Ariane 6 Demo Flight Launch Thread! (ESA Rideshares) angielski
Welcome everyone! It’s time for another new rocket!...
Sentinel-1C Launch Thread (return to flight of Vega-C) angielski
Welcome everyone! Time for the return to flight of Vega-C, following the Zefiro 40 upper stage failure on the previous launch two years ago....
When Europe needed it most, the Ariane 6 rocket finally delivered (arstechnica.com) angielski
Sentinel-2C Launch Thread (final flight of Vega) angielski
Welcome everyone! The final flight of Vega has arrived....
ArianeGroup and Arianespace announce the departure of Stephane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, and the appointment of his successor David Cavaillolès (newsroom.arianespace.com) angielski
Farewell, Gaia! Spacecraft operations come to an end (www.esa.int) angielski
Europe funds inflatable satellite drag sail demonstration (spacenews.com) angielski
[Eric Berger] Europe has the worst imaginable idea to counter SpaceX’s launch dominance (arstechnica.com) angielski
It is difficult to see Airbus and some of the other large, institutional space companies in Europe banding together and becoming nimble and more efficient operators in spaceflight. That would require enormous changes in companies that have decades of ossified culture, with layers of management that are difficult to cut through.
ESA launches new lunar simulation facility (www.theengineer.co.uk) 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.
Europe aims to end space access crisis with Ariane 6's inaugural launch (spacenews.com) angielski
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16921003...
Inaugural Isar Aerospace Spectrum Flight Ends in Failure (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
CSO-3 launch thread! (Take two!) angielski
Welcome everyone! It’s time for the first operational launch of Ariane 6!...
CSO-3 launch thread! (scrubbed) angielski
Welcome everyone! It’s time for the first operational launch of Ariane 6!...
SpaceForest Completes Full-Duration Test of Hybrid Rocket Engine (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
SpaceForest was founded in 2011 and is developing an 11.5-metre suborbital rocket capable of carrying up to 50 kilograms to an altitude of 150 kilometres. The company conducted two initial PERUN test flights in 2023, but both suffered anomalies that forced mission aborts before the rockets reached the 50-kilometre target....
ESA to Launch In-Orbit Refuelling Demonstration Mission (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
European Launch Startups Send Open Letter to ESA Outlining Key Priorities (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Timelapse of BepiColombo's sixth Mercury flyby (www.youtube.com) angielski
ESA Enlists Portuguese Navy Submarine to Prepare for Deep Space (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Watch eclipse-making Proba-3 launch today (www.esa.int) angielski
Ariane 6 joint update report, 16 September 2024 (www.esa.int) angielski
How to watch the Ariane 6 Launch tonight (Tue) at 21:00 CEST (Amsterdam/Berlin) (www.esa.int) angielski
Launch window: Tuesday 9th of July from 21 - 24 CEST...
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.
