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PSLV-XL rocket motor made by industry passes test: ISRO![]() Chennai, India (IANS) Dec 09, 2022 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the performance of the booster motor made by Economic Explosives Limited for its PSLV-XL rocket was satisfactory. The Indian space agency tested the booster motor called PSOM-XL at its rocket port in Sriharikota on Wednesday. According to the ISRO, with this test, the private industry's capability to produce the stage for PSLV has been established. This is the first step in the end-to-end production of PSLV through the industry. ... read more |
AFRL, CNM Ingenuity shift innovation to next level at Hyperdrive Space SummitAlbuquerque NM (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, partnered with CNM Ingenuity, or CNMI, the economic development arm of Central New Mexico Community College, to hold the 2022 Hyperdrive Space Summit in A ... more
China launches Long March 2D carrier rocketBeijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022 China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket early on Friday morning to transport an Earth-observation satellite into space, according to the China National Space Administration. The rocket b ... more
Collins Aerospace to deliver new spacesuits to NASA for International Space Station missionsCedar Rapids IA (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 Building on more than 50 years of experience developing spacesuits for NASA, Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, along with its partners ILC Dover and Oceaneering, was a ... more
Precious Payload partners with Maritime LaunchAbu Dhabi UAE (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 Precious Payload is excited to announce a partnership with Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF), the owner and operator of Canada's first orbital launch complex, to market satelli ... more |
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These freeze-drying algae can awaken from cryostasis, could help spaceflights go fartherBoulder CO (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys contain some of Earth's coldest and driest deserts. The environment there is so extreme that the Dry Valleys have been used as Mars analogs to test prototype equipme ... more
Can plasma instability in fact be the savior for magnetic nozzle plasma thrustersSendai, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 A research group has demonstrated that spontaneously excited plasma waves may be the solution to a long-associated problem with magnetic nozzle plasma thrusters, turning conventional thinking on its ... more
NASA taps Collins Aerospace to develop new spacesuits for Space StationHouston TX (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 NASA has awarded a task order to Collins Aerospace to deliver a spacewalking system for potential use outside the International Space Station. This award - the second under NASA's Exploration EVA Se ... more
Colgate-Palmolive and NASA sign Space Act Agreement to boost off planet hygieneNew York NY (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 Colgate-Palmolive Company has signed an agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to explore innovative solutions to advance oral health, personal care and skin health ... more |
Launches secured for five Sentinel satellitesParis (ESA) Dec 08, 2022 A contract signed between ESA and Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for five Copernicus Sentinels: Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, and the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A and ... more
NSF-funded solicitation seeks physical science proposals to utilize ISS National LabHouston TX (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 For the eighth year, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS) and U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have partnered to solicit transport phenomena and fluid dynamics rese ... more
Southern Launch and ATSpace return to launch up to two Kestrel I rockets before the end of the yearAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 by Kurtis Eichler for The Lead After a severe electrical storm damaged an ATSpace rocket on the launch pad in November, the company has announced that repairs have been completed and they will atte ... more
Absolut Sensing selects NanoAvionics to build demonstration satellite to be launched first half of 2024Vilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 Absolut Sensing, a subsidiary of the Absolut Group specialized in the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions, has achieved a significant milestone with the selection of satellite manufacturer Kongs ... more |
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The future market for small satellitesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 The German federal government has launched the Small Satellite Initiative with the aim of consolidating the German space industry and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), especially ... more
From Shetlands to Azores, Europe's space race takes offParis (AFP) Dec 8, 2022 Projects to develop space centres that can launch satellites into Earth's orbit are sprouting up around Europe, amid the soaring popularity of small rockets and the commercialisation of space. ... more
NASA advances Artemis Moon rocket production for future missionsNew Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 NASA is moving forward with Space Launch System (SLS) production and assembly activities for future Artemis missions. The agency is optimizing manufacturing capabilities by enabling SLS core s ... more
Arctic Sweden in race for Europe's satellite launchesEsrange Space Centre, Sweden (AFP) Dec 8, 2022 As the mercury drops to minus 20 Celsius, a research rocket lifts off from one of the world's northernmost space centres, its burner aglow in the twilight of Sweden's snowy Arctic forests. ... more
New rocket successfully takes to outer spaceBeijing (XNA) Dec 08, 2022 Kuaizhou 11, the newest model of carrier rocket developed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, carried out its first successful flight on Wednesday morning, lifting an experimental satellit ... more |
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Phantoms return from beyond the Moon with valuable data on cosmic radiation doses Cracow, Poland (SPX) Dec 09, 2022
Together with the Orion spacecraft of the Artemis I mission, as part of the MARE experiment, two human phantoms equipped with numerous cosmic rays detectors are to land on Earth. The information gathered by the detectors will for the first time verify the knowledge, crucial for the presence of humans in deep space, of the effects of cosmic rays on the health of the astronauts who are to live and ... more |
SpaceCREST Cybersecurity Platform will protect Space Communications hardware for DARPA program Jacksonville FL (SPX) Dec 08, 2022
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, reports that its suite of space cybersecurity tools developed with BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), an AI-powered analytics and cyber engineering solutions company, will be used by Mynaric (NASDAQ: MYNA) (FRA: M0YN) in the development of an advanced satellite communication program sponsored by the De ... more |
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Kleos partners with UP42 Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Dec 02, 2022
Kleos Space has partnered with leading geospatial developer platform and marketplace, UP42, to offer Kleos' RF geolocation data to their platform users.
Under the partnership, Kleos' geospatial data product, Guardian LOCATE, will be available on UP42's marketplace. Guardian LOCATE provides processed geolocated radio frequency transmissions collected over key areas of interest by Kleos' sat ... more |
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Japan, UK, Italy to develop next-generation fighter jet London (AFP) Dec 9, 2022
Britain, Italy and Japan said Friday they will jointly develop a future fighter jet in a project that UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said would guarantee national security and safeguard thousands of jobs.
The three nations held out the prospect of cooperation with European and US allies, which are developing their own "sixth-generation" planes, vowing to maintain "interoperability" among all ... more |
Microchip showcases RISC-V-based FPGA and space-compute solutions at RISC-V Summit Chandler AZ (SPX) Dec 09, 2022
Mid-range FPGAs and System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGAs have played a major role in moving computer workloads to the network edge. Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has helped fuel this transition with its award-winning FPGAs, while also delivering the first RISC-V-based FPGAs that provide twice the power efficiency of competing mid-range FPGAs, and feature a best-in-class design, operating system and ... more |
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MTG-I never to be seen again Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Dec 08, 2022
As preparations to launch Europe's first Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite continue, the team at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, has bid farewell to their precious satellite as it was sealed from view within the Ariane 5 rocket's fairing. This all-new weather satellite is set to take to the skies on 13 December.
Since its arrival at the spaceport in mid-October, MTG-I ... more |
Post-lockdown auto emissions can't hide in the grass Riverside CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2022
University of California scientists have a new way to demonstrate which neighborhoods returned to pre-pandemic levels of air pollution after COVID restrictions ended.
Vehicle emissions are the biggest source of carbon dioxide in Southern California's air. As people drove their cars far less in 2020 compared to 2019 due to the pandemic, there was a major drop in CO2 on regional highways. A ... more |
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Nations step up space cooperation Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022
Scientists from Saudi Arabia will soon have the opportunity to carry out an experiment aboard China's Tiangong space station that is expected to help with the design and production of high-efficiency solar cells.
According to an agreement signed in March 2021 by the Saudi Space Commission and China Manned Space Agency, the Saudi experiment will focus on studying the effects of cosmic rays ... more |
Northrop Grumman performs full-scale propellant mix for next-generation interceptor motor Magna UT (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) completed the first full-scale mix of the solid rocket motor propellant for its Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). This successful full mix helps ensure the solid rocket motors supporting the Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies' NGI solution are on track to complete qualification via static test.
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NSTIC OTA delivers accelerated hypersonic weapons testing Summerville SC (SPX) Dec 08, 2022
Pentagon leadership has sent a clear signal that the Department of Defense (DoD) must accelerate hypersonic weapon system development activities to counter rapid expansion of hypersonic capabilities both in China and Russia. The Army, Navy, and Air Force all now have prototype hypersonic weapon systems in various stages of development, with growing budget requests to support development, test, a ... 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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As AI rises, lawmakers try to catch up Paris (AFP) Dec 7, 2022
From "intelligent" vacuum cleaners and driverless cars to advanced techniques for diagnosing diseases, artificial intelligence has burrowed its way into every arena of modern life.
Its promoters reckon it is revolutionising human experience, but critics stress that the technology risks putting machines in charge of life-changing decisions.
Regulators in Europe and North America are worri ... more |
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Deconfliction of uncrewed and crewed aircraft tested at Magdeburg-Cochstedt Airport Cochstedt, Germany (SPX) Dec 02, 2022
Drones and drone technology will change our everyday lives. They may soon be more visible in the skies, ranging from delivery drones to air taxis. But in order for drone flights to become a part of everyday life in the coming decades, clearly defined regulations, flight corridors, and safe air traffic management (ATM) for new airspace users are needed. After all, conventional air traffic and fut ... more |
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