The two CubeSat passengers aboard ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence have exchanged their first signals with Earth, confirming their nominal status. The pair were switched on to check out all their systems, marking the first operation of ESA CubeSats in deep space.

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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2024
Pipelines, sprinklers, and other infrastructure in oxygen-free settings are at risk from Microbially Induced Corrosion (MIC). This process, caused by microorganisms, leads to the degradation of iron-based structures, posing significant risks of costly damages or even infrastructure collapse. MIC is a distinct type of corrosion that occurs in the absence of oxygen, unlike rust, which is driven by

Madrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 25, 2024
GMV has secured a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the CyberCUBE mission, a key component of ESA's Cybersecurity Operations Centre (CSOC) Cyber Evolutions program. The mission, managed by a GMV-led consortium that includes GMV's Romania team as the prime contractor and GMV Spain, along with Alen Space, aims to strengthen the cybersecurity of space assets. The consortium will

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2024
Firefly Aerospace, a space transportation provider, has been selected as a vendor for the U.S. Department of Defense's Space Development Agency (SDA) Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) program. This selection makes Firefly eligible to support end-to-end demonstration missions for SDA's military satellites, utilizing Firefly's Elytra orbital vehicles. "Firefly is honored to supp

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2024
China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) has announced that it has been taking steps to counter foreign intelligence agencies allegedly using satellites to gather sensitive information on the country. According to a recent post on the ministry's WeChat account, foreign organizations have employed high-resolution satellites to conduct remote sensing and espionage activities against China. T

Washington DC (SPX) Oct 27, 2024
Citing the growing criticality of effective, ready and reliable space capabilities in an era of Great Power Competition, Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, Space Systems Command commander, has authored and released his command plan highlighting the organizational improvements necessary to pave the way forward for excellence. Garrant, joined by U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Jacqueline Sauve, SSC

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2024
After spending seven months on the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts from NASA's eighth SpaceX crew rotation (Crew-8) successfully splashed down off Florida's coast. This mission, part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, included NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, alongside Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin. The NASA crew conducted extensive re

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2024
Space Systems Command (SSC) has secured a second set of six Epoch 1 satellites for the U.S. Space Force's missile warning and defense system in medium Earth orbit (MEO). This acquisition, worth $386 million, was awarded to Millennium Space Systems, Inc. through a firm fixed price other transaction agreement. This contract completes the initial stage of the Epoch 1 program, which will deliv