Day: June 9, 2022

Space Force delivers first of two U.S. payloads to launch on Space Norway’s arctic broadband mission

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• Military

Space Force delivers first of two U.S. payloads to launch on Space Norway’s arctic broadband mission

Space News June 9, 2022

Northrop Grumman is under contract with the U.S. Space Force to upgrade the Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization...

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Updating our understanding of Earth’s architecture

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• Commercial

Updating our understanding of Earth’s architecture

Space Daily June 9, 2022

New models that show how the continents were assembled are providing fresh insights into the history of...

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Ukraine forces need deliberate training on new rocket system: US

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• Military

Ukraine forces need deliberate training on new rocket system: US

Space war June 9, 2022

Ukraine wants new Himars artillery from the United States on the battlefield now, but the Pentagon is...

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Iran removal of monitoring cameras may scupper nuclear talks: IAEA

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• Military

Iran removal of monitoring cameras may scupper nuclear talks: IAEA

Space war June 9, 2022

The UN atomic energy watchdog said Thursday that Iran was removing 27 surveillance cameras at its nuclear...

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Studying grassland from space

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• Satellites

Studying grassland from space

Phys.org June 9, 2022

The maps a-d show depictions of the grassland management regime and respective land-use intensity based on satellite...

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NASA to launch six small satellites to monitor and study tropical cyclones

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• Satellites

NASA to launch six small satellites to monitor and study tropical cyclones

Phys.org June 9, 2022

A graphic showing various wavelengths of light. The TROPICS satellites measure microwaves emitted by the atmosphere to...

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Egypt’s Nilesat 301 passes health checks after SpaceX launch

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• Launch

Egypt’s Nilesat 301 passes health checks after SpaceX launch

Space News June 9, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. — Egyptian operator NileSat’s latest communications satellite is ready to move to its final orbit...

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Astra ready for first of three NASA TROPICS launches

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• Launch

Astra ready for first of three NASA TROPICS launches

Space News June 9, 2022

WASHINGTON — Astra Space is preparing to conduct the first of three launches of NASA cubesats to...

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Video: Charting sea level from space

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• Launch

Video: Charting sea level from space

Phys.org June 9, 2022

Credit: ESA/AORI Films Satellite images of our planet have become essential to our survival, offering a new...

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Webb: Engineered to Endure Micrometeoroid Impacts

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• Commercial

Webb: Engineered to Endure Micrometeoroid Impacts

Space Daily June 9, 2022

Micrometeoroid strikes are an unavoidable aspect of operating any spacecraft, which routinely sustain many impacts over the...

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