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December 23, 2022
SPACE TRAVEL
Russia might send up rescue ship for ISS crew



Washington (AFP) Dec 22, 2022
Russia is examining the flight worthiness of a Soyuz crew capsule docked with the ISS that sprang a leak last week, and might need to send up a rescue vessel for stranded crew, officials said Thursday. The vehicle, known as MS-22, began spraying its coolant into space on December 14, with dramatic NASA TV images showing white particles resembling snowflakes streaming out of the rear. In a press briefing organized by the US space agency, Sergei Krikalev, who leads human spaceflight programs at Ru ... read more

MICROSAT BLITZ
Mini satellite helps Macao students learn about space
Cotai, Macao (XNA) Dec 22, 2022
China recently deployed a mini satellite to a low-Earth orbit to help students in the Macao Special Administrative Region learn about spaceflight activities. The 12-kilogram satellite, named M ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Momentus announces 2nd Services Agreement with CUAVA
San Jose CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2022
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, has announced an agreement with the Australian Research C ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Young ESA team prepare Ariane 6 passenger
Paris (ESA) Dec 22, 2022
ESA Young Graduate Trainee Vedant Paul inspecting the Young Professionals Satellite on a shaker table for vibration testing at the Agency's Mechanical Systems Laboratory. The two cameras seen at the ... more
AEROSPACE
NASA sets table for safe air taxi flights
Beau Holder and Laura Mitchell for AFRC news
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2022 Tabletop exercises allow researchers to explore options and test scenarios in fields from military strategy and cybersecurity to disaster response planning. Now, N ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
Northrop Grumman space navigation systems achieve galactic threshold
Falls Church VA (SPX) Dec 22, 2022
When considering that a full calendar year has 8,760 hours and a commercial airliner can be in service for about 30 years (or around 165,000 flying hours), then achieving a continuous performance mi ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Europe's access to space in jeopardy after Vega-C rocket failure
Kourou (AFP) Dec 21, 2022
Flights of the new European Vega-C rocket have been suspended pending an investigation into an overnight launch failure, French firm Arianespace said Wednesday, leaving Europe with few avenues into space. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA delays spacewalk because of debris
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 21, 2021
NASA postponed a spacewalk from the International Space Station originally scheduled for Wednesday morning because of the potential of space junk in the area. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
UK space regulator issues Virgin Orbit licenses ahead of UK launch
London, UK (SPX) Dec 22, 2022
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued the final remaining licences to Virgin Orbit ahead of a planned UK launch after requirements were met within 15 months. The licences were issued following ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Exploration power for the Moon, Mars, and Beyond
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 22, 2022
With Artemis, NASA looks to accomplish something unprecedented - exploration of the lunar South Pole. When astronauts reach their destination and establish a long-term presence, a unique challenge a ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Chinese space-tracking ship sets sail for new missions
Nanjing, China (SPX) Dec 20, 2022
China's space-tracking ship, Yuanwang 3, set sail on Sunday for a new round of spacecraft monitoring missions. The ship, which is a second-generation vessel and responsible for monitoring high-, med ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Vega-C rocket lost shortly after lift-off in French Guiana
Kourou (AFP) Dec 21, 2022
Europe's new Vega-C rocket was lost shortly after lift-off from French Guiana overnight with two satellites on board, in the latest blow to European space efforts. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russian space chief praises US after ISS coolant leak
Moscow (AFP) Dec 20, 2022
The head of Russian space agency Roscosmos on Tuesday praised Russia-US cooperation at the International Space Station following a major coolant leak from a Soyuz crew capsule. ... more

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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
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
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab reschedules 1st US launch to January
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Dec 20, 2022
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab"), a leading launch and space systems company, has announced the launch window for its first Electron mission from U.S. soil has been rescheduled to J ... 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
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA, Russian space agency evaluate need for space station rescue mission
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 22, 2021
NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos are evaluating if they will need to mount a rescue mission to the International Space Station after discovering a coolant leak from the Russian Soyuz spacecraft currently docked at the station. ... more
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AEROSPACE
Colombia negotiates purchase of 16 French fighter jets
Paris (AFP) Dec 21, 2022
Colombia is considering buying 16 Rafale fighter jets from French aircraft manufacturer Dassault, the South American country's presidency said on Wednesday, as it seeks to replace its Israeli Kfir planes. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China's space sector set to rocket into future
Beijing (XNA) Dec 20, 2022
Chen Li, who owns a restaurant in Longlou, a coastal township in China's southernmost province of Hainan, said he is grateful to the country's space industry because it has boosted business at his e ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
France sends air defence missiles to Ukraine: Macron
Amman (AFP) Dec 20, 2022
France has delivered more air defence missile systems and other weapons to Ukraine and will send more early next year, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview aired Tuesday. ... more
AEROSPACE
The future of the F-35
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 20, 2022
The U.S. Department of Defense has an ambitious plan to update the F-35. And amid all the documents, discussions and details, there is one very important factor: the demand on the cooling system. ... more
AEROSPACE
Northrop Grumman integrates multifunction RAPTR Sensor and Mini-CNI in flight
Lakehurst NJ (SPX) Dec 20, 2022
Northrop Grumman has completed a demonstration at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to improve the survivability and lethality of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) platforms, a key enabler f ... more
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NASA sets table for safe air taxi flights
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