Space Today

16/04/2024

April 14th - on this day in 2015, SpaceX launched the uncrewed CRS SpX-6 resupply mission to the International Space Station out of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

The flight was operated by Falcon 9 booster B1015 and Dragon C108, both making their first flight. The Dragon spacecraft was successfully launched to orbit and was berthed to the orbital outpost on April 17th.

The Falcon 9 first stage attempted a drone ship landing on the original "Just Read The Instructions". However, the center Merlin engine suffered a stuck valve. B1015 was unable to properly correct its velocity. It crashed onto the deck of the drone ship.

The picture shows the booster moments before impact.

16/04/2024

Meet with Stewart Bain, Kevin O'Connell, Robert Zitz, Frederic Pelletier, Grady Johnson, and Fawaz Islam this week at 39th National Space Symposium by Space Foundation​ to explore how precision services can enhance your space operations and to collaborate on maintaining a safe , secure, and sustainable Space environment.​
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👉 https://northstar-data.com/events/
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03/04/2024

This Space Café WebTalk will feature Kevin O’Connell, Founder and CEO of Space Economy Rising and co-host of the Space Economy Insights Podcast, in conversat...

27/02/2024

NorthStar Chief Scientist for SSA, Frederic Pelletier, will participate on the Panel "Precision and accuracy in the evolution of STM" at the 10th Space Traffic Management Conference on February 27-28th in Austin, TX.​

Fred will discuss the benefits of space based SSA including continuously surveying all near-earth orbits (LEO to GEO), reducing the current gap in geo-centric observability of the LEO regime, and, through a system of combined systems, developing space domain awareness with “eye on target” at all times​.

Precise and accurate information provided by space based SSA sensors will play a pivotal role towards establishing a framework for Space Traffic Management.

Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, The University of Texas at Austin

27/02/2024

Join us 🔴LIVE🔴 on YouTube from 3:00 p.m. EST / 20:00 UTC on Sunday, February 18th, for this month's Intrepid Museum Astro Live. retired Astronaut Joan Higginbotham will chat with Mike Massimino about her experiences in space. The livestream link is in the comments below! 👇

The NASASpaceflight.com Team is at Intrepid Museum in New York City supporting livestreaming of events during Kids Week 2024.

During Kids Week, children of all ages and interests learn about STEAM through fun-filled activities, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration displays & exhibits, live animal shows, hands-on workshops, performances, special guests and interactive demonstrations designed to educate and inspire.

18/02/2024

February 17th - on this day in 2007, a United Launch Alliance Delta II 7925-10C rocket launched NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS) mission from Space Launch Complex 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

THEMIS consists of five individual, 126 kg satellites built by Swales Aerospace. Each is equipped with a fluxgate magnetometer (FGM), an electrostatic analyzer (ESA), a solid state telescope (SST), a search-coil magnetometer (SCM) and an electric field instrument (EFI). Their mission is to study magnetospheric substorms.

In 2011, two of the spacecraft were moved to Lunar orbits and were renamed ARTEMIS (not to be confused with NASA Artemis), which is an acronym for Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon's Interaction with the Sun.

Originally intended for two years of operations, the THEMIS and ARTEMIS missions continue to operate.

18/02/2024

18/02/2024

Today, we have signed a strategic agreement with the CEO of the Saudi Space Agency, His Excellency Mohammed Altamimi, to advance the global reach of Space Situational Awareness ( ) capabilities to the Middle East, improve resident space object tracking, and promote sustainable, innovative SSA solutions to space operations.​
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Fostering space sustainability with emerging space nations is a priority.

18/02/2024

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18/02/2024

NorthStar is delighted to announce its membership in the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA).

After the successful launch of NorthStar’s first commercial space-based SSA constellation, we are moving to expand our global participation in .​
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Australia has rapidly established great potential for growth in the space sector. We look forward to working closely with the SIAA team.​

01/02/2024

We successfully launched NorthStar-1, the first four of our SSA satellites from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex in Mahia, New Zealand on January 31st, 2024, at 19:34 NZDT / 01:34 EST with an imposed shortened launch window to avoid other space objects during the early launch phase.

This is the dawn of a new age in Space Situational Awareness ( )

28/01/2024

SpaceX is deep into preparations for the next Starship flight, focusing on the Orbital Launch Pad (OLP). Booster 10 and Ship 28 are set to return to the launch site in the coming week or two, ahead of a Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) that will set the stage for the third launch of the world’s largest and most powerful rocket.

For our latest Starship roundup article by Ryan Weber, check out the link in the comments! 👇

25/01/2024

Fun Fact: One teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh about 6 billion tons on Earth due to their incredibly high density.

25/01/2024

Great Webcast!

24/01/2024

The next test firing of a NASA's Space Launch System RS-25 engine on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center is targeted for today, January 17th, at 3:50 CST / 9:50 UTC. It will be streamed 🔴LIVE🔴.

We are going to post the link to the NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center livestream down in the comments as soon as it has been published. 👇

24/01/2024

😲Take a look..

😲The sun is located to the right of the landscape and illuminates the right side of the Moon in a similar way it illuminates the Right side of the mountain!

Credit: 📸Enzo Massa Micon

24/01/2024

On the eve of NorthStar’s inaugural launch of the world’s first commercial space-based SSA (Space Situational Awareness) service Dr. Ruth Stilwell and Kevin O'Connell will join Stewart Bain to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the rapidly expanding space industry and its impact on the space environment.

How can we turn the tide to improve the sustainability of space? There are technical, commercial, policy, regulatory, and equality issues to be considered across the global space community.​

Please join is for this live discussion, click on the link and sign up.
https://lnkd.in/dvnCbakc

23/01/2024

The world’s first commercial space-based SSA satellites will be launched no sooner than January 27th, between 06:15-07:00 UTC from New Zealand by Rocket Lab for NorthStar Earth & Space.​
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In preparation for this important event, NorthStar invites you to an exclusive webinar where Dr. Ruth Stilwell, Kevin O´Connell will join Stewart Bain to discuss how innovation and new space capabilities can turn the tide for a more sustainable space environment.​
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The live stream event will take place next Thursday January 25th at noon EST.​

Registration is required.

Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uks_nPV7SM-oR8FaY_Zpzg
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For more info: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-future-in-space-turning-the-tide-for-a-sustainable-space-environment-tickets-806298028107?aff=oddtdtcreator

See you there!

08/03/2021

“The Outer Space Treaty says that you can’t have weapons of mass destruction in the space domain and you can’t build military bases on planets. Beyond that, it’s the wild, wild west,”
-Gen. John William “Jay” Raymond

In a recent interview published by the Air Force Association official Youtube channel on the 25th of February this year, Chief of Space Operations Gen. John William “Jay” Raymond was … Read More

05/03/2021

NASA Commercial Crew were quick to celebrate this achievement and tweeted from their official Twitter account: ‘’Crew Dragon has officially been in space for more than 100 days!’’

Lo and behold as our generation witnesses history; that’s after the SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts mission surpassed the all-time American record (84 days) that held ground for a long 47 years, … Read More

24/02/2021

Tourism space travel is no longer a daydream like it was 10 years ago, but it will become a reality in only a matter of time. The American aerospace manufacturer … Read More