EarthCARE launched to study role of clouds and aerosols in Earth's climate (www.esa.int) angielski
Watch EarthCARE launch live (www.esa.int) angielski
ESA’s Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) mission is getting ready for lift-off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg, California, with a target launch date of no earlier than 28 May 2024. Save the date and watch the launch live on ESA WebTV or ESA YouTube.
EU and ESA seek increased competitiveness of European space sector (spacenews.com) angielski
Airbus to build ESA space science satellite (spacenews.com) angielski
ESA's Euclid celebrates first science with sparkling cosmic views (www.youtube.com) angielski
Mars rover mission will use pioneering nuclear power source (www.nature.com) angielski
Can I ask how everyone personally feels about using nuclear material for space exploration? For the rovers heating elements it will be just a couple of grams but for generating electricity via a RTG a spacecraft would require several kilograms of radioactive material.
ESA Signs Contract for Its Satellite Control Centre of the Future (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Europe is uncertain whether its ambitious Mercury probe can reach the planet (arstechnica.com) angielski
Webb hints at atmosphere around rocky exoplanet (www.esa.int) angielski
Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date for the existence of a rocky planet atmosphere outside our Solar System.
Glitch on BepiColombo: work ongoing to restore spacecraft to full thrust (www.esa.int) angielski
Fingers crossed that it’s not affecting the mission objectives
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
Avio leans on defense business amid lull in launches (spacenews.com) angielski
First Redesigned Vega C Second Stage Shipped to Test Site (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Sweden’s Esrange Gets its First Orbital Launch Customer (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
POLARIS Spaceplanes Moves Ahead with New MIRA Prototypes (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.
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.
A new era: Ariane 6 maiden launch campaign gets underway - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com) angielski
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
