Europe’s data-driven satellite launched
Sunday, 24 October 2021 05:00
One of the largest telecommunications satellites ever built in Europe has been launched and is on its way to geostationary orbit.
NASA sets Artemis 1 launch for no earlier than February
Sunday, 24 October 2021 02:29
NASA officials said they’re now targeting no earlier than February for the Artemis 1 launch as the completed vehicle enters the final phase of launch preparations.
Ariane 5 sets new record on latest launch
Sunday, 24 October 2021 01:49
Europe’s Ariane 5 has delivered two telecom satellites, SES-17 and Syracuse-4A, into their planned orbits.
Europe’s largest telecom satellite ready to launch
Saturday, 23 October 2021 09:28
The largest telecommunications satellite ever built in Europe – which will provide high-speed data links for commercial aviation as well as providing connectivity to underserved areas to accelerate digital inclusion – is poised for launch.
Data-driven satellite ready to launch
Saturday, 23 October 2021 09:28
One of the largest telecommunications satellites ever built in Europe – which will supply high-speed data links for commercial aviation as well as providing connectivity to underserved areas to accelerate digital inclusion – is poised for launch.
Floating through the Space Station in 360
Saturday, 23 October 2021 09:00
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet takes you on a brief tour of the International Space Station like no other. Filmed with a 360 camera, he floats from Node-3 to Europe’s Columbus laboratory.
Immerse yourself in this brief but unique fly through humankind’s orbital outpost.
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L3 Harris wins $120 million contract to upgrade Space Force electronic jammers
Friday, 22 October 2021 22:10
The U.S. Space Force awarded L3Harris Technologies a $120.7 million contract to upgrade a ground-based communications jammer used to block adversaries’ satellite transmissions.
NASA targeting Feb. 2022 to launch new lunar program Artemis
Friday, 22 October 2021 20:32
NASA said Friday it is now targeting February 2022 for the uncrewed lunar mission Artemis 1, the first step in America's plan to return humans to the Moon later this decade.
The space agency had initially wanted to launch the test flight by the end of this year, with astronauts on the ground by 2024 on Artemis 3, but the timeline has slipped back.
It achieved a major milestone Wednesday when it stacked the Orion crew capsule atop its Space Launch System megarocket, which now stands 322 feet (98 meters) tall inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
After further tests, it will be wheeled out to the launch pad for a final test known as the "wet dress rehearsal" in January, with the first window for launch opening in February, officials told reporters on a call.
SpaceX conducts 2 test firings of Starship 20 in Texas
Friday, 22 October 2021 19:46
US targeting Feb. 2022 to launch new lunar program Artemis
Friday, 22 October 2021 19:46
Printable steak, insect protein, fungus among NASA space food idea winners
Friday, 22 October 2021 19:46
China’s hypersonic vehicle test a ‘significant demonstration’ of space technology
Friday, 22 October 2021 18:19
China’s reported tests of a hypersonic orbital glide vehicle show notable advances in reusable space technology, an industry expert said.
Space Adventures no longer planning Crew Dragon flight
Friday, 22 October 2021 18:18
Space Adventures has dropped plans to fly space tourists on a high-altitude Crew Dragon flight but has not ruled out revisiting the mission concept in the future.
A national network examining Earth's planetary limits
Friday, 22 October 2021 17:27
University of California San Diego Physics Professor Tom Murphy is among five authors of an essay, appearing in the November 2021 issue of the journal Energy Research & Social Science, that cautions current levels of worldwide economic growth, energy use and resource consumption will overshoot Earth's finite limits.
The essay, "Modernity is Incompatible with Planetary Limits: Developing a PLAN for the Future," also announces the establishment of a network of scholars and researchers to promote the understanding of planetary limits, envision scenarios for humanity to thrive within planetary limits, better educate college students about these challenges and advise government officials and communities in developing effective responses.
"We all are a product of our times, where 'new,' 'shiny,' 'better' seem normal and 'more, more, more' seems good, but that is a reflection of the abnormal period of the last century or so," said Murphy. "If humanity keeps growing its impact on the planet, we will overshoot planetary limits, so we need to plan to power down while there's still time. Even the founders of economics recognized that Earth's resources are finite and growth is but a transient phase.
NASA completes mega-moon rocket stacking
Friday, 22 October 2021 17:25
NASA has completed stacking of the agency's mega-Moon rocket and spacecraft that will launch the next generation of deep space operations, including Artemis missions on and around the Moon. Engineers and technicians successfully secured the Orion spacecraft atop the fully assembled Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida just before midnight Oct.