Posted by The European Space Agency, 9 November 2023 At ESA’s Space Summit in Seville, Spain, ESA, Airbus and Voyager Space signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Starlab space station. The agreement outlines the parties’ intention to foster science and technology development and explore collaboration in low Earth orbit
Artist's impression of an RFA rocket in flight. Image credit: RFA From: UK Space Agency, Published by gov.uk, 8 November 2023 Satellite launch company RFA UK (Rocket Factory Ltd) has received £3.5 million to support its plans to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands. The funding was awarded
European companies already have concepts that could feature in the capsule competition By Jonathan Amos, Published by the BBC, 7 November 2023 A robotic capsule to carry cargo to and from the International Space Station is to be developed under a competition run by the European Space Agency. It's anticipated
By Maxwell Zeff, Published by Gizmodo, 24 October 2023 Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to undertake its first launch of European satellites equipped with classified technology, specifically for the Galileo system SpaceX has reached a deal to launch four Galileo satellites next year in coordination with the European Space Agency, according
By Katyanna Quach, Published by The Register, 6 October 2023 The European Space Agency has funded a mission to launch a fleet of satellites that will help scientists study space weather and how it can increase debris orbiting our home world. The project, dubbed ROARS - Revealing the Orbital and
By Shubhangi Dua, Published by Interesting Engineering, 26 September 2023 In collaboration with the European Space Agency and UK Space Agency, a British electronics company is developing spacefaring hardware to boost 5G network connectivity. In an ambition to devise advanced technology that empowers next-generation satellite constellations in delivering high-speed broadband
By Daniel Boffey, Published by The Guardian, 21 September 2023 Sweden is leading in a battle to be the first European space base outside Russia to launch a satellite into orbit First place is “nice but it’s not necessary”, says Stefan Gustafsson, a senior official at the Sweden Space Corporation
“We saw what Greta Thunberg did for the climate change debate,” Rebecca Everden, space director in the U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, said in June at the Secure World Foundation’s Summit for Space Sustainability in New York. “We need a Greta for space sustainability. If somebody out there
