New head of Space Force acquisitions looks to get back to basics
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-24 22:03:52+00:00
Frank Calvelli is assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration. One of his first moves will be to impose discipline into acquisitions. Calvelli says a number of Space Force programs are years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. He says setbacks can be blamed both on government mismanagement and contractors.
Avio gets pandemic recovery funds to develop launchers for the 2030s
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-29 14:38:11+00:00
Italian rocket maker Avio secured 340 million euros ($358 million) in government funding. Two-thirds of the funds will support a small, two-stage demonstration rocket. CEO Giulio Ranzo says the company aims to qualify this engine via ground tests by 2026.
Sierra Space signs agreement with Turkish Space Agency
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-29 13:00:21+00:00
Sierra Space says it signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Turkish Space Agency. The agreement could lead to cooperation on human spaceflight and lunar missions. The agreement covers a wide range of potential projects over the next five years. The agency, established in 2018, is working on several satellite projects.
Rocket Lab sees payoff from CAPSTONE launch
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-29 02:48:35+00:00
Rocket Lab’s Electron launched NASA’s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment. The payload, with an overall mass of more than 300 kilograms, pushed the Electron to the limit. Rocket Lab is already planning to use the same kick stage for a privately funded mission to Venus.
Space Force acquisition chief to meet with ULA and Blue Origin, expects Vulcan to launch in December
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-28 23:21:42+00:00
U.S. Space Force acquisition executive Frank Calvelli will visit United Launch Alliance. Calvelli will get an update on the company's new Vulcan Centaur rocket. Vulcan is years behind schedule due to delays in the development and testing of the BE-4 engine.
Falling stardust, wobbly jets explain blinking gamma ray bursts
Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists has developed the first-ever full 3D simulation of an entire evolution of a jet formed by a collapsing star. Because these jets generate gamma ray bursts (GRBs), the simulations shed light on these peculiar, intense bursts of light. The new simulation also shows that GRBs are even rarer than previously thought.
Astronomers detect a new cataclysmic variable system
Astronomers have discovered a new cataclysmic variable (CV) through its ultraviolet (UV) bursting activity. The newfound CV, designated TUVO-21acq, was detected as part of the Transient UV Objects Project (TUVO) The discovery was made using data from the Ultraviolet Optical Telescope (UVOT) onboard Swift.
Unraveling a meteorite mystery reveals solar system origin story
Supernova shock wave likely preceded our solar system's formation, says new work from Carnegie's Alan Boss. The raw material from which our solar system was constructed was dispersed when the shock wave from an exploding supernova injected material into a cloud of dust and gas. In the aftermath of this event, most of the injected matter was gravitationally drawn into the center of the whirlwind.
The puzzling link between star formation and radio emission in galaxies
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam have deciphered the underlying physics of galaxies. They used novel computer simulations of galaxy formation with a complete modeling of cosmic rays. This allows us to better determine the number of newly formed stars from the observed radio emission in galaxies.
Ukraine invasion's impacts on space exploration: Live updates
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-03 10:23:21+00:00
Russia launched its first resupply mission to the International Space Station since the country invaded Ukraine. The uncrewed Progress 81 cargo ship lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan at 5:32 a.m. EDT (0932 GMT) It is delivering nearly 3 tons of supplies to the station.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-29 13:54:01+00:00
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. Meanwhile, space fans around the globe are counting down to July 12, when NASA has said it will unveil the first science images from the observatory.
Celebrate Asteroid Day 2022 with free online broadcast today
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-29 16:01:02+00:00
Asteroid Day will be held in Luxembourg on June 30. The event will be broadcast live on Space.com and the Asteroid Foundation's YouTube. Asteroid Day is designed to educate the public about asteroid science, research and missions. This year's event will include 37 speakers, including astronauts, researchers, astronomers and engineers.
Gamma-ray bursts might be much rarer than we thought, study suggests
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-29 15:32:59+00:00
Gamma-ray bursts are the brightest and most powerful flashes of light known to exist in the universe. They are generated when massive stars collapse into black holes, launching jets of material that squirt into space at nearly the speed of light. A new study suggests the actual number of gamma-ray bursts might be 10 times lower than previously thought.
CubeSat launches on scouting mission for NASA’s Artemis moon program – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-28 00:00:00
NASA's $30 million CAPSTONE mission lifted off Tuesday on a Rocket Lab launcher from New Zealand. The mission is modest in scale but opens a new chapter in small satellite technology. CAPSTONE will head to a point in space some 800,000 miles (1.3 million kilometers) from Earth.
SpaceX mission this week to kick off busy launch calendar for SES – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-28 00:00:00
SES 22 is the first of 11 SES-owned telecom spacecraft scheduled to fly on six launches this year. The launches for SES will use five SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets and one United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. Five of the satellites, including the SES 22 spacecraft set for launch Wednesday, are designed for C-band television broadcast services. SES also plans to launch the first six satellites for the company’s O3b mPower broadband network.
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship departs space station – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-28 00:00:00
The Cygnus spacecraft was released from the space station’s Canadian-built robotic arm. The Northrop Grumman supply freighter arrived at the space station Feb. 21. It delivered more than 8,300 pounds (about 3,800 kilograms) of cargo to the space station. The cargo ship will deploy a CubeSat for Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Live coverage: NASA moon mission launches with Rocket Lab – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-28 00:00:00
Rocket Lab Electron rocket will carry NASA's small CAPSTONE mission to the moon. Rocket Lab’s live video webcast begins approximately 50 minutes prior to launch, and will be available on this page. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
Watch live: SpaceX’s launch pad 39A (members only) – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-06-16 00:00:00
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Cygnus Cargo Droid Gripped By Canadarm2
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is positioned away from the International Space Station in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The Cygnus freighter will be released on July 28, 2022, ending a four-month stay attached to the ISS.
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China launched the Gaofen-12 03 mission on board a Chang Zheng 4C today at 15:46 UTC. The launch occurred from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) in China and was confirmed to be a success minutes after liftoff.
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The Ariane 5 rocket was launched from Kourou in French Guiana on June 22. It is the first of five final planned missions for the veteran rocket. The mission lifted off at 5:50 PM EDT (21:50 UTC) and was partway into a 100-minute launch window.
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China launched the Gaofen-12 03 mission on board a Chang Zheng 4C today at 15:46 UTC. The launch occurred from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) in China and was confirmed to be a success minutes after liftoff.
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. 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” The flight was host to “Mannequin Skywalker’ – an instrumented test dummy to collect data on the environment human crew members would experience.
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. 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.