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Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter the week of September 3, 2023:
Human Space Exploration:
- China reveals its lunar lander design
- South Africa joins China’s moon base project
- GAO report calls for more transparency on SLS costs
- Sleeping on the ISS isn’t easy. A special lamp for astronauts could help
- Starship is stacked and ready to make its second launch attempt
- Cracking the celestial ceiling
- NASA modifies ML-1 for Artemis II, ML-2 under construction for SLS Block IB
- Lockheed Martin, NASA lining up next Orion spacecraft for Artemis III and IV
- SpaceX Crew Dragon brings four space station fliers back to Earth after six-month voyage
Space Science
- Newly discovered asteroid zooms within 2,500 miles of Earth
- Redwire demonstrates bioprinting human tissue in space
- The first experiment to produce oxygen on another planet has come to an end
- Could an ‘Earth-like’ planet be hiding in our solar system’s outer reaches?
- NASA’s Psyche mission on track for liftoff next month
- Japan launches X-ray telescope and lunar lander
- The sun just ripped off a Comet’s tail
- Europe assembles Hera spacecraft to eye aftermath of DART asteroid crash
- The ozone hole above Antarctica opened early this year. Huge Tonga undersea volcano eruption may be to blame
- Solar Orbiter discovers plasma jets that could fuel the production of solar wind
- India’s moon rover completes its walk, scientists analyzing data looking for signs of frozen water
- Chandrayaan-3 | Vikram hops on the moon and lands safely
- India launches its first space mission to the sun after lunar landing win
- Japan’s delayed H2A rocket carrying lunar lander to launch on September 7
Other News
- Mars Society unveils its plan to establish technology institute, perhaps in Seattle
- Terran Orbital announces plan to speed up satellite production
- NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter soars past 100 minutes of total Mars flight time
- Space Force rewrites mission statement
- European official on Ariane 6 debut: “Please allow me to not speculate at this time”
- Chinese Ceres-1 rocket reaches orbit with first sea launch
- Australia launching moon rover on NASA Artemis mission as soon as 2026
- Chinese scientist proposes solar system-wide resource utilization roadmap
- Space agency Roscosmos continuing work on study, exploration of Mars, CEO says
Major Space Related Activities for the Week
- Two events on Wednesday include a 1 p.m. EDT, NASA briefing on the Psyche mission, which is set to launch on October 5 to study a metal rich asteroid and test laser optical communications technologies for deep space missions. The briefing will air on NASA TV and stream on www.nasa.gov/nasalive.
- The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum is hosting a Wednesday 8 p.m., EDT, event marking the 45th anniversary of NASA’s first selection of women astronauts. NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will moderate the event that will include NASA female astronaut pioneers. The in-person or virtual event requires registration over a link with access provided by spacepolicyonline.com.
- Meanwhile, in Washington, the U. S. Senate is to return from a summer break on Tuesday. The U.S. House returns on September 12. Both must deal with a major issue, passage of 2024 fiscal year appropriations measures or to reach an agreement on a continuing budget resolution (CR) prior to the start of the 2024 fiscal year on October 1. Failure to reach an agreement on the 2024 budget or a CR would lead to a federal government shutdown.