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NASA and ESA to fund coronavirus projects
NASA and ESA are separately soliciting proposals to either do research related to the coronavirus pandemic or to help provide relief services.
ESA puts four science missions on hold during pandemic
The European Space Agency announced March 24 it is suspending regular operations of four of its missions, including one recently launched spacecraft, to reduce staffing needs during the coronavirus pandemic.
OHB says coronavirus may delay satellite projects but won’t cost revenue
The slow-moving nature of spacecraft manufacturing will insulate OHB Systems, at least temporarily, from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a company executive.
NASA selects first science payloads for lunar Gateway
NASA announced March 12 it will fly two heliophysics and space weather experiments on the lunar Gateway to collect data to help future human missions to the moon and beyond.
ExoMars rover mission delayed to late 2022
The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission has been delayed to 2022 due to a lack of time to qualify hardware vital to the spacecraft.
Coronavirus epidemic having limited effect so far on space industry
The ongoing coronavirus epidemic is having a limited but growing effect on the space industry, as some companies and organizations rethink plans for events.
ExoMars parachute tests delayed, mission faces review
The European and Russian space agencies have delayed crucial ExoMars 2020 parachute tests to late March, with the mission also set to undergo review.
ESA head Woerner confirms plans not to seek another term
The head of the European Space Agency formally announced Feb. 28 he will leave ESA when his current term ends next year, confirming months of speculation about his future with the agency.
Atlas launches Solar Orbiter mission
An Atlas 5 successfully launched a European-led solar science mission Feb. 9, the latest effort in what scientists are calling a “golden age” for studying the sun.
European Space Agency director Woerner not seeking extension to term
European Space Agency Director General Jan Woerner is understood to not be seeking an extension to his current term ending June 2021.
Earth science mission named after former NASA official
NASA and its domestic and European partners have renamed an upcoming Earth science satellite after the agency’s former Earth science director.
QinetiQ to build ozone-monitoring satellite for European Space Agency
British aerospace company QinetiQ received a 75 million euro ($82.6 million) contract from the European Space Agency to build a small satellite for ozone measurements.
Arianespace launches Eutelsat, ISRO satellites on first 2020 mission
WASHINGTON — European launch provider Arianespace completed its first launch of the year Jan. 16, sending two communications satellites into geostationary transfer orbits.
ESA seeks new cooperative agreement with EU
With its funding secured for the next three years, the head of the European Space Agency is now focused on implementing those key programs while establishing a new cooperative agreement with the European Union.
Arianespace could launch record 22 missions in 2020
Arianespace is poised to launch up to 22 missions this year, a number that would nearly double the company’s record.
ESA selects Arianespace for Euclid dark universe probe launch
Arianespace and ESA announced the signing of a contract Tuesday for launch of the Euclid dark universe exploration mission.
