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(0) Mission marks SpaceChains first demonstration of Ethereum technology integration in space CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SpaceChain today announced that its blockchain-enabled payload has been launched into space from NASAs Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and will be subsequently installed at the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, made possible by Nanoracks and its Space Act agreement with NASA, marks SpaceChains fourth blockchain payl...

/PRNewswire/ -- SpaceChain today announced two launch missions slated for June 2021 which will see the successful deployment of its decentralized satellite...

Space is the final frontier for archaeologists The boot prints left by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong are a tangible legacy of one of humanity’s greatest achievements — putting a man on the moon. It’s a technological feat easily on par with Egypt’s pyramids, the Great Wall or Stonehenge — but how should the Apollo 11 mission site and others be preserved and protected for future generations? Right now, the bootprints, rovers and hundreds of other artifacts from the Apollo missions ...

Scientific American Biden’s nominee exemplifies the agency’s pork-barrel, male-dominated past Advertisement President Biden’s nominee to serve as the next NASA administrator, former Senator Bill Nelson, has overseen the agency’s budget and operations for the better part of 40 years. The White House announcement of his nomination said that “Most every piece of space and science law has had his imprint” and that “In the Senate he was known as the go-to senator for our nation’s spa...

POLITICO Get the POLITICO Space newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. With help from Bryan Bender Quick Fix But what are the White House’s next steps? — Rep. Mike Levin says the FCC must “act now” to bett...

Space launches from UK soil could be possible as soon as next year Plans to enable UK spaceflights to "flourish" while remaining "safe" will be published today by the government 5 March 2021 • 12:01am Space launches from UK soil could be possible as soon as next year as the Government prepares to sign off a new space bill by the end of 2021. The Department for Transport will today publish its response to an industry consultation into space regulation, including on spaceport, launch rules and ...

DARPAs New Space Program Stirs Worldwide Concern Published: February 16, 2021 A new space technology exploration program announced by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency is riling up international opposition as the race to mine space heats up On the same day that Joe Biden obtained the Electoral College majority needed to become president of the United States, a metallic asteroid roughly half the size of New York City made its closest approach to earth. Far from indulging in apocalyp...

India News: NEW DELHI: The Gaganyaan manned mission, hit by the pandemic-triggered restrictions, has been further delayed and India’s maiden human spaceflight lau.

50 space terms for understanding the universe By Kelsi Trinidad of Stacker | 50 space terms for understanding the universe Oct. 1, 2020, marks the 62nd birthday of the National Aeronautics and Space Agency, or NASA. The agency was founded in 1958, the same year President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act and one year after the Soviets launched Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite. NASA was designed from the start to push the bounds o...

China and the US are in a race to Mars - with both nations due to land a rover on the Red Planet this month, and plans for future missions already in development. This new space race, unlike the battle to the Moon between the US and Soviet Union, is likely to be a much more crowded field, including private firms and smaller nations - such as the United Arab Emirates who have a probe en-route to Mars now. SpaceX founder Elon Musk reiterated in a recent interview that his aim is to land the first...