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  Samuel Peterson

  

  1 day ago

  CAPSTONE suffers communications problem - SpaceNews

  spacenews.com - Jeff Foust

  Updated 8:30 p.m. Eastern with Advanced Space statement. WASHINGTON — A NASA lunar cubesat mission has lost contact with Earth a day after its …

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  Samuel Peterson

  

  1 day ago

  NASA's tiny CAPSTONE probe goes silent on its way to the moon

  space.com - Mike Wall

  The CAPSTONE team is working to understand the problem and how to fix it. CAPSTONE has gone dark. The 55-pound (25 kilograms) NASA probe ceased …

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  Samuel Peterson

  

  5 days ago

  How the new space race will spark a new industrial revolution

  Fast Company

  The innovation imperative is here, and it will change everything. Strap in and enjoy the rocket-ship ride. It’s been more than 50 years since Neil Armstrong joined Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on the famed Apollo 11 lunar landing and declared the mission “one giant leap for mankind.” That fateful …

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  Samuel Peterson

  

  4 days ago

  Bacteria for blastoff: Using microbes to make supercharged new rocket fuel

  spacedaily.com

  Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 01, 2022 Converting petroleum into fuels involves crude chemistry first invented by humans in the 1800s. Meanwhile, bacteria …

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  Samuel Peterson

  

  Jun 21

  Through Starling, NASA will test complex swarm operations - SpaceNews

  spacenews.com - Debra Werner

  NASA is preparing to launch Starling, its first satellite swarm. Instead of communicating directly with the four Starling cubesats, mission operators …

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  Samuel Peterson

  

  Jun 23

  How Pittsburgh Is Leading the U.S. Back to the Moon

  TIME - By Jeffrey Kluger

  It’s not easy to get from North Lincoln Avenue to the Lake of Death. North Lincoln Avenue is in Pittsburgh; the Lake of Death is on the moon—meaning there’s a tidy 385,000 km (over 239,000 mi.) between them. But before the end of the year, that gap should close—thanks to a modest company in a …