March 28, 2024 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay, who also tipped me off to the China and Japan stories immediately below. This post is also an open thread. I welcome my readers to post any comments or additional links relating to any space issues, even if unrelated to the links below.
- China touts some of the scientific discoveries from lunar samples brought back by Chang’e-5
In this case nothing significantly new, but good data nonetheless.
- European company Thales Athenia touts the hulls it is building for Northrop Grumman’s next generation Cygnus capsule
The new modules will allow Cygnus to carry almost double the cargo from the first Cygnus freighters.
- Starlink now available in Argentina
This is the seventh country in South American and 72nd worldwide that has signed on.
- Indian rocket startup Skyroot successfully tests the 2nd stage engine for its proposed Vikram-1 rocket
No word on when the other Indian rocket startup, Agnikul, will do its first suborbital test launch, which it scrubbed last week.
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay, who also tipped me off to the China and Japan stories immediately below. This post is also an open thread. I welcome my readers to post any comments or additional links relating to any space issues, even if unrelated to the links below.
- China touts some of the scientific discoveries from lunar samples brought back by Chang’e-5
In this case nothing significantly new, but good data nonetheless.
- European company Thales Athenia touts the hulls it is building for Northrop Grumman’s next generation Cygnus capsule
The new modules will allow Cygnus to carry almost double the cargo from the first Cygnus freighters.
- Starlink now available in Argentina
This is the seventh country in South American and 72nd worldwide that has signed on.
- Indian rocket startup Skyroot successfully tests the 2nd stage engine for its proposed Vikram-1 rocket
No word on when the other Indian rocket startup, Agnikul, will do its first suborbital test launch, which it scrubbed last week.