ESA Chief Tempers Expectations for Maiden Ariane 6 Flight (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Kepler partners up for ESA’s optical data relay constellation (spacenews.com) angielski
ESA awards contract to Thales Alenia Space to restart ExoMars (spacenews.com) angielski
HyImpulse Updates SL1 Design with Performance Boost (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
German launch startup HyImpulse has released an updated design of its SL1 rocket, which features a 20% performance boost over its previous iteration....
ESA launches 'Lunar Horizons' Moon mission game in Fortnite (www.esa.int) angielski
ESA Publishes Call for the Development of In-Space Assembly Capabilities (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
ESA’s Euclid Space Telescope Fix Exceeds Expectations (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
In a 26 March update, ESA announced that after the very first two mirrors were warmed by just 34 degrees, Euclid’s sight was restored, with the telescope’s optics achieving a 15% gain in sensitivity. The process only took a few minutes, with the mirror being warmed from -147 to -113 degrees. The procedure was so successful...
Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Identified as Primary Target for ESA (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
I’m always happy to see more missions to the ice moons!
Ariane 6 is Getting its Bikini Back (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Following ESA’s announcement that the maiden flight of Ariane 6 would not occur until 2024, The Exploration Company announced in September 2023 that it had shifted its 40-kilogram Mission Bikini demonstrator to an ISRO PSLV rideshare flight. When the announcement was made, the rideshare mission was expected to be launched in...
ESA and ISRO explore increased cooperation (spacenews.com) angielski
Progress Continues on Europe’s Gateway Space Station Contributions (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
France Expected to Commit €400M to Support Four Launch Startups (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
CNES Boss Blames Contractors for Ariane 6 Being Too Expensive (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Saturn's moon Enceladus top target for ESA (www.esa.int) angielski
A fresh, icy crust hides a deep, enigmatic ocean. Plumes of water burst through cracks in the ice, shooting into space. An intrepid lander collects samples and analyses them for hints of life....
Euclid's sight restored (www.esa.int) angielski
A newly devised procedure to de-ice Euclid’s optics has performed significantly better than hoped. Light coming in to the visible ‘VIS’ instrument from distant stars was gradually decreasing due small amounts of water ice building up on its optics. Mission teams spent months devising a procedure to heat up individual...
Dawn Aerospace Further Expands Its European Presence (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
DCUBED Announce In-Space Solar Array Manufacturing Demonstration (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
ESA awards three contracts for satellite navigation missions (spacenews.com) angielski
ESA and DLR Agree to Build Moon Mission Control Centre (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Ariane 6 Booster Upgrade Passes Critical Design Review (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
ESA Announces Reusable Upper Stage Demonstrator Project (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
The European Space Agency has published a call to begin work on a demonstrator of a reusable launch vehicle upper stage....
DLR Test Fires LUMEN Upper Stage Rocket Engine Demonstrator (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
POLARIS Spaceplanes’ MIRA Vehicle Damaged During Takeoff (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Hungary Signs Agreement with ESA for its Astronaut Programme (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
ESA Publishes Call for ARRAKIHS Dark Matter Probe (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
