Victor Glover, One of the Crew of SpaceX’s First Flight to Station
When SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft lifts off on its first operational mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Victor Glover will be aboard. Source: Image of the Day by NASA
The Future of Space Exploration
Administration Jim Bridenstine tours the inside of the Orion test crew capsule, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Source: Image of the Day by NASA
Satellite Views Fires Raging in California
More than a dozen wildfires are burning in the state of California, with several of them threatening life and property Source: Image of the Day by NASA
Prepping to Launch for the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has cleared the final procedures in the clean room before its move to the launch pad. Source: Image of the Day by NASA
Soaring Into an Orbital Sunrise
The International Space Station soars into a sunrise every 90 minutes, each and every day. Source: Image of the Day by NASA
Mars Terraforming Not Possible Using Present-Day Technology
Transforming the inhospitable Martian environment into a place astronauts could explore without life support is not possible without technology well beyond today’s capabilities because Mars does not retain enough accessible carbon dioxide that could be put back into the atmosphere…
Data from Earth observation satellites could help make travel on lake ice safer
2018-07-26 – NextGen’s project is one of twelve that will receive a total of $1.75 million from the Canadian Space Agency. Source: ASC-CSA
Las antenas satélite necesitan modernizarse
YAKARTA, Indonesia – A medida que nuevas antenas satélite de alta tecnología comienzan a llegar al mercado, varios operadores de satélites expresaron su preocupación de que las antenas existentes y futuras no satisfarán sus necesidades. Los operadores de la flota…
Gran futuro en el lanzamiento de cohetes de carácter militar
La startup Relativity Space será uno de los pocos empresas americanas en un segmento del mercado dominado por empresas extranjeras. Esto podría colocar a la compañía en una posición ventajosa para competir por contratos militares. Fuente: Space.com
Wall Street Journal Editorial Shoots Down Space Force
A new military service requires congressional authorization but the WSJ board does not see that as a major impediment. «Members of both parties seem willing, albeit after a fight over whose district will host the space cadets.» Source: Space.com
Inmarsat rechaza por segunda vez la propuesta de fusión con EchoStar
WASHINGTON – El operador de la flota estadounidense EchoStar abandonó el 6 de julio el esfuerzo de invertir $ 4.25 mil millones para comprar Inmarsat luego de que el operador satelital británico rechazara la segunda oferta de fusión de EchoStar…
Kepler in safe mode amid concerns spacecraft is running out of fuel
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has paused science observations upon receiving indications that the spacecraft may be finally running out of fuel after more than nine years of operations. In a status update distributed July 6, NASA said mission managers…
Epic Crash with 'Sausage' Galaxy Shaped Milky Way's Bulge
A sausage-shaped galaxy smashed into our own Milky Way billions of years ago, changing our galaxy’s shape forever. Source: Space.com
Orígenes de la carrera espacial
La influencia de Alemania en la carrera espacial La carrera espacial de los EEUU y la URSS no nacieron bajo el pacífico techo de un parque científico sino que empezaron a fraguarse en plena batalla por la derrota de Alemania…
A trillion-dollar space industry will require new markets
RENTON, Wash. — Forecasts that predict the space industry to grow to a trillion dollars by the 2040s will require the development of new markets, even with the modest annual growth rates needed to achieve that goal. A panel session…
Trump wants NASA out of the ISS operations business. Easier said than done.
This article originally appeared in the June 25, 2018 issue of SpaceNews magazine. Since President Trump’s 2019 budget called for ending International Space Station funding in 2025, Congress held hearings, NASA published an ISS Transition Report and U.S. companies advertised…
Traces of 'Sonic Boom' Meteorites Found on Ocean Floor
The first mission designed to hunt a meteorite that crashed into the ocean has now discovered what may be tiny fragments of the meteorite’s crust, researchers say. Source: Space.com
Fourth of July Stargazing: Planets and Constellations Complement Fireworks in the Night Sky
While you’re waiting to watch fireworks this Fourth of July, take a look up at the sky to spot Venus and other bright visible planets. Source: Space.com
Opportunity Mars Rover Still Silent Beneath Raging Dust Storm
NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover remains silent as a giant dust storm continues to swirl on the Red Planet. Source: Space.com
Measat to join Asia’s HTS stampede with spacecraft in 2021
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Malaysian fleet operator Measat will soon join the increasingly crowded club of companies with high-throughput satellites in the Asia Pacific. Measat Chief Operating Officer Yau Chyong Lim said July 3 that the company is preparing to order…
Engine tests underway for DARPA spaceplane program
WASHINGTON — A space shuttle-era main engine is undergoing a series of daily test firings to demonstrate its suitability for use on a reusable spaceplane under development. The Aerojet Rocketdyne AR-22 engine is in the midst of a series of…
Why a Fighter Jet Is Testing 'Quiet' Supersonic Booms Over Texas for NASA
This November, onlookers will get to hear a so-called «quiet» sonic boom as a supersonic military jet zips through the skies of Galveston, Texas, according to NASA. Source: Space.com
Sirangelo leaving Sierra Nevada Corporation
WASHINGTON — Mark Sirangelo, the longtime leader and public face of Sierra Nevada Corporation’s space business, has resigned from the company for personal reasons but as part of a “friendly transition,” the company confirmed July 2. In a statement to…
Report recommends NASA revise its planetary protection policies
WASHINGTON — NASA’s approaches to planetary protection are outdated in an era of more ambitious missions and emergence of private space exploration ventures and thus need to be revised, a new report concludes. The report, prepared by a committee of…