NEPAL’S FIRST SATELLITE ‘NEPALISAT-1’ TO TRAVEL AROUND EARTH FROM JUNE 17 - The NepaliSat-1, the Nepal’s first satellite launched into space by Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology on April 17 is to go through the Earth’s orbit from June 17. The nano-satellite weighing 1.3 kilos was launched from the Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in the United States. It has been in the International Space Station since one and half month and will be released into the Earth’s orbit on June 17.   More
(Source: Nepal 24 hours - Jun 14)

WORLD CUP 2019: ASTRONAUT CHEERS ON US WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM FROM SPACE - Talk about nosebleed seats. A U.S. astronaut had the perfect view of the French stadium hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup — although the action may be a little bit hard to see from about 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth's surface. "Finally made it to a @FIFAWWC in person," Anne McClain, a member of Expedition 59, tweeted on Tuesday (June 11), along with two pictures showing the cloudy view beneath the International Space Station. Red circles carefully mark Reims, France, the location of the epic match.    More
(Source: Space.com - Jun 13)

DANGLING TAPE COULD BE USED TO DE-ORBIT OLD SATELLITES - In order to at least begin addressing the growing problem of space debris, numerous groups are now looking into methods of de-orbiting satellites once their operational lives have ended. One of the latest approaches involves getting the spacecraft to dispense a long strip of sunlight-catching tape, instead of using their own propellant. The technology is being developed via the three-year European Union E.T.PACK project, led by Spain's Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.    More
(Source: New Atlas - Jun 13)

SPACEX SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED AND LANDED ITS FALCON 9 ROCKET ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST THIS MORNING - Update June 12th, 11:20AM ET: Despite heavy fog obscuring the view of the launchpad, SpaceX successfully launched and deployed all three RADARSAT spacecraft into orbit this morning. After takeoff, the company also landed the Falcon 9 on the California coast amid the heavy fog. Original story: This morning, SpaceX is set to launch its sixth Falcon 9 mission of 2019 out of southern California, sending three identical Canadian satellites into orbit. After takeoff, SpaceX will attempt to land its rocket on a landing pad next to the vehicle’s launch site. If successful, it will be the second time SpaceX has landed its vehicle on the California coast.   More
(Source: The Verge - Jun 13)

NASA'S SET MISSION TO STUDY SATELLITE PROTECTION IS READY FOR LAUNCH - NASA's Space Environment Testbeds, or SET, will launch in June 2019 on its mission to study how to better protect satellites in space. SET will get a ride to space on a U.S. Air Force Research Lab spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SET studies the very nature of space itself—which isn't completely empty, but brimming with radiation—and how it affects spacecraft and electronics in orbit.    More
(Source: Phys.org - Jun 12)

NASA HAS ‘SPACE GRAVEYARD’ HIDDEN UNDER THE SEA WHERE HUNDREDS OF DEAD SPACECRAFT ARE BURIED - Deep in the South Pacific Ocean lies a graveyard of hundreds of fallen spacecraft. Point Nemo, Latin for "no one", is around 4,000 metres deep and further from land than any point on Earth, making it the ideal spot to crash defunct rockets and satellites. At least 260 spacecraft – mostly Russian – have been laid to rest there by Nasa and other space agencies since it was first used in 1971.   More
(Source: The Sun - Jun 12)

USED SPACEX ROCKET LAUNCHING 3 SATELLITES WEDNESDAY: HOW TO WATCH LIVE - SpaceX will launch three next-generation Earth-observing satellites for the Canadian Space Agency Wednesday (June 12), and you can watch the liftoff live. A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket with a preflown first stage is scheduled to launch the three-spacecraft Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM) tomorrow from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The 13-minute launch window opens at 10:17 a.m. EDT (1417 GMT; 7:17 a.m. local California time).   More
(Source: Space.com - Jun 12)

EUROPEAN ASTRONAUT TO PERFORM FIRST DJ SET IN SPACE - What's it like to spin records in outer space? One astronaut with the European Space Agency, Luca Parmitano, is about to find out. He'll be playing a live DJ set – the first ever according to the organizers – onboard the International Space Station (ISS) this summer in partnership with BigCityBeats, which will livestream the event via satellite for more than 3,000 partygoers onboard a luxury cruise ship.   More
(Source: Fox News - Jun 12)

THE TRUE PRICE OF PRIVATIZING SPACE TRAVEL - On New Year’s Day 2001, the first crew of the International Space Station spent a quiet day in orbit. The commander, U.S. Navy Captain William Shepherd, decided to honor a naval New Year’s tradition, in which the person at the helm recites a poem. Shepherd had written something for the occasion, which included the following, recorded in the ship’s log: Though star trackers mark Altair and Vega / Same as mariners eyed long ago / We are still as wayfinders of knowledge / Seeking new things that mankind shall know.    More
(Source: The Atlantic - Jun 12)

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