The third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite, Sentinel-1C, has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket, flight VV25, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 5 December 2024 at 22:20 […]
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Mechanical issue delays ESA’s Vega-C’s launch of Sentinel-1C to Thursday
Update: launch postponed to Thursday 5 December 2024. Due to a mechanical issue preventing the withdrawal of the mobile gantry, the launch chronology has been stopped. The earliest targeted launch […]
NASA and Boeing welcome the uncrewed “Starliner’s safe return” to Earth
NASA and Boeing safely returned the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft’s return to Earth following its landing at 10:01 p.m., MDT, on September 6th at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, […]
China’s advanced satellites for climate, carbon monitoring now operational
China’s atmospheric environment monitoring satellite and terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite have been officially put into operation, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Thursday. During their in-orbit testing, […]
Hispasat’s comprehensive fire protection system in three new areas reforested by Green Engine
The satellite communications operator Hispasat has rolled out its comprehensive fire management solution in a forest reforested by Green Engine, an initiative promoted by Repsol Foundation and Sylvestris. The installation […]
GomSpace + Terma sign MoU
GomSpace and Terma have signed an MoU for a turnkey solution to build a joint offering for the development of an Asian project that focuses on the monitoring and protection […]
Thales Alenia Space’s €112 million contract from ESA for IRIDE radar and optical satellites
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has won contracts from the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply a first batch of six small satellites […]
Airbus Foundation supports explorer and scientist Jean-Louis Etienne’s Polar POD expedition
The Airbus Foundation has signed an agreement with the Polar POD expedition to support both the scientific program and the operational phase of the mission. The Airbus Foundation will provide […]
Secure World Foundation’s webinar to reveal Space Sustainability Research Fellows: Research & Finding
Thursday, March 6, 2023(Virtual)The first cohort of SWF Space Sustainability Research Fellows will present their research and findings on ‘space as a global commons’ and ‘polycentric approaches to space governance’ […]
Synspective’s SAR and Insight Terra provide space-enabled data and monitoring of mine tailings facilities
Synspective, a Tokyo based SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite data and solutions provider, and Insight Terra, a London based start-up providing a cloud based environmental and infrastructure risk management platform […]