Space quest to retrieve satellite that spent half a century orbiting Earth | Scotland | The Times
Audacious plans to recover a historic satellite which has been in orbit for half a century have been unveiled by an Edinburgh-based technology firm.
There was a surge of national pride in 1971 when Prospero became the first satellite to be successfully launched into space by a British rocket.
NASA awards contract to Northrop Grumman to build Gateway module - SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — NASA has awarded a contract worth $935 million to Northrop Grumman to build and integrate the first habitation module for the lunar Gateway.
NASA announced July 9 it finalized a contract with Northrop Grumman to build the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module for the Gateway. That module, one of the first for the Gateway, will serve as a habitat for visiting astronauts and a command post for the lunar orbiting facility.
NASA's new mission: Repairing the Hubble space telescope | KATV
The UAE's Hope Spacecraft Orbiting Around Mars Since February This Year, Has Sent Back ...
The UAE's Hope spacecraft orbiting around Mars since February this year, has sent back fascinating images of the glowing atmospheric lights of the Red Planet's night sky.
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NOAA Eyes Use of Small Satellites for Weather Forecasts; Greg Mandt Quoted
NOAA considers using small polar-orbiting satellites for the agency's next constellation, instead of traditional large spacecraft like the existing Joint Polar Satellite System.
Greg Mandt, NOAA's program director for JPSS, said the agency wants to take advantage of how companies are using small satellites to gather and relay information from low Earth orbit.
NASA: SpaceX Cargo Dragon Capsule to splash down near Tallahassee
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — On Friday night, the skies could be lighting up depending on the weather where you are.
NASA announced Thursday that the SpaceX Cargo Dragon Capsule would be returning to Earth during re-entry with an eventual splashdown near Florida's capital city.
Mystery of Jupiter's northern lights solved after 40 years, scientists say
The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are Earth's greatest light show, dazzling those lucky enough to see them in the northernmost reaches of our planet.
It's a phenomenon shared by other planets in our solar system, including the largest, Jupiter, which is bathed in spectacular color at its poles.
Space spat: Billionaires fight over where space starts, but does it really matter?
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ORLANDO, Fla. – As Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic prepare to begin launching paying customers the companies are at odds over the definition of space itself.
Both Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft and Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo spaceplane are flying to suborbital space, compared to say the International Space Station which is 200 miles above Earth orbiting the planet.
Elon Musk says his Starship can 'chomp up' space junk | TheHill
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the private rocket company's Starship rocket system could be used to collect space junk orbiting the Earth.
The space around Earth is becoming increasingly crowded with satellites, used rocket parts and other materials left behind by humans.
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