HELSINKI — Leading Chinese launch startup Galactic Energy has secured $154 million in funding for the development of its reusable Pallas-1 rocket. Galactic Energy announced the 1.1 billion yuan C and C+ funding rounds Dec. 18. The funding will go towards research and development of reusable launch vehicle technology for the Pallas-1 medium-lift rocket and related infrastructure. The rounds were led by Ziyang Heavy Industry Fund and joined by Bengbu Investment Group, Langfang Linkong, Founder Hesheng Investment, Jintuo Capital, and further undisclosed Investors, according to a company statement. The funding announcement indicates there is still funding available to Chinese commercial…
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Dec. 19 voted to confirm eleven senior officers to become four-star generals and admirals, including two Space Force leaders, Gen. Michael Guetlein and Gen. Stephen Whiting. The Senate vote came as the chamber delayed the holiday recess to work on a number of issues. The confirmations of Guetlein and Whiting, along with the promotions of hundreds of other officers, faced an unforeseen delay of nearly six months as a result of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) blocking military promotions in protest of the Pentagon’s policy of reimbursing travel costs for troops seeking abortions. The Senate…
WASHINGTON — The White House is releasing a policy framework to accompany its proposal to provide oversight of novel commercial space activities. The framework, to be announced at a Dec. 20 meeting of the National Space Council, is intended to accompany a separate legislative proposal for mission authorization it released Nov. 15. That proposal would split responsibility between the Department of Commerce and Department of Transportation for authorization and continuing supervision of those commercial space activities not regulated today. The policy framework, which the White House describes in a fact sheet as a companion to that legislative proposal, “will enable…
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency says the first launch of the Ariane 6 remains on track for the middle of 2024 despite an aborted test of the rocket’s upper stage. In a Dec. 19 statement, ESA said it successfully completed a test of an Ariane 6 prototype called combined test loading, or CTLO3, at the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, Dec. 15. In the test, the rocket’s core and upper stages were loaded with propellants and went through a practice countdown that concluded with a four-second firing of the core stage’s Vulcain 2.1 engine. CTLO3 also demonstrated what ESA…
Once upon a time, we thought that our actions were too insignificant to impact something as large as the natural environment — that it wouldn’t be possible for fishermen to exhaust a fishery, that groundwater was so plentiful that conservation was unnecessary, and that the sky was big enough that the odds of two human-created objects colliding in space, much less threatening our ability to make use of orbits, was negligible. Today we know better. But the road from recognizing a resource as finite to managing it in a sustainable manner is long. As researchers working on the topic of…
WASHINGTON — Defense contractor L3Harris announced Dec. 20 it has received approval from the Space Development Agency to move into production on 16 satellites designed to detect and monitor hypersonic missiles aimed at the U.S. or its allies. L3Harris said its satellites cleared a critical design review and a production readiness review. The Space Development Agency (SDA) is a U.S. Space Force organization building a layered network of satellites known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. It includes a Transport Layer of interconnected communications satellites that will transmit data collected by the Tracking Layer of sensor satellites. L3Harris in 2022 won…
TAMPA, Fla. — Karim Michel Sabbagh has left megaconstellation startup E-Space to lead Space42, a proposed combination of regional satellite operator Yahsat and geospatial intelligence provider Bayanat valued at around $4 billion. Sabbagh, a former CEO of SES who joined Florida-based E-Space last year to oversee strategy in Europe and the Middle East, would be managing director for Space42 if the two Emirati companies get regulatory and shareholder approvals for their all-share merger. Karim Michel Sabbagh, a former CEO of SES and E-Space managing director for Europe and the Middle East, has been lined up to lead Space42. Credit: SES…
SAN FRANCISCO — A delegation from the French Space Agency CNES visited Colorado and Texas last week to expand ties between French and American aerospace companies. The officials, who jokingly refer to themselves as France’s NewSpace Musketeers, plan to establish virtual hubs in Denver and Houston for Connect by CNES, a government initiative to spur space-related innovation. “We want to create jobs in the U.S. and jobs in France,” Francois Alter, CNES deputy chief strategy officer, told SpaceNews. “We want to be the wedding planner to support this growing ecosystem with strong partnerships between U.S. and French companies.” France and the…
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From key lime pie to corn dogs and Buffalo wings, the US is to thank for some seriously tasty food (even if it is a little unhealthy). But did you know they also make some of the best boots in the world? From steel-toed styles to waterproof designs, there are a plethora of excellent options to choose from—each a testament to quality, durability, and American ingenuity.Keep reading as I delve deep into the best American made boots on the market. Whether you need a pair for the winter or something for work, I’ve handpicked the must-own designs every guy should…
It’s not just our female friends that struggle with panty lines. Unsightly seams can be a real pain in the backside (quite literally) for us guys too. Not only can they make it look like you’re wearing your mom’s knickers (hey, who am I to judge?), but all that stitching and ruffled fabric can start to get really uncomfortable—even more so if your undies are cheap.Trouble is, while options are aplenty for the ladies, finding men’s seamless underwear isn’t so straightforward. Trust me, I know first-hand. Which is why I’ve saved you the stress and found the key styles ready…
Grandmother Knows All the Devil’s Pressure Points Donate to Keep Electric Literature Free! Electric Literature published over 500 and writers and nearly 600 articles in 2023—all of which are free for you to read. EL’s archives of thousands of essays, stories, poems, and reading lists are also free. We need you to contribute to keep it that way. Please make a donation to our year end campaign today. The Devil Knows More From Being Old Than From Being the Devil (1991/1941) For my grandmother, Estelle My Name Is Not in Existence (1975/1983) After CooXooEii Black Take a break from the…
Ian Randall reviews Communications Breakdown: SF Stories about the Future of Connection edited by Jonathan Strahan Modern apocalypse Communications Breakdown is a science-fiction anthology that imagines the future of connection – and what happens when such technology goes wrong. (Courtesy: iStock/BitsAndSplits) “A sight never to be forgotten.†“Heaven became illuminated.†“Nothing could exceed the grandeur and the beauty.†These are just some of the phrases used by eyewitnesses to describe the remarkable aurora that danced over much of the globe for three special nights in early September 1859. Visible at unprecedented low latitude locations, including Colombia, Hawaii and Queensland, the…
Donate to Keep Electric Literature Free! Electric Literature published over 500 and writers and nearly 600 articles in 2023—all of which are free for you to read. EL’s archives of thousands of essays, stories, poems, and reading lists are also free. We need you to contribute to keep it that way. Please make a donation to our year end campaign today. In talking about my debut story collection, House Gone Quiet, with friends and family, I’ve often found myself pitching the merits of the short story form itself. Due to habit or book marketing or a lack of exposure, it’s…
Donate to Keep Electric Literature Free! Electric Literature published over 500 and writers and nearly 600 articles in 2023—all of which are free for you to read. EL’s archives of thousands of essays, stories, poems, and reading lists are also free. We need you to contribute to keep it that way. Please make a donation to our year end campaign today. I was a young MFA student when I attended my first artists’ residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts. I had heard of these places nestled in the woods or in small-town America where writers and…
Social media platforms can be toxic environments at times, and tensions can spill over in the real world, as with the storming of the Capitol Building in Washington DC following the last US presidential election. Nowadays, heated polarization seems to emerge everywhere online and connects with our identities – from the music you love, to the food you eat and the sports team you support. Increasingly, models inspired by physical phenomena – such as phase transitions, shockwaves and turbulence – are helping to better understand online interactions. And in some cases, this knowledge is even helping to develop solutions for…
Donate to Keep Electric Literature Free! Electric Literature published over 500 and writers and nearly 600 articles in 2023—all of which are free for you to read. EL’s archives of thousands of essays, stories, poems, and reading lists are also free. We need you to contribute to keep it that way. Please make a donation to our year end campaign today. It’s the festive season, which means our fourth annual book cover tournament begins today! We had a tough job winnowing the hundreds of thousands of book covers published this year to the best 32 designs, so we need your…