried via the oceans, with a doubling in volume during the last quarter of a century. Recognising the global need for seamless maritime navigation, ESA's Navigation Innovation and Support Programme, NAVISP - inventing the future of navigation with more than 200 R and D projects initiated to ... more |
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NASA looks for a new twist on sustainable aviation Cleveland OH (SPX) Nov 24, 2022
For a team of NASA and industry researchers seeking to make aviation more sustainable, it's all about the twist.
No, we're not thinking of Chubby Checker and his signature song and dance. Instead, the focus here is on metal alloys whose molecules literally change shape when exposed to a certain temperature range.
"It doesn't bend out of shape. It doesn't extend. It doesn't shrink. It ... more |
A possible game changer for next generation microelectronics Lemont IL (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
Tiny magnetic whirlpools could transform memory storage in high performance computers. Magnets generate invisible fields that attract certain materials. A common example is fridge magnets. Far more important to our everyday lives, magnets also can store data in computers. Exploiting the direction of the magnetic field (say, up or down), microscopic bar magnets each can store one bit of memory as ... more |
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NASA satellite precipitation data combined with Air Force weather system Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
Rain gauges are plentiful around the United States, but that's not the case elsewhere in the world - particularly over oceans and sparsely populated areas. That means scientists and other data users have to rely on satellite measurements - such as those provided by NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission - to fill in the gaps.
The list of data users now includes the U.S. Air ... more |
Chile's unique Atacama desert sullied by world's junk Iquique, Chile (AFP) Nov 25, 2022
It may be one of the driest places on Earth - a brutal, alien landscape where life seems impossible.
But Chile's massive Atacama desert is a unique and fragile ecosystem that experts say is being threatened by piles of trash dumped there from around the world.
Mountains of discarded clothing, a graveyard of shoes, and rows upon rows of scrapped tires and cars blight at least three regi ... more |
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Space belongs to humanity, come share it with China Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
At the UN/China space exploration and innovation partnership conference on Monday, the China National Space Administration raised eight issues in the keynote speech delivered by its deputy director Wu Yanhua, which should inspire anybody who has concerns about China's space program.
China made clear, in no ambiguous terms, its basic principles about human space exploration, namely openness ... more |
Millennium Space Systems completes Missile Track Custody, Mission Payload Critical Design Review Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2022
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, completed a Critical Design Review for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command's Missile Track Custody, or MTC, program mission payload.
"This initial CDR process marks 18 months of hard design work that is necessary to build the next generation of affordable OPIR sensors that can detect and maintain custody of emerging missile threats," sta ... more |
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Iran says it has developed hypersonic missile Tehran (AFP) Nov 10, 2022
Iran has developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defence systems, General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of its Revolutionary Guards aerospace unit, claimed on Thursday.
Hypersonic missiles, like traditional ballistic missiles which can deliver nuclear weapons, can fly more than five times the speed of sound.
"This hypersonic ballistic missile was developed to count ... 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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Flocks of assembler robots show potential for making larger structures Boston MA (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
Researchers at MIT have made significant steps toward creating robots that could practically and economically assemble nearly anything, including things much larger than themselves, from vehicles to buildings to larger robots. The new work, from MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA), builds on years of research, including recent studies demonstrating that objects such as a deformable airplane wi ... more |
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Northrop Grumman's C-UAS system of systems architecture excels during complex live fire tests Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) short range Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) command and control (C2) system successfully completed its most complex system of systems test to date. The Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) served as the C2 system for all C-UAS assets used to detect and intercept a variety of weapons during live fire trials during recent tests a ... more |
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