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After months of constructive negotiations, ESA and EU signed today a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA) in a ceremony to celebrate the launch of the new EU space programme. This will mark a fresh start for space activities in...
The world’s first wooden satellite is on the way, in the shape of the Finnish WISA Woodsat. ESA materials experts are contributing a suite of experimental sensors to the mission as well as helping with pre-flight testing. WISA Woodsat is...
To help venture further into space, or to gather ever more data, space missions keep on getting smarter. The latest Earth-observing satellites decide which images need sending to users, while planetary probes or rovers located beyond the limits of...
Machine-learning and AI specialists are invited to compete alongside space engineers in a pair of challenges related to ESA’s Space Safety and Security programme, open to teams from across the globe. The first competition involves tracing the source of hazardous...
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is expected to serve as International Space Station commander for expedition 68a, following an in-principle agreement by international partners on 19 May, pending consolidation of the Space Station’s operational plans and launch dates. As a member...
‘Swindon, 20th March 2021: Arralis Ltd, leaders in the field of Space communications, today announced the successful launch and operation of their Ka Band high data rate transceiver. This payload was deployed in partnership with OHB Cosmos and Rocket...
Elecnor Deimos has been selected to develop the flight control system of Orbex’s micro-launcher, Prime. The development activities will be carried out by Deimos Space UK and Deimos Engenharia, Elecnor Deimos branches in UK and Portugal. The contract will be...
Latest milestone achieved on integration of the Jupiter probe JUICE Friedrichshafen, 16 March 2021 – JUICE, the European Space Agency's JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission, has successfully passed its latest milestone: space engineers at Airbus’ satellite integration centre in Friedrichshafen...
The European Space Agency (ESA) has focused its attention on the Moon. With the aim of carrying out a lunar cave exploration mission, ESA launched a call for project submission in mid-2019. Currently, there are two studies selected: RoboCrane (developed...
Thanks to the dedicated work of partners (HPS, vH&S, INEGI, FHP, RUAG and TICRA amongst other) and its internal team, Large Space Structures GmbH celebrates today a major milestone achievement: the completion of the Design, Analysis, Manufacturing, Assembly and...