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December 19, 2022
SPACE TRAVEL
Healthier diets for astronauts on spaceflights may improve health and performance



Washington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
Astronauts could be given an enhanced diet during spaceflights that includes a greater variety and quantity of fruits, vegetables, and fish to improve their health and performance compared to standard spaceflight food, reports a study published in Scientific Reports. Although conducted in a spaceflight simulation chamber on Earth with 16 individuals, these findings may have implications for astronaut health and decisions about food resource priorities on spaceflights. Long-duration spaceflig ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab scrubs first U.S. Electron launch over high winds
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2021
U.S. launch and space systems company Rocket Lab called off its Sunday evening liftoff of its first Electron rocket mission from the United States over upper-level high winds. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA conducts first test of redesigned Lunar rocket engine at Stennis
New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
NASA conducted the first test of the newly redesigned RS-25 engine for future flights of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Dec. 14, completing 209.5 seconds of a scheduled 500 second hot fire at ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Temperature rising on Soyuz, crew not in danger
Moscow (AFP) Dec 17, 2022
The temperature on the Soyuz capsule docked at the International Space Station has risen but the crew are not in danger, the Russian space agency said Friday as it assesses a leak. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
AstroAccess successfully completes first weightless research flight with international disabled crew
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
AstroAccess, a project dedicated to promoting disability inclusion in space, announced the successful completion of its first formal research flight 'AA2' onboard Zero-G Corporation's aircraft. The ... more
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GPS NEWS
Airbus achieves key milestone on EGNOS European satellite-based navigation augmentation system
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is desi ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Tiny meteorite may have caused leak from Soyuz capsule
Washington (AFP) Dec 15, 2022
Russian and NASA engineers were assessing a coolant leak on Thursday from a Soyuz crew capsule docked with the International Space Station (ISS) that may have been caused by a micrometeorite strike. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China launches one more space experiment satellite
Beijing (XNA) Dec 18, 2022
China launched a Long March 11 carrier rocket early on Friday afternoon to transport an experimental satellite into space, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's lea ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
GKN Aerospace and ArianeGroup extend partnership on Ariane 6 rocket engine subsystems
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
GKN Aerospace has signed a contract with ArianeGroup to supply the next phase of Ariane 6 turbines and Vulcain nozzles. The contract includes the manufacturing and supply of units for the next 14 Ar ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
First deep space biology experiment begins, follow along in real-time
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
NASA's BioSentinel has carried living organisms farther from Earth than ever before - more than one million miles. Aboard the shoebox-sized CubeSat are microorganisms, in the form of yeast - the ver ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Spire Global to launch six satellites on SpaceX Transporter-6 Mission
Vienna VA (SPX) Dec 15, 2022
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) will launch six satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station no earlier than January 2023. The satellites will demonstrate a ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Spaceflight Inc. to Wrap Up 2022 with Transporter 6, its 10th Launch of the Year
Bellevue WA (SPX) Dec 14, 2022
Spaceflight Inc., the leading global launch services provider, has announced it's preparing its 10th and final launch of 2022. Spaceflight provided the launch and integration services for Kleos Spac ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russian ISS spacewalk cancelled due to coolant leak: NASA
Moscow (AFP) Dec 15, 2022
A spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station was called off after the detection of a coolant leak, NASA said on Thursday. ... more

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MICROSAT BLITZ
Proposal for picogram-scale probes to explore nearby stars
New York NY (SPX) Dec 13, 2022
In a forward-looking article, George Church, PhD, from Harvard University and the Wyss Institute, proposes the use of picogram to nanogram-scale probes that can land, replicate, and produce a commun ... more
DRAGON SPACE
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 taikonaut ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA starts RS-25 engine testing for future Artemis missions
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 13, 2021
NASA will start hot fire testing for the production of new RS-25 engines that will power future Artemis missions to the Moon, and eventually Mars. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China launches two space experiment satellites
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Dec 13, 2022
China on Monday launched a Long March-4C rocket, placing a pair of satellites in space. The rocket blasted off at 4:22 pm (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest C ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
North Korea conducts 'final-stage test' for spy satellite: state media
Seoul (AFP) Dec 19, 2022
North Korea carried out an "important final-stage test" for the development of a spy satellite, which it will complete by April next year, state media said on Monday. ... more
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AEROSPACE
France confirms contract to develop next-generation fighter jet
Paris (AFP) Dec 16, 2022
The French army on Friday officially awarded the contract to develop a new European combat jet, a key project in the push to integrate the continent's military capabilities and reduce its reliance on American equipment. ... more
MILTECH
Prague to buy another 10 Caesar howitzers from France
Prague (AFP) Dec 16, 2022
The Czech defence ministry said Friday it had signed a deal with France to buy another 10 Caesar howitzer cannons on top of 52 it had agreed to buy earlier. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Patriot missiles: crucial but limited help for Ukraine
Washington (AFP) Dec 15, 2022
The expected US provision of Patriot missiles to Ukraine is a muscular message of support and will boost defenses against Russia's relentless aerial assaults, but experts say its battlefield impact will be limited. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
North Korea tests solid-fuel motor, aiming to build new weapon: state media
Seoul (AFP) Dec 16, 2022
North Korea has successfully tested a "high-thrust solid-fuel motor" with the aim of developing a new weapon, state media said Friday. ... more
UAV NEWS
Remote Carrier demonstrator released and operated from flying A400M for the first time
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 13, 2022
Germany's Bundeswehr, Airbus, the German Aerospace Center DLR, and German companies SFL and Geradts have jointly carried out the world's first successful launch and operation of a Remote Carrier flight test demonstrator from a flying A400M. ... more
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Airbus achieves key milestone on EGNOS European satellite-based navigation augmentation system
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is designed to add key security features for the most safety-critical applications such as aircraft navigation and landing, and will provide entirely new services for maritime and land users. EGNOS V3 is the ... more
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France confirms contract to develop next-generation fighter jet
Paris (AFP) Dec 16, 2022
The French army on Friday officially awarded the contract to develop a new European combat jet, a key project in the push to integrate the continent's military capabilities and reduce its reliance on American equipment. French and German officials announced the deal last month, burying the hatchet after months of dispute over how the industrial work would be shared out for the stealth delta- ... more
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Nanjing, China (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
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Paris (ESA) Dec 18, 2022
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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
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