U.S. sanctions Chinese satellite firm for allegedly supplying SAR imagery to Russia’s Wagner Group
Friday, 27 January 2023 09:26
The U.S. has sanctioned a Chinese small satellite manufacturer for allegedly supplying Russia's Wagner Group with radar satellite imagery of Ukraine to support its combat operations
ESA branded merchandise made easy
Friday, 27 January 2023 08:20
We’ve just made it easier to use the ESA brand to create merchandise or materials for events. If you are interested in producing and selling merchandising that shows the ESA logo, the ESA flags patch or ESA’s mission patches, there is now a simple way to request the use of ESA emblems.
Tempestuous young stars in Orion
Friday, 27 January 2023 07:54
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Tempestuous young stars in Orion Senators press Defense Secretary Austin to keep Space Command in Colorado
Thursday, 26 January 2023 23:16
Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper met with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Jan. 26 and urged him to reverse the Air Force’s decision to relocate U.S. Space Command headquarters
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Supporting military operations on Earth to remain U.S. Space Force’s top priority
Thursday, 26 January 2023 21:30
Top acquisition executive Frank Calvelli said the Space Force must focus on advancing satellites systems for military operations on Earth
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NASA's Webb Telescope receives top space foundation award
Thursday, 26 January 2023 20:42
NASA marks 20 years since space shuttle Columbia disaster
Thursday, 26 January 2023 20:18
How cells could help Artemis astronauts exercise
Thursday, 26 January 2023 17:50
In 2033, NASA and China plan to send the first crewed missions to Mars. These missions will launch every two years when Earth and Mars are at the closest points in their orbits (Mars Opposition). It will take these missions six to nine months to reach the Red Planet using conventional technology. This means that astronauts could spend up to a year and a half in microgravity, followed by months of surface operations in Martian gravity (roughly 40% of Earth gravity). This could have drastic consequences for astronaut health, including muscle atrophy, bone density loss, and psychological effects.
Aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts maintain a strict exercise regimen to mitigate these effects.
Expansion of ESA’s 5G/6G Hub moves ahead
Thursday, 26 January 2023 14:57
An ambitious new development phase of ESA’s 5G/6G Hub has begun.
Radar images capture new Antarctic mega-iceberg
Thursday, 26 January 2023 14:27
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Using radar images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, the animation shows the A81 iceberg breaking away from the Brunt Ice Shelf on 25 January 2023. The new berg is estimated to be around 1550 sq km, which is around the size of Greater London, and is approximately 150 m thick. It calved when the crack known as Chasm-1 split northwards severing the west part of the ice shelf.
The white square indicated the final breakpoint near the McDonald Ice Rumples.
Routine monitoring from satellites offers unparalleled views of events happening in remote regions. The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission carries
BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter compare notes at Venus
Thursday, 26 January 2023 12:58
The convergence of two spacecraft at Venus in August 2021 has given a unique insight into how the planet is able to retain its thick atmosphere without the protection of a global magnetic field.
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission, en route to study Mercury, and the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter, which is observing the sun from different perspectives, are both using a number of gravity-assists from Venus to change their trajectories and guide them on their way.
Asteroid coming exceedingly close to Earth, but will miss
Thursday, 26 January 2023 12:00
The Sample Transfer Arm – A helping hand for Mars
Thursday, 26 January 2023 12:00
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The mission to return martian samples back to Earth will see a European 2.5 metre-long robotic arm pick up tubes filled with precious soil from Mars and transfer them to a rocket for an historic interplanetary delivery.
The sophisticated robot, known as the Sample Transfer Arm or STA, will play a crucial role in the success of the Mars Sample Return campaign.
The Sample Transfer Arm is conceived to be autonomous, highly reliable and robust. The robot can perform a large range of movements with seven degrees of freedom, assisted by two cameras and a myriad of
NASA adds asteroid flyby to Lucy mission
Thursday, 26 January 2023 11:52
NASA has added another asteroid flyby to its Lucy mission later this year that will provide a test of its capabilities for future encounters.
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NEO Surveyor launch delayed despite funding boost
Thursday, 26 January 2023 10:59
While Congress provided more funding than NASA requested for an asteroid mission, agency officials said it will not prevent a two-year slip in its launch.
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