NOAA Space Weather Scales | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center
space weather scales
A Perfect Solar Superstorm: The 1859 Carrington Event | HISTORY
caused globally viewable aurorae, made telegraph pylons arc and spark, and even allowed operators to send...
Solar storms made GPS tractors miss their mark at the worst time for farmers
cause interruptions to RTK position systems
NASA Doubles Down, Advances Six Innovative Tech Concepts to New Phase - NASA
selected six prior NIAC concept studies for additional development
Pulsed Plasma Rocket (PPR): Shielded, Fast Transits for Humans to Mars - NASA
pulsed plasma rocket
Radioisotope Thermoradiative Cell Power Generator - NASA
radioisotope thermoradiative power generators
Rocket Lab Completes Archimedes Engine Build, Begins Engine Test Campaign | Rocket Lab
completed the first full assembly
Chang’e-6 enters lunar orbit ahead of far side landing attempt
entered an elliptical lunar orbit
Serbia becomes latest country to join China’s ILRS moon base project
join the China-led ILRS Moon base project
China launches its first medium Earth orbit broadband satellites
launched their first MEO broadband satellite
FAA to begin environmental review of Starship launches from Kennedy Space Center
a new environmental review
SpaceX fires up Starship rocket for upcoming 5th test flight (photos, video)
conducted a static fire test
https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/spacexs-starship-sees-fourth-flight-3-5-weeks-musk-says-2024-05-11/
but is more likely to happen in June
https://www.science.org/content/article/infrastructure-woes-could-slow-south-pole-telescope-plans
aging infrastructure at the South Pole
Redwire Returns First Bioprinted Cardiac Tissue from ISS
A Cargo Dragon returned Redwire’s bioprinted cardiac tissue from the ISS
NASA-Supported Optical Fiber Manufacturing Arrives at Space Station - NASA
not the first ZBLAN manufactured on the ISS
China Embraces U.S. Researcher Access to Returned Moon Samples
has been considering applications by NASA-funded researchers to gain access to Chang’e 5 lunar samples
NASA confirms “independent review” of Orion heat shield issue
NASA confirms “independent review” of Orion heat shield issue