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HTC Vive Cosmos Elite review
SPACE.com - 5 Oct 2021 15:35
The HTC Vive Cosmos Elite provides comfort and power, if you have the space and can stomach the price.
ODNI to share unclassified science and technology priorities
Space News - 5 Oct 2021 21:42
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is preparing unclassified documents to share its science and technology priorities with industry and academia, John Beieler, ODNI science and technology director...
Sounding rocket mission to offer snapshot of sun's magnetic field
Phys.org - 5 Oct 2021 13:19
Measuring a magnetic field isn't so hard if you're inside of it. Measuring a magnetic field remotely--whether from across a room, across a country, or 93 million miles away--is an entirely different story. But that's exa...
NASA, FEMA to Host Alliance for Climate Action Series in October
NASA Breaking news - 5 Oct 2021 15:01Startups and universities selected for Space Force prize competition
Space News - 5 Oct 2021 15:00
A business accelerator funded by the U.S. Space Force announced it has selected 13 startups and 11 university teams to compete for $100,000 awards. SpaceNews
Soyuz delivers cosmonaut and film crew to ISS
Space News - 5 Oct 2021 14:26
A Soyuz spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station Oct. 5 carrying a cosmonaut as well as an actress and director who will film scenes for a Russian movie. SpaceNews
Global Future Council on Space Report: Space for Net Zero
SpaceRef - 5 Oct 2021 23:59
Climate change is one of the greatest global challenges. The accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, particularly from anthropogenic emissions, is changing Earth's climate at an unprecedented rate....
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 4 October, 2021 - Change of Command
SpaceRef - 5 Oct 2021 23:49
Expedition 65 Commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will hand over command of the International Space Station today to ESA (European Space Agency) Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet....
Orbital Micro Systems and Thomas Keating forge weather data pact
Space News - 5 Oct 2021 23:45
ST. LOUIS - Orbital Micro Systems announced an agreement Oct. 5 with UK technology firm Thomas Keating Ltd. to jointly fund design, development and testing of millimeter-wave instruments for commercial weather satellites...
William Shatner's age will make him the oldest person to fly in space with Blue Origin launch
SPACE.com - 5 Oct 2021 23:42
Now 90 years old, William Shatner will soon be the oldest person who's ever flown to space.
Late-time small-body asteroid disruptions can protect the Earth
Phys.org - 5 Oct 2021 21:57
If an asteroid is determined to be on an Earth-impacting trajectory, scientists typically want to stage a deflection, where the asteroid is gently nudged by a relatively small change in velocity, while keeping the bulk o...
Space data used to detect sources of GPS disruptions
Space News - 5 Oct 2021 21:18
Radio-frequency data collected by Hawkeye 360 satellites can be used to locate GPS interference hotspots SpaceNews
How low can satellites go? VLEO entrepreneurs plan to find out
Space News - 5 Oct 2021 21:14
Why all the interest in VLEO? Satellite costs often rise with their altitude. SpaceNews
William Shatner eager to see 'vastness of space' when he launches with Blue Origin
SPACE.com - 5 Oct 2021 20:51
The original "Star Trek" captain, William Shatner, is contemplating the "vastness of space" ahead of his real-life journey to the final frontier on Oct. 12.
NRO's strategy to buy satellite imagery shaped by thriving commercial market
Space News - 5 Oct 2021 20:39
The U.S. satellite imagery industry will soon see the details of a highly anticipated procurement by the National Reconnaissance Office. SpaceNews
Working overtime: NASA's deep space atomic clock completes mission
Phys.org - 5 Oct 2021 20:12
For more than two years, NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock has been pushing the timekeeping frontiers in space. On Sept. 18, 2021, its mission came to a successful end.
Filming 'Among the Stars' with Disney Plus meant a 2-year journey for astronaut Chris Cassidy. Here's what he learned.
SPACE.com - 5 Oct 2021 19:00
The NASA veteran chats about filming a crucial repair mission to the International Space Station
Everything you need for astrophotography camping
SPACE.com - 5 Oct 2021 18:45
Our guide to astrophotography camping will help you plan an outdoors trip, so you can capture the night skies away from light-filled cities.
Extreme exoplanet even more exotic than originally thought
Phys.org - 5 Oct 2021 18:25
Considered an ultra-hot Jupiter--a place where iron gets vaporized, condenses on the night side and then falls from the sky like rain--the fiery, inferno-like WASP-76b exoplanet may be even more sizzling than scientists ...
Vice President Kamala Harris Kicks Off World Space Week With New YouTube Original Special "Get Curious With Vice President Harris"
SpaceRef - 5 Oct 2021 18:01
Kicking off World Space Week, YouTube Originals today announced "Get Curious with Vice President Harris," a new special encouraging children to "get curious" about space....
1,000 days on the moon! China's Chang'e 4 lunar far side mission hits big milestone
SPACE.com - 5 Oct 2021 18:00
A Chinese lander and rover are still up and running more than 1,000 Earth days after they made a historic first-ever landing on the far side of the moon.
This Star Wars: The Black Series Darth Vader figure is 15% off at Amazon
SPACE.com - 5 Oct 2021 17:59
This 6-inch collectible Darth Vader figure is 15% off from Amazon.