Ars Technica reports, “NASA’s $4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope” launched Sunday from Kennedy Space Center, beginning a mission to investigate dark energy, exoplanets, and other fundamental mysteries of the universe using its 300-megapixel Wide Field Instrument.
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NASA, AeroVironment Move SkyFall Mars Helicopters Toward 2028 Mission
Space News reports, “NASA and AeroVironment are moving ahead with the development of a set of helicopters to be sent to Mars at the end of 2028.”
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Roman Space Telescope Set for Aug. 30 Launch After 16-Year Journey
Space News reports, “A NASA space telescope that promises to revolutionize cosmology and exoplanet science is ready for launch after a 16-year journey.”
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Hampton Roads Young Professionals Welcome Robotics Expert and Survivor Contestant Christian Hubicki
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The Hampton Roads Section Young Professionals Committee hosted FSU/FAMU robotics professor Christian Hubicki for an invited lecture at NASA Langley Research Center. Hubicki, who also was a popular contestant on the television show Survivor in 2018 and 2026, presented “Thriving in the Wild: Adventures in Mobility and Adaptation from Robotics to Survivor.”
How NASA’s X-59 and New FAA Rules Could Return Supersonic Flight Over Land
Aerospace Global News reports Sonic booms kept supersonic flight off land for 50 years. See how NASA’s X-59 shock-wave design and a proposed FAA noise limit are paving the way for a…
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NASA Astronauts Complete Spacewalk to Prepare ISS for New Solar Arrays
BBC News reports Astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir ventured out to install a mounting hardware for the future addition of solar arrays to the space station. “The spacewalk lasted 6.5 hours.”
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Boeing’s Starliner Advances as NASA Weighs Next Flight
Space News reports, “A NASA official says that work with Boeing on the company’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle is making ‘good progress’ but declined to offer a date when the spacecraft could fly again.”
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New Major Space Telescope Deploying Next Month
As reported by Space.com, NASA announced on Tuesday (July 28) that it has officially fueled-up the Roman Space Telescope — a magnificent new observatory expected to generate over 500 terabytes of cosmic data per year. By comparison, the Hubble Space Telescope, in its 35 years of service, has created over 400 terabytes in total.
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NASA Issues Draft Solicitation for Commercial ISS Replacement
Aviation Week reports, “NASA released a long-awaited draft solicitation July 6 for industry partners to design, build and operate a commercial space station in low Earth orbit (LEO) to succeed the International Space Station”
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NASA Launches Mission to Boost Swift Space Telescope Into Higher Orbit
The New York Times reports a rescue attempt for the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory telescope was to commence on Tuesday, with the launch of a refrigerator-sized spacecraft from Kwajalein…
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