Commercial
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Space & Cosmos
New commercial Artemis lunar probe undergoes testing at NASA
From left to right: Astrolab’s FLEX, Intuitive Machines’ Moon RACER, and Lunar Outpost’s Lunar Terrain Explorer Eagle at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford Through NASA’s Artemis campaign, astronauts will land on the moon and use a new generation of spacesuits and probes to live, work, and do science in the moon’s south polar region, expanding the reach of…
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Space & Cosmos
The report analyzes NASA’s long history of commercial space support.
SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom spacecraft, carrying NASA astronaut Nick Haig and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, orbits 461 miles above Ontario, Canada, near James Bay, reaching the International Space Station. approach. Credit: NASA NASA released a new report Thursday highlighting 17 agency mechanisms that have directly and indirectly supported the development and growth of the U.S. commercial space sector for the benefit…
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Space & Cosmos
SpaceX to launch more commercial astronaut missions to the ISS
This distributed image published by NASA on September 19, 2024 shows the International Space Station taken from inside the window of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavor. Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to partner with a California-based startup to fly commercial crew missions to the International Space Station, the companies announced Thursday. The mission is subject to NASA approval and also involves…
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Biology
Biological wonders of the ocean floor are being mined to make commercial products – here are the risks
Deep-sea shrimp live in the dark, deep waters of the Pacific Ocean. Credit: NOAA Thousands of genes from deep sea marine life are being used to create new products ranging from medicines to cosmetics. Genes are segments of DNA that provide instructions for making other molecules essential to the structure and function of living organisms. A paper we recently published…
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Space & Cosmos
NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services to Study the Stars from the Moon with MoonLITE
Diagram showing the MoonLITE setup on the lunar surface. The mission will begin with the lander being delivered by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Landing Services (1), followed by deployment of over 100 meters (328 ft) of fiber umbilical cable (2), and the siderostat station (3). Once instrument calibration is complete, science operations will begin. Credit: van Belle et al. (2024) Optical…
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