SIRI-2 to qualify technologies for radiation detection in space
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 17:10
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists launched the second Strontium Iodide Radiation Instrument (SIRI-2) instrument in December 2021 onboard Space Test Program (STP) Sat-6. SIRI-2, a gamma-ray spectrometer, will demonstrate the performance of europium-doped strontium iodide gamma ray detection technology with sufficient active area for Department of Defense (DoD) operational needs.
The first SIRI mission was launched Dec.
ESA fully cuts Mars mission ties with Russia, angering Moscow
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 15:37
The European Space Agency has officially terminated cooperation with Russia on a mission to put a rover on Mars, with Russia's space chief furiously responding by banning cosmonauts on the ISS from using a Europe-made robotic arm.
The ESA had previously suspended ties on the joint ExoMars mission, which had planned to use Russian rockets to put Europe's Rosalind Franklin rover on the red planet to drill for signs of life, due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
ESA Director-General Josef Aschbacher tweeted on Tuesday that because the war and resulting sanctions "continue to prevail", the agency would "officially terminate" ties with Russia on ExoMars and its landing platform.
The firebrand head of Russian space agency Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin issued an angry response.
"Has the head of the European Space Agency thought about the work of thousands of scientists and engineers in Europe and Russia which has been ended by this decision? Is he prepared to answer for sabotaging a joint Mars mission?" Rogozin said on Telegram.
Europe's upgraded Vega space launcher makes inaugural flight
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 15:36
Vega-C liftoff
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 13:50
Flight VV21 clears the launch pad to begin the inaugural mission of ESA’s new Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Vega-C lifts off on maiden flight
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 12:33
Europe’s new Vega-C medium-lift rocket lifted off on its maiden flight July 13, carrying an Italian physics satellite and six cubesats.
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Vega C lifts off on maiden flight
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 12:33
Europe’s new Vega C medium-lift rocket lifted off on its maiden flight July 13, carrying an Italian physics satellite and six cubesats.
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NASA's Webb reveals steamy atmosphere of distant planet in detail
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:13
Hopping space dust may influence the way asteroids look and move
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:13
Machine learning 'phones home' for famous Martian rock
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:13
Perseverance takes first core from the Delta
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:13
Maiden Flight of Vega-C: Top of new European rocket from Beyond Gravity
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:13
First encounter between the Ariane 6 central core and launch pad for combined tests
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:13
What to know about NASA's $10B James Webb Space Telescope
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:13
Hypersonics: Developing and defending against missiles far faster than sound
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:13
Cosmic cliffs and dancing galaxies: Webb begins era of discovery
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 11:13