Yes, not really the complete picture of what happened.
Would have there been actual damage to the system or even destruction if the software did not shut down? Or was the temperature threshold set too conservative? Did the thermal simulations not match the observed temperatures and if so why?
What’s the solution to this problem now for the next flight?
If it reenables European sovereign and independent access to space it’s a success. Fingers crossed that it’s also as reliably as A5. Commercially I agree.
It’s been too long since we had an operational European launcher. I hope Vega C and A6 are available and reliable by the end of the year. There is quite a queue of new missions, several of them already had to be launched with SpaceX.
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’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.
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.
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.
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.
There is currently no mission planned for her as Australia just paid the training cost when she did not get selected into the ESA astronaut chor.
Australia would also now have to pay for a ride to the ISS. The tourist ticket info I found was about 30 MUSD but that’s including the training I think.
Los Angeles struggles to contain wildfires (www.esa.int)
ESA 2025: A fifty years legacy of building the future (youtu.be)
Concurrent Design Facility made in LEGO (www.esa.int)
Double win for Europe: Sentinel-1C and Vega-C take to the skies (www.esa.int)
Sentinel-1C Launch Thread (return to flight of Vega-C)
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....
Watch eclipse-making Proba-3 launch today (www.esa.int)
Hera asteroid mission’s CubeSat passengers signal home (www.esa.int)
Gaming to the Moon – ESA – Exploration (blogs.esa.int)
At IAC 2024 in Milan, no consensus on whether a merger of Airbus and Thales Alenia Space would be a net benefit for Europe - Space Intel Report (www.spaceintelreport.com)
Airbus to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid space segment losses (spacenews.com)
ESA seeks better coordination of European space spending (spacenews.com)
Further delays and hurdles for EU Space Law (spacenews.com)
Europe makes moves to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029 (www.space.com)
Euclid’s 208-Gigapixel glimpse into the Universe (youtu.be)
ESA Open Day 2024: Sunday 6 October programme online (www.esa.int)
From launch to lunar-Earth flyby | The journey of Juice (episode 1) (youtu.be)
ESA launches new lunar simulation facility (www.theengineer.co.uk)
LUNA Analog Facility - Der Mond auf der Erde (German) (youtu.be)
MaiaSpace Tapped to Take Over Soyuz Site in French Guiana (europeanspaceflight.com)
Ariane 6 joint update report, 16 September 2024 (www.esa.int)
Juice confirms that Earth is habitable (www.esa.int)
I think they are missing a “still” in the title…
ESA Open Day at ESTEC 2024: Registration open (www.esa.int)
Juice snaps Moon en route to Earth (www.esa.int)
Join us live as Juice flies past the Moon! – Rocket Science (blogs.esa.int)
Euclid Galaxy Zoo – help us classify the shapes of galaxies (www.esa.int)
Ariane 6 Demo Flight Launch Thread! (ESA Rideshares)
Welcome everyone! It’s time for another new rocket!...
How to watch the Ariane 6 Launch tonight (Tue) at 21:00 CEST (Amsterdam/Berlin) (www.esa.int)
Launch window: Tuesday 9th of July from 21 - 24 CEST...
The Young Professional Satellite - From Theory to Reality (episode 2) (youtu.be)
A snaking scar on Mars (www.esa.int)
10 impact craters seen from space (youtu.be)
Europe's new rocket is on the launch pad and ready for liftoff (youtu.be)
Ariane 6 inaugural launch targeted for 9 July (www.esa.int)
Fingers crossed for our new European launcher 🤞
Fly across Nili Fossae with ESA’s Mars Express (youtu.be)
ESA Reveals Timeline for Final Push to Maiden Ariane 6 Flight (europeanspaceflight.com)
TLDR:...
CNES, Decathlon, Spartan Space and MEDES to Develop Spacesuit (europeanspaceflight.com)
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.
EarthCARE launched to study role of clouds and aerosols in Earth's climate (www.esa.int)
Watch EarthCARE launch live (www.esa.int)
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.
ESA's Euclid celebrates first science with sparkling cosmic views (www.youtube.com)
Mars rover mission will use pioneering nuclear power source (www.nature.com)
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 is uncertain whether its ambitious Mercury probe can reach the planet (arstechnica.com)
Webb hints at atmosphere around rocky exoplanet (www.esa.int)
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)
Fingers crossed that it’s not affecting the mission objectives
Australia Spent AUD $466,000 on ESA Astronaut Training (europeanspaceflight.com)
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.