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Six years of hard work and dedication came to fruition on January 12, 2023, as the Educational Irish Research Satellite, EIRSAT-1, successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This historic event marked Ireland’s first satellite, a remarkable achievement for the country. The development of EIRSAT-1 was led by students from University College Dublin […]

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission has provided us with a breathtaking view of the tropical island of Tutuila, the largest in the American Samoa archipelago. Situated in the South Pacific Ocean, this stunning image allows us to zoom in and explore the island at its full 10 m resolution. American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of […]

Blue Origin, the aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight company founded by Jeff Bezos, is making significant progress towards achieving major milestones with its New Glenn rocket. As 2023 comes to a close, there has been a noticeable increase in activity at Blue Origin’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral facilities, with sightings of various components of […]

In a recent interview, Laurent Brouard, the Project Manager at Airbus Defence and Space, provided insights into the construction and workings of the Euclid payload module (PLM). This module is an important component of the Euclid telescope, which will be sent into space to map the dark matter and dark energy of the Universe. The […]

In a busy week for space launches, SpaceX has once again demonstrated its impressive launch cadence with two Falcon 9 missions. Meanwhile, Roscosmos successfully launched the Progress MS-25 resupply capsule to the International Space Station (ISS), and China also had three consecutive launches. The week began with Roscosmos launching the Progress MS-25 capsule using a […]

In a groundbreaking test, the Ariane 6 rocket underwent a full firing of its core stage engine, simulating what would happen during an actual launch into space. The test took place on November 23, 2023, at the launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana. The test began with the opening of the Ariane 6 mobile building’s […]

When Jean-Charles Cuillandre first laid eyes on the full-color images captured by ESA’s Euclid space telescope, he was left speechless. As an astronomer specializing in wide-field imaging, Cuillandre was involved in the selection of celestial targets for Euclid’s ‘Early Release Observations’ and was responsible for processing the data. Even though he expected the images to […]

LandSpace, the Chinese aerospace company that made headlines with its successful launch of the methane-based rocket, ZhuQue-2, is gearing up for its third launch. The company recently rolled out the pathfinder to its pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, indicating an imminent launch in about a month. This comes after the company confirmed the […]

Virgin Galactic’s suborbital space plane, VSS Unity, recently completed its second mission as a science laboratory. Kellie Gerardi, a crewmember on Galactic 05 and Virgin Galactic Astronaut 021, shared her experience and the extensive training she underwent to conduct commercial suborbital research. Gerardi’s journey began a decade ago when she volunteered at the Explorers Club […]

In an exciting display of power and precision, the main engine of Ariane 6, a new rocket developed by the European Space Agency (ESA), was ignited for a full-duration test in Kourou, French Guiana. The test, which took place on the launch pad, showcased the immense potential of the rocket and its ability to propel […]