ESA’s merchandise shines brightest
Thursday, 11 January 2024 14:38
ESA won the Best Merchandise award at Space Creator Day 2023, a significant recognition by a community of space enthusiasts. The award highlights ESA’s efforts to promote its activities through innovative and attractive designs that appeal to the public.
ESA Director General’s Annual Press Briefing
Thursday, 11 January 2024 09:30
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Watch the replay of ESA's start-of-the-year press briefing looking ahead to 2024. Director General Josef Aschbacher presents this year's key milestones from ESA HQ in Paris: in 2024, Europe will regain its autonomous access to space, with the inaugural flight of the heavy-lift launcher Ariane 6 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Hear more about Hera, the planetary defence mission which will be launched at the end of 2024 and EarthCARE, ESA’s Earth observation mission studying the role that clouds and aerosols play in reflecting solar radiation. Updates are also provided on how commercial European space companies
NASA delays Artemis crewed launches, targets moon landing in 2026
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 9, 2024
NASA announced Tuesday it will delay its Artemis launches to "work through challenges" and "ensure crew safety," as the space agency targets 2026 to return astronauts to the moon.
NASA revealed it will now shoot for September 2026, instead of December 2025, to land the first astronauts near the moon's south pole with Artemis III. While NASA was planning to launch Artemis II later this y
NASA announced Tuesday it will delay its Artemis launches to "work through challenges" and "ensure crew safety," as the space agency targets 2026 to return astronauts to the moon.
NASA revealed it will now shoot for September 2026, instead of December 2025, to land the first astronauts near the moon's south pole with Artemis III. While NASA was planning to launch Artemis II later this y Self-eating rocket could help UK take a big bite of space industry
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Glasgow, Scotland (SPX) Jan 10, 2024
New developments on a nearly century-old concept for a 'self-eating' rocket engine capable of flight beyond the Earth's atmosphere could help the UK take a bigger bite of the space industry.
University of Glasgow engineers have built and fired the first unsupported 'autophage' rocket engine which consumes parts of its own body for fuel.
The design of the autophage engine - the name c
New developments on a nearly century-old concept for a 'self-eating' rocket engine capable of flight beyond the Earth's atmosphere could help the UK take a bigger bite of the space industry.
University of Glasgow engineers have built and fired the first unsupported 'autophage' rocket engine which consumes parts of its own body for fuel.
The design of the autophage engine - the name c First US private lunar lander mission fails
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2024
An historic commercial US mission to the Moon will fail after suffering a critical loss of fuel, organizers admitted Tuesday, ending for the time being America's hopes of placing its first spacecraft on the lunar surface since the Apollo era.
Fixed to the top of United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan rocket, Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander blasted off Monday from Florida's Cape Canaveral Sp
An historic commercial US mission to the Moon will fail after suffering a critical loss of fuel, organizers admitted Tuesday, ending for the time being America's hopes of placing its first spacecraft on the lunar surface since the Apollo era.
Fixed to the top of United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan rocket, Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander blasted off Monday from Florida's Cape Canaveral Sp Bad day in space: Moon mission fails and NASA program delayed
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2024
A private US lunar lander mission is doomed to fail, and NASA pushes back plans to return astronauts to the Moon.
The twin developments Tuesday represent blows to America's ambitions to stimulate a commercial space economy, develop a lasting presence on Earth's nearest neighbor, and use it as a jump off point for Mars.
China meanwhile is looming in the rear view mirror, targeting 2030 f
A private US lunar lander mission is doomed to fail, and NASA pushes back plans to return astronauts to the Moon.
The twin developments Tuesday represent blows to America's ambitions to stimulate a commercial space economy, develop a lasting presence on Earth's nearest neighbor, and use it as a jump off point for Mars.
China meanwhile is looming in the rear view mirror, targeting 2030 f NASA, NOAA Launch NEON Program with SwRI-developed QuickSounder satellite
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2024
The realm of environmental monitoring and weather forecasting is set to receive a significant boost with the latest collaboration between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). Under a recently awarded $54 million contract, SwRI is gearing up to develop QuickSounder, the inaugural satellite in NOAA's new Near Earth Orbit Net
The realm of environmental monitoring and weather forecasting is set to receive a significant boost with the latest collaboration between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). Under a recently awarded $54 million contract, SwRI is gearing up to develop QuickSounder, the inaugural satellite in NOAA's new Near Earth Orbit Net Spire Global to provide essential atmospheric data to NOAA
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2024
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has secured a $9.4 million contract from the National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA). This contract marks a continued collaboration between the two entities, focusing on the provision of radio occultation (RO) data for an eight-month period. This agreement is a part of the Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under NOAA's Commer
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has secured a $9.4 million contract from the National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA). This contract marks a continued collaboration between the two entities, focusing on the provision of radio occultation (RO) data for an eight-month period. This agreement is a part of the Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under NOAA's Commer ISS National Lab opens call for technology development research proposals
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2024
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory has announced a new opportunity for researchers and technologists: a solicitation for flight concepts aimed at leveraging the unique space-based environment of the orbiting laboratory for technology development. Titled "Technology Development and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab," this call is open to a wide array of techn
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory has announced a new opportunity for researchers and technologists: a solicitation for flight concepts aimed at leveraging the unique space-based environment of the orbiting laboratory for technology development. Titled "Technology Development and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab," this call is open to a wide array of techn Earth Blox delivers climate and nature analytics at scale through Google Cloud Marketplace
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Edinburgh, Scotland (SPX) Jan 09, 2024
Sustainability reporting SaaS company Earth Blox has announced its availability on Google Cloud Marketplace. The company provides customers with a scalable and customisable platform to rapidly assess climate and nature-related risks and impacts for millions of assets and facilities worldwide.
Google Cloud Marketplace lets users quickly deploy functional software packages that run on Google
Sustainability reporting SaaS company Earth Blox has announced its availability on Google Cloud Marketplace. The company provides customers with a scalable and customisable platform to rapidly assess climate and nature-related risks and impacts for millions of assets and facilities worldwide.
Google Cloud Marketplace lets users quickly deploy functional software packages that run on Google Aurora Flight Sciences to build DARPA's X-65 utilizing Active Flow Control
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2024
Aurora Flight Sciences has been chosen by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to construct a groundbreaking full-scale X-plane. This aircraft, named the X-65, will serve as a technology demonstrator within the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program. This initiative marks a significant shift in the realm of aircraft design, moving away from tradit
Aurora Flight Sciences has been chosen by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to construct a groundbreaking full-scale X-plane. This aircraft, named the X-65, will serve as a technology demonstrator within the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program. This initiative marks a significant shift in the realm of aircraft design, moving away from tradit ISRO's Aditya-L1 enters Halo Orbit for Solar Studies
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2024
India's ambitious journey into solar exploration has achieved a significant milestone. The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) maiden solar mission, Aditya-L1, has successfully reached its designated orbit in space, enabling continuous observation of the Sun. This achievement marks a critical step in India's expanding space exploration capabilities.
Launched in early September last
India's ambitious journey into solar exploration has achieved a significant milestone. The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) maiden solar mission, Aditya-L1, has successfully reached its designated orbit in space, enabling continuous observation of the Sun. This achievement marks a critical step in India's expanding space exploration capabilities.
Launched in early September last Rocket Lab secures $515M contract with Space Development Agency for Tranche 2 constellation
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2024
Rocket Lab USA has recently embarked on a significant venture, having been selected by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for a major project. The company is now under contract to design and build 18 Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta Data Transport Satellites (T2TL - Beta), marking a pivotal moment in its expansion as a prime contractor in satellite technology.
The firm-fixed price agreement
Rocket Lab USA has recently embarked on a significant venture, having been selected by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for a major project. The company is now under contract to design and build 18 Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta Data Transport Satellites (T2TL - Beta), marking a pivotal moment in its expansion as a prime contractor in satellite technology.
The firm-fixed price agreement Sidus Marks Key Progress in AI sat tech ahead of LizzieSat-1 launch
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2024
As Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) gears up for the launch of its ambitious satellite constellation, the company has announced achieving several critical milestones in both Artificial Intelligence (AI) and hardware, setting the stage for the March 2024 launch of LizzieSat-1. This satellite is poised to be a part of the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission, slated to take off from the Vandenberg Space Force
As Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) gears up for the launch of its ambitious satellite constellation, the company has announced achieving several critical milestones in both Artificial Intelligence (AI) and hardware, setting the stage for the March 2024 launch of LizzieSat-1. This satellite is poised to be a part of the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission, slated to take off from the Vandenberg Space Force Ready for Contact Science: Sols 4062-4063
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 10, 2024
Earth planning date: Monday, January 8, 2024: With a successful bump backwards over the weekend, Curiosity is now positioned to execute contact science on a flat block of dark-toned bedrock in its workspace and continue investigating the composition and texture of the dark bands we've been observing from orbit. Our two-sol plan starts with a DAN passive, followed by brushing of the contact scien
Earth planning date: Monday, January 8, 2024: With a successful bump backwards over the weekend, Curiosity is now positioned to execute contact science on a flat block of dark-toned bedrock in its workspace and continue investigating the composition and texture of the dark bands we've been observing from orbit. Our two-sol plan starts with a DAN passive, followed by brushing of the contact scien