Hera planetary defence mission: solving asteroid mysteries
Monday, 23 September 2024 10:09
There’s a mystery out there in deep space – and solving it will make Earth safer. That’s why the European Space Agency’s Hera mission is taking shape – to go where one particular spacecraft has gone before.
On 26 September 2022, moving at 6.1 km/s, NASA’s DART spacecraft crashed into the Dimorphos asteroid. Part of our Solar System changed. The impact shrunk the orbit of the Great Pyramid-sized Dimorphos around its parent asteroid, the mountain-sized Didymos.
This grand experiment was performed to prove we could defend Earth against an incoming asteroid, by striking it with a spacecraft to deflect
Office of Space Commerce ready to turn on initial version of space traffic coordination system
Monday, 23 September 2024 09:53
Sentinel-1B journeys back to Earth
Monday, 23 September 2024 05:26
The Sentinel-1B satellite, the second satellite of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, completed its disposal process – which included lowering its orbit and passivating its systems to ensure re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere within 25 years.
This careful operation highlights the European Union’s and ESA’s commitment to space safety and sustainability and provides valuable experience for the disposal of current and future spacecraft.
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Sunday, 22 September 2024 17:19
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U.S. Space Command’s commercial operations group gets expanded role
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NASA creates space sustainability division to consolidate orbital debris activities
Saturday, 21 September 2024 20:59

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BCN adds LEO satellite internet to Network as a Service Offering
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