Yuma CAP Squadron 508 Aerospace Education Blog: Aerospace Links for January 2021

Aerospace links Jan 2021

Chinese radio telescope, now the largest of its type in the world, is set to open April 1

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/china-will-open-its-500-meter-satellite-to-astronomers-across-the-world-105359520.html

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

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-shows-how-the-sphere-x-space-telescope-will-study-the-big-bang-093814974.html

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

Private space flight operations on the horizon.

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