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The Space Variable Objects Monitor is a small X-ray telescope satellite for studying the explosions of massive stars by analysing the resulting gamma-ray bursts, developed by China National Space Administration (CNSA), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the French Space Agency , [5] launched on 22 June 2024 (07:00:00 UTC). European Space ...
Space industry refers to economic activities related to manufacturing components that go into outer space (Earth's orbit or beyond), delivering them to those regions, and related services. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Owing to the prominence of satellite-related activities, some sources use the term satellite industry interchangeably with the term space ...
The European Space Agency is in talks with SpaceX about the possibility of Elon Musk's space venture joining an international charter designed to reduce a growing swarm of debris in space ...
This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the second half of the year 2024, including launches planned for 2024 without a specific launch date. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2024 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2024, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024.
View from the Operations Manager desk across the control room at ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany.. The European Space Agency (ESA) operates a number of missions, both operational and scientific, including collaborations with other national space agencies such as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the German ...
Space Scotland (formerly Scottish Space Leadership Council) is an industry coordinating body created to promote the Scottish space industry. In conjunction with Scottish Space Academic Forum and The Scottish Government, they have published A Strategy for Space in Scotland 2021 [7] for the continued development of the Scottish space industry over the next decade.
20 May – The first measurements of an exoplanet's core mass are obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope. This reveals a surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core within the super-Neptune WASP-107b. [303] 23 May. New images from the Euclid space telescope are published, including a view of the Messier 78 star nursery. [304]
The European Commission stated that IRIS² would be funded by the EU, the European Space Agency and private financing, and that the satellite constellation will comprise 290 satellites in multiple orbits, with the first satellites expected to enter service in 2030. [28] [29] The contract with SpaceRISE was signed in Brussels on December 16, 2024.