Interview with Thomas Pesquet on return to Earth a second time
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 10:00
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ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet gives a brief interview in Cologne, Germany, less than 48 hours after leaving the International Space Station.
He talks with ESA web TV editor Gaelle Lacroix in French and ESA editor Julien Harrod in English about returning to Earth after his six-month International Space Station mission Alpha, how it feels to splash down in a SpaceX Crew Dragon, and the differences with the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that flew him to space on his first mission, Proxima, in 2017.
After completing two six-month Space Station missions in five years, Thomas recounts the changes he saw while observing
Astronaut training in the land of volcanoes
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 08:25
A team of astronauts, engineers and geologists is travelling to Spain’s Canary Islands, one of Europe’s volcanic hot spots, to learn how to best explore the Moon and Mars during ESA’s Pangaea geological training course.
Crew-3 mission cleared for launch
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 08:19
NASA and SpaceX are ready to proceed with the launch of a commercial crew mission Nov. 10 after overcoming weather and astronaut health issues as well as concerns about the spacecraft’s parachutes.
Satellites detect large methane emissions from Madrid landfills
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 07:30
High-resolution satellites have detected substantial quantities of methane leaking from adjacent landfill sites close to the centre of Madrid, Spain. Using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P mission combined with GHGSat’s high-resolution commercial imagery, scientists from the SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research and GHGSat discovered both landfill sites combined emitted 8800 kg of methane per hour in August 2021 – the highest observed in Europe by GHGSat.
NASA sending Mars helicopter back to where it all started
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 07:24
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 8, 2021
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has flown for the 15th time on Mars, starting a journey back to its starting point for future missions in a new direction.
The latest flight, over the weekend, was relatively short - at just 128 seconds - and was designed in part to further test flight conditions at Jezero Crater now that summer has arrived.
"Ingenuity opportunistically took ima
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has flown for the 15th time on Mars, starting a journey back to its starting point for future missions in a new direction.
The latest flight, over the weekend, was relatively short - at just 128 seconds - and was designed in part to further test flight conditions at Jezero Crater now that summer has arrived.
"Ingenuity opportunistically took ima SwRI, UTSA to study hypersonic separation events with $1.5 million grant
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 07:24
San Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 09, 2021
Southwest Research Institute will advance hypersonics research in collaboration with The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) under a three-year, $1.5 million grant through the University Consortium of Applied Hypersonics. As a subcontractor to UTSA, SwRI will design experiments to push the envelope on what is capable with hypersonic system designs and provide methods to better model comple
Southwest Research Institute will advance hypersonics research in collaboration with The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) under a three-year, $1.5 million grant through the University Consortium of Applied Hypersonics. As a subcontractor to UTSA, SwRI will design experiments to push the envelope on what is capable with hypersonic system designs and provide methods to better model comple NASA outlines challenges, progress for Artemis Moon Missions
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 07:24
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 10, 2021
In the first major Artemis update provided under the Biden-Harris Administration, NASA leadership discussed Tuesday the challenges and progress of America's lunar exploration plans and reiterated a long-term commitment to exploring the Moon and sending astronauts to Mars.
The update follows a judge's recent decision to uphold NASA's selection of SpaceX to develop and demonstrate a modern h
In the first major Artemis update provided under the Biden-Harris Administration, NASA leadership discussed Tuesday the challenges and progress of America's lunar exploration plans and reiterated a long-term commitment to exploring the Moon and sending astronauts to Mars.
The update follows a judge's recent decision to uphold NASA's selection of SpaceX to develop and demonstrate a modern h Isotropic Systems and SES redefine global satellite services with first-ever multi-orbit field tests
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 07:24
Reading UK (SPX) Nov 09, 2021
Isotropic Systems, the leading developer of transformational multi-link satellite technology, and SES have announced the successful completion of the first-ever simultaneous multi-orbit antenna field tests, a game-changing development empowering a new age of connectivity on land, in the air and at sea for both civil and defense communications.
Isotropic Systems' UK-built multi-link antenna
Isotropic Systems, the leading developer of transformational multi-link satellite technology, and SES have announced the successful completion of the first-ever simultaneous multi-orbit antenna field tests, a game-changing development empowering a new age of connectivity on land, in the air and at sea for both civil and defense communications.
Isotropic Systems' UK-built multi-link antenna Chinese astronauts' EVAs to help extend mechanical arm
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 07:24
Beijing (XNA) Nov 08, 2021
The extravehicular activities (EVAs) carried out by two Chinese astronauts from Sunday evening till early Monday morning will help expand the capabilities of the mechanical arm on the country's space station, said the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
Astronauts Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping were out of China's space station core module Tianhe by 8:28 p.m. (Beijing Time) Sunday, and
The extravehicular activities (EVAs) carried out by two Chinese astronauts from Sunday evening till early Monday morning will help expand the capabilities of the mechanical arm on the country's space station, said the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
Astronauts Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping were out of China's space station core module Tianhe by 8:28 p.m. (Beijing Time) Sunday, and Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys Instrument resumes science, investigation continues
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 07:24
Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 09, 2021
The Hubble team successfully recovered the Advanced Camera for Surveys instrument Nov. 7. The instrument has started taking science observations once again. Hubble's other instruments remain in safe mode while NASA continues investigating the lost synchronization messages first detected Oct. 23. The camera was selected as the first instrument to recover as it faces the fewest complications shoul
The Hubble team successfully recovered the Advanced Camera for Surveys instrument Nov. 7. The instrument has started taking science observations once again. Hubble's other instruments remain in safe mode while NASA continues investigating the lost synchronization messages first detected Oct. 23. The camera was selected as the first instrument to recover as it faces the fewest complications shoul China's Mars orbiter enters remote-sensing orbit
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 07:24
Beijing (XNA) Nov 10, 2021
China's Mars orbiter entered its remote-sensing orbit around Mars on Monday, starting the global remote-sensing exploration of the planet, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.
The CNSA said the orbit was set according to the needs of the orbiter in conducting global detection and relaying communications between the Mars rover and Earth.
The seven scientific payloads a
China's Mars orbiter entered its remote-sensing orbit around Mars on Monday, starting the global remote-sensing exploration of the planet, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.
The CNSA said the orbit was set according to the needs of the orbiter in conducting global detection and relaying communications between the Mars rover and Earth.
The seven scientific payloads a Virgin Galactic announces Q3 2021 financial results
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 07:24
Las Cruces NM (SPX) Nov 10, 2021
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.
"We are entering our fleet enhancement period with a clear roadmap for increasing the durability, reliability and predictability of our vehicles in preparation for commercial service next year," said Michael Colglazier, Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Galactic.
"Demand
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.
"We are entering our fleet enhancement period with a clear roadmap for increasing the durability, reliability and predictability of our vehicles in preparation for commercial service next year," said Michael Colglazier, Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Galactic.
"Demand Crew Dragon Endeavour recovered after a successful splashdown
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 07:24
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 10, 2021
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is lifted onto the GO Navigator recovery ship after it landed with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Aki Hoshide, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Kimbrough, McArthur, Hoshide, an
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is lifted onto the GO Navigator recovery ship after it landed with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Aki Hoshide, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Kimbrough, McArthur, Hoshide, an The Re-Emergence of China: The New Global Era
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 07:24
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2021
The current narrative concerning China promulgated by the Western media and many political commentators is invariably hostile. This positioning is especially notable in the US and the UK. Whether out of a fixation with projecting power or motivated by ideological propaganda, this is a distorted perception.
While there are policy areas where, as with any country there is room for criticism
The current narrative concerning China promulgated by the Western media and many political commentators is invariably hostile. This positioning is especially notable in the US and the UK. Whether out of a fixation with projecting power or motivated by ideological propaganda, this is a distorted perception.
While there are policy areas where, as with any country there is room for criticism New agreement between Virgin Orbit and ANA Holdings sets the stage for 20 Launcherone flights from Japan
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 07:24
Long Beach CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2021
Virgin Orbit, the responsive launch and space solutions company that has announced a planned business combination with NextGen Acquisition Corp. II, today announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with ANA HOLDINGS INC., the owners of Japan's largest airline, to procure twenty flights of the LauncherOne rocket and to lead the effort to provide funds and support for those o
Virgin Orbit, the responsive launch and space solutions company that has announced a planned business combination with NextGen Acquisition Corp. II, today announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with ANA HOLDINGS INC., the owners of Japan's largest airline, to procure twenty flights of the LauncherOne rocket and to lead the effort to provide funds and support for those o