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SpaceX is deep into planning for its newest Starship launch. Super Heavy, the first stage of the rocket that hefts Starship into space, was moved to a Starbase pad for testing ahead of the planned sixth flight of the next generation space system, SpaceX officials stated on Tuesday (Oct. 22). (Starbase is the location in […]
Space Development Agency selects 19 companies for low-Earth orbit demonstration program (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency selected 19 companies from the space industry to participate in its Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (HALO) program, an effort to accelerate the development of satellite technologies. Under the program, the selected […]
Space Force awards Northrop Grumman $1.8 billion contract extension for missile warning satellites (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $1.8 billion contract extension to begin production of two advanced early warning satellites designed to detect missile threats, particularly those approaching from the Northern Hemisphere. These satellites are […]
Almost All Meteorites That Hit Earth Are Coming From the Same Three Places, Scientists Discover (Image Credit: futurism-com) The source of the asteroids. Origin Story Researchers have found that the vast majority of meteorites that plummet through the Earth’s atmosphere come from only three different asteroid families, which are groups of space rocks that resulted from […]
US Space Force: Changing its approach (Image Credit: Sat News) General Michael A. Guetlein, Vice Chief of Space Operations, US Space Force appeared via a video link. He addressed the industry in general, saying that in times of peace it was essential to be prepared for future threats. He said we dare not lose our […]
More cash, and better coordination between agencies needed (Image Credit: Sat News) Randy Segal, Partner, Hogan Lovells kicked off her session (Government Funding Channels for the Space Defense Industry) at the Silicon Valley Space Week’s MilSat Symposium strand, with a Polling question, and asked what the government could additionally do to support delegate’s investment activity?Jonathan […]
Five Asteroids Will Zoom Past Earth on Thursday, But Don’t Panic—They’re Just Passing Through (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) A quintet of asteroids will all come close to Earth on October 24, but no need to hit the panic button. None are civilization killers, only one can be accurately called a potential hazard, and according to their […]
Astronomers have discovered the first “black hole triple” system, consisting of a black hole hungrily feeding on a companion star while being orbited by a more distant, cautious star. Black holes form during the violent death of massive stars in supernova explosions, but this surprising discovery could indicate a more gentle black hole birthing process […]
The latest update concerning “the other comet” of October 2024 — Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) — is that it continues on target to completely disintegrate before it sweeps around the sun early next Monday. Back on Oct. 10, Space.com published an article indicating that this comet — which belongs to the Kreutz family of sungrazing […]
SpaceX plans to launch 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast on Wednesday evening (Oct. 23). A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station tonight, during a 3.5-hour window that opens at 5:47 p.m. EDT (2147 GMT). SpaceX had […]
