The European Space Agency (ESA) leads the design, development, qualification and R&D of flagship EU Space programmes Galileo and EGNOS. It also implements satellite navigation programmes focused on innovation, competitiveness and in-orbit demonstrations, with ESA optional programmes NAVISP, FutureNAV, Celeste (LEO-PNT), Genesis and Moonlight..
A state-funded tender for tank tooling, a delivered stainless steel forging and launch pad planning suggest that China is developing 7-meter-diameter reusable rockets. The post China appears to be developing 7-meter-diameter reusable rockets appeared first on SpaceNews..
Mitchell Institute workshop participants found little consensus on where competition ends and conflict begins as China expands counterspace capabilities The post Report: U.S. needs framework for responding to hostile acts in space appeared first on SpaceNews..
Relentless rains are threatening a lake in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley that has become a key hub in the global flower trade..
A new report from NASA’s Office of Inspector General spells out dire launch infrastructure needs at Kennedy Space Center and Wallops Flight Facility. One solution is for Congress to pass […].
NASA’s safety advisers say that while the agency and Boeing make progress in addressing problems with the CST-100 Starliner, it could be up to a year before it flies again. The post NASA and Boeing still uncertain about when Starliner will return to flight appeared first on SpaceNews..
The mission is the debut of a new reentry capsule developed by SpaceX that weighs about 2,100 kg (4,600 lbs). Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:43 a.m. EDT (1043 UTC). .
The White House has issued an executive order aiming to unify and accelerate U.S. development of quantum technologies, including space systems that could enable next-generation navigation, sensing and secure communications. The post Trump signs executive order to accelerate quantum space infrastructure appeared first on SpaceNews..
SpaceX has told NASA it plans to launch Starship every eight days from Kennedy..
NASA will begin processing the awards of multiple contracts for the Solutions for Enterprise‑wide Procurement (SEWP) VI Government-wide Acquisition Contract. The contract provides streamlined access to commercial products and services, including hardware, software, cloud services, cybersecurity tools, engineering and consulting services, and data intensive mission support capabilities. This competitive acquisition was conducted within three categories: […].