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://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/08/205_380541.html
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Koreatimes
South Korea's first indigenous military spy satellite launched in December has passed a combat suitability evaluation, the state arms procurement agency said Wednesday, in a feat bolstering the country's space reconnaissance capabilities against North Korean threats. Following its launch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California last year, the satellite underwent operational and space orbit flight tests in the space environment and was approved for combat suitability by the defense ministry on Tuesday, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said.
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https://www.washingtontechnology.com/opinion/2024/08/why-space-force-eyes-cots-products-its-defensive-strategy/398679/
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Washingtontechnology
U.S. Space Force is on the verge of deploying a brand-new ground-based jammer, which has been designed to prevent Chinese and/or Russian satellites from transmitting sensitive information about U.S. forces in the event that a conflict breaks out.The space service branch tested the system for the...
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https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240814050514
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Koreaherald
South Korea's first military reconnaissance satellite has been declared fit for combat and is to be tasked with full-scale missions within this month, according to the country's arms procurement agency on Wednesday.The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said on the same day the spy...
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https://themilitarywallet.com/navy-federal-credit-union-banking-services/
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Themilitarywallet
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https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-recruits-rifles/
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Taskandpurpose
In a move meant to boost fighting spirit in new Air Force and Space Force recruits, basic trainees are now issued M-4 rifles early in boot camp which they carry and maintain throughout the course at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Carrying a weapon through boot camp is a long-standing practice in...
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https://www.nasa.gov/history/55-years-ago-nasa-group-7-astronaut-selection/
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Nasa
On Aug. 14, 1969, NASA announced the selection of seven new astronauts. The Group 7 astronauts consisted of pilots transferred from the Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL) Program canceled two months earlier. The MOL, a joint project of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the National Reconnaissance...
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https://design-milk.com/the-tela-suitcase-a-blank-canvas-for-your-travel-stories/
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Design-milk
Gone are the days of being frantic and frazzled while searching for your nondescript luggage in a sea of sameness at baggage claim. With the luggage range aptly named Tela, which is Italian for "canvas," travelers can transform their suitcase into a journal of sorts easy to spot from anywhere....
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https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4839/1
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Thespacereview
The International Space Artifacts Museum at the Earth-Moon L1 Lagrange point would house the decommissioned space stations and observatories, sparing their fiery destruction. (credit: Thangavelu). What to do with the International Space Station (ISS) when the facility is retired is the question hovering over us right now.
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https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/marketing/156637/how-the-advertising-industry-can-promote-gender-equity
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Mediaupdate
When I think back to the early years of my career, I felt pressured, as a woman, to conform. In those days you had to pretend like you didn't have children, or a personal life, or a period, or you that weren't going through menopause. I would try to get up to speed with whatever I figured my male colleagues would be speaking about on a Monday morning — usually some sport I was not interested in — just to try remove whatever made me feel or appear different.
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https://www.space.com/china-cas-space-reusable-rocket-progress
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Space
The Chinese commercial space firm CAS Space is making serious progress on a new, reusable rocket. CAS Space is testing components of the — also known as Lijian-2 — rocket in preparation for a planned first launch next year. The company aims to begin recovering and reusing the rocket's first stage and boosters by 2028.
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https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/iss-research/cold-atom-laboratory/nasa-demonstrates-ultra-cool-quantum-sensor-for-first-time-in-space/
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Nasa
Future space missions could use quantum technology to track water on Earth, explore the composition of moons and other planets, or probe mysterious cosmic phenomena.
NASA's Cold Atom Lab, a first-of-its-kind facility aboard the International Space Station, has taken another step toward...
NASA's Cold Atom Lab, a first-of-its-kind facility aboard the International Space Station, has taken another step toward...
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https://phys.org/news/2024-08-spacex-elon-musk-endorsed-donald.html
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Phys
by Svetla Ben-Itzhak, The Conversation
Elon Musk officially endorsed Donald Trump for president of the United States on July 13, 2024, shortly after Trump survived an assassination attempt. Musk, a billionaire technology entrepreneur, has made...
Elon Musk officially endorsed Donald Trump for president of the United States on July 13, 2024, shortly after Trump survived an assassination attempt. Musk, a billionaire technology entrepreneur, has made...
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https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/08/engineers-conduct-first-in-orbit-test-of-swarm-satellite-autonomous-navigation
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News
Someday, instead of large, expensive individual space satellites, teams of smaller satellites - known by scientists as a "swarm" - will work in collaboration, enabling greater accuracy, agility, and autonomy. Among the scientists working to make these teams a reality are researchers at Stanford...
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https://www.fitsnews.com/2024/08/12/boeings-space-problems-extend-beyond-ill-fated-starliner/
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Fitsnews
Our media outlet has been relentless in calling out crony capitalist aerospace giant Boeing for its chronic failures in the manufacture of passenger jets. To read our definitive piece on this company's ongoing "culture fail" - including its origins and consequences - click here.
In recent weeks,...
In recent weeks,...
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https://www.theamericanconservative.com/what-would-a-trump-ii-taiwan-policy-look-like/
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Theamericanconservative
Some political observers in the U.S. believe that Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has essentially adopted a negative, oppositional attitude toward Taiwan in recent months. "Trump Is Giving Taiwan the Ukraine Treatment" ran the headline in Foreign Policy in late July after Trump...
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https://www.solardaily.com/reports/Chinas_Expanding_Photovoltaic_Industry_Eyes_Offshore_Potential_999.html
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Solardaily
On a vast salt pan in Yinggehai town, located in Ledong Li autonomous county of Hainan province in southern China, a significant installation of 434,000 photovoltaic (PV) panels now delivers a continuous flow of clean energy. As the largest centralized PV base in Hainan, the newly completed facility is capable of generating around 720 million kilowatt-hours of clean energy annually.
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https://www.fool.com/investing/2024/08/12/boeing-lockheed-joint-venture-ceo-predict-billions/?referring_guid=dc0a0381-de37-4e1f-84d0-039a9f8de505&source=financialcontent
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Fool
Against all odds, United Launch Alliance's sales -- and profits -- are starting to climb again.
In November 2024, Tory Bruno, CEO of space giant United Launch Alliance (ULA), had reason to be thankful.
Several years prior, Bruno had promised investors he would lower the cost of rockets...
In November 2024, Tory Bruno, CEO of space giant United Launch Alliance (ULA), had reason to be thankful.
Several years prior, Bruno had promised investors he would lower the cost of rockets...
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https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/nasa-inspector-general-report-criticizes-boeings-quality-control
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Zerohedge
Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),NASA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) has raised concerns over quality control and standards at plane maker Boeing and its efforts to help the space agency return astronauts to the Moon.Boeing's Starliner spacecraft which...
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https://www.space.com/spacex-asbm-mission-falcon-9-22nd-launch
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Space
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for a record-tying 22nd time on Sunday night (Aug. 11), sending aloft two satellites that will provide broadband coverage in the Arctic region. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the two spacecraft of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday at 10:02 p.EDT (7:02 p.local California time; 0202 GMT on Aug.
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https://payloadspace.com/chinas-long-march-6a-leaves-behind-300-pieces-of-debris/
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Payloadspace
China's plans for greater connectivity in LEO are coming with a price—a large amount of space debris. On Tuesday, China launched a Long March 6A rocket carrying the first 18 satellites in its Thousand Sails mega-constellation, designed to deliver a Starlink-like internet capability in LEO. But...
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https://www.airandspaceforces.com/spacecom-boss-space-fires/
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Airandspaceforces
U.S. Space Command needs "space fires," its commander said this week, the latest indication that the Pentagon is growing more comfortable talking about offensive weapons in space.
"We need space fires to enable us to establish space superiority," said Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, speaking Aug. 6 at...
"We need space fires to enable us to establish space superiority," said Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, speaking Aug. 6 at...
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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/att-rebuked-over-misleading-ad-for-nonexistent-satellite-phone-calling/
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Arstechnica
Enlarge / Screenshot from AT&T commercial featuring Ben Stiller making a satellite call to Jordan Spieth.
AT&T has been told to stop running ads that claim the carrier is already offering cellular coverage from space.
AT&T intends to offer Supplemental Coverage from Space (SCS) and has a...
AT&T has been told to stop running ads that claim the carrier is already offering cellular coverage from space.
AT&T intends to offer Supplemental Coverage from Space (SCS) and has a...