Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter the week of April 7, 2024:
Human Space Exploration:
- Biden and Kishida: First non-U.S. astronaut on the Moon will be Japanese;
- U.S., Japan to announce military cooperation, joint NASA lunar mission;
- Max Space announces plans for inflatable space station modules
Coalition Member in the News – Lockheed Martin; - What could we build with lunar regolith?;
- Russian Soyuz spacecraft brings crew of 3, including NASA astronaut, back to Earth;
Space Science
- ESA awards contract to Thales Alenia Space to restart ExoMars;
- Future quantum computers will be no match for ‘space encryption’ that uses light to beam data around with the 1st satellite launching in 2025;
- What happens to solar systems when stars become white dwarfs?;
- Total solar eclipse 2024 thrills millions across North America (video, photos);
- Boulders flung from NASA’s asteroid-smashing DART mission could crash into Mars, study predicts;
- Solar eclipse to be chased by NASA jet planes;
Other News
- FAA: No current plans to tax commercial space launches;
- China moving at ‘breathtaking speed’ in final frontier, Space Force says;
- U.S. government plans review of space technology export controls;
- Russia launches first Angara-A5 space rocket from Vostochny;
- NASA rolls out new space sustainability strategy;
- Delta IV Heavy launches on final mission
Coalition Member in the News – Boeing, Lockheed Martin; - SPACECOM Boss: ‘It’s time’ to embrace in-orbit servicing, refueling for satellites
Coalition Member in the News – Northrop Grumman; - Russia’s second attempt to launch a heavy-lift rocket from Far East is aborted;
- Budget woes just a blip for unstoppable space industry growth;
- Huge crowds await a total solar eclipse in North America. Clouds may spoil the view;
- Small town businesses embrace total solar eclipse crowd, come rain or shine on Monday;
Major Space Related Activities for the Week
- Monday’s total solar eclipse helps to lead off the week, though portions of the swath of totality from the Pacific coast of Mexico, northeast up through Texas into the Midwest, and up toward Maine and Canada could be obscured by cloudy skies for those who step outside to look up. NASA is providing live coverage over NASA TV and NASA Live starting at 1:00 p.m. EDT.
- Previously delayed by a ground system issue, the final launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket is planned for Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center at 12:53 p.m. EDT with a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload.
- The Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs will commence Tuesday following preliminary sessions presented over the weekend and on Monday. NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will host a presentation on future space exploration strategies on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT.
- Meanwhile, the U.S. House and Senate are back in session this week, following a two-week spring break.
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