ESA Seeks Novel Propulsion Solutions for Cubesat Deorbiting
The European Space Agency has published a call for the development of disruptive satellite propulsion systems that are capable of deorbiting cubesats.
Cubesats were first...
Thruster Issues Delay BepiColombo’s Mercury Arrival by 11 Months
The European Space Agency has announced that persistent issues with the BepiColombo Mercury Transfer Module's thrusters will delay its arrival around the closest planet...
Heriot-Watt Begins Work on £2.5M Quantum Comms Ground Station
Heriot-Watt University has broken ground on the new quantum communications optical ground station in Scotland.
The Edinburgh City Council approved plans to build the optical...
Europe Delivers Orion Service Module for Artemis III Mission
The third European Service Module, which will power NASA's Orion spacecraft, has left Germany and is on its way to the Kennedy Space Center...
Student-Led Reusable Rocket Team Prepares to Spin-Off Tech
A group of students from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne in Switzerland have built and begun testing a vertical takeoff, vertical landing...
ESA and Poland Test Fire Variable-Thrust Rocket Engine
A Polish consortium has completed a Phase A static fire test campaign of a new variable-thrust rocket engine.
The Throttleable Liquid Propulsion Demonstrator (TLPD) engine...
ESA Completes First Drop Test for Reusable Space Rider Spacecraft
The European Space Agency has announced that it has begun drop tests for its reusable Space Rider spacecraft in Sardinia, Italy. The testing will...
Dawn Aerospace Introduces On-Orbit Docking and Refueling System
Delft-based Dawn Aerospace has introduced its Docking and Fluid Transfer port, which will be used in conjunction with its SatDrive propulsion system.
Dawn is...
DLR Laser Clock Loses Just One Second Every 30M Years
A laser clock developed by the German space agency DLR has achieved a record-setting level of accuracy for optical clocks, with a deviation of...
POLARIS Spaceplanes Takes Delivery of MIRA II and III Airframes
Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has taken delivery of a pair of airframe structures for its MIRA II and MIRA III spaceplane demonstrators.
MIRA II...
