SPACENEWS

On 23 December 2021, Copernicus Sentinel-1B experienced an anomaly related to the instrument electronics power supply provided by the satellite platform, leaving it unable to deliver radar data. Since then spacecraft operators and engineers have been working tirelessly to rectify the issue. Unfortunately, despite all concerted efforts, ESA and the European Commission announce that it Read More

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 421 rocket will launch the sixth and final Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO 6) spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC). Launch Date and Time: Thurs., Aug. 4, 2022 at 6:29 a.m. EDT (1029 UTC). Go Atlas! Go Centaur! Go SBIRS! Read More

ESA’s EnVision mission to Venus will perform optical, spectral and radar mapping of Earth’s sister planet. But before getting down to work the van-sized spacecraft needs to ‘aerobrake’ – lowering its orbit with thousands of passages through the planet’s hot, thick atmosphere for up to two years. A unique ESA facility is currently testing candidate spacecraft Read More

The new VOR/DME installation provides guidance and distance information to aircraft on approach to the airport- It required an investment of 744,000 euros ENAIRE, Spain's national air navigation service provider, has placed into service a new VOR/DME system at the Ibiza Airport. This navaid, through its cutting-edge technology, provides guidance and distance information, offering support Read More

Vehicle Tyres Designed for Extreme Temperatures in One Sixth Gravity on Crater-Filled Terrain The Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company supplied essential products for NASA’s Apollo program, including the Apollo 11 mission which landed on the Moon 53 years ago this month. The company will continue that tradition — focusing on lunar vehicle tyres — by Read More

….carrying 53 company satellites to orbit on July 24th 2022 from Cape Kennedy Florida at 9:38 AM EDT! The early morning back-lite sun at 9:38 AM EDT gave not only a shadow on the first stage booster Falcon 9 shock collar or vapor cone but delivered a rainbow reflecting in the condensed moisture around the Read More

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3gt0mGwke8 Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians continue to prepare our super-powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and next-generation Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission.   Artemis I is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will enable human exploration to the Moon and Read More

...providing strategic advice for the definition of the new European regulation for the certification of air traffic management systems of the Single European Sky•    ENAIRE has organized the last meeting of the strategic steering group of experts at its Barcelona Control Center facilities to develop the new regulation for assessing the conformity of air traffic Read More

Now that the James Webb Space Telescope has released its first images, it’s time for the science programs to begin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jT_Zui1Am8 Read More

Discover the top five mysteries that ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission will solve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9hzSUW-gaI Jupiter, its magnetic environment, and its moons form one of the most intriguing systems in the Solar System. Juice, planned for launch in 2023 and arrival at Jupiter in 2031, will reveal more about this fascinating planet and its Read More