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Serbia signs the Artemis Accords
Serbia is the latest nation to sign the Artemis Accords, joining the U.S.-led effort more than two years after signing on to China’s lunar base project. The post Serbia signs the Artemis Accords appeared first on SpaceNews.
European Service Module team meets Artemis II crew
From the ESA Blogs.
Earth from Space: Guinea-Bissau
From the ESA Blogs.
A Tide-Fueled Trove of Biodiversity in Guinea-Bissau
The expansive mudflats, sandy beaches, and mangrove forests of the Bijagós archipelago support an array of migratory shorebirds and large numbers of sea turtles.
No-Go For Starship Today, Next Try Maybe Next Week
SpaceX’s first attempt to launch Starship on its 13th test flight today didn’t go as planned. At the moment of startup, some of the 33 engines on Starship’s first stage […]
SpaceX aborts Starship Flight 13 launch attempt
SpaceX aborted the launch of its latest Starship test flight July 16 when some of the vehicle’s engines failed to ignite. The post SpaceX aborts Starship Flight 13 launch attempt appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA Welcomes Serbia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
The Republic of Serbia signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 69th nation to join a large community of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space. “Serbia’s connection to NASA reaches back to the Apollo program, when the […]
Russia Agrees to ISS Operations, Seat-Swaps, Through 2030
During meetings this week with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Bakanov agreed that Russia will support operations of the International Space Station through 2030. Until now, Russia […]
SpaceX launches 21 satellites for military data network
With the launch of 21 York Space Systems satellites, the Space Development Agency has now placed half of its planned Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation in orbit The post SpaceX launches 21 satellites for military data network appeared first on SpaceNews.
Nature study identifies a new way to spot nuclear weapons in orbit
NEW YORK — A study published last week in Nature Astronomy has proposed a new satellite design and technique to detect thermonuclear warheads in space. Funded in part by the […] The post Nature study identifies a new way to spot nuclear weapons in orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet
New research led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has revealed the identity of a puzzling near-Earth object by precisely tracking its motion through space and using powerful observatories that image faint celestial objects. This object has a dual personality: Past images hadn’t revealed obvious cometlike activity, suggesting it might be […]
Defense Innovation Unit seeks commercial path to deliver electrical power from orbit
DIU solicitation aims to move long-studied technology toward military use by fiscal 2030 The post Defense Innovation Unit seeks commercial path to deliver electrical power from orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.
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