New training programs will prepare astronauts to perform medicine while thousands of miles away from Earth
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 14:52
In the coming decade, more people will go to space than ever before as human spaceflight enters a new era. NASA, the European Space Agency and other governmental agencies are partnering to develop crewed missions beyond the moon. At the same time, these agencies are collaborating with private companies using new technologies to drive down the price of space exploration.
Companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin and Sierra Space have developed vehicles with reusable boosters, automated flight systems and lightweight materials to support these deep space missions.
327th ESA Council : Media information session at ESA HQ
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 13:30ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun brief journalists on decisions taken at the ESA Council meeting held in Paris on 18 and 19 June 2024.
Space Force takes another swing at modernizing satellite ground systems
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 13:19High winds delay SpaceX launch after a switch to Cape Canaveral
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 11:52A late scrub due to weather on June 18 means it will have been at least 12 days since SpaceX last lit up the Space Coast sky with a rocket launch, the longest run between launches in more than a year.
It's not for a lack of trying, though. Bad weather and a scrub as the countdown clock hit 0 last week led to SpaceX taking down a Falcon 9 rocket for a Starlink mission and switching it up with a Falcon 9 to launch a European TV satellite. The first try on Tuesday night, though, faced high winds at the launch site.
The SES 24 mission flying the ASTRA 1P communication satellite for Luxembourg-based communications company SES will now try to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 on Wednesday during a two-hour, 49-minute window that opens at 5:25 p.m. The satellite will service TV markets in Germany, Spain and France.
Space Launch Delta 45's weather squadron forecasts only a 45% chance for good conditions for June 19.
If it does launch, the first-stage booster will be making its ninth flight and will aim for a landing downrange on the droneship.
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally flew. Now it’s time to make more
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 11:00Monitoring marine litter from space is now a reality
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 06:51Every 60 seconds the equivalent of a lorry-load of plastic enters the global ocean. Where it goes after that remains largely unknown. But a new ESA Discovery study reported in Nature Communications has proven the concept of monitoring floating plastic litter using satellites.
Redwire to Lead DARPA SabreSat VLEO Mission
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 06:01Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) announced it has secured a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to act as the prime mission integrator for an air-breathing satellite. This satellite will demonstrate the use of new electric propulsion systems in very low-Earth orbit (VLEO) using Redwire's SabreSat VLEO platform. The program takes advantage of Redwire's expertise in
Frontier Technology Chosen for $1B Military Satellite Software Contract
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 06:01Frontier Technology Inc. (FTI) has been selected by the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) as one of twenty companies to compete for the Rapid Resilient Command and Control (R2C2) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. This contract aims to develop a next-generation ground software system for military satellites. The R2C2 IDIQ, a small business set-aside, aims to
US Space Force Awards Contracts to Blue Origin, SpaceX, and ULA for National Security Space Launch Phase 3
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 06:01The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 contracts to Blue Origin, SpaceX, and ULA. The base Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award includes Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Task Orders for each company to conduct an initial capabilities assessment and explain their approach to tailored mission assurance. Missio
Vyoma Awards Aerospacelab Contract for Second Space Surveillance Satellite
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 06:01Vyoma has awarded Aerospacelab a contract to build a microsatellite that will carry Vyoma's second Space Situational Awareness (SSA) optical payload, set for launch by the end of 2025. This mission is part of Vyoma's Flamingo constellation, which aims to deliver low-latency, high-fidelity space-based SSA data through a network of 12 satellites. Under the contract, Aerospacelab will utilize
Space Systems Command Grants Contracts for Space Laser Communication Prototypes
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 06:01The United States Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded four contracts to Blue Origin, CACI International Inc., General Atomics, and Viasat to develop space laser communication terminal prototypes. This marks the first phase of the $100 million Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) program. The EST program, part of SSC's Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power Program Executive O
Thales, Spire Global, and ESSP Collaborate on Space-Based Air Traffic Surveillance Service
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 06:01Thales (Euronext Paris: HO), Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR), and European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to introduce global satellite-based surveillance services for the air traffic management (ATM) industry and broader aviation market. These services will use a constellation of over 100 satellites to collect Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS
Space Force Assigns Ursa Space to Deliver Analytics to USINDOPACOM Post-Japanese Disaster
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 06:01Ursa Space Systems, Inc., a leader in satellite insights, has completed a U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) task order supporting the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) in response to Japan's recent natural disaster. Ursa Space has provided analysis of commercial space remote sensing data to assess the damage through Operational Planning Products (OPPs). The products supplied inclu
NASA Satellites Find Snow Didn't Offset Southwest US Groundwater Loss
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 06:01Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA satellite data. Declining water levels in the Great Salt Lake and Lake Mead have been testaments to a megadrought afflicting western North America since 2000. But surface water only accounts for a fraction of