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Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter the week of January 29, 2024:
Human Space Exploration:
- NASA’s Artemis I Moon capsule to land in renovated Smithsonian gallery in 2026;
- For the first time NASA has asked industry about private missions to Mars;
- Private Cygnus cargo ship arrives at the ISS carrying 8,200 pounds of cargo;
- Starlab commercial space station to launch on Starship;
- Polaris Dawn astronauts discuss training for historic commercial spacewalk;
- NASA names astronauts for SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission to the ISS;
- 1,000 days in space! Core module of China’s Tiangong space station hits milestone;
- CRS NG-20 launches cargo, science to ISS aboard Falcon 9;
- China’s Chang’e-7 Moon mission to target Shackleton crater;
- NASA wants to fly another 1-year mission. But when will it happen?
- ISS astronaut controls Bert the dog-like robot on Earth during simulated Mars mission;
- Ax-3 astronaut snaps dizzying photo of ISS’s jam-packed interior;
- Cygnus ready for first launch on Falcon 9;
- NASA, Boeing prepare for Starliner spacecraft’s first crew flight test;
Space Science
- Congressional letter asks White House to reverse MSR spending cuts;
- NASA workshop to examine options for Apophis asteroid mission;
- Dark energy is forcing the universe to expand. This new observatory may show us how;
- NASA to ‘wiggle’ broken Ingenuity Mars helicopter’s blades to analyze damage;
- Good night, SLIM;
- Final preparations underway for launch of first Intuitive Machines lunar lander;
- ‘It’s getting closer and closer for sure.’ How SETI is expanding its search for alien intelligence (exclusive);
- Even early galaxies grew hand-in-hand with their supermassive black holes;
- Space travel taxes astronauts’ brains. But microbes on the menu could help in unexpected ways;
- Space weather: One major event from a fully funded program;
- Are they exomoons or not? Scientists debate existence of 1st moons seen beyond our solar system;
- It turns out NASA’s Mars helicopter was much more revolutionary than we knew;
- Atmosphere pressure changes could explain Mars methane;
- A robot surgeon is headed to the ISS to dissect simulated astronaut tissue;
- New effort seeks to study health issues for private astronauts;
- Astronomers discover “invisible” galaxy;
Other News
- Air Force rocket cargo initiative marches forward despite questions about feasibility;
- China’s secretive spaceplane raises its orbit, but yet to deploy satellites;
- Space shuttle Endeavour hoisted for display in launch configuration at Los Angeles science museum;
- Rocket Lab launches 4 private satellites, recovers booster from the sea (photos);
- A Moore’s Law for space;
- Space Force selects vendors for suborbital launch services;
- FCC reaffirms orbital debris mitigation rules;
- Japan’s lunar probe regains power more than a week after landing;
- Iran launches 3 satellites into space that are part of a Western-criticized program as tensions rise;
- Virgin Galactic launches 4 space tourists to the edge of space and back;
Major Space Related Activities for the Week
- The launch of Northrop Grumman’s 20th NASA contracted Cygnus resupply mission to the seven-person International Space Station (ISS) is planned for Tuesday at 12:07 p.m. EST, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. With an on time launch, the Cygnus with a more than 8,200 pound cargo supporting scientific research as well as crew supplies and ISS maintenance equipment would reach the orbital laboratory on Thursday at 4:15 a.m. EST. NASA TV and live streaming coverage for the two events is scheduled for Tuesday at 11:50 a.m. EST, and Thursday at 2:45 a.m. EST.
- Intuitive Machines is preparing for a mid-February launch of its first Nova-C lunar lander as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. NASA will host a news media teleconference on the lander’s science and technology payloads on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. EST. The teleconference will be streamed at 3:30 p.m.
- Meanwhile, Orlando, Florida, is host to three space related conferences this week, including Spacecom on Tuesday through Thursday. The Global Spaceport Summit is planned for Monday, and the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Space Mobility Conference is planned for Tuesday.
- Last week, NASA hosted the National Day of Remembrance, an annual tribute to the 17 astronauts that lost their lives during the 1967 Apollo 1 fire, 1986 shuttle Challenger and 2003 shuttle Columbia tragedies. Thursday will mark the 21st anniversary of the February 1, 2003 shuttle Columbia loss.