SPACENEWS

In July 2017, a giant iceberg, named A-68, snapped off Antarctica’s Larsen-C ice shelf and began an epic journey across the Southern Ocean. Three and a half years later, the main part of iceberg, A-68A, drifted worryingly close to South Georgia. Concerns were that the berg would run aground in the shallow waters offshore. This Read More

The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific erupted with such force on 15 January that it is thought to be the biggest eruption recorded anywhere on the planet in 30 years. Sending tsunami waves across the Pacific, the effects of this underwater eruption were felt as far away as the United States and Read More

Luxembourg, 20 January 2022 – Plus Ultra Space Outposts (Plus Ultra), a European company developing a lunar satellite constellation, and ispace Europe (ispace EU), the European branch of ispace, inc., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on joint lunar missions. The MoU includes the transport and deployment of satellites into lunar orbit, Read More

Join ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer on Thursday, 20 January, in a live call from the International Space Station, from 14:00 GMT/15:00 CET, talking with prominent experts and industry leaders, to explore how space research can improve life on our planet. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher will take part in a panel discussion with Al Gore, Read More

  Mission to Deliver Space Surveillance Assets for the Nation A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch the USSF-8 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. The launch is on track for Jan. 21, 2022 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Launch Read More

SpaceX completed it's third launch for 2022 during the second window opportunity at 9:02 PM EST from LC-39A in perfect weather conditions with clear crisp skies and almost no winds. First stage booster B-1060 completed its 10th flight into outer space delivering 49 Starlink satellites into orbit. Landing will be on ASOG A Shortfall Of Read More

ENAIRE's Director General, Angel-Luis Arias, took over the rotating presidency of the A6 Alliance at the last meeting of the CEOs Steering Board.The A6 Alliance is formed by the leading European air navigation service providers, which are responsible for the safe management of more than 80% of air traffic in Europe and the 70% of Read More

Agency In brief The next stage of ESA’s astronaut selection is underway, with around 1391 applicants invited to a full day of testing at a facility in Europe. In-depth These candidates were selected from over 23 000 Europeans who put themselves forward for the astronaut and astronaut (with a physical disability) positions when ESA issued Read More

Exciting launches to the Moon and to the Red Planet, a second mission to the International Space Station for ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, the very first images provided by the James Webb Space Telescope, and a new class of European astronauts: 2022 looks very promising for European space! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoWn-qjmws8 Watch the replay of our annual Read More

ENAIRE is presenting its commitment to sustainability, safety and the recovery of the air sector at Fitur Visitors to the stand will find audiovisual information about ENAIRE's key role in the advanced development of the drone market in SpainIt will feature a contest on ENAIRE and drones in an interactive areaThe ENAIRE Foundation presents its Read More