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NASA appoints first Director of UAP Research amid ongoing cosmic mysteries
The members of NASA’s independent UAP study team. It included members from across the US Government, universities, commercial companies, and former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly. Image: NASA Public engagement and open reporting are also considered essential components of UAP research. The study of unidentified anomalous phenomena presents a unique scientific opportunity, demanding a rigorous, evidence-based…
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Stoke Space puts its test rocket through a successful hop in central Washington state
Stoke Space’s Hopper2 developmental rocket vehicle fires its engine during a test “hop.” (Stoke Space Photo) A four-year-old Seattle-area startup called Stoke Space executed a successful up-and-down test of its “Hopper” developmental rocket vehicle today, marking a major milestone in its quest to create a fully reusable launch system. Hopper2’s 15-second flight took place at…
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NASA clears the air: No evidence that UFOs are aliens
NASA’s independent study team released its highly anticipated report on UFOs on September 14, 2023. In part to move beyond the stigma often attached to UFOs, where military pilots fear ridicule or job sanctions if they report them, UFOs are now characterized by the US government as UAPs, or unidentified anomalous phenomena. Bottom line: The…
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Stoke Space performs a static fire on its Hopper2 test vehicle
The static fire test was declared a “Huge success across the board!” by CEO and founder Andy Lapsa, a veteran of Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin. Earlier in the year, Stoke Space executed a similar strategy with its Hopper1 tests. These developmental tests offered invaluable lessons in fluid systems, propellant conditioning, operational procedures, and…
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China launches commercial rocket from the Yellow Sea
China is maintaining its impressive launch cadence in 2023 with five more launches in the past few weeks. These include a barge launch from the Gushenxing-1S rocket and multiple launches of Yaogan satellites. Jilin-1 Kuangfu 02A – Gushenxing-1 On Friday, Aug. 25 at 05:59 UTC, a Gushenxing-1 rocket launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center…
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The US military just proved it can get satellites into space super fast
As part of its efforts to be more nimble in space, the US military has been pushing satellite and launch companies to become more “responsive” in their ability to put spacecraft into space. Essentially, the military is concerned about other nations damaging or destroying its assets in orbit during a conflict. Military officials believe one…
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Astrobotic Initiates NASA Contracts to Study Interaction of Rocket Plumes with Lunar Terrain
Astrobotic has begun work on two NASA Small Business Innovation Research contracts that will further research on lunar plume-surface interactions (PSI), a key area of risk and uncertainty for lunar landing. This testing will generate valuable new data about how lunar dust stirred up by a lander’s rocket plumes will affect landing systems, onboard payloads,…
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Sidus Space Partners with HEO for Non-Earth Imaging Payload and Data Services
Sidus Space, a versatile Space and Data-as-a-Service firm has revealed a partnership with HEO (USA), a subsidiary of HEO, an Australian space technology company known for its expertise in non-Earth imaging (NEI) and in-orbit satellite inspection services. Under this contract, Sidus Space will incorporate HEO’s Holmes Imager as a hosted payload on the second set…
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Satellogic Selects Skyloom Optimal Terminals for EO Satellites
Space-based telecommunications company Skyloom will provide its Optical Communications Terminal (OCT) to Earth observation firm Satellogic under a new contract announced on Friday. Satellogic will integrate Skyloom’s OCT into its satellites and use the terminals to test new methods of EO data delivery through both the SkyCompass-1 geostationary-based (GEO) lasercom network infrastructure Skyloom developed with…