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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020s

NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020s | Virgin Galactic delays next flight by 1 day, to Oct. 6 | The Economist to launch Space Economy Summit Oct 11-12

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October 3, 2023

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NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020s

(NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute)

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will be able to keep exploring its exotic environs for at least another five years.

Full Story: Space (10/2)

Virgin Galactic delays next flight by 1 day, to Oct. 6

(Virgin Galactic)

The slip will "give our team an additional day to complete vehicle prep and checks. We look forward to taking to the skies in a few days!"

Full Story: Space (10/2)

The Economist to launch Space Economy Summit Oct 11-12

(The Economist)

To help highlight the new opportunities that a space-based economy will provide, The Economist is launching its first-ever Space Economy Summit.

Full Story: Space (10/1)

Skywatching

BlueWalker 3 satellite now one of the brightest in the sky

(Michael Tzukran)

"It is unacceptably bright for many sky observers around the world."

Full Story: Space (10/2)

Spaceflight

Spain's new cubesats will fly in space like a flock of geese

(ESA)

The satellites will use their wing-like flaps, which extend their wingspan by about six times, to maintain their relative positions.

Full Story: Space (10/2)

Science & Astronomy

'Lightning' on Venus may not be lightning at all

(NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben)

While zipping through space to investigate the sun, NASA's Parker Solar Probe may have picked up signals behind Venus' mysterious "lightning" storms.

Full Story: Space (10/3)

SpaceX

SpaceX fires up Falcon Heavy ahead of Psyche launch

(SpaceX)

The static-test fire helped prep the Falcon Heavy for the launch of NASA's Psyche asteroid mission, scheduled for Oct. 12.

Full Story: Space (10/2)

Technology

Startup readies satellite to make semiconductors in space

(Space Forge)

U.K. startup preparing to send a satellite to space that will manufacture new semiconductor materials that could be used in electronic devices on Earth.

Full Story: Space (10/2)