Introducing Crew-7!
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 10:45
The final two crewmembers of Crew-7, for which ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is the pilot, have been announced. They will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) later this summer.
Boeing CEO says company still committed to Starliner
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 08:26
The chief executive of Boeing says his company is still committed to the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle despite the latest problems that have further delayed the program.
ESA backs Greek firms’ and universities’ CubeSats
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 05:35
Seven CubeSat missions that demonstrate a variety of services including connectivity and secure communications are being developed by small and medium-sized companies and universities in Greece, following an open call and selection by ESA.
Indonesia’s Satria-1 deploys solar panels ahead of geostationary trip
Monday, 19 June 2023 20:16
Indonesia’s Satria-1 broadband satellite deployed its solar panels after launching on a SpaceX Falcon 9 to geosynchronous transfer orbit over the weekend, manufacturer Thales Alenia Space said June 19.
China attracts moon base partners, outlines project timelines
Monday, 19 June 2023 17:40
Space Development Agency’s missile warning satellites transmit first images
Monday, 19 June 2023 16:07
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency said it received initial images from its first missile-warning satellites launched April 2 to low Earth orbit.
Euclid fuelled for launch
Monday, 19 June 2023 14:00
ESA’s Euclid gets fuelled inside an Astrotech facility near Cape Canaveral in Florida (USA) ahead of its launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9.
Paris Air Show Live - ESA/CNES Kick-off Press conference
Monday, 19 June 2023 13:30
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The Paris Air Show is one the oldest and largest aerospace event in the world and of course ESA is there!
Watch the replay of the kickoff press conference attended by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and CNES CEO Philippe Baptiste. ESA astronauts Thomas Pesquet, Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer as well as further ESA Directors are also present.
New Space companies join Copernicus
Monday, 19 June 2023 12:00
With commercial companies playing an increasingly important role in creating a dynamic and innovative space industry, nine New Space satellite data suppliers have joined the Copernicus programme as ‘Contributing Missions’. Today, at the Le Bourget Paris Air Show, ESA and the European Commission further embraced the era of New Space by welcoming these nine companies into the fold and celebrating the contribution they will make in monitoring our changing world.
Kuva Space wins 5 million euro award for hyperspectral data
Monday, 19 June 2023 12:00
Kuva Space plans to launch four microsatellites in 2024 and to deploy as many as 100 satellites by 2030.
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Printing electronics to help space missions lose weight
Monday, 19 June 2023 11:39
The functionality of any space mission is determined by its electrical, electronic and electro-mechanical (EEE) components. While individually small in size, a standard satellite can contain thousands of these active and passive devices, along with several kilometres of connective links ESA is looking into printing these electronics, to boost overall robustness while driving down mass, manufacturing lead times, and cost.
Euclid: ESA’s mission into the unknown
Monday, 19 June 2023 06:22
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ESA’s Euclid mission is designed to bring the dark side of the Universe to light. Based on the way galaxies rotate and orbit one another, and the way in which the Universe is expanding, astronomers believe that two unseen entities dominate the composition of our cosmos. They call these mysterious components dark matter and dark energy, yet to date we have not been able to detect either of them directly, only inferring their presence from the effects they have on the Universe at large.
To better understand what dark matter and dark energy may be, we need a
SpaceX launches satellite to serve rural Indonesia
Sunday, 18 June 2023 23:59
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday carrying a communications satellite that will provide internet service to Indonesia.
The rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch window opened at 6:04 p.m. but liftoff was delayed by about 15 minutes due to upper level winds. A backup window was prepared for Monday.
The rock Rocket Lab launches first suborbital version of Electron
Sunday, 18 June 2023 12:37
Operating under a veil of secrecy pierced only by the ignition of the rocket’s engines, Rocket Lab launched the first suborbital variant of its Electron vehicle June 17.