On May 25, Richard Branson's company carried out the final test flight of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital rocket plane, prior to the start of tourist operations. Two pilots and four passengers were on board.
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Until the inaugural flight of the future European heavy launcher, press releases will be issued at the end of each progress meeting attended by the program's main stakeholders.
At the end of each week, a picture that made the news or caught our attention. In French Guiana, preparations continue for the final flight of the European heavy launcher.
The Paris-based startup announced on May 25 that it had exceeded 100 orders for two of its products dedicated to cubesats.
SpaceX launched the Axiom 2 mission on May 21, which will allow four new private astronauts to spend a week around the Earth.
The cold sweats of the mission controllers in Germany will have lasted three weeks...
Following the TeQuantS contract won by Thales Alenia Space, we met Mathias Van Den Bossche, Director of Research, Technology and Products at the Franco-Italian company.
Stratolaunch LLC announces that it has successfully completed the separation test of the Talon-A separation test vehicle, TA-0. The flight was the eleventh for the company's Roc launch platform and the second time the team has conducted flight operations in the Western Range at Vandenberg Space Force Base off the central California coast.
Each weekend, an image that made the news or caught our attention. On May 4, the first image of the MTG I1 weather satellite, launched last December, was unveiled.
Each weekend, an image that made the news or caught our attention. On May 1, SpaceX performed its 20th launch in five months from Florida; some people watch it from their backyard.
The European Space Agency has selected ArianeGroup and German startup RFA to lay the groundwork for a reusable, cost-effective European heavy-lift transport system.
The event offers meetings between students and professionals, conferences, stands of universities, associations and companies, as well as animations for the general public, in the presence of astronauts.
Each weekend, an image that made the news or caught our attention. On March 10, the UAE probe Al-Amal provided superb pictures of the planet Mars and its small moon Deimos, reopening an old debate on the origins of the two Martian satellites.
Antonio Delfino, director and co-founder of Venturi Lab, tells us how the adventure of an imposing astromobile, which should be deposited on our natural satellite in mid-2026, began.
The European Space Agency's new major interplanetary exploration mission was successfully launched on April 14 by Ariane 5. Objective: the giant Jupiter and its icy moons, which will be reached... in 2031.
Thirteen nations around the world have now committed to not (or no longer) conducting destructive anti-satellite tests in space (ASATs).
The Paris-based startup is equipping a small Canadian-Norwegian technology demonstrator that was placed in sun-synchronous orbit during SpaceX's Transporter 7 mission.
Already the world record holder for a student-built hybrid rocket, a club at the University of Stuttgart has now doubled its record.
China has successfully intercepted a ballistic missile in space, midway through its flight, using a ground-launched interceptor. China is demonstrating its progress in ballistic missile defense.
Every end of week, an image that made the news or caught our attention. On April 2, two SpaceX autonomous barges passed each other at the entrance to the Port Canaveral harbor in Florida.
The largest fundraising to date in 2023 in the field of space technology has just been completed by the Munich-based startup on a global scale.
The French startup signs a new contract with the Californian company Astro Digital.
The stagnation of the geostationary communications satellite market was again noted at the Satellite 2023 conference, held March 13-16 in Washington, DC. But the renewed success of the European industry was also celebrated.
Every weekend, an image that made the news or caught our attention. On April 6, Nasa published a wonderful infrared picture of the planet Uranus, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Martin Sion, formerly president of Safran Electronics & Defense, has been executive chairman of the Airbus and Safran joint venture since April 4, in charge of the Ariane launcher and M51 missile.
On April 2, 2018, a Dragon cargo ship delivered Costa Rica's first satellite to the International Space Station, deployed a few weeks later in space on a mission dedicated to the environment.
Nasa announced April 3 the composition of the American-Canadian crew that will be launched to the Moon, at the earliest at the end of next year.
The light launcher market is seeing the emergence of a new competitor, which can be recovered in the future.
The billionaire continues to push the limits of astronautics with his giant Starship. But sometimes, especialy on April 1st, one must be wary of fake news...
Every weekend, an image that made the news or caught our attention. On March 23, the American startup Relativity Space flew its Terran 1 launcher, powered by methane gas. The first stage worked perfectly, the second stage did not ignite.
In response to "market rumors," Luxembourg-based telecom operator SES confirmed "discussions regarding a possible combination" with its U.S. competitor Intelsat.
Following the vote of the European Parliament on February 14, allocating an exceptional budget to the Iris2 constellation (Infrastructure for Resilience and Secure Interconnection by Satellite), we interviewed its rapporteur, French MEP Christophe Grudler, member of the Mouvement Démocrate and the Renew Europe group.
Each weekend, an image that made the news or caught our attention. On March 24, Airbus shared a series of rare views confirming the deployment of a communications satellite into geostationary orbit.
After five years of work, the renovated and expanded premises on rue Mario-Nikis in Paris reopened on March 22.
The Vietnamese Maritime Administration has selected the Meolut Next antenna from the French-Italian manufacturer, capable of locating distress signals from thirty satellites at the same time.
The United Kingdom is supporting research into how nuclear energy could be used to power a future lunar base for astronauts.
Much more accessible than a real trip around the Earth, thematic trips to space centers are sometimes proposed to the public. In France, the agency Nomade Aventure proposes a unique offer. Interview with its general manager, Fabrice Del Taglia.
Each weekend, an image that made the news or caught our attention. On March 15, the Texas company Axiom presented its project of a new generation suit for NASA astronauts.
The European light launcher has just been awarded its fifteenth firm launch contract.
After successfully launching Explorer 1 on February 1, 1958, the Americans placed their second satellite - the first in the Vanguard series - on March 17, 1958, but after many setbacks.
The Crew 5 mission aboard the International Space Station ended on March 12. It allowed Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata to become the longest-serving non-Russian and non-American astronaut in space.
Thanks to the Axiom company, the International Space Station should receive in the next two years astronauts from countries of the Gulf, Asia Minor, Eastern Europe and Maghreb. A foretaste of private stations?
Every weekend, a picture that made the news or caught our attention. As the Ariane 5 launcher prepares to retire, its last "EAPs" have just been produced in French Guiana.
The Latmos InspireSat 7 cubesat is scheduled for launch on April 3, with three major objectives.
After more than a decade of activity, the Megha-Tropiques atmosphere study satellite has just completed its mission, illustrating the fruitful Franco-Indian cooperation that has lasted for nearly sixty years.
The TF1 (Test Flight No. 1) flight of Jaxa's new launcher was short-lived, as its upper stage was scheduled to enter the stage.
Each weekend, an image that made the news or caught our attention. To celebrate the second anniversary of the arrival of the American astromobile Perseverance on the Red Planet, Olivier de Goursac, a specialist in planetary exploration missions, has reworked for Air & Cosmos one of his recent panoramas.
The causes of the Vega C VV22 mission failure are known. The independent commission of inquiry set up after the December 21 accident presented its conclusions on March 3 at ESA headquarters.
On board the Crew Dragon capsule launched on March 2 towards the International Space Station is the Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, who will spend six months around the Earth as part of the Crew 6 mission.
On February 23, China launched ChinaSat 26, a communications satellite with more than 100 Gbps capacity, into geostationary orbit.
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Regular updates on Ariane 6
The last Ariane 5 assembled
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Natilus and ZeroAvia become strategic partners
Cleaning turbojet engines with foam
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