Trump signs Space Policy Directive-7 on improving GPS cybersecurity
• Space.com - Samantha MathewsonA new space policy highlights the fundamental role of the Global Positioning System (GPS) in securing the United States' safety and economic growth.
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Designer DNA molecule helps hunt down cancer stem cells in blood
• New Atlas - Michael IrvingLike weeds that grow back if you don't remove the roots, cancer can keep returning thanks to lurking stem cells. Now, researchers have developed a "designer" DNA segment that can eradicate these cancer stem cells, with tests in mice showing pro
China kicks off a busy 2021 in space with communications satellite launch
• Space.com - Andrew JonesThe launch of the Tiantong 1-03 communications satellite on Tuesday (Jan. 19) marked the start of a very busy year in space for China.
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space eight months after first
• News TimeThe two-stage rocket carried a cluster of very small satellites known as CubeSats developed and built as part of a Nasa educational program involving US universities.
Now-dead radio telescope finds bizarre venomous-spider star
• Space.com - Rafi LetzterAstronomers have discovered black widows and redbacks in space. While these cosmic objects don't kill and eat their mates, the stars share their eight-legged counterparts' violent behavior toward companions.
On This Day in Space! Jan. 15, 2006: Stardust spacecraft returns samples of comet dust
• Space.com - Hanneke WeiteringOn Jan. 15, 2006, NASA's Stardust spacecraft returned to Earth to drop off a capsule that contained the first samples of a comet and interstellar dust. Two weeks earlier, Stardust visited the comet Wild 2 and collected some dust from its coma.
Astronomers may have detected background ripples in spacetime itself
• New Atlas - Michael IrvingThe gravitational waves we've detected so far have been like tsunamis in the spacetime sea, but it's believed that gentle ripples should also pervade the universe. Now, a 13-year survey of light from pulsars scattered across the galaxy may have r
SLS Rocket Races to Complete a First Launch Before Future Missions Are Lost
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian WangNASA is now targeting Saturday, Jan. 16, for the final test in the Green Run testing series for the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the agency's Artemis I mission.
Morning Wood: Space Stocks Take Off After ARK Files For Space-Themed ETF
• Zero HedgeNow, Cathie Wood's next target appears to be outer space - and the market is taking notice.
Atmospheric CO2 will pass an alarming milestone in 2021
• Space.com - Harry BakerAtmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration will soar past a scary threshold this year, exceeding 417 parts per million (ppm) -- a 50% increase since the start of widespread industrial activity in the 18th century.
The UK Is Developing Nuclear-Powered Space Exploration for Faster Mars Trips
• https://www.vice.com, By Samir FerdowsiThe UK Space Agency and Rolls-Royce are teaming up to hopefully get humankind deeper into space.
Orbital Assembly Building Parts to Eventually Scale to Large Rotating Space Stations
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangOrbital Assembly Corp. (OAC) is planning a virtual media event on Friday, January 29 from 1-2 pm PST / 4-5 pm EST.
OTHER-WORLDLY Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury conjunction how to watch tonight
• https://www.the-sun.com by Charlotte EdwardsMERCURY will come close to Jupiter and Saturn in the sky this evening as the three planets form a rare conjunction. Stargazers should be able to spot the celestial event until January 11.
Space Launch System test:
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk by Ryan MorrisonNASA prepares to fire up engines on 'the most powerful rocket ever built' that can reach 17,500mph and will one day carry astronauts to Mars
Missions to Mars, the Moon and Beyond Await Earth in 2021
• https://dnyuz.comAbout a month after the new year has started on Earth, three spacecraft will pull into the vicinity of Mars. These explorers, which launched in July last year, will be heralds of a busy year of space exploration, launches and astronomical occurrences
Missions to Mars, the Moon and Beyond Await Earth in 2021
• https://dnyuz.comAbout a month after the new year has started on Earth, three spacecraft will pull into the vicinity of Mars.
A Harvard professor says an alien visited in 2017 -- and more are coming
• https://nypost.com, By Reed TuckerWhen the first sign of intelligent life visits us from space, it won't be a giant saucer hovering over New York. More likely, it will be an alien civilization's trash.
SpaceX Boca Chica: Starship SN8's Wreckage Being Cleared for SN9's First Flight
• NASA SpaceflightSpaceX is clearing the way for Starship SN9's first flight, hopefully making a successful landing on the pad where SN8's wreckage currently resides. At the same time, final stacking of SN10 continues in the High Bay. SN10 will be the next Starship to
SpaceX Will Catch Super Heavy Booster With Launch Tower Arm
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangElon Musk tweeted that SpaceX will try to catch the Super Heavy Booster with the launch tower arm. Large grid fins will take the load.
Elon Musk reveals catch and quick release plans for Super Heavy booster
• https://newatlas.com, By Darren QuickSpaceX has been making controlled landings of its Falcon 9 boosters to allow them to be reused for a number of years now.
WATCH: Astronaut Spacewalk Earth Views from NASA FEED #EarthfromSpace
• CosmoSapiens - YouTube.comAstronauts Spacewalk Earth views from ISS. Earth from Space as seen from the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russia Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner.
Moon by 2024 no more?
• https://www.space.com By Mike WallNASA's Artemis deadline for crewed lunar landings likely to relax under Biden
The ashes of James Doohan -- Scotty from Star Trek -- are aboard the International Space Station
• https://www.theverge.com, By Kim LyonsUntil now, only a handful of people knew that Doohan's ashes got on the ISS in 2008
SpaceX Will Double Launch Pad Usage for Starship and Super Heavy Test Launches
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangElon Musk indicated that Spacex is a few months away from test hops for the Super Heavy booster.
THE BATTLE FOR MARS: HOW ELON MUSK, BLUE ORIGIN, AND THE US COULD SET UP...
• https://www.independent.co, Adam SmithTHE BATTLE FOR MARS: HOW ELON MUSK, BLUE ORIGIN, AND THE US COULD SET UP THE FIRST EXTRATERRESTRIAL GOVERNMENT
Next up, SN9: SpaceX releases a dramatic recap of its Starship SN8 crashing into a huge fireball...
• By STACY LIBERATORE and JONATHAN CHADWICKNext up, SN9: SpaceX releases a dramatic recap of its Starship SN8 crashing into a huge fireball this month with stunning HD video
THE BATTLE FOR MARS: HOW ELON MUSK, BLUE ORIGIN....
• https://www.independent.co.uk, Adam SmithA murder in the Arctic could provide legal precedent for extraplanetary laws
The Great Conjunction
• AdamCast - YouTube.comThe 2020 great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn will be the closest since 1623 and the closest observable since 1226!
Trump signs Space Policy Directive-6 on space nuclear power and propulsion
• https://www.space.com By Mike WallOne goal laid out in SPD-6 is the testing of a fission power system on the moon by the mid- to late 2020s.
Made In Space makes ceramic turbine part in orbit in another 3D printing milestone
• https://www.space.com, By Mike WallThe bladed disk will come down to Earth aboard a Space Dragon cargo capsule.
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