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Jun 29, 2024

NASA Initiates Process to Dismantle ISS, SpaceX to Design Deorbit Vehicle

NASA selected Elon Musk's SpaceX to design and develop a vehicle capable of deorbiting the International Space Station (ISS) after its operational life ends in 2030.
Selecting a US Deorbit Vehicle for the International Space Station will help NASA and its international partners ensure a safe and responsible transition in low Earth orbit at the end of station operations. This decision also supports NASA's plans for future commercial destinations and allows for the continued use of space near Earth.
While the company will develop the deorbit spacecraft, NASA will take ownership after development and operate it throughout its mission. Along with the space station, it is expected to destructively breakup as part of the re-entry process.

Jun 28, 2024

NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA's Latest Weather Satellite

NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). The GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) will benefit the nation by providing continuous coverage of weather and hazardous environmental conditions across much of the Western Hemisphere.
The satellite was launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

Jun 27, 2024

ISRO to Launch First Satellite on SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket in August

In a first, Indian space agency ISRO will launch its latest large satellite on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
ISRO chairman S. Somanath announced at the India Space Congress-2024 in New Delhi that the GSAT 20 satellite has been cleared. It will be shipped to the US and launched using the Falcon 9 rocket in the middle of August.
India's latest communications satellite, GSAT 20, is a hi-tech heavy-weight satellite weighing 4,700 kg and will have a high throughput capacity of 48 GBPS. The satellite made by ISRO has 32 spot beams and it has been made to cover all of India but with a special emphasis on providing connectivity for North-eastern India.
The satellite will be owned and operated by ISRO's commercial arm New Space India Ltd (NSIL).

Jun 26, 2024

ISRO Arm NSIL Signs $18-million Deal with Australian Govt. for Commercial Satellite Launch

The Australian government signed an $18-million memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO's) commercial arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).
Under the partnership Australian firm Space Machines will launch a satellite inspection and observation payload aboard ISRO's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) in 2026. Rajat Kulshrestha, cofounder of Space Machines, said that the payload will be the biggest Australian satellite launched to date.

China Becomes 1st Country to Bring Soil Samples from Far Side of the Moon

China became the first country to successfully bring rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon as its Chang'e 6 probe returned on Earth. The probe landed in northern China in the Inner Mongolian region.
Chinese scientists hope that the samples will include 2.5 million-year-old volcanic rock and other material which will help answer questions about geographic differences on the moon's two sides.
The near side of the moon is visible from the Earth and the far side faces outer space. The far side of the moon is known to have mountains and impact craters, contrasting with the relatively flat expanses visible on the near side.

Jun 24, 2024

Sino-French Satellite Launched into Orbit

A satellite developed by China and France, the most powerful yet for studying the farthest explosion of stars, was launched into orbit.
The satellite to study phenomena including gamma-ray bursts was lifted into orbit by a Chinese carrier rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in the south-western province of Sichuan.
The launch of the Space Variable Objects Monitor will play an important role in astronomical discoveries.
It is the first astronomy satellite developed by China and France, although they developed the China-France Oceanography Satellite, launched in 2018.

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