Monday, August 29, 2022

VP Harris and NASA chief unconcerned by Artemis 1 launch delay

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August 29, 2022
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Artemis 1: Return to the Moon
NASA calls off Artemis 1 moon rocket launch over engine cooling issue
(NASA/Joel Kowsky)
An engine cooling issue on NASA's giant new rocket for deep-space exploration forced the agency to call off the booster's much-anticipated launch debut early Monday (Aug. 29).
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VP Harris and NASA chief unconcerned by Artemis 1 launch delay
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Top U.S. space officials urged patience after NASA's mega moon mission scrubbed Monday (Aug. 29).
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Artemis 1 moon rocket might still fly this week, NASA says
(NASA)
The next possible opportunity to launch Artemis 1 comes on Friday (Sept. 2), and NASA officials say they haven't given up on hitting that target.
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Is SLS worth the cost? NASA's new megarocket comes with a mega price tag
(NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The powerful rocket's debut comes after a long series of delays and cost overruns.
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The Launchpad
Dark energy remains a mystery as Einstein's theory of gravity passes another test
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Scientists are still coming up empty in the hunt for flaws in Einstein's theory of general relativity that could explain the mysterious force driving the accelerating expansion of the universe.
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Trio of solar flares produce radio blackouts and dazzling auroras
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Space weather watchers observed a series of powerful solar flares between Saturday (Aug. 27) and Monday (Aug. 29), the most powerful of which registered as an M8-class flare and occurred on Monday at 7:07 a.m. EDT (1207 GMT).
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Skywatching
Watch the young moon rise above Mercury tonight
(Starry Night Software)
Mercury, the smallest and closest planet to the sun, and the crescent moon will appear close together in the lower part of the western night sky tonight.
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Science & Astronomy
A month on 'Mars': The Arctic comes alive
(Rod Pyle)
For someone who has pored over images of Mars for years, it was quite easy to believe you were on that planet.
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Spaceflight
Chinese solid rocket launches mysterious Chuangxin 16 satellite (video)
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China launched a small solid rocket on Monday (Aug. 22), spawning a minor mystery about the number of satellites on the flight.
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Technology
War in Ukraine highlights the growing strategic importance of private satellite companies
(NASA/Steve Jurvetson, CC BY-NC)
Soon after the war began, Ukraine requested data from private satellite companies around the world. By the end of April, Ukraine was getting imagery from U.S. companies mere minutes after the data was collected.
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