~orbitalindex | Issue No. 251 (44)
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Peregrine mission abandons moon landing attempt after suffering ‘critical’ fuel loss | CNN
Astrobotic has reported a “critical” propellant loss
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Update #7 for Peregrine Mission One | Astrobotic
unfortunately now out of the question
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Moon Monday #151: On Astrobotic‘s first lunar landing, Chandrayaan 3 blasting away lunar material, an older & cooler Luna, and much more
five of which are funded through CLPS
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/01/vulcan-flight-one-preps/
Here are lots of Vulcan technical details
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NASA’s 3D-printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Test a Success - NASA
hot fire test of a 3D-printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE)
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The world’s first space flight for the rotating detonation engine, and a glimpse at a new sample return capsule
A small RDRE was tested in space by JAXA in 2022
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https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1743588153229738078
entered its destination orbit
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China completes new commercial launch pad to boost access to space
new commercial launch pad on Hainan island
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SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Critical of Musk, Federal Agency Says
accused SpaceX of wrongfully firing eight employees
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https://www.aninews.in/news/science/isro-successfully-tests-fuel-cell-on-pslv-c58s-orbital-platform-poem320240105105521/
successfully tested a novel fuel cell power system
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Russia, NASA Agree to Continue Joint ISS Flights Until 2025 - The Moscow Times
continue joint ISS flights until 2025 (
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NASA, United Arab Emirates Announce Artemis Lunar Gateway Airlock - NASA
develop an airlock for NASA’s Lunar Gateway
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Questions about NASA's Mars Sample Return mission put JPL jobs in jeopardy
workforce reductions
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https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/india-to-use-spacex-s-falcon-9-rocket-to-launch-communications-satellite-124010300963_1.html
launch a communications satellite aboard a Falcon-9
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NASA Bumps Up Funding for Blue Origin and Voyager Space Stations
awarded more funding to the remaining Commercial LEO Destination programs to replace the ISS
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Deep into the Kuiper Belt, New Horizons is still doing science
Ars shared an update on New Horizons’s ongoing science mission
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New research harnesses AI and satellite imagery to reveal the expanding footprint of human activity at sea
satellite radar and optical data to reveal the scale of “dark” fishing and other ocean activities
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Neptune and Uranus seen in true colours for first time
comes from 80s-era Voyager imagery that was color-shifted to bring out detail in the original images
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OSIRIS APEX Trajectory
watch the animation of the OSIRIS APEX (neé OSIRIS REx) multi-year trajectory to reach its encounter...
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https://twitter.com/NASASolarSystem/status/1742930320574595379
passed its closest approach
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NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX to Fly Closer to Sun to Reach Asteroid Apophis – OSIRIS-APEX
Mission planners used one of the solar panels to shield sensitive components
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Ecotenet | Connect nature-based knowledge to place
Explore ecoregions based on geospatial data using Ecotenet
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Why Don't They Just Launch Rockets From Mountains Or The Equator?
“Why Don’t They Just Launch Rockets from Mountains or the Equator?”
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NASA’s Juno to Get Close Look at Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io on Dec. 30 - Mission Juno
closest flyby in 20 years of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io
