Ax-4 Recap: 18 Highlights for 18 Days On-Orbit. AxiomSpace.com article. Pull quote: “Ax-4 made history not just in science, but in design innovation with the debut of Mumm Cordon Rouge Stellar, the first champagne bottle engineered for space. The innovative bottle blends aerospace-grade engineering with elegant design to withstand microgravity while preserving the classic symbolism of champagne and meeting the rigorous demands of spaceflight. While the bottle was not opened during the mission, the bottle served as a proof of concept for how everyday objects must evolve for life beyond Earth. As commercial space exploration becomes more viable, innovations like this will help make off-world experiences feel more familiar, comfortable, and even celebratory.”
L3Harris has the future of PNT ready now. SatNews.com article. Pull quote: “Using their Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) reprogrammable payload and National Security Agency-certified reprogrammable cryptography, L3Harris successfully simulated the commanding of an R-GPS satellite to transmit navigation signals that were acquired and tracked by a monitor station receiver, as well as Military User Equipment and commercial receivers, signifying that R-GPS can seamlessly and efficiently be integrated into the existing GPS infrastructure.”
A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology. ArsTechnical.com article. Pull quote: “Notably, the small X-37B is back to launching on a medium-lift rocket with this new mission. During its most recent flight that ended in March, the space plane launched on a Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time. This allowed the X-37B to fly beyond low-Earth orbit and reach an elliptical high-Earth orbit.”
Chinese scientist details first planned Mars sample-return mission Tianwen. TechnologyNewsChina.com article. Pull quote: “He introduced three primary scientific objectives for the Tianwen-3 mission: searching for potential signs of life on Mars, including biomarkers, fossils and archaea; studying the evolution of Mars' habitability, such as changes in water, atmosphere and oceans; and investigating the geological structure and evolutionary history of Mars, from surface features to internal dynamics.”
Firefly Awarded $177 Million NASA Contract for Mission to the Moon’s South Pole. FireFlySpace.com article. Pull quote: “The NASA-sponsored payloads onboard Blue Ghost include two rovers – the MoonRanger rover and a Canadian Space Agency rover – as well as a Laser Ablation Ionization Mass Spectrometer (LIMS), a Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA), and the Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume Surface Studies (SCALPSS), which also flew on Blue Ghost Mission 1. These payloads will help uncover the composition and resources available at the Moon’s south pole, advance lunar navigation, evaluate the chemical composition of lunar regolith, and further study the effects of a lander’s plume on the Moon’s surface during landings.”
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