September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
...and Quality Management runs a suite of technology programmes covering various technical maturity levels and domains. The Directorate’s goal is to ensure enabling technologies become available at the point when upcoming ESA and European missions needs...
30 April 2018
NASA cancels its lunar Resource Prospector mission
... 2020s, had started to suffer setbacks when it was moved from the Human Exploration and Operations Directorate to the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) within NASA. Due to funding issues and conflicting scheduling and priorities within the...
22 February 2019
NASA selects experiments for possible lunar flights in 2019
... “Its proximity to Earth makes it especially valuable as a proving ground for deeper space exploration.” NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) initiated the request for proposals leading to these selections as the first step in achieving a variety...
April 2021
Making space part of the everyday European agenda
...’s relationship with the EU would be one of his top priorities. He also spoke about his achievements as director of the agency’s Earth observation directorate since 2016 and the importance of using observations from space to help mitigate the effects...
05 April 2016
XCOR Aerospace Welcomes New Board Members
...Three new members have joined the board of directors at XCOR Aerospace: Charles Thomas (Tom)...space walks’, are only exceeded by one other astronaut). Stuart Witt, General Director of the Mojave Air and Spaceport, has a deep knowledge and experience of...
26 August 2016
ESA Director General To Meet Press at IAC 2016
Professor Jan Woerner, Director General of the European Space agency, will meet with the press on Tuesday, September 27, between 15:00 and 16:00 during ...
