The first Spacebus Neo satellite—Konnect, a high-throughput satellite ordered by Eutelsat—has successfully completed its mechanical test campaign in Thales Alenia Space facilities in Cannes.
Space Exploration
Sep 6, 2019
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The European Space Agency said Tuesday it had altered the trajectory of one of its observation satellites to avoid a possible collision with a craft operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Space Exploration
Sep 3, 2019
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The ExoMars mission will see Rosalind Franklin the rover and its surface platform Kazachok land on the Red Planet in 2021. From fine-grained soil to large boulders and slopes, the rover has to be able to move across many ...
Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2019
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A satellite network that can zoom in on ships at sea and check for oil spills in almost real time has demonstrated its capabilities at a high-level international event in Brussels.
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2019
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Four tiger sharks have been tagged with a new device that will help conservationists to conduct detailed analysis of their migrations over years.
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2019
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The first round-trip to the Red Planet will see a European orbiter bringing martian samples back to Earth. ESA is opening the door to industry to build the spacecraft that will deliver the precious rocks, dust and gas from ...
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2019
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An app that integrates navigational data and weather conditions to improve flight safety for pilots has been launched. Its inventors hope to have a full commercial version on sale by the end of the year.
Space Exploration
Jul 23, 2019
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An ambitious instrument for ESA's ExoMars 2020 mission has passed its testing in conditions resembling those on the Red Planet. It will now be transported to Russia for its acceptance review, followed by integration onto ...
Space Exploration
Jul 23, 2019
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At a time when ESA is looking forward to future lunar exploration, it turns out there is already some small but crucial ESA-developed hardware in operation on the far side of the moon.
Space Exploration
Jul 17, 2019
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Summer in the Northern hemisphere has arrived and with it the long, sunny days and hot, sticky nights.
Space Exploration
Jun 26, 2019
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