A ‘Star Trek’ Future in Space Depends on Presidential Vision
Each president who comes into office tries to make a mark on space, a new documentary film argues — but the visions of three generations…
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Just one Ariane 5 rocket is going to launch 4 Galileo satellites into orbit this month
This month, a single Ariane 5 rocket is set to propel four Galileo satellites into orbit for the navigation constellation’s first-ever quadruple launch. Mission controllers…
Small Satellites: the next Big thing in space
Beginning this month, NASA is launching a suite of six next-generation, Earth-observing small satellite missions to demonstrate innovative new approaches for studying our changing planet….
Leonardo builds spectrometer for FLEX Space Mission studying photosynthetic activity globally
Leonardo will provide the spectrometer for the FLEX Space mission, which will study the actual photosynthetic activity of vegetation on a global scale The data…
Virgin Galactic: The Next Phase Of Flight Test
In September, VSS Unity took to the skies for the first time. It was a fulfilling and emotional experience for our team—but even more so,…
Airbus completes first GRACE-FO satellite for NASA/JPL
Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has finished construction of the first of the two GRACE-FO (GRACE = Gravity Recovery and…
Crash landing feared as Europe’s Mars lander still silent
(Reuters) Thrusters intended to slow a European lander as it neared Mars on Wednesday fired for less time than expected before contact with the vehicle…
Successful launch for Cygnus cargo carrier towards ISS
Cygnus cargo carrier, with pressurized cargo module by Thales Alenia Space, headed for the International Space Station The Cygnus spacecraft was successfully launched (OA-5 Mission)…
Rosetta Comet Probe’s Grand Finale
With today´s final touchdown of the Airbus Defence and Space built Rosetta probe on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, one of the most spectacular space missions has finally…
ESA’s Zero Gravity A310
Who wouldn’t want to run an experiment in lunar or martian gravity? ESA is offering European researchers the chance to test their theories on aircraft…
METimage: New Weather Data Every 1-7 seconds
DLR and Airbus Defence and Space sign 291 million euro contract for innovative meteorological instruments Launched on Metop-SG-A polar-orbiting weather satellites from 2021 Airbus Defence…
Airbus Defence and Space’s Gaia spacecraft delivers data on 1.1 billion stars
• Gaia’s ultra-stable silicon carbide platform has enabled accurate mapping of 1.6 billion stars with 1.1 billion published today • Precision optical instrument could pick…