Spiral Blue offers to run Your Code in Space
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-31 00:33
Spiral Blue is inviting developers and researchers to run custom code on its SE-1 computer. Spiral Blue issued a call Aug. 31 to people interested in sending code to space. Applications for the initiative, called Your Code in Space, can be as advanced as applying artificial intelligence to satellite imagery.
Firefly ready for call-up to launch military ‘responsive space’ mission
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-30 19:50
Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems are standing by waiting for orders to launch a satellite on short notice. The companies were selected last year to conduct a demonstration of a rapid-response space mission to low Earth orbit. The intent of the demonstration is to help the Space Force and the space industry figure out processes. The companies have spent months rehearsing and preparing.
ESA postpones Ariane 6 hot-fire test again
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-30 11:45
A planned Aug. 29 firing of the core stage of an Ariane 6 has been postponed. The European Space Agency says the delay is due to issues with ground equipment. A longer test firing remains planned for Sept. 26, also at the spaceport. A separate test of the rocket's upper-stage engine remains scheduled for Sept. 1.
Orbit Integrates NetShroud+ Cyber Solution into OceanTRx MIL systems – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-31 00:00
NetShroud+ is an invisible, impregnable shield against attacks on the antenna control unit. The system detects anomalies and zero-day attacks in real time, providing advanced protection against a wide range of cyber threats. The integration of White/Blacklist Filtering, Zero Trust Micro-segmentation, and deep packet inspection (DPI) and prevention gives granular control over network traffic.
SpaceX plans Thursday launch of Space Development Agency’s mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-30 00:00
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, August 31 at 7:26 a.m. PT (14:26 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of the Space Development Agency’s second Tranche 0 mission. The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, and eight Starlink missions. A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
AVIA and AVISI’s MOU fights piracy and protects and promotes content in Indonesia – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-30 00:00
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) and the Video Streaming Association of Indonesia (AVISI) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Jakarta. The signing, held at the Coalition Against Piracy’s (CAP’s) State of Piracy Summit, sees AVIA and AVISI come together to both fight online piracy in Indonesia and promote awareness of the efforts to do so.
Benchmark Space Systems wins 2nd AFRL contract for new thrusters testing – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-30 00:00
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded two-year, $2.81 million award to further develop and test flight-optimized thrusters running on ASCENT (Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic) fuel. Benchmark Space Systems and AFRL are unleashing ASCENT as a viable, safer, green propellant for defense and government missions. This is Benchmark’s second SPRINT award in two years.
NASA, Partners Study Ancient Life in Australia to Inform Mars Search
The Pilbara is the perfect classroom for teams to study stromatolites that have withstood the test of time and scientific rigor. The group investigated how the environment in which these signs of ancient life were found could have been conducive or unfavorable to biology taking shape.