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BAE Systems Secures a $450 Million Contract to Construct an Instrument for Meteorological Satellites

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024Archana Suryawanshi

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s next geostationary weather constellation will use an ocean-color instrument developed by BAE Systems, formerly known as Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., under a $450 deal. For the Geostationary Extended Operations, or GeoXO, program, BAE Systems is to construct two flying instruments to study ocean color under a cost-plus-award-fee contract […]

World’s First Commercial Spaceplane Nears Debut ISS Flight

May 21, 2024May 21, 2024Archana Suryawanshi

Prior to its maiden flight to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year, the world’s first commercial spaceplane with wings has touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Tenacity, a Dream Chaser DC-100 spaceplane, was cleared to begin final pre-launch procedures, including completing its payload integration and thermal protection system, after undergoing […]

Astronauts Expected to Reach Mars in Two Months with NASA-Funded Pulsed Plasma Rocket

May 20, 2024May 20, 2024Archana Suryawanshi

Future deep space trips to Mars could be revolutionized by an inventive rocket technology, cutting the time it takes to reach the Red Planet down to a few months. Many obstacles stand in the way of the objective of landing humans on Mars, one of which being the rapid transportation of heavy cargoes to and […]

The Honorable Hubble Space Telescope Continues to Provide

May 18, 2024May 18, 2024Archana Suryawanshi

When NASA astronauts lifted the Hubble Space Telescope out of the cargo bay of Space Shuttle Discovery and launched it into orbit in 1990, things were considerably different. There were only 5.3 billion people on the planet, the Cold War was coming to an end, and the World Wide Web had just gone live. The […]

NASA Chooses Proposals for a New Series of Earth Science Programs

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024Archana Suryawanshi

NASA has selected a smaller Earth science technology demonstration mission for development and four Earth science mission ideas for additional consideration. On May 7, NASA announced that it has chosen four ideas for its first Earth System Explorer missions, which will be Phase A research for a year. The agency will provide $5 million to […]

Chang’e-6 Launches into Lunar Orbit Before Attempting a Far-Side Landing

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024Archana Suryawanshi

In an additional step toward gathering lunar samples, China’s Chang’e-6 lunar far side sample return spacecraft reached orbit around the moon late on Tuesday. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) said that the Chang’e-6 orbiter successfully performed a braking burn at 10:21 p.m. Eastern on May 7 (0221 UTC on May 8), slowing the probe […]

NASA Has Selected Four Proposals for Upcoming Missions with a Climate Focus

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024Archana Suryawanshi

On May 7, 2024, NASA announced that it has selected four concept study concepts for missions targeted at improving our understanding of Earth science fields and our planet. These missions are part of NASA’s Earth System Explorers Program (ESEP) and represent a promising first step in the fight against climate change. The Ocean Dynamics and […]

NASA may Discover Ancient Life on Mars with the Aid of Cosmic Explosions on the Sun

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024Archana Suryawanshi

Massive explosions on the Sun’s surface this year could provide major clues about whether life has ever lived on Mars. The massive, blazing volcano at the center of our solar system reaches what NASA refers to as its “peak activity” around every 11 years. In essence, it gets more violent, erupting into space on a […]

Astronaut Sunita Williams, of Indian Descent, is Scheduled to Return to Space

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024Archana Suryawanshi

Captain Sunita Williams, an astronaut of Indian descent who enjoys eating samosas in orbit, is prepared to launch into space once more, this time on the Boeing Starliner, a brand-new spaceship. The planned launch window is May 7, 2024, from the Kennedy Space Center, at 8.34 and 8.04 in the morning Indian time. She claims […]

First Human Spaceflight in Almost 56 Years will take Out From Cape Canaveral with Astronauts

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024Archana Suryawanshi

Next week, astronauts will launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for the first time in more than 50 years. The first human spaceflight from the space station in almost 56 years will occur when the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, atop an Atlas V rocket, launches from Cape Canaveral, if all goes as planned. Apollo […]

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BAE Systems Secures a $450 Million Contract to Construct an Instrument for Meteorological Satellites

World’s First Commercial Spaceplane Nears Debut ISS Flight

Astronauts Expected to Reach Mars in Two Months with NASA-Funded Pulsed Plasma Rocket

The Honorable Hubble Space Telescope Continues to Provide

NASA Chooses Proposals for a New Series of Earth Science Programs

Chang’e-6 Launches into Lunar Orbit Before Attempting a Far-Side Landing

NASA Has Selected Four Proposals for Upcoming Missions with a Climate Focus

NASA may Discover Ancient Life on Mars with the Aid of Cosmic Explosions on the Sun

Astronaut Sunita Williams, of Indian Descent, is Scheduled to Return to Space

First Human Spaceflight in Almost 56 Years will take Out From Cape Canaveral with Astronauts

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