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Hubble back in service after gyro scare—NASA still studying reboost options
The Hubble Space Telescope resumed science observations on Friday after ground teams spent most of the last three weeks assessing the performance of a finicky gyroscope, NASA said. The troublesome gyroscope is a critical part of the observatory’s pointing system. Hubble’s gyros measure how fast the spacecraft is turning, helping the telescope aim its aperture…
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NASA’s Psyche captures its “first light,” continues testing other instruments
On Dec. 4, the cameras of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft took their first images 26 million kilometers away from Earth. This milestone, called “first light,” was one of many the agency needed to complete on its way to its destination, a metallic asteroid called 16 Psyche. The spacecraft is set to reach this asteroid in the…
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All signs point to NASA’s Psyche mission performing well in space
Psyche starts to gather early scientific data Launched on October 13 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, NASA’s latest science probe, Psyche, is now on its way to meet its target, also named Psyche. While it still has a ways to go, teams on the ground have been hard at work getting the spacecraft ready…
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Daily Telescope: Seeing stars with an iPhone in the bottom of the Grand Canyon
Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’re going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a…
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Rocket Lab Signs Deal to Launch Earth Observation Satellite for KAIST
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed a launch services agreement to launch an Earth observation satellite for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) on a rideshare mission in the first half of 2024. KAIST’s NeonSat-1 will be the primary payload…
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Eutelsat OneWeb Partners with Imperial College London for Space Weather Monitoring Research
Eutelsat OneWeb, part of Eutelsat Group, the world’s first GEO-LEO satellite operator, has collaborated with Imperial College London to explore harnessing the power of its LEO satellite constellation to enable global space weather monitoring to help protect satellite operations as well as power, communications, navigation and transport systems. The changing conditions in near-Earth space, known…
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Australian Government Funding Accelerates Neumann Space Tech on Spire Global Satellite
Neumann Space, one of the technology leaders of in-space electric propulsion, announced that Australian Government funding will enable it to adapt the Neumann Drive for an in-orbit demonstration mission with Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services. Neumann Space is a founding partner of the Australian Space Manufacturing Network (ASMN)…
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Pending SpaceX stock sale could put its valuation at $175 billion
SpaceX gets boost in valuation in recent offer SpaceX has begun discussions with a party to sell shares of its company at $95 a piece, according to Bloomberg. This would put the company at a valuation of about $175 billion, similar to companies like Nike and Intel. Now formally cemented as the most valuable launch…
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Tekniam Partners Signs Emergency Connectivity Deal with Rivada
Tekniam Partners is to partner with Rivada Space Networks as it looks to improve its capabilities in the areas of emergency communications and disaster recovery. Tekniam is a US based company that provides emergency connectivity for disaster response and recovery. The two companies announced the deal, Dec. 6. Tekniam’s Remote Universal Communication System (RUCS) is…
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Falcon 9 flies from California with 22 Starlink satellites, SpaceX’s 100th launch in 365 days
A Falcon 9 carrying 22 Starlink satellites lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 8, 2023. Image: SpaceX. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted from the West Coast with another batch of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink network at 12:03 a.m. PST Friday (3:03 a.m. EST / 0803 UTC). Including Starship test flights this was…