Space
Colonizing the moon and Mars; space-based mining missions; using rockets to travel between continents in under an hour—this page covers the trends and news that will guide the future of space.
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https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Refined_Approach_to_Tracking_Maneuvers_of_Space_Targets_Enhances_Accuracy_999.html
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Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have made significant strides in tracking non-cooperative space targets through maneuvering, unveiling a novel methodology that substantially boosts tracking accuracy. Their study, focusing on maneuvering trajectories, introduces a dual-model approach for real-time and precise tracking, marking a leap in space surveillance capabilities.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/david-florida-laboratory-ottawa-canada-closing-1.7130800?cmp=rss
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The Canadian Space Agency has confirmed a west Ottawa spacecraft laboratory it calls "Canada's national facility for spacecraft assembly [and] integration" is closing at the end of March 2025.The David Florida Laboratory officially opened in 1972 in the Shirley's Bay complex off Carling Avenue....
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https://washingtontechnology.com/contracts/2024/02/industry-needs-stop-whining-about-supply-chain-space-acquisition-officials-says/394511/
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Defense contractors are missing key program schedules because of their own "lack of planning"—not because of supply chain woes or continued fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Space Force's acquisition chief."I have seen a lot of smaller space companies have absolutely no issues...
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https://www.spacewar.com/reports/GomSpace_and_SAIC_Advance_Their_Satellite_Collaboration_with_New_Development_Phase_999.html
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Spacewar
GomSpace North America, in a significant advancement of their ongoing partnership with SAIC, a leading $7 billion Federal contractor based in Reston, Virginia, has embarked on a new phase. Initially forging a strategic alliance in 2023, SAIC has now acquired a satellite kit from GomSpace. This kit will be the cornerstone of a specialized satellite project spearheaded at SAIC's space development center, with collaboration from GomSpace's team of engineers and scientists.
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https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Space_Force_tasks_Ursa_Space_to_provide_SOUTHCOM_with_Maritime_Situational_Awareness_999.html
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Spacewar
Ursa Space Systems, Inc., a leader in satellite insights, has completed a U.Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) task order in support of U.Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). This task order, requested by SSC's Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking (SRT) Cell, provided situational awareness to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a pervasive global maritime security threat.
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/department-of-treasury-issues-proposed-6121089/
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On July 2024, the U.Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the "Rule") expanding the jurisdiction of the Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") over certain real estate transactions by foreign persons. Under the Rule, CFIUS would have the authority to review certain transactions involving real estate near 59 additional military installations across 30 states.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-military-out-time-push-against-adversaries-modernization-air-force-secretary-says
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Frank Kendall, the secretary of the Air Force, told the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations he will get to fly in an AI-flown plane later this year. Senior Air Force officials told U.S. lawmakers that they are "out of time" in modernizing their forces to meet the threats of China and other...
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https://www.twz.com/air/russia-covering-its-aircraft-in-tires-is-about-befuddling-image-matching-seekers-u-s-military-confirms
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Russia putting tires on top of bombers and other aircraft was about confusing seekers with image-matching capability on incoming munitions, a senior U.S. military technologist has confirmed. This is exactly what The War Zone said was the most likely explanation for the tactic when it first...
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https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/japan-captures-1st-image-of-space-debris-from-orbit-and-its-spookily-stunning
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A private Japanese company has taken the world's first close-up photo of an individual piece of space debris, by parking another satellite next to it in orbit. This orbital photo op is the first step in an ongoing mission to capture and destroy potentially hazardous pieces of space junk that are clogging up our sky. .
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https://nieuws.kuleuven.be/en/content/2023/jwst-detects-water-vapour-sulfur-dioxide-sand-clouds
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A team of European astronomers, co-led by researchers from the Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, used recent observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope to study the atmosphere of the nearby exoplanet WASP-107b. Peering deep into the fluffy atmosphere of WASP-107b they discovered not only water vapour and sulfur dioxide, but even silicate sand clouds.
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https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Neumann_Space_Achieves_Milestone_with_First_Molybdenum_Fueled_Thruster_Test_in_Space_999.html
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Spacedaily
Neumann Space, an Australian-based innovator in space technology, has recently made headlines with the successful completion of the first series of on-orbit tests of its Neumann Drive, a leading propulsion system designed for small spacecraft. This significant achievement marks Neumann Space as the first commercial entity to fire a thruster in space that utilizes Molybdenum, a solid metallic propellant, showcasing a novel use of a safe, storable, and abundant material for electric propulsion.
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https://www.fark.com/comments/13023516
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iheartscotch: foo monkey: Is this the thread where everyone shiats on Space Force while deliberately not making an effort to understand what they do? Ok... What is it that Space Force...does? They don't go to space. The X37-B does not even have the capacity to have a human crew on board. Until we have enough space presence to have soldiers garrisoned or patrolling in space, there's not really any call for a space ranger, and even then the nature of the training will be very, VERY different. I can only expect that things like maintaining low detectability signatures and operating in extreme temperature swings while EVA would play a major role, along with keeping EVA suits and materiel functioning in terrain that's extremely hostile, such as among the fine sediments known to exist on the Moon and on Mars. A genuine Space Ranger might well have gone through a traditional Army Ranger training first if only to demonstrate that the individual has the fortitude and ability, but if it's truly necessary to have rangers in space they're going to have their own, separate training.
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https://spacenews.com/rocket-factory-augsburg-perceives-historic-moment-for-european-launch-industry/
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BREMEN, Germany — Startup Rocket Factory Augsburg perceive an historic shift has occurred in Europe launch, just as the firm closes in on its first orbital launch attempt.
Ministers at the European Space Summit in Seville, Spain, last week launched a new competitive approach to space...
Ministers at the European Space Summit in Seville, Spain, last week launched a new competitive approach to space...
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https://www.dw.com/en/taking-on-spacex-why-germany-is-building-its-own-spaceport/a-67166692
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This demand is pushing the international space race to take on new dimensions, particularly in the private sector. Companies like , with its huge fleet of satellites and rockets, represent dangerous competition for established space-faring countries. Germany is hoping its construction of a new spaceport, expected to launch its first rockets in April, can better its position.
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https://breakingdefense.com/2024/03/unfunded-priority-lists-dod-fy25-congress/
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WASHINGTON — When the Pentagon released its $849.8 billion fiscal 2025 budget request on March 11, department officials were clear that they felt Congressionally imposed budget caps meant tough choices had to be made. However, in Washington, the president's budget request is just the first stage of negotiations.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13724345/terrifying-mission-return-stranded-NASA-astronauts-Boeing-starliner.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss
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Dailymail
Two NASA astronauts have been stranded in space for months due to a fault with Boeing's spacecraft - but their return to Earth could be even more terrifying. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were only supposed to be on the International Space Station for eight days when they launched on Boeing's...
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https://nerdyinfo.com/upcoming-nasa-space-missions-in-2025/
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) needs no introduction. Known for its successful launches and discoveries, NASA continues to be the pioneer organization, helping mankind with various space-related whereabouts. If you are wondering what's next it has planned, here is a list...
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https://www.space.com/ai-nvidia-gpu-spacex-launch-transporter-11
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Space
AI is about to take a major leap to conquer the final frontier. An Nvidia Jetson Orin NX chip, one of the most popular AI and edge computing GPUs, will travel to space soon on SpaceX's Transporter 11 mission. . While AI has taken the world by storm in recent years, the technology's deployment in orbit has been slow.
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https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/09/coming-soon-nasas-dream-space-plane-that-can-carry-people-and-satellites
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NASA's goal of building a space plane might at last come true. Should one company succeed in its mission, spaceplanes might actually become a reality. Unlike multi-stage rockets, Radian's model has the potential to be a less expensive means of space travel. A company is bringing back to life a NASA concept from decades ago to construct a reusable space plane that could affordably transport humans and small payloads into space.
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https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.amp.asp?newsIdx=369872
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South Korea's first military spy satellite has successfully transmitted "good-resolution" images of central Pyongyang back home following the satellite's launch in December, military sources said Sunday. The first indigenous South Korean military spy satellite was placed into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec.
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https://247wallst.com/military/2024/06/05/the-states-where-the-largest-share-of-residents-serve-in-the-military-all-50-ranked/
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Active-duty military personnel come from all walks of life and hail from every state in our union. As of September 2023, The Department of Defense reported nearly 1.29 million active-duty troops. In 2024, these numbers are expected to drop to 1.28 million, bringing our forces to the lowest they...
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https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/space-policy-edition-real-and-acceptable-reasons-f
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Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin joins the Space Policy Edition to discuss his notable 2007 speech outlining the tension between so-called "real" and "acceptable" reasons for space exploration.
"Acceptable" reasons for space exploration are logical, policy-friendly justifications such as...
"Acceptable" reasons for space exploration are logical, policy-friendly justifications such as...