Sierra Space to start astronaut training program
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 16:32
Sierra Space is creating an astronaut training program led by a company executive and former NASA astronaut as another step in developing a crewed version of its Dream Chaser vehicle and a commercial space station.
Explosion at Chinese space launch center revealed by satellite imagery
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 16:31
An explosion hit rocket facilities at China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in October 2021, commercial satellite imagery shows.
ESA mission control builds UK connections
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 16:13
The ongoing collaboration between the UK and ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Germany is playing a key role in the success of numerous pioneering space activities.
China's lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moon
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 15:46
Samples from the Moon's Oceanus Procellarum, an ancient mare basalt whose name translates to "Ocean of Storms," may be able to help determine the source of lunar water.
China's lunar lander Chang'E-5 delivered the first real-time, on-site definitive confirmation of water signal in the basalt's rocks and soil via on-board spectral analysis in 2020. The finding was validated through laboratory analysis of samples the lander returned in 2021.
NASA Invites Media, Public to View Webb Telescope’s First Images
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 14:05
NASA, in partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will release the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data during a televised broadcast beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 12, from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Going GaN: novel chips powering space missions
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 13:03
Some of ESA’s most ambitious future missions for telecommunications and Earth observation have only become possible because of a switch to a novel high-power and high-temperature capable semiconductor – sometimes termed the most promising material since silicon. ESA laboratory testing has confirmed the performance of key European-made Gallium Nitride components.
Northrop Grumman demonstrates Mynaric laser terminals for military constellation
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 12:30
Using Mynaric terminals,, Northrop Grumman conducted a ground demonstration of optical communications for the U.S. Space Development Agency's low Earth orbit constellation
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Watch the ESA Council information session
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 12:30
The media information session following the 308th ESA Council will be streamed on 15 June from 12:40 to 13:15 CEST at esawebtv.esa.int. Join us to hear more about the cooperation between ESA and NASA.
Airbus-built Earth observation satellite SARah-1 ready for launch
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 11:35
The Airbus-built "SARah-1" Earth observation satellite, under subcontract to OHB System AG, has been transported from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Vandenberg, California, USA, and is currently being prepared for launch in June 2022 and subsequent operation by Airbus in space.
SARah is a new operational reconnaissance system consisting of several satellites and a ground segment, which was d ReOrbit and VENG signs agreement for satellite manufacturing
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 11:35
ReOrbit and VENG, an Argentinian-based company, signed an agreement to manufacture satellites in Argentina to serve the Latin America market. The directors of both organisations met at the Argentina Space Centre located in Cordoba Province, Argentina, to visit the VENG's AI&T facilities, discuss future collaborations and finally sign a Memorandum of Understanding.
VENG, the main contractor Unravelling the mysteries of clouds
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 11:35
Clouds and aerosols are still considered the great unknowns in understanding our climate. With the EarthCARE Earth observation satellite, Airbus has made the finishing touches to the crucial 'key' that will unlock the mysteries of clouds, helping make more accurate atmospheric models and climate forecasts.
The 2.3-tonne satellite is now being transported from the Airbus site in Friedrichsh Isar Aerospace and EXOTRAIL partner on cloud-based simulation software ExoOPSTM
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 11:35
The launch service provider Isar Aerospace signs in as the latest ExoOPSTM - Mission Design customer, Exotrail's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution dedicated to space mission simulation and analysis.
Isar Aerospace, the leading European launch service provider focusing on small and medium satellite deployment, will use ExoOPSTM - Mission Design to answer the thriving demand for flexible Studying grassland from space
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 11:35
The Sentinel-2 space mission began with the launch of Earth observation satellite Sentinel-2A in June 2015, and Sentinel-2B was launched in March 2017. Since then, these two satellites have been orbiting in space at an altitude of nearly 800 kilometres and, as part of ESA's Copernicus programme, providing data for, e.g., climate protection and land monitoring.
very three to five days, they Earth's magnetic poles not about to flip
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 11:35
The emergence of a mysterious area in the South Atlantic where the geomagnetic field strength is decreasing rapidly, has led to speculation that Earth is heading towards a magnetic polarity reversal. However, a new study that pieces together evidence stretching back 9,000 years, suggests that the current changes aren't unique, and that a reversal may not be in the cards after all. The study is p New feedback system can improve efficiency of fusion reactions
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 11:35
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have refined the use of magnetic fields to improve the performance of doughnut-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks. The improved technique protects internal parts from damage by instabilities called "edge-localized modes" (ELMs) and allows tokamaks to operate for longer without pausing.
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