ESA Reveals Timeline for Final Push to Maiden Ariane 6 Flight (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
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Sweden’s Esrange Gets its First Orbital Launch Customer (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Australia Spent AUD $466,000 on ESA Astronaut Training (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
I’m not sure how much astronaut training usually costs, so I don’t know if this is a good deal or not. Seems a bit strange that there is no flight plan at this point, though.
ESA's Euclid Telescope Has an Ice Problem (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
The European Space Agency has revealed that a few layers of ice approximately the width of a strand of DNA have begun to impact its Euclid telescope’s optics....
Has the RFA ONE Maiden Flight Slipped to Q4 2024? (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
ESA Selects Four Companies to Develop Reusable Rocket Technology (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Slovenia Sign Agreement to Become 23rd ESA Member State (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
ESA's Euclid Telescope Has an Ice Problem (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/16513334...
€40M to be Invested to Produce Greener Hydrogen for Ariane 6 (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Seems like a good initiative. Rockets are one of the few forms of transport which are currently impossible to electrify. Though hydrogen is not the perfect rocket propellant, it has the advantage that it produces no carbon dioxide when combusted. Current hydrogen production still produces carbon dioxide though, so it is nice to...
MaiaSpace Tapped to Take Over Soyuz Site in French Guiana (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
ESA and Poland Test Fire Variable-Thrust Rocket Engine (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
CNES, Decathlon, Spartan Space and MEDES to Develop Spacesuit (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
The French space agency CNES has announced a partnership with Spartan Space, the Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES), and the sporting goods retailer Decathlon to develop a European intra-vehicular activity (IVA) spacesuit.
ESA Signs Contract for Its Satellite Control Centre of the Future (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
The Exploration Company’s New Hire Will Drive Human Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Infinite Orbits Raises €12M For Satellite Life Extension System (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
The Exploration Company’s Mission Possible Capsule Passes Key Milestones (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
The article doesn’t provide much background on this company, but this website I found has some more details: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exploration_Company
First Redesigned Vega C Second Stage Shipped to Test Site (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
POLARIS Spaceplanes Moves Ahead with New MIRA Prototypes (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Andoya Space is Building a New Suborbital Launch Pad in Norway (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
The European Charging Station for the Moon (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Nammo UK Prepares to Deliver Engine for US Lunar Lander (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Falcon 9 Galileo Launch Highlights Ariane 6 Failure (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Falcon 9 is awesome, but I really wish it had some more vibrant competition.
ESA Selects OHB SE to Take Over ClearSpace-1 Mission Leadership (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
New Rocket to Take Over Soyuz Site in French Guiana (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Ariane 6 Central Core Goes Vertical Ahead of Maiden Flight (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
