Ariane 6 progress toward inaugural flight: ArianeGroup, Les Mureaux, France
Monday, 26 June 2023 14:10
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In June 2023, representatives from ESA, the French space agency CNES, Ariane 6 and launch operator Arianespace met at ArianeGroup’s rocket factory in Les Mureaux, near Paris, to see how the all-new Ariane 6 is taking shape.
Ariane 6 builds on the heritage of its hugely successful predecessor, Ariane 5. But it will lift more payload at less cost and fly more often, to give Europe one of the world’s most flexible, reliable launch systems.
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher acknowledged a temporary gap in launch capability that will mark the period between Ariane 5’s final flight and the beginning
Euclid meets Falcon 9 adaptor
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On Friday 23 June, Euclid was secured to the adaptor of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Engineers attached the satellite to the adaptor that will be placed on the upper stage of the Falcon 9 rocket, which will launch Euclid into space. ESA’s new cosmological mission Euclid is getting ready for lift-off with a target launch date of 1 July 2023 from Cape Canaveral in Florida (USA).
ESA's Euclid mission is designed to help us uncover the great cosmic mystery of dark matter and dark energy. The space telescope will observe more than a third of the sky with
Webb makes first detection of crucial carbon molecule in a planet-forming disc
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An international team of scientists have used data collected by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to detect a molecule [1] known as the methyl cation (CH3+) for the first time, located in the protoplanetary disc surrounding a young star. They accomplished this feat with a cross-disciplinary expert analysis, including key input from laboratory spectroscopists.
Ariane 6: mobile gantry removal test
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On 22 June 2023 at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, engineers rolled back the mobile gantry protecting Ariane 6 on its launch pad. The exercise helped validate ground systems and prepare for a series of engine fire tests.
NASA engineers help create a virtual world of data
Monday, 26 June 2023 09:49 Write a comment
For almost as long as it's been a concept, NASA has been on the cutting edge of virtual reality (VR) technology. However, the space has seen a renaissance since the bulky headsets of the 1990s. Several high-profile companies now use VR for immersive video games and virtual chat rooms, but to some, this technology has a use beyond entertainment.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern Dark matter remains "dark"
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Astronomic observations indicate the existence of so-called "dark matter" which makes up more than 80% of all matter and, as far as we know, interacts with ordinary visible matter only via gravity. In particular, no proof for the interaction with photons (the elementary particles of which also light is composed), has yet been established - hence the term "dark" for this type of matter. It remain NASA welcomes India as 27th Artemis Accords Signatory
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During a ceremony at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington on Wednesday, June 21, India became the 27th country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the agency and Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India's ambassador to the United States, signed on behalf of India.
The Artemis Accords establish a practical set of principles to Initial RS-25 Certification Campaign of 12 hot-fire tests complete
Monday, 26 June 2023 09:49 Write a comment
Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA completed a certification test series yesterday for the new RS-25 production engines that will propel NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) exploration rocket for Artemis missions, beginning with Artemis V. This test series ensures the new engines will perform with the same reliability and robustness of their predecessors.
"With the completion of this 12-test campaig Virgin Galactic sets date and announces crew for first commercial SpaceShipTwo flight
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Virgin Galactic plans to conduct its first fully commercial flight of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane on June 29, carrying three Italians who will conduct more than a dozen experiments.
Spacesuit design: Alberto Piovesan
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Spacesuit design: Alberto Piovesan Spacesuit design: Oussama Guarraz
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Spacesuit design: Oussama Guarraz ESA Impact 2023 – Quarter 2
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ESA Impact 2023 – Quarter 2
Welcome to this edition of ESA Impact, an interactive publication covering stories and images from the second quarter of 2023.
Anduril acquires solid rocket motor manufacturer Adranos
Sunday, 25 June 2023 18:24 Write a comment
Defense contractor Anduril Industries acquired Adranos, a manufacturer of solid rocket motors, the companies announced June 25.
Rocket Lab to Launch Multiple Satellites as Part of Upcoming Recovery Mission
Sunday, 25 June 2023 11:26 Write a comment
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) reports that its next Electron mission will deploy seven satellites to space and include an attempt to recover the rocket's booster after launch. The 'Baby Come Back' mission, Rocket Lab's 39th Electron launch, is scheduled to deploy from Pad A at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a launch window that opens July 14, 2023 UTC.
Rocke Safran and Terran Orbital sign a MoA to produce satellite electric propulsion systems in US
Sunday, 25 June 2023 11:26 Write a comment
Safran Electronics and Defense and Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) announced they have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to study and validate the prerequisites for production of a new generation of electric propulsion systems for satellites in the United States, based on Safran's PPSX00 plasma thruster.
Safran Electronics and Defense, via Safran Spacecraft Propulsion, and Terran Orbital will u