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on 17/10/2017 at 12h42
Launched last week, Europe’s Sentinel-5P satellite – the first Copernicus mission dedicated to monitoring the atmosphere – is reported to be in excellent health. The 820kg satellite was lofted into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia on a Rockot launcher on 13th...
on 04/10/2017 at 16h08
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is now planning to launch between March and June 2019, following a schedule assessment of the integration and test activities that remain to be completed. Previously, the telescope was targeted to launch in October 2018. According to NASA officials, the...
on 02/10/2017 at 12h33
Arianespace has successfully launched the Intelsat 37e communications satellite, along with the BSAT-4a digital TV broadcast satellite for Space Systems Loral (SSL) as part of a turnkey contract with Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan. The launch took place on 29th September...
on 28/09/2017 at 13h40
On the opening day of the 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held in Adelaide from 25th to 29th September, the Australian government confirmed its commitment to establishing a national space agency to ensure Australia has a long-term plan to grow its domestic space industry. Australia...
on 27/09/2017 at 10h47
A key component for the European Space Agency´s deep space mission to the icy moons of Jupiter — JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) — is being flight tested in Germany. The antenna for the Radar for Icy Moon Exploration (RIME) instrument was taken into the air suspended from a helicopter to...
on 25/09/2017 at 17h57
Slightly less than four months after its roll-out on 31st May, the giant Stratolaunch aircraft has completed the first phase of engine testing, starting its six Pratt & Whitney PW4056 turbofans for the first time. The aircraft — which weighs in at 227,000kg and is the world’s largest...
