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Africa : Space intelligence: US and China look to leverage Russia's setbacks

Africa Intelligence | 2024-02-13, 08:01

Despite needing them to help its war in Ukraine, the difficulties facing Russia's space-based Earth observation programmes (IO, 08/02/24) are ...

NASA is preparing to launch the Prefire mission to evaluate heat lost in space

The Cleveland American | 2024-02-13, 07:58

Next spring, NASA is preparing to launch the Prefire mission (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far Infrared Experiment), two cubesats that will be sent into space to study how much heat the planet absorbs and emits from its polar regions. These measurements will

Apollo to Artemis: Why America is betting big on private space

SpaceDaily | 2024-02-13, 07:17

Washington (AFP) Feb 13, 2024 A private Houston-based company is set

UAB Among 12 Entities To Provide Services for the International Space Station Program

The Birmingham Times | 2024-02-13, 07:10

By Micah Hardge | UAB News The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Engineering’s Engineering and Innovative Technology Development organization has been selected to provide research, engineering and mission integration services for the International

Intuitive Machines: How this Houston startup is making space history

Fast Company | 2024-02-13, 06:28

Intuitive Machines CEO Stephen Altemus stares wondrously at the two-ton contraption holding court in a cavernous, environment-controlled room at his company’s new digs at the Houston Spaceport. A tangle of wiring and electronics wrapped in silver and

NASA Solar Sail Technology Passes Crucial Deployment Test

SpaceDaily | 2024-02-13, 05:10

Longmont CO (SPX) Feb 13, 2024 In his youth, NASA technologist Les

Sense the Solar Eclipse with NASA's Eclipse Soundscapes Project

SpaceDaily | 2024-02-13, 05:10

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 13, 2024 When darkness sweeps across the

First Ariane 6 flight model ships to Europe's Spaceport

SpaceDaily | 2024-02-13, 05:10

Paris (ESA) Feb 13, 2024 The stages that make up the central core

Meet NASA's Twin Spacecraft Headed to the Ends of the Earth

SpaceDaily | 2024-02-13, 05:10

Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 13, 2024 Two new miniature NASA satellites

A Feast of Images: Sols 4093-4094

SpaceDaily | 2024-02-13, 05:10

Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 13, 2024 Earth planning date: Friday, February

SpaceX boss Elon Musk predicts date of next Starship test flight

Digital Trends | 2024-02-13, 03:55

SpaceX’s first-stage Super Heavy booster on its way to the launchpad at its Starbase site in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX Elon Musk said on social media on Monday that he expects the third Starship test flight to launch “in about three weeks.”

Air and Space Forces announce urgent changes to stay ahead of China

no EC Colorado Springs Gazette | 2024-02-13, 03:12

As the U.S. works to deter Chinese aggression, the Air and Space Forces expect to make major changes, such as standing up new commands, changing training and holding more complete exercises. ...

Could We Live Without Kilonovae?

Universe Today | 2024-02-13, 01:42

It’s a classic statement shared at many public outreach events…’we are made of stardust’. It is true enough that the human body is mostly water with some other elelments like carbon which are formed inside stars just like the Sun. It’s not just common elements

Mae Jemison, first Black woman in space, to speak at ODU

no EC The Virginian-Pilot | 2024-02-13, 01:29

Mae Jemison, the first Black woman in space, will speak at an Old Dominion University Women’s Initiative Network event Wednesday at Hilton Norfolk The Main. (Courtesy Old Dominion University) By Kelsey Kendall | kelsey.kendall@virginiamedia.com | Staff

Elevate Your Living Space: Chic and Contemporary Home Styling Tips from Experts

News18 | 2024-02-13, 01:20

By incorporating these expert tips, your home will not only reflect your unique style but also emanate sophistication and contemporary charm ...

As you return to the office, the office space must evolve

Federal News Radio | 2024-02-12, 23:33

Very few topics raise the temperature of federal employees as much as changes to their office space. The loud talker next to you. The person’s whose daily tuna sandwich smell permeates the office. The traffic, the cost of gas or the metro, and the overall

SpaceX rolls giant Starship rocket to launch pad ahead of 3rd test flight (photos)

Space | 2024-02-12, 23:15

SpaceX rolled the two stages of its latest Starship rocket to the launch pad over the weekend, then stacked them to prep for a coming test flight. ...

Astronauts from NASA's Expedition 71 to conduct research aboard space station

Phys Dot Org | 2024-02-12, 23:08

Studies of neurological organoids, plant growth, and shifts in body fluids are among the scientific investigations that NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Tracy C. Dyson will help support aboard the International Space

The Vera Rubin’s Keen Eye On Our Solar System Will Inspire Future Missions

Universe Today | 2024-02-12, 22:59

When the interstellar object (ISO) Oumuamua appeared in our Solar System in 2017, it generated a ton of interest. The urge to learn more about it was fierce, but unfortunately, there was no way to really do so. It came and went, and we were left to ponder what

How NASA's moon landing with Intuitive Machines will help pave the way for Artemis astronaut missions

Space | 2024-02-12, 22:21

SpaceX will launch Intuitive Machines' robotic lander toward the moon on Feb. 14. Here's how the mission will help NASA prep for crewed moon missions later in the decade. ...

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