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From developing multiple vaccines for a pandemic to retrieving samples from outer worlds2020 was undoubtedly a year of science! Despite unimaginable human suffering, humanity witnessed some unforgettable moments of heroism, innovation and sacrifice this year. And science was not left behind!

In the year 2020despite the widespread lockdowns and restricted movementspace exploration and research continued to proliferate across the globe. While some planned missions were delayed, multiple astronomical triumphs achieved this year demonstrated that nothing in this world can halt scientific ingenuity. The Weather Channel India has compiled some such exciting space discoveries and events that grabbed headlines in the year gone by. In case you missed any of these mind-blowing space stories of 2020, then here is a reckoner!

On September 14, 2020, a paper published in the reputed journal Nature Astronomy, revealed detection of phosphinea colourless, flammable gason the clouds of Venus. According to the study, phosphine could originate from unknown photochemical or geochemical processes on Venus, or it could be a biological product from the presence of life.

Planet Venus

The study kicked off an intense debate over the presence of life on the Earths sister planet. Scientists continue to insist that the detection of phosphine in itself is not enough evidence for microbial life, and it only indicates some unknown geological or chemical process that we havent understood yet, while some scientists have even questioned the detection of phosphine itself.

The surface conditions of the rocky planet Venus is not conducive to life as we know it. However, scientists say that the environment of its upper cloud deckaround 5362 km above the surfacecould be mild enough to support some forms of extremophiles, which are the microbes that can survive in extremely harsh conditions. Read more about this breakthrough research here.

While ISRO took a back seat with stalled missions in 2020, Indian astronomers proved their mantle in furthering space science by conducting breakthrough research. One of the most remarkable contributions was by two students from the Indian Institute of Technology BombayKunal Deshmukh and Kriti Sharmawho spotted the closest asteroid to ever fly past Earth. Back on August 16, a car-sized space rock, named 2020 QG, zipped past our planet and scientists had no clue about it. Its discovery created a lot of buzz around the world as the closest-known asteroid. Find out more about this discovery here.

GMRT in Pune.

On August 24, 2020, scientists from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune announced the discovery of one of the earliest galaxies in the universe, situated about 9.3 billion light-years away from the Earth. The breakthrough discovery was made using AstroSatthe first multi-wavelength satellite of India. The galaxy, named AUDFs01, is expected to enhance our understanding of the origin of early galaxies and the earliest source of light in the universe. Read more about this study here.

In another breakthrough research, Indian astronomers, using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) based in Pune, successfully measured the atomic hydrogen content of distant galaxies. The study outlines the earliest measurements of the atomic gas till datefrom a young universe seen as it was during eight billion years ago. The study was led by the team of astronomers from the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA-TIFR) in Pune and the Raman Research Institute (RRI) in Bengaluru. For details, click here.

Making use of the Near-Earth Object Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) space telescope, scientists first observed a peculiar comet on March 27, 2020, chasing the Sun. As it travelled to within 44 million kilometres of the Sun, NEOWISEs outermost layers burned-up, causing gas and dust particles to fall off its icy surface and creating a large tail of debris. The comet managed to survive the intense roasting from the Sun as it approached our host star in June.

Comet NEOWISE over Stonehenge.

While most comets of NEOWISEs range do not survive the Suns intense radiation, this survivor emerged from the ordeal brighter than before, startling astronomers around the globe. NEOWISE was the brightest comet for the northern hemisphere in the past several decades and appeared at every dawn or dusk for nearly a monthfrom July 3 to the first week of August. Now it will revisit the future Earthlings only after about 6,800 years. In case you missed it, catch the glimpse here.

The enthusiasm to explore the possibility of life beyond the planet Earth and the curiosity to understand the origin of our solar system continued to drive more missions to Mars in 2020. The red planet is the top contender in the list of possible hosts to establish future human colonies, and the process seems to have got a kick start this year.

Artist's concept shows the Mars Helicopter on the Martian surface.

Between July 20 to 30, three explorer missionsone each from the US, UAE and Chinawere launched towards Mars. This particular time frame was chosen by multiple agencies to embark on the seven-month-long journey since Mars will be closest to Earth during this window. In October 2020, the red planet came closest to the blue planet at just over 62 million kilometres, almost half the average distance of 104 million km.

The three missionsHope by UAE, Perseverance of US, and Tianwen-1 of Chinaare slated to reach the destination somewhere around February 2021. The main aim of the UAE mission is to study the planets thin atmosphere, while both Perseverance and Tianwen-1 will fetch samples of rocks and soil for further analysis. Whichever mission succeeds in revealing scientifically important data, the trio will be a milestone in Mars exploration. Read more about these missions here and here.

On December 6, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) achieved yet another milestone in cosmic exploration by successfully bringing back samples from a distant asteroid named Ryugulocated 300 million kilometres away from the Earth. Asteroids like Ryuguare rubbles from the earliest times of the formation of our solar systems.

Studying these space rocks could provide invaluable insights into the primordial characteristics of our solar system. Through this missionnamed Hayabusa-2the Japanese space agency collected samples of dust and materials from under the surface of asteroid Ryugu. It took six years for the spacecraft to complete the round trip to this celestial body. Read more about Japans mission here.

The year started with the release of the most detailed image of our gigantic Sun. The United States-based National Science Foundations Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope released its first images of the Suns surface on February 2, 2020. The images highlight features that roughly cover an area as small as 30 km on the Sunan unparalleled feat, considering the star has a diameter of about 1.4 million km and is located 149 million km away from Earth.

Solar Orbiter spots campfires on the Sun. Locations of campfires are annotated with white arrows.

Moreover, NASA and ESA released the first images of the Solar Orbiter, including the closest pictures ever taken of the Sun on July 17. These images were captured when the spacecraft completed its first close pass of the Sun in mid-June this year. Launched on February 10, 2020, the Solar Orbiter mission has carried several cutting-edge instruments using which scientists hope to gain an in-depth understanding of the solar wind, and how it releases the stream of charged particles that influence the entire Solar System. Click here and here to know more.

Earths sole natural satellite, the Moon, got its fair share of the spotlight too in 2020 as several breakthrough studies shed light on the lunar mysteries.

One of the studies published in early September comes from Indias historic mission Chandrayaan-1. The data from ISROs mission has revealed that the Moon might be rusting. The study highlights that the Moon is turning slightly red, indicating the formation of a reddish-black mineral form of iron named hematite on its surface, particularly at the poles. Know how the Moon is rusting here.

The nearest celestial body to Earththe Moon.

Another breakthrough discovery by NASA confirmed the presence of water on the Moons sunlit surface for the first time in history. Earlier, astronomers believed that water molecules on the Moon could be limited to cold, shadowed places. The announcement came from the space agency in October this year, it revealed that the discovery was made using Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). The study is considered highly significant as it indicates the possibility of water distribution across the lunar surface. Read about this discovery here.

The year ended with the biggest achievement in the history of Moon exploration by successfully bringing in Moon samples after 44 years. The feat was achieved by China's National Space Administration (CNSA)making it the third space league nation to achieve this milestone. The samples are important to shed light on the origin and geological history of the Moon. Read more on this mission here.

In the last week of April this year, a powerful burst of radio waves passed over Earth, flashing up radio telescopes based in various parts of the globe. The seemingly random flickers were regarded as one of the most mysterious cosmic signals ever recorded by radio telescopes to date. Some theories even suggested that the signal is coming from a distant alien civilization.

Artist's impression of a magnetar in outburst, showing complex magnetic field structure and beamed emission, here imagined as following a crust cracking episode.

But this year in November, a team of astronomers finally decoded its source suggesting that the mysterious signal is coming from magnetars within our Milky Way galaxy. FRBs are the super intense radio waves which last for milliseconds and were first discovered in 2007. The extremely short length and undefined origin had made it impossible to analyse these signals effectively. Know more about this exciting discovery here.

In the early 1920s, renowned astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that our galaxythe Milky Waywas not the only galaxy in the Universe. In subsequent decades, we realised that there are, in fact, a countless number of galaxies in our universe. In August 2020, for the first time, astronomers reported having spotted a look-alike galaxy of our Milky Way with a very close resemblance.

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile has 66 high-precision antennas.

The newly found galaxy named SPT0418-47 is estimated to be located about 12 billion light-years from our galaxy, meaning it is so far that its light takes nearly 12 billion years to travel and reach us. The newly discovered galaxy was formed when the universe was just 10% of its current ageabout 1.4 billion years old. What makes the galaxy look like ours? Find out here.

A group of astronomers have spotted the biggest explosion ever recorded in the universe. This record-breaking outburst was a result of a black hole exploding in a distant galaxy cluster, named Ophiuchus galaxy cluster, that is located approximately 390 million light-years away from the Earth. Galaxy clusters are essentially the largest structures in the universe, tied together by gravity. They contain thousands of galaxies, along with hot gas and dark matter. Read more about this breakthrough discovery here.

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File photo: ISRO Chief, K Sivan.

The priority for the year 2021 will be to usher in increased space sector reforms by putting in place a permanent Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) and other sectoral policies, said K. Sivan, Secretary, Department of Space (DoS). Sivan is also the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Space Commission.

He said an interim IN-SPACe, which was set up, has received 28 applications from the private sector companiessmall and bigstartups, and academic institutions for various space-related activities.

The IN-SPACe is the regulator for the private sector space industry players in India. It would also provide a level playing field for private companies to use Indian space infrastructure.

"We want to install the IN-SPACe next year. The existing space-related policies are being modified or new one brought in," Sivan added.

As per the current scheme of things, IN-SPACe will have its own directorates for technical, legal, safety and security, monitoring as well as activities promotion for assessing the private sector's needs and coordination of the activities. IN-SPACe would have a board and representatives from industry, academia and the government.

To date, the DoS has also come out with three draft policiesDraft Space-Based Communication Policy of India 2020 (Spacecom Policy-2020), Draft Space-Based Remote Sensing Policy and Revised Technology Transfer Policy Guidelinesto enable the private sector to play a greater role in the space field.

A policy for launch vehicles or rockets, space exploration and also a comprehensive Space Act will also be announced, Sivan had said earlier. According to him the other priority areas for 2021 will be the Gaganyaan mission (India's human space mission), third moon mission-Chandrayaan-3, development of high thrust launcher, advanced satellites, electrical propulsion for satellites, realisation of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).

Sivan said the liquid fuel-powered engine for the Gaganyaan rocket was tested. "The crew module design phase is over," he added.

Earlier Sivan had said Team ISRO has a busy schedule ahead for the launch of Aditya L1 satellite, third moon mission Chandrayaan-3, GaganyaaanIndia's human space mission, and realisation of small rocket Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).

He also said the SSLV will carry EOS-02 (Earth Observation Satellite), and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F10 (GSLV) carrying EOS-3. The other Indian satellites that are ready for launch are GISAT and Microsat-2A.

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This past summer, NASAs Perseverance rover launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. On February 18th, 2021, it will arrive on Mars and join in the search for evidence for past (and maybe even present) life. A particularly exciting aspect of this mission is the Mars Sample Return (MSR), a multi-mission effort that will send samples of Mars back to Earth for analysis.

This aspect of the Perseverance mission will be assisted by a lander and orbiter developed by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). According to NASA, the MSR recently advanced to the next stage of development (Phase A). If all goes well, Perseverance will have a companion in the coming years that will take its samples and launch them to orbit, where they will be picked up and sent back to Earth.

The ability to collect and cache samples set the Perseverance rover apart from its predecessors, including the Curiosity rover. Like its sister mission, these samples will be obtained with a coring drill mounted to the end of a robotic arm. The samples will be hermetically sealed in a set of collection tubes deposited in a designated location on the Martian surface or stored internally.

This is where the MRS will come into play, which will consist of a Sample Retrieval Lander (SRL) reaching the surface and a Sample Fetch Rover (SFR) picking the tubes and placing them in a sealed sample container. The container will then be transported to a Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) that will carry it to orbit, where the Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) will pick them up.

From here, the samples will be placed inside a Capture/Containment and Return System (CCRS) and begin the trip home, returning to Earth sometime in the early 2030s. Whereas the ESA will provide the orbiter, the rover, and the landers robotic arm, NASA will provide the lander itself, the ascent vehicle, and the return system on the orbiter.

As Thomas Zurbuchen, the associate administrator for science at NASA Headquarters, explained in a recent NASA press statement:

Returning samples of Mars to Earth has been a goal of planetary scientists since the early days of the space age, and the successful completion of this MSR key decision point is an important next step in transforming this goal into reality. MSR is a complex campaign, and it encapsulates the very essence of pioneering space exploration pushing the boundaries of whats capable and, in so doing, furthering our understanding of our place in the universe.

Phase A will consist of developing critical technologies, critical design decisions, and the selection of industry partners to realize the mission concepts. Specifically, NASA and the ESA will be tasked with providing components for the SRL and the ERO missions, which are currently expected to launch sometime after 2025.

Earlier this year, NASA established aMars Sample Return Independent Review Board to evaluate its early concepts for a multi-mission partnership with the ESA. Theboardsreport to NASAs Science Mission Directorate (SMD) (along with NASAs response) was released in October, indicating that it is ready to undertake the campaign.

This was followed about a month later by the MSR Standing Review Board (SRB), a second panel made up of independent experts, recommending that the program move into Phase A. Bobby Braun is the program manager of the MSR program at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which leads the development of the overall effort. As he summed it up:

Beginning the formulation work of Phase A is a momentous step for our team, albeit one of several to come. These reviews strengthened our plan forward and this milestone signals creation of a tangible approach for MSR built upon the extraordinary capabilities of the NASA centers, our ESA partners, and industry.

This will be the first time that samples are launched to Earth from another planet. More importantly, the ability to analyze these samples on Earth will allow for more thorough scientific returns. While Curiosity and other rovers conducted sample-analysis in-situ, in-depth analyses require instruments that are too large and complex to send to another planet.

In addition, having curated samples will allow scientists from all over the world to test new theories and models as they are developed. Consider the rock samples brought back by the Apollo astronauts, which are still providing vital clues about the Moons formation and evolution decades later. The MSR campaign will also require landing spacecraft on the Martian surface that are heavier than any previously sent.

It will also involve launch and orbital rendezvous operations around another planet for the first time. Last but not least, it will advance NASAs efforts to begin sending astronauts to Mars, which is expected to take place sometime in the next decade. As Jeff Gramling, the director of the MSR program at NASA Headquarters, summarized:

MSR will foster significant engineering advances for humanity and advance technologies needed to successfully realize the first round-trip mission to another planet. The scientific advances offered by pristine Martian samples through MSR are unprecedented, and this mission will contribute to NASAs eventual goal of sending humans to Mars.

The 2020s and early 2030s will be an exciting time for NASA. Aside from the first sample-return mission from Mars, NASA will also be sending the first woman and next man to the Moon as part of Project Artemis. By decades end, this will culminate in the creation of an orbiting space station (the Lunar Gateway) and the Artemis Base Camp on the lunar surface. These, in turn, will help prepare the way for crewed missions to Mars and beyond!

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The most interesting work, however, has to do with NASAs next-generation spacesuit for astronauts going to the moonthe eXploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or xEMU. It is ostensibly the successor to the spacesuits worn by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and other Apollo astronauts when they set foot on the lunar surface half a century ago. But it also incorporates what weve learned through the EMUs used in orbit during the space shuttle and ISS eras of human exploration, as well as the hard lessons from Apollo. The goal behind Artemis is to have people living and working on the moon. New spacesuits will be critical to ensuring that the experience is safe and comfortable.

We are so excited about putting people back on the moon, says Richard Rhodes, a spacesuit engineer at NASA whos working on the xEMU. Our main goal is that the crew doesnt even think about us. They put the suit on, and they do their workthe science, the explorationand do not even think twice about how mobile they are or how effectively they can work. Thats a tall order, but were trying to get as close to that as possible. We want to be invisible.

Here are some of the biggest innovations we can expect out of xEMU.

When youre designing a spacesuit, you want it to move freely and efficiently, with the least amount of effort possible, so we can be as near to shirtsleeve mobility as possible, says Rhodes. The goal is to limit the amount of volume in the suit, because the more volume there is, the harder astronauts must to work to bend their joints, and that can quickly grow exhausting.

The solution is to use bearings, since they rotate around a single point and ensure a constant amount of volume. The old Apollo suits used bearings only in the arms, because it was basically a multipurpose suit (used for both launch and entry, as well as lunar exploration). It needed to be light enough to accommodate all these different situations, and too many bearings could have weighed it down.

The xEMU has bearings that are lighter and hew closer to the joints than ones used for previous EMUs. The ones at the shoulders should allow astronauts to reach outward and lift objects more easily while reducing risk of injury to the upper body. There are finally bearings at the waist, hips, thighs, and ankles, creating much greater mobility in the lower body. All of these together allow for very low-torque, low-energy mobility and motion, says Rhodes.

The suits also have a variable pressure system to give astronauts more flexibility when they need it. It should allow them to get ready more quickly in the suit when it's necessary, but also to lift materials or kneel down to study things when the situation calls for it.

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The hip mobility bearings in particular are a big deal for moonwalking (no, notthatkind of moonwalking). Apollo astronauts werent spending a whole lot of time on the surface of the moon during their missions, and the time they did spend was largely to just get to know this new environment. They quickly found it difficult to walk around normally in microgravity, and they were also very careful to avoid any dangers.

With such limited hip mobility, striding just wasnt feasible. So they mostly shuffled; when they got more comfortable and more adventurous, they could manage a more loping gait to move faster. Trying to grab objects on the ground required an awkward lunge.

The xEMU is supposed to encourage normal walking as opposed to hopping, and make it easier to kneel down stably in one motion to work close to the groundwhich wasnt much of an option for Apollo astronauts. No more lunging for objects. This is going to make it much easier for astronauts to conduct worthwhile science on the ground, like examining geological samples or setting up complex instruments.

A huge lesson learned from Apollo was that lunar dust is terrible. The moons surface hasnt been exposed to the kind of weathering Earths geology has faced. As a result, the lunar soil is very coarse and jagged, and it sticks to everything (yeah, I know I soundlike Anakin Skywalker). It contaminates inner layers of the garment and any parts that are supposed to detach, and causes general wear and tear to the exterior of the suits.

So to avoid any exposed gaps, designers minimized components like zippers or wrist disconnects, as well as seams where dust could infiltrate. Were looking at more of a whole garment that goes over the entire assembly, with small features where you can still perform operational checks and disconnect things during a contingency, says Rhodes. Its like a whole shirt and whole pants thats all one piece, without breaks where dust can get inside. And for areas where there are breaks (like bearings), the team is working on developing and incorporating seals that should keep dust out.

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The xEMU helmets offer a wider range of vision than the Apollo helmets, with onboard lights to help illuminate dark places. Theyll have a HUD (heads-up display) for astronauts to access important information on the go. High-definition shoulder cameras will help record journeys as if right from the astronauts own eyes.

The Snoopy caps used for communications are a pretty recognizable part of EMUs, but as most astronauts whove been on spacewalks can attest, they can quickly get drenched in sweat, and their microphones dont always work well after many hours of movement. The xEMU gets rid of the Snoopy cap for an audio system thats embedded into the suit, voice activated to automatically pick up sounds as theyre spoken.

A common complaint among any astronaut whos gone on an EVA is that the gloves are a menace. Their bulky layers mean you lose a lot of dexterity, and you also dont necessarily know how much pressure youre using when you grab something. Lack of circulation and the accumulation of moisture can lead to some nasty side effects, like brittle fingernails and even fungus. Gloves are not a new challenge, says Rhodes. Theres absolutely room for improvement.

The main improvements Rhodes and his team are working on for the xEMU is to make sure astronauts hands are protected from extreme temperature changes and dust, and that they can handle lunar material safely. NASA is also figuring out how to make it easier for them to do simple tasks like grasp tools and operate small equipment.

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Back in 2014, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano was on a spacewalk when his suit began to leak water, flooding the helmet and nearly drowning him. Engineers later found that contamination had caused water from the cooling system to back uptrouble exacerbated by the fact that the water and cooling loops were in such close contact. So the xEMU now keeps those loops completely separate to avoid another such emergency from happening.

The xEMU also sports a new carbon dioxide scrubbing system that uses two different absorption beds (in this case, small cans made of lithium hydroxide that readily attract and trap carbon dioxide). While one is being used, the other can be exposed to the vacuum of space and emptied outso carbon dioxide is constantly scrubbed without forcing astronauts to come back inside to clean the absorption beds. The oxygen tanks are higher-pressure systems that should deliver oxygen for longer periods of time than Apollo suits did. The only limitation now for how long someone can stay in the suit, theoretically, is battery power.

Meanwhile, the xEMU is retaining some life support and safety features that are tried and true. Theres protection from micrometeorites based on a similar design for the current orbital EMUs. Theres also thermal protection to withstand the sharp temperature changes (from -250 F in the shade to 250 F under the sun).

Back in March 2019, NASA canceled plans for the first all-woman spacewalkbecause there werent enough correctly sized spacesuitsonly larger ones were available.

It was a tough lesson about the need to make sure that suits are designed properly to accommodate people of all sizes. The agency has decided that with the xEMU, theyre leaving nothing to chance. Each suit will be custom fitted to the height, size, and comfort of the individual astronaut and will aim to provide the broadest range of motion for activities on the moon. If a moonwalk is canceled this time, it wont be because the suits dont fit.Spacesuit design is still a work in progress, though. Theres not a lot of data on operation on the lunar surface, says Rhodes. Any kind of feedback will be fantastic. NASA intends to incorporate what it learns from the first few Artemis missions to improve the xEMU over and over againwith an eye toward making something that will work on Mars one day.

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Newport Beach, CA, Dec. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In what is the most exciting offering in many years, FRE.com announces the online auction of a 400-acre land parcel directly adjacent to the expansive - and expanding - Mojave Air and Space Port (MASP).

MASP is the first facility in the U.S. to be licensed for horizontal launches ofreusable spacecraft.

"The Mojave Air and Space Port is the thriving, bustling epicenter of the growing public-private partnerships that are the driving force behind the nation's booming space program," says Herb Grabell, listing broker with Kidder Mathews. This is a rare investment opportunity that will reap dividends as the programs and the surrounding areas expand."

The list of current companies utilizing the facilities at MASP is a Who's Who of space exploration, including Virgin Galactic, The Spaceship Company, Virgin's sister business, BAE, a British-based international consortium whose projects include the "design, manufacture, upgrade, and support combat and trainer aircraft," and over 60 other businesses that provide support for the space program.

"One standout Space Port tenant is Masten Space Systems, which is building the X-1 lunar lander scheduled to touchdown on the moon in 2022. This project, and others, add excitement to the potential return on investment," says Grabell.

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When it comes to how dirt on the moon behaves, scientists are still in the dark. Moon sand, also called regolith, is pretty mysterious but one team of University of Central Florida scientists want to shed some light on lunar dust cloudsby shooting lasers at it.

Understanding how dust behaves on the moon and other planetary surfaces is critical for future space exploration missions. Exhaust from a spacecrafts landing engines could kick up razor-sharp moon dust that could damage instruments or obscure the view of landing.

A team led by scientists Addie Dove and Phil Metzger is developing a sensor that can measure how these dust particles interact with rocket exhaust a study that garnered the interest of NASA.

Metzger and Doves Ejecta STORM hardware received funding from NASA and recently Metzger traveled to the Mojave desert to test it out on a rocket which kicked up simulated dust.

UCFs Phil Metzger and Addie Dove join us now to talk about the experiment and what they hope to learn about moon dust.

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The Times of London has just released some interesting info on how the ashes of the late James Doohan, Star Treks Montgomery Scotty Scott, ended up aboard the International Space Station.

As the actor behind the chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise, James Doohans long-standing wish was to board the ISS. After his death in 2005, there was a request from his family for his ashes to be brought on to the space station but all requests were denied.

The ashes were then smuggled by one of the first private space travelers in 2008, video game entrepreneur Richard Garriott, where a laminated picture of Doohan along with his ashes was hidden under the floor of the Columbus. Garriott commented, It was completely clandestine. His family were very pleased that the ashes made it up there but we were all disappointed we didnt get to talk about it publicly for so long. Now enough time has passed that we can. The ashes have since orbited the Earth more than 70,000 times.

In other space exploration news, Elon Musk says SpaceX plans to bring humans to Mars in six years.

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Here's How the Ashes of James Doohan of 'Star Trek' Ended up Aboard the International Space Station - HYPEBEAST

Last week, Houston Airports, which owns all three Houston, Texas airports and is one of North Americas largest public airport systems, announced that the Houston Spaceport, the nations 10th commercially licensed Spaceport, will site the worlds first commercial space station builder, Axiom Space.

Axiom, a privately held company that plans to begin hosting private missions to the International Space Station in 2021, will build a 14-acre headquarters campus to train private astronauts and begin production of its Axiom Station, billed as the worlds first free-flying, internationally available private space station to serve as humanitys central hub for research, manufacturing and commerce in low Earth orbit.

The new Axiom Space Headquarters campus will be located in phase one of the 400 acre Houston Spaceport at Ellington Airport, EFD. The first phase, spanning 153 acres, was completed in December and includes vital infrastructure like streets, utilities, and robust communications systems.

We had a vision of Houston Spaceport bringing together a cluster of aviation and aerospace enterprises that would support the future of commercial spaceflight, Houston Airports Aviation DirectorMario Diazsaid upon the deals announcement last week. Today, we have an urban center for collaboration and ideation, a place where the brightest minds in the world can work closely together to lead us into the next frontier of space exploration.

Axiom Spaces Houston Spaceport headquarters campus will include the construction of approximately 322,000 square feet of facility space to accommodate Axiom Station modules and terminal building space to house private astronauts, operations, engineering and other requirements, conveniently located to the Ellington airfield.

Houston Spaceport represents an ideal headquarters location with its infrastructure and benefits as well as its co-location at Ellington Airport, Axiom Space CEOMike Suffredinisaid. The opportunity to build high-bay hangars where we can assemble the Axiom Station while simultaneously training our private astronauts for missions gives us the flexibility we need as we build the future of commercial space.

The development is estimated to bring more than a thousand jobs toHouston, which already has one of the highest concentrations of engineering talent in the nation. Johnson Space Center, which employs more than 11,000 people and utilizes airfields at Ellington Airport, is just minutes from the Houston Spaceport.

Axiom Spaces announcement is a game-changer forHoustonas we extend our position as a commercial aerospace leader, President and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership, the economic development organization serving theGreater Houstonarea,Bob Harveysaid. Houstonis a city built on innovation with a technology-focused workforce, and this move adds to the regions momentum as one of the countrys leading next-generation tech hubs.

One of Houston Spaceports tenants includes Intuitive Machines, a private company that secured a NASA contract to build the NOVA-C Spacecraft, a nearly 13-foot lunar lander that will deliver cargo to the moon in 2021.San Jacinto Collegehas also invested in building its Edge Center, the official education partner for Houston Spaceport that offers aerospace training and career pathways for students.

The same great environment that produced so many technological advancements inHoustonspast is, once again, creating its next successful venture into space Axiom Station the worlds first commercial space station, President of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Bob Mitchell said. The synergies now being realized at the Houston Spaceport betweenHoustonsdynamic industry partners, its world class training and academic providers, and its far-sighted community investors are not only benefitting Axiom but will only get stronger over time. We are all in this together and the best is yet to come!

Deal news from space

In other space venture news, Denvers Voyager Space Holdings, a privately held company that acquires and operates other space exploration companies (including Alaska-based space components maker The Launch Company, which it bought in November), has announced that it is buying a majority stake in another space holding company, XO Markets, and its largest subsidiary, HoustonsNanoracks.

Nanoracks is a provider of commercial space services for satellite deployment and research, serving clients in more than 30 countries. As part of the transaction, Voyager will infuse significant growth capital to support Nanoracks, as it broadens its service offering in the International Space Station, as well as its own Nanoracks Space Outpost Program for private space platforms.

Over the past decade my team and I have worked to grow Nanoracks from a garage-based start up into the first commercial space company with customers, saidJeffrey Manber, CEO of Nanoracks. We continue to push the envelope of whats possible in commercial space. This critical leap forward takes place as we have worked closely with NASA, the European Space Agency and industry partners to equip the International Space Station with our Bishop Airlock. With Voyager, were confident in our expanded teams ability to continue to deliver game-changing technology industry-wide.

To date, Nanoracks has launched over 1,000 projects to the International Space Station, including microgravity research, small satellites and missions to both low-Earth orbit and deep space. Nanoracks also recently launched thefirst commercial airlock The Bishop on the SpaceX CRS-21 mission on SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket. The Bishop Airlock is the first-ever commercial, permanent addition to the International Space Station, bringing five times more customer volume than currently available through the existing, government-operated airlock. The company is also actively working toward its long-termOutpost Program, which will enable Nanoracks to own, operate and leverage commercial space stations, repurposing in-space hardware to make discoveries that will change life on Earth.

Voyager is always on the lookout for organizations doing things differently. Our model is best suited for companies like Nanoracks, who are at the forefront of innovation and growing rapidly, saidMatthew Kuta, president and COO of Voyager Space Holdings. With Voyagers support, Nanoracks can continue to do what it does best: develop in-space services and technology that is poised to transform life on Earth and in space.

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