In celebration of National Aviation History Month, experts from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards,…
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Fourth stage for Vega-C flight VV25 moved to the launch pad
On 22 October 2024, the fourth stage for the Vega-C rocket flight VV25 with Earth-observer Sentinel-1C…
Close eye on the gauges when fuelling Sentinel-1C
Marking a major milestone in the preparation of Copernicus Sentinel-1C for its scheduled 3 December liftoff,…
Placing Sentinel-1C on Vega-C’s Vampire payload adapter
Placing the Earth-observer Sentinel-1C onto its “vampire” payload launch adapter to connect the satellite to the…
Technicians Install Gateway’s Fuel Tanks
Technicians carefully install a piece of equipment to house Gateway’s xenon fuel tanks, part of its…
Hoisting Sentinel-1C onto Vega-C’s Vampire payload adapter
Hoisting the Earth-observer Sentinel-1C to its “vampire” payload launch adapter (right) that will connect the satellite…
ESA – Proba-3 pre-launch media briefing
Watch the replay of the Proba-3 pre-launch media briefing for detailed information on the mission which…
Stargazing Calendar for December 2024
Geminids meteor shower over Kitt Peak National Observatory. Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Sparks (NSF’s NOIRLab). License: CC BY…
ESA – Proba-3 encapsulated
The double-satellite Proba-3 stack and their upper stage were encapsulated within their launcher fairing on 29…
A New Reconfigurable Structure Could Be Used to Make Space Habitats
Even some fields that seem fully settled will occasionally have breakthrough ideas that have reverberated impacts…