France, Germany and Italy sign agreement on launch vehicle development
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-23 08:03
France, Germany and Italy sign agreement on "the future of launcher exploitation in Europe" By June 2024, new framework to be in place for public financing of vehicles such as the Ariane 6 and Vega C. Agreement also endorses having new small launch vehicles under development by several European companies.
Hungary to spend $100 million on private astronaut mission to ISS
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-23 09:53
Hungary plans to spend $100 million to send an astronaut to the International Space Station in two years. Deal with Axiom Space involves a 30-day-long research mission in late 2024 or early 2025. Hungary is one of several countries pursuing astronaut flights with Axiom Space.
The next and most profound industrial revolution in human history is underway in Low Earth Orbit
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-21 17:47
Sierra Space is building the infrastructure, and the end-to-end business and technology platform, that will accelerate the new space economy. Microgravity, higher radiation levels and a near-vacuum state provide an extraordinary environment that will enable discoveries that can improve life on Earth.
China to use space station to test space-based solar power
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-23 12:27
China intends to use its newly-completed Tiangong space station to test key technologies. Robotic arms already operating on the outside of Tiangong will be used to test on-orbit assembly of modules. The test system will then orbit independently and deploy its solar arrays and other systems.
Viasat wins $325 million U.S. Special Operations Command contract
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-22 23:07
Viasat will provide communications hardware, technical support and network integration services. Viasat, a satellite operator and global communications services provider, based in Carlsbad, California. The sole-source contract extends the deal Viasat won in 2017 for critical mission networking and communications equipment.
Space Force establishes permanent presence in Indo-Pacific region
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-22 22:07
U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific established as a service component in U.S. Indo-Pacom. U.S. Space Force will be led by Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir. Mastalir will report directly to Adm. John Aquilino. Space Force plans to establish service components at U.S. Forces Korea.
Live coverage: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with Eutelsat 10B satellite – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-22 00:00
Eutelsat 10B broadband communications satellite for aviation and maritime connectivity. SpaceX did not attempt to recover the first stage of the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX still planned to retrieve the two halves of the Falcon 9 rocket’s payload fairing for refurbishment and reuse.
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OneWeb has resumed deployment of its satellite constellation with the launch of 36 satellites aboard India’s GSLV Mk.III rocket. The mission – which marks the first commercial launch for the GSLV – lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sunday, Oct. 23.
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SpaceX has launched the Eutelsat-10B communication satellite into a supersynchronous geostationary transfer orbit. A Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket carrying the satellite lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Nov. 22.
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NASA, Roscosmos, and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) performed spacewalks outside humankind’s two permanently-crewed space stations. NASA conducted its Extravehicular Activity, or EVA, on Tuesday, Nov. 15 on the International Space Station (ISS), with China following on Nov. 17 outside their Tiangong Space Station. Roscosmos rounded out the hat trick later on Nov. 17 back at the ISS.
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.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 took to the skies over Florida’s Cape Canaveral Monday afternoon. The Falcon 9 lifted a flight-proven Dragon spacecraft into orbit for a critical delivery of science gear, supplies and maintenance hardware. This is the first of at least six cargo ships inbound to the U.S. Segment of ISS this year.
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Russia's Rockot booster set to blast off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 17:57 UTC with the Sentinel-3B multi-function satellite. Europe's Copernicus satellite fleet is gearing up for the arrival of its next addition on Wednesday with a Russian Rockot booster.
Re-Entry: Long March 11 Rocket Body – Spaceflight101
The CZ-11 fourth stage used leftover propellant for a partial de-orbit maneuver, lowering its perigee to 120 Kilometers to significantly accelerate its orbital decay. Exact details on the fourth stage of China’s new Long March 11 launcher are not available. It is reportedly built around a YF-50 main engine.
NASA’s Europa Clipper Gets Its Wheels for Traveling in Deep Space
Europa Clipper is not a life-detection mission, it will conduct a detailed exploration of Europa and investigate whether the icy moon, with its subsurface ocean, has the capability to support life. Understanding Europa’s habitability will help scientists better understand how life developed on Earth.
NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation
In between the two hollow regions are orange filaments where dust condenses and forms new stars. Over time, these filaments may produce new giant stars that will once again reshape the region. JPL, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, managed Spitzer mission operations for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington until the spacecraft was retired in 2020.
Meet the People Behind the SWOT Water-Tracking Satellite
Satellite will be the first to observe nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Led by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) SWOT will measure the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean.
NASA Program Predicted Impact of Small Asteroid Over Ontario, Canada
Asteroid was detected 3 ½ hours before impact, making this event the sixth time in history a small asteroid has been tracked in space before impacting Earth’s atmosphere. Small asteroids are not a hazard to Earth, but they can be a useful test for NASA’s planetary defense capabilities for discovery, tracking, orbit determination, and impact prediction.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Intriguing Martian Bedrock
After it collects a sample from Yori Pass, Perseverance will drive 745 feet (227 meters) southeast to a mega sand ripple. Located in the middle of a small dune field, the ripple will be where the rover collects its first samples of regolith, or crushed rock and dust.
NASA Study: Rising Sea Level Could Exceed Estimates for U.S. Coasts
Satellite measurements of sea surface height correlated with NOAA tide gauge records dating as far back as 1920. The researchers noted that the accelerating rate of sea level rise detected in satellite measurements from 1993 to 2020. The trends along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf coasts are substantially higher than for the Northeast and West coasts.
How NASA’s Deep Space Network Supports the Agency’s Missions
Deep Space Network (DSN) will be essential to NASA’s next push to the Moon: Artemis. DSN will support a constant flow of data with Artemis I’s uncrewed Orion capsule beyond low-Earth orbit after launch. The network relies on a robust scheduling system to ensure the interplanetary switchboard can maximize coverage.