The Space Race may already be won
Wednesday, 21 June 2023 09:30
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Justin Fauntleroy is a government contractor responsible for writing future concepts and doctrine for the U.S.
Paris Air Show 2023 in pictures – Day 3
Wednesday, 21 June 2023 09:05 Write a comment
We are almost halfway through the week of the 54th edition of the Paris Air Show.
ESA is taking part with an exhibition in the Space Pavilion alongside with CNES, the French National Space Agency. Throughout the week, the pavilion will host presentations, events and temporary exhibitions from both agencies, while several events will be held in the ESA/CNES shared area.
Click the link here to view the full programme of events being held in the ESA-CNES shared area.
Here below the photo highlights of Day n.3 from Le Bourget Airport. The event will take place from 19 to 25 June.
Space Forge names manager for U.S. manufacturing operations
Wednesday, 21 June 2023 03:01 Write a comment
Space Forge will flesh out its U.S. strategy with the help of Andrew Parlock, the U.K.-based startup’s new managing director for U.S.
FAA reduces airspace restrictions for Cape Canaveral launches
Wednesday, 21 June 2023 01:57 Write a comment
The FAA has started to reduce the amount of airspace it closes for launches from Cape Canaveral as part of efforts to limit the impact of growing launch activity on commercial aviation.
Indian SSA startup raises $10 million
Wednesday, 21 June 2023 00:36 Write a comment
An Indian startup has raised $10 million to start development of commercial space situational awareness (SSA) capabilities that will include data from spacecraft.
Vyoma raises $9 million for debris-monitoring satellites
Wednesday, 21 June 2023 00:30 Write a comment
German startup Vyoma said June 20 it has raised 8.5 million euros ($9.3 million) to develop space debris-monitoring satellites from investors that include French aerospace giant Safran, which will help develop the constellation.
Even though they're bigger, Generation 2 Starlinks are fainter than Gen1
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 16:17 Write a comment
We've filed plenty of reports here at UT warning about the potential impact of Starlink and similar satellites on the field of astronomy. We've gone so far as to point out that the granddaddy of space-based telescopes—Hubble—has already had some of its images tarnished by passing Starlink satellites.
However, SpaceX has been aware of the problem and is working to limit their product's brightness. The recently launched Gen2 satellites seem to have made a significant step forward—research from a team of amateur astronomers finds that the new Gen2 Starlinks are more than 10x fainter than previous Gen1 iterations.
Admittedly, that finding comes with a lot of caveats. But the pedigree of the team doing the research isn't in question. It was led by Anthony Mallama, a senior engineer at Raytheon and an author of numerous technical papers and articles discussing Starlink's brightness. He and six other amateur astronomers collected their own data for this paper, recently released on the arXiv pre-print server.
UK suffers marine heatwave
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 12:44 Write a comment
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Some of the most severe marine heat increases on Earth are occurring in the seas surrounding the UK and Ireland. Satellite measurements show that water temperatures in certain areas are above average for this time of year. Intelsat orders another servicing mission from Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 12:31 Write a comment
SpaceLogistics announced June 20 it has three confirmed orders for its refueling pods that will fly to orbit on a servicing mission in early 2025.
A trio of images highlight BepiColombo’s third Mercury flyby
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 12:11 Write a comment
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has made its third of six gravity assist flybys at Mercury, snapping images of a newly named impact crater as well as tectonic and volcanic curiosities as it adjusts its trajectory for entering Mercury orbit in 2025.
ESA Pavilion 360° virtual tour | Explore the Paris Air Show with Matthias Maurer
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 12:08 Write a comment
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Experience the thrill of the Paris Air Show 2023 with our 360VR tour! Join ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer as he guides you through the ESA pavilion, showcasing the Euclid satellite and the incredible journey of Juice to Jupiter. Immerse yourself in the excitement and mysteries of the universe.
Don't miss the chance to join us in person during the public days this weekend and get ready for an unforgettable adventure!
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True Anomaly to pursue military contracts for virtual, live training tech
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 12:01 Write a comment
True Anomaly announced plans to provide digital and live training ranges as a service.
Paris Air Show Live - session on the ambitions of Europe in human and robotic exploration
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 11:45 Write a comment
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Watch the replay of the conference on Europe’s ambitions in human and robotic space exploration, streamed live from Le Bourget. Speakers include ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, CNES CEO Philippe Baptiste and Director General of the German Space Agency Walther Pelzer. ESA astronauts Thomas Pesquet, Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer will contribute their views.
Orbital Composites leans into space market
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 11:00 Write a comment
Orbital Composites is gaining traction in the emerging in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing sector thanks to government contracts and partnerships.
Ramon.Space reveals partnership with Foxconn subsidiary Ingrasys
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 11:00 Write a comment
Ramon.Space announced a strategic partnership June 20 with Foxconn subsidiary Ingrasys aimed at high-volume production of satellite computing technology.
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