Investors grant Astra extension on loan
Original Publication Date: 2023-11-18 08:30
Astra Space gets four-day extension on loan to give company more time to line up longer-term funding deal. Investors had provided bridge loan, originally valued at $3.05 million, as part of interim financing deal. Astra defaulted on the earlier loan when its cash reserves fell below levels outlined. Astra has not finalized any new investment into the company.
Delay for Peru’s first telecoms satellite creates opportunity for the Philippines
Original Publication Date: 2023-11-17 21:08
Astranis had reserved a small geostationary spacecraft for Andesat. Andesat is facing delays to deploy Peru's first dedicated telecoms satellite. Astranis chief of staff Christian Keil said Andesat-1 is being moved from Block 2.
Starship lunar lander missions to require nearly 20 launches, NASA says
Original Publication Date: 2023-11-17 17:13
NASA official says use of Starship for Artemis lunar landings will require "in the high teens" Of launches. SpaceX's leadership has previously claimed that the number of launches was "extremely unlikely" The schedule will require launches from both the existing Starship pad at Boca Chica, Texas, and one SpaceX is building at KSC.
Radical Transparency: The promise and peril of generative AI
Original Publication Date: 2023-11-17 15:40
Generative artificial intelligence can merge datasets and streamline operations. At HawkEye 360, analysts query the company’s virtual warehouse of radio-frequency signals through programming code. “It’s going to fundamentally change the way their organizations work, the way that their patterns of behavior are manifested in the world,” Steven Truitt said.
Space Force eyes a future of speed and agility in orbit
Original Publication Date: 2023-11-17 13:00
U.S. Officials are calling for a shift to “dynamic space operations,” enabled by autonomous refueling. Maneuvering satellites and refueling support would give the military options. Three of the six selected startups are advancing propulsion systems for small spacecraft.
SpaceX UPDATE: Starship’s second flight test delayed in need of a replacement part – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-11-17 00:00
SpaceX has delayed the second flight test of its Starship rocket by 24 hours. The rocket was intentionally exploded after its stages failed to separate as planned. The launch is currently scheduled to occur from the company’s Starbase site near Boca Chica, Texas. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 35 minutes before liftoff.
Hallazgos de Webb respaldan teoría sobre la formación de los planetas
Los científicos diseñaron sus observaciones para poner a prueba si los discos compactos de formación planetaria tienen más agua en sus regiones internas. Esto sucedería if los guijarros cubiertos de hielo en the discos compactos se desplazaran de manera más eficiente.
La vida dentro de la nave Orion para la misión Artemis II a la Luna
Orion tiene casi el mismo espacio habitable que dos minivans. La tripulación guardará los asientos de Koch y Hansen hasta el día del regreso. Los respaldos de Wiseman y Glover, como comandante and piloto, permanecerán en su lugar.
NASA Mission Excels at Spotting Greenhouse Gas Emission Sources
EMIT was launched in July 2022 to map 10 key minerals on the surface of the world’s arid regions. Data from EMIT will help improve understanding of how dust that gets lofted into the atmosphere affects climate. Detecting methane was not part of EMIT’s primary mission, but the instrument’s designers did expect it to have the capability.