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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..

Hang a Shining Star Upon the Highest Bough

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 […].

Collaboration Is Key to A Strong Materials Discipline

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 […].

Characterizing the Visual Experience of Astronauts at the Lunar South Pole

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 […].

EAST SPACE Company Develops and Brings to Market Three New Products

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..

HyPrSpace Completes Hot Fire Test of Terminator Stage Demonstrator

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..

Biden Signs the FY2025 NDAA

President Biden signed the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act into law this evening despite his strong opposition to a social policy provision added at the last minute by House Speaker […].

Celebrating the Holiday Season in Space

Crew members aboard the International Space Station celebrate the holiday season in a unique way while living and working at the orbiting laboratory. Each crew member, including the current Expedition 72, spends time enjoying the view of Earth from the space station, privately communicating with their friends and families, and sharing a joint meal with […].

ESA Enlists Portuguese Navy Submarine to Prepare for Deep Space

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

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

Hang a Shining Star Upon the Highest Bough

Collaboration Is Key to A Strong Materials Discipline

Characterizing the Visual Experience of Astronauts at the Lunar South Pole

EAST SPACE Company Develops and Brings to Market Three New Products

HyPrSpace Completes Hot Fire Test of Terminator Stage Demonstrator

Biden Signs the FY2025 NDAA

Celebrating the Holiday Season in Space

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