Join us for a fireside chat with Lori Garver & Jim Bridenstine
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-26 19:07
SpaceNews will host its first year-end luncheon since 2019. Panelists include a longtime SLS critic and a Republican ex-congressman who ran NASA for three years under Trump. We will also get a look ahead to 2023 from our editorial team.
China outlines pathway for lunar and deep space exploration
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-28 10:52
China has laid out its pathway for robotic and crewed lunar and deep space exploration. Three upcoming robotic missions will set in place landers, orbiters, relay satellites and test key technologies needed to begin construction of China’s International Lunar Research Station. China is now planning a short-term crewed lunar landing mission before the end of the decade.
Millennium Space’s missile-warning satellite clears design review
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-27 22:48
Millennium Space Systems announced Nov. 23 its proposed satellite design for a U.S. Space Force missile-warning constellation passed a critical review. The company is developing a sensor satellite for a constellation that the Space Force plans to field in medium Earth orbit (MEO) Millennium Space and Raytheon in May 2021 were selected to design separate MEO satellite concepts.
SpaceX launches new cargo Dragon spacecraft to space station
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-26 20:34
SpaceX's Falcon 9 successfully launched a new cargo Dragon spacecraft Nov. 26. The rocket's upper stage deployed the Dragon spacecraft into low Earth orbit. The Dragon spacecraft docked with the ISS Nov. 27 at 7:39 a.m. Eastern. It delivered supplies, experiments and new solar arrays for the International Space Station.
India’s PSLV rocket launches nine satellites in final mission of 2022
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-26 15:39
India's space agency ISRO launched a one-ton Earth observation satellite and eight nanosatellites. The rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 1:26 a.m. Eastern. The launch was live-streamed on YouTube, which showed the 44-meter rocket.
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India launches a new ocean monitoring satellite on Saturday morning. The PSLV rocket delivered the EOS-06 spacecraft into a low Earth orbit. The mission, PSLV C54, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 11:56 local time (06:26 UTC)
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SpaceX’s newest Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft, C211, has launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Following an on-time liftoff, Cargo Dragon rendezvoused and docked with the forward port on the Harmony module of the International Space Station.
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India launches a new ocean monitoring satellite on Saturday morning. PSLV rocket lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 11:56 local time (06:26 UTC) EOS-06 spacecraft will be placed into a low Earth orbit. The mission, PSLV C54, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan space centre.
ISS Updates – Spaceflight101 – International Space Station
A veteran NASA spacewalker and an EVA rookie from Japan ended their week with nearly six hours of work outside the International Space Station on Friday. The restoration of the Station’s Mobile Servicing System started last year and continued in January to provide Canadarm2 with a new pair of grappling hands.
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SpaceX launches first of at least six cargo ships inbound to the U.S. Segment of ISS this year. The Falcon 9 is still covered in soot from a previous supply run to the International Space Station. The Dragon spacecraft will deliver science gear, supplies and maintenance hardware.
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Europe's Copernicus satellite fleet is gearing up for the arrival of its next addition on Wednesday. A Russian Rockot booster is set to blast off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 17:57 UTC with the Sentinel-3B multi-function satellite.
Re-Entry: Long March 11 Rocket Body – Spaceflight101
The CZ-11 fourth stage used leftover propellant for a partial de-orbit maneuver, lowering its perigee to 120 Kilometers to significantly accelerate its orbital decay. It is reportedly built around a YF-50 main engine and in a nominal mission conducts the orbital circularization after the three CZ-11 stages.
NASA’s Europa Clipper Gets Its Wheels for Traveling in Deep Space
The Europa Clipper mission is scheduled to launch in October 2024. The mission will explore the icy moon of Europa. Europa Clipper is not a life-detection mission, it will conduct a detailed exploration of Europa and investigate whether the icy moon, with its subsurface ocean, has the capability to support life.
NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation
In between the two hollow regions are orange filaments where dust condenses and forms new stars. Over time, these filaments may produce new giant stars that will once again reshape the region. Launched in 2009, the WISE spacecraft was placed into hibernation in 2011 after completing its primary mission. In September 2013, NASA reactivated the spacecraft with the primary goal of scanning for near-Earth objects, or NEOs.
Meet the People Behind the SWOT Water-Tracking Satellite
Satellite will be the first to observe nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Led by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) SWOT will measure the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean.
NASA Program Predicted Impact of Small Asteroid Over Ontario, Canada
Asteroid was detected 3 ½ hours before impact, making this event the sixth time in history a small asteroid has been tracked in space before impacting Earth’s atmosphere. Small asteroids are not a hazard to Earth, but they can be a useful test for NASA’s planetary defense capabilities for discovery, tracking, orbit determination, and impact prediction.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Intriguing Martian Bedrock
After it collects a sample from Yori Pass, Perseverance will drive 745 feet (227 meters) southeast to a mega sand ripple. Located in the middle of a small dune field, the ripple will be where the rover collects its first samples of regolith, or crushed rock and dust.
NASA Study: Rising Sea Level Could Exceed Estimates for U.S. Coasts
Satellite measurements of sea surface height and tide gauge records dating as far back as 1920 were used in the study. The trends along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf coasts are substantially higher than for the Northeast and West coasts. The researchers noted that the accelerating rate of sea level rise detected in satellite measurements from 1993 to 2020.
How NASA’s Deep Space Network Supports the Agency’s Missions
Deep Space Network (DSN) will be essential to NASA’s next push to the Moon: Artemis. DSN will support a constant flow of data with Artemis I’s uncrewed Orion capsule beyond low-Earth orbit after launch. To make sure the DSN can keep up with demand, it is undergoing a series of improvements.