Astronauts complete spacewalk to install British-built broadband hub on ISS
The technology will revolutionise scientists’ ability in the UK and Europe to access the results of space-based experiments.
The technology will revolutionise scientists’ ability in the UK and Europe to access the results of space-based experiments.
The system will allow astronauts to communicate with Earth at home broadband speeds.
There are nearly 2,000 active satellites in low-Earth orbit.
The closest approach will take place at 12.39pm UK time on December 27.
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has spotted the shape of an angel and a heart on our neighbouring planet.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has also appointed a new director general.
A biomining experiment on the International Space Station could help the first space settlers to gather the minerals they need to survive.
The detailed map is based on the most recent data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space observatory.
New facility based in Oxfordshire is supported by £3 million of Government funding.
The Claw will use a pincer motion to collect debris, before giving it a controlled re-entry into earth’s atmosphere.
Ariel will launch in 2029.
The space station has been a ‘unique scientific laboratory’ for the past two decades.
The medical drone delivery service has been backed by the UK Space Agency.
Using the drones to help in the Covid-19 response will avoid courier call-out waiting times, free up NHS staff and cut unnecessary physical contact.
Flybys use the gravitational pull of the planets to help alter the speed and direction of the spacecraft.