Cedars-Sinai Scientists Will Test Whether it is Possible to Produce Large Batches of Stem Cells in a Low Gravity Environment

LOS ANGELES (Cedars-Sinai PR) — Cedars-Sinai and Space Tango are launching pilot-scale systems for the in-space production of stem cells to see if they can elevate the next generation of stem cell and gene therapies by harnessing the near-zero gravity conditions of spaceflight .Cedars-Sinai SpaceX CRS-25 Mission Patch.This mission, funded by a NASA Research Announcement award, will help researchers explore the effects of microgravity on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The work can potentially lead to better ways to manufacture large numbers of cells in the absence of gravity. 

Microgravity has become of great interest to stem cell scientists due to unique properties it grants to biological tissues and processes that could potentially help mass-produce cells or other products in a way that is not possible to do on Earth.

SILVER SPRING, Md. (NOAA PR) — The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument, onboard NOAA’s GOES-18 satellite, is now providing striking lightning observations of the Western Hemisphere. GOES-18 launched on March 1, 2022.

Relativity Space’s Terran 1 booster has arrived at Cape Canaveral in Florida in preparation for its maiden flight later this year. Dedicated Mission: $12 million First Stage: 9 Aeon enginesSecond Stage: 1 Aeon engine Maximum Payload:1,250 kg to 185 km low Earth orbit Nominal Payload:900 kg to 500 km sun synchronous orbit High Altitude Payload:700 kg to 1200 km sun synchronous orbit Firefly Aerospace has shipped both stages required for […]

Sounding more unhinged by the day, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin threatened Bulgaria with a nuclear strike as the Russian invasion of Ukraine escalated. Novinite reports:

“This is what Sarmat is good for. It will not ask for consent for the flight from the cowardly Bulgarians, the vicious Romanians and the Montenegrins who betrayed our common history. Like the other various nations like the Swedes.”

This was written on Twitter by the former Deputy Prime Minister of Russia and CEO of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on the occasion of Bulgaria’s refusal to provide an air corridor for a government plane to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The RS-28 Sarmat, better known as “Satan II”, is a super-heavy intercontinental ballistic missile for carrying nuclear warheads. Its range is 18,000 kilometers.

This is the first direct threat made by the Russian authorities to Bulgaria since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

Hybrid Rocket Company Expands Manufacturing Plans in Latin America

Taubaté, Brazil (Vaya Space PR) — On May 13, American space tech company Vaya Space signed a protocol of intent with the Brazilian city of Taubaté. Vaya Space, a provider of hybrid rocket propulsion systems and orbital launch services, will establish a manufacturing presence in Taubaté, a major step in its strategic expansion into Latin America. The company launched its Brazilian subsidiary last year. 

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, June 6, 2022 (SCOUT PR) — SCOUT Inc., a company developing next-generation space safety of flight and autonomous proximity operations services, and LEOcloud Inc., a company offering a scalable space-based, multi-cloud Infrastructure as a Services (IaaS) announced today they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to work jointly to enhance space operations safety.

The collaboration is focused on integrating SCOUT’s Space Domain Awareness (SDA) product with LEOcloud’s Space Edge IaaS offering. The agreement involves an early demonstration of SCOUT’s solutions operating on LEOcloud’s IaaS.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (NASA PR) — At approximately 8:20 a.m. EDT, NASA’s Artemis I Moon rocket arrived at the spaceport’s launch complex 39B after an eight-hour journey ahead of the next wet dress rehearsal attempt.   Teams will work to secure the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft and mobile launcher to ground support equipment at the launch pad and ensure that the rocket is in a safe configuration in preparation of the upcoming […]

This week on The Space Show with Dr. David Livingston: Tuesday, June 7 — 7 PM PDT (9 PM CDT; 10 PM EDT): Dr. Collins talks space tourism, lunar development, geo-political competition and SPS . Wednesday, June 8 — 1 PM PDT (3 PM CDT; 4PM EDT): Hotel Mars. John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Dr. David Grinspoon. Venus mission updates and Mars news Friday, June 10 — 9:30-11 AM PDT; 11:30 AM- 1 PM […]

Konstanz, Germany, Washington, DC, Tokyo, Japan (Panaxx Corporation PR) — Panaxx Corporation (Panaxx) and DSG Global Consultants (DSG Global) announce the formation of a strategic business development partnership in defense, space, geo-intelligence, and optical communication technologies. The partnership focuses on business-to-business and business-to-government opportunities for clients in the US, Japan and allied nations. 

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia – Navy Vice Adm. Frank D. Whitworth III assumed command as the eighth director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency during a ceremony at the agency’s headquarters here June 3.

Whitworth, who replaces Navy Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, takes the helm at NGA after previously serving as the director for intelligence on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon.

The new program also includes the establishment of a satellite for research purposes, increasing the number of researchers and high school graduates working in the field.

TEL AVIV (Israel Space Agency PR) — Israel’s strategic plan for space development is unveiled for the first time: an investment of NIS 600 million [USD $179.96 million] over a five-year period, with the aim of doubling the number of local space companies and quadrupling the volume of annual sales in the field. The goals of the program are also, among other things, to increase the number of high school graduates who have dealt in a tangible way in the field as well as the number of space researchers in academia. 

The strategic plan for the advancement of the field of civil space in Israel was presented by the Israel Space Agency to the ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology Orit Farkash-Hacohen. This follows her request to map in detail the space of opportunity as well as the vision, goals and actions required to take advantage of these opportunities. In the background of the program is the dramatic change that has taken place in the field of space in the world in recent years, with the opening of space to entrepreneurs and private investors and its transformation into a growing and developing market. 

LEGNICA, Poland (SatRev PR) — SatRev, a leading Polish space company of international reach will manufacture large amounts of nanosatellites in a new factory to be built in Legnica, Poland, close to its headquarters. This is the result of a recent cooperation agreement signed with the Legnica Special Economic Zone (LSEZ). The factory is the first of its kind and will increase the capabilities of the European satellite market. By the end of 2025, SatRev will be producing hundreds of nanosatellites yearly.