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RTX develops solid-state circuit breaker for NASA's hybrid-electric aircraft
RTX (NYSE: RTX) has successfully demonstrated the operation of a solid-state circuit breaker to support hybrid-electric propulsion systems in future aircraft, a key part of the aviation industry's efforts to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Much like a circuit breaker in a residential home, a circuit breaker on an aircraft helps protect the plane by removing power from the system Using lasers in Earth's orbit to protect space assets from debris
If West Virginia University research pays off, debris that litters the planet's orbit and poses a threat to spacecraft and satellites could get nudged off potential collision courses by a coordinated network of space lasers.
Hang Woon Lee, director of the Space Systems Operations Research Laboratory at WVU, said a junkyard of human-made debris, including defunct satellites, is accumulating Rocket Lab opens engine development center in Long Beach
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has officially opened the Company's new Engine Development Center in Long Beach, California. The 144,000+ square foot advanced manufacturing complex will support the high-rate production of Rocket Lab's 3D printed Rutherford engine, as well development and production for the new Archimedes engine that will power the Company's new medium-lift rocket, Neutron. Iran hits back at Britain over satellite launch
Iran on Wednesday condemned Britain for criticising the Islamic republic over the launch of its latest military satellite into orbit.
The Islamic republic announced last week the "successful" launch of the Noor-3 imaging satellite by its three-stage Qassed rocket, in the latest display of its aerospace technology.
Western nations have repeatedly warned against such activity, saying the E-Space demos novel LEO space capabilities during Space Force field test
E-Space, the company bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services, has completed its U.S. Department of Defense contract with its successful demonstration of innovative space system capabilities to members of the Space Development Agency, a division of the United States Space Force.
The demonstration, which occurred at the N Week in images: 02-06 October 2023
Week in images: 02-06 October 2023
Discover our week through the lens
Open doors for the ESA-ESRIN Open Day
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On Friday 29 September, the European Space Agency opened the doors of the ESA Centre for Earth Observation, ESRIN, to host the ESA Open Day in the framework of the European Researchers' Night. With a full program of presentations, interviews, interactive games, hands-on workshops and various activities, more than 1400 people, among adults and children, had the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the activities and programs in which ESA is involved every day.
Earth from Space: Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
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The heart of the Nueva Vizcaya Province on Luzon, the largest and most populated island of the Philippines, shows up brightly in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 false-colour image. ESA Impact 2023 – Quarter 3
ESA Impact 2023 – Quarter 3
Welcome to this edition of ESA Impact, an interactive publication covering stories and images from the third quarter of 2023.
Hypergravity odyssey of Earth’s tiniest plant
The smallest flowering plant on Earth might become a nutritious foodstuff for astronauts in the future, as well as a highly efficient source of oxygen. To help test their suitability for space, floating clumps of watermeal – individually the size of pinheads – were subjected to 20 times normal Earth gravity aboard ESA’s Large Diameter Centrifuge by a team from Mahidol University in Thailand.