ASTRONAUTICAL NEWS Saturday 9 April 2022
Astronautical News
ASTRONAUTICAL NEWS Saturday 9 April 2022
A daily roundup of space news
Record number of people apply to JAXA to be astronautsThousands of people decided to shoot for the moon despite the pandemic by applying to
become astronauts after Japan’s space agency lowered the bar to entry. The Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency received a record 4127 applications for its astronaut
programme after it scrapped its academic requirements for applicants, including
university degrees in science.
Axiom-1: First all-private crew launches to space stationFour astronauts have left Earth on the first all-private mission to the International Space
Station (ISS). The four men are called the Axiom-1 crew. Axiom is a commercial
spaceflight company that hopes to build its own space station in the next few years. The
crew lifted away from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon rocket.
Effective altruism, corporate responsibility, and space sustainabilityCompanies in the aerospace and defense industry say they are taking steps to address
environmental and sustainability issues. Layla Martin finds flaws in their arguments and a
need for them to be more responsible, particularly when it comes to space sustainability.
From sample to results: in-space data analysis enables quicker data returnSpace-based computing has achieved a significant milestone by enabling investigators
conducting an experiment onboard the International Space Station (ISS) to go from
sample analysis to results while the experiment was on station. The ability to process
data onboard the ISS drastically reduces the time required for investigators to get data.
Amazon signs on launch partners for space internetAmazon announced deals for scores of launches to deploy a "constellation" of satellites in
low orbit around the Earth to provide internet service to people below. Amazon said that
its contracts with Arianespace, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are the
largest commercial procurement of launch vehicles in history.
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