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New UK Space Funds to Pioneer New Approaches to Energy, Communication and Resources

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New UK Space Funds to Pioneer New Approaches to Energy, Communication and Resources

Payload March 16, 2022

British space technology will help pioneer new approaches to energy, communications and resources, thanks to new projects...

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NASA Funds Research to Use Smallsats to Improve Storm Predictions

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NASA Funds Research to Use Smallsats to Improve Storm Predictions

Payload March 16, 2022

Graphic depiction of Starburst: A Revolutionary Under-Constrained Adaptable Deployable Structure Architecture. (Credits: Jonathan Sauder) by Douglas MessierManaging...

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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover nabs 8th rock sample on the Red Planet

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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover nabs 8th rock sample on the Red Planet

Space.com March 16, 2022

NASA’s top-notch Red Planet geology rover is moving on to explore an ancient river delta now that...

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NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity to keep flying through September (at least)

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NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity to keep flying through September (at least)

Space.com March 16, 2022

Ingenuity‘s flying days have been extended once again. The miniature Martian chopper now has clearance to continue...

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Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) Awards a Launch Contract to Exolaunch for the ARCSAT Satellite

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Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) Awards a Launch Contract to Exolaunch for the ARCSAT Satellite

Payload March 15, 2022

FFI’s newest satellite for improving tactical communication in the Arctic will be launched into orbit via Exolaunch...

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NASA Funds Research into Using the Solar Oberth Maneuver to Explore Deep Space

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NASA Funds Research into Using the Solar Oberth Maneuver to Explore Deep Space

Payload March 15, 2022

Graphic depiction of Combined Heat Shield and Solar Thermal Propulsion System for an Oberth Maneuver. (Credits: Jason...

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The Event Horizon Telescope is back to work this week on tour of exotic cosmic objects

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The Event Horizon Telescope is back to work this week on tour of exotic cosmic objects

Space.com March 15, 2022

The planet-scale array of observatories most famous for creating the first-ever image of a black hole is...

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What’s it like inside a massive galaxy cluster? Scientists used 196 lasers to find out.

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What’s it like inside a massive galaxy cluster? Scientists used 196 lasers to find out.

Space.com March 14, 2022

An Earthbound experiment is replicating the extreme heat found in galaxy clusters located in deep space using...

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Texas Leaders Pressuring FAA to Approve SpaceX’s Boca Chica Site for Super Heavy/Starship Launches

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Texas Leaders Pressuring FAA to Approve SpaceX’s Boca Chica Site for Super Heavy/Starship Launches

Payload March 14, 2022

Super Heavy/Starship system in flight. (Credit: SpaceX) by Douglas MessierManaging Editor Elon Musk’s recent update on the...

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AsterX 2022: The Space Threat Under the Eye of the Space Command and CNES

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AsterX 2022: The Space Threat Under the Eye of the Space Command and CNES

Payload March 14, 2022

AsterX 2022 (Credits: CNES/Quignaux Frédéric 2022) TOULOUSE, France (CNES PR) — The AsterX 2022 exercise took up...

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