On August 5, a long-anticipated event will unfold nearly 385,000 kilometers from Earth. A discarded upper stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to slam into the lunar surface after spending more than a year drifting through cislunar space.
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Beyond the successful deployment of Amazon’s satellites, the mission showcased a significant performance upgrade that will strengthen Europe’s launch capabilities for years to come.
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Cover Image: Le Donne di Ora Prize – Credits Invitalia The recognition highlights a growing role for textile innovation in the future of human spaceflight. The Italian space sector continues to demonstrate that innovation does not only emerge from rockets, satellites, or propulsion systems. Sometimes, it begins with the materials astronauts wear every day. Corinna
Will Wells, CEO of Space Park Leicester, highlighted the breadth of Leicester’s contributions, pointing to missions ranging from SMILE and BepiColombo to ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), as well as emerging technologies being developed by spin-out company Perpetual Atomics in the field of space nuclear power systems.
Leicester Showcases Why the UK Space Sector Is More Than Just Launches Read More »
Nearly fifty years after Voyager began its Grand Tour, the exploration of the outer Solar System is entering a remarkable new chapter.
A conventional rocket carries two things that, from a physics standpoint, are in tension with each other: propellant, which you need to burn, and structure, which you need to carry.
Autophage Combustion: How Alpha Impulsion is Reinventing the Rocket from the Inside Out Read More »
As the world’s cities continue to expand at an unprecedented pace, a critical question emerges: are we building the future in the right places? A new initiative supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) aims to provide the answer.
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A conversation with Marius Celette, CEO of Alpha Impulsion. The space industry is often framed as a race of ambition, a contest of powerful rockets, bold timelines, and national prestige.
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One of the most critical technologies enabling long-duration missions may be something far more personal: what astronauts wear every day.
In March 2002, a little-known aerospace startup was born in a warehouse in El Segundo, California. Its founder, entrepreneur Elon Musk, had a vision that many considered unrealistic: dramatically reduce the cost of access to space and ultimately make humanity a multi-planetary species.
