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  Burlington VT (SPX) May 19, 2021 The future of the space economy relies heavily on servicing infrastructure and vehicles that can make precision maneuvers to successfully approach, inspect and dock with spacecraft in need of refueling, maintenance and a wide range of on-orbit services. Starfish Space, a satellite servicing company, and Benchmark Space Systems, a leading provider of in-space mobility systems and services, has announced a strategic collaboration to advance precision on-orbit refueling and docking capabilities, begi ... read more |
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Space station core module in orbit to prep for next stage of constructionBeijing (XNA) May 19, 2021 The recently-launched core module of China's Tiangong space station has moved to a rendezvous orbit to prepare for the planned docking with the Tianzhou 2 cargo spaceship that will soon be lifted, t ... more  
NASA eyes moon's dark side for astronomy, new telescopesOrlando FL (UPI) May 19, 2021 NASA scientists, as well as astronomers around the world, plan to install lunar observatories in the next few years to peer into the universe's ancient past - just after the Big Bang. Science ... more 
NASA AI could speed up fault diagnosis process in spacecraftGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 19, 2021 New artificial intelligence technology could speed up physical fault diagnosis in spacecraft and spaceflight systems, improving mission efficiency by reducing down-time. Research in Artificial ... more 
China's core space station module Tianhe completes in-orbit testsBeijing (XNA) May 19, 2021 China's core space station module Tianhe has recently completed its platform function tests and entered the orbit to rendezvous and dock with the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft, according to the China ... more |
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Shrinking planets could explain mystery of universe's missing worldsNew York NY (SPX) May 18, 2021 There's been a breakthrough in the case of the missing planets. While planet-hunting missions have discovered thousands of worlds orbiting distant stars, there's a severe scarcity of exoplanets that ... more  
Understanding muscle wasting in space at the molecular levelTsukuba, Japan (SPX) May 13, 2021 Most of us have imagined how free it would feel to float around, like an astronaut, in conditions of reduced gravity. But have you ever considered what the effects of reduced gravity might have on m ... more 
Alien radioactive element prompts creation rethinkCanberra, Australia (SPX) May 17, 2021 The first-ever discovery of an extraterrestrial radioactive isotope on Earth has scientists rethinking the origins of the elements on our planet. The tiny traces of plutonium-244 were found in ... more  
Perseverance, Hope and a fire god: a history of Mars roversBeijing (AFP) May 15, 2021 China's probe to Mars touched down on the Red Planet Saturday to deploy its Zhurong rover, during a busy time for Martian exploration. ... more 
SEAKR Engineering uses AdaCore technologies to develop software for spacecraft systemsLondon, UK (SPX) May 17, 2021 When SEAKR Engineering decided to upgrade its mission-critical space data recorder applications to a new hardware platform, they kept their software in Ada. SEAKR Engineering is a leading supp ... more |
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Laser communications powers more data than ever beforeGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 13, 2021 Launching this summer, NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) will showcase the dynamic powers of laser communications technologies. With NASA's ever-increasing human and robotic pre ... more 
Developing field deployable, shelf-stable whole blood substitutes to treat hemorrhageWashington DC (SPX) May 13, 2021 In military, and many civilian settings, hemorrhage is the leading cause of potentially survivable, traumatic pre-hospital death. 1, 2, 3 Transfusion of whole blood is the preferred resuscitation fl ... more  
Helping robots collaborate to get the job doneBoston MA (SPX) May 17, 2021 Sometimes, one robot isn't enough. Consider a search-and-rescue mission to find a hiker lost in the woods. Rescuers might want to deploy a squad of wheeled robots to roam the forest, perhaps with th ... more 
Coldplay beam new song into space in chat with French astronautParis (AFP) May 7, 2021 Coldplay gave new meaning to the idea of a single launch, playing new song "Higher Power" for the first time during a video link-up with French astronaut Thomas Pesquet. ... more 
Seeing NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Fly in 3DPasadena CA (JPL) May 13, 2021 When NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took to the Martian skies on its third flight on April 25, the agency's Perseverance rover was there to capture the historic moment. Now NASA engineers have ren ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 15, 2021 
China's probe to Mars touched down on the Red Planet Saturday to deploy its Zhurong rover, during a busy time for Martian exploration.
China, the US and hitherto space minnows the UAE have sent probes to the treacherous planet, where failure to land safely is more frequent than success.
China's Tianwen-1 probe successfully launched last July and entered Mars' orbit in February - a major ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) May 19, 2021 
The pieces are stacking up for the launch of Artemis 1 mission around the Moon and back. The massive Space Launch Systems (SLS) rocket that will launch the first crewless test flight of the Orion spacecraft, powered by the European Service Module, is being integrated at the Vehicle Assemble Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
Visible in this image are the twin solid fu ... more |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) May 18, 2021 
While scientists have amassed considerable knowledge of the rocky planets in our solar system, like Earth and Mars, much less is known about the icy water-rich planets, Neptune and Uranus.
In a new study recently published in Nature Astronomy, a team of scientists re-created the temperature and pressure of the interiors of Neptune and Uranus in the lab, and in so doing have gained a greate ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) May 18, 2021 
There's been a breakthrough in the case of the missing planets. While planet-hunting missions have discovered thousands of worlds orbiting distant stars, there's a severe scarcity of exoplanets that measure between 1.5 and two times Earth's radius. That's the middle ground between rocky super-Earths and larger, gas-shrouded planets called mini-Neptunes. Since discovering this 'radius gap' in 201 ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 17, 2021 
California-based launch company Rocket Lab has blamed a possible engine problem for the loss Saturday of its Electron rocket and commercial satellite payload.
The rocket fell safely into the Pacific Ocean off the company's launch site in New Zealand due to an automatic shutdown triggered by safety systems, according to the company.
It was the 20th mission for Electron and the sec ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 19, 2021 
The recently-launched core module of China's Tiangong space station has moved to a rendezvous orbit to prepare for the planned docking with the Tianzhou 2 cargo spaceship that will soon be lifted, the China Manned Space Agency said.
The agency said in a brief statement on Tuesday the currently unmanned core module, named Tianhe, or Harmony of Heavens, has carried out a series of tests to v ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 11, 2021 
After nearly five years in space, NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with an abundance of rocks and dust from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.
On Monday, May 10, at 4:23 p.m. EDT the spacecraft fired its main engines full throttle for seven minutes - its most significant maneuver si ... more |
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 Kirtland NM (AFRL) Mar 24, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate will host a Virtual Briefing for Industry to introduce the new Directed Energy Technology Experimentation Research (DETER), Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) April 13 - 14 from 10 a.m. to noon Mountain Standard Time each day.
"We are looking forward to hosting our first briefing for industry days," said Marcella Cantu, DETER ... more |
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (AFNS) May 13, 2021 
The United States Space Force's Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO-5 satellite was encapsulated on April 30 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) Florida.
The satellite's encapsulation within the United Launch Alliance's payload fairing represents completion of the final major testing milestone before launch, as well as a key protective measure for the satellite in preparation ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) May 13, 2021 
Science and technology advancements start with big ideas and creativity. Researchers at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland have imagined a new, early-stage concept for a lander to Saturn's moon Titan. The team is exploring technologies capable of collecting surface samples and returning them to Earth for laboratory analysis.
The team's futuristic idea was selected for a $125,000 NAS ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 04, 2021  Understanding how light waves oscillate in time as they interact with materials is essential to understanding light-driven energy transfer in materials, such as solar cells or plants. Due to the fantastically high speeds at which light waves oscillate, however, scientists have yet to develop a compact device with enough time resolution to directly capture them.
Now, a team led by MIT resea ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 29, 2021 
Understanding how an experimental payload will respond to the conditions of space is crucial to a researcher's ability to confirm designs or make necessary adjustments before progressing to more costly orbital deployments.
To do so, scientists often meet at "the edge of space" on a modified airplane that achieves periods of variable gravity through a series of maneuvers called parabolas. T ... more |
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 Cambridge MA (SPX) May 18, 2021 
In 1983, astrophysicists at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA) released a cosmic map using 2,400 galaxies. Now, CfA scientists are aiming to map 30 million. In the largest quest yet to map the universe, an international team of researchers is using DESI, or the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, to survey the skies. Observations officially began today, May 17, at Kitt ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 17, 2021 
Sometimes, one robot isn't enough. Consider a search-and-rescue mission to find a hiker lost in the woods. Rescuers might want to deploy a squad of wheeled robots to roam the forest, perhaps with the aid of drones scouring the scene from above. The benefits of a robot team are clear. But orchestrating that team is no simple matter. How to ensure the robots aren't duplicating each other's efforts ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 17, 2021 
Two U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton drone aircraft will move from Guam to Japan this month, Japan's defense ministry and the U.S. Navy announced.
In an undated statement, the ministry cited an "increasingly severe security environment surrounding Japan," noting that "it is critical to enhance ISR [intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance] activities by both countries," adding that the drone ... more |
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