29, the United States Federal Communications
Commission adopted a shorter limit on how
long space junk can be left floating in orbit.
On Sept.
29, the United States Federal Communications
Commission adopted a shorter limit on how
long space junk can be left floating in orbit.
Current policies say that space agencies
and companies can leave space junk
in orbit for 25 years.
'Wired' reports that the FCC just
shortened that limit to five years.
The rule mostly applies to
U.S. companies and doesn't yet
have the force of law behind it.
.
âDeorbitingâ a satellite means shifting it
to a lower orbit so it can eventually drift
into and burn up in Earthâs atmosphere.
In 2020, the FCC proposed a similar law which
was met with heavy resistance from some
industry and space agency representatives.
In 2020, the FCC proposed a similar law which
was met with heavy resistance from some
industry and space agency representatives.
On September 29, Sankar Persaud
stressed to the commission that , "post-mission disposal is essential
for the mitigation of orbital debris.".
Disposal must be completed
as soon as practicable
but no later than five years
after the end of mission.
, Sankar Persaud, FCC electronics engineer, via 'Wired'.
However, the five-year time limit is opposed
by NASA, the European Space Agency and
other parts of the U.S. federal government.
'Wired' reports that orbiting space junk has been amassing
for decades, increasing the risk of debris impacts with
active satellites like OneWeb or SpaceX's Starlink.
'Wired' reports that orbiting space junk has been amassing
for decades, increasing the risk of debris impacts with
active satellites like OneWeb or SpaceX's Starlink
US President Joe Biden renominates Eric Garcetti as envoy to India; SpaceX launches 114 satellites in first mission of 2023 marking its 200th successful launch; Israel's far-right minister Ben-Gvir visits Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, US voices concerns; Vladimir Putin orders screening of Ukraine assault documentary films in Russian theatres.
#EricGarcetti #JoeBiden #USAmbassador
Elon Musk's SpaceX is on a spree of launching satellites. After successfully launching one satellite every week in 2022, this year seems to be holding more for the tech-company. The Aerospace company has launched 114 satellites in the first mission of 2023 crossing the milestone of the 200th successful launch in its space exploration history.
#SpaceX #ElonMusk #Falcon9
NASA Chief Says China Could Claim the Moon , if It Beats the US to Its Surface.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gave an interview with Politico that was published on Jan. 1.
He said that China's military aggression in the
South China Sea could allude to the future of the moon.
Specifically, if China makes it back to the moon's surface before the U.S., it may attempt to claim it as its own territory. .
It is a fact: we're in a space race. And it is true that we better watch out that they don't get to a place on the moon under the guise of scientific research. , Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, via Politico.
And it is not beyond the realm of possibility that they say, 'Keep out, we're here, this is our territory.' If you doubt that, look at what they did with the Spratly Islands, Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, via Politico.
China's new space station, Tiangong,
was recently completed.
Beijing intends to conduct three moon missions over the next decade.
The country also claims it discovered a
new potential energy source on the moon.
NASA plans to land astronauts on the moon by 2025 with its Artemis 3 mission that it is working on with SpaceX.
I ask the question every day: 'How is SpaceX's progress?' And all of our managers are telling me they are meeting all of their milestones, Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, via Politico
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A Japanese space startup, ispace, has launched its own private lander to the Moon aboard a SpaceX rocket. This marks a historic and significant step towards what would be a historic first, both for the nation and a private company.
#Japan #ISpace #CommercialMoonLander
Indian television actor Dev Joshi announced that he will be joining the âdearMoon CREWâ. He said that he will take a week-long trip around the moon in a SpaceX rocket next year. The 'dearMoon' project was first announced in 2017 and is the first civilian mission to the Moon. As per the project website, yesterday, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who purchased all the seats aboard the rocket in 2018, revealed the name of the eight people who will be joining him for the all-private lunar endeavour.
#dearMoon #DevJoshi #SpaceX
The European Space Agency has challenged astronomers worldwide to find an asteroid, smaller than the statue of liberty, which is apparently approaching Earth fast. The space rock will make a close approach to Earth on December 15, passing by at a distance of just 6,86,000 km from Earth.
#ESA #ChristmasAsteroid #2015RN35
NASA Says Incoming Asteroid Is, About to Have a Close Encounter With Earth.
According to NASA, an asteroid currently hurtling
toward Earth is expected to make one of the
closest passes humanity has ever experienced.
However, 'The Independent' reports that
the object is expected to pass by safely.
On the evening of January 26 or early on
January 27, the asteroid is expected
to make its closest approach.
It is believed to be
about 3.5 meters by 8.5 meters.
The asteroid was only spotted
days before it's scheduled to pass by Earth.
Amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov
discovered the asteroid on January 21.
Once the asteroid was detected, NASA examined
it with its Scout system, which is designed
to predict the potential threat of collisions.
Scout quickly ruled out 2023 BU
as an impactor, but despite the very
few observations, it was nonetheless
able to predict that the asteroid
would make an extraordinarily
close approach with Earth, Davide Farnocchia, navigation engineer
at JPL, via 'The Independent'.
In fact, this is one of the closest
approaches by a known
near-Earth object ever recorded, Davide Farnocchia, navigation engineer
at JPL, via 'The Independent'.
'The Independent' reports that the near
miss will cause the Earth's gravity to
significantly alter the orbit of the asteroid.
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NASA's Future Crewed , Mission to Mars Depends on , Developing Nuclear Thermal Propulsion.
Ars Technica reports that the United States
announced its intention to develop a flyable nuclear
thermal propulsion system nearly three years ago.
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's
(DARPA) aim was to develop more responsive controls
of spacecraft in Earth orbit, lunar orbit and in between. .
The project is part of an effort to give the U.S.
military greater operational freedom in space. .
The operation has been dubbed
the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar
Operations, or DRACO project for short.
Ars Technica reports that the program
includes building both a nuclear fission
reactor and a spacecraft to fly it.
In 2021, General Atomics was
awarded $22 million by DARPA
to work on developing the reactor.
Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin and Blue Origin
were awarded an additional $5.4 million to
develop the project's spacecraft system. .
Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin and Blue Origin
were awarded an additional $5.4 million to
develop the project's spacecraft system. .
According to a 2019 report, NASA's only hope
for putting humans on Mars in the near future
is by developing nuclear propulsion.
Ars Technica reports that nuclear thermal
propulsion requires significantly less fuel
than other means of chemical propulsion.
NASA will work with our long-term
partner, DARPA, to develop and
demonstrate advanced nuclear
thermal propulsion technology
as soon as 2027, Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, via Ars Technica.
With the help of this new technology, astronauts could journey to and from deep space faster than ever, a major capability to prepare for crewed missions to Mars, Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, via Ars Technica.
With the help of this new technology, astronauts could journey to and from deep space faster than ever, a major capability to prepare for crewed missions to Mars, Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, via Ars Technica
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Webb Telescope Spots , Frozen Water and Molecules, in Distant Molecular Cloud .
Gizmodo reports that NASA's Webb telescope has
detected water ice and frozen complex molecules
about 630 light-years from Earth in a molecular cloud.
According to the team,
the freezing observations are the
deepest, coldest yet seen in such a cloud.
A molecular cloud is a huge, dusty region of space that
typically serve as stellar nurseries as they contain
all of the ingredients necessary for stars to form. .
These clouds are also home to organic molecules. .
In 2022, scientists analyzing a molecular cloud at the center of our galaxy found evidence of the building blocks
of RNA, a molecule shared by all living cells.
The most recent frozen molecular
cloud contained water, methane, ammonia
and complex molecules such as methanol.
The team's findings were
published on January 23 in
the journal 'Nature Astronomy.'.
Gizmodo reports that the observation
of molecular clouds comes as
part of Webb's Ice Age project. .
Our results provide insights into the initial,
dark chemistry stage of the formation of ice
on the interstellar dust grains that will
grow into the centimeter-sized pebbles
from which planets form in disks, Melissa McClure, Astronomer at Leiden
Observatory in the Netherlands, via 'Gizmodo'.
We simply couldnât have observed these
ices without Webb. Webbâs exquisite
sensitivity was necessary to detect
the starlight and therefore identify
the ices in the molecular cloud, Klaus Pontodippan, Webb project scientist
and a co-author of the research, via 'Gizmodo'
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NASA Is Funding , the Projects of the Future.
Last week, NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts
(NIAC) program announced grants for 14 teams
exploring high-risk, high-reward projects.
'Wired' reports that some of the projects, like a lunar oxygen pipeline or new building material for
use on Mars, could be technological game changers.
These are things looking 20 to 30 years
down the road to see how we could
drastically improve or enable
new types of NASA missions, Mike LaPoint, NASA's Innovative
Advanced Concepts (NIAC), via 'Wired'.
The $175,000 grants will be used to
lay out detailed plans, run tests and design
new prototypes based off of Phase 1 projects.
The select few chosen to go on
to Phase 2 will receive $600,000
for an additional two-year study.
A single exceptional project will then
receive an award of $2 million to enter into
another two-year long Phase 3 study.
According to 'Wired,' one of the most interesting
projects is a proposal to build a habitat out of
fungi and bacteria grown on the surface of Mars.
A University of Nebraska team is exploring
the idea of self-growing building blocks
using minerals formed within a bioreactor.
Another NIAC winner has proposed building a massive
pipeline on the surface of the moon to deliver
much-needed oxygen to astronauts on a future lunar base.
'Wired' reports that the new tech will create
oxygen as a byproduct of mining for water
ice utilizing a process called electrolysis
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According to reports, the US space agency NASA is collaborating with aviation giant Boeing to develop a next-generation commercial aircraft that emits less carbon. NASA will invest $425 million over seven years in the âSustainable Flight Demonstratorâ (SFD) project while Boeing and its partners will spend an estimated $725 million.
#NASA #Boeing #SustainableFlightDemonstrator
Elon Musk has said that Iran now has 100 active starlinks satellite internet services. The announcement comes three months after Musk tweeted that he would activate the service due to the anti-hijab protest in the Islamic country.
#elonMusk #Iran #Starlinks
Astronomers Warn New, Satellite Network Likely , to Interfere With Observations.
Astronomers have warned that a sprawling new satellite
network used to connect with mobile phones is a threat
to their work and humanity's view of the universe.
CNET reports that astronomers say the AST
SpaceMobile Bluewalker 3 satellite appears
brighter than most stars in the night sky. .
The 64-square-meter array of solar panels
and antennas was launched on September 10. .
A study by astronomers at the International
Astronomical Union (IAU) found the satellite to be
almost as bright as the 15th and 16th brightest stars. .
CNET reports that the real concern for astronomers
is that the Bluewalker 3 is a test model for over 100
Bluebird satellites the company intends to launch. .
BlueWalker 3 is a big shift
in the constellation satellite issue
and should give us all reason to pause, Piero Benvenuti, Director of the IAU Center for
the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from
Satellite Constellation Interference, via CNET.
While astronomers have expressed concerns over other
mega-constellations of satellites like SpaceX's Starlink,
AST SpaceMobile's satellites pose an additional problem.
While astronomers have expressed concerns over other
mega-constellations of satellites like SpaceX's Starlink,
AST SpaceMobile's satellites pose an additional problem.
The Bluebird satellites emit strong radio
waves which could cause further interference
with astronomical observations. .
Astronomers build radio telescopes as far
away as possible from human activity,
looking for places on the planet where
there is limited or no cell phone coverage. , Philip Diamond, Director of the Square Kilometer Array
Observatory in South Africa and Australia, via CNET.
New satellites such as BlueWalker 3
have the potential to worsen this situation
and compromise our ability to do
science if not properly mitigated, Philip Diamond, Director of the Square Kilometer Array
Observatory in South Africa and Australia, via CNET
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