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Mit einem Gesamt-Finanzierungsvolumen von über 180 Millionen US-Dollar (150 Millionen Euro) ist Isar Aerospace das bestfinanzierte Space-Start-up in der EU. Nun stieg unter anderem auch Porsche als Investor ein.
Bereits 2015 bis 2018 wurden erste Konzepte für das wiederverwendbare Raumflugzeug Aurora entwickelt. Nun erhält Polaris Raumflugzeuge von der Bundeswehr den Auftrag, den Einsatz zu untersuchen.
Erst Ende Juni verkündete die Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), dass das eigens entwickelte Triebwerk mit gestufter Verbrennung erfolgreich getestet wurde. Nun verlief im schwedischen Kiruna auch der nächste Test über acht Sekunden erfolgreich.
Nach Baden-Württemberg, Bayern und Bremen setzt nun auch Hessen verstärkt auf die Raumfahrt. Ab 1. August 2021 wird Prof. Dr. Johann-Dietrich Wörner die Aufgabe des Hessischen Raumfahrtkoordinators übernehmen.
Die Europäische Umweltagentur EEA schreibt im Rahmen der Copernicus-Missionen Aufträge im Gesamtwert von knapp 20 Millionen Euro aus, unter anderem zur Brandüberwachung und Validierung von Daten.
Vom 23. bis 29. Juni veranstalteten ESA, NASA und JAXA einen gemeinsamen Hackathon. Anlass war das einjährige Bestehen der Kooperation der drei Raumfahrtbehörden, die im vergangenen Jahr gemeinsam das Earth-Observation-Dashboard in Betrieb genommen haben.
The Meetups of the SpaceBrewery are an integral part of many who are employed in the NewSpace or are interested in its developments. In issue 10, there was an HR slam between 7 startups to attract new employees.
Last Tuesday, German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer put the 80-strong command into service. In the future, it will protect satellite systems, observe space debris and conduct military reconnaissance.
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges currently facing humanity. Now ESA and NASA agreed on a strategic partnership for the exploration of Earth and climate change.
Weather forecasts for planned rocket launches are standard procedure. For the test flights of SpaceX's Starship, 18-year-old Hauke Wessels from Lower Saxony is taking on this exciting job. A service that has the #teamspace in pure excitement.
OKAPI:Orbits and Vyoma may participate in the EU's INTEGRAL program. This will enable them to make a decisive contribution to making near-Earth space safer in the future.
Bavarian companies play a decisive role in the commercialization of space travel. Numerous startups in European NewSpace have their headquarters in Bavaria. Not without reason: Bavaria promotes innovative developments - also in space technology.
RFA secures access to the Portuguese talent pool with a newly established subsidiary and signs a €9 million investment agreement with the Portuguese trade and investment agency AICEP.
The Berlin-based startup LiveEO was awarded the Supplier Innovation Award 2021 for its satellite-based monitoring of Deutsche Bahn's 33,000 km rail network.
RFA fires a full-scale staged combustion engine for the first time in Europe (Kiruna, Sweden), securing its position as a technology leader in new launch vehicles.
The EU and ESA signed a new Financial Framework Agreement (FFPA) on June 22. Over the period 2021 to 2027, ESA will now receive investments of almost nine billion euros from the EU.
Rovial SAS is leading a consortium to build and operate its own European satellite network. The founding members include Mynaric, Reflex Aerospace and Isar Aerospace.
ESA is launching a competition for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the space sector with the support of the European non-profit association EURISY.
The money raised will be used to further develop the Munich-based company's technology and expand its international team. It will also secure the first satellite launch at the end of 2021.
From June 23 to 29, 2021, NASA, ESA and JAXA will host a hackathon. The occasion is the one-year anniversary of the cooperation between the three space agencies, which jointly launched the Earth Observation Dashboard last year.
June 30 is Asteroid Day - a global day of education to promote public awareness and knowledge about asteroids. This year, it also takes place digitally with Asteroid Day LIVE.
The European Space Agency ESA is looking for a suitable name for its new mission. It is relying on swarm intelligence and launched a competition on May 17 to find a name, which will run until October 17.
On May 15, 2021 at 01:18 CEST, the Chinese rover Zhu Rong successfully landed on the surface of Mars. This makes China the third nation after the USA and the former Soviet Union to achieve this milestone.
Following the successful landing of SN15, SpaceX is moving forward with plans to fly the Starship to the moon and Mars. A document published at the Federal Communications Commission shows how the test flight will proceed.
Into space with shimmering armor: GAIA Aerospace's Valkyrie rocket is built from stainless steel. But the switch was not a question of looks, but of material properties, price and performance.
In its fifth attempt, SpaceX not only succeeded in launching a Starship, but also in landing it vertically. After a flight of about 6 minutes, SN15 touched down again in Boca Chica (Texas, USA) at 5:30 p.m. local time.
Alan Shepard became the first American to fly into space on May 5, 1961. The anniversary of his flight is the starting point of an auction for a seat on board the New Shepard, which is scheduled to take off on July 20, 2021.
SpaceX is polarizing. Reason enough for us to take a closer look at the brand. What we found out about the NewSpace veteran fills the 120 pages of this issue. However, copies are only available on order.
Blue Origin and Dynetics filed a complaint with the U.S. General Accounting Office against the award of the contract to develop a lunar lander (Human Landing System) to SpaceX. Now the work on it has to be stopped.
In the microlauncher competition, Isar Aerospace wins phase 2 and thus secures first transport orders in addition to 11 million euros in funding.
To avoid collisions, Vyoma relies on fully automated satellite operation. This is based on data combined using machine learning technology.
Mynaric has developed laser communication technology that allows satellites to exchange large amounts of data. Today the company presented the annual report for 2020.
For the first time in over a decade, ESA (European Space Agency) is looking for new astronauts. As a world first, people with disabilities are explicitly sought in this selection round.
In a tweet, SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced that starships will land on Mars before 2030. He made this statement in a thread started by the technology blog Ars Technica.
On March 30, 2021, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) invites to a digital opening ceremony of its new headquarters. The startup wants to become the most affordable provider worldwide with its specially developed microlaunchers.
Europe, China, Russia, the U.S., India and other players are engaged in a fierce race for dominance in space. The core aspect of control is the operation of the Internet from orbit.
As part of the New European Space Transportation Solutions (NESTS) initiative, ESA has awarded three research contracts worth €500,000 each. The German start-up Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is playing a leading role.
The second astronautical flight of a SpaceX Dragon space capsule has been postponed again. Actually, the launch was already scheduled for March 2021, but was initially postponed to April 20, 2021. As NASA announced, the launch has now been postponed again.