by Matt Wilson | Sep 16, 2020 | ESA, exploration, Satellites, Science, Seradata News, Technology
On 15 September the European Space Agency (ESA) awarded the construction contract for their HERA mission to German manufacturer OHB Systems. The contract is valued at EUR€129.4m (US$153.3m). OHB will be the lead in a team with 17 other companies from ESA member... 
by David Todd | Aug 31, 2020 | commercial launch services, Launches, Military space, Satellites, Science, Seradata News, SpaceX
Given that Vandenberg, California, is the main launch site for US missions to polar and near polar Sun-synchronous orbit launches, it was a surprise that SpaceX elected to use Cape Canaveral to launch Argentina’s second three metric ton radar satellite,... 
by Matt Wilson | Jul 31, 2020 | exploration, Satellites, Science, Seradata News, Technology
Airbus DS, France, has been selected to build the Earth Return Orbiter (ERO), part of the, NASA/ESA, Mars Sample Return project. The ERO will transport recovered Martian rock samples – some of which will be prepared by the recently launched Perseverance rover... 
by Matt Wilson | Jul 31, 2020 | exploration, History, Launches, NASA, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
Lifting-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, a ULA Atlas V 541 rocket has carried the Mars 2020 mission into orbit. The launch occurred at 1150 GMT, 30 July 2020. The payload was placed into a “parking” low Earth orbit before the rocket’s Centaur... 
by David Todd | Jul 20, 2020 | exploration, Launches, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) joined the space race in spectacular style. With the help of a Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Launch Services operated H2A-202 (SRB-A3) rocket. Its Hope space probe (Misabar Al’amal) was launched to Mars at 2158 GMT on... 
by David Todd | Jul 7, 2020 | International Space Station, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
NASA has awarded the Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) spacecraft construction contract to General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group of San Diego, California. According to NASA, the award is a hybrid firm-fixed price, time and materials...
