Category: News
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NASA Selects Orbital Reef to Develop Space Station Replacement
Orbital Reef, led by partners Blue Origin and Sierra Space, was selected today by NASA for a funded Space Act Agreement for collaboration to design a commercially owned and operated space station in low Earth orbit (LEO). NASA’s Commercial LEO Development program aims to shift NASA’s research and exploration activities in LEO to commercial space stations, helping stimulate a growing…
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NASA to Announce America’s Next Class of Astronaut Candidates
After evaluating more than 12,000 applications, NASA will introduce its 2021 astronaut candidates at 12:30 p.m. EST Monday, Dec. 6, from Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. After completing training, these individuals could be eligible for a variety of flight assignments including missions on and around the Moon under Artemis. …
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Vice President Highlights STEM in First National Space Council Meeting
Vice President Kamala Harris chaired the first National Space Council meeting of the Biden-Harris Administration Wednesday, Dec. 1 at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington. Prior to the meeting, President Biden expanded the number of participants of the council by executive order, reflecting the Biden-Harris administration’s broad priorities and creating the largest, most…
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NASA TV to Air IXPE Prelaunch Activities, Launch
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission, the first satellite dedicated to measuring the polarization of X-rays from a variety of cosmic sources, such as black holes and neutron stars. IXPE is scheduled to launch no earlier than 1 a.m. EST…
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U.S. Air Force Orders 15 Silent Arrow® Precision Guided Cargo Delivery Drones
World’s First Production 1-Ton Cargo Delivery Drone to be Scaled Down and Flown to Address New Humanitarian and Tactical Markets LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Silent Arrow today announced the United States Air Force, through the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has awarded the company a contract entitled “Guided Bundle Derivative of Silent Arrow® for Side Door and Palletized Swarm Deployment…
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Omaze and Virgin Galactic Announce Winner of Once-in-a-Lifetime Trip to Space
Virgin Galactic and Sir Richard Branson’s Omaze sweepstakes raised an anticipated $1.7M in grants to support Space for Humanity’s mission to democratize space travel LOS ANGELES, C.A., November 24, 2021 — Omaze, the charity fundraising platform that offers the chance to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences and prizes, and Virgin Galactic, revealed that Keisha S. from…
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Alan Shepard’s daughter and Michael Strahan to fly on Blue Origin NS-19 alongside four customers
New Shepard’s 19th mission will be the first to carry a full manifest of six astronauts to space Blue Origin announced the crew of its upcoming NS-19 flight on December 9 will include two honorary guests and four paying customers. Guests include Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of…
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Virtual Basketball, Arcade Games Play from Beer Cans
Odd mix of technology and packaging drawing attention, says Immertia GEELONG, Australia — Beverage App, Swigr, has released augmented reality games that play on beer cans. Swigr Basketball, which launches this week, is a game where players shoot virtual basketballs, into a beer-can-become-basketball-hoop. The game has been developed for mobile devices, with an arcade-game feel, heavy in…
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NASA, SpaceX Launch DART: First Test Mission to Defend Planet Earth
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first full-scale mission to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards, launched Wednesday at 1:21 a.m. EST on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Just one part of…
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Global Solar Farm Market Projected To Reach $261.0 Billion By 2027
PALM BEACH, Fla. — FinancialNewsMedia.com News Commentary – Over the last few years, the solar water farm market has been developing at a considerable pace attributable to low cost of PV panels and strong presence of solar water farm producers. Furthermore, awareness toward solar water farming is increasing among consumers, due to implementation of government regulations to promote production…