{"id":7813,"date":"2022-09-26T17:24:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T17:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sktls.com\/?p=7813"},"modified":"2022-09-26T17:24:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T17:24:45","slug":"sktls-space-newsletter-darts-big-day-delta-iv-west-coast-finale-orbits-space-debris-bill-and-much-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sktls.com\/?p=7813","title":{"rendered":"SKTLs Space Newsletter: DART’s Big Day, Delta IV West Coast Finale, ORBITS Space Debris Bill and Much More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SKTLs Newsletter #38 includes information about DART’s big asteroid impact mission happening today, the Artemis 1 SLS passes its fueling test and is still having delays, ULA launches its Delta IV from Vandenberg Air Force Base for the last time, ORBITS space bill is proposed by congress, the SpaceX Crew-5 is preparing for its upcoming mission, quantum cryptography satellites are finding their place in space, the Hubble Space Telescope captures the image of the day, space startups news and interesting facts about the asteroid Dimorphos.<\/p>\n\n\n

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DART’s Big Day<\/a>
NASA\u2019s Double Asteroid Redirection Test is on a path for\u00a0impact with\u00a0Dimorphos later today.

Artemis 1 Delays Again<\/a>
After completing its successful fueling test, Artemis 1 is still having trouble getting off the ground.

Delta 4\u2019s Final West Coast launch<\/a>
ULA is under contract to launch two more NRO satellites on the Delta 4 Heavy in 2023 and 2024, but will not be launching those\u00a0from the west coast.

Space Junk Worries<\/a>
Introducing the Orbital Sustainability (ORBITS) Act, a bipartisan bill\u00a0to address the space junk problem.

SpaceX Crew-5<\/a>\u00a0
Two NASA astronauts, one cosmonaut and a JAXA astronaut are in preflight preparations for their upcoming trip to the ISS.

Quantum Cryptography Satellite Systems<\/a>
The European Space Agency and SES formally signed the contract for the Eagle-1 spacecraft, with plans to test long-distance quantum key distribution (QKD).

Space Image Of The Day!<\/a>
The Hubble Space Telescope captures an image of a young star exploding in the Taurus constellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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