China launches new Gaofen-12 remote sensing satellite
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 10:56
Axiom and Prada unveil design of Artemis spacesuit
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 09:59
ESA recognition for excellent space companies
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 09:54
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ESA spends over 5 billion euros annually on procurement, relying on robust, high precision engineering as well as innovative ideas for its space missions, where the quality of ESA suppliers is paramount. ESA recently presented three space companies with prestigious awards for excellence and innovation.
Insuring commercial suborbital flights could be tricky, at least initially
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 09:11
Insuring commercial suborbital flight passengers could be tricky, at least initially
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 09:11ESA picks Kepler-led group to develop LEO optical data relay network
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 08:00
HydRON: Optical (laser-based) satellites for faster data sharing in space
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At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan this week, ESA signed a contract for Element #1, the first phase of the HydRON Demonstration System. HydRON, which stands for High thRoughput Optical Network, is set to transform the way data-collecting satellites communicate, using laser technology that will allow satellites to connect with each other and ground networks much faster.
HydRON: Satellites using lasers for faster data sharing
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 06:33 Write a comment
At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan this week, ESA signed a contract for Element #1, the first phase of the HydRON Demonstration System. HydRON, which stands for High thRoughput Optical Network, is set to transform the way data-collecting satellites communicate, using laser technology that will allow satellites to connect with each other and ground networks much faster.
EarthCARE synergy reveals power of clouds and aerosols
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 06:30 Write a comment
With the initial images from each of the instruments aboard ESA’s EarthCARE satellite now in hand, it's time to reveal how these four advanced sensors work in synergy to measure exactly how clouds and aerosols influence the heating and cooling of our atmosphere.
No simple answers for debris mitigation
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 06:03
Inversion secures reentry license for first mission
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 01:08
ESA launches Moonlight program to build lunar Comms and GPS constellation
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially launched its Moonlight programme, aimed at creating a satellite constellation around the Moon to provide vital communications and navigation services. With over 400 lunar missions expected from both space agencies and private companies in the next two decades, Moonlight represents a major step towards sustainable lunar exploration and the broader de NASA launches probe to study if life possible on icy Jupiter moon
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NASA's Europa Clipper probe blasted off from Florida on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover whether it has the ingredients to support life.
Lift-off aboard a powerful SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket took place shortly after noon (1600 GMT), with the probe set to reach Jupiter's moon Europa in five and a half years.
NASA later confirmed that it had successfully acquired a sign X-37B Spacecraft Begins Pioneering Aerobraking Maneuver
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The United States Space Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) has initiated a novel aerobraking maneuver to adjust its orbit around Earth and safely dispose of service module components, adhering to space debris mitigation guidelines. Since December 28, 2023, the X-37B has been involved in radiation experiments and Space Domain Awareness technology testing, with support from the Air Force R