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🙌 ELSA-M is in its final phase of In-Orbit Demonstration! We're proud to share the news that we, alongside the UK Space Agency, are continuing to work with Astroscale for the world's first commercial end-of-life service for prepared satellites – these satellites are designed with technologies, such as an interface that will enable docking and removal. 🌍 As part of our Sunrise Partnership Project, a public-private partnership between European Space Agency - ESA and Eutelsat Group, the fourth phase of the demonstration will develop: 🚀 The flight model assembly, 🔧 Integration and testing, 🛰 Launch and commissioning through in-orbit demonstration activities, ♻ and full in-house operations of successfully docking, de-orbiting, and releasing of the Eutelsat OneWeb spacecraft. A great example of our shared commitment to the sustainable use of Earth’s orbit. Discover more about the story here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gWUTxzAj Learn about our Partnership Projects 👉https://lnkd.in/ewvzrCZ8 #elsam #innovation #sustainability #demonstration #satellites #satellitecommunications #satcom #esa #europeanspaceagency #space #research #development #industry #technology #advance #innovation #europe #connectivity #earth #startups #communications

Successful deployment of ISTSat-1! 👏🏻 The launch of Ariane 6 from French Guiana (July 9th, 2024), the rocket carrying the Portuguese nanosatellite destined for the International Space Station, was broadcast directly at TagusPark Oeiras. This event marks a significant step in Europe's recovery of autonomous access to space. 🚀 After sixteen years of development, ISTSat-1 has finally reached orbit. Built entirely by students in an academic setting, ISTSat-1 was one of only four projects out of thirteen proposals to reach this final stage. Further on this subject: https://lnkd.in/dCJiTjEZ IST NanosatLab European Space Agency - ESA #Ariane6 #Networks #WirelessTechnologies

🚀 Europe's Ariane 6 Rocket Set for Maiden Flight After Data Glitch 🚀 Exciting news in space exploration! Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket, developed at a cost of €4 billion by ArianeGroup (co-owned by Airbus and Safran), is set to launch today after overcoming a last-minute data glitch. Originally due in 2020, this launch marks the end of a year-long hiatus in Europe’s autonomous access to space. Key Points: - Development: Initiated by ESA's 22 nations in 2014 in response to fierce competition from Elon Musk’s SpaceX. - Mission: The nearly three-hour inaugural mission will carry satellites and experiments from European agencies, companies, and universities. - Significance: Ensures Europe’s sovereign access to space for institutional and governmental missions, especially crucial given current geopolitical situations. - Future Plans: About 30 customer missions lined up, including 18 launches for Amazon’s Kuiper internet constellation. This launch underscores Europe's ambitions and competitiveness in the global space market. 🌍🛰️ #Ariane6 #SpaceExploration #TechNews #EuropeanSpaceAgency #Innovation #SatelliteLaunch #LinkedInTech #prismcosmictrendnews

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Rendering #activedebrisremoval Reliable, Safe and Affordable is key for the long term ##spacesustainability!! Standardised interfaces is the most efficient way to reach these goals, and it is an enabler for #zerodebris and for the development of the #inorbitservicing market. Join this webinar organised by ESA Clean Space and ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications and learn more about the activities we are preparing to gather the community and advance on this topic together. #spacedebris #cleanspace

Thales Alenia and the Exploration Company have each received a €25M ($27.1M) development contract from ESA to design and de-risk uncrewed cargo capsules that can provide transportation to LEO. If the design work proceeds as planned, ESA expects to see demonstration flights to the ISS in 2028, with operational missions beginning by 2030. The likeliest destination at the moment could be the planned commercial station Starlab, a joint venture of Voyager Space and Airbus, which has established a partnership with ESA. ESA’s long-awaited turn to private companies for spacecraft comes eighteen years after NASA launched the program that led to the development of SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon and what is now Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus vehicle—and the space industry as we know it today. “It prepares us for the post-ISS era, strengthening European industry’s competitiveness in low Earth orbit operations, as well as being a test case for the ESA transformation and working differently,” ESA exploration chief Daniel Neuenschwander said in a statement. There’s some question of financial commitment, however. NASA’s COTS program, which also included launch vehicle development, paid SpaceX $396M in development funding, alongside an additional $454M in private capital. Orbital Sciences, the other contractor, received $288M and invested an additional $590M. ESA’s contract awards are a good first step, but someone—private investors or the government—will need to pony up a lot more money to make these spacecraft a reality. Full Article: https://lnkd.in/gv-4ePAc #ESA #LEO #CargoSpacecraft A prototype of The Exploration Company’s capsule being prepared for environmental testing. (TEC)

"There is 'no guarantee' #France’s ArianeGroup will continue to be Europe’s rocket launch company of choice according to the head of the European Space Agency - ESA after ESA member states agreed to introduce more #competition to the market.. Ariane Group [has] since 2017 has lost its dominance of the commercial launch market to Elon #Musk’s SpaceX... As a result of the delays... Europe has had to use SpaceX to send some of its most important satellites into orbit... the ESA is determined to shake up the European commercial #space sector by emulating the approach of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Over the past two decades, the US space agency has shifted from buying #rockets from incumbents such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin Space's United Launch Alliance, to booking flight services."

Italy’s D-Orbit lands €119M ESA contract to service satellites in space: The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a €119mn contract with Italian scaleup D-Orbit for its first in-orbit servicing mission, RISE.  Scheduled for launch in 2028, RISE will attempt to rendezvous with, maneuver, and detach from an ESA satellite in geostationary orbit. Then it will embark on an 8-year mission, visiting several other satellites and giving them a new lease on life.   RISE, which is about the size of a minivan, will be like a car mechanic, but for aging spacecraft. It will refuel them, repair them, relocate them to a different orbit, and even attach them with a module… This story continues at The Next Web #technews #startupnews #eurostartups

2024 is a crucial year for European space, as outlined in the European Space Agency - ESA Director General's annual press conference yesterday 🚀. ESA's strong commitment to transparency highlights how important communication is for the future of the space sector and its interaction with institutions and industries. We're looking forward to seeing the stories that come from the focal points outlined by the DG for 2024: 🌍 Green Space & Sustainability - EarthCARE & Arctic Weather Satellite launches as well as various sustainability initiatives 🤝 Excellence & Partnerships - Hera, Proba-3 & Einstein probe launches as well as Astronaut graduation & ESA-DLR LUNA opening 🛰 Renewed Autonomy - Ariane 6 & Vega-C launches 📈 Commercialisation - European launcher Challenge & Cargo Return Service Competition to come 💻 Transformation - Digital transformation of ESA and reduction of time to contract by 50% An exciting 2024 lies ahead, with new opportunities, challenges and compelling stories. Watch this space! Go, ESA, go! #EuropeanSpace #communication #GreenSpace #SpaceStories © ESA - CNES - Arianespace - ArianeGroup / Optique Vidéo du CSG - P. PIRON