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