Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 07, 2023
Ports are heavily trafficked areas with many entry points operating nonstop, which exposes them to vulnerabilities that may cause failures or disruptions in their daily operations, thus degrading their services and infrastructure. The goal of the project known as PASSport (operational platform managing a fleet of semi-autonomous drones that use GNSS high accuracy and authentication to impr

Washington DC (UPI) Nov 7, 2023
European Space Agency member countries agreed to back a program for a commercial space cargo shuttle serving the International Space Station by 2028, with an option for a crewed spacecraft that could venture beyond Earth orbit in the future. The resolution adopted at the agency's interministerial summit in Seville, Spain on Monday will see European companies compete for a contract to de

Washington DC (UPI) Nov 2, 2023
A new study led by James Hansen, a scientist responsible for raising public consciousness about climate change in the 1980s, suggests global temperatures are increasing faster than expected. The study suggests global temperatures will reach a crucial 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the year 2050, faster than was previously expected by scientific consensus. Hansen

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2023
The future of flight looks very exciting, and the public is helping NASA see it more clearly. For more than a century, NASA and its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, have been the global leader in aeronautics research. NASA's innovative contributions to aviation benefit the U.S. economy, air transportation system, aviation industry, and passengers and businesses who r

Tempe AZ (SPX) Nov 08, 2023
Solestial, Inc. has been awarded $849,954 for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research ("SBIR") contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ("NASA"). The winning proposal titled, "Next Generation Silicon Based Solar Arrays for Space Stations and Other Permanent Space Infrastructure," comes on the heels of a $149,987 Phase I contract in January 2023. The contracts are fro

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 07, 2023
Exolaunch has signed a launch services agreement (LSA) with Hon Hai Technology Group ("Foxconn") to provide mission management, integration services orbital deployment hardware and services for Foxconn's first ever satellites. Exolaunch is a global provider of launch mission management and deployment services for small satellites, having deployed over 320 satellites into orbit using its pr

ESA has committed further Boost! Programme funding to German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg, known as RFA, for the development of commercial space transportation services based on the RFA One launch vehicle at sites in Portugal, Germany and the UK.

Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 08, 2023
In a groundbreaking development of China's manned lunar missions, the China National Space Administration is calling for possible experiments to leverage the Moon's unique properties in science. Undoubtedly, the astronomical community eagerly embraces this opportunity. A team lead by Department of Astronomy, Beijing Normal University, recently proposed a promising plan to detect gravitational wa

Paris (ESA) Nov 08, 2023
After years of development with the support of the ESA Education programme, the Educational Irish Research Satellite 1 (EIRSAT-1) is set to launch in November, marking Ireland's first steps into space. EIRSAT-1 was built by students from University College Dublin under the framework of ESA Academy's Fly Your Satellite! programme (FYS) - a fully hands-on initiative supporting university stu

Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2023
After more than two years of development, the nanosatellite SONATE-2 is about to be launched. The lift-off into orbit by a rocket is expected in March 2024. The satellite was designed and built by a team led by aerospace engineer Professor Hakan Kayal from Julius-Maximilians-Universitat (JMU) Wurzburg in Bavaria, Germany. JMU has been developing small satellite missions for around 20 years