https://spacewatch.global/tag/fluid-gravity-engineering/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:01:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/fluid-gravity-engineering/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/09/esa-awards-draco-mission-contract-to-deimos/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:01:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=61330 The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Deimos Space the contract for its DRACO (Destructive Re-entry Assessment Container Object) mission, ultimately worth EUR 17 million. The launch is tentatively in 2026, and the mission aims to be the world’s first demonstration of a controlled break-up process in the Earth’s atmosphere, using a 150kg satellite.]]>