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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
This new view of the “Christmas tree cluster” NGC 2264, released on Dec. 17, 2024, combines data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical data from astrophotographer Michael Clow’s telescope in Arizona. Chandra data is represented in red, purple, blue, and white, while optical data is in green and violet. Located about 2,500 light-years from […].
NASA has a strong need for advanced materials and processes (M&P) across the realms of robotic- and crewed-spaceflight, as well as aeronautics, particularly when one acknowledges that all craft must be made of something. To meet that need, the materials discipline relies on collaboration—both between centers and across disciplines. Reaching the Agency’s Moon-to-Mars objectives will […].
Humans are returning to the Moon—this time, to stay. Because our presence will be more permanent, NASA has selected a location that maximizes line-of-sight communication with Earth, solar visibility, and access to water ice: the Lunar South Pole (LSP). While the Sun is in the lunar sky more consistently at the poles, it never rises […].
The EAST SPACE Company has developed and brought to market three new products in the field of telemetry, propulsion and power with the approach of reducing costs and increasing the […] The post EAST SPACE Company Develops and Brings to Market Three New Products appeared first on SpaceNews..
French launch services startup HyPrSpace has completed the first test of its second hot fire test campaign for its subscale Terminator stage demonstrator. HyPrSpace is developing a two-stage launch vehicle called Orbital Baguette One (OB-1) that will be capable of delivering up to 250 kilograms to low Earth orbit. The rocket will be powered by […] The post HyPrSpace Completes Hot Fire Test of Terminator Stage Demonstrator appeared first on European Spaceflight..