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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 129 —Back From Mars!
Back From Mars! - Dr. Pascal Lee Returns to Discuss Recent Work at His Mars Simulation Base - YouTube Watch On On Episode 129 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Pascal Lee about his Mars Simulation Base in the Arctic. Devon Island, a polar desert in the High
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 128 —Starliner is Back! What Now?
Starliner is Back! What Now? - Can Boeing Compete with SpaceX's Dragons? - YouTube Watch On On Episode 128 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk about what's going on with Boeing's Starliner CST-100 spacecraft. Starliner is back and, by all accounts, could have returned with its crew had it been
Scout Space, Dawn Aerospace partner for spaceplane surveillance demonstration
Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora Achieves Rocket-powered Flight WASHINGTON — Scout Space, a Virginia-based startup specializing in space domain awareness, has signed an agreement with Dawn Aerospace to demonstrate the ability to observe objects in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) from an aircraft operating in suborbital space. Under the deal announced Aug. 22, Scout will install
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 124 —Space For Everyone
Space For Everyone - A Chat with STEM Advocate Czarina Salido - YouTube Watch On On Episode 124 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Czarina Salido about the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields. Salido, a physics graduate of mixed Mexican and Native American heritage, founded Taking Up Space
Space industry considers implications of Harris as presidential candidate
LAS VEGAS — The sudden ascendance of Vice President Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president will likely have at least a modest impact on space policy, including a potential choice of her running mate. President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race July 21 and his endorsement of Harris to
Sierra Space won’t stop blowing up inflatable space station modules (video)
Sierra Space has announced the completion of another full-scale burst test in which the company exploded one of its inflatable modules being developed as part of efforts to build a commercial space station.Sierra Space's "Ultimate Burst Pressure test" was conducted on June 18, 2024 and involved an inflatable space station module built to full scale
A view of Earth from a spacecraft developed by York Space Systems, one of AEI’s investments enjoying the U.S. government’s growing reliance on the private sector. Credit: York Space Systems TAMPA, Fla. — Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) is looking for more space investments after closing a $1.28 billion fund. “We believe that
Why More Space Launches Could Be a Good Thing for the Climate
The weather was mild on the evening of May 25 at the southern tip of the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand. The wind was gentle, the sky was clear, and even conditions in the Earth’s upper atmosphere were calm. It was, in every way, a promising night for a rocket launch. And at 7:41 P.M.
Fluidic Space Telescopes For 25X More Power at the Same Cost
Larger telescopes are better because we can see better and capture more light, so NASA is developing liquid based space telescopes that would let us build 50 meter telescopes for the cost of 10 meter telescopes. The future of space-based UV/optical/IR astronomy requires ever larger telescopes. The highest priority astrophysics targets, including Earth-like exoplanets, first
India’s space agency has been carefully watching our sun’s solar tantrums
The X5.8 solar flare on May 10, as imaged by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. (Image credit: NASA/SDO) As you might've heard, there's a little bit of solar activity going on. Okay, a lot of solar activity. In fact, there's been so much solar activity that some heliophysicists — not to mention laypeople waiting to witness the aurora