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 Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version October 3, 2023 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   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. Full Story: Space (10/2)  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!" Full Story: Space (10/2)  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. Full Story: Space (10/1)  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." Full Story: Space (10/2)  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. Full Story: Space (10/3)  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)    Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036