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A maze of cables and sensors snakes through a major piece of Gateway, humanity’s first space station around the Moon, during a key testing phase earlier this year to ensure the lunar-orbiting science lab can withstand the harsh conditions of deep space. HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) is one of four Gateway modules where international teams of astronauts will live, conduct science, and prepare for missions to the lunar South Pole region. Other elements will be provided by the European Space Agency, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre of the United Arab Emirates. The Canadian Space Agency is providing Gateway’s Canadarm3 advanced robotics system. HALO is provided by Northrop Grumman and their subcontractor, Thales Alenia Space. The module completed testing in Turin, Italy, before its expected arrival to the United States in 2025. Northrop Grumman will complete final outfitting of HALO and integrate it with Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element for launch ahead of the Artemis IV mission on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Full Article: https://lnkd.in/gWzB_Qvp #HALO #Gateway #ArtemisIV (Thales Alenia Space)

Another successful fly-by of European Space Agency - ESA #BepiColombo mission today! Despite being a high altitude swing-by for Bepi standards (37.628km), the spacecraft could clearly feel the heat from the illuminated planet surface. This is the first fly-by with a favourable attitude for MErcury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer instrument (MERTIS) from German Aerospace Center (DLR) and its first opportunity during the mission to observe Mercury. Data is on its way and we are looking forward to see the results.

Progress MS-27 to leave ISS to free up space for new cargo spacecraft The spacecraft will engage its engines, which will allow it to leave the ISS orbit and enter the Earth atmosphere after a while MOSCOW, November 19/ The Progress MS-27 cargo spacecraft will undock from the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday to free up space for the new space freighter, Roscosmos told reporters. The Progress will undock from ISS’ Poisk module at about 15:53 (Moscow time) and will enter autonomous flight. At about 19:11, the spacecraft will engage its engines, which will allow it to leave the ISS orbit and enter the Earth atmosphere after a while. The bulk of the spacecraft will burn in the atmosphere, while the remaining incombustible elements will fall and eventually sink in the non-navigational region of the Pacific. The Progress MS-27 will be replaced by the Progress MS-29. The Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket has already been installed at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The spacecraft is scheduled for launch on November 21, and is expected to dock to the ISS on November 23. #business #finance #financialservices

Tonight, the Vega C rocket operated by ARIANESPACE successfully placed the Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite into orbit. With the launch of Sentinel-1C, #Arianespace has now delivered six Sentinel satellites for the #Copernicus program, underscoring our dedication to utilizing space for the benefit of life on Earth while ensuring Europe’s autonomous access to space. I would like to express my gratitude to our customers, the European Commission and European Space Agency - ESA, for their exceptional trust in us and to congratulate our partners, AVIO and ESA Space Transportation (STS), for the successful return to flight of Vega C. Following this success and that of the inaugural flight of Ariane 6, Arianespace is preparing for a high level of activity in 2025. Kubilius Andrius, Christoph Kautz, Josef Aschbacher, Simonetta Cheli, Toni Tolker-Nielsen, Giulio Ranzo EU Space CNES Thales Alenia Space Agenzia Spaziale Italiana #DestinationSpace #Launch #EarthObservation

An Airbus Defence and Space team donned precautionary bulletproof vests to perform a pressurisation test on the European Space Agency - ESA's Proba-3 Coronagraph spacecraft, while also filling its disc-bearing Occulter spacecraft with the nitrogen its cold gas thrusters will employ Launch preparations are taking place at ISRO's SHAR - follow the latest news here: https://lnkd.in/e95i4rn8

🚀 Space success for the #Ariane6 rocket, which made its inaugural flight this week. The launch marks a new era for the European #space industry with the new launch vehicle being engineered for low-Earth orbit and deep space missions. Saint-Gobain businesses have been long-time partners in the space industry. In this mission, Omniseal Solutions provided precision metal seals for the combustion chamber, cryogenic valves and igniters. They have also protected previous Ariane rockets as well as supporting payloads such as satellites. Find more details here. https://lnkd.in/g3PWaSU4 Congratulations to ArianeGroup, European Space Agency - ESA, CNES, and the many experts who contributed to this success. Image: ArianeGroup #GoAriane #EUSpace #SpaceSealingSolutions #MetalSeals #Satellites #LaunchVehicles #Cryogenic #SpaceIndustry

RIDE! #SpaceBubble - From October 14th to October 20th. Read in less than 30 seconds the 5 launch vehicles' news from this week that you really shouldn't have missed! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Let's go back to the news: 7 launches last week: 🚀 Falcon Heavy 🚀 Falcon 9 🚀 Falcon 9 🚀 Long March 6A (Chang Zheng 6A) 🚀 Long March 4C (Chang Zheng 4C) 🚀 Falcon 9 🚀 Falcon 9 📰 NEWS 📰 ▶ D-Orbit Secures Major European Space Agency - ESA Contract for Satellite Servicing Vehicle. ▶ African Space Agency to Launch at NewSpace Africa Conference 2025 in Cairo. African Union ▶ European Space Agency - ESA’s Hera Mission: A Deep Dive into Asteroid Deflection. ▶ Firefly Aerospace Partners with True Anomaly for Strategic U.S. Space Force Mission. ▶ Sirius Space Services Conducts a Series of Significant Engine Tests at German Aerospace Center (DLR). Feel free to share the news or to let us a comment below👇🏼 and see you next week 😉 You are just a click away from #space for 🛰 & 🚀

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Europe flew its first Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana on Tuesday, on a mostly successful mission. While rocket reached orbit and deployed nine ride-share satellites, the upper stage shut down almost immediately for the final manuever: a deorbit burn to bring stage on a destructive reentry, and to release two reentry test vehicles. The launch nevertheless for Europe to resume launching its payloads on its own vehicles, after an unexpected gap in launch capability. The gap was due to a delay between Ariane 5 and 6, failures of the Vega light launch vehicle, and the end of Russian Soyuz flights from French Guiana due to the war with Ukraine. https://lnkd.in/e53wjA78