Arianespace partners with BULL to advance space debris prevention measures on Ariane 6
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 07:13
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Arianespace and French start-up BULL are strengthening their cooperation on sustainable spaceflight through joint work on space debris mitigation technology for the Ariane 6 launcher.
The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding in 2024 to explore the integration of BULL's HORN Post Mission Disposal (PMD) device onto the Ariane 6 Dual Launch System. Initial feasibility studies co
Arianespace and French start-up BULL are strengthening their cooperation on sustainable spaceflight through joint work on space debris mitigation technology for the Ariane 6 launcher.
The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding in 2024 to explore the integration of BULL's HORN Post Mission Disposal (PMD) device onto the Ariane 6 Dual Launch System. Initial feasibility studies co Long March 2D reaches 100th mission milestone with dual satellite launch
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 07:13
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
The Long March 2D rocket has completed its 100th successful flight, placing two experimental satellites into orbit in a milestone mission for China's space program.
The vehicle lifted off at 11 am local time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, carrying Shiyan 30A and 30B. Both satellites were deployed into their planned orbits, according to China Aerospace Science
The Long March 2D rocket has completed its 100th successful flight, placing two experimental satellites into orbit in a milestone mission for China's space program.
The vehicle lifted off at 11 am local time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, carrying Shiyan 30A and 30B. Both satellites were deployed into their planned orbits, according to China Aerospace Science Beyond Gravity wins order to build robotic thruster mechanisms for HummingSat satellites
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 07:13
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Beyond Gravity has secured a contract to supply robotic thruster pointing mechanisms for five HummingSat geostationary telecommunications satellites being developed by Swiss satellite manufacturer SWISSto12. The multi-axis robotic arms will control the satellites' electric propulsion systems, keeping them on station 35,786 kilometers above Earth.
"With this thruster pointing mechanism, we
Beyond Gravity has secured a contract to supply robotic thruster pointing mechanisms for five HummingSat geostationary telecommunications satellites being developed by Swiss satellite manufacturer SWISSto12. The multi-axis robotic arms will control the satellites' electric propulsion systems, keeping them on station 35,786 kilometers above Earth.
"With this thruster pointing mechanism, we Invisible asteroids near Venus may pose long-term danger to Earth
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 07:13
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
An international team led by Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) has uncovered a population of asteroids that may threaten Earth but remain effectively hidden from current surveys. These objects, which share Venus's orbit, are extremely difficult to observe because of their position in the sky relative to the Sun.
The study combined analytical modeling and long-term simulations, revealing t
An international team led by Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) has uncovered a population of asteroids that may threaten Earth but remain effectively hidden from current surveys. These objects, which share Venus's orbit, are extremely difficult to observe because of their position in the sky relative to the Sun.
The study combined analytical modeling and long-term simulations, revealing t Webb maps hidden stellar nurseries in Sagittarius B2
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 07:13
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its most detailed view yet of Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way's largest star-forming cloud, uncovering vast populations of massive stars and intricate webs of cosmic dust in the galactic center region.
Located a few hundred light-years from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's core, Sagittarius B2 contains immense reservo
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its most detailed view yet of Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way's largest star-forming cloud, uncovering vast populations of massive stars and intricate webs of cosmic dust in the galactic center region.
Located a few hundred light-years from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's core, Sagittarius B2 contains immense reservo Asteroid strike confirmed as cause of Silverpit Crater in North Sea
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 07:13
London, UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
New research has confirmed that the Silverpit Crater, buried beneath the southern North Sea, was created by a hypervelocity impact about 43 to 46 million years ago. The findings resolve a long-running scientific debate over the crater's origins.
A team led by Dr Uisdean Nicholson of Heriot-Watt University, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, combined seismic imaging, micros
New research has confirmed that the Silverpit Crater, buried beneath the southern North Sea, was created by a hypervelocity impact about 43 to 46 million years ago. The findings resolve a long-running scientific debate over the crater's origins.
A team led by Dr Uisdean Nicholson of Heriot-Watt University, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, combined seismic imaging, micros Lunar soil melted into construction bricks by Chinese research team
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 07:13
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
At the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, researchers from China's Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) presented a prototype machine capable of transforming lunar soil into construction bricks. The solar-powered system is the first proof-of-concept device designed to fabricate building materials directly on the Moon.
The machine concentrates sunlight using a parabolic refle
At the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, researchers from China's Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) presented a prototype machine capable of transforming lunar soil into construction bricks. The solar-powered system is the first proof-of-concept device designed to fabricate building materials directly on the Moon.
The machine concentrates sunlight using a parabolic refle Razor's Edge raises $560 million to scale defense and aerospace technology firms
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 07:13
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2025
Razor's Edge has announced the close of its fourth investment fund, securing $560 million in commitments, surpassing its $400 million target. The new fund increases the firm's total assets under management to more than $1.25 billion, highlighting strong investor confidence in its national security-driven growth equity model.
Founded in 2010, the firm has become a major force in advancing c
Razor's Edge has announced the close of its fourth investment fund, securing $560 million in commitments, surpassing its $400 million target. The new fund increases the firm's total assets under management to more than $1.25 billion, highlighting strong investor confidence in its national security-driven growth equity model.
Founded in 2010, the firm has become a major force in advancing c Traces of life detected in Finnish crater shed light on origins of life on Earth
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 07:13
London, Canada (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
An international team of scientists, including Western University's Gordon Osinski, has for the first time dated the emergence of microorganisms inside a meteorite crater, demonstrating that life developed within millions of years after the impact event.
The discovery was made in Finland's 78-million-year-old Lappajarvi crater and provides direct evidence that meteorite impacts can generat
An international team of scientists, including Western University's Gordon Osinski, has for the first time dated the emergence of microorganisms inside a meteorite crater, demonstrating that life developed within millions of years after the impact event.
The discovery was made in Finland's 78-million-year-old Lappajarvi crater and provides direct evidence that meteorite impacts can generat Terran Orbital finalizes Tranche 1 satellite bus delivery for Lockheed Martin
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 07:13
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Terran Orbital Corporation has completed delivery of all 42 satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer program. The spacecraft, built in partnership with Lockheed Martin, will support a resilient low-Earth orbit communications network providing secure, low-latency data links for U.S. and allied forces worldwide.
"Completing delivery of all satellit
Terran Orbital Corporation has completed delivery of all 42 satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer program. The spacecraft, built in partnership with Lockheed Martin, will support a resilient low-Earth orbit communications network providing secure, low-latency data links for U.S. and allied forces worldwide.
"Completing delivery of all satellit Themis reusable rocket demonstrator stands ready in Sweden
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 07:13
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
The European Space Agency's first full-scale reusable rocket demonstrator, Themis, is now positioned on its launch pad at the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The milestone marks the start of preparations for low-altitude flight tests designed to validate vertical take-off and landing operations using cryogenic propulsion.
The first test model, known as T1H for Themis-1 engine-Hop,
The European Space Agency's first full-scale reusable rocket demonstrator, Themis, is now positioned on its launch pad at the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The milestone marks the start of preparations for low-altitude flight tests designed to validate vertical take-off and landing operations using cryogenic propulsion.
The first test model, known as T1H for Themis-1 engine-Hop, Government contracts lay foundation for circular space economy
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 07:09
SYDNEY, Australia – Government demand continues to spur investment in commercial space stations, satellite servicing and space logistics, paving the way for more space asset reuse and repurposing, speakers said at the International Astronautical Congress here.
Firefly Alpha booster destroyed in ground test
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 07:08
The booster that was to launch the return-to-flight mission of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket was destroyed in testing Sept.
China sends experimental Shiyan-30 satellites into orbit as launch cadence intensifies
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 04:20
Report claims NASA taking illegal steps to implement budget proposal
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 00:47
As the federal government nears a potential shutdown, a report by Senate Democrats alleges that NASA is already taking steps in to carry out the administration’s proposed budget.