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GET OUT OF THE WAY: THE 1ST RESTARTABLE SOLID ROCKET FUEL COULD HELP REDUCE SPACE JUNK GET OUT OF THE WAY: THE 1ST RESTARTABLE SOLID ROCKET FUEL COULD HELP REDUCE SPACE JUNK - In the 2013 movie "Gravity," space junk nearly killed Sandra Bullock. While that story was most definitely fiction (and sensational fiction at that), the threat of space junk is real — so real that NASA has a whole office devoted to tracking and mitigating it. And last year marked the first international conference focused entirely on orbital debris. There's good reason to be concerned. Currently, about 2,000 operational satellites orbit the Earth — not to mention another 3,000 non-operational ones — and that number is expected to skyrocket. This year, more than 1,500 satellites are scheduled for launch. (Compare this to 2018, when only 365 were launched.)    More
(Source: Space.com - Apr 28)


A SATELLITE LOOK BACK AT 50 YEARS OF EARTH DAY A SATELLITE LOOK BACK AT 50 YEARS OF EARTH DAY - Last week on Wednesday, April 22 was the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Taking a step back and viewing the Earth from above not only can spark awe, it also can inspire change. Case in point—in 1969, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson witnessed an 800-square-mile oil spill in the Santa Barbara Channel as his plane flew over the disaster. What he saw inspired him to create the first Earth Day the following year.   More
(Source: WeatherNation - Apr 28)


THE AIR FORCE WANTS YOU TO HACK ITS SATELLITE IN ORBIT. YES, REALLY THE AIR FORCE WANTS YOU TO HACK ITS SATELLITE IN ORBIT. YES, REALLY - When the Air Force asked hackers to break into a F-15 fighter jet at last year’s DEF CON security conference, the results were both eye-opening and eye-watering. It was the first time hackers were allowed to work on the system to look for bugs. In just two days, a team of seven hackers found a ton of vulnerabilities, which if exploited in the real world could have crippled a critical aircraft data system, causing untold and potentially catastrophic damage. It was also proof that the Air Force desperately needed help.   More
(Source: TechCrunch - Apr 27)


IRAN'S MILITARY SATELLITE A 'TUMBLING WEBCAM IN SPACE,' SPACE FORCE COMMANDER SAYS IRAN'S MILITARY SATELLITE A 'TUMBLING WEBCAM IN SPACE,' SPACE FORCE COMMANDER SAYS - The first satellite launched into space by Iran last week that revealed the country's secret military space program is nothing but “a tumbling webcam in space," the head of the U.S military's newest service said Saturday. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Wednesday it put up a “Noor," or "Light," satellite into a low orbit circling the Earth after using a mobile launcher at a new launch site.    More
(Source: Fox News - Apr 27)


AN ASTRONAUT SPOTTED SPACEX’S STARLINK INTERNET SATELLITES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AN ASTRONAUT SPOTTED SPACEX’S STARLINK INTERNET SATELLITES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - An astronaut on the International Space Station last week captured a unique view of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites – photographing a group of the satellites in space, from space. Starlink is SpaceX’s plan to build a network of about 12,000 small satellites to provide high-speed internet to anywhere in the world. The company has launched 360 Starlink satellites in the past year and aims to begin offering early, limited service later in 2020.   More
(Source: CNBC - Apr 26)


PROGRESS MS-14 CARGO CRAFT DOCKS WITH ISS PROGRESS MS-14 CARGO CRAFT DOCKS WITH ISS - The Progress MS-14 cargo craft, launched on April 25 at 04:51 Moscow time from the Baikonur cosmodrome, has docked successfully with the International Space Station (ISS). The Russian space agency Roscosmos has transmitted the docking on its website. The cargo craft will deliver the Victory Day (the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Second World War) paraphernalia to the ISS, as well as data on the war fighters within the "Immortal Regiment on the ISS" project.   More
(Source: TASS - Apr 26)


SOYUZ LAUNCHES FROM KAZAKHSTAN WITH SPACE STATION SUPPLY SHIP SOYUZ LAUNCHES FROM KAZAKHSTAN WITH SPACE STATION SUPPLY SHIP - A Soyuz rocket decorated to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe fired into space Friday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, sending a Progress supply ship on a fast-track, three-hour pursuit of the International Space Station. The Soyuz-2.1a booster ignited its kerosene-fueled engines at climbed away from Launch Pad No. 31 at Baikonur at 9:51:41 p.m. EDT Friday (0151 GMT Saturday) to kick off a nine-minute climb into orbit.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Apr 25)


LONG-LOST U.S. MILITARY SATELLITE FOUND BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR LONG-LOST U.S. MILITARY SATELLITE FOUND BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR - There are more than 2,000 active satellites orbiting Earth. At the end of their useful lives, many will simply burn up as they reenter the atmosphere. But some will continue circling as "zombie" satellites — neither alive nor quite dead. "Most zombie satellites are satellites that are no longer under human control, or have failed to some degree," says Scott Tilley.   More
(Source: NPR - Apr 25)


SPACEX’S STARLINK NETWORK SURPASSES 400-SATELLITE MARK AFTER SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH SPACEX’S STARLINK NETWORK SURPASSES 400-SATELLITE MARK AFTER SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH - SpaceX launched 60 more spacecraft Wednesday to join the Starlink fleet beaming broadband signals around the world, while the company’s engineers move closer to debuting a sunshade that could reduce the satellites’ impacts on ground-based astronomy. Riding 1.7 million pounds of thrust from nine Merlin main engines, a Falcon 9 rocket took off at 3:30:30 p.m. EDT (1930:30 GMT) Wednesday from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Apr 24)


NASA SATELLITE REVEALS HUGE DROP IN AIR POLLUTION OVER PARTS OF INDIA SINCE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN NASA SATELLITE REVEALS HUGE DROP IN AIR POLLUTION OVER PARTS OF INDIA SINCE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN - NASA satellite data reveals how aerosol levels in India have dropped dramatically since March 25, when the government imposed the world's largest lockdown on its 1.3 billion-strong population amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This lockdown, like in other parts of the planet, has significantly reduced industrial activities and caused large falls in road vehicle and plane traffic in the country.    More
(Source: Newsweek - Apr 23)

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