April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
... kg), it was still enough to claim a domestic record for Portuguese-built launch vehicles. The significance of this milestone goes well beyond the numbers. As a private initiative, it sends a clear message about Portugal’s emerging capability within...
May 2021
NASA’s women of inspiration
... Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, demonstrated the first powered, controlled flight on a world beyond Earth. This was a huge milestone and Ingenuity has already gone on to successfully complete several more experimental flights. Although there have always...
07 April 2021
Ingenuity survives first cold martian night on its own
... night after being deployed from where it was attached to the belly of NASA’s Perseverance rover on 3 April is a major milestone for the 1.8 kilogram rotorcraft. In the days to come, Ingenuity will be the first aircraft to attempt powered, controlled...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
... organisation when it became a member of the European Meteorological Organisation (EUMETSAT). The next decade marked a significant milestone for Portugal with the launch of the first Portuguese satellite (POSAT-1), in 1993, which was developed in the...
April 2024
Commercial launch development in Spain
..., spoke to Daniel Smith for ROOM. Raul Verdu Congratulations on the launch in October [2023]. What did this milestone mean for you as a company and as individuals? This launch of MIURA 1 marked over 12 years of relentless effort and...
22 January 2018
Quantum-enabled satellite passes key tests
...spent more than ten years developing the sophisticated satellite. Within a year of its launch, three key milestones have been achieved, including ground-to-satellite quantum teleportation and satellite-based entanglement distribution to two locations...
