A trio of images highlight BepiColombo’s third Mercury flyby
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 12:11The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has made its third of six gravity assist flybys at Mercury, snapping images of a newly named impact crater as well as tectonic and volcanic curiosities as it adjusts its trajectory for entering Mercury orbit in 2025.
ESA Pavilion 360° virtual tour | Explore the Paris Air Show with Matthias Maurer
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 12:08Experience the thrill of the Paris Air Show 2023 with our 360VR tour! Join ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer as he guides you through the ESA pavilion, showcasing the Euclid satellite and the incredible journey of Juice to Jupiter. Immerse yourself in the excitement and mysteries of the universe.
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True Anomaly to pursue military contracts for virtual, live training tech
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 12:01True Anomaly announced plans to provide digital and live training ranges as a service.
Paris Air Show Live - session on the ambitions of Europe in human and robotic exploration
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 11:45Watch the replay of the conference on Europe’s ambitions in human and robotic space exploration, streamed live from Le Bourget. Speakers include ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, CNES CEO Philippe Baptiste and Director General of the German Space Agency Walther Pelzer. ESA astronauts Thomas Pesquet, Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer will contribute their views.
Orbital Composites leans into space market
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 11:00Orbital Composites is gaining traction in the emerging in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing sector thanks to government contracts and partnerships.
Ramon.Space reveals partnership with Foxconn subsidiary Ingrasys
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 11:00Ramon.Space announced a strategic partnership June 20 with Foxconn subsidiary Ingrasys aimed at high-volume production of satellite computing technology.
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Rocket Lab debuts HASTE with suborbital launch from Wallops Island
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 10:50Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has launched its first suborbital testbed launch vehicle, called HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) for a confidential customer. The inaugural launch took place on June 17 at 21:24 Eastern local time (June 18, 01:24 UTC) from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 2 at Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
Webb Rules Out Thick Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere for Rocky Exoplanet
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 10:50Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 20, 2023 An international team of researchers has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to calculate the amount of heat energy coming from the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c. The result suggests that the planet's atmosphere - if it exists at all - is extremely thin. With a dayside temperature of roughly 380 kelvins (about 225 degrees Fahrenheit), TRAPPIST-1 c is now
Mitsubishi Electric demonstrates light source module for high-capacity laser links
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 10:50Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has successfully demonstrated laser optical frequency control using a new light source module, a key component of an envisioned high-capacity laser optical communication network to be deployed in outer space. The module, which produces a 1.5-um wavelength signal, was installed in the OPTIMAL-1 nanosatellite developed through an industry-academia collaboratio
Telstra and OneWeb seal deal on delivering new satellite solutions
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 10:50Telstra and OneWeb are set to deliver one of the world's largest rollouts of OneWeb low Earth Orbit (LEO) backhaul for a commercial mobile network. After testing in Australia, Telstra and OneWeb have agreed commercial terms and will begin moving hundreds of existing remote mobile base stations currently using satellite backhaul to OneWeb's LEO solution from later this year. Meanwhile, Telstra wi
Searching for an atmosphere on the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 10:50Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an MPIA-led group of astronomers searched for an atmosphere on rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c. Although the planet is nearly identical in size and temperature to Venus, its atmosphere has turned out to be very different. By analysing the heat emitted from the planet, they conclude it may only have a tenuous atmosphere with minimal carbon dioxide. However
Aerojet Rocketdyne hot fires large solid rocket motor for next generation MRBM target
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 10:50Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed the qualification static fire test of the eSR-19, the advanced large solid rocket motor that will power the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) next generation Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target used to test our nation's missile defense systems. "I applaud the dedicated efforts by teams across Aerojet Rocketdyne to meet this important milestone," said
This salty gel could harvest water from desert air
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 10:50MIT engineers have synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from the air, even in desert-like conditions. As the material absorbs water vapor, it can swell to make room for more moisture. Even in very dry conditions, with 30 percent relative humidity, the material can pull vapor from the air and hold in the moisture without leaking. The water could
European leaders host Musk, chase Tesla investment
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 10:50Billionaire Elon Musk swept into Paris on Friday to hold court at an event with thousands of spectators hours after meeting the leaders of Italy and France, as European capitals jostle for investment from his electric car firm Tesla. He told the audience at the huge VivaTech trade fair his ambition was to put neurone implants in a human brain this year and defended his controversial decision
Introducing Crew-7!
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 10:45The final two crewmembers of Crew-7, for which ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is the pilot, have been announced. They will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) later this summer.