Europe’s first generation Galileo constellation is already the world’s most precise satellite navigation system – delivering metre-scale positioning to more than 3.5 billion users worldwide – but Galileo Second Generation will enable still better performance and an expanded range of services. Essential elements of the G2 system are currently being evaluated in ESA laboratories, including key algorithms to synchronise satellite timings and determine orbits as well as test versions of a satnav receiver and emergency beacon.

The NASA associate administrator responsible for the agency’s science programs will resign by the end of the year after more than six years on the job.

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Los Alamos NM (SPX) Sep 13, 2022
We've all walked outside on a cold morning and seen frost on the grass, but you might be surprised to know that frost can also form on Mars! Several missions have searched for frost including Opportunity and most recently Curiosity with its REMS and ChemCam instruments. This week, Perseverance followed in its siblings' footsteps by searching for frost at Jezero Crater using its MEDA and SuperCam

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 13, 2022
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, today signed a formal teaming agreement with Sodern, a world leader in star trackers and neutron systems, to produce the Eagle Eye star tracker. The Eagle Eye star tracker will offer superior performance by leveraging the exceptional flight heritage of Sodern's highly resilient modular

Washington DC (UPI) Sep 13, 2021
NASA's CAPSTONE probe has experienced a problem on its journey to the moon, and is now in a protective safe mode, the space agency confirmed. NASA and its private partner Advanced Space issued the update Monday, after what they referred to as an anomaly. "This is a dynamic operational situation," Colorado-based Advanced Space said in a statement. "During or shortly after t

Washington DC (UPI) Sep 13, 2021
The highly anticipated launch of NASA's Artemis I moon rocket has been delayed once again, with the agency now targeting Sept. 27 as a date for liftoff. NASA said Monday that the new date would give it more time to prepare for the cryogenic demonstration test and the launch. The new backup date is Oct. 2. "This week, teams will conduct tests at ambient conditions to ensure there

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will soon fulfil the role of commander of the International Space Station, taking over from fellow Expedition 67 crew member Oleg Artemyev.

A Blue Origin executive said it’s too soon to conclude what caused the failure of a New Shepard suborbital vehicle on a Sept. 12 flight, playing down any implications for the company’s New Glenn orbital rocket.

Despite near-term headwinds in the economy and the markets, executives and investors remain bullish about the space industry’s long-term prospects.

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Aalyri Technologies, a startup that emerged from stealth mode Sept. 13, plans to provide high-speed internet using software and networking technology from Google’s ill-fated balloon project.

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