Satellite News

Just another satellite weblog

Archive for September 11th, 2023

‘Star Trek’s’ Celia Rose Gooding reveals how she channels Lt. Uhura interview excerpt (exclusive)

September 11th, 2023 by

Celia Rose Gooding reflects on her “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” role as a young Lt. Nyota Uhura in this exclusive excerpt from “Star Trek Explorer” magazine.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

OSIRIS-Rex’s Dante Lauretta shares final preparations for Sept. 24 asteroid-sample return

September 11th, 2023 by

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will see a sample of an asteroid return to Earth on Sept. 24. Here’s how the mission’s head scientist feels about the chances of success.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

‘Artificial star’ helps test satellite navigation systems (photo)

September 11th, 2023 by

The builders of star trackers need to test their tools before launching them aboard satellites. And that’s where star simulators come in handy.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Hitchhiking microbes on ISS cargo ships can make astronauts sick. Scientists have a solution

September 11th, 2023 by

A specific lubricant seems to be a promising solution to mitigate microbial biofilms onboard ISS.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Japan’s SLIM moon lander is carrying this transforming ball robot (it’s not BB-8)

September 11th, 2023 by

A small, spherical robot will roll and walk across the lunar surface thanks to some children’s toy technologies.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Mysterious moonquake traced to Apollo 17 lunar lander base

September 11th, 2023 by

A reanalysis of Apollo 17 seismic data has revealed that the Apollo 17 lunar lander base is creating its own moonquakes.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Astronaut Frank Rubio breaks US record on way to spending a year in space

September 11th, 2023 by

Frank Rubio didn’t set out to break a record, but today on the International Space Station, he will do just that. Rubio, a NASA astronaut, will have flown the longest mission in U.S. history.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »