by OGL News | Apr 14, 2023 | news-hub
Slingshot sensor network. Credit: Slingshot Aerospace WASHINGTON — Slingshot Aerospace, a space tracking and data analytics company, announced April 12 it is expanding its network of ground-based optical telescopes to increase coverage of low Earth orbit. The...
by OGL News | Apr 13, 2023 | news-hub
François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s minister for innovation, science and industry, emphasized Canada’s role in the Artemis 2 mission at the April 3 crew announcement. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — As Canada celebrates its first astronaut to go to the moon, it is...
by OGL News | Apr 12, 2023 | news-hub
The core stage of the Space Launch System rocket that will launch the Artemis 2 mission. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker HOUSTON — As preparations for the Artemis 2 mission ramp up, NASA has established a congressionally mandated office to oversee planning for...
by OGL News | Apr 11, 2023 | news-hub
Astrocast has said it will build 100 satellites in-house to keep a closer check on cost, development cycles, testing, and other aspects of manufacturing. Credit: Astrocast TAMPA, Fla. — Thuraya is providing Swiss small satellite operator Astrocast a $17.5 million...
by OGL News | Apr 10, 2023 | news-hub
A still from a NASA “trailer” aims to build excitement for the Artemis 2 crew announcement on April 3, 2023. (Image credit: NASA) Artemis 2 will be the first time NASA has sent humans to the moon in over 50 years, and a lot has changed since then. Artemis...
by OGL News | Apr 9, 2023 | news-hub
A bizarre object called “the Cow” is the flattest explosion ever detected, and the first example of a rare phenomenon called a fast blue optical transient (FBOT). An illustration of “the Cow,” a pancake-flat explosion and the first example of a...
