Boeing plans more commercial crew charges
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-12 07:29
Boeing expects to report pre-tax earnings charges of $2 billion on four programs. Of that $2 billion, $1.6 billion will be charged against two military aircraft programs. $400 million will be charged for Starliner and the MQ-25 drone.
Aetherflux joins Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF)
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-10 21:03
Aetherflux is a new Associate Member of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. The company aims to deliver renewable power around the world by collecting solar energy from space. The company’s novel approach uses infrared lasers and a constellation of small, modular satellites in Low Earth Orbit. Space solar power has the potential to propel America’s energy independence and dominance.
U.S. Space Force taps commercial satellites for Hurricane Helene disaster relief
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-10 17:04
The U.S. Space Force’s TacSRT program is providing satellite imagery and data analytics. TacSRT supplied U.S. Northern Command with detailed analyses of road closures, conditions. TacSRT operates as a marketplace where government organizations can request specific data.
China launches third high orbit internet satellite
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-10 16:14
China launches a new communications satellite towards geostationary orbit. The precise role of the satellite remains undisclosed. The launch was China’s 47th of 2024. The space and defense giant plans to conduct more than 20 launches before the end of the year, including the Shenzhou-19 mission.
Negar Feher, CEO, Orbital Outpost X – Leading Women in Space
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-10 13:18
SpaceNews is shining a spotlight on some of the extraordinary women at the helm of space programs and organizations. We’re delving into their backgrounds, discussing their accomplishments and highlighting their ongoing work. Watch a new episode every Thursday on SpaceNews.com and on the SpaceNews YouTube channel.
Volta Space Technologies unveils plans for lunar power satellite network
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-10 13:04
Volta Space Technologies plans to develop a network of satellites around the moon. It would provide power to spacecraft on the lunar surface. System would involve satellites in lunar orbit, collecting solar power. It would then beaming it down with lasers to receivers mounted on lunar landers and rovers.
ViaSat-3 satellite begins service for U.S. Marine Corps
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-10 12:00
Viasat's ViaSat-3 F1 satellite has begun providing services to the U.S. Marine Corps. The satellite is now supporting the Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 and the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment. The ViaSat-3 constellation includes three geostationary Ka-band satellites.
Microsatellite project to monitor objects in space over Canada + the South Pole – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-11 00:00
University of Manitoba and Magellan Aerospace working together to monitor and protect the Earth’s orbital environment. Magellan and UM, both based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, are currently partnered on the DND-funded Redwing microsatellite project. Redwing is a research and development (R&D) microsatellite valued at $15.8 million.
ViaSat-3 F1 initiates services for government customers – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-11 00:00
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) is now delivering ViaSat-3 F1 service to the U.S. Marine Corps. This follows the VS3 F1 satellite recently beginning to deliver services for commercial airline customers operating over North America. The Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 (MWCS-38) and the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment are the first military operational units to leverage service from the Via Sat-3 F1 satellite.
INTEGRASYS is participating at this year’s Silicon Valley Space Week – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-11 00:00
INTEGRASYS will be in attendance at this year’s Silicon Valley Space Week. The company will be showing and discussing their family of products. CEO Alvaro Sanchez will be participating in the MilSat Symposium panel discussion. Attendees can met and chat with the INTEGRASYS team.
NASA, SpaceX Targeting NET Oct. 14 for Europa Clipper Launch – NASA's Europa Clipper Mission
Original Publication Date: 2024-10-11 00:00
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting no earlier than Monday, Oct. 14, for the launch of Europa Clipper. Following Hurricane Milton, teams are continuing to do checkouts to ensure flight readiness. NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than October 14, 2015 for the Europa Clipper launch.
Hubble Spots a Grand Spiral of Starbursts
NGC 5248 has many bright ‘starburst regions’ of intense star formation spread across its disk. The galaxy even has two very active, ring-shaped starburst regions around its nucleus. Because the galaxy is relatively nearby, its highly visible starburst regions make the galaxy a target for professional and amateur astronomers alike.
Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation
The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System launched in April 2024. It deployed its reflective sail in August. The sail is frequently visible in the night sky to observers in the Northern Hemisphere. Fans of the spacecraft can look for the sail in the night sky using a new feature in the NASA mobile app.
NASA’s Hubble, New Horizons Team Up for a Simultaneous Look at Uranus
Direct imaging of exoplanets is a key technique for learning about their potential habitability. Astronomers use both direct imaging and spectroscopy to collect light from the observed planet. However, imaging exoplanets is difficult because they're so far away. Their images are mere pinpoints and so are not as detailed as the close-up views that we have of worlds orbiting our Sun.
NASA’s Hubble Watches Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Behave Like a Stress Ball
"As far as we know, it's not been identified before," Said Amy Simon of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "This is really the first time we've had the proper imaging cadence of the GRS," She added. "That was very unexpected, and at present there are no hydrodynamic explanations"
Does Distant Planet Host Volcanic Moon Like Jupiter’s Io?
A sodium cloud that the findings suggest is close to but slightly out of sync with the exoplanet, a Saturn-size gas giant named WASP-49 b. Within our solar system, gas emissions from Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io create a similar phenomenon. It’s likely these planetary companions have gone undetected because they are too small and dim for current telescopes to detect.
NASA-Funded Study Assesses Pollution Near Los Angeles-Area Warehouses
The data came from models based on satellite observations, including some from NASA’s MODIS and ASTER instruments. Researchers also mined a real estate database for the square footage as well as the number of loading docks and parking spaces at nearly 11,000 warehouses across portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.
NASA Establishes New Class of Astrophysics Missions, Selects Studies
Two proposals for missions to observe X-ray and far-infrared wavelengths of light from space were selected by NASA. Each proposal team will receive $5 million to conduct a 12-month mission concept study. NASA expects to select one concept in 2026 to proceed with construction, for a launch in 2032.
NASA Sets Coverage for Europa Clipper Launch to Jupiter Moon
NASA is targeting launch at 12:31 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 10, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Europa Clipper will enter orbit around Jupiter in April 2030, where the spacecraft will conduct a detailed survey of Europa to determine whether the icy world could have conditions suitable for life.