https://spacewatch.global/tag/athena/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:00:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/athena/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/02/ienai-space-wins-esa-contracts-for-propulsion-system/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=46882 IENAI SPACE, an in-space mobility provider based in Madrid, Spain, has received two European Space Agency (ESA) contracts within the General Support Technology Program (GSTP), with a total budget of EUR 1.2 million. The contracts will allow the Company to mature and further develop their ATHENA (Adaptable THruster based on Electrospray powered by NAnotechnology) propulsion systems, a prototype version of the propulsion system flew aboard Firefly’s first flight to orbit in October 2022.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/11/polaris-tests-spaceplane-demonstrators-at-peenemunde-airport/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=44564 POLARIS conducted a 4-day flight campaign at the Airport of Peenemünde on the Baltic Sea, lasting from Friday, 28th to Monday, 31st of October. While previous demonstrator flight test campaigns took place at the local airport of Rotenburg/Wümme close to Bremen, POLARIS now required significantly larger airspace for high-performance testing.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/new-uk-based-space-team-launches-to-boost-sector-and-economy/ Tue, 26 May 2020 05:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22870 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]>