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Archive for April, 2024

Private space-junk probe to conduct up-close inspection of spent rocket stage

April 20th, 2024 by

The mission aims to assist the later removal of spunk junk, an issue that threatens the sustainable use of orbital space above the Earth.

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Japanese satellite will beam solar power to Earth in 2025

April 19th, 2024 by

Japan will test solar power transmission from space in 2025 with a miniature space-based photoelectric plant that will wirelessly transmit energy from low Earth orbit to Earth.

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China’s experimental moon satellites beam back lunar imagery (video, photo)

April 19th, 2024 by

A pair of small experimental satellites have begun tests related to future lunar communication and navigation services for China’s moon ambitions.

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Are we prepared for Chinese preeminence on the moon and Mars? (op-ed)

April 19th, 2024 by

The U.S. could lose its decades-old leadership in space exploration and technology to China.

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‘Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver’ is a knockout punch of pure sci-fi cinema (review)

April 19th, 2024 by

A review of Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver.”

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‘Astrobiodefense:’ Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs

April 19th, 2024 by

The quest to bring samples back to Earth from Mars has been met with controversy in some quarters as the threat that ecologically-hungry Martian microbes might pose to our biosphere continues to be a topic of concern.

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The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but don’t expect much this year

April 19th, 2024 by

The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on April 21-22, but unfortunately a bright moon will make it difficult to spot any ‘shooting stars’ this year.

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Rocket Lab gearing up to refly Electron booster for 1st time

April 19th, 2024 by

Rocket Lab has put a recovered Electron first stage back into its production line, a big step toward the company’s first-ever rocket reflight.

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