Space Business News
January 04, 2024
SPACE TRAVEL
Designing the 'perfect' meal to feed long-term space travelers



Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2024
Imagine blasting off on a multiyear voyage to Mars, fueled by a diet of bland, prepackaged meals. As space agencies plan for longer missions, they're grappling with the challenge of how to best feed people. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Food Science and Technology have designed the optimal "space meal": a tasty vegetarian salad. They chose fresh ingredients that meet male astronauts' specialized nutritional needs and can be grown in space. Astronauts in space burn more calories than humans on ... read more

SPACE TRAVEL
Major Milestones Achieved Through the ISS National Lab in 2023
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 31, 2023
As 2023 comes to a close, the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory wraps up a banner year supporting research and technology development (R and D) in low Earth orbit (LEO). The ISS ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
InRange to enhance global launches with Viasat and Safran partnership
London, UK (SPX) Dec 31, 2023
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a prominent player in the global satellite communications arena, has announced a significant development in collaboration with Safran Data Systems. The two companies are ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russia, NASA agree to continue joint ISS flights until 2025
Moscow (AFP) Dec 28, 2023
Russian and US space agencies have agreed to keep working together to deliver crews to the International Space Station (ISS) until at least 2025, Russian corporation Roscosmos said Thursday. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China advances space capabilities with Long March 11 Sea Launch
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 27, 2023
In a recent advancement in China's burgeoning space program, a Long March 11 carrier rocket was successfully launched from the South China Sea on Tuesday morning. This launch, which took place off t ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE


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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Viasat Secures Major U.S. Air Force Contract for Advanced Tech Integration
Carlsbad CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2024
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, has announced a significant collaboration with the U.S. Air Force's Life Cycle Management Center (USAF LCMC). This partnership comes in ... more
ENERGY TECH
Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. mark historic milestone with Blue Origin's New Shepard Launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2023
In a significant advancement for space technology, Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. has successfully executed its NASA-funded Advanced Modular Power and Energy System (AMPES) Tipping Point fuel ... more
ENERGY TECH
Helicity Space plants a seed for fusion propulsion technology - can it work?
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 21, 2023
Helicity Space, a name that's beginning to resonate in the commercial space industry, recently heralded a significant advance in its quest to redefine space propulsion. The company has successfully ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
From the Moon's south pole to an ice-covered ocean world 2024 will be a major year in space
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 31, 2023
The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India's Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring the lunar south pole, a ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Successfully Launches USSF-52 Mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2023
SpaceX has successfully launched the USSF-52 mission using its Falcon Heavy rocket, marking a significant achievement in the ongoing collaboration between Space Systems Command (SSC) and SpaceX. The ... more

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ROCKET SCIENCE


SpaceX successfully launches two rockets hours apart

DRAGON SPACE
Shenzhou XVII crew conducts 1st spacewalk
Beijing (XNA) Dec 27, 2023
Shenzhou XVII crew members conducted their first spacewalk on Thursday, completing a host of tasks outside the Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency sa ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
SpaceX returns vital life science research to Earth
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 22, 2023
SpaceX returned more than 30 research payloads, many of which were vital life science investigations, from the ISS National Laboratory to Earth Friday. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
NATO, Ukraine to discuss air defence after Russian strikes
Brussels (AFP) Jan 4, 2024
Ambassadors from NATO and Ukraine will hold a special meeting next week as Kyiv urges faster deliveries of air defences after mounting Russian strikes, the alliance said Thursday. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Toll in deadliest Russian strike on Kyiv rises to 32
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 4, 2024
A December 29 missile strike killed 32 people in Kyiv, authorities said Thursday, raising the toll of the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital since the war began. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Ukraine's mobile air defences have ammo for 'few more attacks': commander
Near Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 4, 2024
Kyiv's mobile air defences have enough ammunition to withstand a few more powerful attacks, but then will need more Western aid, a senior military commander said Wednesday. ... more
AEROSPACE


Black box from US Osprey found off Japan

MISSILE NEWS
Israel killed Aruri in Beirut with guided missiles: Lebanese official
Beirut (AFP) Jan 3, 2024
A high-level Lebanese security official told AFP on Wednesday that Israel fired guided missiles from a warplane to kill Hamas number two Saleh al-Aruri in a Beirut suburb. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Ukraine says downed all Russian Kinzhal missiles with Patriots
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 2, 2024
Ukraine said that US-supplied Patriot surface-to-air missile systems downed all 10 Kinzhal ballistic missiles Russia fired at the country in its large-scale attack Tuesday. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
'No protection': Kyiv residents lose homes to missiles
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 2, 2024
Mariya Kadurina wrapped a quilt around her four-year-old son as he sat in front of their still-smoking block of flats in Kyiv after a Russian missile attack Tuesday. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russia says downed nine missiles fired by Ukraine on border region
Moscow (AFP) Jan 2, 2024
Moscow said on Tuesday it had downed nine missiles fired by Kyiv over Russia's Belgorod border region, hours after Russia launched a barrage of missiles at its neighbour. ... more
MILTECH
Army Applications Lab selects Firehawk Aerospace as a supplier for Javelin, Stinger, and GMLR Systems
Dallas TX (SPX) Jan 01, 2024
Firehawk Aerospace, a market leader in hybrid rocket engine and solid rocket motor (SRM) propulsion, has secured a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract from Army Applications ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
KSC looks ahead to a busy year in 2024
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Dec 28, 2023
Another jam-packed year is in store for NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the momentum of a busy 2023 is carried forward into the new year. On the horizon are missions to the Moon, more crew ... more
AEROSPACE
Taiwan detects four Chinese balloons ahead of election
Taipei (AFP) Jan 3, 2024
Four Chinese balloons were detected moving across the median line separating Taiwan from China, with three flying directly above the island, Taiwan's defence ministry said Wednesday. ... more
UAV NEWS
Explosive drone shot down at Iraqi Kurdistan airbase
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Jan 2, 2024
An explosive drone targeting the US-led anti-jihadist coalition in Iraq was shot down at Arbil airport on Tuesday, authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan said. ... more
AEROSPACE
Poland sends F-16 jets to border after Russian strikes on Ukraine
Warsaw (AFP) Jan 2, 2024
Poland said it had dispatched four F-16 fighter jets to its eastern border on Tuesday to protect its airspace after a barrage of Russian missile attacks on neighbouring Ukraine. ... more
AEROSPACE
Taiwan detects two Chinese balloons in new year
Taipei (AFP) Jan 2, 2024
Two Chinese balloons were detected moving across the median line separating Taiwan from China, with one flying directly above the island, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said Tuesday. ... more
AEROSPACE
China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield
Washington (AFP) Dec 30, 2023
In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan - and nearly lost to history amid encroaching forest - is being revived. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Hundreds cut off after Japan quake that killed 78
Nanao, Japan (AFP) Jan 4, 2024
More than 50 people were reported missing Thursday as Japanese rescuers battled to reach hundreds still cut off from help three days after a devastating earthquake left at least 78 dead. ... more
ENERGY TECH
South Korea's so-called artificial sun to burn at 100M degrees Celsius for half a minute
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 29, 2023
South Korea's superconducting fusion device and so-called artificial sun, KSTAR, has received upgrades that will allow it to run for longer periods of time. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
'Helpless': Japan earthquake shatters New Year calm
Shika, Japan (AFP) Jan 2, 2024
Waiting in the cold, hundreds of residents of the earthquake-hit Japanese town of Shika stood in a queue to get rations of a suddenly scarce, but vital, commodity: drinking water. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Race against time after deadly Japan quake
Wajima, Japan (AFP) Jan 2, 2024
Japanese rescuers battled against the clock and powerful aftershocks Tuesday to find survivors of a major earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, killing at least 30 people and causing widespread destruction. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Bangladesh's 'tiny houses' tackle giant flood challenge
Char Shildaha, Bangladesh (AFP) Dec 29, 2023
An award-winning architect in Bangladesh, one of the nations most at risk from flooding driven by climate change, has developed an ingenious two-floor housing solution to help people survive what scientists warn is a growing threat. ... more
ROBO SPACE
AI agents help explain other AI systems
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 04, 2024
Explaining the behavior of trained neural networks remains a compelling puzzle, especially as these models grow in size and sophistication. Like other scientific challenges throughout history, rever ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Evolution might stop humans from solving climate change, says new study
Orono ME (SPX) Jan 03, 2024
Central features of human evolution may stop our species from resolving global environmental problems like climate change, says a new study led by the University of Maine. Humans have come to ... more
TRADE WARS
Most Asian markets fall as Fed minutes dent early rate cut hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 4, 2024
Most Asian markets fell Thursday, tracking another loss on Wall Street after minutes from the US Federal Reserve's December meeting dampened hopes for an early interest rate cut. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Artists use tech weapons against AI copycats
New York (AFP) Dec 24, 2023
Artists under siege by artificial intelligence (AI) that studies their work, then replicates their styles, have teamed with university researchers to stymy such copycat activity. ... more
ENERGY TECH
KULR secures contract with major space exploration firm for advanced battery safety solutions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2024
KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR), a pioneer in thermal management and battery safety solutions, has recently marked a significant milestone in the space exploration sector. The comp ... more
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