DoD space agency: Cyber attacks, not missiles, are the most worrisome threat to satellites - SpaceNews

DoD space agency: Cyber attacks, not missiles, are the most worrisome threat to satellites – SpaceNews

SDA director Derek Tournear: It doesn’t matter if I have one satellite or if I have 1,000 satellites, a cyber attack could taken them all out WASHINGTON — Intelligence agencies and analysts warn China and Russia are developing missiles that could strike U.S. satellites in low-Earth orbit. This will be a concern for the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency, which plans to deploy a network of…

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Mars Express captures Nereidum Mountain Range by europeanspaceagency https://flic.kr/p/2jCZE1o

one thing i think abt a lot is like... what solar eclipses would look like on other planets with moons??? places where the star and the moon don’t have the same like,,, distance to size ratio, the way ours do, if that makes sense? like imagine a huge sun and many tiny moons or a huge moon that completely blocks out all the light every now and then

Sometimes Black Holes Are Prettier in Pink via NASA https://ift.tt/3uOXdfP

Mock crew straps into space capsule, exits before liftoff

Mock crew straps into space capsule, exits before liftoff

In this image from video made available by Blue Origin, the New Shepard capsule uses parachutes to land during a test in West Texas on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (Blue Origin via AP) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company strapped two employees into a fueled rocketship for practice, but pulled them out shortly before sending the capsule to the edge of space Wednesday with only a test dummy. The crew…

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Würzburg researchers want to train artificial intelligence in space

Würzburg researchers want to train artificial intelligence in space

In order to track down new phenomena in space, researchers from the University of Würzburg want to send a satellite with artificial intelligence (AI) on board into space. “We want to train the AI ​​on board a small satellite under space conditions,” said Hakan Kayal, professor of space technology at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg, on Wednesday. What is special about the small…

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Hubble views a spectacular supernova with interstellar material over 160,000 light-years away by NASA Goddard Photo and Video

Source: Innercosmic

Ejected

THEIA (Telescope for Habitable Exoplanets and Interstellar/Intergalactic Astronomy) (II)

THEIA (Telescope for Habitable Exoplanets and Interstellar/Intergalactic Astronomy) (I)

c!zedaph moodboard for anon

with dark purples, pinks, and blacks!

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“Mountains of the Moon with the Lunar Module Falcon” (1993) and “Hello Universe” (2003) by Alan Bean

Alan Bean (1932-2018) was born in Houston, Texas and studied aeronautical engineering, becoming a distinguished naval officer, test pilot, and astronaut.  Bean joined NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3, and after the death of Clifton Williams, he was assigned to the crew of Apollo 12 as his replacement.  Bean became the 4th person to walk on the moon.  Bean retired from NASA in 1981 in order to focus on his second love, art!  Bean became a prolific painter of the moon and space travel, sometimes adding a few grains of moon dust to the painting, or texturing it with his hammer or boot from the Apollo mission.

This month my family celebrated Cosmonaut’s Day, the day that celebrates the flight of the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin.  I have so much admiration for all cosmonauts and astronauts, and Alan Bean is one of my favorites.  His upbeat, honest, and whimsical personality really broke the mold of the tough fighter pilot-type that typified many of the earlier astronauts.  I love that his paintings show so much respect and excitement for the moon and space travel.  His moon landscapes aren’t meant to show the moon as it really is--grey and dark.  It shows a moonscape full of color, light, and joy.

Shinning moon

Space Gorgon

Space Development Agency could select three manufacturers to produce its next batch of satellites - SpaceNews

Space Development Agency could select three manufacturers to produce its next batch of satellites – SpaceNews

Derek Tournear: ‘I’m really interested in industry feedback when they see our acquisition strategy’ WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency is considering buying its next 150 satellites from three different vendors, but that could change after the agency evaluates companies’ bids, SDA director Derek Tournear said April 14. Speaking at the Washington Space Business Roundtable,…

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I got my first telescope a few days ago and I saw my first star today !! [im 14] via /r/space https://ift.tt/3diQEwj