SPACENEWS

ESA / The Gariep Dam, the largest dam in South Africa, is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Click on the image to explore it in its full resolution and learn about the features in this stunning landscape. The Gariep Dam, visible in the bottom right of the image, lies Read More

ESA / One of the cheapest experiments ever flown in orbit has finished operating after 22 months on the International Space Station. Running on a Raspberry Pi Zero costing just a few Euros, ESA’s CryptIC payload was exploring cryptography techniques running on off-the-shelf hardware, to ensure cybersecurity for future low-cost space missions. Satellites might be Read More

Safety & Security ESA New observations of asteroid Apophis – thought to pose a slight risk of impacting Earth in 2068 – rule out any chance of impact for at least a century. After 17 years of observations and orbit analysis, ESA is removing the enormous asteroid from its Risk List. Estimated at about 350 Read More

The enormous Ever Given container ship, wedged in Egypt’s Suez Canal, is visible in new images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission. The giant container ship ran aground in the canal on 23 March on its journey from China to the Netherlands. The image on the left, captured on 21 March, shows routine maritime traffic Read More

• ENAIRE highlighted this during the conference "Drones and Spanish talent: Pioneering R&D projects in the aeronautical sector", organised by Garrigues and AEDAE, where the most innovative drone projects developed in Spain were showcased. • ENAIRE, in coordination with the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA), is leading the implementation of the recently Read More

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., (March 26, 2021) – The launch of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy NROL-82 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office is scheduled for no earlier than April 26, 2021 from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. NROL-82 Mission Page ULA also photo Read More

ESA / For well over a decade, ESA’s SMOS satellite has been delivering a wealth of data to map moisture in soil and salt in the surface waters of the oceans for a better understanding of the processes driving the water cycle. While addressing key scientific questions, this exceptional Earth Explorer has repeatedly surpassed expectations Read More

Stretches of land across New South Wales, Australia, have been hit with torrential rain leading to record-breaking floods. The heavy rainfall has caused dams to spill over, rives to burst their banks and thousands of people forced to evacuate their homes. Data from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission are being used to map flooded areas to Read More

A gorgeous launch this morning on March 24th 2021 at 4:28 AM EDT or 8:28 UTC for SpaceX Starlink 22 with B-1060.6 flying and landing successfully on OCISLY down range and all 60 satellites have been successfully deployed. This completes the sixth flight for this first stage booster. Well done SpaceX, Elon Musk and team. Read More

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket took its place today among iconic giants in the Rocket Garden at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The public exhibit will preserve the lasting legacy of the rocket that fostered the Global Positioning System (GPS) and enabled the exploration of Mars. “While IceSat-2 marked its final mission Read More