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March 09, 2023
ROCKET SCIENCE
Relativity Space postpones first 3D-printed rocket launch



Washington DC (UPI) Mar 8, 2021
The Relativity Space launcher Terran 1 postponed the launch of the first 3D-printed rocket to space on Wednesday. The rocket was to lift off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early in the afternoon, but after several delays, the operation was scrubbed. The launch system automatically aborted during countdown with about 70 seconds to go twice. During the second stoppage, the system triggered because stage 2 oxygen temperatures were "out of limits," the communications team on the live f ... read more

MICROSAT BLITZ
Sidus Space awarded new contract for Next Phase of NASA ASTRA Project
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 09, 2023
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU) has been awarded a follow-on agreement for the next phase of NASA's Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications (ASTRA) project. During this phas ... more
GPS NEWS
Navigation Lab exploring Galileo's future - and beyond
Paris (ESA) Mar 09, 2023
Would you like to know the future of satellite navigation? Try ESA's Navigation Laboratory. This is a site where navigation engineers test prototypes of tomorrow's user receivers, using simulated ve ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Heart tissue heads to space to aid research on aging and impact of long spaceflights
Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 09, 2023
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers are collaborating with NASA to send human heart "tissue-on-a-chip" specimens into space as early as March. The project is designed to monitor the tissue for change ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab announces launch window for second Electron Mission from Virginia
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Mar 08, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has scheduled its next Electron launch from Virginia during a launch window that opens March 11, 2023 Eastern. The "Stronger Together" mission is scheduled to laun ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Japan's new H3 rocket fails during maiden flight
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 08, 2023
The second attempt to launch Japan's next-generation H3 rocket failed on Tuesday as its second-stage engine did not ignite, forcing officials to command that it self-destruct. Liftoff of the A ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
How does the immune system react to altered gravity?
Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Mar 08, 2023
Space travel has always tested the human body by the effects of the new conditions of altered gravity on biological systems. It has long been known that continuous exposure to microgravity condition ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Virgin Galactic to renew Spaceplane Flights
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
Virgin Galactic has announced that it has completed upgrades to its VSS Unity spaceplane and is set to resume passenger flight programs later this year, according to a company statement released on Tuesday. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX CRS-27 delivers truck load of research projects to ISS
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
NASA's 27th SpaceX commercial resupply services (CRS) mission is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in March. The scientific exp ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Japan's new H3 rocket fails again, forced to self-destruct
Tokyo (AFP) March 7, 2023
Japan's second attempt to launch its next-generation H3 rocket failed after liftoff on Tuesday, with the spacecraft forced to self-destruct after the command centre concluded the mission could not succeed. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
China to revamp science, tech in face of foreign 'suppression'
Beijing (AFP) March 8, 2023
China will conduct a sweeping revamp of its science ministry and tech capabilities, pouring more resources into manufacturing and research as Beijing pushes for self-reliance in the face of foreign attempts at "containment and suppression". ... more
AEROSPACE
China Aerospace Studies Institute introduces research, analysis toolkit for commanders
Maxwell AFB AK (SPX) Mar 09, 2023
The Department of the Air Force launched a toolkit March 8, 2023, providing a supplemental resource for commanders to tailor training specifically oriented to the United States' pacing challenge. ... more
AEROSPACE
Two Italian military planes collide, both pilots killed
Rome (AFP) March 7, 2023
Two Italian Air Force planes collided in mid-air on Tuesday, killing both pilots during training exercises northwest of Rome, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said. ... more

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