by David Todd | Dec 15, 2015 | ESA, exploration, Science
While already announced in July, the formal signing ceremony for the construction of European Space Agency’s JUICE mission to explore Jupiter and the Jovian moon system was made with Airbus Defence and Space in December 2015. The contract is valued at €350.8...
by David Todd | Dec 9, 2015 | China, Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, ESA, History, India, Launches, Military space, NASA, Russia, Satellites, Seradata News, SLS, Space Insurance, Space tourism, Spaceport, Technology, Virgin Galactic
The World Launcher Review has technical descriptions and commentaries covering every major orbital launch vehicle flying and in development, including their launch sites and their commercial launch providers. It also has a market analysis and a review of those factors...
by David Todd | Dec 3, 2015 | ESA, Launches, NASA, Satellites, Science
Despite a one day delay caused thermal readings on the 4th stage, the Arianespace operated Vega launch vehicle successfully placed the Lisa Pathfinder spacecraft into orbit following its lift off from the Kourou launch site in French Guiana at 0414 GMT on 3 December...
by David Todd | Nov 27, 2015 | ESA, exploration, Seradata News
As part of the reorganisation of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) directorates, Dr David Parker, the Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency, has been recruited to head up the new Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration Directorate. There is no news yet as to who...
by David Todd | Nov 18, 2015 | ESA, Satellites, Technology
In its effort to improve the commercial prospects of Europe’s satellite bus/platform designs in the commercial communications arena, the European Space Agency agreed at a €107 million funding tranche via a Neosat contract with Airbus Defence and Space to develop...
by David Todd | Nov 16, 2015 | ESA, Launches, Technology
The “lucky little rocket” Vega continues to survive and even prosper in spite of its great expense. At the Reinventing Space (RISPACE) conference, held in Oxford in November, Markus Bertschi, Head of Exploitation and Launch Ranges at ESA’s Directorate of Launchers,...
