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  Washington (AFP) March 11, 2023 The launch of the world's first 3D-printed rocket was ultimately scrubbed after several tries on Saturday, marking a new setback for the private owner of an innovative spacecraft billed as being less costly to produce and fly. Engines had begun igniting on the unmanned Terran 1 rocket, built by California aerospace startup Relativity Space, when an "automation" issue caused the company to abort takeoff for the second time in less than a week. A little later, the company tried again to launch the ... read more |
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Private firm to launch maiden rocket flight in SpainMoguer, Spain (AFP) March 11, 2023 A micro rocket built by a Spanish company will lift off within several weeks, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday, a first for Spain as a space race hots up in Europe. ... more  
NASA SpaceX Crew-5 splashes down after 5-month missionWashington (AFP) March 12, 2023 NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 returned to Earth on Saturday after a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station, livestreamed video broadcast by the US space agency showed. ... more  
Space-bound heart tissue to aid aging and long-flight studiesBaltimore 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  
Sidus Space awarded new contract for Next Phase of NASA ASTRA ProjectCape 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 |
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Iran says deal reached to buy Russian fighter jetsTehran (AFP) March 11, 2023 Iran has finalised a deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, state media reported, as defence cooperation between the two countries deepens. ... more  
New insights into training dynamics of deep classifiersBoston MA (SPX) Mar 09, 2023 A new study from researchers at MIT and Brown University characterizes several properties that emerge during the training of deep classifiers, a type of artificial neur ... more  
US worries China will use supply chains as weaponWashington (AFP) March 9, 2023 The United States worries that China will use its power in global supply chains as an additional weapon to advance its political and military might, a report released Wednesday showed. ... more 
Launch of Relativity Space's 3D-printed rocket abortedWashington DC (UPI) Mar 11, 2023 The launch of a rocket made almost entirely from 3D-printed parts was aborted within a half-second of liftoff Saturday, just days after a previous attempt was scrubbed. ... more |
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Italian airline signs up for space-enabled flightsParis (ESA) Mar 09, 2023 Passengers flying on Italy's national carrier ITA Airways will experience fewer flight delays and greener travel thanks to pilots being able to use satellites to route their planes. The ESA-ba ... more  
China's space technology institute sees launches of 400 spacecraftBeijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2023 The China Academy of Space Technology has developed and successfully launched a total of 400 spacecraft with its Tianhui 6 twin satellites sent into space on Friday morning. The two satellites ... more  
Rensselaer researcher breaks through the clouds to advance satellite communicationTroy NY (SPX) Mar 13, 2023 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Moussa N'Gom, assistant professor of physics, applied physics, and astronomy, has devised a method to make communications between satellites and the ground more ef ... more  
Russia pounds Ukraine with barrage of rare hypersonic missilesKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) March 9, 2023 Nine people were killed across Ukraine on Thursday, as Russia unleashed a barrage of high-precision missile and other attacks that triggered a wave of power cuts, including at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant. ... more |
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