by OGL News | Nov 24, 2024 | news-hub
(Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben) On Nov. 6, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe passed within 234 miles (376 kilometers) of Venus’ surface. The purpose of this close flyby was to accomplish a gravity-assist maneuver, in which the probe would...
by OGL News | Nov 23, 2024 | news-hub
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Optus-X telecom satellite from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 17, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) SpaceX is set to launch its first-ever mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today...
by OGL News | Nov 22, 2024 | news-hub
Five varieties of heirloom seeds from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma — including Isito (Choctaw Sweet Potato Squash), Tobi (Smith Peas), Tanchi Tohbi (Flour Corn), Tvnishi (Lambsquarter), and Chukfi Peas — were flown to the International Space Station in November...
by OGL News | Nov 21, 2024 | news-hub
A pair of robotic arms completed testing and are ready to be integrated with Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics subsidiary is eyeing a 2026 launch for its...
by OGL News | Nov 20, 2024 | news-hub
With internal funding, SwRI developed a three-stage lens for the SwRI Space Weather Solar Coronagraph (SwSCOR). The lens is mounted behind a single-pylon external occulter to minimize distortion across the field of view. A polarizer wheel is placed in front of the...
by OGL News | Nov 19, 2024 | news-hub
SAR imagery captured March 26, 2024, showing the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse in Baltimore. Credit: Capella Space Forty years ago, the United States government made a decision that transformed the modern world: it opened the Global Positioning System (GPS) to...
