Aerospace Links March 2021

 Aerospace Links March 2021

Plans emerge for a space hotel to be constructed later this decade.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/construction-first-ever-space-hotel-154624230.html

 

Rocket Lab is designing a new medium lift rocket with a reusable first stage.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/rocket-lab-debuts-plans-larger-122322061.html

 

Perseverance rover takes its first drive.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasas-mars-rover-hits-dusty-220201789.html

 

Rare carbonaceous chondrite meteorite found in UK

https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-meteorite-found-uk-30-161246863.html

 

Meteor explodes over Vermont

https://www.yahoo.com/news/meteor-over-vermont-exploded-violently-150632492.html

 

Expansion plans for the International Space Station over the next 2 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INiagI9MjvU

 

Updated J58 engine in development. The original powered the SR-71

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/pentagon-using-sr-71s-legendary-193900059.html

 

Mars lander begins scientific work by bouncing laser light off nearby rock and listens with microphone.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasas-perseverance-mars-rover-zaps-204303464.html

 

Giant star extruding dust clouds as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/giant-star-deep-space-obscured-172351560.html

 

Theories explain how much water was once present on Mars and where it all is now.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mars-long-ago-wet-may-162803605.html

Space Launch System first stage core section to undergo second attempted test firing.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/test-firing-nasa-moon-rocket-133735951.html

 

How the use of a sailing simulator and an Artificial Intelligence Bot helped teach New Zealand’s sailors how to win the America’s Cup races.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/virtual-sailor-assisted-team-nz-013239655.html

 

Mars helicopter Ingenuity expected to fly for first time on April 8.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-plans-first-flight-mars-184520014.html

 

Amateur photographer publishes a mosaic image of the Milky Way that took 12 years to create.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/stunning-image-milky-way-took-183100143.html

 

Pending article establishes new method for mapping the cosmic web.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-way-map-darker-parts-172327760.html

 

New high resolution image of a black hole has been published.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cant-miss-brand-high-def-180935421.html

 

Final seats filled on private space flight on SpaceX.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/two-space-fans-seats-billionaires-115224593.html

 

Scientists spot an ionic hurricane over the north pole from 2014

https://www.yahoo.com/news/space-hurricane-hovered-above-north-205542209.html

 

Origins of high energy solar storms discovered and may help future predictions.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/origin-suns-solar-storms-discovered-182737834.html

 

Analysis of material from asteroid reveals organic materials and water.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/asteroid-holds-water-organic-matter-121017788.html

 

Volocopter, a German start-up company gains funds to further develop helicopter-like taxi service.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/flying-taxi-startup-volocopter-picks-072010340.html

 

Third mirror for Giant Magellan Telescope to be cast in Arizona this month.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-casting-one-largest-telescope-212400213.html

 

Unusual atmospheric condition causes a ship to appear to be hovering above the horizon.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/photos-appear-show-ship-hovering-160151415.html

 

NASA awards a contract to Northrup-Grumman for vehicle to transport Mars soil from Perseverance rover on surface to orbit and rendezvous with ship to return rocks to Earth.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-awards-contract-to-bring-samples-back-from-mars-094858919.html

 

Weather pattern leads to forecast of persistent or increasing drought.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-bone-dry-march-bring-002412223.html

 

NASA set to start tests soon on all electric airplane.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/nasa-first-electric-airplane-almost-211815754.html

 

Next crewed Dragon launch to the International Space Station delayed for orbital mechanics and human factors

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-spacex-launch-next-international-233119248.html

 

Russia and China to team up to develop a lunar research station indicating a change in geopolitical alignment in space.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-china-want-build-moon-152537303.html

 

Solid rocket boosters fully stacked for first flight of SLS. Static fire test of core is scheduled for mid-March.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sls-nasa-assembles-twin-boosters-192225672.html

 

Relativity Space wins Department of Defense launch contract

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/relativity-space-lands-first-department-160059101.html

 

Changing alignments between nations exploring space signal new challenges.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/end-u-russia-collaboration-space-090036925.html

 

NASA technology may be used for new bicycle tire designs.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/startup-founded-survivor-champ-debuts-144649911.html

 

China releases high resolution images from its Mars orbiter

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/china-tianwen-orbiter-releases-stunning-175232568.html

 

SLS costs under review as a consequence of delays and cost over runs.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/amid-cost-concerns-nasa-launches-143034918.html

 

Dangerous lines of thunderstorms known as Derechos explained.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/derecho-atmospheric-scientist-explains-rare-121955706.html

 

Theoretical scientist proposes new explanation of black holes and the origin of dark matter.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/black-holes-may-not-black-155600623.html

 

New documentary released about the James E. Webb Space Telescope

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/documentary-shows-james-webb-telescope-003019716.html

 

SpaceX moves ahead with super heavy rocket development.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/spacex-nears-final-assembly-first-141645911.html

 

Questions about how space will be governed.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/new-laws-needed-for-space-mining-exploration-sxsw-2021-194711581.html

 

Experiment to study feasibility of retrieving space junk using two satellites to launch soon.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mission-clean-space-debris-around-203216405.html

 

Respected NASA flight director Glynn Lunney dies after long illness at age 84.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/glynn-lunney-nasas-4th-flight-025140699.html

 

An all-electric twin commercial aircraft is on the horizon.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/electric-passenger-aircraft-could-flying-124200040.html

 

NASA and SpaceX agree to work together to avoid space craft collisions in low earth orbit.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-spacex-avoid-starlink-collisions-091502340.html

 

Astrobotics ships prototype lunar lander to Houston for testing in advance of 2023 flight.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-testing-prototype-lunar-lander-000600567.html

 

Mars rover Curiosity still hard at work taking amazing selfies.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mars-rover-beams-back-dramatic-113436503.html