Blue Origin flew six people, including a pair of repeat customers and a science communicator, on the latest New Shepard suborbital spaceflight mission Nov. 22. The post Blue Origin launches ninth crewed New Shepard suborbital mission appeared first on SpaceNews..
DirecTV is walking away from plans to buy Dish Network over a failed debt-exchange offer, although some analysts expect the satellite TV providers will return to the deal table given the potential for billions of dollars in synergies. The post DirecTV calls time on plans to merge with Dish appeared first on SpaceNews..
The future of human space exploration took a bold step forward at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Nov. 15, 2024, as Texas A&M University leaders’ broke ground for the Texas A&M University Space Institute. Texas state officials, NASA leaders, and distinguished guests participated in the ceremony, held near the future development site of […].
Media invitation: Sentinel-1C pre-launch media briefings .
The European Space Agency has awarded a €9.8 million contract to French aerospace and defence firm Hemeria to design, build, and operate the agency’s first space weather nanosatellite. Called Swing (Space Weather Ionosphere Nanosat Generation), the space weather nanosatellite will be tasked with monitoring the Earth’s ionosphere. This layer of the Earth’s atmosphere is of […] The post ESA Awards Hemeria €9.8M Contract for Space Weather Nanosatellite appeared first on European Spaceflight..
"Constellation companies and government satellite operators are desperate.".
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy, named UGC 10043. We don’t see the galaxy’s spiral arms because we are seeing it from the side. Located roughly 150 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens, UGC 10043 is one of the somewhat rare spiral galaxies that we see edge-on. This edge-on […].
The election of Donald Trump as president is causing shockwaves in Europe’s space community, with some calling for increased spending on space capabilities to reduce reliance on the United States. The post Europe weighs impact of Trump administration on space cooperation appeared first on SpaceNews..
BREMEN, Germany — China tested out a small expandable module in orbit during the recent Shijian-19 mission, an update more than a month after the spacecraft’s landing reveals. The Shijian-19 […] The post China quietly tested its first inflatable space module in orbit appeared first on SpaceNews..