GA-ATS orders DO-228 flight simulator
Fully-Immersive EURAMEC Do-228 Flight Sim Will Be Certified to EASA Standards General Atomics AeroTec Systems GmbH (GA-ATS), a subsidiary of General Atomics Europe GmbH, has recently placed an order with EURAMEC N.V. of Hamme, Belgium for a fully-immersive flight simulator for the Dornier 228NG aircraft family. This simulator allows for a complete "immersion" in the Read More
The heart of a lunar sensor
The heart of the Exospheric Mass Spectrometer (EMS) is visible in this image of the key sensor that will study the abundance of lunar water and water ice for upcoming missions to the Moon. This spectrometer is being delivered to NASA today as part of the PITMS instrument for its launch to the Moon later Read More
OQ Technology expands its business operations and puts its first commercial 5g IoT satellite into orbit
Company also wins ESA tender, establishes LEO Constellation Control Centre and contracts ground station OQ Technology has announced several milestones that will bring the 5G IoT satellite operator closer to its goal of providing commercial Internet-of-things and machine-to-machine services using 5G connectivity across the globe. Among its recent steps to expand its business are the Read More
SpaceX Launches 88 satellites into a polar orbit on Transporter-2
….June 30th 2021 from Cape Canaveral On a partly cloudy afternoon between rain showers at 3:31 PM EDT or 19:31 UTC on June 30th 2021 from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Florida SpaceX with a Falcon 9 rocket carried 88 small satellites and cubesats into a successful polar orbit after having to scrub the launch on Read More
SpaceX is forced to scrub Tuesday’s Transporter-2 launch attempt due to the range being a No Go!
Seconds before launch SpaceX had to scrub the Tuesday June 29th launch attempt due to a report that the range was red or a "No Go" for launch. It most likely was due to storms near the launch pad and LZ-1 landing area or a reported aircraft in the restricted area mentioned on the SpaceX Read More
ESA joins Asteroid Day for rocky live broadcast
What do astronauts, rockstars, scientists and communicators have in common? You’ll find some of the best at this year’s 5-hour live Asteroid Day broadcast, bringing to life the smallest known worlds in the Solar System – with the potential to make a huge impact here on Earth. Leading experts from ESA – a partner of Read More
ESA- Orphan cloud discovered in galaxy cluster
New observations made with ESA’s X-ray XMM Newton telescope have revealed an “orphan cloud” – an isolated cloud in a galaxy cluster that is the first discovery of its kind. A lot goes on in a galaxy cluster. There can be anything from tens to thousands of galaxies bound together by gravity. The galaxies themselves Read More
ESA and EU celebrate a fresh start for space in Europe
22 June 2021 After months of constructive negotiations, ESA and EU signed today a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA) in a ceremony to celebrate the launch of the new EU space programme. This will mark a fresh start for space activities in Europe and represents an important step forward in the relationship between Read More
ESA -Juice in Large Space Simulator
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) in the Large Space Simulator at ESTEC just before the chamber is closed for a thermal-vacuum test dry run. Once in the Jovian system Juice will make detailed observations of Jupiter and its three large ocean-bearing moons – Ganymede, Callisto and Europa – with a suite of remote sensing, Read More
Virtual ESA/EU conference on the new EU space programme
Watch the virtual event that will mark the launch of the new EU Space programme, celebrating a key milestone: the signature of the new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement, defining the roles and responsibilities of all partners, the European Commission, ESA and the new EU space programme agency, EUSPA. This will mark a fresh start for Read More