#raumsonde — Public Fediverse posts

Space.com:
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Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
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""NASA's award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria mandated by Congress.""

".. Rocket Lab announced that it has challenged that decision, filing a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO)."

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/rocket-lab-protests-nasas-decision-to-award-blue-origin-usd700-million-mars-orbiter-contract

11.9.2026

#BlueOrigin #BlueRing #BO #GAO #MTN #MTO #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Rocketlab #Satcom #SpaceFlight #USA

Space.com:
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Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
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""NASA's award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria mandated by Congress.""

".. Rocket Lab announced that it has challenged that decision, filing a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO)."

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/rocket-lab-protests-nasas-decision-to-award-blue-origin-usd700-million-mars-orbiter-contract

11.9.2026

#BlueOrigin #BlueRing #BO #GAO #MTN #MTO #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Rocketlab #Satcom #SpaceFlight #USA

Space.com:
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Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
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""NASA's award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria mandated by Congress.""

".. Rocket Lab announced that it has challenged that decision, filing a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO)."

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/rocket-lab-protests-nasas-decision-to-award-blue-origin-usd700-million-mars-orbiter-contract

11.9.2026

#BlueOrigin #BlueRing #BO #GAO #MTN #MTO #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Rocketlab #Satcom #SpaceFlight #USA

Space.com:
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Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
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""NASA's award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria mandated by Congress.""

".. Rocket Lab announced that it has challenged that decision, filing a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO)."

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/rocket-lab-protests-nasas-decision-to-award-blue-origin-usd700-million-mars-orbiter-contract

11.9.2026

#BlueOrigin #BlueRing #BO #GAO #MTN #MTO #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Rocketlab #Satcom #SpaceFlight #USA

Space.com:
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Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
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""NASA's award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria mandated by Congress.""

".. Rocket Lab announced that it has challenged that decision, filing a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO)."

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/rocket-lab-protests-nasas-decision-to-award-blue-origin-usd700-million-mars-orbiter-contract

11.9.2026

#BlueOrigin #BlueRing #BO #GAO #MTN #MTO #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Rocketlab #Satcom #SpaceFlight #USA

Heute (08.09.2026) vor...
...10 Jahren, Start von #Raumsonde OSIRIS-REx

Mehr https://astronomiemuseum.de/heute-vor
#Astronomiemuseum

#NASAWatch:
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Help Save New Horizons Heliophysics
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"New Horizons plans to shut down both key heliophysics instruments for a lack of $2 million per year starting in FY 2027. A petition has been established to bring this to wider attention and add back this funding."

https://nasawatch.com/2026/09/01/help-save-new-horizons-heliophysics/

https://www.change.org/p/heliophysics-community-support-for-continued-measurements-by-nasa-s-new-horizons-mission

1.9.2026

#GCR #Heliosphere #Heliophysics #NASA #NewHorizons #PEPSSI #PUI #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Science #SolarSystem #Sonnensystem #SpaceFlight #SWAP #USA

#NASA:
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The firm-fixed-price contract has a maximum potential value of approximately $700 million to deliver a high-performance Mars telecommunications orbiter to NASA no later than Dec. 31, 2028.
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https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-blue-origin-as-mars-telecommunications-network-provider/

1.9.2026

#BlueOrigin #BlueRing #BO #MTN #MTO #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Satcom #SpaceFlight

#NASA:
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NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider
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"Blue Origin will design, develop, integrate, launch, and operate the network as a part of the agency’s broader space communications and navigation infrastructure. The architecture will consist of a high-performance telecommunications spacecraft orbiting Mars, transmitting science data, ..."

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-blue-origin-as-mars-telecommunications-network-provider/

1.9.2026

#BlueOrigin #BlueRing #BO #MTN #MTO #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Satcom #SpaceFlight

#ESA:
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Latest updates: BepiColombo's arrival at Mercury
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".. 14:52 BST / 15:52 CEST
Acquisition of signal via two Estrack deep space antennas, in Cebreros (Spain) and Malargüe (Argentina), have confirmed the successful separation of BepiColombo's Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) from the spacecraft stack .."

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo/Latest_updates_BepiColombo_s_arrival_at_Mercury

3.9.2026

#BepiColombo #JAXA #Mercury #Merkur #MPM #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight

Power positive!

#BepiColombo #ESA #JAXA #MPM #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight

AOS confirmed! Telemetry incoming!

#BepiColombo #ESA #JAXA #MPM #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight

Looks like AOS!

#BepiColombo #ESA #JAXA #MPM #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight

Auf zu den Marsmonden: Mission #MMX und Rover #Idefix bereit zum Start
https://dlr.de/de/aktuelles/nachrichten/2026/auf-zu-den-marsmonden-mission-mmx-und-rover-idefix-bereit-zum-start #Astronomie
#Weltraum #Astrobiologie #Astrobiology #Weltraumforschung #Raumfahrt
#Kosmos #Universum #Forschung
#Mars #Marsmonde #Phobos
#Deimos #Raumsonde #MartianMoonsExploration
#DLR

#Japan will Proben von Marsmond zur Erde bringen
https://golem.de/news/mmx-japan-will-proben-von-marsmond-zur-erde-bringen-2608-212309.html
#Astronomie #Weltraum #Astrobiologie
#Astrobiology #Weltraumforschung #Raumfahrt
#Kosmos #Universum #Forschung #Mars
#Marsmonde #Phobos #Deimos #Raumsonde #MMXLIFTOFF
#MartianMoonsExploration #MMX #Marsmond

Zudem erhofft man sich Rückschlüsse über den Transport von Wasser und organischen Stoffen im frühen #Sonnensystem. #Astronomie
#Weltraum #Astrobiologie #Astrobiology #Weltraumforschung #Raumfahrt #Kosmos
#Universum #Forschung #Mars #Marsmonde #Phobos #Deimos #Raumsonde
#MMX

Die #Raumsonde soll Bodenproben vom #Marsmond #Phobos einsammeln und sicher zur Erde zurückbringen. #Astronomie #Weltraum #Astrobiologie #Astrobiology #Weltraumforschung #Raumfahrt
#Kosmos #Universum #Forschung #Mars #Marsmonde #Phobos #Deimos #MartianMoonsExploration #MMX

#CGTN:
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China's Chang'e-7 launch will not proceed in planned window this year
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"China's Chang'e-7 lunar probe does not meet launch conditions, and its launch therefore cannot take place during the planned window this year, the China Manned Space Agency said Sunday.

The assessment was conducted following the principle of prudence, reliability and absolute mission success, the agency said."

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-23/China-s-Chang-e-7-launch-will-not-proceed-in-planned-window-this-year-1PQD1RsGs5a/p.html

23.8.2026

#Change7 #China #CZ5 #LM5 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight

#CNA:
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.. after a "comprehensive assessment" the mission, which involved sending the Chang'e-7 lunar probe on a Long March 5 carrier rocket, "does not meet launch conditions and cannot take place during the planned window this year".
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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-unmanned-moon-mission-delay-6335991

24.8.2026

#Change7 #China #CZ5 #LM5 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight

#CNA:
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China's manned space agency said on Sunday (Aug 23) it is delaying a research moon mission that is part of Beijing's efforts to land a crew there by 2030, less than two weeks after a rare launch failure.
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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-unmanned-moon-mission-delay-6335991

24.8.2026

#Change7 #China #CZ5 #LM5 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight

#DerStandard:
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China muss spektakuläre Mission zum Eis am Südpol des Mondes verschieben

.. in den kommenden Tagen hätte eine neue chinesische Mondsonde starten können... Rakete ist .. nicht starttauglich
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".. muss um Monate verschoben werden. Das hat die chinesische Weltraumbehörde am Sonntag mitgeteilt. Grund dafür ist eine mangelnde "Starttauglichkeit" der Trägerrakete vom Typ Langer Marsch 5."

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000336536/china-muss-spektakulaere-mission-zum-eis-am-suedpol-des-mondes-verschieben

24.8.2026

#Change7 #China #CZ5 #LM5 #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight

#UniBE:
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Asteroideneinschlag formte das Aussehen des Marsmonds Deimos
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".. mithilfe hochauflösender Computersimulationen und dem Vergleich mit den neusten Aufnahmen der ESA-Raumsonde Hera gezeigt, dass ein einzelner Asteroideneinschlag den Marsmond Deimos geformt und seine glatte, staubige Oberfläche geschaffen hat. .."

https://mediarelations.unibe.ch/medienmitteilungen/2026/medienmitteilungen_2026/einschlag_deimos/index_ger.html

18.8.2026

#Asteroid #Bern #Deimos #Einschlag #ESA #Hera #Marsmond #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Regolith #Schweiz #Simulation #Spaceflight #Supercomputing

#DerStandard:
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Riskantes Manöver rettet Voyager 2 das Leben
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"Ein Team der Nasa musste wegen schwindender Energie mehrere Geräte abschalten und andere hochfahren. Die Rekordmission geht damit weiter"

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000335883/riskantes-manoever-rettet-voyager-2-das-leben

18.8.2026

#NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #RTG #Spaceflight #Voyager #Voyager2

#DerStandard:
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Jagd auf Signale aus dem Dunklen Zeitalter des Universums

Ein kleiner Satellit soll im Funkschatten des Mondes nach Spuren aus einer Zeit suchen, in der noch keine Sterne leuchteten
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https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000335609/jagd-auf-signale-aus-dem-dunklen-zeitalter-des-universums

15.8.2026

#Astronomie #Cambridge #Cosmocube #DM #DunkleMaterie #Funkschatten #Kosmologie #Mond #Radioastronomie #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight #UK #UKSA #Universum

Umsetzung von Energiesparplan für Voyager-2 geglückt
https://glm.io/211832?n #Raumsonde #Voyager2 #Instrumente #Strom #Energie

Heute (08.08.2026) vor...
...25 Jahren, Start von #Raumsonde Genesis
...35 Jahren, starb James Benson Irwin
...95 Jahren, wurde Roger Penrose geboren

Mehr https://astronomiemuseum.de/heute-vor
#Astronomiemuseum

#ABC / #AP:
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Satellite captures before and after images of SpaceX rocket's Moon crash
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"The first images of the Moon have been released after part of a SpaceX rocket crashed into its surface. A satellite captured pictures that appear to show darker terrain at the crash site. .."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/south-korean-satellite-before-and-after-image-spacex-moon-crash/107007784

7.8.2026

#Danuri #Falcon9 #KARI #Korea #LRO #Mond #moon #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #ROK #SapceDebris #SpaceJunk #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #USA #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott

#ETHZ:
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Venus: Von wegen tot
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"..Simulationen: Grabenbrüche auf der Venus sind nicht wie angenommen Relikte aus längst vergangenen Epochen, sondern sie sind vermutlich bis zum heutigen Tag geologisch aktiv. Diese Erkenntnis verändert unser Bild vom Schwesterplaneten der Erde und wird künftige Venus-Missionen beeinflussen."

https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/eth-news/news/2026/07/venus-von-wegen-tot.html

24.7.2026

#EnVision #ESA #Grabenbruch #Grabensystem #Planet #Planetologie #Magellan #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Riftflanke #Simulation #Tektonik #Venus

#ESA:
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Metallic waves on ancient Mars
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".. Mars Express has spotted a swathe of metallic-looking waves filling Mars’s large Kaiser Crater – an ancient and otherworldly dune field sculpted by wind.

This month’s snapshot of Mars, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) .."

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Metallic_waves_on_ancient_Mars

15.7.2026

#DLR #FUBerlin #HRSC #KaiserCrater #Krater #Mars #MarsExpress #MEX #NoachisTerra #Planetologie #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight

#JAXA:
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Hayabusa2 captures images of asteroid Torifune
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".. JAXA successfully conducted a flyby of asteroid Torifune, the first asteroid exploration of the Hayabusa2 Extended Mission. On 5 July at 18:35 JST, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft was confirmed from ground communications to be operating normally. .."

".. pleased to share the following images and scientific data .."

https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2026/07/20260706-3_j.html

6.7.2026

#Asteroid #Hayabusa2 #ONC-T #Torifune #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight #TIR

#DerStandard:
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Chinesische Sonde erreichte Quasi-Mond – und hat das Schwerste noch vor sich

Nach 400 Tagen Flug gelangte Tianwen-2 zum Asteroiden Kamo‘oalewa. Die Probenentnahme wird schwierig, weil sich der Brocken alle 28 Minuten einmal um sich selbst dreht
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https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000330229/chinesische-sonde-erreichte-quasi-mond-und-hat-das-schwerste-noch-vor-sich

6.7.2026

#2016HO3 #China #Kamooalewa #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight #Tianwen2

#Forbes:
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A Chinese Spacecraft Just Arrived At Earth’s ‘Quasi Moon’
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"China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has arrived at .. 469219 Kamoʻoalewa, also known as 2016 HO3, on July 4 after just over 13 months of interplanetary travel. The arrival marks the beginning of the mission’s most important phase as scientists prepare to investigate the asteroid .."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2026/07/04/a-chinese-spacecraft-just-arrived-at-earths-quasi-moon/

4.7.2026

#2016HO3 #China #Kamooalewa #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SpaceFlight #Tianwen2

#ESA:
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Surface CubeSat contracted for Ramses asteroid mission
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".. contracted Spanish company EMXYS for the first CubeSat designed to operate on the surface of an asteroid. Don Quijote is a shoebox-sized spacecraft that will be deployed onto the Apophis asteroid by ESA’s Ramses mission before the asteroid flies by Earth on 13 April 2029. .."

https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Planetary_Defence/Surface_CubeSat_contracted_for_Ramses_asteroid_mission

2.7.2026

#Apophis #Asteroid #Cubesat #DonQuijote #EMXYS #GRASS #MARIE #Ramses #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SIA #SpaceFlight

Heute (30.06.2026) vor...
...25 Jahren, Start von #Raumsonde WMAP
...55 Jahren, starb Wladislaw Nikolajewitsch Wolkow
...75 Jahren, wurde Stephen Scot Oswald geboren
...165 Jahren, Größte Erdnähe des Großen Kometen 1861

Mehr https://astronomiemuseum.de/heute-vor
#Astronomiemuseum

#MPS:
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Wenn die Sonne ernst macht

Die Folgen stürmischen Sonnenwetters: zwischen farbenfrohen Polarlichtern und funkensprühenden Telegrafenmasten
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".. nicht nur Polarlichter auslösen, sondern auch erhebliche Schäden an technischer Infra-struktur verursachen .."

https://www.mps.mpg.de/8758108/news_publication_26811514_transferred?c=2728

16.6.2026

#Erde #Göttingen #Magnetfeld #Plasma #Polarlichter #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #SolarOrbiter #Sonne #Sonnensturm #Sonnenwetter #Sonnenzyklus #Sunrise #Viigil #Weltraumwetter

#ChinaDaily:
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SMILE in sky: a new chapter in China-Europe space science cooperation
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"The China-Europe jointly developed Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) was launched into orbit on Tuesday, expected to usher in a new era in space weather forecasting and mark a deeper, more exemplary phase in China-Europe space science cooperation. .."

https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202605/19/WS6a0bedd3a310d6866eb49739.html

19.5.2026

#CAS #China #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#AVIO:
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AVIO SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES THE SMILE SATELLITE WITH VEGA C
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".. 19 May 2026 – Today at 00.52 AM local time (03.52 UTC; 05.52 AM CEST), Avio successfully launched.. SMILE scientific satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA) and Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana with a Vega C launcher .."

https://www.avio.com/press-release/avio-successfully-launches-the-smile-satellite-with-vega-c-

19.5.2026

#CAS #China #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#ESA:
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Smile startet auf ihrer Mission, den unsichtbaren Schutzschild der Erde gegen den Sonnenwind zu enthüllen
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"Die Raumsonde Smile startete am 19. Mai 2026 um 04:52 Uhr BST / 05:52 Uhr MESZ (00:52 Uhr Ortszeit) mit einer Vega-C-Rakete vom europäischen Weltraumbahnhof in Französisch-Guayana. .."

https://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Germany/Smile_startet_auf_ihrer_Mission_den_unsichtbaren_Schutzschild_der_Erde_gegen_den_Sonnenwind_zu_enthuellen

19.5.2026

#CAS #China #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#ESA:
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How to follow the Smile launch live
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"ESA will be broadcasting live as the European-Chinese Smile mission launches at 04:52 BST/05:52 CEST (00:52 local time) on 19 May 2026. .."

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/How_to_follow_the_Smile_launch_live

12.5.2026

#CAS #China #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#ESA:
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Smile set to launch on 19 May
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"The European-Chinese Smile mission is due to launch on Tuesday 19 May 2026, at 05:52 CEST / 04:52 BST / 00:52 local time on a European Vega-C rocket."

"The initial launch date was postponed as a precautionary measure, after a technical issue was identified on the production line..."

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/Smile_set_to_launch_on_19_May

23.4.2026

#CAS #China #ESA #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#Avio:
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FLIGHT VV29 LAUNCH POSTPONEMENT
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".. launch of the Smile satellite has been postponed, due to a technical issue occurred on a subsystem component production line after VV29 launcher integration.

Additional investigations are needed..

The new launch date will be announced following the completion of these activities, as agreed with the supplier."

https://www.avio.com/press-release/flight-vv29-launch-postponement

5.4.2026

#China #ESA #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#ESA:
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Smile arrives at Europe’s Spaceport
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"The Smile spacecraft has arrived at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. During the coming weeks, the spacecraft will go through final preparations for its launch on a Vega-C rocket between 8 April and 7 May."

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/Smile_arrives_at_Europe_s_Spaceport

9.3.2026

#CAS #CSG #Kourou #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Smile #SpaceFlight #SolarWind #Sonnenwind #Vega #VegaC #VV29 #Weltraumwetter

#Adlershof:
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TOPTICA EAGLEYARD unterstützt Weltraum-Mission LISA

Adlershofer Unternehmen liefert maßgeschneidertes Laserdiodensystem für Satellitenprojekt
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https://www.adlershof.de/news/toptica-eagleyard-unterstuetzt-weltraum-mission-lisa

9.12.2025

#ESA #Gravitationswellen #GSFC #Laser #Laserdiode #LISA #NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #RWL #SpaceFlight #TopticaEagleyard #µNPRO

#AEI:
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Entscheidender Fortschritt für LISA, das Gravitationswellen-Observatorium im Weltall

AEI und OHB Systems AG unterzeichnen Vertrag für die Weiterentwicklung und industrielle Fertigung des zentralen LISA-Messinstruments.
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https://www.aei.mpg.de/1247332/entscheidender-fortschritt-fuer-lisa-das-gravitationswellen-observatorium-im-weltall

17.6.2025

#DLR #ESA #Gravitationswellen #Laser #Laserinterferometrie #LISA #Observatorium #NGGM #Phasenmeter #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Raumzeit #Satelliten #SpaceFlight

Asteroiden-Sonde Hera ist gestartet. ESA-Raumsonde soll Folgen des DART-Rammversuchs vor Ort untersuchen. #HERA #ESA #DARTMission #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Asteroiden
https://www.scinexx.de/news/kosmos/asteroiden-sonde-hera-ist-gestartet/