Redwire finalizes Hammerhead satellite integration for ESA ALTIUS mission
Saturday, 21 June 2025 03:36
Redwire Corporation has completed integration of its Hammerhead spacecraft platform for the European Space Agency's upcoming ALTIUS mission, marking a key milestone at its satellite processing facility in Kruibeke, Belgium. Redwire serves as the prime contractor for the mission.
The Hammerhead spacecraft, designed for low Earth orbit applications, will next undergo system-level testing and SkyMapper and SETI launch real time global astronomy data network
Saturday, 21 June 2025 03:36
SkyMapper has partnered with the SETI Institute to create a decentralized astronomical data network aimed at providing continuous, real-time sky observations to scientists, educators, and citizen astronomers worldwide.
The initiative will allow sky-observing stations and telescopes, including the SETI Institute's LaserSETI, CAMS, and Unistellar programs, to receive and respond to live obse Tidal forces from the Sun may have shaped Mercury's tectonic features
Saturday, 21 June 2025 03:36
New research from the University of Bern reveals that tidal forces from the Sun may have significantly contributed to the formation of Mercury's hills and cliffs, challenging the long-standing belief that these features resulted solely from planetary cooling and contraction. The findings draw on models of Mercury's orbit and rotation, and future studies will be supported by data from ESA and JAX Northrop Grumman expands use of NVIDIA AI to boost autonomous space operations
Saturday, 21 June 2025 03:36
Northrop Grumman Corporation is deepening its collaboration with NVIDIA by integrating the NVIDIA Omniverse simulation platform into space applications and utilizing the NVIDIA Isaac Lab framework to advance AI for autonomous spacecraft operations.
The aerospace company plans to develop a comprehensive AI robotics architecture capable of supporting a broad range of complex space environmen Thick Martian clays may have formed in stable ancient lakebeds
Saturday, 21 June 2025 03:36
New research led by the University of Texas at Austin reveals that thick layers of clay on Mars likely formed in ancient, stable lakebeds, creating environments that could have supported early life. These clay-rich regions, often spanning hundreds of feet, owe their formation to abundant water and minimal geological disruption, according to findings published in Nature Astronomy.
The study Pentagon struggles to build unified satellite network
Friday, 20 June 2025 18:12
The goal is creating what DoD calls "enterprise satcom" — a virtualized, software-defined network that could automatically reroute communications.
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Macron says Europe must become 'space power' again
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Tabletop exercises can help us understand and avoid potential conflicts over the moon
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President of France Emmanuel Macron visits the Paris Space Hub
Friday, 20 June 2025 12:18
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Marking the first public day of this year’s International Paris Air Show, the President of France Emmanuel Macron visited the Paris Space Hub.
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander welcomed President Macron, introducing him to the assembled French astronauts and a group of young space professionals in attendance.
French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot joined by video link from the United States, where she is training for her upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Sophie detailed some of her training, explaining that no two days are alike. Fellow astronauts Thomas Pesquet, Jean-François Clervoy and
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President Macron calls Sophie Adenot from Paris Air Show 2025
Friday, 20 June 2025 11:30
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At Le Bourget Paris Air Show, French President Emmanuel Macron talks with ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot about her mission 'εpsilon'.
εpsilon patch
Friday, 20 June 2025 11:08
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ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s first mission to the International Space Station now has a name: εpsilon. The mission name and patch were announced today at the Paris Air Show by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Sophie Adenot, who joined remotely from the United States, where she is training for her spaceflight.
Sophie Adenot is one of the five astronauts selected from ESA’s most recent astronaut class of 2022. Following the successful completion of their basic training in spring 2024, Josef Aschbacher announced during the Space Council in Brussels that Sophie and fellow graduate Raphaël Liégois had been
εpsilon: Sophie Adenot’s first mission name and patch unveiled
Friday, 20 June 2025 11:00
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ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s first mission to the International Space Station now has a name: εpsilon. The mission name and patch were announced today at the Paris Air Show by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Sophie Adenot, who joined remotely from the United States, where she is training for her spaceflight.
Sophie Adenot is one of the five astronauts selected from ESA’s most recent astronaut class of 2022. Following the successful completion of their basic training in spring 2024, Josef Aschbacher announced during the Space Council in Brussels that Sophie and fellow graduate Raphaël Liégois
ESA signs agreement for potential use of Orbital Reef
Friday, 20 June 2025 10:22
The European Space Agency has signed an agreement regarding potential use of Orbital Reef as it refines its strategy for use of commercial space stations.