Day: February 2, 2024

Get a 1st look at debut issue of ‘Sons of Star Trek’ miniseries (exclusive)

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• Entertainment

Get a 1st look at debut issue of ‘Sons of Star Trek’ miniseries (exclusive)

Space.com February 2, 2024

Initially teased by IDW Publishing last fall at New York Comic Con 2023, a new young adult...

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Japan’s SLIM moon lander snaps final photos before going dormant during lunar night

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• Launch

Japan’s SLIM moon lander snaps final photos before going dormant during lunar night

Space.com February 2, 2024

Japan’s historic SLIM moon lander has powered down ahead of a likely mission-ending cold lunar nighttime —...

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Garrant Takes Command of SSC, Pledging to Focus on ‘Culture, Speed’

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• Military

Garrant Takes Command of SSC, Pledging to Focus on ‘Culture, Speed’

airandspaceforces February 2, 2024

Feb. 1, 2024 | By Unshin Lee Harpley Share Article Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant became the...

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Improving Arctic greenhouse gas sink and source estimates with field measurements, remote sensing

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• Satellites

Improving Arctic greenhouse gas sink and source estimates with field measurements, remote sensing

Phys.org February 2, 2024

The distribution of the main vegetation types across the Arctic tundra (Dinerstein et al, 2017; European Space...

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Space Systems Command selects Northrop Grumman’s satellite-refueling technology as first preferred refueling solutions for all SSC’s sats

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• Commercial
• Featured

Space Systems Command selects Northrop Grumman’s satellite-refueling technology as first preferred refueling solutions for all SSC’s sats

Sat News February 2, 2024

Northrop Grumman’s GAS-T design will leverage an ESPAStar-D satellite platform to add fuel and extend the life of...

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Lava from Iceland volcano spied from space (satellite photo)

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• Satellites

Lava from Iceland volcano spied from space (satellite photo)

Space.com February 2, 2024

Solidified lava surrounds the small Icelandic town of Grindavík in a new satellite photo, following recent volcanic...

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Space Force Guardian to reach orbit for 1st time on SpaceX’s Crew-9 astronaut launch

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• Military

Space Force Guardian to reach orbit for 1st time on SpaceX’s Crew-9 astronaut launch

Space.com February 2, 2024

NASA astronaut Nick Hague will be the first Space Force Guardian to launch to the International Space...

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Nuclear power on the moon: NASA wraps up 1st phase of ambitious reactor project

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• Technology

Nuclear power on the moon: NASA wraps up 1st phase of ambitious reactor project

Space.com February 2, 2024

NASA is wrapping up the design phase of a project to develop concepts for a small, electricity-generating...

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Watch Ax-3 astronauts leave ISS in SpaceX Dragon capsule early Feb. 3

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• Launch

Watch Ax-3 astronauts leave ISS in SpaceX Dragon capsule early Feb. 3

Space.com February 2, 2024

The four astronauts of the private Ax-3 mission will depart the International Space Station in their SpaceX...

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Tuck and roll! Watch ISS astronauts have fun during orbit-raising thruster fire (video)

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• Science & Astronomy

Tuck and roll! Watch ISS astronauts have fun during orbit-raising thruster fire (video)

Space.com February 2, 2024

Move over, Space Mountain. Three astronauts created their own “amusement park” ride using an entire space station....

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