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Space 24 March 2022

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen set to return to space

Danish ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen has been assigned a long-duration mission to the International Space Station and is expected to fly as the pilot of a Crew Dragon spacecraft in…

Satellites, Space 17 February 2022

Low earth orbit satellites fuel next space race for mission-critical applications

The new space race focuses on satellite Internet with a promise of higher speed and lower latency for industrial and business-oriented communication applications. As the connectivity revolution gathers momentum, low…

News, Space 24 January 2022

Summit to ignite Europe’s bold space ambitions

Monday, 24 January 2022 European leaders will reaffirm plans to launch Europe on a world-leading trajectory during a high-level space summit to be held on 16 February in Toulouse, France….

Space 15 December 2021

Aeolus paves the way for future wind lidars in space

It’s hard to believe that ESA’s Aeolus wind mission has now been orbiting Earth for three years and, remarkably, exceeded its design life milestone. Aeolus has gone way further than…

News, Space 27 August 2021

Webb completes testing and prepares for trip to Europe’s Spaceport

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has successfully completed its final tests and is being prepared for shipment to its launch site at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Tests were carried out…

News, Space 30 July 2021

XMM-Newton sees light echo from behind a black hole

For the first time, astronomers have seen light coming from behind a black hole. Using ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s NuSTAR space telescopes, an international team of scientists led by Dan…

News, Space 12 July 2021

Anywaves on track

Anywaves, a company founded by Nicolas Capet in 2017, expert in the field of miniature antennas, has the mission to develop, design, industrialize and sell antennas for satellite constellations and…

News, Space 2 July 2021

Virgin Galactic Announces First Fully Crewed Spaceflight

Virgin Galactic Announces First Fully Crewed Spaceflight Test Flight Window for Unity 22 Mission Opens July 11 Four Mission Specialists to Evaluate Virgin Galactic Astronaut Experience Virgin Galactic Founder Sir…

It also optimizes the performance of future high-data-rate links for science and Earth-observation missions

News, Space 5 March 2021

CNES AND ONERA LONGSTANDING PARTNERS AND WORLD LEADERS IN RADIOFREQUENCY PROPAGATION RESEARCH

When sizing space telecommunications systems, the ability to counter adverse atmospheric effects on ground to-satellite communication links is a key competitive advantage. It also optimizes the performance of future high-data-rate…

News, Space 23 February 2021

How to use space to conserve history

Space can help to identify historic landscapes and conserve cultural buildings. Find out how by joining a free ESA digital workshop introduced by UNESCO’s chief cultural heritage manager alongside ESA’s…

News, Space 11 February 2021

First Airbus Eurostar Neo satellite is born

Both main satellite modules successfully mated Eurostar Neo: increased payload capacity and more efficient power and thermal control systems for video connectivity Toulouse, 12 February 2021 – Airbus Defence and…

News, Space 11 February 2021

Discovering new gases on Mars

The ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is investigating the martian atmosphere. Discovering new gases related to active process and looking for their sources is a key goal of the mission….

News, Space 28 January 2021

CADMOS actively preparing Thomas Pesquet’s alpha mission

The CADMOS centre for the development of microgravity applications and space operations at CNES’s Toulouse Space Centre (CST) prepared and monitored the seven experiments that the agency conceived for Thomas…

Climate, Industry, Innovation, News, Satellites, Space 12 October 2020

The current state of Space Debris

Monday, 12 October 2020 Swirling fragments of past space endeavours are trapped in orbit around Earth, threatening our future in space. Over time, the number, mass and area of these…

Defence, Industry, Innovation, News, Space 9 October 2020

Alessandro Profumo elected new President of ASD

21 September 2020 ASD is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Alessandro Profumo, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Italy-based multinational Leonardo, as President of the AeroSpace and…