~orbitalindex | Issue No. 253 (57)
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Moon Monday #160: On Japan’s breakthrough with SLIM and investing in a lunar future
became the fifth country to softly land an operational spacecraft on the lunar surface
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https://x.com/coastal8049/status/1748913946877460832
pointing west (according to the last public lander telemetry
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Japan says 'possibility' Moon lander power can be restored
should allow the agency to attempt to restart the lander
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Sample Return from the Surface of Venus - NASA
Venus surface sample return mission design
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Add-on to Large-Scale Water Mining Operations on Mars to Screen for Introduced and Alien Life - NASA
scientific payload to look for carbon-based biological material on Mars
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Thin Film Isotope Nuclear Engine Rocket (TFINER) - NASA
thin film isotope-based nuclear engines
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A Lunar Long-Baseline Optical Imaging Interferometer: Artemis-enabled Stellar Imager (AeSI) - NASA
high-resolution visible and ultraviolet optical interferometer
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Electro-luminescently Cooled Zero-boil-off Propellant Depots Enabling Crewed Exploration of Mars - NASA
cryogenic zero boil-off liquid hydrogen storage for LEO and Mars
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Magnetohydrodynamic Drive for Hydrogen and Oxygen Production in Mars Transfer - NASA
magnetohydrodynamic electrolytic cell for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen in microgravity
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LIFA: Lightweight Fiber-based Antenna for Small Sat-Compatible Radiometry - NASA
antenna for smallsat L-band radiometry
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SDA Awards Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Contracts
massive Tranche 2 Tracking Layer contracts
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Momentus Announces Closing of $4.0 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-the-Market Under Nasdaq Rules | Momentus Inc
$4M from an institutional investor
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China launches Tianzhou 7 cargo craft to Tiangong space station (video)
launched the Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft
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China’s Landspace conducts first VTVL test for reusable stainless steel rocket
successful VTVL test
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SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station
private Crew Dragon mission to the ISS for Axiom Space
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Axiom Space Celebrates Arrival of Ax-3 crew to International Space Station — Axiom Space
conduct 30 science experiments over 14 days
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Final Update for Peregrine Mission One | Astrobotic
Peregrine burnt up safely in Earth’s atmosphere
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NASA’S OSIRIS-REx Curation Team Reveals Remaining Asteroid Sample - NASA
revealing the rest of the Bennu asteroid sample
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NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft - NASA
X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft
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NASA Analysis Confirms 2023 as Warmest Year on Record - NASA
NASA confirms that 2023 was the warmest year on record
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Global Startup Funding In 2023 Clocks In At Lowest Level In 5 Years
38% from 2022 to 2023
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NASA’s Starling Mission Sending Swarm of Satellites into Orbit - NASA
Starling CubeSat mission
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Simone D'Amico on LinkedIn: #breakingnews #flightresults #starfox #stanford #autonomous #swarming… | 16 comments
the first use of optical navigation for a swarm of spacecraft
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Sierra Space Advances its Revolutionary Commercial Space Station Technology | Sierra Space
burst-tested the first full-scale test article of their LIFE (Large Integrated Flexible Environment) habitat module
