China calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the US
Thursday, 27 June 2024 13:06
NASA advances research to grow habitats in space from fungi
Thursday, 27 June 2024 11:12
As NASA prepares for long-duration missions to the moon and Mars for the benefit of all, a habitat-growing concept selected Wednesday by the agency could help "grow" homes using fungi for future explorers.
A team of researchers at NASA Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley will receive new funding under the NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program to propel their habitat research.
The Phase III NIAC award will provide $2 million over two years to continue technology development of the Mycotecture Off Planet project in preparation for a potential future demonstration mission.
Wind tunnel study shows hypersonic jet engine flow can be controlled optically
Thursday, 27 June 2024 11:10
What if the future of space travel were to look less like Space-X's rocket-based Starship and more like NASA's "Hyper-X," the hypersonic jet plane that, 20 years ago this year, flew faster than any other aircraft before or since?
In 2004, NASA's final X-43A unmanned prototype tests were a milestone in the latest era of jet development—the leap from ramjets to faster, more efficient scramjets.
Space Team Europe for Ariane 6: Sergi Inglada
Thursday, 27 June 2024 11:00
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They say it takes a village to raise a child. To launch a rocket, we have the combined expertise and passion of Space Team Europe. Sergi Inglada, Control Bench Technical Manager for GTD, is one of many making the first Ariane 6 launch possible and has been interviewed as part of a series highlighting some of the people that make up this dream team.
Sergi has been interested in space ever since he was a child and studied engineering at INSA in Rennes, France. After discovering the dynamism, operations, diversity and technology at Europe’s Spaceport he started working
Proba-3 tries formation flying on the ground
Thursday, 27 June 2024 10:10
The two Proba-3 satellites were set facing each other across a cleanroom as cameras, LEDs, a laser and shadow sensors were activated in turn, testing the systems that will let the pair sense their precise positions relative to each other, allowing them to line up precisely in orbit down to a single millimetre.
China to launch first satellites for megaconstellation in August
Thursday, 27 June 2024 09:54
House spending bill cuts NASA science and education programs
Thursday, 27 June 2024 09:50
Countdown to Hera: launch campaign begins at ESOC
Thursday, 27 June 2024 09:00
ESA’s Hera mission is due to launch in October this year on a quest to survey the Didymos binary asteroid system and study the results of the first-ever test of asteroid deflection.
The spacecraft is currently undergoing its final system tests in the Netherlands in preparation for transport to its launch site in the USA. Meanwhile, in Germany, Hera’s Mission Control Team recently began launch preparations of their own.
Proba-2’s glimpse of home
Thursday, 27 June 2024 06:31
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Proba-2’s glimpse of home A first: EarthCARE reveals inner secrets of clouds
Thursday, 27 June 2024 06:00
Less than a month after it was launched, ESA’s EarthCARE satellite has returned the first image from one of its instruments – an image that, for the first time from space, unveils the internal structure and dynamics of clouds.
This remarkable first image, captured by the satellite’s cloud profiling radar, offers a mere glimpse of the instrument's full potential once it is fully calibrated.
Space Machines and NewSpace India to Launch Optimus Spacecraft
Thursday, 27 June 2024 05:32
Space Machines Company, an Australian-Indian in-space servicing firm, has signed a significant Launch Service Agreement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a government entity under the Department of Space and the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
This collaboration will facilitate the launch of Space Machines Company's second Optimus spacecraft, weighing 450 Ten Thousand active satellites now orbiting Earth
Thursday, 27 June 2024 05:32
Look Up Space has reported a significant milestone in space history with over 10,000 active satellites now in orbit. As of June 19, 2024, the company counted 10,019 active satellites, with two-thirds (6,646) belonging to Starlink, SpaceX's satellite constellation founded by Elon Musk. Most of these satellites (9,254) are situated in low-Earth orbits, primarily between 400 and 1,200 kilometers fr Intelsat and Starfish Space Sign Agreement for Satellite Life Extension
Thursday, 27 June 2024 05:32
Intelsat, operator of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network, has entered into a contract with Starfish Space for the use of a Starfish Otter servicing vehicle to extend the life of an Intelsat geostationary satellite, starting in 2026. This important agreement underscores Intelsat's dedication to employing satellite servicing technologies to enhance the value provided Moon Base Construction: ESA's Innovative Use of 3D-Printed Space Bricks
Thursday, 27 June 2024 05:32
ESA scientists have been exploring how a future Moon base might be built from materials on the lunar surface. Inspired by LEGO building, they have used dust from a meteorite to 3D-print 'space bricks' to test the idea. ESA's space bricks are on display in selected LEGO Stores from 20 June to 20 September, helping to inspire the next generation of space engineers.
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