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Artemis lander plan refresh speeds Starship-Orion docking and Blue Moon redesign
space28 days ago

Artemis lander plan refresh speeds Starship-Orion docking and Blue Moon redesign

NASA outlined accelerated Artemis lander concepts: SpaceX will dock Starship with Orion in Earth orbit and use Starship for the translunar injection and lunar landing, reducing propellant needs and removing NRHO loiter, while Blue Origin is dropping its transporter in favor of Mark 1-derived transfer stages to speed the Blue Moon, aiming for Artemis 3 readiness by 2027 and an Artemis 4 crewed landing around 2028, with manufacturing underway despite a May explosion at the New Glenn test site.

via SpaceNews|
#artemis-3#blue-moon#hls
Artemis 3 timeline muddied as NASA revises plan and slips loom
space2 months ago

Artemis 3 timeline muddied as NASA revises plan and slips loom

NASA’s Artemis 3 mission, originally intended as a crewed lunar landing, has been redefined as a low-Earth orbit test and key details like its orbit profile, duration, crew, and test scope remain unsettled. Core SLS work progresses at Kennedy Space Center, while capabilities from SpaceX and Blue Origin’s lunar landers are being aligned for a potential rendezvous in orbit. If Artemis 3 slips into late 2027, NASA’s plan to launch Artemis 4 in early 2028 and Artemis 5 in late 2028 could be imperiled, potentially delaying the two lunar landings planned for 2028.

via SpaceNews|
#artemis#artemis-3#hls
space4 months ago

ASAP Flags High Risk in Artemis III, Urges Schedule Redesign

NASA's Artemis III is deemed high risk by the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, which cites an aggressive schedule for the Human Landing System (SpaceX Starship), in-space refueling, and a string of 'firsts'—new spacesuits, a lunar South Pole landing, and lunar‑orbit docking—that elevate risk and reduce margin. The panel urges NASA to revise mission objectives and timelines to emphasize prudent risk reduction, noting Starship HLS readiness within the target window is unlikely; Artemis II delays and ongoing questions about SLS/Orion plans after Artemis III add to the uncertainty.

via SpacePolicyOnline.com|
#artemis-iii#asap#hls
Apple Podcasts goes video-first with HLS-enabled, cross-mode playback
technology4 months ago

Apple Podcasts goes video-first with HLS-enabled, cross-mode playback

Apple announced a spring rollout of an integrated video podcast experience within Apple Podcasts, enabling seamless switching between watching and listening from the same feed, picture-in-picture, and offline video downloads. The update uses HLS for adaptive video and dynamic ad insertion, with launch partners including Acast, ART19, Omny Studio and SiriusXM. The move highlights competition from YouTube, Spotify and Netflix in the growing video podcast space, and Apple says it will not charge creators for distribution but will collect impression-based fees from participating ad networks.

via CNBC|
#ad-insertion#apple-podcasts#dynamic-video-ads
House bill tightens NASA oversight of Artemis lander and spacesuits
policy-and-politics5 months ago

House bill tightens NASA oversight of Artemis lander and spacesuits

The House Science Committee’s NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 would require NASA to provide detailed progress, funding, milestones, and challenges reports on Blue Origin and SpaceX’s lunar lander work and on spacesuit development, with reports due within 60–90 days of enactment. It also mandates maintaining in-house spacesuit expertise at Johnson Space Center, outlines ISS transition plans to commercial stations, and requests a Mars Sample Return strategy, all while keeping Artemis architecture largely intact and aiming for a 2028 Artemis 3 landing.

via SpaceNews|
#artemis#hls#lunar-lander
Roku OS 15.1 Brightens Dev Tools and Playback Precision
technology5 months ago

Roku OS 15.1 Brightens Dev Tools and Playback Precision

Roku’s OS 15.1 update rolls out with a new HLS manifest-based seeking mode (EXT-X-START) for exact video starts, adds Perfetto tracing for app debugging via External Control Protocol and WebSocket, and deprecates roString.AppendString in favor of SetString, aiming to improve playback precision and developer workflow; initial rollout started after beta testing.

via | Cord Cutters News|
#developer-tools#ext-x-start#hls
NASA's Starship and Falcon Heavy: The Future of Space Exploration
space3 years ago

NASA's Starship and Falcon Heavy: The Future of Space Exploration

NASA managers are positive about Starship's recent test flight and design changes that will be incorporated into the next test launch. SpaceX is expected to launch a large number of Starships before entering the human landing system (HLS) contract, involving numerous tanker vehicles and a crewed lander. Booster 9 and a yet-to-be-confirmed ship are set to fly the next mission, with the former already known to sport a large number of improvements compared to the previous booster. The current NASA schedule calls for the uncrewed lunar demo mission to be launched in 2024, ahead of 2025’s Artemis III mission.

via NASASpaceflight.com|
#hls#moon#nasa