Aerospace Links April 2020
OneWeb files for bankruptcy as its
satellite network is still under construction. Most of employees have been laid
off.
Large number of senior pilots of
American Airlines decide to take early retirement offer.
NASA announces crews for the first
SpaceX Dragon crewed missions.
High resolution image of Mars
released by NASA
James E. Webb telescope deployed to
full extent in successful test by NASA.
Corona virus pandemic disrupts
studies using Chilean telescopes
BepiColumbo spacecraft sweeps by
Earth on its long and complex path to study Mercury.
Astronomers gradually gathering more
data about the 13 rings around planet Uranus.
New Pillars of Creation image from
the Hubble Space Telescope published by NASA. It may be even better than the
original.
How Mars lander is operated in the
age of Covid-19 after shutdown of Jet Propulsion Lab where operators normally
control the mission.
Study of Kepler satellite data by
NASA scientists reveals an exoplanet very similar to earth in size 300 light
years away. The planet appears to be the its star’s, a red dwarf type,
habitable zone.
Observational studies over decades of
the motion of a star close to Milky Way’s supermassive black hole confirm
Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
In-space satellite servicing to
become a commercial endeavor.
New space telescope led by a
consortium of European nations based in Switzerland begins operations in search
of exoplanets.
SpaceX Crewed Dragon launch to
International Space Station with first two astronauts set for May 27.
Astronomers share favorite images
from Hubble Space Telescope’s 30 years of operations.
