Airbus and Telespazio to sell excess capacity on Syracuse 4 satellites

Airbus and Telespazio announced Sept. 9 that the two companies will establish a partnership to sell excess capacity on France’s upcoming Syracuse 4 series of military communications satellites.

ESA Earth Observation Φ-week

The European Space Agency (ESA) is organising a Φ-week event, 9-13 September 2019, focusing on EO Open Science and FutureEO – to review the latest developments in Open Science trends.

Come and hear about the latest trends in EO! The …

PhiWeek Bootcamp 2019

Do you think you have what it takes to solve a big industry challenge using earth observation data? Apply now to join an intensive 5-day action-packed design sprint to prototype a solution, test it on real users and present to a jury.

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Second stage blamed as Vega targets early 2020 return to flight

Investigators think Vega’s failure originated in the forward dome area of the Zefiro-23, the second of three solid-fueled stages the rocket expends to deliver satellites to orbit.

ESA spacecraft dodges potential collision with Starlink satellite

ESA said Sept. 2 it maneuvered one of its Earth science satellites to avoid a potential collision with a SpaceX Starlink satellite, the first time the agency said it’s had to maneuver to avoid a satellite associated with a broadband megaconstellation.

ISS partners endorse modified Gateway plans

NASA’s partners in the International Space Station remain committed to participating in the lunar Gateway despite changes to the program earlier this year that could delay their contributions to the outpost.

Satellites for Intelsat, European lasercomm launch on Arianespace rocket

The Ariane 5 took off at 3:30 p.m. Eastern from Europe’s Guiana Space Center in South America, carrying the Intelsat-39 communications satellite and the EDRS-C laser relay satellite to geostationary transfer orbits. 

ESA evaluates data from Iceye, Planet and Spire Global

The European Space Agency announced plans July 29 to evaluate data from Iceye’s radar satellite constellation, Planet’s electro optical satellites and Spire Global’s weather, maritime- and aviation-tracking satellites to complement its own Earth observation constellation.

Mars sample return mission plans begin to take shape

While neither NASA nor ESA has yet to give formal approval, or funding, for missions to return samples from Mars, both agencies are taking steps to refine plans for what those missions will be.

European Mars lander suffers parachute damage in test

Development of a European-Russian Mars lander hit a setback when the spacecraft’s parachutes malfunctioned in a recent test, but project officials said they still have time to correct the problem before its launch in a year.

Hispasat buyer secures 500M euro credit line • ESA, Polish firms study rocket tech • CETel buys UK teleport operator

Red Eléctrica said the credit line, formalized June 12, is available for five years with the possibility of extension to seven years.

New Space Economy track at Arctic15

How can we use space technology to solve emerging business problems here on Earth? There are plenty of entrepreneurs are engineers looking tapping into space, but it’s not just about the technology anymore. It is about new ways of cooperatio…

Prototype Ariane 6 carbon-composite upper stage gets ESA funding

The European Space Agency gave contracts to ArianeGroup and MT Aerospace on May 14 to develop a prototype upper stage that could lead to an advanced carbon-composite upgrade for the Ariane 6 rocket.

Avio gets ESA assurance for transition missions from Vega to Vega C

Giulio Ranzo, CEO of Avio, the Colleferro, Italy, company that builds the Vega and future Vega C rocket, said the ESA council session included missions for both Avio-built rockets during the transition years to Vega C.

2019 IAA Planetary Defense Conference

The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its 6th conference from April 29 to May 3rd, 2019 in the USA. The bi-annual conference brings together world experts to discuss the threat to Earth posed by asteroids and comets and actions that…

ArianeGroup starting Ariane 6 production after new ESA agreement

The European Space Agency’s 22 member states agreed April 17 to a workaround to get Ariane 6 production in full swing despite a dearth of public sector launch contracts.