21 September 2018
Net to capture space junk passes debut debris collection
... its intended environment. The project's aim is quite simply; point the satellite at a piece of space junk, fire a net at it, capture ... Station to test its effectiveness, the 100 kilogram satellite did just that. It successfully deployed its onboard ...
26 July 2021
EUMETSAT strengthens environment monitoring role
... citizens. It offers information services that draw from satellite Earth observation and in-situ (non-space) data....climate. "EUMETSAT's established expertise as an operational meteorological satellite agency means we are well-placed to bring the ...
31 March 2016
JAXA Director of ISC Says Hitomi Recovery May Be Possible
... and was in the middle of a three-month testing and instrument calibration period, when contact with the satellite was lost on March 26. According to Fujimoto, “During its initial operation it was working perfectly.” Hitomi’s problems, he said...
03 August 2016
Aladin gets ready for Aeolus
... of space technology ever developed, that has been years in the making, is at last ready to join its host satellite for launch by the end of next year. Aladin, is a state-of-the-art wind lidar that will fire...
