Topic: european space agency
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ESA Awards $50 Million to Design Mini-Starship
The European Space Agency is investing 40 million euros in partnership with Avio to develop a reusable upper stage for rockets, aiming to enable orbital missions, safe Earth return, and reuse. This initiative reflects a broader industry trend of emulating SpaceX's reusable technology, with the pr...
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Europe's Reusable Rocket Program Gains Momentum After Slow Start
Europe is advancing in reusable rocket technology, highlighted by ArianeGroup's Themis prototype now on its launch pad for upcoming low-altitude hop tests to validate landing capabilities. This progress contrasts with Europe's earlier focus on expendable systems like Ariane 6, which caused a lag ...
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Ariane 6 Rocket Delivers for Amazon When It Mattered Most
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket successfully completed its most powerful mission to date, deploying 32 satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband constellation and marking a critical milestone for European access to space. The launch, using the Ariane 64 variant with four solid rocket boosters for...
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ESA's Ariane 6: A Major Upgrade Plan Emerges
Europe has reached a consensus on the need to adopt reusable rocket technology, though the specific path and funding remain under active debate. The European Space Agency is funding various initiatives, including small launchers and landing tests, but progress is fragmented and measured. A new pr...
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ESA Confirms Hack of External Servers
The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed a cybersecurity breach on external servers used for unclassified collaborative engineering, with a forensic investigation underway and measures taken to secure affected devices. A threat actor publicly claimed responsibility, alleging the theft of over 20...
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Lego's NASA Artemis SLS Rocket Set to Launch in 2026
The Lego NASA Artemis Space Launch System Rocket, releasing in early 2026 for $59.99, is a 632-piece Technic set that simulates a moon mission's key separation events through an interactive hand-crank mechanism. The model accurately replicates the first 8.5 minutes of an Artemis launch sequence, ...
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Doom Is Now Running on a Satellite in Orbit
Doom has been successfully run on the European Space Agency's OPSAT satellite, integrating real-time satellite imagery of Earth into the game's environment in place of its original hellscapes. The project involved a collaboration between software developers and aerospace engineers, who adapted th...
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Europe's Artificial Solar Eclipse Reveals Stunning Sun Secrets
Europe's Proba-3 mission uses two synchronized satellites to create an artificial solar eclipse, revealing unprecedented details about the Sun's corona, which reaches temperatures of 2 million °C. The mission involves innovative technology from over 40 firms, including ultra-precise solar trackin...
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