SPACENEWS

In brief Coverage of ESA astronaut Matthias’s Maurer’s journey to the International Space Station continues, with docking scheduled for 00:10 GMT/ 01:10 CET Friday, 12 November and streaming live on ESA Web TV 2. In-depth Matthias and his NASA astronaut crew mates Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron were launched in SpaceX Crew Dragon Read More

NASA SpaceX Crew 3 Falcon 9 with Dragon Has Faced Many Changes Before It Even Launched On Nov. 10th 2021 at 9:03 PM EDT or 2:03 UTC Nov. 11th The Crew 3 Dragon capsule Endurance has been on the launch pad for nearly two weeks (since Oct. 30th) along with the first stage Falcon 9 Read More

A new satellite destined to be Europe’s prime mission for monitoring and tracking carbon dioxide emissions from human activity is being put through its paces at ESA’s Test Centre in the Netherlands. With nations at COP26 pledging net-zero emissions by 2050, the pressure is on to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases we pump into Read More

Update: NASA is a Go for Crew 3 Launch Attempt November10th at 9:03 PM EDT or 2:03 UTC November 11th.  The slow 70 second delay in the fourth Crew 2 parachute opening during splash down is not a concern after an extensive review.  The four parachute system performed to the design parameters and is similar Read More

NASA will provide updated coverage of the upcoming launch and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission, which will carry astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission marks the third time the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has transported a crew rotation of astronauts to the station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Read More

The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the STP-3 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) was delayed due to a space vehicle processing issue. The new launch date is Dec. 4, 2021. ULA - Read More

In brief Tune in from Wednesday 10 November at 21:45 GMT/22:45 CET to see ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer be launched to the International Space Station for his first mission, Cosmic Kiss. In-depth Liftoff is scheduled for 02:03 GMT/03:03 CET. Continuous live coverage will run on ESA Web TV channel two until the end of the Read More

The safety and consistency of operations is further enhanced, as is the continuity of air navigation services at the airportThis new feature was made available today for runways 25R/L ENAIRE, the national air navigation service provider, today made a new improvement to the operational performance at the Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport with new satellite-based Read More

Supernal, an evolution of the Group’s Urban Air Mobility Division, is developing an eVTOL vehicle for 2028 entry-into-service and convening diverse stakeholders to responsibly shape the Advanced Air Mobility market Supernal will use the Group’s scaled manufacturing, and mobility technologies and innovations to revolutionize air travel Supernal will take mobility to the next dimension, with Read More

Timelapse video made during ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet’s second mission to the International Space Station, “Alpha”. The camera is setup to take pictures at intervals of two a second, and the pictures are then edited into this video that plays at 25 pictures a second. The camera was setup in the Japanese Kibo module and Read More