China's new Long March rockets to enable lunar and Mars missions
Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
China's next-generation Long March 10 carrier rocket will significantly boost the nation's capacity for manned lunar exploration, increasing its lunar transfer orbit payload from 8.2 tonnes to 27 tonnes, according to Long Lehao, a prominent rocket designer at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
Long explained that the Long March 10 is specifically being designed to suppo
China's next-generation Long March 10 carrier rocket will significantly boost the nation's capacity for manned lunar exploration, increasing its lunar transfer orbit payload from 8.2 tonnes to 27 tonnes, according to Long Lehao, a prominent rocket designer at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
Long explained that the Long March 10 is specifically being designed to suppo NASA's IXPE details shapes of structures at newly discovered black hole
Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has helped astronomers better understand the shapes of structures essential to a black hole - specifically, the disk of material swirling around it, and the shifting plasma region called the corona.
The stellar-mass black hole, part of the binary system Swift J1727.8-1613, was discovered in the summer of 2023 during an unusual brightening ev
NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has helped astronomers better understand the shapes of structures essential to a black hole - specifically, the disk of material swirling around it, and the shifting plasma region called the corona.
The stellar-mass black hole, part of the binary system Swift J1727.8-1613, was discovered in the summer of 2023 during an unusual brightening ev Beyond Gravity supplies thermal protection and navtech for Sentinel-1C
Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
On December 5, the European environmental satellite Copernicus Sentinel-1C was successfully launched aboard a European Vega-C rocket from Kourou, South America. Beyond Gravity contributed critical technologies to this mission, including thermal insulation and a navigation receiver to ensure precise orbital positioning.
Oliver Grassmann, Executive Vice President Satellites at Beyond Gravity
On December 5, the European environmental satellite Copernicus Sentinel-1C was successfully launched aboard a European Vega-C rocket from Kourou, South America. Beyond Gravity contributed critical technologies to this mission, including thermal insulation and a navigation receiver to ensure precise orbital positioning.
Oliver Grassmann, Executive Vice President Satellites at Beyond Gravity Webb telescope's largest study of universe expansion confirms challenge to cosmic theory
Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
Baltimore MD (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that a new feature in the universe-not a flaw in telescope measurements-may be behind the decadelong mystery of why the universe is expanding faster today than it did in its infancy billions of years ago.
The new data confirms Hubble Space Telescope measurements of distances between nearby stars and galaxies, offering a crucial c
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that a new feature in the universe-not a flaw in telescope measurements-may be behind the decadelong mystery of why the universe is expanding faster today than it did in its infancy billions of years ago.
The new data confirms Hubble Space Telescope measurements of distances between nearby stars and galaxies, offering a crucial c Pixxel secures additional $24M in Series B funding reaching $60M total
Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
Pixxel, a US-India-based leader in hyperspectral satellite technology, has raised $24 million in additional funding for its Series B round, bringing the total for this round to $60 million and its overall funding to $95 million. This positions Pixxel among the most well-funded space technology startups in India and the leading hyperspectral imaging company globally.
New participants in the
Pixxel, a US-India-based leader in hyperspectral satellite technology, has raised $24 million in additional funding for its Series B round, bringing the total for this round to $60 million and its overall funding to $95 million. This positions Pixxel among the most well-funded space technology startups in India and the leading hyperspectral imaging company globally.
New participants in the Lockheed Martin prepares TacSat for 2025 launch to enhance space connectivity
Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has finalized preparations for its Tactical Satellite (TacSat), a next-generation technology demonstration platform set for launch in 2025 aboard Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket. Designed to revolutionize intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, TacSat aims to validate cutting-edge sensing and communication capabilities in space.
The satellite will suppo
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has finalized preparations for its Tactical Satellite (TacSat), a next-generation technology demonstration platform set for launch in 2025 aboard Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket. Designed to revolutionize intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, TacSat aims to validate cutting-edge sensing and communication capabilities in space.
The satellite will suppo Pentagon secures multi-band satellite services from SES Space and Defense
Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
London, UK (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
SES Space and Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has secured a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) worth up to $117 million. Awarded through Space Systems Command (SSC) with support from the United States Space Force's Commercial Satellite Communications Office (CSCO), the agreement aims to enhance satellite communication capabilities for the United States European Command (USEUCO
SES Space and Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has secured a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) worth up to $117 million. Awarded through Space Systems Command (SSC) with support from the United States Space Force's Commercial Satellite Communications Office (CSCO), the agreement aims to enhance satellite communication capabilities for the United States European Command (USEUCO Jared Isaacman on U.S. space competitiveness: ‘We can’t be second’
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 21:36
Fleet Space raises $100 million to advance mineral exploration on Earth and beyond
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 20:30
Orbite to expand luxury space training with Series A funding
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 20:07
Strategic alliance brings high-energy nuclear electric propulsion closer to reality
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Omani space company signs up to China’s ILRS moon base project
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 18:44
U.S. Space Force unit in Europe navigates critical satellite operations
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 17:51
What went wrong? NASA conducts first aircraft accident probe on another planet
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How to catch the Geminids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year
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