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Biden administration reverses Trump decision to relocate US Space Command
President Biden plans to keep the headquarters of US Space Command in Colorado Springs and not move it to Alabama as the Air Force proposed under the Trump administration in 2021. It took two-and-a-half years for the decision to come down from the White House, following what the Pentagon said was a “thorough and deliberate…
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AAC Clyde Space Moves into the Final Phase 3B of the xSPANCION Project
AAC Clyde Space and its partners have agreed to move into phase 3B of the xSPANCION project, in which the project will be completed with the manufacturing of 10 novel spacecraft of which four will be launched within the project’s framework. The UK Space Agency, through the ESA Pioneer Partnership Projects, will co-fund the Group’s…
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NASA’s Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission Lifts Off Carrying Science and Hardware Cargo to ISS
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of NASA science investigations and cargo after launching from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of the spacecraft’s rendezvous with the…
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NASA Space Standards
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has developed a wide range of standards to ensure space missions’ safety, reliability, and success. These standards cover various aspects of space exploration, spacecraft design, human spaceflight, security, hardware, environmental considerations, etc. Given below are the common NASA space standards along with their purposes:- Standard Name Purpose NASA-EEE-INST-001 Guidelines…
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Shenzhou-15 astronauts meet press after quarantine, initial recovery
The three astronauts from China’s Shenzhou-15 crewed mission met the press on Monday, their first appearance after returning to Earth in June. Having completed the quarantine and recuperation stage, the astonauts are now undergoing observation, the gathered press were told at the Astronaut Center of China in Beijing. At present, all crew are good physically…
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China tests advanced hydrogen-oxygen rocket engine for space program
China’s space program has entered a new stage of deep space exploration, and Chinese engineers have overcome various of technical challenges by using liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as fuel to power the rocket engines. China’s self-developed 3.35-meter-diameter general-purpose hydrogen-oxygen engine has completed a comprehensive test run for a 10-tonne hydrogen-oxygen engine, marking a milestone…
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China conducts bursting test on reliability of new generation of rocket fuel tank
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has launched a bursting test to assess and verify the reliability of a new generation of rocket fuel tank in Beijing on Wednesday, collecting experimental data and causality for delving into next generation of carrier rockets. The purpose of the test was to assess and verify the performance of…
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China’s Long March carrier rocket conducts 150th consecutive successful launch
China launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket on Thursday to place a remote sensing satellite group composed of three satellites in space. The three satellites of the Yaogan-36 family were launched at 04:02 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan and entered the preset orbit. This mission…
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European Space Standards
European Space Agency (ESA) has developed space standards in Europe. These standards cover a wide range of aspects related to space missions, space systems, and space technology. Standard Name Purpose ECSS-E-ST-10 Framework for system engineering processes in space missions. ECSS-E-ST-20 Framework for environmental and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements for space missions. ECSS-E-ST-30 Framework for electrical…
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Rules for Management of International Cooperation in Lunar Samples and Scientific Data
Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 In order to effectively promote the joint research and application of lunar samples and promote the international sharing of scientific achievements, these Rules are established in accordance with the Procedures for Requesting Lunar Samples and Procedures for Requesting Scientific Data of Lunar and Deep Space Exploration Programs of China National…