Astra says Rocket 4 development on schedule for late 2023 first flight
Friday, 31 March 2023 11:09
Astra is still planning to conduct a first launch of its Rocket 4 vehicle before the end of the year as it scales up production of spacecraft electric propulsion systems.
GENESIS of a new Earth: join ESA’s Earth measurement mission
Friday, 31 March 2023 10:41
The idea behind ESA’s GENESIS mission is simple: a fixed framework is needed to chart the relative positions of locations across our planet, and satellites in orbit serve as the foundation of this framework. Fix a satellite’s own position in space accurately enough and you can measure Earth under it much more precisely too.
Do you need to test your new satellite technology in space? ESA and the EU are ready to help with flight ticket opportunities
Friday, 31 March 2023 10:30
The European Commission and the European Space Agency are jointly offering flight ticket opportunities for European companies or organisations to co-fund the launch services to test your new satellite technologies in space.
Inflatable fuel tank offers extra space for space
Friday, 31 March 2023 10:22
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Inflatable fuel tank offers extra space for space ESA hosts Belgian astronauts and State Secretary for Science
Friday, 31 March 2023 10:15
The flag of Belgium flew proudly over ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands as ESTEC was honoured with a visit by Thomas Dermine, Belgium’s State Secretary for Science Policy, Recovery Program and Strategic Investments, accompanied by new Belgian astronaut Raphaël Liégeois.
Momentus successfully test-fires thruster on Vigoride-5
Friday, 31 March 2023 10:07
n-space transportation company Momentus announced March 31 it has successfully started tests of the propulsion system on its Vigoride tug launched earlier this year.
New insights into how cells respond to altered gravity experienced in space
Friday, 31 March 2023 09:55
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2023
A new study has revealed insights into how cells sense and respond to the weightlessness experienced in space. The information could be useful for keeping astronauts healthy on future space missions.
The gravity conditions in space, known as microgravity, trigger a unique set of cellular stress responses. In the new work, researchers found that the protein modifier SUMO plays a key role in
A new study has revealed insights into how cells sense and respond to the weightlessness experienced in space. The information could be useful for keeping astronauts healthy on future space missions.
The gravity conditions in space, known as microgravity, trigger a unique set of cellular stress responses. In the new work, researchers found that the protein modifier SUMO plays a key role in New paper investigates exoplanet climates
Friday, 31 March 2023 09:55
Melbourne FL (SPX) Mar 31, 2023
Inspired by the Milankovitch cycles that play a role in Earth's climate over time, new research at Florida Tech examines how these recurring orbital movements may affect the climate of exoplanets.
"Sporadic Spin-Orbit Variations in Compact Multi-planet Systems and their Influence on Exoplanet Climate," a study by Florida Tech exoplanetary scientist and astrobiologist Howard Chen and resear
Inspired by the Milankovitch cycles that play a role in Earth's climate over time, new research at Florida Tech examines how these recurring orbital movements may affect the climate of exoplanets.
"Sporadic Spin-Orbit Variations in Compact Multi-planet Systems and their Influence on Exoplanet Climate," a study by Florida Tech exoplanetary scientist and astrobiologist Howard Chen and resear China's Hyperspectral Multifunctional Observation Satellite release first public images
Friday, 31 March 2023 09:55
Beijing (XNA) Mar 30, 2023
The China National Space Administration published the first images taken by an advanced Chinese Earth-observation satellite on Tuesday afternoon.
The 14 images were taken by the world-class apparatus on the Hyperspectral Multifunctional Observation Satellite, including a wide thermal infrared imager and an advanced hyper-spectral imager. They will help scientists track greenhouse gases suc
The China National Space Administration published the first images taken by an advanced Chinese Earth-observation satellite on Tuesday afternoon.
The 14 images were taken by the world-class apparatus on the Hyperspectral Multifunctional Observation Satellite, including a wide thermal infrared imager and an advanced hyper-spectral imager. They will help scientists track greenhouse gases suc Israel launches new spy satellite: defence ministry
Friday, 31 March 2023 09:55
Jerusalem (AFP) March 29, 2023
Israel launched a new spy satellite with advanced imaging capabilities early on Wednesday, the defence ministry said.
The Ofek-13 military satellite was launched into orbit at 02:10 am (2310 GMT) from a site in central Israel, the ministry said.
"We will continue to prove that even the sky isn't the limit for the Israeli defence establishment and that we continue to enhance its capabil
Israel launched a new spy satellite with advanced imaging capabilities early on Wednesday, the defence ministry said.
The Ofek-13 military satellite was launched into orbit at 02:10 am (2310 GMT) from a site in central Israel, the ministry said.
"We will continue to prove that even the sky isn't the limit for the Israeli defence establishment and that we continue to enhance its capabil Boeing pushes Starliner test flight to July
Friday, 31 March 2023 09:55
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 30, 2023
Boeing said it was now targeting July 21 as the earliest window for its first manned Starliner flight to the International Space Station, delaying the liftoff by several months.
Boeing and NASA said Wednesday that additional time was needed to "close out verification and validation work prior to the systems first flight with crew on board" the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the flight
Boeing said it was now targeting July 21 as the earliest window for its first manned Starliner flight to the International Space Station, delaying the liftoff by several months.
Boeing and NASA said Wednesday that additional time was needed to "close out verification and validation work prior to the systems first flight with crew on board" the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the flight A tour of Jezero Crater
Friday, 31 March 2023 09:55
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 31, 2023
The film we are presenting as a special edition of our 'Mars image of the month' series offers a virtual flight over the Jezero impact crater and its surroundings, the landing site of NASA's Perseverance rover. It was created using an image mosaic consisting of several separate images, which was based on observations made by DLR's High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express
The film we are presenting as a special edition of our 'Mars image of the month' series offers a virtual flight over the Jezero impact crater and its surroundings, the landing site of NASA's Perseverance rover. It was created using an image mosaic consisting of several separate images, which was based on observations made by DLR's High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express New Program Office leads NASA's path forward for Moon, Mars
Friday, 31 March 2023 09:55
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2023
NASA has established the new Moon to Mars Program Office at NASA Headquarters in Washington to carry out the agency's human exploration activities at the Moon and Mars for the benefit of humanity. Amit Kshatriya will serve as the agency's first head of the office, effective immediately. This new office resides within the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, reporting to its Assoc
NASA has established the new Moon to Mars Program Office at NASA Headquarters in Washington to carry out the agency's human exploration activities at the Moon and Mars for the benefit of humanity. Amit Kshatriya will serve as the agency's first head of the office, effective immediately. This new office resides within the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, reporting to its Assoc Tiptoeing through the tricky terrain: Sol 3785
Friday, 31 March 2023 09:55
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 31, 2023
Signs of spring are all around as most of us come on shift from various locations within the northern hemisphere today. We still have thick snow on the ground here in eastern Canada, but the sounds of melting snow and bird song are all around.
Meanwhile on Mars, we may not be tiptoeing through the tulips, but we are certainly, very carefully, tiptoeing our way through the many loose blocks
Signs of spring are all around as most of us come on shift from various locations within the northern hemisphere today. We still have thick snow on the ground here in eastern Canada, but the sounds of melting snow and bird song are all around.
Meanwhile on Mars, we may not be tiptoeing through the tulips, but we are certainly, very carefully, tiptoeing our way through the many loose blocks The water storage capacity of the whole moon can reach 270 billion tons
Friday, 31 March 2023 09:55
Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 31, 2023
On March 27, an article published in the international academic journal "Nature Earth Science" stated that Chinese and British scholars measured the water in the impact glass beads in the Chang'e-5 lunar samples, and found that the water content in the glass beads decreased from the edges taper off towards the center. The scientific research team speculates that this is because the hydrogen ions
On March 27, an article published in the international academic journal "Nature Earth Science" stated that Chinese and British scholars measured the water in the impact glass beads in the Chang'e-5 lunar samples, and found that the water content in the glass beads decreased from the edges taper off towards the center. The scientific research team speculates that this is because the hydrogen ions