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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Write a comment
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
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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 Write a comment
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
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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.
Global collaboration drives record-breaking advances in small satellite industry
Sunday, 18 June 2023 10:12 Write a comment
In a great week for NewSpace, global collaborations have led to record-breaking achievements across the small satellite sector, with a focus on autonomous technology, enhancing global internet connectivity, and ever increasing commercial applications.
First up, China has set a new national record by successfully launching 41 satellites into orbit on a single mission via their Long March 2D Innovation and investment propel Earth Observation industry to new heights
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The Earth Observation (EO) industry continues to see a surge in technological innovation, satellite deployment, and investment opportunities, underlining the sector's pivotal role in our evolving understanding of our home planet.
Satellite deployment is rapidly increasing, with companies such as Muon Space, ICEYE, and Satellogic all announcing successful launches. Muon Space's debut satell USTC explored gravity's effect on quantum spins
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A joint research group led by Prof. SHENG Dong and Prof. LU Zhengtian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), investigated the coupling effect between neutron spin and gravitational force via employing a high-precision xenon isotope magnetometer. This work was published in Physical Review Letters, entitled "Search for Spin-Dependent NASA uses new air taxi ride simulator to test passenger comfort
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To create a future where air taxis are a regular form of transportation, passengers need to be comfortable. That's why researchers at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California are exploring how passengers may experience an air taxi ride by building a custom virtual reality flight simulator.
NASA is currently researching the human physiological response to motion, vibra