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• newJason Offutt: Lots of space, lots of bad driving - Neosho Daily News
  Jason Offutt: Lots of space, lots of bad driving  Neosho Daily NewsIowa terrifies me.It's not the shape; Iowa looks like Missouri is wearing a funny hat. It's not the corn, although Iowa produces a suffocating average of 2.5 million ...
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• newA supermoon, surprising asteroids and a fossil treasure trove: This week in space and science - CNN
  A supermoon, surprising asteroids and a fossil treasure trove: This week in space and science  CNNThis week, a supermoon dazzled skywatchers, two asteroid missions shared their initial and surprising results and 518 million-year-old fossils were f…
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• newAir Force poised to release final solicitation notice for national security space launch - SpaceNews
  Air Force poised to release final solicitation notice for national security space launch  SpaceNewsBlue Origin has argued that the Air Force should delay the selection of launch providers and give companies more time to develop their vehicles. WAS…
  - 11 hours ago 23 Mar 19, 4:25pm -
• newNASA snaps monster meteor fireball STREAK over Bering Sea - Express.co.uk
  NASA snaps monster meteor fireball STREAK over Bering Sea  Express.co.ukA powerful fireball blew up over the Bering Sea late last year and the resulting explosion was the second most powerful airburst felt this century. And incredibly ...
  - 12 hours ago 23 Mar 19, 3:12pm -
• newSpace News: NASA is with you when you fly, even on Mars - Lake County News
  Space News: NASA is with you when you fly, even on Mars  Lake County NewsAccording to the 1958 law that established NASA, where the first “A” in NASA stands for aeronautics, the agency is charged with solving the problems of flight ...
  - 18 hours ago 23 Mar 19, 9:25am -

• newAliens ‘watching us in a galactic ZOO’ claims top astronomer - Express.co.uk
  Aliens ‘watching us in a galactic ZOO’ claims top astronomer  Express.co.ukALIENS are shielding us from the truth because mankind cannot cope with the reality of their existence, a group of space scientists have claimed.
  - 19 hours ago 23 Mar 19, 8:41am -
• newOld Capitol cafeteria space becoming hearing room - Jefferson City News Tribune
  Old Capitol cafeteria space becoming hearing room  Jefferson City News TribuneWithin the next month — and certainly before the end of the legislative session — the Missouri Capitol will have another hearing room. Last month, the ...
  - 24 hours ago 23 Mar 19, 3:37am -
• Harrowing scenes after Cyclone Idai with inland ocean visible from outer space - CNN
  Harrowing scenes after Cyclone Idai with inland ocean visible from outer space  CNNBeira, Mozambique (CNN) As many as "300 to 400" bodies line the banks of a road out of the city of Beira in Mozambique, according to an eyewitness account, ...
  - 1 day ago 23 Mar 19, 2:08am -
• Humans to LIVE on Saturn’s moon? NASA engineer claims Titan could be 'awesome' to live on - Express.co.uk
  Humans to LIVE on Saturn’s moon? NASA engineer claims Titan could be 'awesome' to live on  Express.co.ukA NASA engineer claimed Saturn's moon Titan could be a home for humans at some point during a Reddit Q&A last week.
  - 1 day ago 23 Mar 19, 1:15am -
• EchoStar, Khosla Ventures invest $60 million in Wyler-backed broadband venture - SpaceNews
  EchoStar, Khosla Ventures invest $60 million in Wyler-backed broadband venture  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — Tarana Wireless, a broadband infrastructure developer that counts OneWeb founder Greg Wyler among its backers, raised $60 million from ...
  - 1 day ago 22 Mar 19, 8:24pm -
• Spacewalking Astronauts Swap Space Station Batteries in Power Upgrade - Space.com
  Spacewalking Astronauts Swap Space Station Batteries in Power Upgrade  Space.comThe International Space Station got a power upgrade today (March 22) as two NASA astronauts took a spacewalk to install new batteries on the station's solar ...
  - 1 day ago 22 Mar 19, 7:05pm -
• SpaceX's Hexagon Tiles for Starship Heat Shield Pass Fiery Test - Space.com
  SpaceX's Hexagon Tiles for Starship Heat Shield Pass Fiery Test  Space.comSpaceX is turning up the heat on its Starship spacecraft project. Literally.
  - 1 day ago 22 Mar 19, 6:33pm -
• NASA space herpes warning: What diseases can astronauts catch? How do they spread? - Express.co.uk
  NASA space herpes warning: What diseases can astronauts catch? How do they spread?  Express.co.ukNASA has issued a warning for 'space herpes' as astronauts have seen the disease 'reactivate' in their bodies as their immune systems are repressed by…
  - 2 days ago 22 Mar 19, 3:22pm -
• Space Council seeks urgency in NASA exploration plans - SpaceNews
  Space Council seeks urgency in NASA exploration plans  SpaceNewsThe National Space Council will likely press NASA at its upcoming meeting to speed up its plans to return humans to the moon.
  - 2 days ago 22 Mar 19, 9:54am -
• Arianespace Vega launches Italian imaging satellite - SpaceNews
  Arianespace Vega launches Italian imaging satellite  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — European launch provider Arianespace conducted its third launch of the year March 21, orbiting a remote-sensing satellite for the Italian ...
  - 2 days ago 22 Mar 19, 3:11am -
• 'There's a lot of space in hell' - Tusk warns - Sky News
  'There's a lot of space in hell' - Tusk warns  Sky NewsThe European Council president was asked at the EU summit about comments he made about Brexit campaigners without a plan.
  - 2 days ago 22 Mar 19, 2:24am -
• Chemistry students provide space for underrepresented groups in science - Stanford University News
  Chemistry students provide space for underrepresented groups in science  Stanford University NewsBreakfast conversations have taken a new shape in Stanford's Chemistry Department, thanks to the efforts of two graduate students: Jen Marrero Hope an…
  - 2 days ago 21 Mar 19, 11:45pm -
• Canada pledges additional support for LEO broadband satellites - SpaceNews
  Canada pledges additional support for LEO broadband satellites  SpaceNewsVICTORIA, British Columbia – The Canadian government has vowed to increase the level of funding for the development of low Earth orbit satellites that can ...
  - 2 days ago 21 Mar 19, 11:22pm -
• Almost Ready: SpaceX has work to do before Dragon is ready to carry crew - SpaceNews
  Almost Ready: SpaceX has work to do before Dragon is ready to carry crew  SpaceNewsThis article originally appeared in the March 11, 2019 issue of SpaceNews magazine. Among the thousands of spectators who watched the Falcon 9 launch of ...
  - 2 days ago 21 Mar 19, 10:03pm -
• FCC: we won't rush C-band decision - SpaceNews
  FCC: we won't rush C-band decision  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission officials urged patience with the repurposing process for satellite C-band spectrum, saying regulators ...
  - 2 days ago 21 Mar 19, 8:59pm -
• Germany begins reusability study to capture rockets in midair and land them with a plane - SpaceNews
  Germany begins reusability study to capture rockets in midair and land them with a plane  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — The Germany space agency DLR is beginning a study this month on a reusable launcher concept that would use a winged first-stage boost…
  - 2 days ago 21 Mar 19, 8:36pm -
• NASA May Send a Smallsat Mission to the Giant Asteroid Pallas - Space.com
  NASA May Send a Smallsat Mission to the Giant Asteroid Pallas  Space.comTHE WOODLANDS, Texas — NASA is considering funding a mission that would send a satellite the size of a mini-fridge to the asteroid belt to examine an ...
  - 3 days ago 21 Mar 19, 3:04pm -
• Air Force just months away from completing SMC 2.0 reorganization - SpaceNews
  Air Force just months away from completing SMC 2.0 reorganization  SpaceNewsThis article was first published in the SN Military.Space newsletter. If you would like to get our news and insights for national security space professionals every ...
  - 3 days ago 21 Mar 19, 1:02pm -
• Blue Origin studying repurposing of New Glenn upper stages - SpaceNews
  Blue Origin studying repurposing of New Glenn upper stages  SpaceNewsBlue Origin has studied repurposing upper stages of its future New Glenn launch vehicle to serve as habitats or for other applications.
  - 3 days ago 21 Mar 19, 9:54am -
• Shanahan: Military space 'needs an advocate' - SpaceNews
  Shanahan: Military space 'needs an advocate'  SpaceNewsSpeaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Shanahan boasted that it only took 18 months for the Pentagon to produce a legislative proposal ...
  - 3 days ago 20 Mar 19, 11:07pm -
• Space Development Agency promises to do more with less - SpaceNews
  Space Development Agency promises to do more with less  SpaceNewsThis article was first published in the SN Military.Space newsletter. If you would like to get our news and insights for national security space professionals every ...
  - 3 days ago 20 Mar 19, 10:42pm -
• First Ariane 6 to carry 30 OneWeb satellites • Viasat seeking to raise $500 million • Hispasat trials Wi-Fi hotspots in Colombia - SpaceNews
  First Ariane 6 to carry 30 OneWeb satellites • Viasat seeking to raise $500 million • Hispasat trials Wi-Fi hotspots in Colombia  SpaceNewsTo receive FIRST UP Satcom, a weekly SpaceNews newsletter for satellite and telecom professionals, sign…
  - 3 days ago 20 Mar 19, 8:13pm -
• Mynaric raises $12.5 million from mystery constellation customer - SpaceNews
  Mynaric raises $12.5 million from mystery constellation customer  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — Laser communications terminal provider Mynaric says it raised 11 million euros ($12.5 million) in post-IPO funding from a mystery ...
  - 4 days ago 20 Mar 19, 2:17am -
• Maneuver puts SpaceIL lander on course for the moon - SpaceNews
  Maneuver puts SpaceIL lander on course for the moon  SpaceNewsSpaceIL's lunar lander performed a maneuver March 19 that puts the privately developed lander on course to enter orbit around the moon next month.
  - 4 days ago 19 Mar 19, 9:02pm -
• APT Satellite revenue up despite continued 'fierce' market condition - SpaceNews
  APT Satellite revenue up despite continued 'fierce' market condition  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — With two new satellites in orbit and a third on the way, APT Satellite of Hong Kong continues to grow, but company executives remain worried ...
  - 4 days ago 19 Mar 19, 8:42pm -
• Op-ed | Commercializing Space: Before a commercial LEO market can flourish, the ISS must be retired - SpaceNews
  Op-ed | Commercializing Space: Before a commercial LEO market can flourish, the ISS must be retired  SpaceNewsThe last two decades have seen a great upswing in commercial space endeavors with hundreds of new companies formed and a few prominent bi…
  - 4 days ago 19 Mar 19, 5:19pm -
• Ruag revises strategy to win constellation orders - SpaceNews
  Ruag revises strategy to win constellation orders  SpaceNewsThis article originally appeared in the March 11, 2019 issue of SpaceNews magazine. Long before Ruag began producing structures for OneWeb ...
  - 4 days ago 19 Mar 19, 4:34pm -
• Engineers still studying problem with InSight heat flow probe - SpaceNews
  Engineers still studying problem with InSight heat flow probe  SpaceNewsEngineers are still trying to understand why one of the main instruments on NASA's InSight Mars lander is stuck just below the Martian surface.
  - 5 days ago 19 Mar 19, 3:02pm -
• NASA dealing with cost growth on planetary science flagship missions - SpaceNews
  NASA dealing with cost growth on planetary science flagship missions  SpaceNewsWhile NASA's overall planetary sciences program is enjoying record funding levels, the agency is grappling with cost growth in two of its largest missions.
  - 5 days ago 19 Mar 19, 11:01am -
• Lawmakers urge DoD to locate Space Development Agency in New Mexico - SpaceNews
  Lawmakers urge DoD to locate Space Development Agency in New Mexico  SpaceNewsIn a letter to Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, lawmakers point out New Mexico is home to dozens of space-focused government and private sector ...
  - 5 days ago 18 Mar 19, 8:06pm -
• How OneWeb plans to make sure its first satellites aren't its last - SpaceNews
  How OneWeb plans to make sure its first satellites aren't its last  SpaceNewsThis article, which originally appeared in the March 11, 2019 issue of SpaceNews magazine, was updated March 18. OneWeb's dream of blanketing the globe in ...
  - 5 days ago 18 Mar 19, 4:27pm -
• Space news: Five cosmic CATACLYSMS which could END LIFE on Earth - Express.co.uk
  Space news: Five cosmic CATACLYSMS which could END LIFE on Earth  Express.co.ukSPACE can be a perilous place, offering an array of apocalyptic scenarios capable of causing mass extinction events on Earth. Here are the five most plausible ...
  - 6 days ago 18 Mar 19, 2:40pm -
• SpaceX preparing to begin Starship hopper tests - SpaceNews
  SpaceX preparing to begin Starship hopper tests  SpaceNewsTHE WOODLANDS, Texas — SpaceX could begin initial tests of a prototype of the company's next-generation Starship vehicle as soon as this week, Elon Musk ...
  - 6 days ago 18 Mar 19, 10:43am -
• DARPA continues work on satellite servicing program as it seeks new ride - SpaceNews
  DARPA continues work on satellite servicing program as it seeks new ride  SpaceNewsNearly two months after Maxar dropped out of a DARPA program to demonstrate satellite servicing, the agency is continuing to develop the technology.
  - 6 days ago 17 Mar 19, 7:06pm -
• China Launched Its 300th Long March Rocket This Month - Space.com
  China Launched Its 300th Long March Rocket This Month  Space.comChina just hit a rocket launch milestone. Last week, the China National Space Administration launched its 300th Long March rocket mission, successfully placing ...
  - 7 days ago 17 Mar 19, 1:39pm -
• Air Force analysis sheds light on why the Space Force could be more expensive than envisioned - SpaceNews
  Air Force analysis sheds light on why the Space Force could be more expensive than envisioned  SpaceNewsAn Air Force analysis of Space Force costs says investments will be needed in people, training and infrastructure to prevail in a strategic com…
  - 7 days ago 17 Mar 19, 10:23am -
• Air Force experiment NTS-3 could point the way to the next generation of GPS - SpaceNews
  Air Force experiment NTS-3 could point the way to the next generation of GPS  SpaceNewsThis article originally appeared in the March 11, 2019 issue of SpaceNews magazine. The U.S. Global Positioning System — the constellation of military ...
  - 7 days ago 16 Mar 19, 11:31pm -
• Air Force launches WGS-10 communications satellite - SpaceNews
  Air Force launches WGS-10 communications satellite  SpaceNewsThis was the second to last mission for the Delta 4 medium. ULA will retire the vehicle later this summer after the launch of an Air Force GPS satellite. The U.S. ...
  - 8 days ago 16 Mar 19, 1:00am -
• Vega rocket-builder Avio sees revenue jump, new rockets progressing - SpaceNews
  Vega rocket-builder Avio sees revenue jump, new rockets progressing  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — Avio, the company that builds Europe's light-lift Vega rocket and the future Vega C, reported a double-digit jump in revenue for its first full year ...
  - 8 days ago 15 Mar 19, 4:56pm -
• Watchdog report: Pentagon does not keep close tabs on space programs and workforce - SpaceNews
  Watchdog report: Pentagon does not keep close tabs on space programs and workforce  SpaceNewsAuditors found that DoD does not collect and maintain comprehensive data on its space acquisition workforce. WASHINGTON — The Defense Department does ..…
  - 9 days ago 14 Mar 19, 9:20pm -
• Shanahan pitches Space Force in Senate testimony - SpaceNews
  Shanahan pitches Space Force in Senate testimony  SpaceNewsShanahan mentioned space, hypersonic weapons and cyber warfare as three key areas that are getting more attention and resources. WASHINGTON — Acting ...
  - 10 days ago 14 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Former SpaceX Starlink exec joins German lasercomm startup - SpaceNews
  Former SpaceX Starlink exec joins German lasercomm startup  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — Mynaric, a German laser communications startup focused on satellite and airborne platforms, has hired a SpaceX employee previously ...
  - 10 days ago 14 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Bridenstine reiterates commitment to SLS - SpaceNews
  Bridenstine reiterates commitment to SLS  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — A day after announcing that NASA was studying the possibility of shifting an Orion mission from the Space Launch System rocket to ...
  - 10 days ago 14 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Satellite payload startup raises $12.4 million from Airbus Ventures, other investors - SpaceNews
  Satellite payload startup raises $12.4 million from Airbus Ventures, other investors  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — Cesium Astro, a startup building advanced antennas and communications systems for satellites, raised $12.4 million in a Series A round le…
  - 10 days ago 14 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Cubic buys satellite systems provider Nuvotronics - SpaceNews
  Cubic buys satellite systems provider Nuvotronics  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — Defense contractor Cubic Corporation on March 14 said it is buying space hardware provider Nuvotronics for $64 million in cash. Nuvotronics ...
  - 10 days ago 14 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Lawmakers urge FCC to postpone March 14 spectrum auction - SpaceNews
  Lawmakers urge FCC to postpone March 14 spectrum auction  SpaceNewsThis article was corrected March 14. Europe's proposed threshold for radio frequency interference is nearly 4000 times more stringent than the FCC's.
  - 10 days ago 13 Mar 19, 9:23pm -
• NASA considering flying Orion on commercial launch vehicles - SpaceNews
  NASA considering flying Orion on commercial launch vehicles  SpaceNewsWASHINGTON — NASA is considering moving the Orion spacecraft that was to fly on the first Space Launch System mission to a commercial rocket to keep that ...
  - 10 days ago 13 Mar 19, 4:51pm -
• NASA criticized for proposed budget cuts - SpaceNews
  NASA criticized for proposed budget cuts  SpaceNewsNASA's fiscal year 2020 budget request is facing scrutiny from nearly all quarters for its proposals to cut science missions and education programs.
  - 11 days ago 13 Mar 19, 10:50am -
• Air Force to submit Space Force transition plan by March 22 - SpaceNews
  Air Force to submit Space Force transition plan by March 22  SpaceNewsThis article was first published in the SN Military.Space newsletter. If you would like to get our news and insights for national security space professionals every ...
  - 11 days ago 13 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Air Force seeks $2 billion increase for space programs in 2020 budget - SpaceNews
  Air Force seeks $2 billion increase for space programs in 2020 budget  SpaceNewsThe Air Force is proposing a large funding increase for the missile warning satellites known as the next-generation Overhead Persistent Infrared. WASHINGTON ...
  - 11 days ago 12 Mar 19, 11:21pm -