European Space Agency
- Der nächste Teil der Online-Serie zu Jobs, in denen sich Menschen neuen Herausforderungen unserer Zeit stellen: der Manager für Weltraumschrott.
Der nächste Teil der Online-Serie zu Jobs, in denen sich Menschen neuen Herausforderungen unserer Zeit stellen: der Manager für Weltraumschrott.
Hier bei @techreview\_de lest ihr das Kurz-Portrait über Stijn Lemmens von der @esa . Er arbeitet daran, die weitere Vermüllung der Erdumlaufbahn zu bekämpfen.
\#Raumfahrt #Weltraum #Weltraumschrott
https://t3n.de/news/jobs-der-zukunft-weltraumschrott-management-1633742/
- Super heavy-lift, frequent flights to space for Europe: Protein study results
> In brief > > Last year, ESA commissioned a study to explore how Europe could develop a launcher capable of delivering 100 times more payloads to space than we do today.
- European Space Agency and Arianespace at a crossroads - NASASpaceFlight.comwww.nasaspaceflight.com European Space Agency and Arianespace at a crossroads - NASASpaceFlight.com
The European Space Agency (ESA) faces a crossroads as it works to prepare flights of…
> The Ariane 62 VA262 flight successfully made it to orbit but was unable to make its final burn due to an auxiliary propulsion unit failure that disabled the second stage’s restartable Vinci engine. Despite this failure to achieve a test objective, the next Ariane 6 flight is scheduled for no earlier than this December. > > Europe is finally starting to regain its independent access to space, but the downtime between Ariane 5’s retirement and Ariane 6’s first flight caused ESA to book several missions on Falcon 9 as the rocket was the only way the missions could achieve a timely launch. The Vega-C and Ariane 6 rockets also have no reusability features and their costs are not likely to approach Falcon 9 levels, making them less competitive in the world space launch marketplace. > > Europe’s space sector has started to respond to SpaceX’s domination of the world space launch market, although progress has been slow and uneven. Last month, ESA selected four companies — ArianeGroup (Arianespace’s parent company), Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), Isar Aerospace, and The Exploration Company — to help develop reusable launch vehicle technology.
- Next Ariane 6 launch slips to early 2025spacenews.com Next Ariane 6 launch slips to early 2025
The second flight of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket, and its first commercial mission, has slipped from December to no earlier than mid-February, Arianespace announced Nov. 8.
- Latitude hires new CEOspacenews.com Latitude hires new CEO
French launch vehicle startup Latitude has hired an industry veteran as its new chief executive as the company gears up for its first launch.
> Latitude announced Nov. 5 that it hired Aurélie Bressollette as chief executive. She succeeds Stanislas Maximin, co-founder of the company, who moved into the role of executive chairman. > > Bressollette comes to Latitude from Rivada Space Networks, where she was vice president of the procurement office for the constellation company. She previously worked for Redwire, OHB System and Airbus. > > In an interview, Maximin said he hired Bressollette to handle day-to-day operations of the company as Latitude grew. “As a founder, you’ve got to fire yourself from multiple jobs through the course of building the company,” he said, noting he had previously handed over responsibilities of being chief financial officer and salesman to others at the company.
> Latitude, based in the French city of Reims with 140 employees, is developing a small launch vehicle called Zephyr designed to place up to 200 kilograms into low Earth orbit. Maximin said in the interview that the company will start received flight hardware this week for the first Zephyr rocket as it prepares for a series of engine hotfire tests late this year, with a first orbital launch attempt around the end of 2025.
I hope some of these European startups pan out. Arianespace could use some competition.
- Finally, a sign of life for Europe’s sovereign satellite Internet constellationarstechnica.com Finally, a sign of life for Europe’s sovereign satellite Internet constellation
European nations don’t want to remain beholden to Starlink, OneWeb, or other networks.
- Hera asteroid mission’s CubeSat passengers signal homewww.esa.int Hera asteroid mission’s CubeSat passengers signal home
The two CubeSat passengers aboard ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence have exchanged their first signals with Earth, confirming their nominal status. The pair were switched on to check out all their systems, marking the first operation of ESA CubeSats in deep space.
- ESA plans measures to help European space industryspacenews.com ESA plans measures to help European space industry
ESA is proposing steps to support a space industry that has been “under pressure” recently while keeping a watchful eye on one proposed deal.
- At IAC 2024 in Milan, no consensus on whether a merger of Airbus and Thales Alenia Space would be a net benefit for Europe - Space Intel Reportwww.spaceintelreport.com At IAC 2024 in Milan, no consensus on whether a merger of Airbus and Thales Alenia Space would be a net benefit for Europe - Space Intel Report
MILAN — The prospect of a merger between Airbus Defence and Space’s space division and its…
- Airbus to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid space segment lossesspacenews.com Airbus to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid space segment losses
The restructuring aims to correct imbalances and restore financial stability to Airbus’ defense and space division
- ESA seeks better coordination of European space spendingspacenews.com ESA seeks better coordination of European space spending
PARIS — The head of the European Space Agency wants better coordination of overall public spending on space in Europe, echoing the recommendations of a recent report. Speaking at the World Space Bu…
- Further delays and hurdles for EU Space Lawspacenews.com Further delays and hurdles for EU Space Law
MILAN – It’s not yet clear what form the European Union’s “Space Law” will take. The widely anticipated proposal could include regulations or directives, or it could be “just a set of policy princi…
- Europe makes moves to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029www.space.com Europe makes moves to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029
The Ramses mission would rendezvous with the infamous asteroid Apophis during its 2029 close approach to Earth.
- ESA awards contract to begin work on Ramses asteroid missionspacenews.com ESA awards contract to begin work on Ramses asteroid mission
The European Space Agency signed a contract with OHB to begin work on an asteroid mission, but a decision on full funding for the mission is still more than a year away.
- Europe lifts off from its launcher crisisspacenews.com Europe lifts off from its launcher crisis
For the European space industry, the deafening rumble of the ascending rocket was a sigh of relief. On the afternoon of July 9, an Ariane 6 lifted off on a long-delayed inaugural flight from French…
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20891592
- Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Telescope! EUCLID’S HORSE is a #watercolor based on the first color image taken of the Horsehead Nebula by the ESA Euclid Telescope.
Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Telescope! EUCLID’S HORSE is a #watercolor based on the first color image taken of the Horsehead Nebula by the ESA Euclid Telescope.
@esa #SpacetoberChallenge\_04 #SpaceArt #SpaceArtist #SciArt #watercolorArt #art #painting #Space #MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon
- Planetary defence mission Hera heading for deflected asteroidwww.esa.int Planetary defence mission Hera heading for deflected asteroid
ESA’s first planetary defence spacecraft has departed planet Earth. The Hera mission is headed to a unique target among the more than 1.3 million known asteroids in our Solar System – the only body to have had its orbit shifted by human action – to solve lingering mysteries associated with its ...
- ESA Open Day 2024: Sunday 6 October programme onlinewww.esa.int ESA Open Day 2024: Sunday 6 October programme online
For all registered visitors for ESA Open Day at ESTEC 2024 on Sunday, 6 October, the programme brochure for the day is now available to help plan your visit.
- ESA launches new lunar simulation facilitywww.theengineer.co.uk ESA launches new lunar simulation facility - The Engineer
A new facility designed to simulate the lunar surface and prepare astronauts for return to the Moon has opened in Cologne.
- Juice confirms that Earth is habitablewww.esa.int Juice confirms that Earth is habitable
During its flyby of Earth on 20 August, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) found ingredients for life in Earth’s atmosphere.
I think they are missing a "still" in the title...
- The Vega rocket never found its commercial niche. After tonight, it’s gone.arstechnica.com The Vega rocket never found its commercial niche. After tonight, it’s gone.
The larger Vega-C will take over, primarily to launch European government satellites.
Vega lifted off for the final time on 2024-09-05 at 01:50 UTC.
- ESA Open Day at ESTEC 2024: Registration openwww.esa.int ESA Open Day at ESTEC 2024: Registration open
Now’s your chance to meet astronauts, view spacecraft and peer behind the scenes of Europe’s space adventure at our ESA Open Day at ESTEC in the Netherlands on Sunday 6 October from 10:00 to 17:00. Registration is now open.
- Sentinel-2C Launch Thread (final flight of Vega)
Welcome everyone! The final flight of Vega has arrived.
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-09-05 01:50 | | --- | --- | | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-09-04 22:50 (GFT) | | Launch site | ELV, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France | | Launch vehicle | Vega | | Payloads | Sentinel 2C | | Mission success criteria | Successful launch and deployment into Sun-Synchronous Orbit |
Livestreams
| Stream | Link | | --- | --- | | Arianespace (English) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZzcOxxeMyA | | Arianespace (Français) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgrF4wPqS8E | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vELtvL2syE | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y59evtZ0mE0 |
Stats
☑️ 1st Vega mission of 2024, 24th and final Vega mission overall
☑️ 2nd Arianespace mission of 2024, 298th mission overall
Payload info
> Sentinel-2 is an Earth observation mission developed by ESA as part of the Copernicus Programme to perform terrestrial observations in support of services such as forest monitoring, land cover change detection, and natural disaster management.
>The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission provides high-resolution optical imagery for a wide range of applications including land, water and atmospheric monitoring. The mission is based on a constellation of two identical satellites flying in the same orbit but 180° apart: Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B. Together, they cover all of Earth’s land and coastal waters every five days. > >The satellites each carry a high-resolution multispectral imager that generates optical images in the visible, near-infrared and shortwave-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum. From their altitude of 786 km, they provide continuous imagery in 13 spectral bands with resolutions of 10 m, 20 m and 60 m, with a large swath width of 290 km. > >Sentinel-2C is the third in the Sentinel-2 series. Once commissioned in orbit, it will replace its predecessor, Sentinel-2A. Later, Sentinel-2D will replace Sentinel-2B. This all ensures the continuity of imagery for Copernicus Services and beyond.
Please feel free to post updates and questions in the comments!
- ESA delays BepiColombo orbital insertion because of thruster problemspacenews.com ESA delays BepiColombo orbital insertion because of thruster problem
ESA is adjusting the trajectory of its BepiColombo mission to Mercury, delaying its orbital insertion by nearly a year to compensate for a thruster problem.
- Ariane 6 Demo Flight Launch Thread! (ESA Rideshares)
Welcome everyone! It's time for another new rocket!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-07-09 19:00 | | --- | --- | | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-07-09 16:00 (GFT) | | Launch site | ELA-4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana | | Launch vehicle | Ariane 62 | | Payloads | Multiple | | Mission success criteria | Successful launch and deployment of payloads into Low Earth Orbit |
Livestreams
| Stream | Link | | --- | --- | | ESA (English) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0oFpOJaIYc | | ESA (Français) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfNPzSOalEU | | ESA (Deutsch) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_87OnvB_fQ | | ESA (clean feed) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogXamYYJpQk | | Arianespace (English) | | | Arianespace (Français) | | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQhzzFK5sgs | | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ch6wPRb4Og | | NASASpaceflight | | | Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1WGk5XSNXk | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPAG2TG63oA |
Stats
☑️ 1st ever Ariane 6 mission
☑️ 1st ESA mission of 2024, 15th mission overall
Payload info
- SpaceCase SC-X01: Test platform for reentry technologies such as new-generation ablative materials for thermal protection systems.
- GRBBeta: 1U CubeSat – Gamma Ray Burst detection
- ISTSAT: 1U CubeSat – Characterisation of aircraft’s ‘cone of silence’ and in-flight performances of a custom-made Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system.
- 3Cat4: 1U CubeSat – Techno demo Flexible Microwave Payload.
- OOV-Cube: Microsatellite – IoT agriculture use case demo.
- CuriumOne: With a duplicate ASTRIS Engineering Qualification Model PCB as primary payload.
Please feel free to post updates and questions in the comments!
