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NASA program brings big benefits to Big Ten School
Jul 01, 2022 (SPX)
T2U connects universities with NASA technology, giving students the opportunity to work with federal government research and innovations. "Our goal is to inspir...
Rocket Lab's Lunar Photon completes 6th orbital raise preps for final Earth-escape burn
Jul 01, 2022 (SPX)
Lunar Photon's apogee - the point at which the spacecraft is farthest from Earth during its orbit - is now 43,297 miles (69,680 km). This sixth burn was origina...
Rocket Lab's Lunar Photon completes 3rd orbit raising maneuver for CAPSTONE Moon mission
Jun 30, 2022 (SPX)
Owned and operated by Advanced Space on behalf of NASA, the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) Cu...
How scientist proposed a novel Kalman filter for target tracking in space
Jun 29, 2022 (SPX)
Since space robots are not limited by human physiological conditions, they can perform space exploration missions for a long time with high quality, which has b...
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus reboosts Space Station
Jun 28, 2022 (SPX)
The successful operation incorporated lessons learned from an earlier reboost attempt that was suspended as a precautionary measure. Investigation by engineers ...
Rocket Lab launches CAPSTONE microsat to test new lunar orbit design for NASA
Jun 28, 2022 (SPX)
The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission launched at 5:55 a.m. EDT (09:55 UTC) on Rocket...
NASA EXPRESS Racks achieve 1 million hours of service on ISS
Jun 24, 2022 (SPX)
The vital, versatile EXPRESS Racks - properly known as "EXpedite the PRocessing of Experiments to the Space Station" multipurpose payload shelving units - logge...
South Korea space rocket launch puts satellites in orbit
Jun 21, 2022 (AFP)
The Korea Satellite Launch Vehicle II, nicknamed Nuri and emblazoned with the South Korean flag, lifted off at 4:00pm (0700 GMT) from the launch site in Goheung...
Sierra Space to train astronauts at Kennedy Space Center for Orbital Reef
Jun 16, 2022 (UPI)
The Sierra Space Human Spaceflight Center and Astronaut Training Academy will train astronauts to work on Orbital Reef, a private business park space station to...
Sidus Space working with NASA team for Extravehicular Activity Services Contract
Jun 16, 2022 (SPX)
The Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services, or xEVAS Program is expected to include the design, development, production, hardware processing, and sustainm...
Women in space analogues demonstrate more sustainable leadership
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
According to the researcher, as of 2021, only three women have served as commanders in the International Space Station during two decades of its operations. Alt...
Left in the dust: The first golden age of citizen travel to outer space
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
"Citizen access to space is, tremendously important as a tourism niche and more importantly to the future of mankind." - Dirk Duran-Gibson, UNM Professor Emerit...
Dragon Mission on Hold as Astronauts Conduct Eye Exams, Spacesuit Work
Jun 08, 2022 (SPX)
During propellant loading of the Dragon spacecraft, elevated vapor readings of mono-methyl hydrazine (MMH) were measured in an isolated region of the Draco thru...
Bezos's Blue Origin makes 5th crewed flight into space
Jun 04, 2022 (AFP)
The white spacecraft called New Shepard lifted off with a roar from a desert spot in west Texas at 8:26 local time (1326 GMT). The crew hooted with glee as the ...
NASA Moon Mission Set to Break Record in Navigation Signal Test
Jun 03, 2022 (SPX)
GNSS refers to satellite constellations commonly used for position, navigation, and timing services on Earth. GPS - the GNSS constellation operated by the U.S. ...
What the Voyager probes can teach humanity about immortality and legacy
Jun 03, 2022 (SPX)
The Golden Records were built to last a billion years in the environment of space, but in a recent analysis of the paths and perils these explorers may face, as...
Bill Nelson, Mark Kelly praise how ASU involves students in missions
Jun 02, 2022 (SPX)
The pair got to see details of the university's more than 20 space missions - ASU is leading the NASA space missions Psyche and LunaH-Map while also developing ...
NASA awards two contracts for next generation spacesuits
Jun 01, 2022 (AFP)
The winners of the Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) Contract were Axiom Space -- which has organized commercial flights to the ISS and is working on its...
ILC Dover becomes a provider of spacesuits for Boeing's Starliner
May 31, 2022 (SPX)
"We are proud to utilize our expertise to create a new AES for the Starliner spacecraft," said Patty Stoll, President of Space Systems and Engineered Solutions ...
Boeing Starliner completes key test mission to ISS, with some hiccups
May 26, 2022 (AFP)
The gumdrop-shaped spaceship landed in a puff of sand at 4:49 pm local time (2249 GMT) in the New Mexico desert, wrapping up a six-day mission crucial to restor...
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