A decisive phase has been achieved by the future European heavy launcher, planned for the second half of 2020: the Critical Design Review.
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The inquiry commission mandated after the accident of the light launcher of Arianespace occurred on July 11 presented its conclusions. The flight resumption of Vega is expected for the first quarter of 2020.
An explosion occurred during the preparation of the orbital launch of the Iranian Space Agency. U.S. satellites sighted a column of smoke.
Terratekh offers a high resolution RGB and infrared commercial imagery service on its Cloud.
Arsenal, the military entity of the conglomerate Roscosmos, introduced an unprecedented space tug on its pavilion at the MAKS 2019 Air Show.
The successful test of the demonstrator of SpaceX’s future giant launcher looks like a déjà vu…
After the resettlement of the Soyuz MS-13, the ship occupied by the humanoid robot Fedor could dock at the International Space Station on August 27.
Drone Rescue Systems joins DLR’s FALCon project team to enable the return of rocket stages after launch.
Maxar Technologies collected imagery of the mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong, thanks to the satellite WorldView-1.
The construction site of the future launch pad for the European heavy launch vehicle witnessed a first simulation of a launch operation.
A return control system was set on the first stage of the launcher that allowed a new Chinese military mission, on July 26.
The French Minister of the Armies detailed the space defense national strategy and the associated means.
The micro-launcher Hyperbola 1 of the Chinese startup company i-Space, founded in 2016, performed a successful maiden flight on July 25.
ArianeGroup’s engine Vulcain 2.1 finished tests run, cumulating almost 4 hours of static firing.
A second Indian Space Agency’s probe was successfully sent to the Moon on July 22. The lander carried by the probe must perform a soft landing and then deploy a little rover.
The 5th consecutive year, Ger’s military camp is hosting this week the young rocket, balloon and cansats manufacturers’ meeting organized by the CNES and the Planète Sciences association.
During 4 days, the 24 satellites of the European navigation system stayed silent without any precise explanation.
During the night of 10 to 11 July, Arianespace’s small-lift launcher suffered an anomaly after two minutes of flight, resulting in the failing of the mission.
Finalist against Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space was awarded the contract for the development of the new French optical reconnaissance program for a dual utilisation.
On July 2nd, a Boeing 787-9 of LATAM Airlines brought a group of 50 privileged to get to see a total solar eclipse over the Pacific Ocean.
The Franco-Italian manufacturer was chosen to design and assemble a powerful telecommunication satellite for the Indonesian consortium PSN. The launch is scheduled for the end of 2022.
On the occasion of the State visit to Japan by Emmanuel Macron, two agreements on the exploration of Phobos and the asteroid Ryugu were settled on June 26th between the CNES and the Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Intended to confirm its military use, the 3rd flight of the heaviest launcher of the world had to face many unprecedented issues. Each one was easily overcome.
ArianeGroup is starting to build the first series-production batch of 14 Ariane 6 launchers, which are scheduled to fly between 2021 and 2023.
Synspective and Arianespace have signed a contract to launch the StriX-α Synthetic Aperture Radar demonstrator satellite.
Israel is not (yet) the fourth nation to achieve a controlled landing on the Moon, but plans are already being made for a follow-on mission.
Stratolaunch Systems Corporation successfully completed the first flight of the world’s largest all-composite aircraft, the Stratolaunch, on 13th April.
Drop test demonstrates technologies for reusable launcher.
The company is developing an innovative miniature camera for Norway's future NORSAT-4 nanosatellite.
Under an agreement with The Climate Corporation, images will be used by farmers to monitor crop health and performance.
The launch marks completion of the initial O3b satellite constellation.
Airbus Defence and Space has completed construction of the Cheops satellite, which is set for launch from Kourou later this year.
A new variant of the PSLV featuring four strap-on motors made a successful first flight on 1st April, launching a total of 29 satellites.
On 27th March, India became the fourth nation in the world possessing the capability to destroy a satellite in orbit.
France and China are stepping up their space cooperation to include French participation in the Chang’e 6 mission to return samples from the Moon in 2023-2024.
Thales Alenia Space reports that it is taking 3D printing/additive manufacturing into series production to make components for telecom satellites built on the Spacebus Neo platform.
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) reports that the shell for the Bishop airlock module for the ISS is ready for shipment to the NanoRacks integration facility in Texas.
The European Space Agency, together with the UK Space Agency, has reviewed the preliminary design of the demonstrator engine core of the Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE).
The Chinese launcher family, the first of which entered service in April 1970, has performed its 300th mission, following the successful launch of a new geostationary telecommunications satellite.
Safran Reosc has signed a contract with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) to design and produce the M5 mirror for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT).
The two companies aim to improve aviation efficiency using the space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) service.
French space agency CNES has signed an agreement with India's ISRO to establish a maritime surveillance centre in India.
The European Space Agency has given the green light for a mission to explore the Sun-Earth connection in collaboration with China.
Thales Alenia Space reports that the platform and payload of Eutelsat’s all-electric Konnect communications satellite have been successfully mated.
In Arianespace’s second launch of the year, a Soyuz launcher carried six OneWeb satellites into a circular low Earth orbit at 1,000km.
The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) has inaugurated the P5.2 test stand at its Lampoldshausen site that will be used to test the cryogenic upper stage of Ariane 6 under sea-level conditions.
Airbus has opened what it claims is Europe’s most advanced satellite integration and space technology centre at its Friedrichshafen site.
French space agency CNES is teaming with ArianeGroup to create an acceleration platform dedicated to laying the groundwork for future launchers.
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