Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter the week of October 7, 2024:
Human Space Exploration:
- SpaceX confirms next Starship test will try to catch the booster;
- Scrubbed spacewalks, Starliner stay-overs and more: NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson discusses her eventful 6 months in orbit;
- Blue Origin scrubs debut launch of 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket (video);
- SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage deorbit anomaly;
- Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin plans to launch a new crew capsule on Monday;
Space Science
- Europa Clipper launch postponed until at least October 13 due to Hurricane Milton;
- Solar storm bombarding Earth now may reach ‘extreme’ levels, sparking auroras down to Alabama and straining hurricane-weakened power grids;
- Scientists discover bright ‘sungrazer’ comet that could be visible with the naked eye this month – after Tsuchinshan-ATLAS;
- El Niño fingered as likely culprit in record 2023 temperatures;
- ESA’s Hera spacecraft launches on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida;
- NASA awards Rocket Lab study contract for Mars Sample Return
Coalition Members in the News – Aerojet Rocketdyne, L3Harris; - Dwarf planet Ceres once had a muddy ocean, study suggests;
- China to launch new quantum communications satellites in 2025
Coalition Member in the News – Boeing; - Martian sand can be used to build in space, Dublin scientists find;
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- No borders in the final frontier
In an op-ed, aerospace entrepreneur Sam Hutchison calls for an expanded participation in the exploration of space, an enterprise so far led by the U.S., Russia and China and focused primarily on national security interests that drive industrial growth. “By democratizing access to space, we could accelerate scientific progress and move closer to unlocking the solar system’s vast resources for the benefit of all humanity,” he suggests.
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Other News;
- Volta Space Technologies unveils plans for lunar power satellite network;
- U.S. military spaceplane to perform orbital maneuvers
Coalition Member in the News – Boeing; - PLD Space unveils plans for larger launch vehicles and crewed spacecraft
Coalition Member in the News – Boeing; - Gaining confidence in new launch vehicles;
- The dazzling Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is emerging in the night sky.
- Dominican Republic signs Artemis Accords;
- Brightness of first Chinese broadband constellation satellites alarms astronomers;
- ULA’s Vulcan rocket lifts off on second certification flight
Coalition Member in the News – Northrop Grumman;
Major Space Related Activities for the Week
- Hurricane Milton has delayed NASA Crew-8’s return from the ISS to no earlier than Thursday at 3:05 a.m. EDT, with an ocean splashdown planned off the Florida coast.
- SpaceX received FAA clearance for Monday’s Falcon 9 launch of ESA’s Hera mission to the Didymos/Dimorphos asteroid pair from Cape Canaveral. Falcon 9 launches had been suspended following an off-nominal burn during the September 28 NASA Crew-9 mission.
- NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s moon has also been postponed, awaiting FAA approval.
- Meanwhile, Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-27 launch remains on track for Monday at 12:10 p.m. EDT from West Texas.
- This week, major space organizations like the American Astronomical Society and NASA’s Science Committee are holding meetings.
- On Thursday, Kathy Sullivan will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Women in Aerospace annual awards dinner..
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