SPACENEWS

The James Webb Space Telescope is safely stowed inside the fairing of ESA’s Ariane 5 launch vehicle, which is now on the launch pad undergoing final checks and fuelling for a targeted liftoff at 12:20 GMT / 13:20 CET on 25 December from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Lanceur en zone de lancement, le 23/12/2021. | Launch Read More

ESA is creating a new centre for cyber-security which will safeguard all Agency systems against outside interference, extending from ESA infrastructure around the globe to satellites in orbit. ESA establishments and facilities Space infrastructure is becoming ever more critical for Europe’s economy and society – and adversaries are taking note. Ensuring ‘cyber-resilience’ of our space Read More

The target launch date for the James Webb Space Telescope is confirmed for 25 December, as early as possible within the launch window starting at 12:20 GMT / 13:20 CET. According to the planning of operations, the Ariane 5 launcher will be rolled out on 23 December, in the morning local time. ESA - Webb Read More

Deal is part of DEWA’s space programme Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has selected NanoAvionics, a leading smallsat manufacturer and mission integrator company, to design, build, test, and manage the launching of two nanosatellites 3U (IoT payload) and 6U (earth observation payload) . The services supplied by NanoAvionics also include operation, knowledge transfer and Read More

Comet Leonard, a mass of space dust, rock and ice about a kilometre across is heading for a close pass of the Sun on 3 January, and the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has been watching its evolution over the last days. The Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI) captured an animated sequence of images 17-19 December Read More

Download the 2022 Copernicus Sentinels calendar. Each month offers a spectacular view of our home planet captured by one of the Sentinel satellites.  Click on the month name to get the image! JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember ESA also photo Read More

5 4 3 2 1 Ignition Liftoff & Poof Into The Clouds! SpaceX launches the 31st Falcon 9 mission in 2021 carrying NASA's science and resupply mission to the ISS on cargo Dragon C209 at 5:06 AM EST or 10:06 UTC from LC-39A on 12-21-21 with a very low cloud deck just above the launch Read More

ESA and NASA will be broadcasting live as the James Webb Space Telescope is launched to space on ESA’s Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 12:20 GMT / 13:20 CET on Friday 24 December. This mission is the culmination of decades of meticulous planning and international cooperation between ESA, NASA and the Read More

Only 30% favorable weather for NASA SpaceX CRS-24 resupply mission to the ISS for Tuesday December 21st 2021 at 5:06 AM EST or 10:06 UTC! The weather is looking very poor for an early morning launch attempt on Tuesday 12-21-21 with strong storms pushing in from the North over Cape Kennedy during the instantaneous launch Read More

...from two different west and east coast launches! The first untethered maned hot air balloon flight was performed by two French men in Paris France on November 21st 1783 and 178 years later rockets have taken humans to the moon, rovers to Mars and now the 99th SpaceX Falcon 9 booster landing and recovery on Read More