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Archive for July 25th, 2021

Pirs module to be undocked from ISS on July 26

July 25th, 2021 by

The Pirs module will be undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on 26 July, chief of Russia’s state space corporation Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

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EUMETSAT to operate Sentinel missions under Copernicus 2.0 agreement

July 25th, 2021 by

Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT, will become the largest operator of the Copernicus programme’s Sentinel satellite missions under an agreement signed with the European Commission.

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VASIMR completes record 88-hour high power endurance test

July 25th, 2021 by

Ad Astra Rocket Company’s VASIMR VX-200SS Plasma Rocket has completed 88 hours of continuous operation at 80 kW at the company’s Texas laboratory near Houston. In doing so, the company establishes a new high-power world endurance record in electric propulsion.

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RFA engine reaches next milestone

July 25th, 2021 by

Launch service provider Rocket Factory Augsburg AG has successfully tested its entire engine with staged combustion over eight seconds. The test, which was conducted in Kiruna, Sweden, represents another important milestone in the development process: The eight-second burn time with a stable combustion is regarded in the industry as proof that an engine is fully functional, reaching a thermal steady-state across all engine components.

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NASA awards launch services contract for the Europa Clipper mission

July 25th, 2021 by

NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) to provide launch services for Earth’s first mission to conduct detailed investigations of Jupiter’s moon Europa.

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