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Second Generation Galileo Satellite Designs Pass Critical MilestoneIMAGE
europeanspaceflight.com• Jun 18, 2024• 1 min read
Second Generation Galileo Satellite Designs Pass Critical MilestoneThe European Space Agency has announced that the development of both versions of its Galileo Second Generation satellites has reached an important milestone with the successful completion of the Critical Design Reviews. In May 2021, ESA awarded contracts for the second generation of Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation constellation to Thales Alenia Space in Italy and […]
Thales Alenia Space Marks Major Milestone in Space Station ConstructionIMAGE
europeanspaceflight.com• Feb 19, 2024• 1 min read
Thales Alenia Space Marks Major Milestone in Space Station ConstructionEurope’s Thales Alenia Space has marked a significant milestone in the construction of the Axiom Hab One (AX-H1) commercial space station module. Thales Alenia Space is one of few companies in the world that boasts significant experience in the development of space station modules. The company developed and built the International Space Station’s Harmony, Tranquility, […] The post Thales Alenia Space Marks Major Milestone in Space Station Construction appeared first on European Spaceflight.
ClearSpace Debris Removal Mission Passes Key MilestonesIMAGE
europeanspaceflight.com• Jan 18, 2024• 1 min read
ClearSpace Debris Removal Mission Passes Key MilestonesA space debris removal mission being developed by Swiss startup ClearSpace has passed a pair of milestones as part of its environmental test campaign. ClearSpace-1 is an active debris removal mission that aims to capture and deorbit a Vega payload adapter that was launched in 2013 carrying three satellites. To capture its 112-kilogram target, the […] The post ClearSpace Debris Removal Mission Passes Key Milestones appeared first on European Spaceflight.
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Astronomers relieved with final Webb telescope deployment milestoneIMAGE
spaceflightnow.com• Jan 10, 2022• 1 min read
Astronomers relieved with final Webb telescope deployment milestoneStill cruising toward its operating orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope completed a transformation into its final dimension Saturday with the last of some 50 post-launch deployments, the unfolding of the observatory’s 21.3-foot (6.5-meter) primary mirror. Many engineers considered it the most complicated series of spacecraft deployments ever attempted.
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