ULA’s Atlas 5 launches U.S. Space Force experimental missile-warning satellite
Original Publication Date: 2022-07-01 23:41
The rocket lifted off at 7:15 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral. The $1.1 billion USSF-12 mission to geosynchronous Earth orbit carried two satellites. This was the 94th mission of the Atlas 5 rocket.
Kongsberg to acquire majority stake in NanoAvionics
Original Publication Date: 2022-07-05 11:32
Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace will acquire a majority stake in NanoAvionics. The deal values the smallsat manufacturer at 65 million euros ($67 million) The deal comes a month and a half after Kongsberg ordered three smallsats from NanoAvionics.
New Zealand joins ASAT testing ban
Original Publication Date: 2022-07-04 00:33
New Zealand joins a U.S.-led ban on testing of destructive direct-ascent antisatellite weapons. Ban is an effort to build momentum for a global prohibition on such tests. The decision has no practical effect on New Zealand’s space activities. The country had neither developed nor proposed to develop direct-ascent ASATs.
NASA and Roscosmos continue seat barter discussions
Original Publication Date: 2022-07-02 22:40
NASA missed self-imposed deadline to complete seat barter agreement with Roscosmos. Russian government gave its approval June 10 to allow Roscosmos to complete agreement. Neither agency has confirmed that agreement is in place or finalized crew assignments. NASA astronauts have been training for potential Soyuz flights.
Virgin Orbit launches Space Force mission
Original Publication Date: 2022-07-02 08:15
Virgin Orbit successfully places a set of payloads for the U.S. Space Force into orbit. Virgin Orbit’s Boeing 747 aircraft took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California. The rocket entered an initial transfer orbit and, after a 45-minute coast, fired its upper stage engine.
In a step closer to launch, NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket rolls back to hangar – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-07-02 00:00
The Space Launch System moon rocket was hauled from its launch pad back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. The 322-foot-tall (98-meter) moon rocket rolled off its posts at pad 39B at 4:12 a.m. (0812 GMT) Saturday. A diesel-powered crawler-transporter carried the Space Launch System rocket down the ramp and along the rock-covered crawlerway on the 4.2-mile (6.8-kilometer) journey back to the VAB.
Atlas 5 launch scrubbed due to stormy weather – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-30 00:00
The U.S. Space Force launched an Atlas 5 rocket for the first time Thursday. The launch was scrubbed due to the risk of lightning from nearby thunderstorms. The $1.1 billon mission will haul two experimental satellites into a geosynchronous orbit. The mission will mark the fourth flight of an Atlas 5 rocket this year.
Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches with experimental military payloads – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-30 00:00
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 7:15 p.m. EDT (2315 GMT) Friday, carrying two experimental satellites. The mission, designated USSF-12, was set to lift off Thursday, but the threat of lightning around the spaceport caused officials to scrub the launch attempt. The mission is the fourth Atlas 5 flight of the year, and the 94th launch of an Atlas 5 rocket overall.
Indian rocket launches three satellites for Singapore – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-30 00:00
Three Singaporean satellites lift off Thursday on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. The primary payload was the DS-EO satellite, a high-resolution Earth-imaging spacecraft. Singapore’s first radar observation satellite, named NeuSAR, also rode to orbit on India’s PSLV.
Live coverage: Virgin Orbit’s air-launched rocket fires into orbit – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-29 00:00
Air-launched rocket will climb into orbit with seven small satellite payloads after release from a Boeing 747 carrier aircraft southwest of Los Angeles. Virgin’s live webcast begins at 10:20 p.m. PDT (1:20 a.m. EDT; 0520 GMT)
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China launches the Gaofen-12 03 mission on board a Chang Zheng 4C. The launch occurred from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) in China and was confirmed to be a success minutes after liftoff. The satellite launched to a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Virgin Orbit launches its fifth LauncherOne rocket on Friday. The launch was scrubbed on Wednesday because the propellant temperature was deemed to be “slightly out of bounds’ The mission, named Straight Up, consists of seven satellites from the US Space Force and NASA.
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June 2022 was yet another busy month on the International Space Station (ISS) The ISS was filled with new spacecraft arrivals, departures, and intriguing research performed by the Expedition 67 crew. The ISS is currently home to the Expedition 67 crew, which is made up of seven men and two women.
Chinese Long March 3B Launches APStar-6C Communications Satellite – Spaceflight101
China conducted a rare commercial launch of a Long March 3B rocket with the APStar-6C communications satellite for APT Satellite Holdings. Long March 3B lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 16:06 UTC on a mission of under half an hour to lift the spacecraft into an elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit. Confirmation of launch success was provided by APT Satellite around 40 minutes after liftoff when the satellite had been separated into its target orbit.
Blue Origin’s New Shepard Reaches new Heights in latest Test Flight – Spaceflight101
Blue Origin's reusable New Shepard launch system reached new heights in a test designed to expand the vehicle’s operational envelope by sending it to a peak altitude of 107 Kilometers. Sunday’s flight marked the second for this particular set of hardware, following up on the successful December 2017 mission that debuted “Crew Capsule 2.0” Sunday’s mission was the eighth in Blue Origin’s New Shepard flight test program that was off to a bumpy start in 2015.
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A veteran NASA spacewalker and an EVA rookie from Japan ended their week with nearly six hours of work outside the International Space Station. 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.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-30 15:07
NASA officials will discuss preparations for the first science-quality images from the James Webb Space Telescope during a media teleconference today. You can listen to live beginning at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) in the window above, courtesy of NASA. The James Webb Space Telescope is entering its final commissioning phase before beginning science operations this summer.
What to look for in a telescope deal for Amazon Prime Day
Original Publication Date: 2022-07-05 12:31
Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner, and there are some amazing deals on telescopes and equipment. We've put together a handy guide to find the best discounts, cheeky tricks that retailers use and tips for shopping around. Check out our best telescope deals page for the best deals ahead of Amazon Prime Day.
'The Orville' Season 3 episode 5 revisits the Moclan gender controversy
Original Publication Date: 2022-07-05 11:28
"The Orville" Is now officially at the halfway point for the third season. The incredible pace of the last few episodes has slowed and given way to the next, intriguing chapter in the life of young Topa (Imani Pullum) Also within this episode, we first learn of Heveena (Rena Owen), a Moclan female who went into hiding.
Gamma-ray pulsations detected from pulsar PSR J1835−3259B
Chinese astronomers have investigated a newly discovered millisecond pulsar. They identified gamma-ray pulsations from this source. The finding is reported in a paper published June 27 on the arXiv pre-print server. PSR J1835−3259B is a recently discovered MSP in the globular cluster NGC 6652.
New telescope to detect gravitational wave events
Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) will scour the skies for optical clues about the violent cosmic events that create ripples in the fabric of space itself. GOTO has received £3.2 million of funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council to deploy the full-scale facility.
NASA satellite breaks from orbit around Earth, heads to moon
Capstone satellite was launched six days ago from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula by the company Rocket Lab in one of their small Electron rockets. It will take another four months for the satellite to reach the moon, as it cruises along using minimal energy. NASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon which it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface.
NASA explains the mission to bring samples of Mars soil, rock and atmosphere back to Earth
NASA's Mars Sample Return Mission aims to bring 30 samples of rock, soil and atmosphere back to Earth. The goal is to look for signs of past life and also to find out more about the Red Planet before humans visit it. The Philadelphia Inquirer reached out to NASA's Jet Propulsion laboratory with questions derived from comments members of the public posed.
NASA says its plan to bring Mars samples back to Earth is safe, but some people are worried
NASA is planning a mission to bring samples of Mars soil, rock and atmosphere back to Earth. Some members of the public have wondered about the remote possibility that something in those samples could be alive or present a biohazard. A draft of an environmental impact statement on the mission is expected in the fall.