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Practice makes perfect for student inventions at JPL competition![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 12, 2022 Months of preparation led to three teams from one school taking home the top prizes at the 23rd Invention Challenge hosted by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Invention Challenge made a lively return to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Friday. Now in its 23rd year, the long-running tradition brings together students and professional engineers to compete side by side with their homemade machines. For this year's Inven ... read more |
After 15 Years, 1,000 Tests, Orion's Heat Shield Ready to Take the HeatWashington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2022 When Artemis I launched on Wednesday, Nov. 16, NASA's new mega Moon rocket carried the Orion spacecraft?- uncrewed, for now - into orbit for the first time, and a new era of lunar exploration began. ... more
Smart Dragon 3 rocket makes maiden flightBeijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2022 The Smart Dragon 3, a new solid-propellant carrier rocket, made its maiden flight on Friday afternoon, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), the country's leading space co ... more
New nanosatellite tests autonomy in spaceBoston MA (SPX) Dec 12, 2022 In May 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Transporter-5 mission into orbit. The mission contained a collection of micro and nanosatellites from both industry and government, including one f ... more
China's new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activityBloomington IN (SPX) Dec 12, 2022 The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit. On Nov. 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from China's Gobi Desert carrying three taikonaut ... more |
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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
PSLV-XL rocket motor made by industry passes test: ISROChennai, 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 tes ... 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
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 |
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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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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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China's new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activity Bloomington IN (SPX) Dec 12, 2022
The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit.
On Nov. 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from China's Gobi Desert carrying three taikonauts - the Chinese word for astronauts. Six hours later, they reached their destination, China's recently completed space station, called Tiangong, which means "heavenly palace" in Mandarin. The three ta ... 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.
The successful op ... more |
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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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