Tag: #space

NASA to Hold Oct. 23 Briefing on Accelerating Artemis Program and 2028 Moon Goal

NASA will brief the public Oct. 23 on plans to accelerate Artemis, update Artemis III and progress toward a U.S. lunar return by 2028.

#nasa, #artemis, #moon, #space

White House packages $6 billion-plus science agenda around AI, virtual biology and space reactors

White House bundled $6B+ in federal, private and philanthropic commitments around AI-for-science — virtual biology, quantum computing and space reactors.

#ai, #virtualbiology, #quantum, #space, #government

GAO: Pentagon GPS Modernization Still Behind Schedule, OCX Cancellation Raises Risk

GAO warns Pentagon GPS modernization remains delayed and April’s OCX cancellation raises risk to next-generation satellites, M-code fielding and ground control.

#gps, #defense, #space

Preprint proposes using inspector satellites to detect hidden nuclear warheads in constellations

An arXiv preprint models how tens of inspector spacecraft could inspect thousands of satellites over years, using photon beams to detect a hidden nuclear warhead.

#space, #armscontrol, #nuclear, #satellites

Roman Space Telescope Begins Three-Month Journey to Sun‑Earth L2 After Aug. 30 Launch

Launched Aug. 30, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is en route to Sun‑Earth L2 to map galaxies, probe dark energy and hunt exoplanets with a wide-field infrared camera.

#space, #nasa, #telescope, #astronomy, #roman

NASA awards Blue Origin up to $700 million contract to build Mars telecommunications network

NASA selected Blue Origin to build and operate a Mars Telecommunications Network under a contract worth up to $700M; an orbiter is due by Dec. 31, 2028.

#nasa, #blueorigin, #mars, #space, #telecommunications

NASA Launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Headed for L2 to Study Dark Energy and Exoplanets

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched from Kennedy Space Center, starting a three-month cruise to Sun–Earth L2 to study dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets.

#nasa, #space, #telescope, #exoplanets, #darkenergy

Trump signs order to launch NASA-led commission on creating a U.S. Space Academy

Trump signed an order creating a NASA-led commission to recommend within 120 days how to establish a U.S. Space Academy — governance, curriculum and location.

#space, #nasa, #executiveorder, #trump

NASA highlights studies linking Sun’s ancient behavior to Earth’s radiation and early warming

NASA summarizes two studies: heliosphere compressions that may have raised ancient radiation exposure, and young‑Sun protons that could form N2O and prebiotic molecules.

#space, #heliosphere, #climate, #prebioticchemistry

Trump Issues National Space Transportation Policy Aiming for 1,000+ U.S. Launches a Year by 2030

White House memo directs agencies to expand launch ranges, reentry sites and permits with deadlines to reach more than 1,000 annual launches by 2030.

#space, #spacepolicy, #launches, #trump

China Prepares to Launch Chang'e-7 to Probe Moon's Shadowed South Pole

China is preparing to launch Chang'e-7, a four-part mission aiming to probe permanently shadowed craters near the lunar south pole for water ice.

#china, #moon, #space, #lunar

Spent SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage Predicted to Strike Moon; Plume Might Be Visible

A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is predicted to strike the Moon Aug. 5; models suggest a sunlight-lit debris plume might be briefly visible from Earth.

#space, #moon, #spacex, #astronomy

GAO: NASA’s Major Projects Mostly Stable, but Artemis Overhaul, Staffing Cuts Raise Risk

GAO review finds NASA’s 36 major projects largely steady, but Artemis changes, 22% workforce cuts and a proposed 23% budget cut increase program risk.

#nasa, #artemis, #gaoreport, #space

Northrop Grumman Launches Robotic Servicer Toward Geosynchronous Orbit

The Mission Robotic Vehicle carrying DARPA-funded RSGS and three extension pods launched July 21 from Cape Canaveral to test robotic servicing in GEO.

$NOC, #space, #satellites, #northropgrumman, #onorbitservicing

Juno Measures First Below‑Surface Temperatures on Io, Finds Intense Shallow Heating

Juno's microwave radiometer probed inches to tens of feet below Io’s surface and found unexpectedly strong shallow heating.

#space, #juno, #io, #planetaryscience