Spire Global awarded $4.6M NASA contract to develop NOAA sounder
Tuesday, 05 September 2023 08:47
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has been awarded a $4.6 million, 12-month contract by NASA on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to participate in NOAA's Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA) Phase-A study.
During this phase, Spire will compete with three other companies to develop a Microwave Sounder for NOAA's Near-Earth Orbit Network (NEON) pr New research reveals Earth's ancient 'breath'
Tuesday, 05 September 2023 08:47
An international team of scientists have uncovered an important link between Earth's early atmosphere and the chemistry of its deep mantle.
The study, which was led by researchers at the University of Portsmouth and University of Montpellier, sheds new light on the evolution of life on our planet and the rise of atmospheric oxygen.
The team investigated magmas formed in ancient subdu Korean lunar space environment payload ships to US for 2024 launch
Tuesday, 05 September 2023 08:47
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Minister Jong-Ho Lee, hereinafter referred to as 'MSIT') and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (Director Young-Deuk Park, hereinafter referred to as 'KASI') announced the beginning of the transfer of the lunar space environment monitor, 'LUSEM'(Lunar Space Environment Monitor) that will be aboard United States' unmanned lunar lander in 2024, has beg Dreaming of waves
Tuesday, 05 September 2023 08:47
Ocean waves are easy on the eyes, but hard on the brain. How do they form? How far do they travel? How do they break? Those magnificent waves you see crashing into the shore are complex.
"I've often asked this question," the eminent wave scientist Walter Munk told MIT Professor Stefan Helmreich several years ago. "If we met somebody from another planet who had never seen waves, could [they ESA to set target for first Ariane 6 launch after upcoming tests
Monday, 04 September 2023 16:23
DoD satellites in low Earth orbit promise more connectivity for military users
Monday, 04 September 2023 15:49
Trial by fire for the Ariane 6 upper stage
Monday, 04 September 2023 15:18
Validation testing continues for ESA's all-new Ariane 6 launch vehicle, with firing of its two upper stage engines to simulate the way they will have to operate together during a flight.
The test of the full upper stage—including the new Vinci engine and a smaller Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)—took place on a purpose-built test bench at German Aerospace Center DLR's engine test center in Lampoldshausen, Germany.
Chinese scientist proposes solar system-wide resource utilization roadmap
Monday, 04 September 2023 13:05
ESA Open Day at ESTEC 2023: Registration now open
Monday, 04 September 2023 12:02
Take your chance to meet astronauts, view spacecraft and peer behind the scenes of Europe’s space adventure at our ESA Open Day at ESTEC in the Netherlands on Sunday 8 October. Registration is now open.
Ariane 6 media briefing – September 2023
Monday, 04 September 2023 10:55
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Watch the replay of the media briefing and the question-and-answer session outlining the progress achieved and the upcoming steps in the Ariane 6 development test campaign. Updates are given on tests conducted at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, and at the German Aerospace Center DLR’s technical centre in Lampoldshausen, Germany.
The briefing was held on 4 September 2023 from ESA’s Headquarters in Paris, France. Participants included:
Josef Aschbacher, Director General, ESA
Martin Sion, CEO, ArianeGroup
Philippe Baptiste, Chairman and CEO, CNES
Stéphane Israël, CEO, Arianespace
Toni Tolker-Nielsen, Director of Space Transportation, ESA
Carine Leveau, Director of Space Transportation, CNES
Stefan Schlechtriem, Director of Lampoldshausen,
India’s moon lander set for nighttime as solar mission soars
Monday, 04 September 2023 10:38
SpaceX sends 22 new Starlink satellites into orbit in 60th launch of 2023
Monday, 04 September 2023 10:35
Twenty-two new Starlink Internet satellites started orbiting the Earth after a successful launch by SpaceX late Thursday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The satellites, part of the constellation being created by SpaceX to provide Internet access even in the most remote locations on the globe, were taken into space by the workhorse Falcon 9 rocket at 10:21 p.m. EDT.
In Lockheed Martin's Transport Layer satellites launch as part SDA's Tranche 0
Monday, 04 September 2023 10:35
Ten Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) satellites have been deployed into low-Earth orbit (LEO) in support of the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 0 Transport Layer (T0TL) mission. SDA's T0TL is a proliferated LEO constellation that will demonstrate low-latency communication and provide a resilient network of integrated capabilities.
The small satellites launched aboard a SpaceX Fal Firefly and Millennium stand ready for Responsive mission for Space Force
Monday, 04 September 2023 10:35
Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, and Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) small satellite constellation prime, have entered the hot standby phase for VICTUS NOX, a Tactically Responsive Space mission led by Space Systems Command's (SSC) Space Safari Program Office. The team stands ready for the 24-hour callup and orbit requirements to complete