Day: July 20, 2024

Key Highlight NIGCOMSAT partners with the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) to support Nigeria’s broadcasting services Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has partnered with the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) to provide uplink services on the NIGCOMSAT satellite network, aiming to enhance Nigeria’s broadcasting landscape. This three-month collaboration will help improve the quality and reach …

NIGCOMSAT and BON Partner to Elevate the Nigeria’s Broadcasting Landscape. Read More »

NASA is honoring a ‘hidden figure’ and all of the women who contributed to the Apollo program with the naming of a building in Houston, where at the time of the moon missions it was part of the “Manned” Spacecraft Center. The agency’s Johnson Space Center (renamed for the president in 1973) marked the 55th …

NASA Marks Moon Landing Anniversary By Dedicating Building To ‘Women of Apollo’. Read More »

This first ever private spacewalk will be bringing some serious style to outer space. SpaceX‘s privately-funded crewed mission, Polaris Dawn, is moving toward a launch sometime this summer. The four-person crew, which includes the mission’s funder, billionaire philanthropist Jared Isaacman, recently completed acceptance testing for SpaceX’s new extravehicular activity (EVA) spacesuits, which they will wear …

Polaris Dawn Crew Shows Off New SpaceX Spacesuits For 1st Private Spacewalk. Read More »

NASA says its next spacewalk will be delayed indefinitely until engineers understand more about what caused a coolant leak on June 24. Tracy Dyson, a NASA astronaut, had a brief spacesuit leak a month ago while still in the hatch of the International Space Station (ISS). She and Mike Barrett had just opened the door …

NASA Delays ISS Spacewalks Indefinitely To Investigate Spacesuit Coolant Leak. Read More »