by Douglas Messier
Managing Editor
NASA has funded a study of a mission designed to return samples of Venus’ atmosphere to Earth for scientists to search for signs of life.
(more…)DLR Press Release As one of the largest research organisations in Europe, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is committed to engaging in international cooperation for the benefit of society and industry. DLR employs staff from 96 countries. They stand for the peaceful coexistence of all nations and peoples. Violence should never be a means to achieve objectives of any kind. We therefore view the […]
by Douglas Messier
Managing Editor
Earlier this week, NASA Inspector General Paul K. Martin presented the House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee with the results of his office’s latest analysis of the space agency’s decade-old effort to return astronauts to the moon, otherwise known as the Artemis program. The results were eye popping, depressing and not at all surprising.
(more…)KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — On Thursday, March 3 at 9:25 a.m. EST, SpaceX launched 47 Starlink broadband satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was SpaceX’s 9th Falcon 9 launch of 2022. SpaceX has launched a total of 2,187 Starlink satellites since February 2018. This was the 11th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat-5A, […]
This report from the Kremlin-backed RT news channel has extensive comments from Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin, including a threat to end the International Space Station project. He said he didn’t expect it would happen because he beliefs the U.S. will cool down over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Rogozin has also been busy on Twitter. He tweeted a short video showing workers taping over national flags painted on a Soyuz […]
by Douglas Messier
Managing Editor
Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin said Russia will no longer sell rocket engines to U.S. companies, dealing a potentially fatal blow to Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket. The decision was made in retaliation for U.S. sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week.
(more…)Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson and former chairman Chamath Palihapitiya are facing a shareholder lawsuit claiming they profited from selling shares while the stock was artificially inflated and known flaws in the company’s space tourism vehicles were hidden. Yahoo News reports: The investor lawsuit, filed February 21 by Virgin Galactic shareholder Thomas Spiteri, seeks damages from the space travel company’s directors and others in management. Palihapitiya took advantage of his […]
– Land Rover & Virgin Galactic Adventure of a Lifetime Sweepstakes features a Virgin Galactic Space Flight grand prize1
– Other prizes include Land Rover Experiences, Land Rover and Virgin Galactic merchandise, and more
– Exclusive Sweepstakes is open to new and current Land Rover vehicle owners residing in the U.S.1, with entries accepted through June 20, 2022
MAHWAH, N.J., February 28, 2022 (Land Rover PR) – Land Rover, in partnership with Virgin Galactic today announced the launch of the Land Rover & Virgin Galactic Adventure of a Lifetime Sweepstakes. Land Rover vehicle owners residing in the U.S.1 will have the chance to win the ultimate grand prize of a seat on a Virgin Galactic space flight. The sweepstakes invites new and current Land Rover vehicle owners residing in the U.S.1 to engage with family and friends to increase their chances to win the grand prize – a seat on a Virgin Galactic space flight – or a number of other prizes, including Land Rover Experiences, Land Rover and Virgin Galactic merchandise, and more.
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by Douglas Messier
Managing Editor
The Friday launch of 36 OneWeb broadband satellites aboard a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome is officially canceled as the London-based company refused demands from the Russian government amid growing international tensions over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“The Board of OneWeb has voted to suspend all launches from Baikonur,” the company said in a one-sentence statement.
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LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (USSF SSC PR) — The USSF Space Systems Command (SSC) Space Development Corps has completed all System Final Design Reviews (FDRs) for the Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) program, and, through competitive evaluation, subsequently exercised options to develop and launch two separate sensor prototypes to Orion Space Solutions and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group (GA-EMS).
Orion Space Solutions, a non-traditional vendor, will launch a one-year EO/IR CubeSat prototype demonstration in fall 2022. Next, GA-EMS has been selected to launch a three-year EO/IR SmallSat prototype with the capability to deliver operational data by 2025.
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GRANTOWN ON SPREY, Scotland (SaxaVord UK Spaceport PR) — SaxaVord UK Spaceport is to install a weather station with the support of the Met Office, to help with forecasting for rocket launches.
The Met Office will advise on the most appropriate equipment and best location on the Lamba Ness peninsula where launches are to take place.
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by Douglas Messier
Managing Editor
Inflatable winged vehicles could one day explore the clouds of Venus under a project being funded by NASA.
The space agency has provided a NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) phase II grant to Javid Bayandor of the State University of New York to continue research on Bioinspired Ray for Extreme Environments and Zonal Exploration (BREEZE) project.
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