Victor Glover, One of the Crew of SpaceX’s First Flight to Station
When SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft lifts off on its first operational mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Victor Glover will be aboard. Source: Image of the Day by NASA
El delta del cráter Eberswalde en 3D
Hubo un tiempo en que, por la intrincada estructura de este antiguo delta fluvial de Marte, corría agua líquida. Source: ESA
Antártida Inexplorada determina las posiciones más australes con Galileo
La expedición científica Antártida Inexplorada 2018-2019 ha determinado las posiciones más australes jamás calculadas con el sistema europeo de navegación por satélite Galileo. Source: ESA
The Future of Space Exploration
Administration Jim Bridenstine tours the inside of the Orion test crew capsule, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Source: Image of the Day by NASA
Satellite Views Fires Raging in California
More than a dozen wildfires are burning in the state of California, with several of them threatening life and property Source: Image of the Day by NASA
Prepping to Launch for the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has cleared the final procedures in the clean room before its move to the launch pad. Source: Image of the Day by NASA
Soaring Into an Orbital Sunrise
The International Space Station soars into a sunrise every 90 minutes, each and every day. Source: Image of the Day by NASA
Mars Terraforming Not Possible Using Present-Day Technology
Transforming the inhospitable Martian environment into a place astronauts could explore without life support is not possible without technology well beyond today’s capabilities because Mars does not retain enough accessible carbon dioxide that could be put back into the atmosphere…
El eclipse lunar del 27 de julio de 2018
Esta insólita vista de la Luna fue capturada durante el eclipse total del viernes desde el Centro Europeo de Astronomía Espacial de la ESA cerca de Madrid, a las 23:03 CEST. Source: ESA
Data from Earth observation satellites could help make travel on lake ice safer
2018-07-26 – NextGen’s project is one of twelve that will receive a total of $1.75 million from the Canadian Space Agency. Source: ASC-CSA
Mars Express encuentra agua en Marte
Agua en Marte El planeta rojo se puso bastante más azul, con los científicos anunciando el descubrimiento de lo que creen que es un lago de aproximadamente 12 millas de ancho y oculto bajo una milla (1,6 kilómetros) de hielo…
El BEI y la ESA acuerdan una cooperación para aumentar las inversiones en el sector espacial de Europa
El Director General de ESA, Jan Wörner, fue recibido por el Vicepresidente del Banco Europeo de Inversiones (BEI), Ambroise Fayolle, el martes para firmar una declaración conjunta en nombre de las dos organizaciones. Fuente: ESA
Misión Aeolus: Revolucionarios del Viento
Durante aproximadamente 16 años, ESA preparó esta misión científica técnicamente muy complicada y exigente. A mediados de agosto, el satélite despegará en Kourou, que medirá la dinámica de la atmósfera terrestre y creará perfiles globales de viento por primera vez….
Las antenas satélite necesitan modernizarse
YAKARTA, Indonesia – A medida que nuevas antenas satélite de alta tecnología comienzan a llegar al mercado, varios operadores de satélites expresaron su preocupación de que las antenas existentes y futuras no satisfarán sus necesidades. Los operadores de la flota…
Gran futuro en el lanzamiento de cohetes de carácter militar
La startup Relativity Space será uno de los pocos empresas americanas en un segmento del mercado dominado por empresas extranjeras. Esto podría colocar a la compañía en una posición ventajosa para competir por contratos militares. Fuente: Space.com
Wall Street Journal Editorial Shoots Down Space Force
A new military service requires congressional authorization but the WSJ board does not see that as a major impediment. «Members of both parties seem willing, albeit after a fight over whose district will host the space cadets.» Source: Space.com
Inmarsat rechaza por segunda vez la propuesta de fusión con EchoStar
WASHINGTON – El operador de la flota estadounidense EchoStar abandonó el 6 de julio el esfuerzo de invertir $ 4.25 mil millones para comprar Inmarsat luego de que el operador satelital británico rechazara la segunda oferta de fusión de EchoStar…
Kepler in safe mode amid concerns spacecraft is running out of fuel
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has paused science observations upon receiving indications that the spacecraft may be finally running out of fuel after more than nine years of operations. In a status update distributed July 6, NASA said mission managers…
Epic Crash with 'Sausage' Galaxy Shaped Milky Way's Bulge
A sausage-shaped galaxy smashed into our own Milky Way billions of years ago, changing our galaxy’s shape forever. Source: Space.com
A trillion-dollar space industry will require new markets
RENTON, Wash. — Forecasts that predict the space industry to grow to a trillion dollars by the 2040s will require the development of new markets, even with the modest annual growth rates needed to achieve that goal. A panel session…
Trump wants NASA out of the ISS operations business. Easier said than done.
This article originally appeared in the June 25, 2018 issue of SpaceNews magazine. Since President Trump’s 2019 budget called for ending International Space Station funding in 2025, Congress held hearings, NASA published an ISS Transition Report and U.S. companies advertised…
Traces of 'Sonic Boom' Meteorites Found on Ocean Floor
The first mission designed to hunt a meteorite that crashed into the ocean has now discovered what may be tiny fragments of the meteorite’s crust, researchers say. Source: Space.com
Horizons Mission – Planetenlabor und Experimente zum Muskelschwund
Auf der Internationalen Raumstation ISS haben der deutsche ESA-Astronaut Alexander Gerst und die Crew der Mission 56/57 mit den ersten Experimenten im europäischen Forschungsmodul Columbus begonnen. Unter anderem wurde für das Experiment Myotones die Skelettmuskulatur von Gerst vermessen. Auf der…
Dem Wind auf der Spur
Am 21. August startet die neue ESA-Mission Aeolus. Dank neuer Technik soll der Satellit weltweit Winde vermessen und so zur Verbesserung von Wettervorhersagen beitragen. Source: ESA
Fourth of July Stargazing: Planets and Constellations Complement Fireworks in the Night Sky
While you’re waiting to watch fireworks this Fourth of July, take a look up at the sky to spot Venus and other bright visible planets. Source: Space.com
Opportunity Mars Rover Still Silent Beneath Raging Dust Storm
NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover remains silent as a giant dust storm continues to swirl on the Red Planet. Source: Space.com
Measat to join Asia’s HTS stampede with spacecraft in 2021
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Malaysian fleet operator Measat will soon join the increasingly crowded club of companies with high-throughput satellites in the Asia Pacific. Measat Chief Operating Officer Yau Chyong Lim said July 3 that the company is preparing to order…
Engine tests underway for DARPA spaceplane program
WASHINGTON — A space shuttle-era main engine is undergoing a series of daily test firings to demonstrate its suitability for use on a reusable spaceplane under development. The Aerojet Rocketdyne AR-22 engine is in the midst of a series of…