The Jackal spacecraft is designed for military applications requiring in-orbit maneuvering and object identification capabilities The post True Anomaly achieves milestone with Jackal satellite deployment appeared first on SpaceNews..
The NESC Mechanical Systems TDT provides broad support across NASA’s mission directorates. We are a diverse group representing a variety of sub-disciplines including bearings, gears, metrology, lubrication and tribology, mechanism design, analysis and testing, fastening systems, valve engineering, actuator engineering, pyrotechnics, mechatronics, and motor controls. In addition to providing technical support, theTDT owns and maintains […].
NASA’s uncrewed Artemis I mission launched from KSC on November 16, 2022. After a successful mission that included orbiting the Moon, the Orion spacecraft returned to Earth splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on December 11, 2022. While the spacecraft made a safe return to Earth, postflight inspection of Orion’s thermal protection indicated that the […].
“When I transitioned from Spelman to Georgia Tech, it was probably the first time in my life that I had a professor that made me question if I belonged or had what it takes. Previously, I was always used as an example of how students should study, and now, in my first chemical engineering class, […].
NASA selected four companies to provide communications services in Earth orbit and out to the moon. The post NASA selects four companies for commercial communications services appeared first on SpaceNews..
French space agency CNES has announced that it intends to be an anchor customer for a new commercial microgravity service. In a 19 December call for proposalsl, CNES revealed that it intended to explore purchasing microgravity services for its payloads aboard platforms from up to three industrial partners. The proposed platforms must support payloads ranging […] The post Has CNES Opened the Door for a European Space Station? appeared first on European Spaceflight..
To better understand the effects of deep-space missions on crews, the European Space Agency, the Portuguese Space Agency, and the Portuguese Navy are conducting a high-fidelity isolation and confinement study aboard a submarine. The first scientific mission of the Isolation and Standard Measures for ESA Submarine Missions (SubSea ISM) initiative is currently underway aboard one […] The post ESA Enlists Portuguese Navy Submarine to Prepare for Deep Space appeared first on European Spaceflight..
European companies in the space sector have been developing novel technology to find their unique… The post Europe’s future in space: Vega cadence to increase, HyImpulse’s hybrid rocket appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com..
A NASA authorization bill introduced in the Senate in the final days of the current Congress irected NASA to accelerate work on commercial space stations. The post Senate NASA bill focuses on commercial space stations, science mission overruns appeared first on SpaceNews..
This new view of the “Christmas tree cluster” NGC 2264, released on Dec. 17, 2024, combines data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical data from astrophotographer Michael Clow’s telescope in Arizona. Chandra data is represented in red, purple, blue, and white, while optical data is in green and violet. Located about 2,500 light-years from […].