Falcon 9 launches ESA’s Euclid space telescope
Saturday, 01 July 2023 18:48
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A European mission to unravel some of the biggest mysteries in the universe is underway thanks to a launch from an American rocket.
Euclid launch broadcast replay
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Watch a replay of the launch broadcast for ESA’s Euclid.
ESA’s Euclid mission was launched into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA, on 1 July 2023. It is now on its way to Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2.
By observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years, the space telescope will create the most detailed 3D-map of the Universe, with time as the third dimension.
The launch broadcast programme includes live segments from the launch site and ESA’s European Spacecraft Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany.
Watch the replay of the liftoff.
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Launch broadcast replay
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Video:
01:45:00
Watch a replay of the launch broadcast for ESA’s Euclid.
ESA’s Euclid mission was launched into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA, on 1 July 2023. It is now on its way to Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2.
By observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years, the space telescope will create the most detailed 3D-map of the Universe, with time as the third dimension.
The launch broadcast programme includes live segments from the launch site and ESA’s European Spacecraft Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany.
Watch the replay of the liftoff.
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Europe's space telescope launches to target universe's dark mysteries
Saturday, 01 July 2023 15:54 Write a comment
Europe's Euclid space telescope blasted off Saturday on the first-ever mission aiming to shed light on two of the universe's greatest mysteries: dark energy and dark matter.
The telescope successfully took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:12 am local time (1512 GMT) on a Falcon 9 rocket from the US company SpaceX.
The European Space Agency was forced to turn to billionaire Elon Musk's firm to launch the mission after Russia pulled its Soyuz rockets in response to sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
After a month-long journey through space, Euclid will join its fellow space telescope James Webb at a stable hovering spot around 1.5 million kilometers (more than 930,000 miles) from Earth called the second Lagrange Point.
ESA’s Euclid lifts off on quest to unravel the cosmic mystery of dark matter and dark energy
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ESA’s Euclid spacecraft lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, USA, at 17:12 CEST on 1 July 2023. The successful launch marks the beginning of an ambitious mission to uncover the nature of two mysterious components of our Universe: dark matter and dark energy, and to help us answer the fundamental question: what is the Universe made of?
Euclid liftoff
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ESA’s latest astrophysics mission, Euclid, lifted off on a Space X Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA, at 17:12 CEST on 1 July 2023.
Euclid has now started its month-long journey to Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2, located 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, in the opposite direction from the Sun.
The telescope will survey one third of the sky with unprecedented accuracy and sensitivity. By observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years, it will create the most extensive 3D-map of the Universe, with the third dimension representing time.
ESA's Euclid mission is designed to explore the composition and evolution
Watch the Euclid launch - now live on ESA WebTV
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Watch the Euclid launch - now live on ESA WebTV
NASA to add fourth pair of roll-out arrays to ISS
Saturday, 01 July 2023 01:00 Write a comment
After completing an upgrade to the International Space Station’s power system in June, NASA is moving ahead with plans to add two more solar arrays to the station.
Pace off: NASA Goddard acoustics chamber and US marine band turn up the volume
Friday, 30 June 2023 20:34 Write a comment
With a light flick of the conductor's baton and a unified breath from each member, the band started playing the two deep and ominous notes easily recognized as the theme of "Jaws." The sounds echoed off the walls of the acoustics chamber at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Duunn dun… Duunn dun…
Something was different. The acoustics chamber isn't like a concert hall, despite how its name might sound. Instead, the chamber replicates the harsh sound environment of a rocket launch by blasting sound waves at a spacecraft to make sure it can withstand the journey into orbit.
China’s Changguang Satellite demonstrates space-to-ground laser links
Friday, 30 June 2023 20:28
AST SpaceMobile hunting for more funds following stock sale
Friday, 30 June 2023 19:34 Write a comment
AST SpaceMobile is continuing to search for funds ahead of deploying commercial direct-to-device satellites next year after getting more breathing room with a $60 million discounted share sale.
NASA Hosts OSIRIS-REx Sample Lab Media Day in Houston
Friday, 30 June 2023 17:40 Write a comment
Ahead of the first asteroid sample collected by the U.S. arriving on Earth in September, media are invited on Monday, July 24, to see NASA’s newly-built OSIRIS-REx Sample Curation Laboratory where the agency will study the sample at its Johnson Space Center in Houston. Defense Innovation Unit solicits proposals for cargo delivery to and from space
Friday, 30 June 2023 17:06 Write a comment
The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking proposals from commercial launch companies that can provide “responsive and precise point-to-point delivery of cargo to, from, and through space.
Video: Hera Propulsion Module leak test, in time-lapse
Friday, 30 June 2023 16:07 Write a comment
ESA's Hera mission for planetary defense will perform a close-up survey of the Dimorphos asteroid in deep space. But first Hera needs to cross millions of kilometers of space to get there. That is the task of Hera's Propulsion Module, forming around half of the overall spacecraft, which has been prepared by Italy's Avio company.
Formed of a central tube plus a supporting structure, the Module has been fitted with propellant tanks, piping and thrusters (inside the red protective covers). But before it can be joined to Hera's other element, the Core Module, this Propulsion Module had to undergo its crucial "global leak test"—as seen in this video.
The Module was filled with gaseous nitrogen, then placed inside its container. Sensors added to the interior can detect any pressure change inside the container over the course of the night. Success means Hera is ready to travel to OHB in Germany to be mated with the Core Module. At this point the Hera spacecraft will be complete, and the mission will come a major step nearer to space.
NASA achieves water recovery milestone on International Space Station
Friday, 30 June 2023 15:20 Write a comment
For space missions that venture beyond low Earth orbit, new challenges include how to provide basic needs for crew members without resupply missions from the ground. NASA is developing life support systems that can regenerate or recycle consumables such as food, air, and water and is testing them on the International Space Station.
Ideally, life support systems need to recover close to 98% of the water that crews bring along at the start of a long journey. The space station's Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) recently demonstrated that it can achieve that significant goal.
ECLSS is a combination of hardware that includes a Water Recovery System. This system collects wastewater and sends it to the Water Processor Assembly (WPA), which produces drinkable water.