The Australian government announced at the 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide that it was committed to establishing a national space agency. Also at IAC, Australia and France unveiled plans for closer cooperation in space.
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The Radar for Icy Moon Exploration (RIME) instrument will be the first to look below the icy surface of Jupiter moons Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.
The giant Stratolaunch aircraft, which is designed to carry the Orbital ATK Pegasus launch vehicle, has completed the first phase of engine testing, starting its six Pratt & Whitney turbofans for the first time.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded design study contracts for the payload module on the Chinese-European SMILE programme to investigate the interaction between the magnetosphere and the solar wind.
Responding to the North Korean missile launch on 14th September, United States Air Force and Marine Corps aircraft joined Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Republic of Korea Air Force aircraft in a show of force over the Korean Peninsula.
The parties are announcing the creation of a small satellite production company to build the BlackSky constellation.
The European Commission has becomes the first confirmed launch customer for Europe’s next-generation heavy launcher, which is due to launch four Galileo satellites in 2020/2021.
Boeing has signed a strategic agreement with the Orbital Propulsion unit of ArianeGroup covering joint development of a new generation of ion propulsion systems for satellites.
Airbus has been contracted by the European Space Agency to produce a demonstrator for the future European Governmental Satellite Communications (GOVSATCOM) programme.
According to Arianespace’s preliminary analysis, the interruption of the automated lift-off sequence was triggered by an anomaly affecting electrical equipment on one of the two solid-propellant boosters.
The latest edition of Boeing's annual China Current Market Outlook projects demand for 7,240 new aircraft over the next 20 years, valued at $1.1trn.
Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson returned to Earth on 3rd September.
The Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office is preparing for the fifth launch of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, scheduled for 7th September on a SpaceX Falcon 9.
India’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) failed to launch the IRNSS H satellite on 31st August — its first in-flight failure since 1997.
Europe’s pollution monitoring satellite, Sentinel-5 Precursor, is on its way to the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia for launch on 9th October.
Recovering from a two-year postponement, NASA’s next spacecraft to Mars, InSight, is picking up momentum in preparation for launch next May.
The European Space Agency spacecraft — built by Airbus and scheduled to launch in February 2019 — is dedicated to solar and heliospheric physics.
The ultimate goal is to establish a long-term cooperation between Europe and China and for European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts to fly on China’s space station.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is testing rover testbeds and associated control systems in preparation for future missions in conditions of low lighting or darkness.
Throughout the Proxima mission onboard the ISS from November 2016 to June 2017, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet took many superb photographs of Earth, which he posted on social media. Here, Lake Alaköl, in Kazakhstan.
Throughout the Proxima mission onboard the ISS from November 2016 to June 2017, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet took many superb photographs of Earth, which he posted on social media. Here, the Nile, in Sudan.
Throughout the Proxima mission onboard the ISS from November 2016 to June 2017, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet took many superb photographs of Earth, which he posted on social media. Here, Waw an Namus, in Libya.
Throughout the Proxima mission onboard the ISS from November 2016 to June 2017, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet took many superb photographs of Earth, which he posted on social media. Here, Aorounga impact crater, in Chad.
Throughout the Proxima mission onboard the ISS from November 2016 to June 2017, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet took many superb photographs of Earth, which he posted on social media. Here, Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
Lockheed Martin is building a full-scale prototype of a NASA cislunar habitat to identify system requirements for a future Deep Space Gateway.
Throughout the Proxima mission onboard the ISS from November 2016 to June 2017, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet took many superb photographs of Earth, which he posted on social media. Here, Clarence Strait, in Iran.
Throughout the Proxima mission onboard the ISS from November 2016 to June 2017, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet took many superb photographs of Earth, which he posted on social media. Here, the Danube delta, in Romania.
Throughout the Proxima mission onboard the ISS from November 2016 to June 2017, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet took many superb photographs of Earth, which he posted on social media. Here, the Jebel Arkanu, in Libya.
Throughout the Proxima mission onboard the ISS from November 2016 to June 2017, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet took many superb photographs of Earth, which he posted on social media. Here, the Brahmaputra, in India.
Throughout the Proxima mission onboard the ISS from November 2016 to May 2017, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet took many superb photographs of Earth, which he posted on social media. Here, Mont Saint-Michel, in France.
The lightweight Vega launcher is scheduled for lift-off on 1st August carrying two Israeli-built Earth observation satellites.
Throughout the Proxima mission onboard the ISS, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet took many superb photographs of Earth, which he posted on social media. Here, rows of trees and snowy fields, in Russia.
Throughout the Proxima mission onboard the ISS from November 2016 to June 2017, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet took many superb photographs of Earth, which he posted on social media. Here, Laguna Colorada, in Bolivia.
The European Space Agency has released rare images of a parachute being deployed at supersonic velocity in a test of crucial technology for future spacecraft landing systems.
A Soyuz-Fregat mission on 14th July carried 73 payloads into three separate orbits, including Stuttgart University’s “Flying Laptop”, developed with support from Airbus DS.
The UK government is investing £100m in a National Satellite Testing Facility (NSTF) on the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire. The facility is due to open in 2020.
Stelia Aerospace has delivered the fully equipped upper fuselage section of the first BelugaXL, the enlarged version of the aircraft used to transport major assemblies between the different Airbus sites.
BepiColombo, Europe's first mission to Mercury, will set off in October 2018 on a seven-year journey to the smallest and least explored rocky planet in our Solar System.
Dassault Aviation’s all-new Falcon 5X bizjet has made its first flight, powered by a preliminary version of the Safran Silvercrest engine.
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has taken delivery of the first of 33 upgraded Hawk advanced jet trainers.
On 30th June, Pilatus handed over the 1,500th PC-12 to Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).
ArianeGroup has started production of the first flight model for the Vinci engine combustion chamber for Ariane 6 and is pushing ahead with development of the Prometheus low-cost engine demonstrator.
Arianespace has taken its string of consecutive Ariane 5 mission successes to 80, following the successful launch of Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN and GSAT-17 on 28th June.
OneWeb Satellites has inaugurated its assembly line in Toulouse to begin end-to-end validation, testing, and integration of its first satellites set for launch in just over nine months.
Avio has tested the first casing for the P120C solid propellant motor that will serve as the first stage of the Vega C and as the booster of the future Ariane 6.
Airstar Aerospace will help the Franco-Italian joint venture in the development of the Stratobus High Altitude Platform System, a hybrid between a drone and a satellite.
Boeing and CDB Aviation Lease Finance have signed an MoU for 42 737 MAX 8s, 10 737 MAX 10s and eight 787-9 Dreamliners.
Safran has acquired a stake in Safety Line, a start-up company developing safety, fuel economy and environmental solutions for airlines and airports.
The GX satellite will provide additional capacity to support growing aviation passenger Wi-Fi services across the Middle East, Europe and Indian subcontinent.
India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk III), in its first developmental flight, launched the GSAT 19 telecommunications satellite from Sriharikota on 5th June.
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