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February 16, 2023
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SpaceDaily Streamlines Imaging Process with ChatGPT Technology



Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
SpaceDaily, a leading news organization covering space exploration, astronomy, and technology, has implemented ChatGPT's technology, along with simple rules lists and innovative software development, to streamline its imaging process. The combination of these technologies has enabled SpaceDaily to generate filenames for image files based on their captions and vice versa, while also enabling simple definitions of classes and other attributes to be assigned by natural language descriptors. Sim ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX halts plans to convert oil rigs into floating offshore launch pads
Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
After speaking at the Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Conference on February 8, President and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell told reporters that SpaceX has abandoned ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China's space station experiments pave way for new space technology
Beijing (XNA) Feb 16, 2023
Multiple engineering experiments are currently underway, or poised to begin, at a cabinet on China's space station which is in a near-Earth orbit. These experiments aim to acquire know-how that can ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Brain changes in fighter pilots may cast light on astronauts during space travel
Antwerp, Belgium (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
One cannot explore the profound mysteries of space without being changed by it. This is the message underlying a new study in Frontiers in Physiology. The study examined the brains of F16 fighter pi ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Two crews set for Tiangong station in '23
Beijing (XNA) Feb 16, 2023
China will launch two crews to work on its Tiangong space station this year, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency published schedules for the Shenzhou XVI and XVII mission cr ... more
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Roscosmos is delaying the launch of the replacement Soyuz for crew return
Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 15, 2023
The launch of the unmanned Soyuz MS-23, a replacement vehicle for the damaged Soyuz MS-22, was postponed until March 2023; it was originally planned to launch on February 19th, 2023, from the Baikon ... more
GPS NEWS
China to employ BeiDou satellite-based augmentation system in railway survey
Wuhan, China (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
China will employ BeiDou satellite-based augmentation system (BDSBAS) to provide high-precision positioning service in railway survey and construction, according to the China Railway Siyuan Survey a ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Former football player revamps NASA air filter invention
Cleveland OH (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
From grimy dirt and dangerous bacteria to tiny spores and pollen grains, air filters remove harmful particles from the air we breathe. But changing filters once they're soiled can prove time-consumi ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Machine learning techniques identify thousands of new cosmic objects
Mumbai, India (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
Scientists of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, India, viz., Prof. Sudip Bhattacharyya (TI ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China solicits logos for manned space missions in 2023
Beijing (XNA) Feb 16, 2023
The China Manned Space Agency began to solicit logos on Wednesday for the country's upcoming crewed space missions, marking the first open logo solicitation of its manned space program. The ev ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
The roar and crackle of Artemis 1
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 15, 2023
When the Artemis 1 mission was launched by NASA's Space Launch System, SLS, in November, it became the world's most powerful rocket, exceeding the thrust of the previous record holder, Saturn , by 1 ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russia postpones launch of rescue ship to space station
Moscow (AFP) Feb 13, 2023
Russia said Monday it had delayed the launch of a rescue ship supposed to bring home three astronauts whose planned return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Russian Progress cargo craft docks at space station suffers loss of coolant
Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 13, 2023
On February 11, a Russian unmanned Progress MS-22/83P cargo ship successfully docked to the Zvezda service module at the International Space Station (ISS), however for the second time in just two mo ... more

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NASA, partners clear Axiom's second private astronaut mission crew
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 14, 2023
NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space's second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2). Axiom Space's Director ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Saudi Arabia to send its first woman into space
Riyadh (AFP) Feb 13, 2023
Saudi Arabia will send its first ever woman astronaut on a space mission later this year, the latest move by the kingdom to revamp its ultra-conservative image. ... more
UAV NEWS
US shoots down another object, this time over Lake Huron
Washington (AFP) Feb 12, 2023
A US warplane shot down another flying object on Sunday, this time over Lake Huron on the US-Canadian border, the fourth in a dramatic series that began with the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon a week ago. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Antaris launches cloud-built satellite JANUS-1 onboard India's SSLV-D2
Los Altos CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2023
Antaris, creator of the most advanced software platform for space, has announced that the world's first satellite fully conceived, designed and manufactured using the company's end-to-end cloud plat ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Chinese astronauts complete first walk outside Tiangong space station
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 10, 2023
A crew of Chinese astronauts on a six-month mission aboard the country's newly completed space station ventured outside the orbiter for the first time Friday for what became a successful spacewalk. ... more
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NASA conducts first 2023 test of redesigned SLS rocket engine
Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Feb 10, 2023
NASA's newly redesigned RS-25 engine for future flights of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, underwent its first hot fire test of the year on Feb. 8 at the agency's Stennis Space Center near Bay ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Shenzhou XV astronauts take their first spacewalk
Beijing (XNA) Feb 10, 2023
Shenzhou XV mission crew members have just concluded their first spacewalk, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in a news release early on Friday morning that mission command ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russia launches resupply ship to int'l space station
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 9, 2021
Russia successfully launched a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan on Thursday with a final destination of the International Space Station where it will deliver some 3 tons of supplies on the weekend. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Shenzhou XV astronauts to conduct first spacewalk
Beijing (XNA) Feb 09, 2023
The Shenzhou XV mission crew, who are now inside the Tiangong space station, are scheduled to carry out their first spacewalk soon, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Babcock secures UK Military Skynet satellite contract
Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded Babcock International Group a six-year contract to manage and operate Skynet, the MOD's military satellite communications system, on Februa ... more
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China to employ BeiDou satellite-based augmentation system in railway survey
Wuhan, China (SPX) Feb 16, 2023
China will employ BeiDou satellite-based augmentation system (BDSBAS) to provide high-precision positioning service in railway survey and construction, according to the China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd. Four satellite-based and 12 ground-based observation stations will be set up along the Wufeng-Enshi railway section in central China's Hubei Province. This is the ... more
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China urged the United States on Tuesday to conduct a "thorough investigation" into what Beijing claims was a string of incursions into its airspace by US balloons. Relations between Washington and Beijing have nosedived following the shooting down of what the US alleges was a Chinese spy balloon - China insisted it was an errant weather observation aircraft with no military purpose. A ... more
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Chinese astronauts complete first walk outside Tiangong space station
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