Aerospace links Jan 2021
Chinese radio telescope, now the largest of its type in the
world, is set to open April 1
Biden’s priorities for NASA not yet known. New administrator
still must be chosen.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-pump-brakes-trump-moon-100233781.html
2021 Outlook for Space Exploration.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/missions-mars-moon-beyond-await-130656380.html
Virgin Orbit to make another attempt launch to orbit in
early January
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/virgin-orbit-targets-launch-window-220000932.html
Newer theories try to explain forces of the universe without
resorting to black matter as an explanation.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/maybe-dark-matter-doesnt-exist-152400150.html
What to look forward to in space 2021.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/2021-space-bring-mars-landings-125100176.html
Design of SPHEREx space telescope advances with proposed
launch in 2024-2025 time frame
Launch of the James E. Web Space Telescope will be the prime
space event of 2021.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/james-webb-launch-watch-2021-180913383.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/private-astronaut-explains-why-next-165859530.html
NASA has new small satellite plans.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-smallsat-missions-galaxy-evolution-exoplanets-214351265.html
Most distant black hole announced to media.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/far-astronomers-discover-oldest-most-212329615.html
A galaxy collision captured from 9 billion years ago by
radio telescope.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/astronomers-alma-telescope-galaxy-die-170708002.html
Blue Origin moving toward human launches for suborbital
space flights.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/blue-origin-set-launch-shepard-155208561.html
Intuitive Machines signs up SpaceX launcher for trips of its
Nova-C lander to lunar surface; two missions already tentatively scheduled
starting later this year.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/intuitive-machines-taps-spacex-second-153128364.html
Curiosity rover celebrates 3,000 days on Mars with panoramic
mosaic image
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-rover-celebrates-3-000-173628085.html
Preparation of Orion capsule ahead of Artemis 1 unmanned
launch around the moon progressing well as capsule is turned over to NASA for
next steps amid budgetary uncertainties.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/lockeed-martin-completes-orion-moon-spacecraft-160638296.html
Full power test of SLS stage one scheduled for Saturday
January 16.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/critical-test-tap-nasa-moon-235912473.html
Reason for premature shutdown of SLS engines determined to
be a software problem related to the test setup. Booster itself is apparently
in good condition.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/software-blamed-moon-rocket-engine-161600126.html
A second static fire test is to be run on SLS first stage
four engines, perhaps in February or March.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-sls-rocket-second-hot-fire-test-045719776.html
NASA considering options after truncated test fire of SLS
booster.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-trying-figure-comes-next-231116159.html
Mars InSight lander runs low on electrical energy as
temperature probe proves a failure
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasas-attempt-burrow-mars-met-004652319.html
SpaceX purchases two oil rigs to serve as launch platforms
and possible landing sites for its Starship program.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/spacex-bought-two-oil-rigs-194936772.html
New acting NASA administrator named by president Biden.
Shift
from manned space exploration to study of our planetary
environment projected.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/biden-appoints-acting-nasa-administrator-115619647.html
New helicopter models competing for US military contract
https://www.yahoo.com/news/lockheed-boeing-team-pitch-defiant-113000809.html
Blue Origin runs a successful test of BE-4 rocket engine due
to power rockets later this year.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/jeff-bezos-kicks-back-full-215309062.html
Mars Perseverance lander is scheduled to arrive and land on Mars on Feb. 18th.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasas-perseverance-rover-bearing-down-155053895.html
Landing challenges face Perseverance
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mars-perseverance-rover-landing-most-183848519.html
NASA delays decision on contract for lunar lander. May be a
setback for moon landing plans by 2024.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-delays-artemis-moon-lander-contract-awards-221522659.html
