Virgin Galactic to send Italian researchers to space, then regular commercial flights
Friday, 16 June 2023 06:12
Technical problem postpones final Ariane 5 launch
Thursday, 15 June 2023 22:35
Arianespace has postponed the final launch of the Ariane 5, potentially for several weeks, after discovering a potential problem with pyrotechnical systems on the rocket.
Eutelsat reversing course with European retail broadband business sale
Thursday, 15 June 2023 21:05
Eutelsat told the Paris stock exchange June 15 it is selling its European retail broadband activities to “an experienced private operator” to return focus to wholesale services.
Virgin Galactic sets late June date for first commercial SpaceShipTwo flight
Thursday, 15 June 2023 19:10
Virgin Galactic announced June 15 that it plans to conduct the first commercial flight of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle in late June on a mission for the Italian Air Force.
Project Kuiper urges regulators to focus on satellite maneuverability rules
Thursday, 15 June 2023 15:45
Governments should consider requiring satellites over a certain altitude to be maneuverable to improve space sustainability, according to an executive for Amazon’s proposed Project Kuiper constellation.
Microfluidics in space to detect extraterrestrial life signatures and monitor astronaut health
Thursday, 15 June 2023 14:30
Former Spaceflight CEO joins law firm to support commercial space clients
Thursday, 15 June 2023 13:59
The former chief executive of Spaceflight has joined a major law firm to lead its efforts in supporting the commercial space industry.
Luxembourg approves program to give NATO O3b mPower access
Thursday, 15 June 2023 13:14
SES said June 15 that Luxembourg has approved a program to carve out capacity from its O3b mPower medium Earth orbit broadband network for the country and NATO allies.
Carbon monoxide from fires in Canada
Thursday, 15 June 2023 11:37
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As climate change increases the risk of wildfires across the globe, the spate of fires that hit Canada in May and June suggest that 2023 is on course to be the country’s worst fire season to date. These fires not only Sun-watching Proba-3 formation flyers tested for take-off
Thursday, 15 June 2023 11:12
ESA’s pair of Sun-watching Proba-3 satellites have been placed in take-off configuration, one on top of the other, for testing in simulated launch and space conditions at IABG in Germany, ahead of their planned lift-off next year.
Winners unravel Euclid #CosmicMystery with creative inspiration
Thursday, 15 June 2023 11:00
Over 90 participants were up for the challenge to visualise just how much we know and don’t know in the Universe and explain the #CosmicMystery that ESA’s Euclid mission will soon begin to investigate. From songs, crochets and animations to apparel, paintings and baked goods, the creativity of participants amazed the judges.
Satellite swarms for science 'grow up' at NASA Ames
Thursday, 15 June 2023 10:43
Teamwork makes the dream work, and at NASA that doesn't apply only to humans. Researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley are developing satellite swarms, which are groups of spacecraft working together as a unit, without being managed individually by mission controllers. A swarm's ability to perform autonomously will make new types of science and exploration possib Foldable phased-array transmitters for small satellites
Thursday, 15 June 2023 10:43
New design for a foldable phased-array transmitter can help make satellites lightweight, smaller, and cost-efficient to launch, report scientists at Tokyo Tech. The transmitter is made of stacked layers of liquid crystal polymer and incorporates flexible creases, which provide flexibility and deployability. The new design could make research and implementation of space technologies more accessib Venus atmosphere in 3D prepares future observations of rocky exoplanets
Thursday, 15 June 2023 10:43
The Venus atmosphere may be used as a natural laboratory to understand the evolution of Earth-like planets, according to a study led by the Instituto de Astrofisica e Ciencias do Espaco (IA)
Venus and Earth are located in nearly the same region of the Solar System and have similar sizes and densities, but their atmospheres and conditions at the surface are radically different. If observed at a