Category: Space and Tech
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Spy Satellites data Confirmed Discovery of the First Interstellar Meteor
U.S. Strategic Command officials confirmed Wednesday that a small meteor that crashed of the Northeast Coast of Papua New Guinea in 2014 actually traveled from another solar system before splashing down into the Pacific. With the official name, CNEOS 2014-01-08, the meteor crashed on Jan. 8, 2014 with an energy equivalent to about 110 metric…
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NASA Sets Coverage for Russian Spacewalks Outside Space Station
NASA will provide coverage of spacewalks Monday, April 18, and Thursday, April 28, as Russian cosmonauts venture outside the International Space Station to activate a new robotic arm attached to the Nauka module. Coverage for both spacewalks will begin at 10 a.m. EDT each day on NASA Television, the NASA app, and agency’s website. Each spacewalk is scheduled to…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts to Discuss Mission, Splashdown
As they prepare to return to Earth later this month, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts will answer media questions about their time aboard the International Space Station during an in-orbit news conference at 1:20 p.m. EDT Friday, April 15. NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, will participate in…
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The Canadian Space Agency remembers Bjarni Tryggvason
LONGUEUIL, QC /CNW/ – Former Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason has passed away at the age of 76. Tryggvason was one of the original six Canadian astronauts selected in December 1983. He flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on August 7, 1997, as a payload specialist. He spent over 11 days in space, where he successfully operated a Canadian technology he…
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Ax-1 mission launches successfully; 4 private astronauts en route to space station
Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the world’s first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), launched Friday. The four-person multi-national crew of Ax-1 is now in orbit following an 11:17 a.m. EDT liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew is traveling aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavor spacecraft,…
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Amazon Signs Contract with United Launch Alliance for 38 Project Kuiper Launches on Vulcan Centaur
Next-Generation Vulcan Rocket to Launch Majority of Project Kuiper Satellite Constellation Centennial, Colo. – United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced today that Amazon has selected its next-generation Vulcan rocket for 38 launches supporting deployment for its ambitious Project Kuiper, Amazon’s initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 advanced satellites in low Earth orbit.…
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NASA Selects Universities for Space Station Research Opportunities
Five universities were chosen by NASA for grants to provide students with opportunities to design research experiments that will be conducted on the International Space Station. The selections are part of the agency’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research or EPSCoR. Each of the selected universities will receive approximately $100,000 through NASA EPSCoR. They are: University of…
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Amazon Selects Blue Origin’s New Glenn for up to 27 Project Kuiper Constellation Launches
Blue Origin today announced New Glenn has been selected for 12 launches, with options for up to 15 additional launches to deploy Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation. Project Kuiper’s constellation of 3,236 advanced satellites aims to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband service globally. The launches are manifested for a five-year period from Launch Complex 36 (LC-36)…
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Amazon Secures Up to 83 Launches from Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance for Project Kuiper
Agreements comprise the largest commercial procurement of launch vehicles in history, providing heavy-lift capacity for Project Kuiper to deploy majority of its low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation of 3,236 satellites Launches planned with Arianespace’s Ariane 6, Blue Origin’s New Glenn, and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rockets; Beyond Gravity to build low-cost, scalable dispenser system…
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NASA to Provide Update Today on Last Major Artemis Test Before Launch
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 5:30 p.m. EDT today, Sunday, April 3, to discuss the status of the final major test with the agency’s mega Moon rocket and spacecraft at the launch pad ahead of the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission. The approximately two-day test, known as the wet dress rehearsal, began Friday, April…