NASA announces new approach to return samples from Mars
The European Space Agency is currently assessing NASAs approach.
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The European Space Agency is currently assessing NASAs approach.
Space debris, AI and cybersecurity take centre stage, alongside government and commercial collaboration to fuel growth.
The two sides explored a variety of topics, including satellite technology, space services, capacity building, knowledge exchange, and technology transfer.
The potential to determine if Europa is habitable has made the mission a top priority among planetary scientists.
Over 300 students, entrepreneurs, professionals, and specialists participated in the event.
By working with other countries to fly CubeSats, NASA aims to enhance access to space for the international community.
AI is transforming nearly every sector, including the smallsat industry.
Satellogic will provide NASA with high-resolution multispectral imagery under a multiple-award contract.
Orbital debris mitigation is a key component of NASAs Space Sustainability Strategy.
NASA and NOAA will work with commercial partners to design and build the networks spacecraft and instruments.
Can reusable rockets bring down launch costs enough to meet growing market needs and create wider access to space? Keith J Fernandez investigates.
Many of these companies have participated in the commercial smallsat data programme and remain actively involved.
This upcoming mission builds on Intuitive Machines' previous successes, including the delivery of NASA payloads to the Moon's South Pole earlier in 2024.
NASA has selected Arrow Science and Technology, Impulse Space and Momentus Space for its VADR contract.
The missions will launch L3Harris spacecraft into Low-Earth Orbit from Firefly's SLC-2 launch site at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
NASA has invited student teams to design and propose space missions for a chance to see their ideas launch into orbit in 2026.
The mission will emphasize scientific research, technology demonstrations, and the commercialisation of space.
Blue and Gold spacecraft are scheduled to ship to Cape Canaveral in August where they will be integrated onto Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket.
The JPSS constellation collects multi-spectral data of Earths environment for NOAAs weather and climate work and for NASAs Earth science research.
This year, the NASA Space Apps Challenge welcomes 15 international partners, including new agencies from Saudi Arabia and Spain.
The agreement will establish a legal framework to facilitate and strengthen collaboration between the two countries.
NASA will assume ownership of the spacecraft after its development and manage its operations throughout the mission.
The mission aims to study in-depth the effect of space flight simulated on Earth to support future long-duration space endeavours.
The GeoXO constellation will include three operational satellites east, west and central.
With both satellites now in orbit, they will crisscross the Arctic and Antarctic to study heat lost to space from the Earth's polar regions.
As the space race hots up, AI technologies are providing both competitive advantages and pathways to innovation, says Keith J Fernandez. We explore the role of AI in the satellite ...
The mission consists of two shoebox-size cube satellites, or CubeSats, that will measure the amount of heat Earth radiates into space from two of the coldest, most remote regions on ...
The Rosalind Franklin rover mission complements the Mars Sample Return multi-mission campaign led by both agencies.
The panel session featured NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Saudi astronauts Rayannah Barnawi, Ali Al-Ghamdi, and Mariam Fardous sharing their space exploration experiences.
Under this deal, Viasats Ka-band space terminal will be integrated on a Loft spacecraft along with multiple commercial payloads.
The Archimedes test campaign will take place at Rocket Labs dedicated engine test stand at NASAs Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
The number of small satellites launched in the past few years has surged substantially owing to ther low cost, easier launch vehicle integration, and technological developments.
The awardees also will receive assistance from propulsion, space transportation, and science experts at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Centre in Huntsville, Alabama.
ACX is the second instrument BAE Systems has been contracted to develop for the GeoXO mission to support environmental monitoring.
The sounding rockets will launch at three different times: 45 minutes before, during, and 45 minutes after the peak local eclipse.
The application deadline for interested individuals is set for Tuesday, April 2.
The planetary defense mission, scheduled for launch in 2028, will search for Near-Earth Objects, including bright and dark asteroids, the latter of which are the most difficult to find.
The PACE mission will use the instruments aboard to study climate changes impact on Phytoplankton and other microscopic particles in both the water and the air.
The panel discussion witnessed the active participation of a distinguished delegation representing the NASA, the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi and its Consulate General in Dubai.
Ingenuity achieved the historic milestone of becoming the first aircraft to operate and take flight on another celestial body, with its inaugural liftoff occurring on April 19, 2021.
MBRSC will take part in the Human Exploration Research Analogue project by sending an Emirati crew to live in a habitat in Houston.
The airlock under development is an airtight room used to exit and enter the space station, which is due to be built by 2028.
The agreement includes access to the Lunar Gateway station for UAE astronauts, boosting efforts to send the first Emirati to the Moon's orbit.
More than 6,000 youth have participated in the summer camp since its inception, with many returning as staff members.
NeonSat-1 is a high-resolution optical satellite that will be deployed as a technology demonstration for a planned future EO constellation.
Angola is the third African nation to sign the accords, after Rwanda and Nigeria, which joined in December 2022 during the US-Africa Leaders Summit.
The astronauts initiated their visit by joining the Dubai Run and offering the Dubai 30X30 flag, with their signatures, to Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
For this demonstration, Planet used in-house designed flight representative radios, custom spread spectrum waveforms, as well as both omnidirectional and directional antennas.
NASA selects SpaceX to launch a pair of smallsats to study space weather as part of a rideshare mission in 2025.
Crew-7 is the first commercial crew flight to carry people from four different agencies.
Spire has been providing Earth observation data to NASA's CSDA Programme since 2018.
Across two Electron launches in 2024, Rocket Lab will deploy NASAs PREFIRE mission to study naturally occurring radiation at the Arctic to better understand its impact on melting glaciers, sea ...
The NBL's primary function is to prepare astronauts for space missions involving Extravehicular Activities or spacewalks.
NASA had previously selected Axiom for three private astronaut missions to the station.
The joint venture builds upon an agreement announced in January where Voyager selected Airbus to provide technical support for the proposed station.
The streaming app will be integrated into an upgraded NASA app available on iOS and Android.
After completing initial design work, the agency will then consider exercising options for further suit development.
Grounded in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 (OST), the Artemis Accords are a non-binding set of principles designed to guide civil space exploration and use in the 21st century.
The mission is the second marine recovery attempt of Electron this year after the success of the 35th mission.
AlMatrooshi and AlMulla are set to graduate in early 2024 as flight-eligible astronauts.
