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China’s Landspace secures state-backed funding for reusable rockets

HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Landspace has secured major funding from a state-backed investment initiative to boost its development of reusable launchers. Landspace received 900 million yuan ($123 million) from […] The post China’s Landspace secures state-backed funding for reusable rockets appeared first on SpaceNews..

True Anomaly achieves milestone with Jackal satellite deployment

The Jackal spacecraft is designed for military applications requiring in-orbit maneuvering and object identification capabilities The post True Anomaly achieves milestone with Jackal satellite deployment appeared first on SpaceNews..

Mechanical Systems TDT Support Reaches Across NASA Programs

The NESC Mechanical Systems TDT provides broad support across NASA’s mission directorates. We are a diverse group representing a variety of sub-disciplines including bearings, gears, metrology, lubrication and tribology, mechanism design, analysis and testing, fastening systems, valve engineering, actuator engineering, pyrotechnics, mechatronics, and motor controls. In addition to providing technical support, theTDT owns and maintains […].

NESC Assists in Heatshield Investigation

NASA’s uncrewed Artemis I mission launched from KSC on November 16, 2022. After a successful mission that included orbiting the Moon, the Orion spacecraft returned to Earth splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on December 11, 2022. While the spacecraft made a safe return to Earth, postflight inspection of Orion’s thermal protection indicated that the […].

Laboratory Director Tawnya Plummer Laughinghouse

“When I transitioned from Spelman to Georgia Tech, it was probably the first time in my life that I had a professor that made me question if I belonged or had what it takes. Previously, I was always used as an example of how students should study, and now, in my first chemical engineering class, […].

NASA selects four companies for commercial communications services

NASA selected four companies to provide communications services in Earth orbit and out to the moon. The post NASA selects four companies for commercial communications services appeared first on SpaceNews..

Has CNES Opened the Door for a European Space Station?

French space agency CNES has announced that it intends to be an anchor customer for a new commercial microgravity service. In a 19 December call for proposalsl, CNES revealed that it intended to explore purchasing microgravity services for its payloads aboard platforms from up to three industrial partners. The proposed platforms must support payloads ranging […] The post Has CNES Opened the Door for a European Space Station? appeared first on European Spaceflight..

ESA Enlists Portuguese Navy Submarine to Prepare for Deep Space

To better understand the effects of deep-space missions on crews, the European Space Agency, the Portuguese Space Agency, and the Portuguese Navy are conducting a high-fidelity isolation and confinement study aboard a submarine. The first scientific mission of the Isolation and Standard Measures for ESA Submarine Missions (SubSea ISM) initiative is currently underway aboard one […] The post ESA Enlists Portuguese Navy Submarine to Prepare for Deep Space appeared first on European Spaceflight..

Europe’s future in space: Vega cadence to increase, HyImpulse’s hybrid rocket

European companies in the space sector have been developing novel technology to find their unique… The post Europe’s future in space: Vega cadence to increase, HyImpulse’s hybrid rocket appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com..

Senate NASA bill focuses on commercial space stations, science mission overruns

A NASA authorization bill introduced in the Senate in the final days of the current Congress irected NASA to accelerate work on commercial space stations. The post Senate NASA bill focuses on commercial space stations, science mission overruns appeared first on SpaceNews..