by OGL News | Dec 26, 2023 | news-hub
The OSIRIS-REx capsule return capsule and its main parachute after landing in the Utah desert Sept. 24. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber WASHINGTON — The drogue parachute on the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule failed to deploy properly because of a design error, a...
by OGL News | Dec 25, 2023 | news-hub
A Jielong-3 solid rocket lifts off from sea platform in the South China Sea, Dec. 5, 2023. Credit: Ourspace HELSINKI — China launched a new internet technology experiment satellite from a sea platform Tuesday, apparently continuing tests for a low Earth orbit...
by OGL News | Dec 24, 2023 | news-hub
CNSA’s Zhang Kejian (left) and Sherif Sedky (right) of EGSA sign a cooperation agreement on the ILRS in Beijing, Dec. 6., 2023. Credit: CNSA HELSINKI — Egypt and China signed a series of space agreements Wednesday including cooperation on the China-led...
by OGL News | Dec 23, 2023 | news-hub
NASA said the LOFTID test of an inflatable heat shield, seen here after recovery form the Pacific, was a success. Credit: NASA/Greg Swanson WASHINGTON — The success of a NASA project last year to demonstrate an inflatable heat shield has attracted interest from...
by OGL News | Dec 22, 2023 | news-hub
The International Space Station as seen from a Crew Dragon spacecraft in 2021. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — NASA will give companies greater choice in the type of contract to use for producing a deorbit vehicle for the International Space Station. In a procurement...
by OGL News | Dec 21, 2023 | news-hub
(Image credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. A. Rector. Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)) An astronomer has outlined a way for methane-producing life to thrive in the...
