Week in images: 02-06 May 2022
Friday, 06 May 2022 12:03
Week in images: 02-06 May 2022
Discover our week through the lens
Op-ed | Why Army Space?
Friday, 06 May 2022 12:01
Now, more than ever, we must view space operations through a tactical lens. While the Space Force rightfully focuses “up” to where satellites orbit, Army Space looks “down” to the terrestrial sphere, where people live and wars have been fought for millennia.
M10 engine test success marks key step toward Vega-E
Friday, 06 May 2022 10:33
An innovative new rocket engine that is key to ESA’s strategy for ensuring Europe’s independent access to space has successfully completed its first hot-firing test run. M10 is the first of a new generation of “green” rocket motors tested in Europe, at the new SPTF plant (Space Propulsion Test Facility) built by prime contractor Avio in Sardinia.
NASA planning next SLS countdown rehearsal in June
Friday, 06 May 2022 10:17
NASA expects to be ready to perform another countdown rehearsal of the Space Launch System in early June as it pushes back the first launch of the vehicle to at least August.
NASA rocket to measure Earth's life-supporting secret: a weak electric field
Friday, 06 May 2022 09:38
Why does Earth support life, while Venus and Mars - and for all we know, any other planet in the universe - do not?
"It's one of the most fundamental questions in all of science: Why are we here? And it's what Endurance is after," said Glyn Collinson, a space scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and principal investigator for NASA's Endurance mission. Crew-3 splashdown | Cosmic Kiss
Friday, 06 May 2022 07:01
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The Crew Dragon capsule carrying ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron home from the International Space Station splashed down off the coast of Florida, USA, on Friday 6 May 2022 at 05:43 BST/06:43 CEST.
Its return marks the end of Crew-3’s almost six-month stay in orbit and the end of Matthias’s first mission, known as Cosmic Kiss.
Crew-3 undocked from the International Space Station in Crew Dragon spacecraft Endurance at 06:20 BST/07:20 CEST Thursday 5 May.
When a Crew capsule splashes down, it is met by nearby ships with experts ready to
Earth from Space: Rhine River, Germany
Friday, 06 May 2022 07:00
The Rhine River, the longest river in Germany, is featured in this colourful image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Along this river lies the city of Bonn: the host of this year’s Living Planet Symposium – one of the largest Earth observation conferences in the world – taking place on 23–27 May 2022.
Crew-3 splashdown
Friday, 06 May 2022 06:14
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The Crew Dragon capsule carrying ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron home from the International Space Station splashed down off the coast of Florida, USA, on Friday 6 May.
Its return marks the end of Crew-3’s almost six-month stay in orbit and the end of Matthias’s first mission, known as Cosmic Kiss.
Crew-3 undocked from the International Space Station in Crew Dragon spacecraft Endurance at 06:20 BST/07:20 CEST Thursday 5 May.
When a Crew capsule splashes down, it is met by nearby ships with experts ready to bring it on board, open the hatch,
SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown
Friday, 06 May 2022 05:39
SpaceX brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, capping the busiest month yet for Elon Musk's taxi service.
SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home, then launches 53 satellites
Friday, 06 May 2022 05:39SpaceX brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, capping the busiest month yet for Elon Musk's taxi service.
Astronaut crew returns to Earth after six months on ISS
Friday, 06 May 2022 05:00
NASA's Crew-3 mission returned home to Earth on Friday after six months aboard the International Space Station.
The SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft with NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn, as well as European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer, undocked from the orbital laboratory a day earlier.
Their 23.5 hour journey back saw them splash down off the coas Crew-3 splashes down in Gulf of Mexico
Friday, 06 May 2022 04:14
A Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico May 6, returning four astronauts to Earth after nearly six months on the International Space Station.
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Welcome home Matthias - Crew-3 splashes down
Friday, 06 May 2022 03:50
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer is safely back on Earth after splashing down off the coast of Florida, USA, at 05:43 BST/06:43 CEST today alongside NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron in Crew Dragon capsule Endurance.
NASA identifies Artemis 1 rocket issues, plans another wet dress rehearsal for June
Friday, 06 May 2022 03:09
NASA is targeting early June for its next attempt of the Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal, officials announced on Thursday.
The test aims to demonstrate that the rocket can be safely loaded with propellant and practice the launch day procedures, aside from actually launching, to identify concerns and potential issues.
Previous attempts at the wet dress, conducted in April, resulted Examining the Heart of Webb: The Final Phase of Commissioning
Friday, 06 May 2022 03:09
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is now experiencing all seasons - from hot to cold - as it undergoes the thermal stability test. Meanwhile, activities are underway for the final phase of commissioning: digging into the details of the science instruments, the heart of Webb. To complete commissioning, we will measure the detailed performance of the science instruments before we start routine sci