When Madhavi Latha Balijepalle noticed that her morning commute took her past NASA Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, she set a new career goal for herself: working for NASA. “I started manifesting it, thinking about it every day as I drove by. When I started looking for a new job, I saw an […].
"Elon get those rocket ships going because we want to reach Mars before the end of my term.".
Switzerland’s Beyond Gravity has delivered the ALEK structure for the European Space Agency’s reusable Space Rider spacecraft to the Service Module prime contractor Avio. Space Rider is an unmanned, reusable spacecraft being developed for in-orbit experimentation and technology demonstration. It can remain in orbit for up to three months before returning to Earth, completing a […] The post Beyond Gravity Delivers Key Elements of ESA’s Space Rider Vehicle appeared first on European Spaceflight..
Don’t miss the final ESA Impact of the year!.
The British government is funding a group of in-orbit servicing ventures to help develop ground rules for their planned rendezvous and proximity operations. The post In-orbit servicers get UK funds to help shape new regulations appeared first on SpaceNews..
In a world first, ESA and Telesat have successfully connected a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite to the ground using 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) technology in the Ka-band frequency range, marking a crucial step towards making space-based connections as simple as using a mobile phone..
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the next two weeks, December 22, 2024-January 4, 2025, and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate […].
NASA is delaying the launch of three missions to study the sun by several months because of issues with the primary payload. The post NASA delays launch of heliophysics missions appeared first on SpaceNews..
SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in the midnight hour on Monday to add another 21 satellites to its orbiting Starlink fleet. Liftoff of the Starlink 12-2 mission from pad 39A is scheduled for 12:35 a.m. EST (0535 UTC)..
Liechtenstein became the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords Dec. 20, bringing the total number of signatories to more than half of a UN body. The post Liechtenstein signs the Artemis Accords appeared first on SpaceNews..