Space News
Arianespace lofts three spacecraft in first Ariane 5 launch since start of pandemic
Space News - 16 Aug 2020 01:25
Arianespace on Aug. 15 launched two communications satellites and a satellite servicer on an Ariane 5 rocket, completing the company's first launch since the reopening of the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana....
Dark energy: Map gives clue about what it is -- but deepens dispute about the cosmic expansion rate
SPACE.com - 16 Aug 2020 14:29
Dark energy is one of the greatest mysteries in science today.
NASA powers up Ingenuity Mars helicopter in space for the 1st time
SPACE.com - 16 Aug 2020 14:24
NASA powered up its Mars helicopter Ingenuity for the first time on Aug. 7 and tested the little craft's electronics.
Perseverance and the Quest to Find Life on Mars
Universe Today - 16 Aug 2020 23:05
I remember the Summer of 1997 when a shoebox-sized Mars rover literally broke the Internet. Sojourner – the first rover we sent to another planet - had just landed on Mars in a giant space airbag bouncing along the sur...
Ariane rocket puts telecom satellites into orbit
Phys.org - 16 Aug 2020 17:54
A rocket that blasted off from French Guiana successfully placed two communications satellites into orbit Saturday, launch firm Arianespace said.
NASA JSC SpaceCast Weekly 14 August, 2020
SpaceRef - 16 Aug 2020 16:00
SpaceCast Weekly is a NASA Television broadcast from the Johnson Space Center in Houston featuring stories about NASA's work in human spaceflight....
Mars 2020: The hunt for life on the Red Planet is about to get serious
SPACE.com - 16 Aug 2020 14:23
Next spring is going to be a busy time for Mars.
This Week at NASA: Artemis 1 Hot Fire, OSIRIS-REx Rehearsal and more
SpaceRef - 16 Aug 2020 14:00
Closing in on a hot fire test for Artemis I, a tiny hitchhiker headed for a near-Earth destination, and a final rehearsal for OSIRIS-REx ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NASA....
Airbus eyes new customers for OneWeb Satellites
Space News - 16 Aug 2020 13:14
Debra Facktor, head of Airbus U.S. Space Systems, is banking on government demand for commodity satellites. SpaceNews
Ariane 5 rocket launches robotic space tug into orbit alongside 2 communications satellites
SPACE.com - 16 Aug 2020 00:32
An Ariane 5 rocket hefted the Mission Extension Vehicle-2 into space Saturday (Aug. 15), putting it en route to an Intelsat satellite waiting for a boost into a higher orbit.