NASA Invites Public to Share Excitement of DART Launch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0OUvEh3HWk Can we change the motion of an asteroid? Our Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is set to be the first to try! DART is scheduled to launch no earlier than 1:21 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 24 (10:21 p.m. PST Tuesday, Nov. 23) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base Read More
Ellas Vuelan Alto (Women Fly High) honours ENAIRE for its firm commitment to promoting gender equality policies
The association celebrates its third anniversary by presenting the "Encouraging and working for diversity" awards50% of ENAIRE's Board of Directors is made up of women, who also hold 49% of management positions, including on the company's two union boards The Ellas Vuelan Alto association, whose aim is to bring women from the aerospace industry into Read More
Thales, Airbus and Diehl join forces on CityAirbus flying taxi
Thales, Airbus and Diehl Aerospace have entered a trilateral agreement to jointly develop the central flight control system of CityAirbus NextGen. CityAirbus NextGen is the electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle (eVTOL) currently being developed by Airbus. The aircraft is expected to make its first journey in 2023. Thales will develop the primary computing system Read More
Tune in to the in-flight call with ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer on 24 November
In brief On Wednesday 24 November, teachers and students from Germany, Ireland, and the Czech Republic will connect live with ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, currently living and working on the International Space Station (ISS). Join the event livestream! In-depth Students and teachers will be asking questions directly to Matthias Maurer around the theme of Once Read More
ESA antenna to catch DART’s first words
Following lift-off, as DART climbs heavenward but Earth rotates beneath it, the spacecraft will follow a unique path in the sky. Passing first down the west coast of South America then east across the Atlantic, it will finally appear above the horizon as seen from Australia. About 60 minutes after launch, the spacecraft will separate from Read More
United Launch Alliance STP-3 Mission Update
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the Space Test Program -3 (STP-3) mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is delayed due to inclement weather during launch vehicle processing. The new launch date is Dec. 5, 2021. ULA - Read More
NASA Selects Intuitive Machines for New Lunar Science Delivery
We’ve awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston a contract to deliver research, including science investigations and a technology demonstration, to the Moon in 2024. With more science and technology on the lunar surface, we can help prepare for sustainable astronaut missions through the Artemis program. The investigations aboard Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander are destined for Read More
ESA – Update on Webb telescope launch
Science & Exploration The launch readiness date for the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) is moving to no earlier than 22 December 2021 to allow for additional testing of the observatory, following a recent incident that occurred during Webb's launch preparations. The incident occurred during operations at the satellite preparation facility at Europe's Spaceport in Read More
Earth from Space: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Located in west-central Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur is the country’s largest urban area and its cultural, commercial and transportation centre. The city lies in the hilly countryside of the Klang Valley and lies astride the confluence of the Read More
Rocky roads through Lanzarote
Take away the clouds, bulk up the humans with suits and add an orange-red filter and this could be an image from a future mission to Mars. The actual site, the Corona lava tube in Lanzarote, Spain, is closer than one might think to the Red Planet. That’s why participants of ESA’s Pangaea course came Read More