Day: July 13, 2024

The US military recently launched a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen ties with the commercial space industry. The aim is to integrate commercial equipment into military space operations, including satellites and other hardware. This would enhance cybersecurity for military satellites. As space becomes more important to the world’s critical infrastructure, the risk increases that hostile nation …

US Military Project Aims To Prevent Hackers Targeting Satellites And Recognizes Rising Threat Of Cyberattacks in Space. Read More »

A highly anticipated NASA astrobiology mission is troubleshooting a serious issue just months before its planned liftoff. The Europa Clipper spacecraft is scheduled to launch this October atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The robotic explorer will embark upon a $5 billion mission to assess the potential of Europa, an ice-covered ocean moon of Jupiter, …

NASA’s $5 Billion Europa Clipper Mission May Not Be Able To Handle Jupiter’s Radiation. Read More »

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring an investigation into the recent anomaly suffered by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The issue occurred on Thursday night (July 11), during the launch of 20 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Falcon 9‘s upper-stage engine failed to complete its second burn …

FAA Investigating SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Failure. Read More »

One of the most interesting events in visual astronomy, and certainly the fastest, occurs when the moon occults a star. The moon’s edge creeps up to it, seems almost to press against it for a number of seconds, and then suddenly the star is gone! It reappears just as abruptly on the moon’s other side …

Watch The Moon Cover Up The Blue Giant Star Spica On July 13. Read More »

A private cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station (ISS) this morning (July 12). Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus vehicle undocked from the ISS today at 7:01 a.m. EDT (1101 GMT), while the ISS was over the South Atlantic, ending a 5.5-month orbital stay. This Cygnus spacecraft — named the S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson, after a NASA astronaut who died …

Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Departs The ISS For A Fiery Re-entry In Earth’s Atmosphere. Read More »