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Moonbound Artemis II astronauts give Orion capsule a name
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Image: Lake Balkhash viewed from the International Space Station
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HydroGNSS: ESA’s first Scout begins launch preparations
The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) HydroGNSS mission, which will investigate the Earth’s water cycle, has landed in California and is ready to start preparations for launch.
IAC 2025 - One-to-one with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher
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Watch the one-to-one interview with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), extracted from Plenary 1 of the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2025). In this session, he shares his insights into ESA's strategic vision.
Webb studies moon-forming disc around massive planet
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical properties of a potential moon-forming disc encircling a large exoplanet. The carbon-rich disc surrounding the world called CT Cha B, which is located 625 light years away from Earth, is a possible construction yard for moons, although no moons are detected in the Webb data. The disc offers insight into how the moons of Solar System gas giants like Jupiter might have formed.
Measuring soil from the sky for ROSE-L and CHIME
Gathering datasets about our soil, from the ground, the air and from space, is part of the robust preparation for these two new European satellites set to extend the capabilities of the Copernicus family of Sentinel missions.
U.S. and U.K. execute joint satellite maneuver in milestone space operation
U.S. Space Command and U.K. Space Command completed their first coordinated satellite maneuver from September 4 to 12, marking a significant advance in allied on-orbit operations. The mission demonstrated readiness for responsible, dynamic, and integrated space activities at a time and place of the partners' choosing.
The Rendezvous Proximity Operation (RPO), conducted under Multinational German military satellites to fly on Ariane 6 under new Arianespace contract
Arianespace has secured a contract to launch two SATCOMBw Stufe 3 satellites for the German Armed Forces using Ariane 6 heavy-lift rockets from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The new satellites will replace the Bundeswehr's COMSATBw 1 and 2 communications platforms.
Airbus serves as prime contractor for the SATCOMBw Stufe 3 program, responsible for satellite design, integration, test York and SDA prove space to ground laser link for Transport Layer
York Space Systems announced a successful space-to-ground optical laser communications demonstration with the U.S. Space Development Agency, advancing the Transport Layer that aims to deliver resilient, low-latency, high-volume connectivity for U.S. and allied forces worldwide.
In the test, a York-built Tranche 0 satellite linked with an SDA optical ground terminal. The campaign logged mor Welsh project aims to reinvent space cooling with laser textured graphite
Teledyne Labtech and Bangor University have launched the Advanced Thermal Management for Space Electronics (ATMS) program to address heat removal in spacecraft, with support from Airbus Endeavr, a joint initiative between Airbus and the Welsh Government. The effort targets lighter, higher performance thermal solutions for space hardware.
ATMS centers on replacing traditional copper heat co