Aleš Svoboda | Supersonic, Space Stuff & STEM | ESA Explores #14
Friday, 11 April 2025 09:00
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Meet Aleš Svoboda— A skilled pilot with over 1500 flight hours, Aleš holds a PhD in aircraft and rocket technology and has commanded Quick Reaction Alerts. From flying high to training underwater, he’s always ready to take on new challenges—now including astronaut reserve training with ESA.
In this miniseries, we take you on a journey through the ESA Astronaut Reserve, diving into the first part of their Astronaut Reserve Training (ART) at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) near Cologne, Germany. Our “ARTists” are immersing themselves in everything from ESA and the International Space Station programme to the European
Asteroid risk reevaluated with fresh data from Earth and space
Friday, 11 April 2025 08:38
An international coalition of scientists is closely monitoring near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, with new calculations showing a dramatic reduction in its potential to strike Earth in 2032. Initially estimated at a 3 percent probability, the chance of an Earth impact has now been downgraded to less than 0.001 percent.
Discovered in December 2024, 2024 YR4 prompted the International Asteroid Wa Mammals made landfall long before asteroid wiped out dinosaurs
Friday, 11 April 2025 08:38
More mammals were moving from life in the trees to living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs, according to a new study led by the University of Bristol.
Published in the journal Palaeontology, the research sheds light on how marsupial and placental mammals in Western North America were already adapting to terrestrial environments Scientists uncover dominant new microbe group deep in Earth's soil
Friday, 11 April 2025 08:38
Leonardo da Vinci once remarked that humanity understands the heavens better than the earth beneath its feet. James Tiedje at Michigan State University echoes that sentiment, but he's working to change it through groundbreaking research into Earth's Critical Zone-a dynamic layer stretching from treetops to bedrock.
"The Critical Zone extends from the tops of trees down through the soil to Sierra Space teams with Honda and Tec-Masters for ISS clean energy test
Friday, 11 April 2025 08:38
Sierra Space has announced a strategic partnership with Honda and Tec-Masters to conduct in-orbit testing of Honda's advanced water electrolysis system aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The initiative, enabled by Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane, represents a major milestone in developing sustainable energy technologies for lunar habitats and Earth-based applications.
The Technologies developed to clean up orbit and enhance satellite longevity
Friday, 11 April 2025 08:38
A Spanish start-up with roots in Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is developing advanced space tether systems aimed at tackling orbital debris and supporting satellite servicing. The company, PERSEI Space, co-founded by two UC3M researchers, is pioneering electrodynamic tether technology designed to both remove defunct satellites and enable in-orbit support services such as refueling and Millennium Achieves Design Milestone for Missile Defense Constellation
Friday, 11 April 2025 08:38
Millennium Space Systems, a subsidiary of Boeing [NYSE: BA], has reached a key development milestone for its Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) initiative, wrapping up the program's critical design review (CDR) within just 10 months of receiving the green light to begin.
"Meeting rapid timelines is essential to ensuring we deliver mission capabilities when neede From boring to bursting: a giant black hole awakens
Friday, 11 April 2025 08:00
The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton is playing a crucial role in investigating the longest and most energetic bursts of X-rays seen from a newly awakened black hole. Watching this strange behaviour unfold in real time offers a unique opportunity to learn more about these powerful events and the mysterious behaviour of massive black holes.
Earth from Space: Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Friday, 11 April 2025 07:00
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This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of one of the world’s natural wonders – the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea off the east coast of Queensland, Australia. Space Force official: Trump’s executive order validates current commercial strategy
Friday, 11 April 2025 02:56
Kniseley said the budget process creates challenges in reallocating funding from established programs to nontraditional commercial services.
China launches TJS-17, expanding classified geostationary satellite series
Thursday, 10 April 2025 20:33
Space Forge sees LEO as key to strengthening US chip independence
Thursday, 10 April 2025 19:09
British in-orbit manufacturing venture Space Forge has appointed technology veteran Atul Kumar to set up a semiconductor business in the United States, aiming to bolster domestic chip production as efforts to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers gather pace.
Vast signs three more payload partners for Haven-1
Thursday, 10 April 2025 17:57
Commercial space station developer Vast has signed three more payload customers for its Haven-1 station set to launch in a little more than a year.
Spirit Electronics Expands U.S. Semiconductor Capacity with Acquisition of SMART Microsystems
Thursday, 10 April 2025 17:52
Signals from Space Symposium: Global collaboration and the evolving commercial space landscape
Thursday, 10 April 2025 17:39
Our guest today is Brad Head, Managing Director of International Partnerships at Elara Nova.