28 September 2022
Firms pioneer embryo conception mission for ‘space mice'
... at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Paris, France. The agreement paves the way for an initial flight ... Ma'amor bin Ibrahim, Minister Counsellor (Malaysian Embassy, France), Mohd Fadeli bin Md Halid (Product Engineer, Independence...
13 March 2020
ExoMars launch postposed until 2022
...recently passed final thermal and vacuum tests in France. The latest ExoMars parachutes dynamic extraction tests... and landing platform have been undergoing environmental testing in Cannes, France, to confirm the spacecraft is ready to endure the harsh...
July 2014
View from Inmarsat: the search for MH370 and using satellites for safety
... Re-evaluating procedures The disappearance of Flight MH370 has prompted a re-evaluation of safety procedures, just as the loss of Air France 447 did in June 2009. After that tragedy, the proportion of commercial transport aircraft flying over oceans...
July 2014
Beware the situation: how JSpOC tracks space debris
... space situational awareness datasharing agreements with 41 commercial entities, two intergovernmental organisations and five nations (France, Italy, Japan, Australia and Canada) for increased data sharing. These agreements enable products that...
March 2015
ESA’s Clean Space Initiative and the role of the LCA tool
... regions. Recently updated regulations such as ESA’s own “Requirements on Space Debris Mitigation for Agency Projects” and France’s “Space Operations Act” impose regulations on the environmental impact of space activities. Space exploration and the...
October 2015
From NEOs to real action: testing asteroid impact scenarios
..., it would impact in 2028. The risk corridor extended from Indonesia to Africa, across the Mediterranean Sea through France, the United Kingdom, across the Arctic Ocean and up through to Greenland. Even if you knew precisely what...
