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ESA’s Second European Remote Sensing Satellite Returns to Earth
ESA’s second European Remote Sensing (ERS-2) satellite has reentered Earth’s atmosphere over the North Pacific Ocean. The satellite returned at 18:17 CET (17:17 UTC) on 21 February 2024 between Alaska and Hawaii. ERS-2 was launched almost 30 years ago, on 21 April 1995. Together with ERS-1, it provided invaluable long-term data on Earth’s land surfaces,…
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China unveils names for manned lunar exploration vehicles
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Saturday unveiled the names of the new vehicles for future manned lunar exploration missions. The new manned spacecraft is named Mengzhou, meaning dream vessel, which reflects the fact that the manned lunar exploration carries the Chinese people’s space dream and opens a new journey of space adventure, according…
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China’s space station hosts unconventional painting exhibition
An unconventional exhibition of paintings made by teenagers opened on Friday aboard China’s Tiangong space station, which is orbiting about 400 kilometers above Earth. A total of 53 paintings on the theme of Chinese modernization are now on display in orbit, having been selected from a pool of over 20,000 submissions from teens across the…
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China launches new communication technology experiment satellite
China successfully sent a communication technology experiment satellite into space from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the southern island province of Hainan on Friday. The satellite was launched at 7:30 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-5 Y7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellite will be mainly used for multi-band…
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Astronauts, cosmonaut arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of NASA, SpaceX Crew-8 launch
The four members of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission pose in front of the NASA Gulfstream plane at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility. (Left to right) Roscosmos Cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA Astronauts Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick and Michael Barratt. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Set against a bright, blue Florida skyline, the three astronauts and…
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Webb discovers neutron star within supernova remnant
Using the joint NASA, European Space Agency, and Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has found evidence of a neutron star in the remnants of a recent supernova. The supernova, called SN 1987A, was first observed on Feb. 24, 1987, and occurred 160,000 light-years from Earth in the…
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Earth-based surgeons control robot aboard ISS in historic experiment
The successful operation of spaceMIRA aboard the ISS represents a critical advancement in medical technology, those close to the project tout, with the potential to provide essential surgical care during long-duration space missions, such as those planned for Mars. Moreover, the implications of this technology may extend beyond the confines of space, offering a glimpse…
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Avanti Signs MoU with Telesat to Develop LEO Services in New Multi-Orbit Strategy
Avanti Communications announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, Telesat, to test and develop LEO services as part of its global strategy to deliver bespoke, multi-orbit solutions to customers at scale. Avanti plans to incorporate Telesat’s Lightspeed services into its network to…
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ATLAS Space Operations Supports VICTUS NOX Mission with Ground Support Services
ATLAS Space Operations, one of the leading Ground Software as a Service (GSaaS) providers, was contracted by Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, to support Space Systems Command’s VICTUS NOX program, demonstrated its rapid onboarding ability across a global network during the record-setting U.S. Space Force Tactically Responsive Space mission. ATLAS provided its global ground…
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FCC Releases the Draft Order for its Satellite-to-Cell Regulatory Framework
The FCC released a draft of the final order for a new regulatory framework for satellite-to-cell coverage, ahead of the Commission’s March meeting. The FCC said that if approved, the report and order, Single Network Future: Supplemental Coverage from Space, would be the first domestic regulatory framework in the world focused on collaboration between satellite…