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MicroCarb in preparation for its flight on Vega-C

The MicroCarb mission, led by the French space agency CNES, will monitor carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to help identify the world’s main sources and sinks of this important greenhouse gas. Launched on 25 July on a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, the mission benefitted from the In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV) programme managed by the European Space Agency (ESA) on behalf of the European Commission.

Video: 01:00:00

Watch the replay of the MetOp-SG-A1 and Copernicus Sentinel-5 pre-launch media briefing. This session provides information about these two missions. Speakers include:

  • Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Observation Programmes at ESA
  • Phil Evans, Director-General at Eumetsat
  • Simon Brown, Managing Director for Products and Services at the UK Met Office

A small satellite designed to deliver direct 5G-broadband access from space to a compact ground device, supported by the European Space Agency (ESA), has made it into orbit after its launch. The planned demonstration link is an early step in exploring space-enabled fast connectivity for inaccessible regions – highlighting future possibilities such as connecting rural schools and providing remote healthcare access.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2025
Vega C has completed its VV27 mission, successfully delivering the CO3D and MicroCarb satellites into their respective orbits. Liftoff occurred at 23:03 local time on July 25 (04:03 CEST on July 26), powered by the P120C solid rocket motor which fired for 2 minutes and 23 seconds. The launch sequence continued with ignitions of the Zefiro 40 and Zefiro 9 stages. The AVUM+ upper stage execu
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 26, 2025
SpaceX early Saturday launched another 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida, days after a short service outage hit the space-based internet provider. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:01 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Pad 40. The first-stage booster launched for the 22nd time, including Crew-6 and 17 previous Starlink missions. About 8 mi
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2025
Playing Terraria on Master Mode can be brutal. A single hit from a slime could kill you if you're not wearing armor. The game gets much harder at higher difficulty levels, and you'll need solid preparation and strategy.
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 25, 2025
Senegal has become the 56th country to sign the Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration, NASA announced Friday. Signing the Artemis Accords means to explore peaceably and transparently, to render aid to those in need, to ensure unrestricted access to scientific data that all of humanity can learn from, to ensure activities do not interfere with those of others, to preserve histor

The company is now targeting ~10 missions this year, down from ambitious 20-launch projection made in 2024

Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 25, 2025
On the slopes of Martian mountains and craters clings what appears to be flowing honey, coated in dust and frozen in time. In reality, these features are incredibly slow-moving glaciers, and their contents were once thought to be mostly rock enveloped in some ice. Work over the last 20 years has demonstrated that at least some of these glaciers are mostly pure ice with only a thin cover of
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2025
Curiosity has made significant progress in its ongoing exploration of the intricate boxwork terrain along the slopes of Mount Sharp. The past several sols have brought the rover from the base of a steep ridge to a resting point within a nearby hollow, offering increasingly detailed views of these unique Martian formations. This marks a new phase in Curiosity's campaign to analyze the composition
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2025
Skyfall, a forward-looking Mars helicopter concept developed by AeroVironment (AV) in collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), aims to support future human exploration of the Red Planet by 2028. The system features a fleet of six autonomous scout helicopters designed to explore potential astronaut landing zones. Each rotorcraft would operate independently, capturing high-
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 25, 2025
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to carry out the preliminary design and technology development for the Multi-Purpose Habitation (MPH) module, set to become the first human habitat on the Moon's surface. The MPH module is scheduled for launch in 2033 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center under the Artemis Accords between NASA and ASI. As part of the
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