Calling all researchers: carry out part of your projects in ESA labs
Wednesday, 17 April 2024 11:20
Are you working on a space-related research project? Do you think that you would benefit from access to ESA facilities? Apply to carry out research at ESA via our latest Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) Channel.
ESA selects four new Earth Explorer mission ideas
Wednesday, 17 April 2024 11:00
As humans exert greater pressure on natural processes, understanding the intricate workings of our Earth system is increasingly vital for effective action on mitigation and adaption strategies. ESA’s Earth Explorer missions yield a wealth of astonishing findings, serving as the bedrock of scientific research in this field. Now, four new concepts have been selected to undergo assessment study, one of which is destined to be the twelfth in this family of world-leading satellite missions.
Satellite imaging company Iceye raises $93 million in latest funding round
Wednesday, 17 April 2024 11:00
NASA open to significantly reduced return of Mars samples
Wednesday, 17 April 2024 10:35
DoD awards $14 million to 5N Plus to boost production of critical solar cell components for satellites
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 20:47
NASA's VIPER moon rover gets its head and neck
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 19:41
In this image from Feb. 12, 2024, engineers lift a mast into place on NASA's VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) robotic moon rover. VIPER's mast and the suite of instruments affixed to it look a lot like the rover's "neck" and "head." The mast instruments are designed to help the team of rover drivers and real-time scientists send commands and receive data while the rover navigates around hazardous crater slopes, boulders, and places that risk communications blackouts.
The team will use these instruments, along with four science payloads, to scout the lunar south pole. During its approximately 100-day mission, VIPER seeks to better understand the origin of water and other resources on the moon, as well as the extreme environment where NASA plans to send astronauts as part of the Artemis campaign.
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Satellite veteran Mark Rigolle appointed CEO amid ABS upheaval
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 17:53
Air Force selects space programs for ‘quick start’ initiative
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 17:12
Maxar Intelligence looks to evolve beyond traditional imagery business
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 16:00
Aerojet Rocketdyne advances space maneuver with new propulsion tech
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 15:43
From the early days of space exploration, objects in orbit have followed the predictable trajectories described by Johannes Kepler's laws. These paths, while historically reliable, no longer meet the strategic demands of today's complex and contested Space Area of Operations (AOR). The need for agility and unpredictability in satellite movements has become paramount as space becomes a more conte Flight Works creates modular propulsion system for AFRL with $5.7M contract
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 15:43
Flight Works has entered into a $5.7 million contract with the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to develop a green, refuelable propulsion unit known as the Propulsion Unit with Modular Applications (PUMA). This initiative marks the beginning of a series of systems aimed at enhancing the capabilities of the United States Space Force (USSF), NASA, and various commercial entities engaged in complex sp UK Space Agency supports Rolls-Royce and BWX Technologies in developing space reactors
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 15:43
Rolls-Royce today secured Phase 2 funding from the UK Space Agency's International Bilateral Fund (IBF), which promotes strategic research partnerships between the UK space sector and emerging space nations.
The company received a GBP 1.18 million award from the fund, supporting collaboration to enhance the technologies for a fission nuclear system, benefiting both UK and U.S. space nuclea NASA confirms space station debris hit Florida man's home
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 15:43
An object that crashed from the sky into an American man's home was a hunk of debris ejected from the International Space Station, NASA confirmed Monday.
The strange tale came to light last month when Alejandro Otero of Naples, Florida posted on X that a metallic item "tore through the roof and went (through) 2 floors" of his house, almost striking his son, on March 8.
It occurred at a t