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India's Gaganyaan astronauts to train in Europe after Russia
2 weeks, 6 days ago

India's Gaganyaan astronauts to train in Europe after Russia

India Today  

India's Gaganyaan astronauts will receive training in Europe, the European Space Agency announced on Thursday, December 19. Announcing the development, European Space Agency chief Josef Aschbacher, in a post on X, said that Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who has been designated as the primary astronaut for the Gaganyaan mission, will undergo training with the ESA. Axiom-4 mission will mark India's …

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Up and Away: SpaceX is set to launch up to four satellites for the EU in 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

Up and Away: SpaceX is set to launch up to four satellites for the EU in 2024

Firstpost  

Having worked with NASA, Elon Musk’s SpaceX will now launch satellites for the European Space Agency, or ESA. SpaceX is planning two Falcon 9 rocket launches, each carrying two Galileo satellites The European Space Agency is on the verge of securing a tentative deal with SpaceX for the launch of up to four satellites in the coming year. According to …

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What are JuMBOs, 'Jupiter-sized' objects discovered floating in space?
1 year, 3 months ago

What are JuMBOs, 'Jupiter-sized' objects discovered floating in space?

Firstpost  

The European Space Agency, using the powerful James Webb telescope, detected 40 pairs of these entities named Jupiter Mass Binary Objects in the Orion Nebula. to ‘That’s just so weird!’ to ‘How could binaries be ejected together?’" As Samuel Pearson, an ESA scientist who worked on the research, told The New York Times, “There’s something wrong with either our understanding …

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Why space agencies want a set time zone for the Moon
1 year, 10 months ago

Why space agencies want a set time zone for the Moon

ABC  

With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the Moon its own time zone. A single time zone would make it easier and safer for organisations to coordinate various missions operating on and around the Moon at the same time. European space officials said an internationally accepted time zone would make it …

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European spacecraft to perform riskiest manoeuvre around Earth today: Attempt to pass through two debris rings
3 years, 1 month ago

European spacecraft to perform riskiest manoeuvre around Earth today: Attempt to pass through two debris rings

India Today  

In one of the riskiest events happening beyond Earth on Saturday, Europe's Solar Orbiter will perform a flyby around the planet to go deeper towards the Sun. During the flyby around Earth, the orbiter will pass just 460 km from the planet's surface at its closest approach - about 30 kilometres above the path of the International Space Station. "The …

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European Space Agency seeks diversity in new astronaut drive
3 years, 10 months ago

European Space Agency seeks diversity in new astronaut drive

Associated Press  

PARIS — The European Space Agency is holding its first astronaut recruitment drive in 11 years and says greater diversity is one of the goals. The agency also said the “time has come” to put disabled people into space as part of an initiative called the Parastronaut Feasibility Project. “Diversity at ESA should not only address the origin, age, background …

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