Paris (AFP) Oct 27, 2021
A yellow streak representing high concentrations of methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas, is visible over southern Iraq on a map produced by Kayrros, a French firm that uses satellites to track leaks from fossil fuel facilities. The source of the immense leak discovered in 2019 was never officially confirmed - and it is only one of many. The satellite map shows blotches of colour splatte

ESA is poised to showcase how satellite data underpins global efforts to avert climate catastrophe at pivotal international talks held in the UK.

USSF-67 is the third U.S. national security launch to be added to the Falcon Heavy’s crowded 2022 manifest.

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The company that built the first Israeli spacecraft to attempt to land on the moon is starting work on the second mission with a significantly different design.

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Exodus Orbitals, a startup developing software enabling customers to upload and run applications from orbit, is in talks about leasing satellites as plans to launch its own are delayed seven months to October 2022.

Maxar Technologies decided to challenge a Defense Department procurement of 126 satellites because of the financial burden the program imposed on contractors, the company said. 

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Watch the replay of Matthias Maurer’s last Q&A session before liftoff!

The ESA astronaut joined from his pre-launch quarantine in the USA to discuss launch preparations and highlights of his mission, called Cosmic Kiss. Matthias will be the 600th human to fly to space.

His first launch attempt is on Sunday 31 October at 07:21 CET (06:21 GMT, 02:21 EDT) alongside NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn and Raja Chari on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft “Endurance”.