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Daily Telescope: Webb telescope reveals breathtaking structure of galaxies
Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’re going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a…
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Rocket Lab launches first recovery Electron mission of 2024
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off from New Zealand on the company’s first flight of 2024. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab was back in action on Wednesday, kicking off its launch year with a recovery Electron mission from New Zealand. This was its second return to flight mission following a mishap late last year.…
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SDA Director Tournear Addresses Concerns About Fixed-Price Contracts
Despite concerns from some in industry that bidding on fixed-price contracts can be too risky for them in terms of generating a profit, the head of the Space Development Agency (SDA) said on Tuesday he is sticking with this business model. Derek Tournear posted on LinkedIn that following recent media reports about industry concerns related…
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SKY Perfect JSAT Forms New Space Laser Business
SKY Perfect JSAT has established a new business, Orbital Lasers, focused on space debris removal and satellite LiDAR. The company plans to incorporate LiDAR technology into satellites to provide high-precision ground surface information. SKY Perfect JSAT and Japan’s space agency JAXA awarded Orbital Lasers a contract for a conceptual study of Earth observation LiDAR satellites…
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Polaris Dawn astronauts discuss training for historic commercial spacewalk
Polaris Dawn Commander Jared Isaacman (left) and Pilot Scott “Kidd” Poteet alongside a SpaceX render of the spacewalk that will be performed during their mission. Photoillustration: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Amid a flurry of astronaut missions scheduled for 2024, a commercial flight is aiming to mark a historic first: a non-governmental spacewalk. This is just one…
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Northrop Grumman’s 20th Cargo Resupply Mission Launched Successfully to the ISS
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Cygnus cargo delivery spacecraft was successfully launched to the International Space Station by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This is the company’s 20th resupply mission, designated as NG-20. Under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Service-2 (CRS-2) contract, Cygnus is carrying more than…
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Japan’s SLIM lander regains communications after landing nose down
Despite nose down landing, SLIM is back online Japan’s first lunar lander touched down on January 19 making it only the fifth nation to complete such a feat in history. However, shortly after touching down it was obvious something wasn’t right as the batteries failed to charge. We now know what went wrong, as it…
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Teledyne e2v HiRel Unveils UHF to S-Band Low Noise Amplifier for Space Applications
Teledyne e2v HiRel announced the availability of a rad-tolerant UHF to S-band low noise amplifier, model TDLNA0430SEP that is ideal for use in demanding high reliability space applications where low noise figure, minimal power consumption and small package footprint are critical to mission success. This new LNA is developed on a 90nm enhancement-mode pseudomorphic High…
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SpaceX’s Starship Rocket to Launch the Starlab Commercial Space Station
Starlab, the future commercial space station, will launch on a SpaceX Starship rocket under a new launch agreement announced Wednesday. Starlab Space, a joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, announced SpaceX will launch the space station to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) in a single mission. Wednesday’s announcement did not give a specific timeframe, but said…
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NASA Space Tech Spinoffs Benefit Tools for Moon to Mars Missions and Earth Medicine
As NASA innovates for the benefit of all, what the agency develops for exploration has the potential to evolve into other technologies with broader use here on Earth. Many of those examples are highlighted in NASA’s annual Spinoff book including dozens of NASA-enabled medical innovations, as well as other advancements. This year’s publication, NASA’s 2024…