Redwire to Deliver Spacecraft for DARPA Otter VLEO Demonstration
Friday, 21 November 2025 08:30
Redwire Corporation has secured a 44 million dollar phase 2 contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to advance the Otter Very Low Earth Orbit mission. The contract supports the completion, manufacturing, and delivery of a spacecraft that will demonstrate the first air-breathing platform in VLEO, using Redwire's SabreSat design.
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Friday, 21 November 2025 08:30
Scientists analyzing NASA Cassini data have identified previously unknown organic compounds in ice particles emitted from Saturn's moon Enceladus. Evidence suggests these molecules originated from the moon's subsurface ocean and may indicate active organic chemistry beneath the icy shell.
A recent study published in Nature Astronomy reports the presence of both familiar and new molecules i Chinese experiment tests lunar construction bricks after space exposure
Friday, 21 November 2025 08:30
China has advanced its lunar exploration program with the return of experimental lunar regolith bricks, which spent a year exposed to the space environment aboard China's space station. These bricks, developed by Ding Lieyun and a team from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, were retrieved last week on the Shenzhou XXI spacecraft and found in good condition during initial inspections Radiation hardened circuit platform expands space electronics development
Friday, 21 November 2025 08:30
BAE Systems has unveiled new advances for its radiation-hardened 12 nanometer RH12 Storefront technology, designed to support space missions requiring resilient integrated circuits. The RH12 Storefront offers a comprehensive library of application-specific integrated circuit development tools and proven intellectual property cores, allowing customers to produce system-on-chip solutions suited to Strengthened collision avoidance system boosts UK satellite safety for LEO constellations
Friday, 21 November 2025 08:30
GMV's UK subsidiary has taken a significant step in space safety with the development and deployment of an advanced collision avoidance system tailored for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. This new service has played a key role in securing new agreements with the Space Data Association (SDA), an international group focused on promoting safe and sustainable space operations. How small satellites can help the US win the space race
Friday, 21 November 2025 08:30
Sending spacecraft into low Earth orbit could transform next-generation telecommunications, space exploration and national security. But that altitude - which begins roughly 60 miles above the planet's surface - is a fickle place due to atmospheric drag, and spacecraft would require a new kind of propulsion system to remain in orbit there.
"At the boundary of space, there's still enough re Finding star clusters in the Lost Galaxy
Friday, 21 November 2025 08:00
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Finding star clusters in the Lost Galaxy Earth from Space: The Danakil Depression
Friday, 21 November 2025 08:00
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over one of Earth’s most extreme environments: the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia. Marking one year until BepiColombo reaches Mercury
Friday, 21 November 2025 07:05
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has been cruising towards Mercury since October 2018. With just one year to go until it arrives at its destination, what has the mission achieved so far? And what can we expect from its two spacecraft after they enter orbit around the Solar System’s smallest and least-explored rocky planet?
The epic adventures of BepiColombo - Part 2: It’s a long way to Mercury
Friday, 21 November 2025 07:00
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Bepi, Mio and MTM’s adventures continue! What have they achieved on their extraordinary journey to Mercury, planet of extremes and mysteries?
They haven’t been bored, that’s for sure. They snapped cool photos and collected real science data as they flew past Earth, Venus and Mercury – each planet is unique! After witnessing Venus’s blinding heat, flying through Mercury’s freezing shadow, and braving strong winds and radiation coming from the Sun, the trio know they are ready for anything.
In November 2026, the spacecraft will arrive at Mercury to stay. Bepi and Mio will orbit around the little planet to
Electron launches confidential commercial satellite
Thursday, 20 November 2025 19:46
Rocket Lab launched a payload for an undisclosed commercial customer Nov.
Space Force roadmap set to define what the service needs and why
Thursday, 20 November 2025 16:22
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'Worms in space' experiment aims to investigate the biological effects of spaceflight
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