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Thursday, 10 July 2025 10:48
UK thermal satellite firm wins ESA contract to deliver real time climate and security insights
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
SatVu, a UK-based pioneer in thermal infrared imaging, has secured a contract of up to euro 3 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide high-resolution thermal data to the Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) programme over the next three years.
This agreement, announced during the Living Planet Symposium in Vienna, marks the first Category 1 CCM contract awarded to a UK fi
SatVu, a UK-based pioneer in thermal infrared imaging, has secured a contract of up to euro 3 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide high-resolution thermal data to the Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) programme over the next three years.
This agreement, announced during the Living Planet Symposium in Vienna, marks the first Category 1 CCM contract awarded to a UK fi
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Thursday, 10 July 2025 10:48
PLD Space selected as leading contender for ESA sovereign launch initiative
Elche Spain (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
PLD Space has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) as a preselected participant in the European Launcher Challenge (ELC), a major initiative designed to strengthen Europe's independent launch capabilities. Backed by up to euro 169 million per company, the ELC represents one of Spain's most significant space contract opportunities and will culminate in final selections following ESA's
PLD Space has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) as a preselected participant in the European Launcher Challenge (ELC), a major initiative designed to strengthen Europe's independent launch capabilities. Backed by up to euro 169 million per company, the ELC represents one of Spain's most significant space contract opportunities and will culminate in final selections following ESA's
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 14:13
M-MATISSE mission using robot orbiters could map Mars space weather before human landing
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 14:19
Space Rider reentry module undergoes 2.5 km drop tests
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 09:55
Experimental satellite enters orbit aboard Long March 4C from Sichuan
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
China successfully deployed an experimental satellite into orbit on Thursday afternoon, using a Long March 4C rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. The launch occurred at 5:35 pm local time, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC).
The satellite, designated Shiyan 28B01, was developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatell
China successfully deployed an experimental satellite into orbit on Thursday afternoon, using a Long March 4C rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. The launch occurred at 5:35 pm local time, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC).
The satellite, designated Shiyan 28B01, was developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatell
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 09:55
Atomic 6 receives 2M Space Force award to advance next generation solar arrays
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Atomic-6 has secured a $2 million Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) from the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command to accelerate development of its Light Wing solar array. The award supports a 21-month effort to mature and qualify the technology for commercial and defense missions.
The all-composite Light Wing array offers more than four times the power-per-kilogram of current systems,
Atomic-6 has secured a $2 million Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) from the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command to accelerate development of its Light Wing solar array. The award supports a 21-month effort to mature and qualify the technology for commercial and defense missions.
The all-composite Light Wing array offers more than four times the power-per-kilogram of current systems,
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 09:55
Clingy exoplanet may be triggering destructive stellar flares
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Astronomers using ESA's Cheops mission have observed a young exoplanet seemingly causing powerful flares from its host star-flares so intense they are rapidly stripping away the planet's delicate atmosphere.
The planet, HIP 67522 b, orbits its star in just seven days and is bombarded by radiation due to frequent energetic outbursts. These flares, nearly 100 times more energetic than predic
Astronomers using ESA's Cheops mission have observed a young exoplanet seemingly causing powerful flares from its host star-flares so intense they are rapidly stripping away the planet's delicate atmosphere.
The planet, HIP 67522 b, orbits its star in just seven days and is bombarded by radiation due to frequent energetic outbursts. These flares, nearly 100 times more energetic than predic
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 09:55
Robots could one day crawl across the moon
Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
The future of moon exploration may be rolling around a non-descript office on the CU Boulder campus.
Here, a robot about as wide as a large pizza scoots forward on three wheels. It uses an arm with a claw at one end to pick up a plastic block from the floor, then set it back down.
To be sure, this windowless office, complete with gray carpeting, is nothing like the moon. And the robo
The future of moon exploration may be rolling around a non-descript office on the CU Boulder campus.
Here, a robot about as wide as a large pizza scoots forward on three wheels. It uses an arm with a claw at one end to pick up a plastic block from the floor, then set it back down.
To be sure, this windowless office, complete with gray carpeting, is nothing like the moon. And the robo
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 09:55
China prepares for Mars sample return with HKU astrobiologist on mission team
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
China has formally initiated its Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, targeting a 2028 launch to collect and return Martian soil and rock for detailed study. Among the key contributors is Professor Yiliang LI, an astrobiologist at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), who leads a team focused on selecting a scientifically valuable landing site.
As a core member of the Tianwen-3 science
China has formally initiated its Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, targeting a 2028 launch to collect and return Martian soil and rock for detailed study. Among the key contributors is Professor Yiliang LI, an astrobiologist at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), who leads a team focused on selecting a scientifically valuable landing site.
As a core member of the Tianwen-3 science
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 05:58
Closing the loop: new Space Rider drop test
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