ispace, inc. has issued an update on the status of the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander. The HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander was scheduled to touchdown on the surface of the Moon at approximately 1:40 a.m. JST. As of 8:00 a.m. JST, April 26, 2023, the communication between the lander and the Mission Control Center is lost, despite expecting it even after the touchdown. As a result, ispace has determined that Success 9 of the Mission Milestones is not achievable.
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UK Space Agency Funding for International Space Partnerships
The UK Space Agency is launching a £20 million fund to support international partnerships that will harness the UK’s national strengths, support new space capabilities, and catalyze investment. This announcement came on the opening day of the Space Symposium conference in Colorado Springs, US.
Read More »38th Space Symposium – Day 2 – Interview with Aya Iwamoto
On the second day of the Space Symposium, Torsten Kriening spoke with Aya Iwamoto, VP policy and regulations at Astroscale Japan about the challeges and progress in regutaions.
Read More »Space Café Israel by Meidad Pariente: Arie Halsband – Moving from the classical space industry to New Space
In the Ninth episode of Space Café Israel, Meidad Pariente is in conversation with Arie Halsband. Can you share something personal that isn’t written in your LinkedIn profile? Well, I'm not sure that nobody knows. But I'm enthusiastic about history, and read history books, as a hobby. And I think that history may teach us a lot about events, stressful situations, and how people behave in such situations.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: JUICE: Europe’s mission to Jupiter’s Icy Moons
JUICE is the first large mission in the European Space Agency’s Cosmic Vision 2015–2025 program. It has two ambitious goals: a) understanding how does the solar system work, and b) exploring habitable worlds. To achieve this, JUICE carries the most powerful instrument suite to date for the exploration of the Jovian system, comprising of 10 key instruments.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Behind the scenes of Europe’s exploration initiative
The Report of the High-Level Group on Human and Robotic Space Exploration for Europe (HLAG, download here) was presented at ESA Council on 22 March 2023 and rolled out at a press conference the day after.
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This Space Café Israel will feature Arie Halsband , Senior Advisor at Astroscale, in conversation with Meidad Pariente, correspondent of SpaceWatch.Global for Israel. Moving from the the classical space industry to New Space.
Read More »Space Café Israel by Meidad Pariente: Alice Miller – Spiritualism, Engineering, and following your heart
In the Eighth episode of Space Café Israel, Meidad Pariente is in conversation with Alice Miller. Can you share something personal that isn’t written in your LinkedIn profile? Wow. Usually what you don't want people to know you don't write on your LinkedIn page. But I think one thing which is very, very dear to me, which is a very big part of my life, is lying under the stars.
Read More »Astroscale Raises U.S. $76 Million in Series G Funding
Astroscale Holdings Inc., has closed a Series G round with more than U.S. $76 million in funding from new investors Mitsubishi Electric, Yusaku Maezawa, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation, Development Bank of Japan, and FEL Corporation.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Smaller, Faster, Smarter: an alternative view to the European Space challenge
2023 is a pivotal year for European space domain. With several challenges knocking at its doors -among others, the necessity to sever itself from Russia and to defend its communication assets, and the lack of a heavy rocket launcher -which makes the Union dependent on the American SpaceX for constellation launches- the discussion on how and where Europe should strategically invest to remain in the game is of pivotal relevance. The debate often focuses on the amount of funding available and the magnitude of difference between Europe and the US. However, this might be an incomplete way to look at the picture. What if there are smarter ways to be independent and competitive, even with a smaller budget?
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