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NASA study: clean, space-based solar power beaming is possible
Jan 19, 2024 · Space-based solar power beaming could deliver energy that is cheaper, cleaner and more accessible than many alternatives. The new NASA report, withheld for more than a year for technical and ...
More eyes in the sky: NRO building new satellites to ... - SpaceNews
Oct 10, 2023 · Responding to competitors. The NRO is increasingly relying on commercial imaging satellites but is also building more of its own assets in space partly in response to the growing capabilities of ...
Uncontrolled reentry of space debris poses a real and growing threat
Jun 5, 2024 · Researchers are still unsure exactly how space debris burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, Wright said, as illustrated by the ISS battery episode. “In this case, NASA models were wrong. With more ...
Starlink soars: SpaceX's satellite internet surprises ... - SpaceNews
May 9, 2024 · WASHINGTON — SpaceX’s ambitious Starlink satellite network is exceeding expectations at a blistering pace, according to a new report by Quilty Space, a market research and consulting firm ...
X-37B spaceplane completes its sixth mission, lands after nearly 30 ...
Nov 12, 2022 · You can opt-out at any time. WASHINGTON — The X-37B spaceplane landed Nov. 12 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 5:22 a.m. Eastern, setting a new endurance record after spending 908 ...
Starship survives reentry during fourth test flight - SpaceNews
Jun 6, 2024 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX conducted the fourth test flight of its Starship launch system June 6, with both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage making it back to the surface ...
Musk outlines plans to increase Starship launch rate and …
Apr 6, 2024 · Updated April 8 with date of presentation. WASHINGTON — SpaceX could attempt to land a Starship booster as soon as the vehicle’s fifth flight as Elon Musk outlined plans to increase both the ...
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NASA monitoring increased leak in Russian ISS module
Feb 29, 2024 · The PrK leak was first detected in 2019 and has been extensively aanlyzed by Roscosmos and NASA. That included apply Kapton tape to try to plug the leak, as well as installing gauges to measure ...