Prometheus prototype engine test
Friday, 01 December 2023 08:00Scenes from a 30-second burn with re-ignition of an early prototype of the Prometheus engine at ArianeGroup’s test facility in Vernon, France, on 20 October 2023.
The 100-tonne thrust class Prometheus burns liquid oxygen-liquid methane fuel. Methane is clean burning and simplifies handling, to help enable reusability and reduce the cost of ground operations before and after flight.
The engine is mounted in an early prototype of a reusable rocket stage, called Themis, which is being developed in parallel with the engine under contract from ESA. While engine testing continues, work is also underway to prepare a more advanced
Iceberg on the loose
Friday, 01 December 2023 07:00New images of rare thunder
Friday, 01 December 2023 07:00ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen has captured images of rare thunder phenomena as part of the Thor-Davis experiment on his Huginn mission.
Direct-to-phone satellite connectivity emerging as major new market this decade
Friday, 01 December 2023 06:56Paris, France (SPX) Dec 01, 2023 The Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) industry is currently witnessing a pivotal transformation, as highlighted in the latest edition of Euroconsult's 'Prospects for Direct to Handheld and IoT Markets'. This transformative shift is primarily attributed to the emergence of direct-to-device satellite solutions, particularly direct-to-phone services. These advancemen
Arcus: Collins Aerospace's novel training image generator revolutionizes aircrew simulation
Friday, 01 December 2023 06:56Collins Aerospace, a business unit of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX), has announced the release of its latest innovation, Arcus, an image generator designed to significantly enhance aircrew training. This new technology uniquely integrates advanced rendering tools developed by Collins with the dynamic gaming technology of Epic Games' Unreal Engine, promising a more immersive and m
Globalsat enhances connectivity across Latin America with Rivada's OuterNET
Friday, 01 December 2023 06:56Globalsat Group, a provider of mission-critical satellite and wireless connectivity solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Rivada Space Networks to deploy the OuterNET, a next-generation data network, across Latin America. This collaboration is set to revolutionize connectivity for customers in key sectors such as energy, government, NGOs, agriculture, utilities, and transportatio
A spectrum of possibilities: insights into the evolution of far-red light photosynthesis
Friday, 01 December 2023 06:56A collaborative study led by Dr. Christopher Gisriel at Yale University and Dr. Tanai Cardona at Queen Mary University of London, published in Frontiers in Plant Science, offers new insight on the origin and evolution of a unique type of photosynthesis that enables some bacteria, specifically cyanobacteria, to harness far-red light. Far-red light, which falls between 700 to 800 nanometers
NASA shuttle astronaut, scientist Mary Cleave remembered as 'trailblazer'
Friday, 01 December 2023 06:56NASA on Thursday paid tribute to retired astronaut Mary Cleave, the first woman associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, who died Nov. 27 at 76. Cleave, a veteran of two NASA spaceflights, became an astronaut in 1980. "I'm sad we've lost trailblazer Dr. Mary Cleave, shuttle astronaut, veteran of two spaceflights, and first woman to lead the Science Mission
NASA's Educational CubeSats: Small Satellites, Big Impact
Friday, 01 December 2023 06:56Despite their small size, the satellites launching through NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) missions have a big impact, creating access to space for many who might not otherwise have the opportunity. One recent mission tells the story of four teams of researchers and engineers who conceived, built, launched, and collected data from these shoebox-sized satellites, helping them answer a hos
Scientist hails accuracy of satellite data
Friday, 01 December 2023 03:50The Macao Science Satellite 1 network, China's leading space-based geomagnetic monitoring system, has achieved remarkable feats and attracted scientists from around the world, according to a top member of the program. Zhang Keke, director of the Macao Institute of Space Technology and Application, said in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that research into geomagnetic fields is one of the
Interstellar ice may hold the key to understanding life's origins
Friday, 01 December 2023 03:50Recent research, as detailed in a study published in ACS Central Science, presents a novel perspective on the origins of life's essential components, particularly amino acids. The study posits that carbamic acid, a simple amino acid, may have formed in the vicinity of stars or planets within interstellar ices. This groundbreaking hypothesis provides a new avenue for understanding how the buildin
Direct-to-phone satellite connectivity emerging as a billion-dollar market by 2027
Friday, 01 December 2023 03:50Paris, France (SPX) Dec 01, 2023 The Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) industry is currently witnessing a pivotal transformation, as highlighted in the latest edition of Euroconsult's 'Prospects for Direct to Handheld and IoT Markets'. This transformative shift is primarily attributed to the emergence of direct-to-device satellite solutions, particularly direct-to-phone services. These advancemen
UK's NSTF Selects ARS for Groundbreaking Acoustic Testing Project
Friday, 01 December 2023 03:50Acoustic Research Systems (ARS), a leader in Direct Field Acoustic Testing (DFAT) solutions, has been awarded a contract to provide a full-scale, state-of-the-art DFAT turnkey solution to the UK's National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF). This landmark contract not only underlines ARS' position as a frontrunner in the DFAT domain but also marks a pivotal moment in the company's expansion, especia
Hanwha turns to Eutelsat OneWeb andfor of satellite connectivity in South Korea
Friday, 01 December 2023 03:50Hanwha Systems, a major South Korean technology conglomerate, has recently entered into a distribution partnership agreement with Eutelsat OneWeb, part of the renowned Eutelsat Group and the world's first GEO-LEO satellite operator. This strategic collaboration aims to offer high-speed, low latency connectivity services across South Korea, signaling a significant advancement in the nation's comm
Dutch astronomers prove last piece of gas feedback-feeding loop of black hole
Friday, 01 December 2023 03:50Three astronomers from the Netherlands have proven that gas that was previously heated near a supermassive black hole and flowed to the outskirts of the galaxy and cooled down, is moving back towards the black hole. While there had been indirect evidence for this theory, this is the first time that the cooled gas moving toward the black hole has actually been observed. The researchers made their