Germany's Integral Role in the Ariane 6 Launch Program
Tuesday, 09 July 2024 13:13
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The Ariane 6, Europe's new launcher, is set for its maiden voyage on 9 July 2024. This rocket aims to provide Europe with reliable and cost-effective access to space, succeeding the Ariane 5 while offering greater flexibility. Germany stands as the second-largest contributor to the European Space Agency's (ESA) Ariane 6 program, with the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) i Artemis IV Set to Launch with Modernized RS-25 Engines
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Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) company, has successfully upgraded the four RS-25 engines that will propel NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the Artemis IV mission. This mission will feature the first flight of the advanced Block 1B configuration of the SLS rocket and will be the last to use engines from the space shuttle era.
The upgraded Artemis IV engin Orion and SLS Gearing Up for Major Artemis Missions
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NASA's Artemis program, aimed at returning humans to the Moon and beyond, is making significant strides with key developments in the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. These advancements are vital as the space agency prepares for a series of increasingly ambitious missions to explore cislunar space and establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon.
b>Orion Spa Martian Atmosphere Unveiled Through Innovative Use of Existing Technology
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An antenna on ExoMars' Trace Gas Orbiter has been repurposed to help researchers explore new areas of the Martian atmosphere.
Using this modified equipment, a team including researchers from Imperial College London has investigated previously unreachable regions of Mars' atmosphere. These areas, which can obstruct radio signals, are vital for future Mars habitation missions.
The anal Subaru Telescope Discovers New Objects Beyond the Kuiper Belt
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The Subaru Telescope's comprehensive imaging has significantly contributed to the New Horizons mission, revealing potential extensions of the Kuiper Belt in the outer Solar System. By utilizing a unique analytical method on images captured by the telescope's ultra-wide-field camera, researchers have identified objects that might extend the known boundaries of the Kuiper Belt.
Beyond Neptun SpaceX Successfully Launches Turkey's First Home-Grown Communications Satellite
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SpaceX has launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday night, carrying Turkey's first home-grown communications satellite.
The launch took place at 7:30 p.m. EDT after being delayed due to bad weather. The event was streamed online for viewers worldwide.
"All systems are looking good for today's launch of the @Turksat 6A mission from Florida. Weather Nearby Exoplanet Found with Hydrogen Sulfide Atmosphere
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A recent study by Johns Hopkins University, utilizing data from the James Webb Space Telescope, has uncovered that the atmosphere of the exoplanet HD 189733 b contains trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide, known for its rotten egg odor.
HD 189733 b, a gas giant similar in size to Jupiter, reveals new information about sulfur's role in planetary formation and atmospheric composition. The prese Countdown to first launch of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket
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After four years of delays, Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket is set to blast off for the first time on Tuesday, carrying with it the continent's hopes of regaining independent access to space.
The inaugural flight of the European Space Agency's (ESA) most powerful rocket yet is scheduled to launch from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 3pm local time (1800 GMT).
Since the last flight of the rocket's workhorse predecessor, Ariane 5, a year ago, Europe has been unable to launch satellites or other missions into space without relying on rivals such as Elon Musk's US firm SpaceX.
So many will be nervously watching the launch, hoping it can bring an end to a difficult era for European space efforts.
Ariane 6 sees 'first light' as mobile gantry is rolled back before fuelling begins
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Ariane 6 sees 'first light' as mobile gantry is rolled back before fuelling begins Ariane 6 revealed as nine-story mobile building rolls back from the launch pad
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Ariane 6 revealed as nine-story mobile building rolls back from the launch pad Russia’s nuclear threat to space is worse than a “Cuban Missile Crisis in space”
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SpaceX sends up Space Coast's 50th rocket launch of the year
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SpaceX continued the Space Coast's record rocket launch pace with a July 8 evening liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
A Falcon 9 rocket on the Turksat-6A mission carrying a Turkish communications satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.
This was the 15th flight of the first-stage booster, which made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic.
It was the 50th launch of the year from either Canaveral or neighboring Kennedy Space Center, with SpaceX responsible for 47 of them.
The other three have been from United Launch Alliance during a year that could see more than 100 missions fly for the first time, besting 2023's record of 72 launches.
Both SpaceX and ULA have more launch plans for later this month, including SpaceX's next Starlink launch, slated for July 12. ULA is targeting no earlier than July 30 for an Atlas V mission on the USSF-51 mission for the Space Force, while SpaceX is prepping for the return of billionaire Jared Isaacman to space on the Polaris Dawn mission no earlier than July 31.
