Mini Earth-observer Proba-1's 20 years in orbit
Friday, 22 October 2021 09:35
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Mini Earth-observer Proba-1's 20 years in orbit SpaceX Boca Chica environmental review draws strong public support and criticism
Friday, 22 October 2021 07:46 Write a comment
SpaceX performed a static-fire test of a Starship vehicle Oct. 21 as debate continues about an environmental assessment of the company’s proposed launch operations in Texas.
Earth from Space: Perth, Australia
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Perth, Western Australia’s capital and largest city, is featured in this true-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
Nanoracks and Lockheed Martin partner on commercial space station project
Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:41 Write a comment
Nanoracks, its majority owner Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin, will collaborate on the development of a commercial space station as others in industry warn of a potential space station gap.
Analysis: Space Force endorsement not enough to incentivize debris removal industry
Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:25 Write a comment
The U.S. government’s indecision about how to manage the space debris problem is delaying private investments and efforts to develop space cleanup businesses, says a new white paper from the consulting firm Avascent.
Cyprus aims for Mars with X-Ray rock dating instrument
Thursday, 21 October 2021 16:31 Write a comment
Tiny Cyprus aims to join the global space exploration drive by developing a compact, X-Ray instrument capable of dating Martian soil and rock samples relatively accurately to potentially reveal more about the Red Planet's geological history and offer a glimpse of Earth's own future.
George Danos, President of the Cyprus Space Exploration Organization, told reporters on Thursday that the 1.5 million euro ($1.75 million) European Union funded project is a first for Cyprus and aims to be completed over the next 18 months.
Danos said the CSEO will look for partners including NASA and the European Space Agency that would take the instrument aboard a Mars-bound spacecraft for more accurate, on-the-ground soil and rock dating on the Martian surface.
A group of prominent scientists have joined the project. They include Marcello Coradini, former head of the European Space Agency's Solar System Exploration division, Enrico Flamini, ex-chief scientist at Italy's Space Agency ASI, and planetary geologist Lucia Marinangeli.
The scientists chose Cyprus to develop the instrument because it can be tested on pockets of the east Mediterranean island nation's volcanic rock and soil that are similar to those found on Mars.
Intelsat CEO Stephen Spengler to retire after financial restructuring
Thursday, 21 October 2021 15:56 Write a comment
Intelsat CEO Stephen Spengler plans to retire after the satellite operator emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
York to expand manufacturing capacity, once again
Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:17 Write a comment
York Space Systems is once again expanding manufacturing capacity to meet demand for its standard small satellites.
Information Session from 300th ESA Council
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Watch the replay of this media event to hear about the outcome of the 300th ESA Council.
Delegations from Member States are meeting in Paris on 20 and 21 October 2021. Panelists, including ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, provide live updates on the Intermediate Ministerial Meeting that will take place in Portugal in November 2021. The High-Level Advisory Group Report will also be presented and new ESA directors will be announced.
ESA moves forward with Destination Earth
Thursday, 21 October 2021 12:45 Write a comment
Earth observation provides a wealth of information to benefit our daily lives. As the demand for satellite data grows to address the challenges of climate change and a growing population, ESA, under the leadership of the European Commission, along with its key European partners, are developing high precision digital models of Earth to monitor and simulate both natural and human activity, to enable more sustainable development and support European environmental policies.
Today, at the ESA Council, Member States approved a ‘Contribution Agreement', which paves the way for cooperation with the European Commission on the Destination Earth initiative, in the context of the Digital
Capella to work with U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center
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Capella Space is working with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center to satisfy Army demand for Earth observation with rapid tasking and delivery of synthetic-aperture radar data.
Mining the moon's water will require a massive infrastructure investment, but should we?
Thursday, 21 October 2021 11:10 Write a comment
We live in a world in which momentous decisions are made by people often without forethought. But some things are predictable, including that if you continually consume a finite resource without recycling, it will eventually run out.
Yet, as we set our sights on embarking back to the moon, we will be bringing with us all our bad habits, including our urge for unrestrained consumption.
Since the 1994 discovery of water ice on the moon by the Clementine spacecraft, excitement has reigned at the prospect of a return to the moon. This followed two decades of the doldrums after the end of Apollo, a malaise that was symptomatic of an underlying lack of incentive to return.
That water changed everything. The water ice deposits are located at the poles of the moon hidden in the depths of craters that are forever devoid of sunlight.
South Korea’s 1st homegrown space rocket reaches space but fails to orbit dummy payload
Thursday, 21 October 2021 10:48 Write a comment
“The flight of Nuri was completed. I’m very proud of this. Regrettably, it didn’t reach the goal it aimed at,” South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced at Naro Space Center, where the three-stage KSLV-2 rocket, also known as Nuri, lifted off Oct.
ESA Vision: accelerate the use of space
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ESA Vision: accelerate the use of space
Europe must have the ambition to have a space programme and a space agency that is world-class and is leading. Agenda 2025 will bring European space to the next level. To meet our ambitions we need to accelerate the use of space in Europe.
Final report from the high-level advisory group on accelerating the use of space in Europe
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Final report from the high-level advisory group on accelerating the use of space in Europe
A group of advisors were given the mandate to advise the ESA DG on directions and actions for ESA to realise ambitious goals, together with other stakeholders, serving the future of Europe and its citizens. This report summarises their recommendations.