Today In Space
Last Updated: Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, 3:57 PM PDT
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SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
China launches second batch of 18 satellites for Thousand Sails megaconstellation
By SpaceNews.com: MILAN — China successfully launched the second group of 18 satellites for the planned 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails megaconstellation Tuesday. A Long March 6A rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satel….
The Guardian
• Nicola Davis
First section of Euclid space telescope’s map of the universe revealed
By The Guardian: Mosaic of 208 gigapixels covers 1% of what will be the final 3D map, which is expected to capture billions of galaxies.
First Piece of Euclid’s Sky Map Revealed
NASA Blog
• Mark Garcia
Crew-8 Awaits Splashdown; Expedition 72 Stays Focused on Science
By NASA Blog: Four International Space Station crew members continue waiting for their departure date as mission managers monitor weather conditions off the coast of Florida.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
SpaceX Requests Starlink Gen2 Modification, Previews Gigabit-Speeds
By Via Satellite: SpaceX submitted a request to the FCC requesting modifications to its Gen2 Starlink system in order to deliver gigabit-speed broadband. .
SpaceQ
• Marc Boucher
Reaction Dynamics to Conduct Suborbital Test Launch from Australia of its Aurora Launch Vehicle
By SpaceQ: Reaction Dynamics will conduct a test launch of their RE-102 hybrid rocket engine and Aurora launch.
collectSPACE
• Robert Pearlman
Blue Origin donates New Shepard rocket and crew capsule to Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
By collectSPACE: Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos once pledged that if his company's first rocket to reach space and land vertically back on Earth survived an abort test then he would "reward it for its service" by putting it into a museum.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
MITRE’s Space Plan For the New Administration
By Payload: The next president must make space more resilient by boosting cooperation with the private sector, protecting the domestic supply chain, and increasing government investment in promising tech, according to a memo released Monday by MITRE. .
