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Data Clippers Set Sail To Enhance Future Planetary MissionsParis, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2010 A new golden age of sailing may be about to begin - in space. Future missions to explore the outer planets could employ fleets of 'data-clippers', maneuverable spacecraft equipped with solar sails, to ship vast quantities of scientific data to back Earth. According to Joel Poncy of Thales Alenia Space, the technology could be ready in time to support mid-term missions to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Poncy will be presenting an assessment of data clippers at the European Planetary Science Congr ... read more |
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London, UK (SPX) Sep 20, 2010In his 1979 novel 'The Fountains of Paradise' Science Fiction author Arthur C Clarke imagined a not-too-distant future where technology would have progressed so far as to allow us to engineer a material strong enough to be used as a cable connecting an orbiting satellite with the ground - a concept commonly referred to as 'The Space Elevator' or 'Tether'. It involves having a satellite in ... more 
Saint Cloud, France (ESA) Sep 20, 2010ESA has held the first IXV Industrial Workshop. Thales Alenia Space and its main industrial partners presented the detailed design of ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle. The workshop was hosted by Dassault Aviation in Saint Cloud, France. This was the first opportunity for industry to present the hardware development activities that have been undertaken to support the proposed design ... more  
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 20, 2010Astrium, Europe's leading space company, has won a new competitive contract from the European Space Agency (ESA), as a follow-up to the Next Exploration Science and Technology (NEXT) study to develop a Lunar Lander. The Lunar Lander Phase B1 study will aim to complete the mission design for landing an automated vehicle near the south pole of the Moon. The new contract, valued at euros 6.5 ... more |
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LockMart And ATK Athena Launch Vehicles Selected As A NASA Launch Services ProviderDenver CO (SPX) Sep 20, 2010 NASA announced yesterday that the Lockheed Martin and Alliant Techsystems Athena Launch Vehicle Family has been selected to become part of the agency's Launch Services II contract. Vehicles selected fulfill NASA's requirements for domestic launch services with a minimum performance capability of placing a 250-kilogram (550 pound) spacecraft in a 200-kilometer low Earth orbit (LEO) at an inclination of 28.5 degrees. Athena can carry payloads up to 1800 kilograms (3968 pounds) to LEO. Utilizin ... read more |
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