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Congratulations to TUM #spinoff Isar Aerospace on reaching #EarthOrbit with its Spectrum launch vehicle on its second flight! 👏 🚀 The successful mission marks a step toward independent European #SpaceAccess: http://go.tum.de/148366

📷 Isar Aerospace

Isar Aerospace Becomes First Commercial Space Company to Deliver Payload from into Orbit from Continental Europe

ANDØYA, Norwa…
#Europe #EU #AndøyaSpaceport #DanielMetzler #Earthorbit #ESA #Europeanorbitallaunch #Europeanspaceflight #geostationaryorbit #Germanrocket #GermanSpaceAgency #IsarAerospace #Leo #lowearthorbit #MECO #mediumEarthorbit #MEO #OnwardandUpward #orbitallaunch #payloadfairing #polarorbit #Spectrum #Spectrumrocket #sun-synchronousorbit
https://www.europesays.com/europe/131799/

Extended capability electric propulsion coming soon to a Satellite near you soon - thanks to China!

China successfully demonstrated a new 750-newton Hall-effect thruster (electric propulsion) surpassing the performance of all comparable preceding systems.

The engine powered Experiment Satellite 26A from its initial transfer orbit to geostationary orbit through five orbit-raising manoeuvres, firing for a cumulative 11,617 seconds (approximately 3.2 hours) during its maiden mission.

The engine, which was designed to run for nearly 10 hours, operated continuously for more than 14 hours during testing.

In contrast, the leading US-made R-42DM and Europe’s Leros-1B, are designed to operate for about seven hours. https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/china-satellite-engine-new-global-record #Space #China #Satellite #ElectricPropulsion #ElecticEngine #Hall_Effect_Thrusters #EarthOrbit #SpaceCraft #GeostationaryOrbit

Why on Earth is the planet’s day getting shorter?
#Space #Earth #Time #Physics #AtomicClocks #Quasars #EarthRotation #ShortestDay #Timekeeping #AtomicClocks #GPS #Astronomy #SpaceScience #Geophysics #EarthOrbit #ClimateChange #MoonEffects
https://the-14.com/why-on-earth-is-the-planets-day-getting-shorter/