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☆ US warns space companies about foreign spying
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Michael Martina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"We anticipate growing threats to this burgeoning sector of the U.S. economy," a U.S. counterintelligence official told Reuters, adding that "China and Russia are among the leading foreign intelligence threats to the U.S. space industry." The document warned companies to be on guard for facility visit requests, and attempts to gather confidential information at conferences. U.S. authorities have for years said Chinese hackers are targeting U.S. space know-how, including having accessed computers at the NASA Goddard Space Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as well as numerous companies involved in aviation, space and satellite technology. China says its space program is for peaceful purposes, but U.S. military officials say Beijing sees space as crucial to its military strategy. The U.S. warned this year that China seeks to match or surpass it as a leader in space by 2045.

Persons: Tom Brenner, Tao Li, Michael Martina, Don Durfee, Jamie Freed Organizations: Federal Bureau of, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Counterintelligence and Security, Air Force Office, Special Investigations, NASA Goddard Space Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S, China, Russia, Washington, Beijing

☆ Russian spacecraft adjusts moon orbit in preparation for landing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] A picture taken from the camera of the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 shows the Zeeman crater located on the far side of the moon, August 17, 2023. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsAug 18 (Reuters) - Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft adjusted its orbit on Friday as it prepared to attempt the first landing near the south pole of the moon, space agency Roscosmos said. "Today at 09:20 Moscow time (0620 GMT), the propulsion system of the automatic station performed an orbit correction lasting 40 seconds. Its goal is to provide the best conditions for the subsequent construction of a pre-landing orbit," Roscosmos said in a statement. Russian space chief Yuri Borisov said last week that Luna-25 aimed to land on Aug. 21.

Persons: Russia's Luna, Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, Luna, Mark Trevelyan, Gareth Jones Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Thomson Locations: Handout, Moscow, Ukraine

☆ India closes in on moon landing as Russia also races to lunar south pole
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Nivedita Bhattacharjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Indian space agency launched the rocket carrying the spacecraft on July 14, blasting off from the country's main spaceport in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. Rough terrain is expected to complicate a landing on the lunar south pole. A previous mission by India's space agency, the Chandrayaan-2, crashed in 2019 near where the Chandrayaan-3 will attempt a touchdown. Both India and Russia have national interests in successful landings and in claiming the historic first at stake. Russia's space agency Roscosmos has said the Luna-25 mission would spend 5-7 days in lunar orbit before descending to one of three possible landing sites near the pole.

Persons: Roscosmos, Luna, Narendra Modi's, Nivedita, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: ISRO, Handout, REUTERS, Rights, LM, Indian Space Research Organisation, Luna, India's, Skyroot Aerospace, Thomson Locations: Russia, Andhra Pradesh, India, Ukraine, Bengaluru

☆ Investing in Space: A guide to satellites
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Last year I wrote about the key terms investors should know about the steps involved in a rocket launch, to give a guide for what phrases mean in context. A number of you found that launch guide helpful, so I'm back with another synthesized glossary – but this time for satellites! We've seen a couple of satellites going awry this summer, and I've gotten questions like: "Dang, I thought the launch was successful?" Processing: Mounting the satellite to the rocket and making sure the satellite is healthy, fueled up and ready for launch.

Persons: CNBC's Michael Sheetz, I've, it's Organizations: Manufacturers, Iridium Locations: Intelsat's, Americas

☆ The $362 million warship the US Navy just decommissioned wasn't even in service 5 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The US Navy officially decommissioned USS Sioux City this week. The $362 million Littoral Combat Ship has been in service roughly four years and nine months. USS Sioux City, a Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship, was commissioned into service with the Navy on November 17, 2018. In September last year, the Navy decommissioned the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado after just eight years of service. USS Sioux City conducts a passing exercise with an Egyptian Navy frigate in the Red Sea in July 2022.

Persons: Brandon J, Vinson, Capt, Daniel Reiher, Nicholas S, Tenorio, Nicholas A, Bob Scott, Scott, Seaman Juel Foster, James Stavridis, Stavridis Organizations: US Navy, Navy, Service, USS, Naval, Brandon, Sioux, Coast Guard, Mayport, Littoral Combat Ship Training, Combat, Combat Ships, USS Sioux City, Egyptian Navy, Russell, Russell Sioux City, Iowa Public, Littoral Combat, USS Navy, Communication, Ships Locations: Sioux City, Wall, Silicon, USS Sioux City, Florida, Iowa, Coronado, Littoral, Souda Bay, Greece, USS Sioux, Egyptian, Red, Russell Sioux, China

☆ The iconic flying boat that helped hunt down Axis warships during World War II is getting a new lease on life
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The PBY Catalina flying boat was one of the most iconic Allied aircraft of World War II. The PBY Catalina flying boat was one of the most iconic Allied aircraft of World War II. The Next Generation Amphibious Aircraft Catalina II "is a modern amphibian with advanced engines and avionics and will offer capabilities no other amphibian can provide today." Catalina Aircraft announcement listed almost 60 civilian and government missions the Catalina II will be able to perform. After serving in several Allied militaries during World War II, many Catalinas remained in operation with militaries and civilian users around the world.

Persons: Lawrence Reece, John Redfield Catalina, Martin P5M, Marlin, Catalinas, Li Ziheng, Michael Peck Organizations: PBY Catalina, Allied, PBY Catalinas, Service, Aircraft, Catalina Aircraft, PBY, Getty, Catalina, US Navy PBY, Naval, Christi, of, Civilian, Missions, US Coast Guard, French, US Coast Guard Reserve, Consolidated Aircraft PBY Catalina, US Navy, Royal Navy, US Air Force Special, Command, DARPA, Liberty, Defense Force, Defense, Foreign Policy, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Wall, Silicon, Florida, Catalina, Alaska, Bettmann, Canada, Soviet Union, San Diego Bay, Midway, Qingdao, China, Xinhua, Guam, Forbes

☆ Focus: US space startups' latest struggles marked by layoffs, shake-ups
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Mike Blake/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. space startups have slashed workforces and restructured operations to survive amid an investment drought that has grounded once-lofty aspirations. Those struggles follow the April bankruptcy filing by satellite launch firm Virgin Orbit, which was owned by billionaire Richard Branson. "The focus for investors in this space is very different than what it was a couple years ago. The financial headwinds faced by rocket startups have triggered pain elsewhere as well. It shifted much of its focus to government defense programs as its commercial customers face tight capital markets, CEO Laurienti said.

Persons: Mike Blake, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Joe Laurienti, Caleb Henry, Chris Kemp, Will Marshall, Quilty's Henry, Laurienti, Joey Roulette, Ben Klayman, Matthew Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Elon, SpaceX, Astra, Labs, Ursa, Reuters, Planet Labs, Thomson Locations: Long Beach , California, U.S, Denver, Washington

☆ Mars is rotating more quickly, NASA mission finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Mars is rotating more quickly than it used to, according to data that NASA’s InSight lander collected on the red planet. Initially, the InSight mission, the first to study the interior of Mars, was supposed to last about two years after it landed in November 2018. The InSight mission continued to collect data about Mars until the very end, falling silent in December 2022 after dust blocked its solar panels from receiving sunlight. Researchers then used RISE to measure the wobble of Mars as the core sloshes around inside it. This new figure was compared with previous estimates of the core’s radius that were collected by tracking seismic waves as they traveled through Mars’ interior.

Persons: CNN —, Viking landers, ”, Sebastien Le Maistre, Mars, “, Bruce Banerdt, “ I’ve Organizations: CNN, NASA, JPL, Caltech, Pathfinder, Space, Space Network, Royal Observatory of, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Locations: Royal Observatory of Belgium, Pasadena , California

☆ The British navy is teaming up with the US to build a new 'Dreadnought' for a totally different battle at sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The British Royal Navy is building a new class of nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines. The British subs will have the same missile compartment as the US Navy's new missile subs. At-sea deterrentThe Royal Navy submarine HMS Dreadnought in April 1963. The Royal Navy plans to commission HMS Dreadnought sometime in the early 2030s. In addition to being the largest British subs ever, the Dreadnought class will be one of the most expensive defense projects in British history.

Persons: SSPL, Royce, Christopher Furlong, King George VI ., Valiant, Warspite Organizations: British Royal Navy, British, Service, HMS, Dreadnought, Royal, Royal Navy, Ministry of Defense, Submarine, Agency, BAE Systems, Royce, Vanguard, UK, US, Trident, Columbia, CMC, US Navy's Trident, BAE, MoD Locations: Wall, Silicon, Britain, Faslane, US Navy Ohio, British, Barrow, Furness

☆ Russia will launch its first lunar lander since 1976
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Russia is preparing to launch Luna 25, the country’s first lunar lander in 47 years. Hitching a ride aboard a Soyuz-2 Fregat rocket, Luna 25 is expected to take flight at 8:10 a.m. local time Friday, or 7:10 p.m. Russia’s last lunar lander, Luna 24, landed on the moon on August 18, 1976. Initially, Roscosmos and the European Space Agency planned to partner on Luna 25, as well as Luna 26, Luna 27 and the ExoMars rover. The mission is India’s second attempt to land at the lunar south pole after Chandrayaan-2 crashed into the moon in September 2019.

Persons: India’s, Roscomos, ”, Artemis III, “ We’re, Bill Nelson, “ There’s, Nelson, “ Organizations: CNN, Vostochny, Soyuz, YouTube, Roscosmos, Luna, Reuters, NASA, European Space Agency, ESA, Soviet Locations: Russia, Amur Oblast, Russian, Ukraine, Chandrayaan, India, United States, Soviet Union, China, Mars, Soviet

For the first time in nearly half a century, Russia has launched a spacecraft that is headed to the moon. On Friday morning at a spaceport in the far eastern part of Russia, a rocket lifted Luna-25, a robotic lander of moderate size, to Earth orbit. The Soyuz rocket began its flight under cloudy skies at the Vostochny launchpad. About 10 minutes into the flight, the spacecraft and a space tug propulsion unit separated from the rocket’s third stage. In about an hour, the space tug will push Luna-25 on a course to the moon.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, Luna Organizations: Soyuz Locations: Russia, Ukraine

☆ Mars is spinning faster and its days are getting shorter — and scientists aren't sure why
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Measurements from NASAs' InSight Mars Lander have uncovered a new Martian mystery. The red planet seems to be spinning faster, making its days a little shorter every year. The discovery, made using measurements from NASA's Insight lander, has left scientists baffled. While researchers aren't exactly sure what could be causing this landmass shift, a leading theory suggests it could be down to Martian ice. NASA/JPL-CaltechThe latest findings about Mars are the result of years of data gathered from NASA's Insight Lander over 900 Martian days.

Persons: Mars Lander, Sebastien Le Maistre, Bruce Banerdt, I've Organizations: Service, NASA, Royal Observatory of, JPL, Caltech, Malin, Science Systems, NASA's Insight Lander, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Locations: Wall, Silicon, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Southern California

☆ Long before whales, pioneering marine reptile was a filter-feeder
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Artist's reconstruction shows the Triassic Period marine reptile Hupehsuchus nanchangensis, based on fossils unearthed in China's Hubei Province. Hupehsuchus is believed to have been a filter-feeder, akin to some of today's baleen whales. "Baleen whales are mammals and Hupehsuchus are reptiles. Marine reptiles asserted themselves. Two other ancient marine reptiles - Paludidraco, which lived about 230 million years ago, and Morturneria, which lived about 70 million years ago - appear to have used some type of filter-feeding.

Persons: Shi Shunyi, Long Cheng, Handout, Hupehsuchus, Mike Benton, Cheng, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, University of Bristol, BMC, Wuhan Center, China Geological Survey, Hupehsuchus, Thomson Locations: Hubei Province, Hupehsuchus, England, Siberia, Washington

☆ Chandrayaan-3: Indian spacecraft enters lunar orbit in step closer to moon rover soft landing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —India moved one step closer to executing a controlled landing on the moon after its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft entered lunar orbit over the weekend, inching toward the surface’s unexplored South Pole. Developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Chandrayaan-3 is comprised of a lander, propulsion module and rover. Its first lunar probe, the Chandrayaan-1, orbited the moon and was then deliberately crash-landed onto the lunar surface in 2008. Eleven years later, the Chandrayaan-2 successfully entered lunar orbit but its rover crash-landed on the moon’s surface. “Chandrayaan-3 scripts a new chapter in India’s space odyssey,” Modi tweeted shortly after it took off last month.

Persons: “, Satish, Space, It’s, Modi, ” Modi Organizations: CNN, Indian Space Research Organization, Soviet, ISRO, Soviet Union Locations: India, United States, Soviet Union, China, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

☆ NASA used an interstellar 'shout' to reconnect with Voyager 2 probe after losing it in a technical screw-up
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reconnected with the Voyager 2 space probe after losing it. The agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory sent an interstellar "shout" more than 12.3 billion miles which got the probe's attention after an error by NASA officials rendered the probe temporarily unreachable. According to the agency, it took the signal 18.5 hours for commands to reach Voyager 2 through the vastness of space. The operation only had a small chance of success, a spokeswoman for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory told The Times. "After two weeks of not hearing anything, we're back to getting unique data from the interstellar medium," said Linda Spilker, a planetary scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the lead mission scientist for Voyager 2.

Persons: Suzanne Dodd, Linda Spilker, Dodd Organizations: Jet Propulsion, Service, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space, New York Times, Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, Canberra, Australia, NASA's

☆ NASA Reaches Voyager 2 With a Last-Ditch ‘Shout’ Across the Void
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Katrina Miller | More About Katrina Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It took an interstellar “shout” across the solar system. But NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Friday that it re-established full communications with Voyager 2, an aging probe exploring the outer edges of the solar system. “After two weeks of not hearing anything, we’re back to getting unique data from the interstellar medium,” said Linda Spilker, a planetary scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the lead mission scientist for Voyager 2. On Tuesday morning, officials from the Deep Space Network, a worldwide system of radio dishes NASA uses to communicate with various space probes, detected a carrier signal known as a heartbeat from Voyager 2. Nonetheless, being able to pick up only the heartbeat “was upsetting and worrisome,” said Suzanne Dodd, the project manager for Voyager 2.

Persons: ”, Linda Spilker, Suzanne Dodd Organizations: Propulsion Laboratory, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space, NASA

☆ NASA’s ‘shout’ restores communication with Voyager 2
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Using a long-shot “shout” maneuver, the Voyager mission team at NASA has reestablished communication with Voyager 2 after losing contact with the spacecraft, which has been operating for nearly 46 years. Commands sent to Voyager 2 on July 21 accidentally caused the spacecraft’s antenna to point 2 degrees away from Earth. One radio antenna is located at Goldstone near Barstow, California, the second near Madrid, and the third near Canberra, Australia. It’s not the first time that the aging twin probes — Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, both launched in 1977 — have experienced issues. Voyager 1, which is nearly 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth, continues to operate as expected and communicate with the Deep Space Network.

Persons: Suzanne Dodd, Dodd, It’s, —, ” Organizations: CNN, Voyager, NASA, “, Space Network, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Locations: Goldstone, Barstow , California, Madrid, Canberra, Australia, Pasadena , California

☆ NASA’s Voyager 2 Is Out of Contact but Not Lost in Space
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Katrina Miller | More About Katrina Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

This isn’t the first time NASA has lost the ability to talk to the spacecraft. In 2020, scientists managing the Deep Space Network shut down the sole radio dish capable of talking to Voyager 2 for repairs and upgrades. A few weeks after Voyager 2 began its journey, NASA launched its twin, Voyager 1, which followed a different trajectory and reached interstellar space first. Earlier this year, Voyager 2 switched to running its five instruments on backup power to prolong the life of the mission. “It’s a 46-year-old spacecraft — we don’t like being out of contact with it,” the spokeswoman said.

Persons: “, It’s Organizations: NASA, Deep Space, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

☆ NASA accidentally lost contact with its Voyager 2 probe after sending a wrong command. It could mean the end of its 46-year-old mission.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NASA "inadvertently" cut contact with its Voyager 2 probe after sending a wrong command. The 46-year-old probe is hurtling away from Earth at around 35,000 miles per hour. The agency said Friday it hasn't been in contact with the probe since July 21 after "inadvertently" pointing its antenna away from Earth. In the meantime, the probe is traveling 35,000 miles per hour through space and is 12 billion miles away from Earth. An artist's impression (circa 1977) of the trajectory to be taken by NASA's Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 space probes on their missions to study Jupiter and Saturn.

Persons: hasn't, Glen Nagle, Linda Spilker Organizations: NASA, Service, ABC News, ABC, NASA's, Space Frontiers, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Locations: Wall, Silicon, Canberra, NASA's, Southern California

☆ NASA hears ‘heartbeat’ of Voyager 2 after losing communication
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Voyager mission team at NASA has been able to detect a signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact with the spacecraft, which has been operating for nearly 46 years. One radio antenna is located at Goldstone near Barstow, California, the second near Madrid, and the third near Canberra, Australia. “We are now generating a new command to attempt to point the spacecraft antenna toward Earth,” Dodd said. Along the way, both Voyager 1 and 2 have encountered unexpected issues and dropouts, including a seven-month period where Voyager 2 and the Deep Space Network couldn’t communicate in 2020. Meanwhile, Voyager 1, which is nearly 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth, continues to operate as expected and communicate with the Deep Space Network.

Persons: “, ”, Suzanne Dodd, ” Dodd, ” ‘, ’, It’s Organizations: CNN, NASA, Radio Science, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Network, Space Locations: Pasadena , California, Goldstone, Barstow , California, Madrid, Canberra, Australia

☆ Factbox: Uranium mines in Niger, world's 7th biggest producer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Niger is the world's seventh-biggest producer of uranium, according to the World Nuclear Association (WNA). Below are details of Niger's uranium deposits and mines:PRODUCTIONNiger, which has Africa's highest-grade uranium ores, produced 2,020 metric tons of uranium in 2022, about 5% of world mining output, according to the WNA. Niger has one major mining operation in the north operated by France's state-owned Orano, another major mine which closed in 2021, with one under development. French nuclear power plants source less than 10% of their uranium from Niger, Orano added. IMOURARENThis deposit about 50 miles south of Arlit contains one of the largest reserves in the world, according to Orano.

Persons: Mohamed Bazoum, Orano, Eric Onstad, Nick Macfie Organizations: Niger, World Nuclear Association, Somair, Arlit, Thomson Locations: Niger, Kazakhstan, Canada, Namibia, Arlit, Orano, Niger's, Akokan

☆ NASA’s new telescope could spot thousands of exoplanets and hundreds of Earth-size rogue planets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —When NASA’s next-generation space observatory launches in a few years, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will expand the search for exoplanets as well as rogue planets, or worlds that travel through space without orbiting stars. Understanding these rogue planets could shed more light on the formation, evolution and disruption of planetary systems. This illustration shows what the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will look like in orbit. But rogue planets are likely much smaller. Telescopes like Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope have enabled astronomers to observe large, glowing gas giant exoplanets called hot Jupiters.

Persons: NASA’s, Nancy Grace, Nancy Grace Roman, NASA's, —, ”, David Bennett, Microlensing, Takahiro Sumi, “, Naoki Koshimoto, ” Sumi, Hubble, Vanessa Bailey, Roman’s, James Webb, Bailey, coronagraph, “ It’s, ” Bailey Organizations: CNN, Hubble, NASA's Goddard Space, Mount John University Observatory, Goddard Space Flight, Osaka University, Engineers, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Locations: New, Greenbelt , Maryland, Pasadena , California, Webb

☆ Lockheed gets US defense contract to develop nuclear-powered spacecraft
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 26 (Reuters) - Weapons maker Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) has been awarded a contract by a U.S. Department of Defense agency to develop a nuclear-powered spacecraft for the purposes of exploration and national defense, the company said on Wednesday. Lockheed Martin said the project is an advancement in propulsion technology – from chemical propulsion engines to nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) engines. "These more powerful and efficient nuclear thermal propulsion systems can provide faster transit times between destinations. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded the contract to Lockheed under a project called Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO). The in-space flight demonstration of a nuclear thermal rocket engine vehicle will take place no later than 2027, Lockheed said.

Persons: Lockheed Martin, Jeff Bezos, Kirk Shireman, Kannaki, Shailesh Organizations: Lockheed, U.S . Department of Defense, Origin, Elon, SpaceX, Lunar, Lockheed Martin Space, Research Projects Agency, DARPA, Agile Cislunar, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Carl Sagan’s personal master recording of Voyager’s iconic Golden Record goes up for auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The master recordings of the Voyager Golden Record still have their original boxes. Courtesy Sotheby'sNow, a copy of the master recording for NASA’s Voyager Golden Record — the one kept by the late astronomer Carl Sagan and his wife, producer Ann Druyan — will be for sale at Sotheby’s New York on Thursday. Both Voyager spacecraft carry a copy of the Golden Record. Each record cover was etched with symbols depicting how to locate the sun and instructions on how to play the record. Engineers can be seen securing the cover over the Voyager 1 Golden Record in 1977.

Persons: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan —, Chuck Berry’s, Johnny B, Goode, Sagan, Frank Drake, Linda Salzman, “, ”, Suzanne Dodd, Dodd, ” Dodd, they’ve Organizations: CNN, NASA’s, Sotheby’s, Columbia Recording, United Nations, Cornell University, NASA, Voyager, JPL, Caltech, Engineers, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Neptune, Hulton, “ Locations: York, Senegalese, Peruvian, Indian, Pasadena , California

☆ NASA Seeks a Nuclear-Powered Rocket to Get to Mars in Half the Time
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Kenneth Chang | More About Kenneth Chang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

A Number That Sums It Up: 3 to 4 months to MarsWhat if a spacecraft could get to Mars in half the time it currently takes? Every 26 months or so, Mars and Earth are close enough for a shorter journey between the worlds. “The technical capabilities, including early safety protocols, remain viable today,” Tabitha Dodson, the DRACO project manager, said in a news briefing on Wednesday. A key difference between NERVA and DRACO is that NERVA used weapons-grade uranium for its reactors, while DRACO will use a less-enriched form of uranium. The demonstration spacecraft would most likely orbit at an altitude between 435 and 1,240 miles, Dr. Dodson said.

Persons: Agency —, NERVA, ” Tabitha Dodson, DRACO, ” Dr, Dodson, Kirk Shireman, Lockheed Martin Organizations: DARPA, Orion, NASA, Air Force, Research, Agency, Rover, Lockheed

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