03 August 2016
Aladin gets ready for Aeolus
... not only be used to advance our knowledge of atmospheric dynamics, but will also contribute to climate research. Designed by Airbus Defence and Space in France, along with its two powerful lasers, Aladin incorporates a large telescope and...
15 June 2018
Company aims to reach orbit with spinning rocket
... very fast instead. The company, which has recently raised $40 million from organisations such as Google and Airbus, is planning on using an electric-powered kinetic energy launch system that starts by spinning a vehicle up to 5,000 miles per...
21 September 2018
Net to capture space junk passes debut debris collection
... satellite was designed, built and manufactured by a consortium of leading space companies including the Surrey Space Centre, Airbus and the ArianeGroup, and was co-funded by the European Commission. It is also the first of its type to perform...
15 February 2019
RemoveDEBRIS successfully harpoons target in space
... successfully using its on-board harpoon-capture system in orbit to skewer a piece of metal acting as a satellite panel. The Airbus Stevenage designed harpoon was fired at 20 metres/sec to penetrate a target held on a 1.5 metre boom deployed from the...
October 2017
Tracking air pollution and monitoring climate change
...-NIR module development, instrument development management, calibration and ground data processing), and executed by a consortium led by Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands (formerly Dutch Space), with the Dutch national weather service (KNMI), the...
19 February 2016
Test Masses of ESA's LISA Pathfinder Released Successfully
... Satellite operators from ESA, supported by engineers from Airbus Defence and Space, successfully released the test masses ...coming weeks, the spacecraft control system, also developed by Airbus Defence and Space, will reduce the electrostatic force on...
