Tuesday, October 3, 2023

NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020s

NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020s | Virgin Galactic delays next flight by 1 day, to Oct. 6 | The Economist to launch Space Economy Summit Oct 11-12
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October 3, 2023
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The Launchpad
NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020s
(NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute)
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will be able to keep exploring its exotic environs for at least another five years.
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Virgin Galactic delays next flight by 1 day, to Oct. 6
(Virgin Galactic)
The slip will "give our team an additional day to complete vehicle prep and checks. We look forward to taking to the skies in a few days!"
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The Economist to launch Space Economy Summit Oct 11-12
(The Economist)
To help highlight the new opportunities that a space-based economy will provide, The Economist is launching its first-ever Space Economy Summit.
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Skywatching
BlueWalker 3 satellite now one of the brightest in the sky
(Michael Tzukran)
"It is unacceptably bright for many sky observers around the world."
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Spaceflight
Spain's new cubesats will fly in space like a flock of geese
(ESA)
The satellites will use their wing-like flaps, which extend their wingspan by about six times, to maintain their relative positions.
Full Story: Space (10/2) 
Science & Astronomy
'Lightning' on Venus may not be lightning at all
(NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben)
While zipping through space to investigate the sun, NASA's Parker Solar Probe may have picked up signals behind Venus' mysterious "lightning" storms.
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SpaceX
SpaceX fires up Falcon Heavy ahead of Psyche launch
(SpaceX)
The static-test fire helped prep the Falcon Heavy for the launch of NASA's Psyche asteroid mission, scheduled for Oct. 12.
Full Story: Space (10/2) 
Technology
Startup readies satellite to make semiconductors in space
(Space Forge)
U.K. startup preparing to send a satellite to space that will manufacture new semiconductor materials that could be used in electronic devices on Earth.
Full Story: Space (10/2) 
Search for Life
Space Mics: Scientists want to listen in on alien worlds
(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems)
The use of tiny microphones on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has proven incredibly beneficial to both engineers and scientists.
Full Story: Space (10/3) 
 
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