From Reuters, Published by ABC, 9 September 2023 Elon Musk says he refused a Ukrainian request to activate his Starlink satellite network in Crimea's port city of Sevastopol to aid an attack on Russia's fleet there, saying he feared complicity in a "major" act of war. The billionaire businessman made
Artistic concept of asteroid 16 Psyche. Credit: Maxar/ASU/P.Rubin/NASA/JPL-Caltech. By Zeus Valtierra, Published by Meteored, 9 September 2023 Psyche was discovered by the Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis on March 17, 1852. He named the asteroid in honor of Psyche, the Greek goddess of the soul who was born mortal and
By Bett Tingley, Published by space.com, 9 September 2023 The United States Space Force has a new mission statement. Space Force unveiled the new statement this week, outlining the service's mission in just nine brief words: "Secure our Nation's interests in, from, and to space." In a statement, the service's
Published by The BBC, 8 September 2023 An asteroid that Nasa crashed a special spacecraft into to knock it off course, is now behaving in a weird way. The spacecraft named Dart successfully smashed into the Dimorphos asteroid in September last year - it was part of an experiment to
The Artemis 2 crew, from left: pilot Victor Glover, commander Reid Wiseman and mission specialists Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch. Together, they will become the first people to fly to the moon in more than 50 years. (Image credit: NASA) By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 8 September 2023 Crew
By Brian Wang, Published by nextBIGfuture, 8 September 2023 The FAA has closed the investigation into the problems with the last SpaceX Super Heavy Starship orbital test launch attempt on April 20, 2023. the FAA cites multiple root causes of the April 20, 2023, mishap and 63 corrective actions SpaceX
Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane during the Galactic 03 flight Sept. 8. Credit: Virgin Galactic By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 8 September 2023 WASHINGTON — Operating under a veil of secrecy reminiscent of a national security launch, Virgin Galactic performed its third commercial suborbital spaceflight Sept. 8 with
Starship during its fatal tumble on April 20, 2023.Photo: Eric Gay (AP) By George Dvorsky, Published by Gizmodo, 8 September 2023 Elon Musk’s aerospace company must address these corrective actions to the regulator’s satisfaction should it wish to acquire its next Starship launch license. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has officially closed its
