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Art Meets Exploration: Cosmic Connections in Galveston

The Texas Art Education Association hosted its annual conference from Nov. 14–16 at Moody Gardens Hotel & Convention Center in Galveston, Texas, drawing nearly 3,000 educators, administrators, and artists.   This year’s theme, “Cosmic Connections: SPACE, the Last Frontier and the Element of Art,” celebrated the fusion of creativity and space exploration, with NASA’s Johnson Space […].

Space Station Research Tests Performance of Self-Healing Quantum Technology

The Materials ISS Experiment Flight Facility mounted on the outside of the International Space Station allows researchers to test the performance and durability of materials and devices. This is done by exposing items of interest to everything that makes the space environment harsh, including radiation, highly reactive atomic oxygen, microgravity, and extreme temperatures.   Currently, one […].

Eclipse-maker: How Proba-3 subtracts the Sun

Hidden in plain sight within the Sun’s glare is the ultra-hot yet ghostly faint solar corona, source of the solar wind and solar storms. The only way to see this key element of the Solar System is either through the remarkable cosmic coincidence that gives rise to total solar eclipses – the fact that the Sun is not only 400 times bigger than our Moon but also about 400 times further away, allowing it to cover the solar disc entirely – or else through artificial Sun-obscuring telescopes. .

Pawel Skonieczka, Deutsche Bank – Commercial Space Transformers

In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Pawel Skonieczka, Director - TMT Investment Banking, Deutsche Bank. The post Pawel Skonieczka, Deutsche Bank – Commercial Space Transformers appeared first on SpaceNews..

Overregulation is stifling the commercial space industry. The Launch Communications Act is a good start.

The People’s Republic of China remains the United States’ chief adversary in space. In his October 2022 speech at the 20th Party Congress, Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted the innovation […] The post Overregulation is stifling the commercial space industry. The Launch Communications Act is a good start. appeared first on SpaceNews..

Spectrum AMT to produce D-Orbit USA satellites

SAN FRANCISCO — Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies announced an agreement Nov. 26 to manufacture satellites and components for D-Orbit USA. D-Orbit USA, formed by Italian space logistics company D-Orbit, selected […] The post Spectrum AMT to produce D-Orbit USA satellites appeared first on SpaceNews..

NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch Dragonfly mission

NASA has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch a multibillion-dollar mission to Saturn’s moon Titan in 2028. The post NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch Dragonfly mission appeared first on SpaceNews..

CNES to Once Again Launch Sounding Rockets from French Guiana

The French space agency, CNES, has announced plans to reopen the Guiana Space Centre’s sounding rocket launch complex. The agency has signed an agreement with the French launch startup Opus Aerospace, which will use the previously abandoned facility to launch its 4.7-metre suborbital Mésange rocket in 2025. Officially inaugurated in 1968, the Ensemble de Lancement […] The post CNES to Once Again Launch Sounding Rockets from French Guiana appeared first on European Spaceflight..

Emerging Engineering Leader Basil Baldauff Emphasizes Osage Values

Basil Baldauff knew early in his tenure at NASA’s Johnson Space Center that he wanted to become a leader within the agency and make an impact on the future of space exploration. As a contract electrical design and test engineer working within Johnson’s Energy Systems Test Area, Baldauff had an opportunity to lead small teams […].

Launch Roundup: ZhuQue-2E set for first flight; SpaceX, Russia to launch classified missions

Landspace is expected to debut the enhanced version of its ZhuQue-2 rocket this week, and… The post Launch Roundup: ZhuQue-2E set for first flight; SpaceX, Russia to launch classified missions appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com..