Announcing this year’s finalists for the SpaceNews Icon Awards, highlighting innovation, exploration and industry leadership. The SpaceNews Icon Awards celebrate the year’s most iconic achievements shaping the direction of the […] The post Zeroing in on the Icons: The...

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MILAN — China added a fifth Gaofen-12 satellite to its national Earth observation system Tuesday, while providing no details regarding its capabilities. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off at […] The post China launches new Gaofen-12 remote sensing...

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It's the collaboration the fashion world never saw coming. Prada has turned to designing a spacesuit to be worn on the next mission to the moon.

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Axiom Space showed off the flight design of the Artemis spacesuit it is developing for NASA with the assistance of Prada. The post Axiom and Prada unveil design of Artemis spacesuit appeared first on SpaceNews.

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ESA spends over 5 billion euros annually on procurement, relying on robust, high precision engineering as well as innovative ideas for its space missions, where the quality of ESA suppliers is paramount. ESA recently presented three space companies with...

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MILAN – When commercial suborbital spaceflight companies lose the liability protection they currently enjoy, insurance coverage may initially be quite expensive. That was the conclusion of a paper, by PwC […] The post Insuring commercial suborbital flights could be...

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Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to view the exoplanet AF Lep b before it vanished behind its star for the next decade.

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The European Space Agency has awarded a group led by Kepler Communications, a Canadian small satellite operator, a 36 million euro ($39 million) contract to develop a low Earth orbit optical relay network. The post ESA picks Kepler-led group...

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At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan this week, ESA signed a contract for Element #1, the first phase of the HydRON Demonstration System. HydRON, which stands for High thRoughput Optical Network, is set to transform the way...

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With the initial images from each of the instruments aboard ESA’s EarthCARE satellite now in hand, it's time to reveal how these four advanced sensors work in synergy to measure exactly how clouds and aerosols influence the heating and...

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MILAN – National and international debris mitigation standards and policies are evolving rapidly to keep pace with increasingly complex space operations. With several large constellations poised to take flight and […] The post No simple answers for debris mitigation...

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Venturi Astrolab, a company developing large lunar rovers for roles that include transporting astronauts on Artemis missions, will first fly a smaller rover primarily as a tech demo mission. The post Astrolab unveils smaller lunar rover appeared first on...

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Inversion, a startup developing systems to return cargo from space to Earth, has received a license for its first mission launching in November. The post Inversion secures reentry license for first mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Coral reefs cover only 1% of the ocean floor, but support an estimated 25% of all marine life in the ocean, earning them the moniker ‘rainforest of the sea.’ They also play a critical role for coastal communities; preventing...

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Researchers verified that 3D micro-computed tomography scans can map the orientation of plant roots in space and used the method to demonstrate that carrots grown in actual and simulated microgravity both had random root orientation. These findings suggest that simulated microgravity offers...

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MILAN — China successfully launched the second group of 18 satellites for the planned 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails megaconstellation Tuesday. A Long March 6A rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch […] The post China launches second batch of 18...

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Army’s greater focus on space is part of the military’s strategy for "multi-domain operations” The post Army’s space tech roadmap emphasizes secure navigation, satcom, intelligence appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Dr. Rickey J. Shyne, director of Research and Engineering at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, has been named one of Crain’s Cleveland Business’ 2024 Notable Black Leaders.   Shyne is responsible for leading a staff of approximately 1,100 engineers and...

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Great Lakes Science Center, home of the visitor center for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, hosted the final phase of NASA’s Watts on the Moon Challenge on Sept. 20. NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen attended to help acknowledge the...

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